Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Efficacy and safety of high dose accelerated intravenous iron sucrose in patients of iron deficiency anemia

Background: Low dose (200 mg) extended Intravenous iron sucrose remains the most common treatment option in patients who are intolerant to oral iron therapy in patients with Iron deficiency anemia (IDA). The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of high dose accelerated intravenous iron sucrose (IS) in the treatment of adults with iron deficiency anemia Methods: One hundred adult patients with iron deficiency anemia, who had intolerance or showed no effect with oral iron therapy, received daily doses of 500 mg of intravenous iron sucrose until the hemoglobin level was corrected or until receiving the total dose of intravenous iron calculated for each patient. Results: The mean and median Hb (g/dL) 6.47±1.656 and 6.6 (2) at baseline, 9.61±1.629 and 9.6 (2) at 2 weeks of treatment, 11.85±1.277 and 12 (1) at 4 weeks of treatment respectively. The mean rise of Hb was 3.13±1.41 and 5.37±1.50 after 2 and 4 weeks of treatment respectively (p<0.000). A total of 303 intravenous infusions of iron sucrose were administered and iron sucrose was generally well tolerated with twenty-six patients developing mild and one patient developing moderate adverse drug reactions. There was no serious adverse event recorded. Conclusions: Accelerated high dose intravenous iron sucrose is a safe and cost effective option minimizing frequent hospital visits in the treatment of adults with iron deficiency anemia who are intolerant or lack satisfactory response to oral iron therapy.
Grapevine cultivar ' Alfrocheiro ' or ' Bruñal ' plays a primary role in the relationship among Iberian grapevines

The grapevine cultivar known in Portugal as 'Alfrocheiro', and in Spain as 'Bastardo Negro', 'Bruñal' or 'Baboso Negro', plays a central role in the genetic network of the Iberian Peninsula grapevine cultivars. Three sets of different molecular markers, SNPs, nSSRs and cpSSRs, revealed more than twenty parentoffspring links with this cultivar. 'Alfrocheiro' chlorotype is definitely Western European but their parents are still unknown. The distribution of the cultivar, their offspring as well as the two main co-parents direct to a geographic origin around the Portuguese and Spanish border. This cultivar and their progenies represent about 15 % of the total grapevine acreage in Portugal, stressing the importance of 'Alfrocheiro' in the Portuguese wine character.
Strategies for the development of unique flower forms in ornamental crops: A review

Ornamental plants play a crucial role in human’s day to day life because of its aesthetic value. Any uniqueness in its forms is always welcome. Phenotype with unique forms of flower or, the double flower has higher ornamental value than the single one. Key transcriptional factors for the identification of floral organs have been identified and new ABCDE model has been proposed based on original ABC model. Here A+E specifying sepals, A+B + E petals, B+C+E stamens, C+E carpels, and D+E ovules. Different strategies are being applied like hybridization, mutation, polyploidy, genetic engineering etc to bred cultivars with new flower forms. Single, semi-double & double types of flower are genetically controlled either by a single gene or multiple genes hence by selecting suitable hybridization method double flower can be bred. Similarly, by induced mutagenesis, the mutant can be easily selected with modified visible characters, as flower color, shape, and size, or leaf form and growth habit. In polyploidy breeding, doubling the chromosome number whose main consequences are, increase in size and shape of plants/leaves/ branches, flower parts etc. With the advancement in biotechnological tools like RNAi, CRES-T, miRNA, various traits viz, flower color, fragrance, abiotic stress resistance, disease resistance, pest resistance, manipulation of the form and architecture of plants and/or flowers, flowering time, and post-harvest life etc are being manipulation by genetic engineering. These techniques have been successfully utilized to modify the shape of torenia, chrysanthemum, morning glory, petunia, orchids, gentian, cyclamen, rose plant etc. Even though there are many techniques available but, very few varieties have been developed for the commercial purpose.
The GALAH survey: observational overview and Gaia DR1 companion

