bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Utilization of parboiled rice polish based diet with supplementation of phytase and carbohydrase in growing ducklings
Authors: Naher B , Miah M Y , Roahman M M , Wahid M A 
Published: October 2012

A total of 60 day old straight run pekin ducklings were fed ad libitum on 6 diets viz, D1- 15% parboiled rice polish (PRP) based diet, D2- D1 + Mixed enzyme (Carbohydrase 120 ppm/kg + phytase 1000FYT/kg), D3- 25% parboiled rice polish (PRP) based diet, D4 - D3 + Mixed enzyme ( Carbohydrase 120 ppm/kg + phytase 1000FYT/kg), D5-35% parboiled rice polish (PRP) based diet, D6 - D5+ Mixed enzyme ( Carbohydrase 120 ppm/kg + phytase 1000FYT/kg) for 84 days. Diets were supplied two stages containing 22.5, 22.5, 22.8% CP for starter and 16.4, 16.9, 17% CP for finisher. Increasing PRP levels without enzyme decreased live weight, feed intake and feed conversion but increase profitability without affecting livability. Addition of mixed enzyme promoted growth, feed conversion significantly (P<0.01), but did not alter livability. The rate of improvement in performance for enzyme supplementation increased with increasing level of dietary PRP. Therefore, it was concluded that it is possible to reduce costly grain by using PRP in duck ration and supplementation of phytase and carbohydrase in PRP diet may be beneficial to improve performance of ducks. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v10i1.12100 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 10(1): 101106, 2012
Socioeconomic impact of rice-cum-fish culture in a selected areas of Bangladesh
Authors: Rahman M A , Haque S , Sarma P K 
Published: October 2012

The study examines the impact of the rice-cum-fish culture and the rice-mono culture on the rural households at Muktaghachha upazila of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh. Data were collected from 100 farmers of five villages following stratified random sampling technique. Activity budgets were prepared and comparisons were made through the tabular and statistical analyses. Both the rice-cum-fish culture and the rice-mono culture were profitable business for the farmers. However, farmers earned about 3 times higher profits from the rice-cum-fish culture than the ricemono culture. Per hectare net returns of the rice-cum-fish culture and the rice-mono culture were Tk. 15345.00 and 5389.50, respectively. Rice yield, fish consumption, total cost were increased by 11.4, 14.5 and 48.9 percent respectively while human labour employment was increased by 9.4 percent in the integrated rice-cum-fish culture compared to the rice-mono culture. The study clearly hints that the rice-cum-fish culture provides greater scope for higher returns and employment opportunities of human labour than the rice-mono culture. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v10i1.12103 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 10(1): 119123, 2012
In-store losses of rice and ways of reducing such losses at farmers level: An assessment in selected regions of Bangladesh
Authors: Abedin M Z , Rahman M Z , Mia M I A , Rahman K M M 
Published: October 2012

The study aimed at assessing the in-store losses of rice caused by biotic and abiotic factors in the storage structures/containers at farmers level. The farmers suggested ways of reducing in-store losses of rice are also discussed. A total of 96 villages covering 26 Upazilas under 14 civil districts across all the divisions of the country were selected for present investigation. The districts were put under five different regions to capture the dimensions of study. In all, 1360 samples of Aus, Aman and Boro rice farmers were selected randomly and purposively from the study areas and put into marginal, small, medium and large farm category based on their land ownerships. Data were collected through pre-tested questionnaires. Different traditional rice storage structures/containers like Dole, Berh, Inside-house Gola, Outside-house Gola, Steel/Plastic drums, Motka, Gunny bag and Plastic/Polythene bags were commonly used by farmers in the study areas. The storage time of rice varied from 3.05 to 7.24 months irrespective of rice, farm and region with the overall average being 5.5 months. Significant losses in stored rice occurred through the activities of both biotic and abiotic factors. The average in-store losses occurred for Aus, Aman and Boro rice were respectively 3.68, 3.80 and 4.12% with the aggregated average being 3.92%. The average in-store losses of rice in large, medium, small and marginal farmers were 4.48, 3.92, 4.0 and 3.59% respectively. The in-store losses occurred in regions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were 3.31, 5.23, 3.62, 4.44 and 3.25% respectively. The farmers suggested a number of ways for reducing in-store losses of rice including training on capacity building and awareness for safe storage, credit for constructing durable storage structure, construction of common storage structures at village/union level, preventive measures against biotic and abiotic factors, supplying farmers with durable storage containers and, keeping them well ahead informed about the natural calamities. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v10i1.12105 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 10(1): 133144, 2012
Growth performance of tilapia fingerling in cage in ponds managed by Adivasi households: An assessment through length-weight relationship
Authors: Gupta N , Haque M M , Khan M 
Published: October 2012

