cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Phenotypic characterization of the Gamo highland sheep population in Gamo Zone, South Ethiopia
Creators: name: Dea, Dereje
name: Eramo, Ermias
name: Gemiyo, Deribe
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2023

description: The study aimed to identify physical characteristics and prediction of live weight using linear body measurements of indigenous sheep types in two highland districts of the Gamo zone (Chencha and Qogota). Districts were purposively selected whereas farmers and animals were randomly selected. About 335 mature sheep (270 female and 65 male) were sampled for the body measurements. Both qualitative and quantitative data were analysed using SPSS version (20). Overall, the current findings revealed that mixed (62.50%) followed by black (21.90%) were the dominant coat colours with patchy coat colour patterns (56.30%). The majority of the sheep were horned (62.5%), curved horn (67.50%) and obliquely backward horn types (77.50%). Horizontal ear orientation (76.00%) and straight head profile (96.90) were predominantly observed. In general, about 71.60% of the sheep were hairy type and had straight crimp-curled hair (73.60%). The total hair coverage on the head, face, belly and leg was about 3.0%, 94%, 92.5% and 13.4%, respectively. About 55.20% of the study sheep revealed near hocks tail length. The mean body weight, body length, height at wither, chest girth, horn length, head length, hair length, ear length and tail length were 20.26±3.60 kg, 54.55±3.48, 55.13±3.83, 66.73±4.79, 9.42±7.46, 16.83±1.85, 7.41±3.12, 10.27±0.97 and 26.62±2.66 cm, respectively. In general, sex, district and age (dentition) significantly (P<0.05) affected linear body measurements. Body weight and most of the linear body measurements were positively correlated. Chest girth was the single best predictor of body weight (P<0.05). Molecular characterization of Gamo highland sheep is recommended for further advanced breeding strategies.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023)
Crossbred calf rearing method, pre-weaning morbidity and mortality in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems of Dangila district, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Aychilie, Demelash
name: Tassew, Asaminew
name: Mazengia, Hailu
name: Wendimagegn, Workneh
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2023

description: The study was conducted to investigate the crossbred calf rearing method, pre-weaning morbidity and mortality in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems of Dangila district, Ethiopia. A total of 160 households were purposefully chosen from urban and peri-urban areas and interviewed using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire. For the monitoring study, 20 peri-urban households were purposefully chosen from a pool of 100 peri-urban households, and similarly, 10 urban households were chosen purposefully from a pool of 60 urban households. The findings revealed that the majority of dairy farmers in both urban and peri-urban dairy productions used colostrum feeding. In the study area, the most common methods of calf milk feeding were restricted suckling (49.4%) and bucket feeding (50.6%). Among the dairy farms monitored, 33.3% used separate houses, but during the survey, it was discovered that 59.4% used separate calf houses. According to the monitoring study, 36.67% of farms were found to have health problems in calves, which was similar to the survey result (41%). The major constraints for crossbred calf rearing were feed shortage and high cost, disease and parasite, water shortage, and lack of access to veterinary services. In this study, the overall incidences of crossbred calf morbidity and mortality rates were 19.4% and 0%, respectively. Therefore, improved calf management practices such as colostrum and other ration feeding, adequate housing, house hygiene, and proper waste disposal are strongly advised to prevent pre-weaning crossbred calf morbidity.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023)
Conformation traits of crossbred dairy cows in the South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Biks, Mequanint
name: Tassew, Asaminew
name: Moges, Fisseha
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2023

description: Conformational variations between and within crossbred dairy cattle populations have significant economic and socio-cultural implications for producers. Therefore, this study was conducted to characterize conformation traits of crossbred dairy cows in the South Gondar zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. A total of 204 lactating crossbred dairy cows were selected for measurement purposes. The independent variables considered were location, stage of lactation, genotype level, and parity while linear body conformations (Stature (STA), Chest Width (CW), Body Depth (BW), Body Length (BL), Rump Length (RL), Heart Girth (HG), Neck Length (NL), and Neck Circumferences (NC)), linear udder conformation traits (Rump Width (RW), Udder Depth (UD), Udder Width (UW), Udder Circumferences (UC), Rear Udder Height (RUH), Teat Length (TL)), non-linear body conformations (Angularity (ANG), Rear Legs Rear View (RLRV), Rear Legs Side View (RLSV), Body Condition Score (BSC)) and non-linear udder conformation traits (Fore Udder Attachment (FUA), Rear Teat Placement (RTP), Front Teat Placement (FTP)), Teat Thickness (TT)) were the dependent variables. Data was analyzed using the General Linear Models procedure (GLM) of the Statistical Analysis System (SAS, 2004). The overall STA, CW, BD, BL, RL, HG, NL, NC, RW, RUH, UD, UW, UC and TL were 127.81±5.4 cm, 23.1±3.1cm, 99.2±4cm, 120.45±4.6cm, 32.2±3.9cm, 168.32±5.1cm, 56.7±3.2 cm, 92.88±3.6cm, 17.39±2.65cm, 14.27±1.8cm, 18.02±2.7cm, 16.85±2.5cm, 59.16±4.3cm and 4.65±0.88cm, respectively. Parity had a significant effect on linear conformational trait characteristics of crossbred dairy cows at (p<0.01) and (p<0.001) significant levels except for CW, BD, RL, and RUH. Similarly, genotype level had a significant effect on linear conformational trait characteristics of crossbred dairy cows at (p<0.05), (p<0.01), and (p<0.001) significant levels except for CW, RL, NL, and RUH but the stage of lactation had no significant effect (p>0.05) on linear body conformation except STA and had a significant effect (p<0.01) on linear udder traits except UD and TL of crossbred dairy cows. Therefore, selecting dairy type traits could be an ideal option to improve cow productivity and enterprise profitability. However, future studies with large populations and various genotype levels are required to associate conformation with reproductive and productive traits.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023)
Rinodina griseosoralifera Coppins 1989
Creators: name: Giralt, Mireia
name: Van Den Boom, Pieter P. G.
name: Mayrhofer, Helmut
name: Elix, John A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Fungi
Ascomycota
Lecanoromycetes
Teloschistales
Physciaceae
Rinodina
Rinodina griseosoralifera

