Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Prevalence and molecular characterization of Salmonella serovars in milk and cheese in Mansoura city, Egypt

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Salmonella in milk (farm bulk milk, raw market milk) and cheese (kareish, white soft cheese) samples that were collected randomly from farms, supermarkets, small vendors and shops in different districts of Mansoura city, Egypt. Materials and methods: A total of 100 farm bulk milk, raw market milk, kareish cheese and white soft cheese samples (25 of each) were screened for the prevalence of Salmonella spp. The Salmonella isolates were isolated and identified by conventional bacteriological techniques, which were further confirmed genetically by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based on the presence of invA gene. Finally, the isolates were serotyped. Results: Salmonella could be detected in 15%(n=15/100) samples with a prevalence of 12%(n=3/25), 24%(n=6/25), 20%(n=5/25) and 4%(n=1/25) in raw market milk, raw farm bulk milk, kareish cheese and white soft cheese, respectively. The Salmonella isolates were serotyped into S. enteritidis 33.3%(n=9/27) which was the most frequent, followed by S. typhimurium 25.9%(n=7/27), S. heidelberg 14.8%(n=4/27), S. infantis 11.11%(n=3/27), S. tsevie 11.11%(n=3/27) and S. haifa 3.7%(n=1/27). Conclusion: The present study confirms the presence of Salmonella in milk and cheese samples in Mansoura, Egypt, indicating that the dairy products can act as potential sources of Salmonella infection. Thus, appropriate hygienic measures are suggestive for combating Salmonellosis in Egypt. http://doi.org/10.5455/javar.2017. d189
Basic nutritional investigation In fl uence of catch-up growth on islet function and possible mechanisms in rats

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine how catch-up growth modulated islet function and what the detailed mechanisms were, especially at various stages and in different forms, of catch-up growth. Methods: We examined the modulation of islet function during catch-up growth by employing an oral glucose tolerance test and gained some insight into the possible mechanisms involved by measuring general physiologic parameters, pancreatic morphometry, insulin content, and the state of chronic oxidative stress. Correlation analyses were used to assess the correlation of insulin/ glucose incremental area ratio to other parameters. Results: The catch-up growth groups resulted in damage to islet function as shown by an increased insulin/glucose incremental area ratio (P 0.05), smaller relative area of b-cells (P 0.05), larger relative area of a-cells (P 0.05), lower insulin content (P 0.05), increased nitric oxide and malondialdehyde concentrations, and decreased superoxide dismutase concentration (P 0.05, respectively). With time these changes became increasingly unmarked. Conclusion: Catch-up growth in different stages and forms induces varying degrees of islet dysfunction, possibly by corresponding changes in general physiologic parameters, pancreatic morphometry, insulin content, and the state of chronic oxidative stress. 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Mutation of Clostridium thermocellum in the presence of certain carbon sources

When a cellobiose-grown inoculum of Clostridium thermocellum was transferred to either glucose or fructose as the sole carbon sourcem growth occurred only after a long lag of 180–200 h. We established that sugar uptake and phosphorylation were not limiting growth nor was the lag period the time take for a physiological adaptation process or for the growth of a mutant carried over in the cellibiose-grown incoculum. It became apparent that a mutation was occuring during the lag period in response to the selection pressure exerted by the presence of glucose or fructose as the sole carbon source. Once growth occurred on glucose and fructose, the cells could be transferred to cellobiose and back to glucose or fructose without exhibiting the long lag period. The change was stable over several transfers in the respective sugars.
Abducens Nerve Is Present in Type 2 Duane ’ s Retraction Syndrome

1. Lan W, Zhao F, Li Z, et al. Validation and cost-effectiveness of a home-based screening system for amblyopia. Ophthalmology 2012;119:1265–71. 2. Lim HT, Yu YS, Park SH, et al. The Seoul Metropolitan Preschool Vision Screening Programme: results from South Korea. Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88:929–33. 3. von Noorden GK, Campos EC. Binocular vision and ocular motility: theory and management of strabismus. 6th ed. St Louis: Mosby; 2002:246–7.
of Environmental Quality Moving Denitrifying BioreActors BeyonD Proof of concePt sPeciAl section core ideas

