Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Where are Compton-thick radio galaxies? A hard X-ray view of three candidates

We present a broad-band X-ray spectral analysis of the radio-loud active galactic nuclei NGC 612, 4C 73.08 and 3C 452, exploiting archival data from NuSTAR, XMM–Newton, Swift and INTEGRAL. These Compton-thick candidates are the most absorbed sources among the hard X-ray selected radio galaxies studied in Panessa et al. We find an X-ray absorbing column density in every case below 1.5 × 1024 cm−2, and no evidence for a strong reflection continuum or iron K α line. Therefore, none of these sources is properly Compton-thick. We review other Compton-thick radio galaxies reported in the literature, arguing that we currently lack strong evidences for heavily absorbed radio-loud AGNs.
POINTWISE PERTURBATIONS OF COUNTABLE MARKOV MAPS

We study the pointwise perturbations of countable Markov maps with infinitely many inverse branches and establish the following continuity theorem: Let Tk and T be expanding countable Markov maps such that the inverse branches of Tk converge pointwise to the inverse branches of T as k →∞. Then under suitable regularity assumptions on the maps Tk and T the following limit exists: lim k→∞ dimH{x : θ′ k(x) 6= 0} = 1, where θk is the topological conjugacy between Tk and T and dimH stands for the Hausdorff dimension. This is in contrast with the fact that other natural quantities measuring the singularity of θk fail to be continuous in this manner under pointwise convergence such as the Hölder exponent of θk or the Hausdorff dimension dimH(μ◦θk) for the preimage of the absolutely continuous invariant measure μ for T . As an application we obtain a perturbation theorem in non-uniformly hyperbolic dynamics for conjugacies between intermittent Manneville-Pomeau maps x 7→ x+ x mod 1 when varying the parameter α.
Title : Folic acid supplementation , dietary folate intake during pregnancy and risk for spontaneous preterm delivery : a prospective observational cohort study

Verena Sengpiel (verena.sengpiel@obgyn.gu.se) Jonas Bacelis (jonas.bacelis@gu.se) Ronny Myhre (ronny.myhre@fhi.no) Solveig Myking (solmyking@gmail.com) Aase Serine Devold Pay (aaseserinedevold.pay@fhi.no) Margaretha Haugen (margaretha.haugen@fhi.no) Anne-Lise Brantsæter (anne.lise.brantsaeter@fhi.no) Helle Margrete Meltzer (helle.margrete.meltzer@fhi.no) Roy M Nilsen (roy.nilsen@mfr.uib.no) Per Magnus (per.magnus@fhi.no) Stein Emil Vollset (vollset@uib.no) Staffan Nilsson (staffan@chalmers.se) Bo Jacobsson (bo.jacobsson@obgyn.gu.se)
Deranged Survival , Development and Reproductivity of the Egyptian Cotton Leafworm Spodoptera littoralis Boisd ( Lepidoptera : Noctuidae ) by

10.21276/sajb.2018. 6.10. 4 Abstract: The cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis is a serious pest of cotton and field crops in Egypt and many countries in the world. The objective of the current investigation was to evaluate the effects of Fluoromevalonate (FMev), on survival, development and reproductivity of this pest. For this purpose, four doses (100, 50, 25 and 5 μg/larva) had been topically applied onto the newly moulted 5 th and 6 th (last) instar larvae. A weak lethal potency was recorded for FMev against all developmental stages. After treatment of 5 th and 6 th larval instars, LD50 values were 42.03 and 629. 20μg/larva, respectively. The growth of larvae was inhibited after treatment of 5 th instar larvae, but enhanced after treatment of 6 th instar larvae. The larval duration was significantly shortened, but the pupal duration was slightly or remarkably prolonged. The pupation and adult emergence had been inhibited. Treatment of 6 th instar larvae with the three higher doses of FMev resulted in the production of malformed pupae. Depending on the present results, FMev failed to exhibit an anti-JH activity, but exhibited a powerful antigonadotropic activity against S. littoralis, since complete sterilization was recorded.
Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and outcome after mild to moderate traumatic brain injury: a study of patient population in India.