description: * Rinodina griseosoralifera Coppins (1989: 169).
Characterized by a thallus composed of discrete whitish areoles which become sorediate and react K+ yellow (atranorin) and the large Pachysporaria - type ascospores up to 29.0 × 14.0 µm. The species was previously known from Europe [Norway, British Isles, Austria (Mayrhofer & Moberg 2002) and the Iberian Peninsula (Giralt 2010)] and along the west coast of North America from Alaska to California (Sheard 2010). As with R. flavosoralifera, the present specimens possess well-developed apothecia and ascospores.
Material examined: ― GUATEMALA. (A) Quezaltenango: S of Quezaltenango, S of Llano del Pinal, N slope of volcano Santa Maria, path among small agriculture fields with small forests, shrubs, trees and outcrops along path, on Sambucus, 2700 m, 14° 46.6' N, 91° 33.3' W, 23 July 2004, P. & B. van den Boom 32965, 32970 (hb. v.d. Boom).
description: Published as part of Giralt, Mireia, Van Den Boom, Pieter P. G., Mayrhofer, Helmut & Elix, John A., 2014, Three new species of crustose Physciaceae from Guatemala, with notes on some additional species, pp. 79-90 in Phytotaxa 164 (2) on page 88, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.164.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/5132604
Identification and characterization of honeybee flora in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Mossie, Tesfa
name: Worku, Hayat
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2023

description: Due to the existence of diverse floral resources and favorable ecological conditions, Ethiopia is still one of the top ten natural honey producers worldwide. The study was conducted to identify and characterize the phenology and pollen potential of major bee forages in the various Agro-ecological conditions of Jimma zone. A total of 90 beekeepers were purposefully selected from three districts and interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire. The density and abundance of flowering plants were determined using sixty main quadrant sampling techniques. In addition, sixty-six pollen specimens were collected for one year using pollen traps at seven-day intervals and were also traced back to plant species level under a light microscope. The diversity of the bee flora was determined using the Shannon-Wiener diversity index. Based on survey, pollen load collection, and plant inventory data, the study has revealed the presence of 141 pollen and/or nectar-source honeybee plant species belonging to 62 families in the study area. Herbs were the most dominant bee flora growth forms, accounting for 62 (44%) of a total of 141 honeybee plant species, followed by trees at 48 (34%) and shrubs at 31 (22%), respectively. Herbaceous plant had a greater density value of plant species per plot than did trees and shrubs. The families with the highest number of species were Fabaceae 18 (12.8%), Asteraceae 11(7.8%), Poaceae 9(6.4%), Solanaceae 6 (4.3%), Acanthaceae 4 (2.8%), and Euphorbiaceae 4 (2.8%) in the study area. One hundred fifteen (81.6%) bee forage species were both sources of pollen and nectar, whereas fifteen (10.6%) were pollen sources and the remaining eleven (7.8%) were nectar source plant species. The Shannon diversity index and evenness were found to be 2.8 and 0.6, respectively. This indicated that the study area has a rich bee floral plant species and is suitable for beekeeping. The midland Agro-ecology relatively has the highest species diversity, richness and evenness compared to the highland and lowland Agro-ecologies. Two main flowering periods of honeybee plants were followed by two honey flow season. Therefore, beekeepers should follow floral calendar of honeybee plants to exploit the potential of the area for honey production.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023)
Rinodina maculans Mull. Arg. 1889
Creators: name: Giralt, Mireia
name: Van Den Boom, Pieter P. G.
name: Mayrhofer, Helmut
name: Elix, John A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Fungi
Ascomycota
Lecanoromycetes
Teloschistales
Physciaceae
Rinodina
Rinodina maculans

description: * Rinodina maculans Müll. Arg. (1889: 66).
Characterized by the lack of secondary substances and the narrow Pachysporaria- type ascospores (up to 20.0 × 8.0 µm) developing with type B ontogeny. A corticolous species widely distributed in Central and South America (Sheard 2010, Malme 1902: sub R. intrusa (Nyl.) Malme) and also present in China (Aptroot et al. 2007: sub. R. neglecta Aptroot) and the eastern coastal plains of North America (Sheard 2010).
Material examined: ― GUATEMALA. (B) Guatemala ciudad: garden around University San Carlos, scattered mixed trees, on Jacaranda mimositifolia, 1730 m, 14° 37.2' N, 91° 33.3' W, 27 July 2004, P. & B. van den Boom 33150 (hb. v.d. Boom).
description: Published as part of Giralt, Mireia, Van Den Boom, Pieter P. G., Mayrhofer, Helmut & Elix, John A., 2014, Three new species of crustose Physciaceae from Guatemala, with notes on some additional species, pp. 79-90 in Phytotaxa 164 (2) on page 88, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.164.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/5132604
Groundwater-recharge estimation in Waja-Golesha Sub-basin, Northern Ethiopia: An approach using WetSpass Model
Creators: name: Kidane, Seyoum Bezabih
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2023