This study was conducted to assess the growth performances of cage reared GIFT strain of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerling using length-weight (LW) relationship technique. Along with this, condition factor (K) of fish and pond water quality parameters were also brought under this study to have broader understanding. For LW relationship and K, a sample size of 120 fingerlings was made from randomly selected three different cages in a pond at Tarala village in Kaharole Upazila of Dinajpur District, Bangladesh. The length-weight relationship of tilapia fingerlings reared in cages managed by Adivasi people was significant. The value of correlation coefficient (r) and the coefficient of determination (r2) were 0.97 and 0.94 respectively. This suggests that growth of tilapia from fry to fingerling was normal in cages. The condition factor of different size group of fish was almost closed to 2, indicating fish health as satisfactory. All the water quality parameters including temperature, transparency, dissolved oxygen,ammonia-nitrogen, phosphate-phosphorus, nitrate-nitrogen and pH were within suitable range both in cages and outside the cage in pond. About 5 phyla and 25 genera of phytoplankton from Bacillariophyceae, Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Euglenophyceae and Rhodophyceae groups and one phylum and 5 genera of zooplankton from Rotifera group were found in cage installed in ponds. These all indicate the growth of tilapia fingerling in cages was satisfactory which was technically sound for landless adivasi households. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v10i1.12107 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 10(1): 149155, 2012
Pathogenicity of the bacterial isolate Aeromonas hydrophila to catfishes, carps and perch
Authors: Sarkar M J A , Rashid M M 
Published: October 2012

Pathogenicity of a bacterial isolate Aeromonas hydrophila recovered from naturally diseased shing fish was investigated against catfishes (Heteropneustes fossilis and Clarias batrachus), carps (Labeo rohita, Catla catla and Cirrhinus cirrhosus) and perch (Anabas testudineus) of average body weight of 20.4 g for H. fossilis, 25.6 g for C. Batrachus, 35.2 g for L. rohita, 25.7 g for C. catla, 30.5 g for C. cirrhosus and 20.3 g for A. testudineus. Two different doses viz. 6.7 × 106 and 6.7 × 105 CFU/fish were injected intramuscularly. Pathogenicity of A. hydrophila was confirmed at water temperature of 30°C by mortality of 60% to 100% of all the tested fishes within 2-11 days. Injected A. hydrophila was re-isolated from liver, kidney and intestine of all the tested fishes. The highest bacterial loads in catfishes were found to be 5.5 × 108 CFU/g in the liver of H. fossilis and 5.6 × 107 CFU/g in the intestine of C. batrachus. The lowest bacterial loads were found to be 2.2 × 102 CFU/g in the kidney of H. fossilis and 2.4 × 103 CFU/g in the liver of C. batrachus. The highest bacterial loads in carps were found to be 4.9 × 109 CFU/g in the liver of C. catla, 7.7 × 108 CFU/g in the intestine of L. rohita and 5.8 × 108 CFU/g in the intestine of C. cirrhosus. The lowest bacterial loads were found to be 2.7 × 104 CFU/g in the kidney of C. catla, 3.0 ×104 CFU/g in the kidney of L rohita and 5.6 × 103 CFU/g in the kidney of C. cirrhosus. The highest and lowest bacterial load in perch was found to be 6.4 × 10' CFU/g and 1.6 × 102 CFU/g in the intestine and kidney of A. testudineus respectively. In all the cases of intramuscular injection, external pathology was found. Reddish anal region and fm bases were observed. It was understood that the isolate was a highly virulent pathogen for the challenged fishes. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v10i1.12108 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 10(1): 157161, 2012
Effects of addition of mola at different densities on production of giant freshwater prawn
Authors: Pervin R , Wahab M A , Fatema K , Khan M S R 
Published: October 2012