The Galactic Archaeology with HERMES (GALAH) Survey is a massive observational project to trace the Milky Way's history of star formation, chemical enrichment, stellar migration and minor mergers. Using high-resolution (R$\simeq$28,000) spectra taken with the High Efficiency and Resolution Multi-Element Spectrograph (HERMES) instrument at the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), GALAH will determine stellar parameters and abundances of up to 29 elements for up to one million stars. Selecting targets from a colour-unbiased catalogue built from 2MASS, APASS and UCAC4 data, we expect to observe dwarfs at 0.3 to 3 kpc and giants at 1 to 10 kpc. This enables a thorough local chemical inventory of the Galactic thin and thick disks, and also captures smaller samples of the bulge and halo. In this paper we present the plan, process and progress as of early 2016 for GALAH survey observations. In our first two years of survey observing we have accumulated the largest high-quality spectroscopic data set at this resolution, over 200,000 stars. We also present the first public GALAH data catalogue: stellar parameters (Teff, log(g), [Fe/H], [alpha/Fe]), radial velocity, distance modulus and reddening for 10680 observations of 9860 Tycho-2 stars that may be included in the first Gaia data release.
Pull yourselves together, guys! : A gendered critique of project manager’s ethics in a public sector context

Project management is omnipresent, but the growth of project management practices and discourses has suffered – and is still suffering – from a lack of ethical reflection. Moreover, most of the existing literature on project management ethics aims at universality and generalised frameworks. We take a critical stance to such ambitions and draw upon a tradition of thought that relates ethics intrinsically to community practices. We therefore present a rich account of an empirical case, that of the Swedish Road Administration (SRA), where the context –the public sector, the construction industry, the project managers relying on external suppliers – is extremely important in order to understand how ethics is constructed. Drawing on critical perspectives on projects and gender, as well as on feminist ethics, we read the empirical material and show how ethics is constructed in complex and sometimes contradictory and surprising ways. We show how being (or seeming to be) in control becomes a central issue, at the same time as the traditional dichotomy of a masculine ethics versus a feminine ‘ethics of caring’ is problematic as such constructs are fluid and intertwined.
Independence, Size and Performance of the Board: An Emerging Market Research

The purpose of this article is to find the link between board independence, board size and BPD (regional development bank) performance for describing the corporate governance in regional development bank. The sample of firms consists all 26’s BPD in Indonesia in the period 2010-2014; we take secondary data from the annual report of each BPD, total 203 top executives who are members of the boards of all BPD in Indonesia. The results are the influence of the board independence and board size on the BPD performance. The sample employed all the members of the boards of BPD in Indonesia giving us a confidence in generalization our findings. The statistical method used to test the hypotheses is OLS regression. This method was applied to measure the relationship between board independence, board size and BPD performance. The results suggested that there is a positive relationship between board independence, board size and BPD performance.
Gross fibrations, SYZ mirror symmetry, and open Gromov–Witten invariants for toric Calabi–Yau orbifolds

Given a toric Calabi-Yau orbifold X whose underlying toric variety is semi- projective, we construct and study a non-toric Lagrangian torus bration on X , which we call the Gross bration. We apply the Strominger-Yau-Zaslow recipe to the Gross bration of (a toric modication of) X to construct its instanton-corrected mirror, where the instanton corrections come from genus 0 open orbifold Gromov-Witten invariants, which are virtual counts of holomorphic orbi-disks inX bounded by bers of the Gross bration. We explicitly evaluate all these invariants by rst proving an open/closed equality and then employing the toric mirror theorem for suitable toric (parital) compactications of X. Our calculations are then applied to (1) prove a conjecture of Gross-Siebert on a relation between genus 0 open orbifold Gromov- Witten invariants and mirror maps ofX { this is called the open mirror theorem, which leads to an enumerative meaning of mirror maps, and (2) demonstrate how open (orbifold) Gromov-Witten invariants for toric Calabi-Yau orb- ifolds change under toric crepant resolutions { this is an open analogue of Ruan's crepant resolution conjecture.
Distribution of intertidal macrobenthic assemblages in relation to environmental factors in the Tagus estuary, western Portugal

