Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
EFFECTS OF ATHLETIC TAPING ON PERFORMANCE OF BASKETBALL ATHLETES WITH CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY

Rev Bras Med Esporte – Vol. 24, No 6 – Nov/Dez, 2018 ABSTRACT Introduction: Ankle sprains are recurrent injuries in basketball, hence more and more athletes are taping their ankles to promote joint stability, aiming at improving dynamic balance and, consequently, functional performance. Objective: To verify the effects of elastic and rigid athletic taping on the functional performance and level of comfort of basketball players with chronic ankle instability. Methods: Twenty-one athletes aged between 18 and 30 years (mean age 23.7 ± 3.2) with chronic ankle instability (CAI), verified using the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool, were selected to take part in this study. The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) and the Figure-of-8 hop test (F8) were applied unilaterally to assess functional performance, considering the ankle of greater instability in three situations: without athletic taping, with rigid athletic taping and with elastic athletic taping. A draw was held to determine the order in which the tests (held over a number of days) would be applied. A questionnaire was conducted to assess comfort on the same day the athletic tapes were applied. Results: There was no significant difference between the tests in any direction of the SEBT, but there was a significant difference in F8 between the rigid athletic taping x control and elastic athletic taping x control situations. In addition, the elastic athletic tape was considered significantly more comfortable than the rigid athletic tape. Conclusion: Athletic taping appears to effectively improve the dynamic balance and functional performance of athletes with CAI only in activities that cause considerable joint stress, as is the case in F8. Elastic athletic tape appears to be just as effective as rigid athletic tape in these situations, in addition to being a significantly more comfortable alternative. Levef of Evidence I; High quality randomized trial with statistically significant difference or no statistically significant difference but narrow confidence intervals.
Changes in lychee ( Litchi chinensis Sonn . ) texture and volatile compounds due to ultra-high pressure processing

The purpose of this study was to determine the changes of textural properties and flavor profiles of lychee after high pressure processing. It was found that the firmness values of pressurized lychee decreased with increasing pressure levels, temperatures and processing times, in particular lychee pressurized at 600 MPa and 60°C for 20 min. Considering the confocal scanning laser microscopic (CSLM) images, the microstructure of lychee treated under extreme conditions (600 MPa/60°C/20 min) was more severely affected than samples treated at 200 MPa and 20°C for 10 min. GC-MS chromatograms elucidated that ethanol and ethyl acetate were the major volatiles in fresh and pressurized samples. Pressurization at 200 MPa could maintain ester volatiles (freshness or fruity aromas) present in lychee better than more extreme processing level.
Some quality aspects of different sorghum forage (sorghum bicolor L. moench) genotypes grown under rain-fed and irrigation condition

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a cereal plant member of the family of Poaceae.1 Also is well adapted to hot and dry environments.2 The production of forage crops is very important for livestock in Sudan.3 Locally in North Kordofan State the latest estimates of the livestock population of Kordofan4 indicated that, there are now 31 million heads, composed of 8, 12.5, 8, and 3 million of cattle, sheep, goats and camels respectively. And the diminishing amount of fodder produced in naturally due to the expansion of rainfed agriculture on the expensive of range land. Forage quality means the ability and the extent to which forage has the potential to produce a desired animal response. Many factors influence forage quality, one of them is forage cultivars. Secondarily environmental factors such as soil type, fertility, day length, and temperature during plant growth.5 Mohammad,6 reported variations in fodder quality traits of sorghum genotypes under diverse environment maximum, acid detergent, fiber, were observed at the optimum environment (irrigated) while maximum crude protein, were produced under rain fed conditions. Understanding the response of genotypes for specific area with high yield and good quality is of great importance; hence the aim of this study was to evaluate the quality performance of sorghum genotypes under rain-fed and irrigation condition in North Kordofan state.
Identification of Dust Storm Sources in Iraq using Space Monitoring Tools