The effects of mola (Amblypharyngodon mola) at different densities in polyculture with freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) were investigated at the Fisheries Field Laboratory, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. The experiment had three treatments, viz. prawn + 1 mola m-2, prawn + 1.5 mola m-2 and prawn + 2 mola m-2 and were treated as T1, T2, and T3, respectively with three replications in each. Prawn stocking density was same (3 juvenile m-2) in all treatments. Feeds were applied twice daily for prawn. Assuming 80% survival, feeding rates were gradually reduced to 10-5% of body weight from the beginning to the last month. Water quality parameters (except transparency, chlorophyll-a) did not vary significantly (P>0.05). Weight gain, SGR (% body weight), gross and net production of prawn were not significantly different (P>0.05). Higher total production was recorded in T3 (574.61 ±39.58 kg ha-1) followed by TI (531.65±42.40 kg ha-1) and T2 (514.75±77.91 kg ha-1). It was found that addition of mola at different densities had no effects on survival and production performance of prawn. Therefore, nutrient-dense mola may be stocked as an additional species with freshwater prawn. It might be concluded that treatment T3 was better proposition for prawn-mola polyculture. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v10i1.12109 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 10(1): 163167, 2012
Comparing Popular and State education in Latin America and Europe
Authors: Kane Liam 
Published: October 2012

In the 1970s, a radical adult education movement in Latin America, operating outside	the state and engaging in what it called popular education, sparked world-wide	interest in its educational theory and practice. More recently, with a change in state	formations in Latin America, the movement has reconsidered its potential relationship	with the state. Though Europe has its own history of popular education, some have	argued that advanced economies and welfare states co-opted any strong independent	educational movement: today popular education is more likely to take place within and	against the state, rather than outside it. Based on literature review, personal interviews	and site visits, this article (a) discusses what is understood by popular education (b)	outlines the development of popular education in Latin America, examining its	relationship with different types of state (c) considers differences between Latin America and Europé and what, if anything, popular educators in the two regions might	learn from each other.
MITK Diffusion Imaging
Authors: Neher P. F. , Reicht I. , van Bruggen T. , Goch C. , Reisert M. , Nolden M. , Zelzer S. , Meinzer H.-P. , Stieltjes B. , Fritzsche K. H. 
Published: October 2012

SummaryBackground: Diffusion-MRI provides a unique window on brain anatomy and insights into aspects of tissue structure in living humans that could not be studied previously. There is a major effort in this rapidly evolving field of research to develop the algorithmic tools necessary to cope with the complexity of the datasets.Objectives: This work illustrates our strategy that encompasses the development of a modularized and open software tool for data processing, visualization and interactive exploration in diffusion imaging research and aims at reinforcing sustainable evaluation and progress in the field.Methods: In this paper, the usability and capabilities of a new application and toolkit component of the Medical Imaging and Interaction Toolkit (MITK, www.mitk.org), MITKDI, are demonstrated using in-vivo datasets.Results: MITK-DI provides a comprehensive software framework for high-performance data processing, analysis and interactive data exploration, which is designed in a modular, extensible fashion (using CTK) and in adherence to widely accepted coding standards (e.g. ITK, VTK). MITK-DI is available both as an open source software development toolkit and as a ready-to-use in stallable application.Conclusions: The open source release of the modular MITK-DI tools will increase verifiability and comparability within the research community and will also be an important step towards bringing many of the current techniques towards clinical application.
Dévotions et représentations de l’Immaculée Conception dans les cours royales et princières du Nord de l’Europe (1380-1420)
Authors: Fournié Eléonore , Lepape Séverine 
Published: October 2012