description: Understanding the spatial variability of groundwater recharge in response to distributed Land-use, soil texture, topography, groundwater level, and hydrometeorological parameters is significant when considering the safety of groundwater resource development. Thus, this study aimed to estimate the groundwater recharge of the Waja-Golesha watershed, in northern Ethiopia using the WetSpass (Water and Energy Transfer between, Soil, Plants, and Atmosphere under quasi Steady State) hydrological model. The model inputs are prepared in the form of 20m grid size maps and attribute tables. The model parameters table was prepared using expert knowledge and scientific literature. The modeling results of long-term spatial-temporal annual rainfall of 664.5 mm were fractionated as 161.5 mm (24%) of runoff, 438.2 mm (71%) evapotranspiration, and the remaining 29 mm (5%) of groundwater recharge. From the entire area of the sub-basin (532.6 km2), 1.6*105 cubic meters (m3) of water was added to the groundwater through infiltration. The seasonal distribution of the recharge indicates that 72% occurred in the wet season while the rest 28% resulted in the dry season. The evaluation of the modeled output indicates that WetSpass works well to model the groundwater recharge of the Waja-Golesha sub-basin. To preserve the resource's long-term viability, the balance between groundwater recharge and projected abstraction rates for agriculture and domestic water supply must be considered in future groundwater resource development plans in the watershed.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023)
On an inverse problem in photoacoustic
Creators: name: Belishev, M. I.
name: Langemann, D.
name: Mikhaylov, A. S.
name: Mikhaylov, V. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider the problem of reconstruction of the Cauchy data for the wave equation in $\mathbb{R}^3$ and $\mathbb{R}^2$ by the measurements of its solution on the boundary of the unit ball.
Diurnal activity patterns of five distinct bird species in agricultural landscapes of Central Rajasthan during their non-breeding period in India
Creators: name: Choudhary, Rounak
name: Sharma, Vivek
name: Mathur, Praveen
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2022

description: The daily time activity budget explains how any species distribute their daily time for regular activities. The most typical behaviors observed in birds include foraging, feeding, roosting, flying, singing, building a nest, incubating eggs, and raising young. The temporal budgets of five bird species from three distinct feeding guilds were examined. The research area in central Rajasthan, India an ecotone of Arid and Semi-arid zones. Five bird species were examined for their behavior during the research period, with each bird being observed at least 40 (N=200) times during their non-breeding phase. The study includes the Red Collard Dove, White Eared Bulbul, Black Winged Kit, Long Tailed Shrike, and Yellow Throated Sparrow. The examination was carried out using the Scan sampling method. The data was aggregated using the un-weighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA), and the Bray-Curtis method was used to evaluate species similarities based on time allocation in the same environment. The rates of transition between behaviors were investigated in order to understand which activity the animal does following a certain activity. Likelihood values vary from 0 to 1 were used where 0 indicated that the bird is unlikely to undertake the activity after completing any specific activity and 1 indicated that the bird has the highest probability to perform the activity after finishing any specific activity. In the behavioral research, the Yellow-throated Sparrow, Red Collard Dove, and White Eared Bulbul had the highest similarity because they devote about comparable time to similar behaviors. The results showed that the Long-Tailed Shrike and the Black-Winged Kite have very similar habits and time allocation for different tasks. When flying, the Black Winged Kite has a 0.900 chance of entering screening, and the lowest observed likelihood of flying following other behaviors such as preening is 0.100. Long-tailed Shrikes were more likely to switch from roosting to other behaviors like calling and preening, and from other activities to screening the area for food. The White-Eared Bulbul eats on insects and grains, while Red Collared Doves fly more after scanning. The Long-tailed Shrike and the Black-Winged Kite spend more time examining agricultural fields. The Red Collard Dove is among the potential pests for farmers in the study area. Long-tailed Shrike needs time to hunt, kill, and consume prey that is nearly half their body size.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7 No. 2 (2022)
sj-docx-1-aut-10.1177_13623613231225490 – Supplemental material for School participation of autistic youths: The influence of youth, family and school factors
Creators: name: Li, Boya
name: Heyne, David
name: Scheeren, Anke
name: Blijd-Hoogewys, Els
name: Rieffe, Carolien
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Psychology not elsewhere classified
Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
Education
Special Education and Disability