BACKGROUND The nature and extent of recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is heterogeneous. Apolipoprotein E (APOE) plays a major role in repair of cell membrane and growth of neurites following injury to cells. Studies done on the western population have shown that the APOE e4 genotype is associated with poor survival following neurotrauma. AIM To explore the association of APOE polymorphism and outcome following TBI in a patient population from a tertiary care hospital exclusive for neurological diseases in south India. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ninety eight patients who sustained mild to moderate TBI (computed tomography (CT) scan brain showing traumatic parenchymal contusions) were the subjects of the study and the study period was from November 2003 to December 2008. APOE polymorphism status was determined by PCR technique using venous blood. Patients were assessed on follow-up with a battery of four neuropsychological tests as well as Glasgow outcome scale. RESULTS Of the 98 patients, 20 (20%) patients had at least one APOE e4 allele. A follow-up of minimum six months was available for 73 patients. None of the 12 patients who had at least one APOE e4 allele had a poor outcome at six-month follow-up whereas 11(18%) patients without an APOE e4 allele had a poor outcome (Fisher's Exact test, P=0.192). On the neuropsychological tests, performance of patients with APOE e4 allele did not differ significantly from those without these alleles. CONCLUSION This study does not support the current contention that the presence of APOE e4 allele should have a significant negative effect on the outcome after TBI.
Neural Fuzzy Systems: A Neuro-Fuzzy Synergism to Intelligent Systems [Book review]

This textbook provides engineers, scientists, and students involved in fuzzy systems, neural networks, and fuzzy neural integrated systems with a current and comprehensive account of the basic principles underlying the analysis and synthesis of fuzzy neural integrated systems. The book is the outgrowth of lecture notes for courses taught by the authors at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, and the National Chiao-Tung University in Taiwan. The mathematical level is suited for first-year graduate students in engineering or computer Logic Control Systems; Applications of Fuzzy Theory; Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks; Feedforward Networks and Supervised Learning; Single-Layer Feedback Networks and Associative Memories; Unsupervised Learning Networks; Recurrent Neural Networks; Genetic Algorithms; Structure-Adaptive Neural Networks; Applications of Neural Networks; Integratlng Fuzzy Systems and Neural Networks; Neural-Network-Based Fuzzy Systems; Neural Fuzzy Controllers; Fuzzy Logic-Based Neural Network Models; and Fuzzy Neural Systems for Pattern Recognition.
Using Keyword Tools to Explore Lexical Differences between British and American English in Specialised Corpora

The article suggests that keyword tools have been ignored in computer-assisted language learning and computer-assisted translating, and shows how it can, for example, shed light on lexical differences between British and US tourism texts, and thus help students to make appropriate lexical choices depending on the audience they are writing for. A brief introduction to the main tools of corpus analysis programs (i.e. the concordancer, the word-list tool and the keyword tool) is followed by a survey of various reference corpora that have been utilised to generate keyword lists for corpora under investigation. For this study, two equal-size corpora – one comprising texts from British tourist brochures and the other from US tourist brochures – are used to generate keyword lists, and explanations are proposed for some of the lexical differences. Key-cluster lists as well as searches with the concordancer are also employed to supplement and aid the analysis. Though tourism texts form the basis of this study, the same approach could also be adopted to find lexical differences between different varieties of English in other specialised domains.
Banking Liquidity and Stock Market Prices in ASEAN-3 Economies

The Global Financial Crisis has its origins in the surge in banking liquidity, which contributes to the volatility and instability of financial markets by affecting prices of financial instruments. This paper investigates the impact of banking liquidity, money supply and stock prices in ASEAN-3 economies. Although banking liquidity is widely attributed as one of the causes of financial instability, it is not fully verified or investigated despite earlier research attempts. The transmission channel of banking liquidity to banking credit is through net present value projects of firms. With higher net present value, this will support earnings and consequently share prices of firms will respond positively. This is the thesis statement of our paper and according to a major study, 52% of share returns emanate from macro-economic variables. To control for cross-section dependence and heterogeneity, this study use a panel data of 3 similar countries with 3 equations to study the relationship between money supply, liquidity and share prices over the period 2001:4 to 2012:2. Our findings show that banking liquidity is positively related to money supply with a positive impact on share prices.
Identification of AICP as a GluN2C-selective NMDA receptor superagonist at the GluN1 glycine site