There is a general understanding in the scientific community as to how denitrifying bioreactors operate, but we lack a quantitative understanding of the details of the denitrification process acting within them and comprehensive models for simulating their performance. We hypothesized that nitrate transport through woodchip bioreactors would be best described by a dualporosity transport model where the bioreactor water is divided into a mobile domain (i.e., the water between the woodchips where it is free to flow and solute movement is by advection and dispersion) and an immobile domain of water (i.e., the water mostly within the woodchips that is stagnant and where solute movement is by diffusion alone). We calibrated the dual-porosity model contained in the HYDRUS model for a woodchip bioreactor using the results of a Br breakthrough experiment where we treated Br as a conservative nonadsorbing tracer. We then used the resulting model parameters to describe 2 yr of NO3 transport and denitrification within a bioreactor supplied by tile drainage. The only model parameters fitted to the NO3 data were either the zeroor first-order denitrification rate and its temperature dependence. The bioreactor denitrified 2.23 kg N (38%) of the NO3 entering it in 2013 and 3.73 kg N (49%) of the NO3 that entered it in 2014. The dual-porosity model fit the NO3 data very well, with fitted zero-order reaction rates of 8.7 and 6.8 mg N L-1 d-1 in 2013 and 2014, respectively, and corresponding first-order reaction rates of 0.99 and 1.02 d-1. For the 2-yr data set, both reaction rate models fit the data equally well. Consistent model parameters fitted for the 2 yr indicated that the model used was robust and a promising approach for modeling fate and transport of NO3 in woodchip bioreactors. Simulating Woodchip Bioreactor Performance Using a Dual-Porosity Model
The Conundrum of Causal Reasoning in Elephants

ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . iii DEDICATION . v LIST OF TABLES . viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . ix LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . x CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION . 1 What is Causal Reasoning? 1 Current Methods Used to Assess Causal Reasoning in Nonverbal Individuals . 2 Nonverbal Humans. 2 Nonverbal Animals. 5 Causal Reasoning and Tool Use . 6 Human Tests. 7 Non-Human Animal Tests. 8 Trap-tube test. 8 Avian Species. 9 Non-Human Primates. 10 Comparative Studies with Primates and Humans. 12 Tool Use and Causal Reasoning in Dolphins. 13 vii Tool Use in Elephants. 14 Causal Reasoning and Tool Use in Elephants. 15 Purpose of the Study . 16 Limitations of the Original Study. 16 Modifications to Original Study. 17 CHAPTER II METHODS . 20 Subjects of Archived Data. 20 Experimental Testing Apparatus. 20 Experimental Procedure . 22 Experimental trials. 22 Coding of trials. 24 Statistical Analyses. 25 Intercoder Reliability. 26 CHAPTER III RESULTS . 28 CHAPTER IV – DISCUSSION. 30 APPENDIX A – IRB Approval Letter . 43 APPENDIX B – SFDK Approval Letter . 44 APPENDIX C MZ Approval Letter . 45 REFERENCES . 46
the echocardiogram , the patient ’ s respiratory and cardiovascular statuses deteriorate

NathaNiel thompsoN-moore, pharm.D. , BCPS, is Postgraduate Year 2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident; and michael G. liebl, b.s., pharm.D. , BCPS, is Clinical Manager, Pharmacy Services, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX. Address correspondence to Dr. ThompsonMoore at The Methodist Hospital, 6565 Fannin Street, DB1-09, Houston, TX 77030 (nthompson-moore@tmhs.org). The authors have declared no potential conflicts of interest.
Short title : mindfulness training in overweight and obesity 1 The effects of mindfulness training on weight-loss and health-related behaviors in adults with 1 overweight and obesity : A systematic review and meta-analysis 2 3