Si la question du débat théologique autour de l’Immaculée Conception est bien connue en France au xve siècle, force est de constater qu’il n’en est pas de même des pratiques dévotionnelles des laïcs à l’œuvre en faveur de la fête de la conception. Pourtant, à partir de Charles V, plusieurs éléments indiquent que les rois de France et leur entourage s’intéressent à la nouvelle croyance. Le prêche virulent du dominicain Jean de Monzon contre les partisans de la conception immaculée de la Vierge à l’Université de Paris en 1387 pousse le roi Charles VI à renvoyer son confesseur jacobin et de n’en plus choisir parmi l’ordre des Prêcheurs. Des théologiens champions de la défense de l’Immaculée Conception de la Vierge, comme Michel de Creney, Pierre d’Ailly ou Jean Gerson, clercs séculiers et formés au Collège de Navarre développent leur influence à la cour de France au début du XVe siècle. Si le contexte semble au sein de la cour royale être favorable à cette nouvelle croyance encore vivement contestée, peut-on en conclure que les artistes au service du roi et de ses proches élaborent une figuration de la conception immaculée de la Vierge ? Quelques éléments semblent l’indiquer. Un nouveau cycle autour de l’Enfance de la Vierge apparaît dans les livres d’heures manuscrits commandés par les grands laïcs de cette époque, représentant l’épisode de la Rencontre à la Porte Dorée mise en relation avec l’Annonciation mariale. La Vierge figurée sous les traits de la Femme de l’Apocalypse gagne également en importance tant dans les peintures des livres que dans les tableaux de dévotion réalisés pour Jean de Berry ou Louis d’Orléans. Ces nouveaux thèmes semblent indiquer, plus par leur mise en rapport avec ce contexte favorable que par leur contenu sémantique intrinsèque, que les artistes sollicités par le roi ou les princes des fleurs de lys se mirent à développer entre 1380 et 1430 des images de l’Immaculée Conception.
Smad3-Deficient CD11b+Gr1+ Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Prevent Allograft Rejection via the Nitric Oxide Pathway
Authors: Wu Tingting , Sun Chenming , Chen Zhigang , Zhen Yu , Peng Jianxia , Qi Zhongquan , Yang Xiao , Zhao Yong 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
Immunosuppressive CD11b+Gr1+ myeloid-derived suppressor cells and TGF-β have been shown to negatively regulate host immunity against allografts. Our results demonstrated that Smad3-deficient mice or mice reconstituted with Smad3-deficient hematopoietic cells rejected allogeneic skin or heart grafts in a significantly slower manner compared with littermates or wild-type (WT) control mice. Transplanted Smad3−/− recipients produced markedly less anti-donor IgG Abs, especially IgG1 and IgG2b subclasses. T cells in alloskin-grafted Smad3-deficient mice were more likely to participate in a Th2-type immune response, as evidenced by more Th2-specific transcription factor, GATA3 expression, and increased IL-4 and IL-10 production, as well as less Th1-specific transcription factor, T-bet expression, and decreased IL-2 and IFN-γ production. More CD11b+Gr1+ neutrophil infiltration and less monocyte/macrophage and T cell infiltration in allografts were observed in Smad3−/− recipients compared with WT recipients. Increased CXCL1 and CXCL2 as well as decreased CCL3, MCP-1, and RANTES chemokines in allografts of Smad3−/− recipients were consistently detected by real-time PCR. Further studies indicated that the increased CD11b+Gr1+ myeloid cells in Smad3-deficient mice were immunosuppressive and responsible for the delayed allograft rejection mainly via an NO-dependent pathway. Thus, this study identifies Smad3 as an intrinsic negative regulator that critically inhibits the differentiation and function of immunosuppressive CD11b+Gr1+ myeloid-derived suppressor cells.
Evaluation of RecombinantLeishmaniaPolyprotein Plus Glucopyranosyl Lipid A Stable Emulsion Vaccines against Sand Fly-TransmittedLeishmania majorin C57BL/6 Mice
Authors: Peters Nathan C. , Bertholet Sylvie , Lawyer Phillip G. , Charmoy Melanie , Romano Audrey , Ribeiro-Gomes Flavia L. , Stamper Lisa W. , Sacks David L. 
Published: October 2012