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-aut-10.1177_13623613231225490 for School participation of autistic youths: The influence of youth, family and school factors by Boya Li, David Heyne, Anke Scheeren, Els Blijd-Hoogewys and Carolien Rieffe in Autism
In -vitro evaluation of mung bean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) genotypes for drought tolerance and productivity
Creators: name: Yoseph, Tekle
name: Mekbib, Firew
name: Amsalu, Berhanu
name: Tadele, Zerihun
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2022

description: Drought stress is the most important factor that limits mung bean production and productivity at large in drought-prone areas of Ethiopia. It is hence necessary to identify and verify drought-tolerant and productive varieties of major crops grown in drought areas of the country like mung bean. The present study was conducted to evaluate mung bean genotypes for drought tolerance under in-vitro conditions and to assess the performance of the in-vitro developed regenerants under greenhouse conditions. The in-vitro experiment was thus arranged in a factorial experiment using a completely randomized design with three replications. Three mung bean genotypes, NLLP-MGC-06/G6 (tolerant), VC6368 (46-40-4)/G34 (moderate), and NLLP-MGC-02/G2 (sensitive) and five polyethylene glycol (PEG) levels (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0%) were used. The analysis of variance exhibited significant differences among the genotypes for all the studied parameters except the number of roots per shoot. There were significant differences observed among PEG levels for all the studied parameters. Significant genotypes x PEG interactions were observed for all the studied traits except total roots per culture and survival percentage. Increasing polyethylene glycol concentration from 0% to 2.0% in the medium caused a gradual increase in root length from 0.49 cm at 0% PEG to 1.17 cm at 2.0% PEG, respectively. This revealed an adaptive mechanism to the decreased moisture content in the root zones of plants and enhanced increased root length to reach deeper water in the soil. Regenerant from the treatment combinations of G34 (0) exhibited the highest values for the number of primary branches per plant (4.00). Grain yield for the in-vitro regenerated plants evaluated at greenhouse conditions ranged from 552.52 kg ha-1 at the treatment combination of G2 (1) to 996.23 kg ha-1 at the treatment combinations of G6 (0). Most of the regenerants obtained from NLLP-MGC-06/G6 and VC6368 (46-40-4)/G34 showed the best performance under the greenhouse for drought-tolerance under the in-vitro condition, suggesting that the accumulated performance of the tested regenerants under in-vitro conditions was realized under greenhouse conditions. It also indicated that in-vitro culture is an important tool to identify and verify drought-tolerant genotypes and improve desirable agronomical traits. Further study is indeed required to understand the mechanism of drought tolerance for in-vitro-selected somaclones.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7 No. 2 (2022)
sj-pdf-1-joo-10.1177_14653125241229455 – Supplemental material for Prevalence and factors influencing bullying among Egyptian schoolchildren
Creators: name: Sweidan, Ayman T
name: El-Beialy, Amr R
name: El-Mangoury, Nagwa H
name: Mostafa, Yehya A
name: Dehis, Heba M
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Dentistry not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-joo-10.1177_14653125241229455 for Prevalence and factors influencing bullying among Egyptian schoolchildren by Ayman T Sweidan, Amr R El-Beialy, Nagwa H El-Mangoury, Yehya A Mostafa and Heba M Dehis in Journal of Orthodontics
Effect of Jatropha curcas seed meal inclusions in the diet of Lohmann Brown Layers on egg production and its quality
Creators: name: Berihun, Kefyalew
name: Negesse, Tegene
name: Tolera, Adugna
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2022

description: Most of the protein source feedstuffs for poultry like soybean and soybean meal are expensive. Thus alternative and cheaper non-conventional feedstuffs should be assessed in order to broaden sources of ingredients. Jatropha curcas seed meal is one of the non-conventional feed ingredients that can be used for poultry feed. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to investigate the effect of dietary inclusion of treated and untreated Jatropha seed meal on feed intake, feed conversion ratio, egg production and egg quality traits. A feeding trial was carried out for eight weeks at Hawassa University, with 250 Lohmann Brown commercial layers (42 weeks old). Chicken were allotted to five treatment diets replicated five times with 10 hens per replication in a completely randomized design. The control treatment (T1) represents the standard poultry feed that contained 42% white maize, 15% wheat bran, 7% noug cake, 25% soybean, 4% bone and meat meal, 4% limestone, 2.5% Premix and 0.5% salt. In the treatments T2 to T5, 5% of soybean seed in T1 was replaced by 1.25% untreated and treated Jatropha seed meal where T2, T3, T4 and T5 contained untreated, heat-treated, NaOH-treated and T5 yeast treated Jatropha seed meal, respectively. There were significant variations in daily feed intake, food conversion rate, hen-day egg production, hen-housed egg production and mortality among treatment groups. Chicken receiving T2 had reduced daily feed intake compared to hens that were fed on all other diets (p<0.05). Chickens reared under T1 had lower values of food conversion rate and mortality than chickens kept on all other diets (p<0.05). There was no significant differences among all treatment groups in egg shape index, egg weight and shell thickness. Substituting 5% soybean with untreated jatropha seed meal influences most of the tested parameters in the present study. On the other hand, the replacement of 5% quantity of soybean with treated jatropha seed meal had no effects on hen-daily egg production, hen-house egg production, Egg shape index, Egg weight, Shell thickness, Albumin height, Yolk height, Yolk weight and Haugh Unit compared to the standard poultry diet (T1). Accordingly, 1.25% heat, NaOH and yeast-treated jatropha seed meal could be used to replace 5% of the soybean seed in the Lohmann Brown layers diet.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7 No. 2 (2022)
sj-docx-1-jre-10.1177_15562646241227065 - Supplemental material for When a Negative Experience Sticks With You: Does the Revised Outcome Debriefing Counteract the Consequences of Experimental Ostracism in Psychological Research?
Creators: name: Miketta, Stefanie
name: Friese, Malte
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Sociological Methodology and Research Methods