1 The aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive quantitative synthesis of the effects of 2 mindfulness training interventions on weight-loss and health behaviors in adults with 3 overweight and obesity using meta-analytic techniques. Studies included in the analysis (n = 4 12) were randomized controlled trials investigating the effects of any form of mindfulness 5 training on weight loss, impulsive eating, binge eating, or physical activity participation in 6 adults with overweight and obesity. Random effects meta-analysis revealed that mindfulness 7 training had no significant effect on weight loss, but an overall negative effect on impulsive 8 eating (d = –1.13) and binge eating (d = –.90), and a positive effect on physical activity levels 9 (d = .42). Meta-regression analysis showed that methodological features of included studies 10 accounted for 100% of statistical heterogeneity of the effects of mindfulness training on 11 weight loss (R = 1,00). Among methodological features, the only significant predictor of 12 weight loss was follow-up distance from post-intervention (b = 1.18; p < .05), suggesting that 13 the longer follow-up distances were associated with greater weight loss. Results suggest that 14 mindfulness training has short-term benefits on health-related behaviors. Future studies 15 should explore the effectiveness of mindfulness training on long-term post-intervention 16 weight loss in adults with overweight and obesity. 17 18
On the Nature of UV/Vis Absorption Spectra of Asphaltenes

Abstract New experimental data show that previously reported UV/vis spectra of asphaltenes/crude oils may have been strongly distorted by artifacts, affecting not only quantitative parameters (spectra's slopes), but also qualitative features (a presence of strong UV peaks). In a popular revised “amorphous semiconductor” (AS) model, the properties of UV/vis spectra are defined by population distribution of higher aromatics. This interpretation is obviously incompatible with the newly observed concentration effects in toluene solutions. Possibly, some specific features of UV/vis absorbance in asphaltenes/crude oils may be better described by the traditional AS model, taking into account the distribution of defects in chromophore carriers, e.g., nanosized carbonaceous species of the graphene family.
The Acceptance of Educational Data Mining Technology among Students in Public Institutions of Higher Learning in Malaysia

Accepting the emergence of data mining technology by students is crucial to the successful implementation of the technology in education institutions. Although previous studies have empirically show the result of acceptance or adoption of data mining technology in numerous fields, however, they are focused at organisational-level. Hence, there is a need to explain what are the determinants could influence the acceptance of data mining technology at individual-level since they are the most affected by the technology. Therefore, this study adapts selected constructs in the Technology Acceptance Model 3 (TAM3) to conceptualise the research problem, namely in terms of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, relevance for analysing, anxiety of educational data mining technology, self-efficacy and facilitating conditions. To examine the model, this study surveyed 158 students from four public Institutions of Higher Learning in Malaysia. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient is utilised to analyses the relationship between the constructs. The findings have revealed that most of the constructs have a high level of correlation.
Single-particle, particle-pair, and multiparticle dispersion of fluid particles in forced stably stratified turbulence

The dispersion of fluid particles in statistically stationary stably stratified turbulence is studied by means of direct numerical simulations. Due to anisotropy of the flow, horizontal and vertical dispersion show different behavior. Single-particle dispersion in horizontal direction is similar to that in isotropic turbulence for short times, but shows a long-time growth rate proportional to t2.1±0.1, larger than the classical linear diffusion limit. In vertical direction, three successive regimes can be identified: a classical t2-regime, a plateau that scales as N−2, and a diffusion limit where dispersion is proportional to t. By forcing the flow and performing long-time simulations, we are able to observe this last regime, which was predicted but not observed before in stratified turbulence. This diffusive regime is caused by molecular diffusion of the active scalar (density). The mean squared separation of particle pairs (relative dispersion) in vertical direction shows two plateaus that are not prese.
Respuesta del Alumnado a las Dificultades Académicas : La “ Mentalidad de Crecimiento ” como Mediador contra la Desmotivación Anindito Aditomo