Fourteen intertidal sites from the eastern mid-region of the Tagus estuary were considered in order to study their macrobenthic assemblages in relation to environmental factors. The salinity gradient was displayed in an ordination of the assemblages by non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS). However, salinity was not found to be a significant environmental factor to explain the distribution of the assemblages. Conversely, a lateral gradient characterized three clusters of sites identified in relation to their outer, intermediate and inner location also related to organic matter content, oxygen concentration and redox potential values. Although the hydrodynamic factor was not investigated it is thought to be an important environmental factor for characterizing the lateral gradient. As a general trend, there was a transition between the groups of assemblages from the lower estuary towards the inner and upstream locations. The polychaetes Lanice conchilega and Hediste diversicolor and the gastropod Hydrobia ulvae were the characteristic species in the outer, inner and intermediate groups of sites, respectively. It was concluded that the lateral gradient is the main environmental driver that explains the distribution of the intertidal macrobenthic assemblages in the Tagus estuary when the salinity gradient is not find to be a significant environmental factor.
Photosynthetic bicarbonate utilization in Porphyra haitanensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta)

The activities of carbonic anhydrase (CA) and photosynthesis of Porphyra haitanensis were investigated in order to see its photosynthetic utilization of inorganic carbon source. Both intra- and extra-cellular CA activities existed in the thallus. CA inhibitors, acetazolamide (AZ) and ethoxy- zolamide (EZ), remarkably depressed the photosynthetic oxygen evolution in seawater of pH 8.2 and 10.0, and EZ showed stronger inhibition than AZ. The observed net pho- tosynthetic rate in seawater of pH 8.2 was much higher than that of CO 2 supply theoretically derived from spontaneous dehydration of HCO 3 - . P. haitanensis also showed a rather high pH compensation point (9.9). The results demonstrated that P. haitanensis could utilize bicarbonate as the external inorganic carbon source for photosynthesis. The bicarbonate utilization was closely associated with 3 HCO - dehydration catalyzed by extracellular CA activity. The inorganic carbon composition in seawater could well saturate the photosynthe- sis of P. haitanensis. The low K m value and compensation points for inorganic carbon reflected the existence of CO 2 - concentrating mechanism in this alga.
Online Study: Postgraduate Student Perceptions of Core Skills Development.

In this qualitative study, we analyze postgraduate students’ perceptions of strategic behaviors they developed during their online studies and their ability to extend this behavior to their own praxis. Findings suggest that strategic behavior centers around the development of four core skills: engaging in self-directed thinking; fostering effective communication; fostering leadership and shared responsibility; and using technology to reinforce, extend, and deepen learning. Through a dialogic process, where the presence of a supportive online community of practice plays a central role, participants appear to use these skills to engage in a process of un-learning and re-learning. The asynchronous modality of the online medium, allowing delayed rather than immediate responses, appeared to facilitate deeper, more considered constructions of new understandings. Ultimately, this online modality appears propitious in building self-confidence, thus empowering participants to act in their professional domain.
An Investigation into the Tense/Aspect Preferences of Turkish Speakers of English and Native English Speakers in Their Oral Narration.