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-jre-10.1177_15562646241227065 for When a Negative Experience Sticks With You: Does the Revised Outcome Debriefing Counteract the Consequences of Experimental Ostracism in Psychological Research? by Stefanie Miketta and Malte Friese in Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
Association of some weather factors with fish assemblage in Asejire Lake, South-western Nigeria
Creators: name: Ipinmoroti, Mabel Omowumi
name: Iyiola, Adams Ovie
name: Akanmu, Olumuyiwa Ayodeji
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2022

description: With the increasing human population, it is important to investigate the condition of Asejire Lake for sustainability. To this end, the effects of some weather factors were investigated on the fish assemblage, so as to provide necessary information to complement the dearth of reports about weather factors on the Lake. The study area was partitioned into three stations (upper, middle and lower) with fortnight collection of water samples, fish sampling and weather parameters for a period of 12 months (November 2017 – October 2018). Water samples were measured in situ using appropriate kits for pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrates, dissolved oxygen and water temperature. Monofilament gill nets (40 mm and 60 mm) were used for fish sampling and were sorted and identified using appropriate monographs. The mean values across the sampling stations for temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, ammonia, nitrates and nitrites were 18.36 ± 0.41oC, 7.30 ± 0.06, 2.37 ± 0.10 mg/L, 1.25 ± 0.05 mg/L, 1.34 ± 0.33 mg/L and 0.31 ± 0.03 mg/L, respectively. Across the months, mean values were 17.94 ± 0.48 oC, 2.67 ± 0.21 mg/L, 7.22 ± 0.21, 0.23 ± 0.02 mg/L, 0.13 ± 0.02 mg/L and 3.03 ± 0.03 for temperature, DO, pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrates, respectively, with significant values (P < 0.05) among some parameters. A total of 1443 individual fishes (720 in the dry and 723 in the wet season) belonging to 27 species were encountered. March had the highest overall relative abundance of fish (23.77%) with Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus being the most abundant species (39.32%). March (47.64%) and April (32.78%) recorded the highest fish abundance in the dry and wet seasons respectively. Rainfall (540 mm) and temperature (35.50 °C) were highest in the month of September. The trend of rainfall and temperature was observed to increase over the months with t-values of 1.77 and 1.64 respectively. A negative relationship was observed between fish abundance with temperature (b1= -1.08) and rainfall (b1 = -0.26). It was observed that temperature values increased and rainfall values varied. Therefore, activities must be geared towards environmental management and consciousness of aquatic resources because of sustainability.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7 No. 2 (2022)
Determinants of Adoption of Improved Panicum Forage by Agro- pastorals in Dasenech District, South Omo, Southern Ethiopia
Creators: name: Adicha, Asmera
name: Alemayehu, Yidnekachew
name: Darcho, Dawit
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2022

description: Adoption of improved forage remains vital in combating feed shortages and reducing livestock deaths in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Ethiopia. However, it depends on household characteristics, institutional and socioeconomic factors, and the perception of the community. Thus, this study examined the determinants of adoption and intensity of improved panicum forage technologies in the Dasenech district. A multistage sampling technique was employed to select 140 forage-producing agro-pastoral households. A double hurdle model was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that agro-pastoralists' adoption and intensity of adoption of panicum forage production in the Dasenech district is high. However, more than 60% of agro-pastoralists who had adopted and cultivated panicum forage claimed problems in accessing irrigation water, which was associated with high fuel for operating irrigation water pumps. Moreover, the probability of adoption of panicum forage production in the district is influenced by access to irrigation water, forage production experience, cooperative membership, and distance to the training center. The intensity of adoption of panicum forage production was also influenced by the sex of the respondent, credit access, distance to market, production experience, price of seed, and livestock holdings. Working on issues related to the improvement of access to irrigation water, establishing cooperatives of agro-pastoralists, and provision of credit opportunities and market information by respective stakeholders is proposed to enhance the adoption and production of panicum forage in the study area
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7 No. 2 (2022)
Length-Weight Relationship, Fulton’s Condition Factor and Sex Ratio of Nile Perch (Lates niloticus, Linnaeus- 1762) in Lake Abaya, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Shija, Buchale Shishitu
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2022