It is important to understand why some students are able to bounce back following setbacks, while others become de-motivated and suffer negative consequences. This study tests a model which places students’ beliefs about ability (Dweck & Leggett, 1988) as a key factor which may influence students’ motivational response to setbacks and achievement. A survey was conducted among second semester university students in Indonesia (N=123, mean age 18.67 years, 81% female) enrolled in a challenging statistics course. Beliefs about intelligence, about academic ability, and goal orientation were measured at the beginning of the semester, while effort attribution and de-motivation were measured one week after the mid-term examination grades were announced. Mid-term and final examination grades were obtained from the course instructor, while first semester GPA (as an index of prior ability) was obtained from the university register. Path analysis indicated that growth mindset about academic ability (but not about intelligence) prompted the adoption of mastery goals and effort attribution, which buffered against demotivation in the face of academic setback, which in turn led to better academic achievement. This motivational pattern became more pronounced among students who experienced setback in their mid-term exam
Effect of water supply on leaf area development, stomatal activity, transpiration, and dry matter production and distribution in young olive trees

Two-year-old olive trees cv. Cornicabra, trained in a central leader form for hedgerow planting, were grown outdoors in 45-L weighing lysimeters to evaluate the effect of water supply on growth and development. Four treatments were established and maintained for 155 days during spring–autumn. Treatment T100 was irrigated to maintain the potting medium close to water-holding capacity by progressive replenishment of consumption that was measured at weekly intervals by weighing and recording drainage. Treatments T80, T60, and T40 received 80, 60, and 40%, respectively, of the water applied to T100. For these treatments, transpiration and leaf area were measured every fortnight. Dry matter in roots, stems, and leaves was measured at the beginning and end of the experiment. Leaf conductance was measured at 09 : 00 and 12 : 00 solar time every fortnight and at c. 2-hourly intervals throughout one day each month. Over the experimental period, T100 produced 0.42 ± 0.01 m2 leaf area, 319.6 ± 60.4 g dry biomass, and transpired 77.5 ± 1.1 L water. Water stress significantly reduced leaf area development and dry matter production (P < 0.05) in T60 and T40, but not in T80. There was no effect on dry matter partitioning to the various organs of the trees or the roots/aerial part ratio. Leaf conductance was more sensitive to water stress than vegetative growth, with significant differences (P < 0.05) established among treatments 3 weeks before differences were observed in transpiration. In autumn, transpiration and leaf conductance increased in all treatments independently of soil water status. Over the experiment, transpiration efficiency (TE, g/L) increased with reduced water supply, with a significant difference (P < 0.10) between T100 and both T60 and T40. The study has established that maximum growth of young olive plants can be achieved, without effect on the distribution of biomass between organs, at water supply less than that required to support maximum transpiration.
Familial myeloid leukemias

Familial leukemia has been described for more than 50 years but only recently have modern genetic techniques allowed for the investigation of the genome. Genome-wide association studies have identified a number of genetic sites that appear to relate to susceptibility to leukemia in certain families and occasionally to susceptibility to a specific leukemia in general. Many questions remain, including susceptibility to what? An oncogenic virus? An environmental chemical? Mutation of another gene induced by a heritablemutation-promoting gene? Clinically important facts have been learned. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is by far the most common familial leukemia. Patients with CLL have approximately a 10 % chance of a first-degree relative developing CLL, and even a greater chance of one developing monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis which may be an asymptomatic forme fruste of the neoplasm. Furthermore, there may be an increased incidence of breast cancer in familial CLL pedigrees which raises the question of a common etiology for neoplasms in general, or at least a previously unrecognized relationship among them.
Agronomic traits affected by dwarfing gene 'Rht-5' in common wheat ('Triticum aestivum' L.)