_______________ The study of SLA began around the beginning of the 70s with the emergence of both theoretical and empirical studies. Undoubtedly, the acquisition of tense/aspect, besides other topics, has attracted much interest from . researchers. This study investigated the use of telic and atelic verb forms in the oral production of Turkish speakers of English (non-native speakers or NNSs) and native speakers of English (NSs). To elicit how the foreground and background of narrative formed; which tense/aspect is preferred in the foreground and background, each participant produced one monologue whose topic was retelling a film. The results showed that the discourse of non-native speakers exhibit target-like qualities not only in terms of usage of verbs according to their inherent semantic aspect of verbs only but also in terms of distribution of verb types in the foreground and background of discourse. ________________ Introduction Since the beginning of the 70s and Selinker’s seminal study Interlanguage, interlanguage and second language acquisition studies have been providing a vast body of knowledge for teachers, students, and course book writers. Researchers in the field put forward new theories accounting for the acquisition process or new empirical support for former theories. For example, the ontogeny model refers to L1 transfer and developmental processes (Major, 1987), and leads the remark: “The Dual nature of IL (Interlanguage) grammars is captured by the Ontogeny Model of second language acquisition. According to this model, there are two types of errors in IL: transfer errors and developmental errors (O’Grady & Archibald, 2004: 478). Another hypothesis dealing with the developmental errors in the acquisition of L1 and L2 is the aspect hypothesis, which is also known as defective tense hypothesis, or primacy of the aspect hypothesis (Bardovi-Harlig, 1994), or aspect first hypothesis (Wagner, 2001). Thirdly, addressing interlanguage development, discourse hypothesis holds that learners use verbal morphology to distinguish foreground from background in the narratives. While, aspect hypothesis asserts that the beginning learners tend to use verbal morphology to mark lexical aspectual distinctions (states vs. dynamic events, durative vs. punctual events, telic vs. ∗ Drawing attention to the drawbacks in his original theory, Major (2002) was to replace his Ontogeny Model theory with that of The Ontogeny Phylogeny Model of Language Acquisition and Change.
Effect of Hibiscus sabdariffa extract Orally Administered on Lipid Parameters of Albino Rats

Lipid parameters were investigated in albino rats of different groups after administration of 0.0mg/ml, 25.0mg/ml, 50.0mg/ml, 100.0mg/ml and 200.0mg/ml of aqueous extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa. The results obtained show that total cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels of the control group were 112.70±1.84, 103.80±1.22, 26.14±1.71 and 66.35±1.02 respectively. The control results when compared to the study groups of B, C, D and E whose values were 89.75±1.97, 82.26±2.79, 73.65±2.19, 64.39±1.58; 99.73±1.76, 95.44±1.50, 90.26± 1.66, 85.58±1.31; 27.38±1.19, 30.25±2.11, 33.35±1.03, 35.34±1.70, and 42.44±1.32, 32.89±1.15, 22.57±1.39, 11.9±0.53 respectively showed a significant decrease (p≤ 0.05) for cholesterol, triglyceride and LDLcholesterol. However, HDL-cholesterol showed a significant increase (P≤ 0.05) when compared with the control group. These findings implies that the administration of Hibiscus sabdariffaaqueous extract have protective effects against hyperlipidemia related disorders such as cardiovascular diseases.
Country risk and valuation of US‐listed foreign IPOs

Purpose - Many foreign firms have made their initial public offering (IPO) debuts in the USA, without first being listed in their home market. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the association of a wide range of country risk measures with the valuation of foreign IPOs. Design/methodology/approach - Based on the law and finance literature, it is hypothesized that IPO firms domiciled in countries with higher country risk are worth less, other things equal. This hypothesis is tested with a sample of international companies making their IPO debuts in the USA between 1986 and 2002. Findings - It is found that several commonly used country-level variables explain the observed IPO valuation differences across countries. In particular, the index of economic freedom, developed by the Heritage Foundation, and the Transparency International's corruption index have a significant impact on post-offer IPO valuations. Specifically, IPO firms hailing from countries with more economic freedom and less corruption are associated with higher valuation in the aftermarket. Originality/value - The paper investigates whether some commonly-used country risk measures affect the valuation of newly US-listed foreign firms.
Remote sensing of the electrodynamic coupling between thunderstorm systems and the mesosphere / lower ionosphere