description: The length-weight relationship of fish is an important fishery management tool. The objectives of the study were to determine the length-weight relationship, Fulton’s condition factor and the sex ratio of Lates niloticus in Lake Abaya. Total length (TL), total weight (TW), and sex data were collected from 755 fish samples (377 females and 378 males) for one year (January to December 2021) from the commercial fishery of Lake Abaya. The collected data were summarized by using descriptive statistics and analyzed with the application of Microsoft Excel 2010 and SPSS software. There was no significant deviation in sex ratio (M: F) from hypothetical 1:1 ratio (χ2 = 0.00; P > 0.05). The length-weight relationship was calculated using power function and obtained as TW = 0.0077*TL3.1176, (R2 = 0.8834), TW = 0.0078*TL3.1372, (R2 = 0.8548) and TW = 0.0098*TL3.0723, (R2 = 0.8713) for females, males and combined sexes, respectively. The regression coefficient “b” was significantly different from the cubic value “3” (P<0.05) and implied that L. niloticus of Lake Abaya follows a positive allometric growth pattern. The one-way ANOVA (P > 0.05) revealed that Fulton’s condition factor between sexes was insignificant but highly significant by month’s interaction (ANOVA, P < 0.05). The t-test also revealed a highly significant difference in a month’s interaction (t-test, P = 0.000) indicating the seasonal variation in the mean monthly condition factor. The average value of Fulton’s condition factor was higher than one and indicates that L. niloticus in Lake Abaya was in good health condition. The present study was focused only on L. niloticus and recommends that similar studies including feeding and reproductive biology should be conducted to determine the status of other fish species in Lake Abaya.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7 No. 2 (2022)
Genetic Variability of Yield and Yield Related Traits in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes under Irrigation Condition in South Omo, Southern Ethiopia
Creators: name: Tessema, Yimegnushal Bekele
name: Obsa, Bulti Tesso
name: W/Sillase, Agdew Bekele
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2022

description: Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L), is a self-pollinating annual plant in the true grass family Gramineae (Poaceae), and is the largest cereal crop extensively grown as staple food source in the world. The objective of this study was to assess the genetic variability and genetic diversity among genotypes using a triple lattice design in Bena-Tsemay district in 2020 under irrigation conditions. The analysis of variance revealed highly significant variation (P≤0.01) among the genotypes for yield and yield components. Wide ranges of the mean values were observed for most of the traits like grain yield, plant height, days to maturity, and grain filling period, indicating the existence of variations among the tested genotypes. Moderate Phenotypic coefficient of variability and genotypic coefficient of variability was recorded for days to maturity, grain yield, and harvest index; while high heritability values were observed for plant height and days to heading. Among the studied characters grain yield showed high genetic advance. The D2 analysis grouped the 36 genotypes into six clusters. The maximum inter-cluster distance was observed between clusters V and VI (D2=777.99), followed by that between clusters III and V (D2=525.49) and I and III (D2=310.81), which showed that the genotypes included in these clusters are genetically more divergent from each other than those in any other clusters. Principal components (PC1 to PC6) having Eigen value greater than one, accounted for 75.6% of the total variation. The first three principal components, i.e., PC1, PC2, and PC3, with values of 22.0, 35.7, and 47.9, respectively, contributed more to the total variation. Generally, the results of this study showed the presence of variations among the studied genotypes for agro-morphology traits that could allow selection and/or hybridization of genotypes.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022)
sj-docx-4-car-10.1177_19476035241227332 – Supplemental material for Second-Look Arthroscopy Shows Inferior Cartilage after Bone Marrow Stimulation Compared with Other Operative Techniques for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Creators: name: Vreeken, Jelmer T.
name: Dahmen, Jari
name: Stornebrink, Tobias
name: Emanuel, Kaj S.
name: Walinga, Alex B.
name: Stufkens, Sjoerd A.S.
name: Kerkhoffs, Gino M.M.J.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Orthopaedics
Sports Medicine
Surgery
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-4-car-10.1177_19476035241227332 for Second-Look Arthroscopy Shows Inferior Cartilage after Bone Marrow Stimulation Compared with Other Operative Techniques for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jelmer T. Vreeken, Jari Dahmen, Tobias Stornebrink, Kaj S. Emanuel, Alex B. Walinga, Sjoerd A.S. Stufkens and Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs in CARTILAGE
sj-doc-1-hpx-10.1177_00185787241229141 – Supplemental material for Development and Evaluation of a Prototype Mobile Application for Intravenous Drug Dose Calculation in Overweight and Obese Thai Children: Precision Dosing in Practice
Creators: name: Boonrit, Nuntapong
name: Klaidokchan, Nansinee
name: Niyomdecha, Apisit
name: Noppamas, Janyaporn
name: Suknuntha, Krit
name: Prasertsan, Pharsai
name: Thaworncheep, Supatcha
name: Ruanglertboon, Warit
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-doc-1-hpx-10.1177_00185787241229141 for Development and Evaluation of a Prototype Mobile Application for Intravenous Drug Dose Calculation in Overweight and Obese Thai Children: Precision Dosing in Practice by Nuntapong Boonrit, Nansinee Klaidokchan, Apisit Niyomdecha, Janyaporn Noppamas, Krit Suknuntha, Pharsai Prasertsan, Supatcha Thaworncheep and Warit Ruanglertboon in Hospital Pharmacy
Genotype by Environment Interaction and Yield Stability of Drought Tolerant Mung Bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] Genotypes in Ethiopia
Creators: name: Yoseph, Tekle
name: Mekbib, Firew
name: Amsalu, Berhanu
name: Tadele, Zerihun
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2022