Investigating the genetic effects of dwarfing gene Rht-5 on plant height and other agronomic traits in common wheat is important for its proper use in wheat breeding program. In this study, the effects of dwarfing Rht5 on agronomic traits in wheat were evaluated in the F2 population and forty F2:F3 lines derived from a cross between Ningchun10 (rh5) and Marfed M (Rht5) along with the two parents (Ningchun10 and Marfed M). The genotypes of F2 individuals were identified using SSR marker BARC 102 linked with Rht5, and the dwarf and tall individuals were selected to compose the F2:3 lines. Analysis of variance in the F2 populaion and F2:3 lines indicated highly significant differences among individuals or lines for all of traits studied, except for biomass, grain yield and harvest index. In general, dwarfing gene Rht-5 was associated with a plant height reduction of 23.16%, delaying heading date and maturity, increasing the number of fertile tillers plant-1, while reducing the number of spikelets spike-1 and number of grains spike-1. Earlier heading date, longer spike, more spikelets spike-1, and more grains spike-1 could be observed in the dwarf lines when compared to the dwarf parent. Plant height showed positive and highly significant correlation with peduncle length (0.86), spike length (0.76), number of spikelets spike1 (0.56) and number of grain spike-1 (0.42), but negative and highly significant correlation with number of fertile tillers plant-1 (-0.30) and heading date (-0.71). The results obtained could be helpful for the proper use of dwarfing gene Rht-5 in breeding programs to improve lodging tolerance and yield potential in wheat.
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Rural Victorian School Children

Fruit and vegetable consumption is accepted as the cornerstone of healthy eating practices. In turn, healthy eating is linked to the prevention of a number of chronic diseases. Healthy eating practices should begin in early childhood and continue throughout life. This study aimed to determine fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged 6-12 years in three local government areas in rural Australia, and examines the factors which influence consumption, such as access, cost and parental education and behaviours. Parents of school children in grades one and three from 41 schools completed a survey regarding fruit and vegetable consumption, and associated factors, for their child. Five hundred and forty four surveys were completed and returned. The results showed that while fruit consumption was within the recommended guidelines for 97% of children, only 12% ate the recommended serves of vegetables for this age group. The results did not vary between the age and gender of children nor parental income or education. Parental sources of knowledge for healthy eating was reported as predominantly family and friends as well as newspapers, internet and magazines. Examining fruit and vegetable consumption separately highlighted the need for a focused intervention on increasing vegetable consumption in the three local government areas. The sources of parental knowledge provided important information for health promotion activities
TESTING FOR WEEKLY SEASONAL UNIT ROOTS IN DAILY ELECTRICITY DEMAND: EVIDENCE FROM DEREGULATED MARKETS *

This paper analyses the nature of the weekly seasonal component in daily observations for the electricity demand series from several deregulated markets. We present and use the extension of the seasonal unit roots test of Hylleberg et al (1990) to the weekly seasonality case to formally determine whether the seasonal component of each variable exhibits stochastic non-stationarity. Daily demand series are taken from the Spanish, Argentine and Victoria State (Australia) Electricity Wholesale Markets. We find that only in the case of the Australian electricity demand there is evidence of unit roots, so the usual differentiating procedure employed in conventional time series models or regression approaches could imply a mis-specification.
The two-way relationship between entrepreneurship and economic performance

This paper examines the two-way relationship between entrepreneurship and economic performance, using a harmonized data set covering 21 OECD countries in the period 1981-2006. While the relation between entrepreneurship and economic performance has been investigated extensively, most papers in this research field suffer from one or more methodological flaws, so that the important question: "does entrepreneurship cause economic performance? " can still not be answered up till the present day. In this paper we investigate the relationship in a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) framework. We find evidence for the existence of a long-run equilibrium relation between the level of business ownership and per capita income. We also find evidence that increases in business ownership actually cause economic growth. However, our impulse response analysis reveals that the effect depends on the number of business owners already present in the economy, i.e. we find decreasing marginal returns to entrepreneurship. We also find that the effect depends on the size of the shock (i.e. the increase in entrepreneurship), where too big shocks may lead to negative effects on GDP due to 'overshooting'.