NMDA-type ionotropic glutamate receptors mediate excitatory neurotransmission in the central nervous system and are critically involved in brain function. NMDA receptors are also implicated in psychiatric and neurological disorders and have received considerable attention as therapeutic targets. In this regard, administration of D -cycloserine (DCS), which is a glycine site NMDA receptor agonist, can enhance extinction of conditioned fear responses. The intriguing behavioral effects of DCS have been linked to its unique pharmacological profile among NMDA receptor subtypes (GluN1/2A-D), in which DCS is a superagonist at GluN2C-containing receptors compared to glycine and a partial agonist at GluN2B-containing receptors. Here, we identify AICP as a glycine site agonist with unique GluN2-dependent differences in agonist efficacy at recombinant NMDA receptor subtypes. AICP is a full agonist at GluN1/2A (100% response compared to glycine), a partial agonist at GluN1/2B and GluN1/2D (10% and 27%, respectively), and a highly efficacious superagonist at GluN1/2C receptors (353%). Furthermore, AICP potencies are enhanced compared to DCS with EC 50 values in the low nanomolar range (1.7 nM at GluN1/2C). We show that GluN1/2C superagonism of AICP and DCS is mediated by overlapping, but distinct mechanisms, and that AICP selectively enhances responses from recombinant GluN1/2C receptors in the presence of physiological glycine concentrations. This functional selectivity of AICP for GluN2C-containing NMDA receptors is more pronounced compared to DCS, suggesting that AICP can be a useful tool compound for uncovering the roles of GluN2C subunits in neuronal circuit function and in the development of new therapeutic strategies.
Prevalence and Management of Hernias in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hernias before and after the start of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in patients with end-stage renal disease, and to evaluate the result of a proposed surgical treatment. Design Prospective observational study. Setting University hospital. Patients 122 patients who started CAPD from 1994 to 2000; 26 hernias were diagnosed in 21 (17.2%) patients. Main Outcome Measures Finding of hernias; morbidity associated with catheter insertion and hernia repair; recurrence of hernias. Results 19 hernias were detected in 15 patients (12.3%) before they began CAPD; only 7 hernias were observed while on CAPD. Umbilical (61.5%) and inguinal (26.9%) hernias were the most common. Multiple hernias were detected in 4 patients. Simultaneous repair of hernia and catheter insertion was performed in patients with preexisting hernias. Under local anesthesia, most patients were operated on with surgical techniques of tension-free hernioplasty using a polypropylene mesh. Only mild postoperative complications were recorded: 3 seromas and 1 hematoma. No fluid leakage was found in our series. There were no long-term complications (infection or recurrence) related to the mesh. Conclusions 73% of hernias in peritoneal dialysis patients occur before starting dialysis. Hernia problems in these high-risk patients can be safely solved using a careful technique with application of tension-free hernioplasty. Most may be repaired under local anesthesia with simultaneous catheter insertion.
Therapeutic Patients ' With Good at the CondHion SAH Same Location

Since 1993, we have been using nimodipine in patients admitted to hospital before the fifth day of their initial subarachnoid haemorrhage. During this period, 84 patients were treated surgicaiiy and among them, 34 were admitted to our study of nimodipine groups. We have tried to investigate the benefits of nimodipine when added to routine medical therapy against vasospasm, in patients whose preoperative and peroperative conditions were similar, and aneurysms were at the same location. For this purpose, we constructed nimodipine and control groups for anterior communicating artery, internal carotid artery, and middle cerebral artery aneurysms. Patients chosen for the control
Leverage Change, Debt Capacity, and Stock Prices

We document a significantly negative effect of the change in a firm’s leverage ratio on its stock prices. This effect cannot be explained by popular asset pricing factors or firm characteristics. We find that the negative effect is stronger for firms with limited debt capacity. Moreover, firms with an increase in leverage ratio tend to have less future investment, even after controlling for growth option and target leverage. These findings are consistent with a dynamic view of the pecking-order theory that an increase in leverage reduces firms’ safe debt capacity and may lead to future underinvestment, thus reducing firm value. This effect of debt capacity is not subsumed by the default risk, since the return pattern also exists among financially healthy firms and portfolios sorted by change in leverage ratio show no obvious pattern in future expected returns after the immediate price change. Additional tests show that the price effect cannot be fully explained by the tradeoff or the market timing theories.
The Effectiveness of Reading Techniques Used in a Saudi Arabian Secondary School Classroom as Perceived by Students and Teachers: A Study of Methods Used in Teaching English and their Effectiveness