description: A multi-environment evaluation of mung bean genotypes was conducted in six environments across Ethiopia to select promising genotypes. This study was conducted to estimate the magnitude of genotypes by environment interaction (GEI) and seed yield stability of the selected drought-tolerant mung bean genotypes across different environments. A total of fifteen mung bean genotypes were used. Out of these, two released varieties were used as standard checks. The field experiments were conducted during the 2019 main cropping season at six locations namely Humbo, Gofa, Melkassa, Konso, Jinka, and Kako using a randomized complete block design with three replications. Data were subjected to analysis of variance, Additive Main Effects and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI), and GGE bi-plot analysis. A combined analysis of variance revealed significant variations among the genotype, environments, and GEI for yield and yield-related traits, indicating that seed yield was significantly affected by these factors. Analysis of variance from the AMMI model indicated the contribution of environment, genotype, and GEI was 59.6%, 16.8%, and 14.8% of the total variation in seed yield, respectively. Sum squares of the first and the second interaction principal component axis (IPCA) explained 47.4% and 7.4% of the GEI variation, respectively. The IPCA1 mean square was highly significant (P≤0.01) and that of IPCA2 was significant (p≤0.05), indicating the adequacy of the AMMI model with the first two IPCAs for cross-validation of the seed yield variation. The magnitude of the GEI sum squares was 4.4 times that of the genotypes sum squares for seed yield, indicating the presence of substantial differences in genotypic responses across the environments. The results for the AMMI, Yield stability index (YSI), AMMI Stability Value (ASV), and GGE biplot, analyses depicted that the genotypes G6 (NLLP-MGC-24), G13 (Acc006), and G3 (NLLP-MGC-15) were identified as stable and high yielders across the environments and should be considered for variety release. AMMI1 biplot showed Kako was the potential and favorable environment for mung bean production, while Humbo was an unfavorable for mung bean production.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022)
Supplemental Material - Families Benefit After Utilization of a Clinic-Based Food Pantry Irrespective of Food Insecurity Experiences in a Pediatric Obesity Treatment Program
Creators: name: Suarez, Lilianna
name: Armstrong, Sarah
name: Fleming, Rachel
name: Howard, Janna
name: Cholera, Rushina
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental Material for Families Benefit After Utilization of a Clinic-Based Food Pantry Irrespective of Food Insecurity Experiences in a Pediatric Obesity Treatment Program by Lilianna Suarez, Sarah Armstrong, Rachel Fleming, Janna Howard, and Rushina Cholera in American Journal of Health Promotion.
sj-pdf-1-msj-10.1177_13524585231221938 – Supplemental material for Use of pragmatic randomized trials in multiple sclerosis: A systematic overview
Creators: name: Hirt, Julian
name: Janiaud, Perrine
name: Düblin, Pascal
name: Nicoletti, Giovanni Jacopo
name: Dembowska, Kinga
name: Nguyen, Thao Vy Thi
name: Woelfle, Tim
name: Axfors, Cathrine
name: Yaldizli, Özgür
name: Granziera, Cristina
name: Kuhle, Jens
name: Kappos, Ludwig
name: Hemkens, Lars G
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Aged Health Care

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-msj-10.1177_13524585231221938 for Use of pragmatic randomized trials in multiple sclerosis: A systematic overview by Julian Hirt, Perrine Janiaud, Pascal Düblin, Giovanni Jacopo Nicoletti, Kinga Dembowska, Thao Vy Thi Nguyen, Tim Woelfle, Cathrine Axfors, Özgür Yaldizli, Cristina Granziera, Jens Kuhle, Ludwig Kappos and Lars G Hemkens in Multiple Sclerosis Journal
Sculptolumina japonica Marbach 2000
Creators: name: Giralt, Mireia
name: Van Den Boom, Pieter P. G.
name: Mayrhofer, Helmut
name: Elix, John A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Fungi
Ascomycota
Lecanoromycetes
Teloschistales
Caliciaceae
Sculptolumina
Sculptolumina japonica