AbstractNumerous experimental Leishmania vaccines have been developed to prevent the visceral and cutaneous forms of Leishmaniasis, which occur after exposure to the bite of an infected sand fly, yet only one is under evaluation in humans. KSAC and L110f, recombinant Leishmania polyproteins delivered in a stable emulsion (SE) with the TLR4 agonists monophosphoryl lipid A or glucopyranosyl lipid A (GLA) have shown protection in animal models. KSAC+GLA-SE protected against cutaneous disease following sand fly transmission of Leishmania major in susceptible BALB/c mice. Similar polyprotein adjuvant combinations are the vaccine candidates most likely to see clinical evaluation. We assessed immunity generated by KSAC or L110f vaccination with GLA-SE following challenge with L. major by needle or infected sand fly bite in resistant C57BL/6 mice. Polyprotein-vaccinated mice had a 60-fold increase in CD4+IFN-γ+ T cell numbers versus control animals at 2 wk post–needle inoculation of L. major, and this correlated with a 100-fold reduction in parasite load. Immunity did not, however, reach levels observed in mice with a healed primary infection. Following challenge by infected sand fly bite, polyprotein-vaccinated animals had comparable parasite loads, greater numbers of neutrophils at the challenge site, and reduced CD4+IFN-γ+/IL-17+ ratios versus nonvaccinated controls. In contrast, healed animals had significantly reduced parasite loads and higher CD4+ IFN-γ+/IL-17+ ratios. These observations demonstrate that vaccine-induced protection against needle challenge does not necessarily translate to protection following challenge by infected sand fly bite.
Hepoxilin A3 Facilitates Neutrophilic Breach of Lipoxygenase-Expressing Airway Epithelial Barriers
Authors: Tamang David L. , Pirzai Waheed , Priebe Gregory P. , Traficante David C. , Pier Gerald B. , Falck John R. , Morisseau Christophe , Hammock Bruce D. , McCormick Beth A. , Gronert Karsten , Hurley Bryan P. 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
A feature shared by many inflammatory lung diseases is excessive neutrophilic infiltration. Neutrophil homing to airspaces involve multiple factors produced by several distinct cell types. Hepoxilin A3 is a neutrophil chemoattractant produced by pathogen-infected epithelial cells that is hypothesized to facilitate neutrophil breach of mucosal barriers. Using a Transwell model of lung epithelial barriers infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, we explored the role of hepoxilin A3 in neutrophil transepithelial migration. Pharmacological inhibitors of the enzymatic pathways necessary to generate hepoxilin A3, including phospholipase A2 and 12-lipoxygenase, potently interfere with P. aeruginosa-induced neutrophil transepithelial migration. Both transformed and primary human lung epithelial cells infected with P. aeruginosa generate hepoxilin A3 precursor arachidonic acid. All four known lipoxygenase enzymes capable of synthesizing hepoxilin A3 are expressed in lung epithelial cell lines, primary small airway epithelial cells, and human bronchial epithelial cells. Lung epithelial cells produce increased hepoxilin A3 and lipid-derived neutrophil chemotactic activity in response to P. aeruginosa infection. Lipid-derived chemotactic activity is soluble epoxide hydrolase sensitive, consistent with hepoxilin A3 serving a chemotactic role. Stable inhibitory structural analogs of hepoxilin A3 are capable of impeding P. aeruginosa-induced neutrophil transepithelial migration. Finally, intranasal infection of mice with P. aeruginosa promotes enhanced cellular infiltrate into the airspace, as well as increased concentration of the 12-lipoxygenase metabolites hepoxilin A3 and 12-hydroxyeicosa-5Z,8Z,10E,14Z-tetraenoic acid. Data generated from multiple models in this study provide further evidence that hepoxilin A3 is produced in response to lung pathogenic bacteria and functions to drive neutrophils across epithelial barriers.
Transitioning from a Legacy EHR to a Commercial, Vendor-supplied, EHR
Authors: Csatari A. , Gettinger A. 
Published: October 2012

Summary
Objective: Describe the planning, decisions, and implementation results experienced during the large-scale transition from one EHR to another throughout a large academic health system, which occurred simultaneously throughout both in-patient and all ambulatory settings
Methods: Review of internal decision-making documents, interviews with key participants, and data from conversion software
Results: Over 7,000 unique users caring for a population of more than 1.2 million patients in both inpatient and outpatient venues and distributed across two states were successfully transitioned to a new EHR simultaneously. Challenges in data conversion were encountered resulting in more work for end-users than desired or anticipated. Users continued to access older information (principally schedules) in the legacy EHR one year later
Conclusion: Data conversion from one EHR to another can be unsuccessful due to differences in how EHR’s structure data obtained from underlying feeder applications or databases. Abstraction of only the pertinent clinical content is difficult in the context of transitioning to a new EHR. Clinicians require facile access to legacy content that can be achieved by implanting CCOW compliant solutions.
Citation: Gettinger A, Csatari A. Transitioning from a legacy EHR to a commercial, vendor-supplied, EHR. Appl Clin Inf 2012; 3: 367–376http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-04-R-0014