This paper describes a study conducted in Saudi Arabia regarding the effectiveness of currently employed strategies of teaching English reading skills in the country, taking into consideration the points of view both of teachers and students. The findings highlight significant discrepancies between the variously perceived usefulness of common strategies. Another problematic area identified is the lack of support mechanisms that should supplement the classroom teaching of reading skills. The paper makes certain recommendations towards furthering the teaching of English reading skills to Saudi students.
EFFECT OF FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT ON PRODUCTIVITY OF POTATO-HYBRID MAIZE INTERCROPPING SYSTEM

The experiment was conducted at the research field of Agronomy Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur during 2011-12 to find out proper combination of fertilizer nutrients of potato hybrid maize intercropping system for higher productivity and economic return. Ten fertilizer dose viz., F1= Control (without fertilizer), F2=260P72K148S48Zn4B2 (100% recommended fertilizer, RF for hybrid maize HM), F3=N180P40K180S20Zn4B1.2 (100% RF for potato), F4=N440P112K328S68Zn6B2 (100% RF for HM + 100% RF for potato), F5=N352P90K262S54Zn6B2 (80% RF for HM + 80% RF for potato), F6=N395P102K283S63Zn6B2 (100% RF for HM + 75% RF for potato), F7=N350P92K238S58Zn6B2 (100% RF for HM + 50% RF for potato), F8= N375P94K291S56Zn6B2 (100% RF for potato + 75% RF for HM), F9=N310P76K254S44Zn6B2 (100% RF for potato + 50% RF for HM) and F10=N320P73K170S50Zn6B2 kg ha (BARI RF for potato hybrid maize intercropping) were tested on potato hybrid maize intercropping system. BARI Alu-8 (Cardinal) variety of potato and BARI Hybrid maize-7 variety of hybrid maize were used in this study. Maximum photosynthetically active radiation interception, leaf area index and total dry matter production of intercropped potato and maize were observed at the highest fertilizer level N440P112K328S68Zn6B2 kg ha (100% RF for HM + 100% RF for potato). The highest tuber yield of potato (30.20 t ha) and grain yield of maize (9.48 t ha) were observed from fertilizer dose of N375P94K291S56Zn6B2 (100% RF for potato + 75% RF for HM). The highest potato equivalent yield (40.47 t ha), gross return (Tk.526110 ha), gross margin (Tk. 381957 ha) and benefit cost ratio (3.65) were also observed from the same fertilizer rate. The results revealed that fertilizer dose of N375P94K291S56Zn6B2 kg ha (100% RF for potato + 75% RF for HM) might be economically profitable for potato hybrid maize intercropping system.
Frequency of self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes: association with hypoglycaemic events

Objective: The objective of this study is to describe current self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) practice for patients with type 2 diabetes by treatment type and adherence with healthcare professional advice concerning SMBG. In addition, the study aims to investigate the association of SMBG and self-reported episodes of low blood glucose. Design and setting: This cross-sectional survey design study was carried out on patients with type 2 diabetes aged 18 years or over, attending community pharmacies in 97 sites across the United Kingdom. Methods: Patients picking up a prescription for blood glucose test strips or diabetes medicine from a community pharmacist were asked to complete a questionnaire. The pharmacist was available to assist if requested. Questions included: self-reports of frequency of blood glucose testing; type of diabetes treatment; advice given by healthcare professionals about frequency of blood glucose testing; frequency of episodes of low blood glucose; and last known HbA1c level. The final sample size was 554 respondents, who were grouped for analysis as follows: those being treated with insulin, either alone or with any oral medication (n = 167); those being treated with sulfonylureas, either alone or with any oral medication (n = 187); and those being treated with any other medication, or controlled by diet and exercise alone (n = 202). Results: Frequency of SMBG was higher in patients using insulin (median 10 times per week, Q 1, Q 3 = 4.5, 14) than in patients on treatments other than insulin (four times per week, Q 1, Q 3 = 2, 7, p < 0.001). SMBG was carried out at the same frequency in patients not treated with insulin regardless of whether they were prescribed sulfonylureas. Greater frequency of SMBG was associated with self-reports of one or more episodes of low blood glucose in the previous six months. Conclusions: Among patients with type 2 diabetes, those treated with insulin used SMBG at a greater frequency than those not treated with insulin. Increased frequency of testing was associated with increased frequency of self-reported episodes of low blood glucose, even among patients not taking insulin or sulfonylureas. This raises the possibility that episodes of hypoglycaemia may not be accurately identified, leading to unnecessary fear, or conversely that treatment is not being adjusted to avoid such morbidity. Although further work is needed to explore this association in a representative, prospective cohort of patients, possible explanations for reports of low-blood glucose should be discussed with patients using SMBG more frequently to ensure they are able to accurately identify episodes of hypoglycaemia.
Association a nalysis of t wo s ingle-n ucleotide p olymorphisms of the RELN g ene with a utism in the South African p opulation