description: * Sculptolumina japonica (Tuck.) Marbach (2000: 297).
Characterized by the brownish, inconspicuous to leprose-granulose thallus containing orange pigments which react K+ purple (anthraquinones), the lecideine apothecia, the brown hypothecium, the inspersed hymenium and the large, microrugulate Mischoblastia - type ascospores (up to 30.0 × 13.0 µm). Another interesting distinguishing feature of this species are the large filiform conidia (up to 30 µm), first described in Giralt et al. (2009) and observed for the second time in the specimen cited below. A corticolous/lignicolous species whose distribution extends from the tropics and subtropics north to the Macaronesian region and to the Eurosiberian region under oceanic influence (Giralt et al op. cit.). Reported once from North America (North Carolina, Sheard et al. 2008).
Material examined: ― GUATEMALA. (D) Coban: E of Coban, San Pedro Carcha, Balheario Las Islas, hill along and above cascades, Acer, Pinus and Quercus trees and some outcrops, 1325 m, 15° 28.0' N, 90° 18.5' W, 31 July 2004, P. & B. van den Boom 33263 (hb. v.d. Boom).
description: Published as part of Giralt, Mireia, Van Den Boom, Pieter P. G., Mayrhofer, Helmut & Elix, John A., 2014, Three new species of crustose Physciaceae from Guatemala, with notes on some additional species, pp. 79-90 in Phytotaxa 164 (2) on page 88, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.164.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/5132604
Probing orbital magnetism of a kagome metal CsV3Sb5 by a tuning fork resonator
Creators: name: Gui, Hengrui
name: Yang, Lin
name: Wang, Xiaoyu
name: Chen, Dong
name: Shi, Zekai
name: Zhang, Jiawen
name: Wei, Jia
name: Zhou, Keyi
name: Schnelle, Walter
name: Zhang, Yongjun
name: Liu, Yu
name: Bangura, Alimamy F.
name: Wang, Ziqiang
name: Felser, Claudia
name: Yuan, Huiqiu
name: Jiao, Lin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The recently discovered kagome metal CsV$_3$Sb$_5$ exhibits a complex phase diagram that encompasses frustrated magnetism, topological charge density wave (CDW), and superconductivity. One CDW state that breaks time-reversal symmetry was proposed in this compound, while the exact nature of the putative magnetic state remains elusive. To examine the thermodynamic state of CsV$_3$Sb$_5$ and assess the character of the associated magnetism, we conducted tuning fork resonator measurements of magnetotropic susceptibility over a broad range of angles, magnetic fields, and temperature. We found a cascade of phase transition in the CDW phase. Of particular interest is a highly anisotropic magnetic structure that arises below about 30~K, with a magnetic moment along the $c$-axis that has an extremely small magnitude. This magnetic state demonstrates extremely slow dynamics and small saturate field, all suggest that electronic phase below 30~K breaks time reversal symmetry and has an unconventional origin.
description: 18 pages, 4 figures,
sj-docx-1-yas-10.1177_0044118X231223218 – Supplemental material for The Age of the Smartphone: An Analysis of Social Predictors of Children’s Age of Access and Potential Consequences Over Time
Creators: name: Gerosa, Tiziano
name: Losi, Lucilla
name: Gui, Marco
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Family and Household Studies
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-yas-10.1177_0044118X231223218 for The Age of the Smartphone: An Analysis of Social Predictors of Children’s Age of Access and Potential Consequences Over Time by Tiziano Gerosa, Lucilla Losi and Marco Gui in Youth & Society
sj-docx-1-ejo-10.1177_11206721241226735 - Supplemental material for Transcriptome Analysis of Choroidal Endothelium Links Androgen Receptor Role to Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Creators: name: Künzel, Sandrine H
name: Pohlmann, Dominika
name: Bonsen, Lynn zur
name: Krappitz, Matteus
name: Zeitz, Oliver
name: Joussen, Antonia M
name: Dubrac, Alexandre
name: Künzel, Steffen E
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-ejo-10.1177_11206721241226735 for Transcriptome Analysis of Choroidal Endothelium Links Androgen Receptor Role to Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by Sandrine H Künzel, Dominika Pohlmann, Lynn zur Bonsen, Matteus Krappitz, Oliver Zeitz, Antonia M Joussen, Alexandre Dubrac and Steffen E Künzel in European Journal of Ophthalmology
Yield Response and Nutrient use Efficiencies of Maize (Zea mays L.) As Determined through Nutrient Omission trial in Jimma Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia
Creators: name: Getinet, Habetamu
name: G.Selassie, Yihenew
name: Balemi, Tesfaye
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2022

description: Appropriate fertilization based on actual limiting nutrients and crop requirements is economic and judicious for sustainable crop production. A field experiment was conducted to identify yield-limiting nutrients, to determine yield response, nutrient uptake and use efficiencies of maize (Zea mays L.) through nutrient omission technique in the Nitisols of Omo Nada District Southwestern Ethiopia for one cropping season (2019/20). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with four replications. The treatments were control, NP, PKS (-N), NKS (-P), NPS (-K), NPK (-S), NPKS, NPKSZn (-B), NPKSB (-Zn) and NPKSZnB. One composite soil sample was collected from an experimental plot at a depth of 0-20cm before treatment application and analyzed to estimate the inherent N, P, K, S, Zn and B supplying capacity of the soil. Grain and straw samples were collected to determine N, P, K, S, Zn and B contents. Maize yield and yield components, nutrient uptake and agronomic efficiencies of maize were subjected to ANOVA using SAS 9.3 software. The LSD test was used to separate means at a 5% level of significance. The results of soil showed moderately acidic, sandy clay loam texture, low total N, available P and medium in K, S, Zn, B, OC, OM and CEC. Grain yield and yield components, nutrient uptake and agronomic efficiency of each nutrient were significantly affected due to nutrient omitting. Accordingly, the highest grain yield response of maize (5909.1kg ha-1) was obtained from N fertilized plots indicating N was the most yield-limiting nutrient. Owing to the magnificent yield response to N fertilizer in the current study, proper management of N is very essential for the intensification of maize productivity. The maximum total nutrient uptake of N (87.38), P (40.40), K (114.95), S (22.22), Zn (2.67), B (0.28) and agronomic efficiencies of N (55.6), P (166.9), K (166.9), S (333.7), and Zn (1359.8) was obtained from integrated use of macronutrients (NPKS) with Zn.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022)
Supplemental Material - The Role of Gender in Evaluating Athletes’ Endorsements of Corporate Social Advocacy Initiatives
Creators: name: Brown, Kenon A.
name: Jackson, Joshua R.
name: Quick, Mackenzie
name: Harrison, Vernon Ray
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental Material for The Role of Gender in Evaluating Athletes’ Endorsements of Corporate Social Advocacy Initiatives by Kenon A. Brown, Joshua R. Jackson, Mackenzie Quick, and Vernon Ray Harrison in Communication & Sport