Compensatory mechanisms of pancreatic Beta cells: insights into the therapeutic perspectives for diabetes.

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Effect of Including Fermented Feather Meal as Substitution of Concentrate in the Basal Diet With Different Levels on the Performance of Landrace Crossbred Pigs

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of adding fermented feather mael (FFM) on pigs' performance, intake, and digestibility. There were 16 landrace crossbred pigs 2-3 months old with 6-19 kg (average 13.59 kg; CV= 29.59%) initial body weights used in the study. Trial method using complete block design 4 treatments with 4 replicates procedure was applied in the study. The 4 treatment feeds were formulated as: R0: basal diet with 100% concentrate without TBAT (control); R1: basal diet with 90% concentrate + 10% FFM; R2: basal diet with 80% concentrate + 20% FFM; and R3: basal diet with 70% concentrate + 30% FFM. Variables evaluated were feed intake, daily weight gain and feed conversion (performance) landrace crossbred pigs. Statistical analysis shows no significant (P>0.05) on feed intake, daily weight gain and feed conversion. The conclusion were that that including FFM into basal diet gave relative the same results in the feed intake, daily weight gain and feed conversion

CONTRIBUTION ON SUPERVISION OF SUPERVISOR, PRINCIPALS MOTIVATION, KINDERGARTEN TEACHER PERFORMANCE TO IMPROVING THE KINDERGARTEN QUALITY IN WEST BANJARMASIN, INDONESIA

This study aims to find out: Direct contributions 1) Supervision of the supervisor on the Kindergarten Principal's Motivation; 2) Principal's Motivation towards Teacher's performance; 3) Supervision of Supervisors on Teacher's performance; 4) Principal's Motivation towards quality; 5) Supervision of the supervisor on quality; 6) Teacher's performance on quality. Indirect contributions: 7) Principal's Motivation through intermediaries Teacher performance on quality; 8) Supervision of Supervisors through intermediaries Teacher performance on quality; 9) Supervision of the supervisor through intermediary of Principal's Motivation on quality; 10) Supervision through Principal's Motivation and Teachers Performance on quality. The primary data obtained and tested were hypothesized from a population of 64 Kindergartens using total population sampling technique and from 238 teachers using proportional random sampling technique using the Solvin formula in West Banjarmasin District with an error rate of 5%, obtained 139 Kindergarten teachers as samples. Data collection techniques through library research, field research, observation and questionnaire. The method used is descriptive. Research instruments using questionnaires and observations. Data Analysis used to test hypotheses using Path Analysis. Data is analyzed by paths built based on the research paradigm. The results of study showed that there are direct contributions to: 1) supervision of the supervisor to kindergarten principal's motivation; 2) principal's motivation towards teacher's performance; 3) supervision of supervisors on teacher's performance; 4) principal's motivation towards quality 5) supervision of the supervisor on quality; 6) teacher's performance on quality. Some other showed indirect contributions to: 7) principal's motivation through intermediaries teacher performance on quality. 8) supervision of the supervisor through intermediaries teacher performance on quality. The results of study also showed there are no direct contributions to: 9) supervision of the supervisor through intermediary of principal's motivation on quality; and 10) supervision of supervisors and quality through intermediaries of principal's motivation and teachers’ performance in kindergarten Sub District of West Banjarmasin.  Article visualizations

Risorse per la produzione di forme scritte di Lingua dei Segni tramite un software centrato sull'utilizzatore (SWift)

ISI CITATION INDEX - WOS 00032392773138 - IDS BGR95International audienceThe SignWriting improved fast transcriber (SWift), presented in this paper, is an advanced editor for computer-aided writing and transcribing of any Sign Language (SL) using SignWriting (SW). The application is an editor which allows composing and saving desired signs using the SW elementary components, called “glyphs”. These make up a sort of alphabet, which does not depend on the national Sign Language and which codes the basic components of any sign. The user is guided through a fully-automated procedure, making the composition process fast and intuitive. SWift pursues the goal of helping to break down the "electronic barriers" that keep deaf people away from the web, and at the same time to support linguistic research about Sign Languages features. For this reason it has been designed with a special attention to deaf user needs, and to general usability issues. The editor has been developed in a modular way, so it can be integrated everywhere the use of SW as an alternative to written “verbal” language may be advisable.Le SignWriting improved fast transcriber (SWift), présenté dans cet article, est un éditeur avancé pour l'écriture et la transcription assistées par ordinateur de toute Langue des Signes (SL) en utilisant SignWriting (SW). L'application est un éditeur qui permet de composer et de sauvegarder les signes souhaités en utilisant les unités constitutives de SW, appelés "glyphes". Ils constituent une sorte d'alphabet, qui ne dépend pas de la Langue des Signes nationale et qui codifie les éléments de base de tout Signe. L'utilisateur est guidé par un procédé entièrement automatisé, ce qui rend le processus de composition rapide et intuitif. SWift poursuit l'objectif d'aider à briser les "barrières électroniques" qui empêchent les personnes sourdes d’accéder à la Toile, et en même temps de soutenir la recherche linguistique sur les caractéristiques des Langues des Signes. Pour cette raison, il a été conçu avec une attention particulière aux besoins des utilisateurs sourds, et à des questions générales de convivialité. L'éditeur a été développé de façon modulaire, de sorte qu'il peut être intégré partout où l'utilisation de SW comme alternative à la langue écrite "verbale" peut être souhaitable.Il "SignWriting improved fast transcriber" (SWift), presentato in questo articolo, è un avanzato editor di scrittura e trascrizione "computer-aided" mediante SignWriting (SW) per qualsiasi Lingua dei Segni (SL). L'applicazione è un editor che permette di comporre e salvare i segni desiderati utilizzando le componenti elementari di SW, chiamate "glifi". Queste costituiscono una sorta di alfabeto, che non dipende dalla Lingua dei Segni nazionale, che codifica gli elementi di base di qualsiasi segno. L'utente è guidato attraverso una procedura completamente automatica, rendendo così il processo di composizione veloce ed intuitivo. SWift persegue l'obiettivo di aiutare ad abbattere le "barriere elettroniche" che tengono le persone sorde lontane dal web, e allo stesso tempo di sostenere la ricerca linguistica sulle caratteristiche delle Lingue dei Segni. Per questo motivo è stato progettato con una particolare attenzione alle esigenze degli utenti sordi, ma anche in una ottica di usabilità generale. L'editor è stato sviluppato in modo modulare, quindi può essere integrato ovunque sia consigliabile l'uso di SW in alternativa alla lingua scritta "verbale"

Morphology and mechanical properties of isotactic polypropylene glass mat thermoplastic composites modified with organophilic montmorillonite

Satisfactory impregnation of glass fiber mats may be obtained with isotactic polypropylene/montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposites under conditions comparable with industrial conditions. However, it is demonstrated here that the high melt viscosity of the nanocomposite matrix at low shear rates may significantly influence the release of the compressive load in the glass mat and hence the glass fiber distribution in consolidated specimens. Thus, depending on the initial lay-up and overall glass fiber content, the bending modulus may either increase or decrease with increasing MMT content, whereas the tensile modulus is more consistent with micromechanical models assuming a uniform glass fiber distribution. Results from fractographic analyses show that the presence of matrix rich layers at the specimen surfaces may also lead to premature crack initiation and failure in flexio