Background: Autism (MIM209850) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a triad of impairments, namely impairment in social interaction, impaired communication skills, and restrictive and repetitive behavior. A number of family and twin studies have demonstrated that genetic factors play a pivotal role in the etiology of autistic disorder. Various reports of reduced levels of reelin protein in the brain and plasma in autistic patients highlighted the role of the reelin gene (RELN) in autism. There is no such published study on the South African (SA) population. Aims: The aim of the present study was to find the genetic association of intronic rs736707 and exonic rs362691 (single-nucleotide polymorphisms [SNPs] of the RELN gene) with autism in a SA population. Methods: Genomic DNA was isolated from cheek cell swabs from autistic (136) as well as control (208) subjects. The TaqMan Real-Time polymerase chain reaction and genotyping assay was utilized to determine the genotypes. Results: A significant association of SNP rs736707, but not for SNP rs362691, with autism in the SA population is observed. Conclusion: There might be a possible role of RELN in autism, especially for SA populations. The present study represents the first report on genetic association studies on the RELN gene in the SA population. Introduction Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by social deficits, impairments in communication, social skills, and repetitive behaviors (Kanner, 1943; Schopler et al., 1986; Scholper and Mesibov, 1988; Bailey et al., 1995). It has onset in early childhood, usually by 3 years of age. Based on studies conducted in different sites in the United States, the current prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is estimated to be one in 150 (Curtin et al., 2010) to one in 91 (Kogan et al., 2009) individuals with a male–female ratio of 4:1. These results are consistent with prevalence rates reported in other countries of Europe and Asia; however, some prevalence estimates are higher (Kogan et al., 2009; Boyle et al., 2011; Kim et al., 2011). Based on the evidence reviewed by Elsabbagh et al. (2012), the median of worldwide prevalence estimates of ASDs is 62/10,000. A number of studies have
The Impact of Private and Public Childcare Provision on the Distribution of Children's Incomes in Germany

This paper investigates the impact of extending disposable cash income of children by the monetary value of private and public childcare provision on economic inequality in Germany between 2008 and 2012. It takes account of the multidimensionality of children's well-being and access to economic resources. Combining survey data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) with administrative data from the German Federal Statistical Offce I find extended income inequality to be significantly lower than cash income inequality. In addition, extended income inequality tends to decrease over time, whereas cash income inequality increases. This difference is very likely due to the expansion of public childcare provision and gives slight evidence for its inequality decreasing potential.
Targeted Deletion of p 53 Prevents Cardiac Rupture after Myocardial Infarction in Mice Running title : p 53 and myocardial infarction

Title Targeted deletion of p53 prevents cardiac rapture after myocardial infarction in mice Author(s) Matsusaka, Hidenori; Ide, Tomomi; Matsushima, Shouji; Ikeuchi, Masaki; Kubota, Toru; Sunagawa, Kenji; Kinugawa, Shintaro; Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Citation Cardiovascular research, 70(3): 457-465 Issue Date 2006-06-01 Doc URL http://hdl.handle. net/2115/14453 Rights Copyright © 2006 European Society of Cardiology Published by Elsevier B.V. Type article (author version) File Information cvr.pdf