In the past few years, dramatic experimental evidence has emerged, showing that tropospheric lightning discharges modify the mesosphere and the lower ionosphere through heating and ionization, producing gamma-ray bursts and optical emissions known as red sprites, blue jets, and elves. These transient electrodynamic coupling processes may have long-term effects such as chemical changes, persistent heating of ionospheric electrons, and increased production of mesospheric and stratospheric nitrogen oxides (NOy). In order to assess the regional and global effects of the intense electrodynamic coupling of thunderstorms to the middle atmosphere, the occurrence rate of Sprites needs to be known over large areas of the Earth. Since continuous optical monitoring of Sprite occurrence on large spatial scales is not practical, a continuous proxy indicator for Sprite occurrence is needed. Sprites are intense, transient luminous events in the mesosphere and lower ionosphere above thunderstorm systems. They extend from ∼40 to ∼90 km in altitude, are primarily red in color, and develop to full brightness in a few milliseconds. Sprites are nearly uniquely associated with positive cloud-to-ground lightning flashes, yet they occur in association with only a small subset of those flashes. The peak current of each flash, measured at high frequencies by the National Lightning Detection Network, is not a sufficient indicator of the likelihood of a positive cloud-to-ground lightning flash to produce a Sprite. In this work, remote sensing of the electrodynamic coupling between thunderstorm systems and the mesosphere and lower ionosphere is accomplished by measurement of radio atmospherics in the ELF (extremely low frequency, here 15 Hz 1.5 kHz) and VLF (very low frequency, here 1.5 22 kHz) ranges. Radio atmospherics (“sferics”) provide a unique signature of each lightning return stroke and propagate efficiently in the waveguide bounded by the Earth’s surface and the ionosphere. Novel digital signal processing techniques for ELF/VLF broadband measurements allow automated
Nitrogen Efficiency and Nutrient Absorption by a Sorghum-Oats Forage Succession

Balance between nutrient uptake by the crop and the amount of applied fertilizer is desired in a production system, and this measurement can predict the nutrient use efficiency. The present study aimed to evaluate nitrogen- (N-) use and recovery efficiency and extraction of N, phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) by sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and black oat (Avena strigosa) forages under nitrogen fertilization in three consecutive crop cultivation. The experiment was carried out at Federal Technological University of Parana (UTFPR), Dois Vizinhos, Parana, Brazil, in Rhodic Hapludox soil. Treatments included 0, 37.5, 75, 150, 225, 300, and 375 kg N ha−1 applied to sorghum in the summer seasons of 2010/2011 and 2011/2012, intercalated by, respectively, 0, 40, 80, 120, 160, 200, and 240 kg N ha−1 applied to black oat in the winter/2011. Forage production, N, P, and K extraction, and N recovery efficiency were determined through samplings during the crop cycle. The highest sorghum forage production and N and K extraction were under 230 to 300 kg N ha−1, which was around 190 kg N ha−1 for black oat. The values of N recovery, efficiency, and N-use physiological efficiency were higher under lower N rates for both crops. Based on this, about 150 kg N ha−1 is recommended to obtain good sorghum forage production with higher N efficiency levels, which is about 120 kg N ha−1 for black oat.
Effect of Hyssopus officinalis essential oil on chronic stress-induced memory and learning impairment in male mice

The present study investigated the effect of H. officinalis essential oil on avoidance memory in chronic stress-induced. Mice were exposed to chronic immobilization stress and were treated with H. officinalis essential oil for 21 days. Memory and learning were measured using shuttle box. The serum levels of corticosterone, malondialdehyde, antioxidant capacity, brain malondialdehyde level and antioxidant capacity were measured. Treatment with 75 mg/kg of H. officinalis essential oil caused a significant increase in t2 duration under chronic stress. Serum and brain malondialdehyde levels significantly decreased under stress treated with 75 mg/kg of H. officinalis essential oil. Brain and serum antioxidant capacity significantly increased under stress treated with 75 mg/kg of H. officinalis essential oil. The group that received 75 mg/kg of H. officinalis essential oil (inside the restrainer) had insignificantly lower serum corticosterone levels. H. officinalis essential oil has anti-anxiety effects and can promote memory and learning under chronic immobilization stress. Video Clip of Methodology : Avoidance memory test (t1): 0 min 44 sec: Full Screen Alternate Avoidance memory test (t2): 1 min 2 sec: Full Screen Alternate