The earth cover (soil types) of Iraq is characterized by its variation in its geological and mineral contents. A large area of Iraq can be a source for dust storms that occur in Iraq and neighboring countries. These areas are located in the north western and western parts of Iraq which are characterized by their dryness and minimum vegetation during summer season. The prevailing wind direction in Iraq comes from the northwest and is known as ( Shamal). This cold wind front meets a warm air front from the west on areas of soft and light soil cover in north western part of Iraq. This process leads to rise of huge amount of suspended dust and hence to the creation of dust storm which propagate in most parts of Iraq (middle and south). In this research we observe the occurrence frequency of dust storms as observed from space images and meteorological data. The source of dust storm is also indicated using these space tools. ةيئاضفلا ةبقا رملا لئاسو مادختساب قا رعلا يف ةيرابغلا فصاوعلا رداصم ديدحت محم يلع دبع ميركلا دبع يرمعلا ليعامسا ذاعم و د ايجولونكتلاو مولعلا ةرا زو ،تلااصتلااو ءاضفلا ايجولونكت ةرئاد ،وجلاو ءاضفلا مولع زكرم ةصلاخلا ةيندعملاو ةيجولويجلا تانوكملا ثيح نم ةعونتم اهنوكب قا رعلا برت زيمتت . قا رعلا نم ةديدع قطانم كلانه ي يتلا ةيبا رتلا فصاوعلل ا ريبك ا ردصم ربتعت ةيلامشلاو ةيبرغلا قطانملا يف زكرتت يتلاو ةقطنملاو قا رعلا اهدهش فيصلا لصف يف يتابنلا ءاطغلا ةلقو فافجلاب زيمتتو ةيبرغلا . عون نم يه قا رعلا يف ةدئاسلا حايرلا نوكلو يلمعلا هذه يدؤت و فافجلا قطانم قوف ةراحلاو ةئفادلا تاجوملا تاهبج عم مدصت يتلاو ةدرابلا لامشلا ىلإ ة حاتجت ةيبا رت فصاوع ىلإ ةيدؤم ةبرتلأا قئاقد نم ةلئاه تايمك اهعم ةلماح ىلعلأا ىلإ ةيحطس حير دوعص يقرشلا بونجلاو بونجلا وحن ةهجتم ةقطنملا . تانايبلاو ةيئاضفلا روصلا يف تدصر امك قا رعلا يف تلصح يتلا ةيرابغلا فصاوعلا ثحبلا ضرعتسي لأا ىلع ادامتعاو ةيئاونلاا ةيرابغلا فصاوعلا كلت رداصم ديدحت مت ةيئاضفلا تاود .
PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF SINGLE CUT FODDER SORGHUM ( SORGHUM BICOLOR ) GENOTYPES UNDER VARYING FERTILITY LEVELS

A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2016 at Udaipur, Rajasthan on clay loam soil to assess the effect of fertility levels (60 N+30 P2O5+30 K2O kg/ha, 80 N+40 P2O5+40 K2O kg/ ha and 100 N+50 P2O5+50 K2O kg/ha) on single cut genotypes (SPH 1725, SPH 1794, SPH 1797, SPV 2317, CSH 13 and CSV 21F) of fodder sorghum. Amongst genotypes, SPH 1752 proved most efficient as it gave significantly higher green (47.73 t/ha) and dry (14.24 t/ha) fodder yields, net returns (Rs. 41150/ha) and B : C ratio 1.60. The crop fertilized with 100 N+50 P2O5+50 K2O kg/ha recorded significantly higher green (41.08 t/ha) and dry (12.26 t/ha) fodder yield as well as net returns (Rs. 30803/ ha) over application of 60 N+30 P2O5+30 K2O kg/ha and 80 N+40 P2O5+40 K2O kg/ha.
Scheduling Live Migrations of Virtual Machines during Host Evacuation

Server virtualization introduces new capabilities that improve the efficiency of data centers. One such capability is live migration of virtual machines – the ability to move an operational virtual machine from one physical host to another without perceivable downtime of applications running within the virtual machine. Efficient management of live migrations is particularly important in scenarios involving a large number of migrations, such as host maintenance or workload consolidation, when all virtual machines running on a host need to be evacuated to other hosts. Since live migration is demanding on host and network resources, decreasing the time needed for host evacuation can improve system availability and reduce administrative costs. In an emergency, when a host is likely to become unavailable quickly, minimizing the duration of host evacuation narrows the risk of losing applications. This paper presents the problem of scheduling virtual machine migrations during host evacuation. Given a set of migrations emanating from a single host, each migration having a length and a predefined destination host, and a set of limits on the number of migrations each host can handle concurrently, the goal is to obtain a migration schedule whose total length (makespan) is minimal. The problem is known to be NP-hard. We obtain approximation bounds on the makespan for two common greedy scheduling heuristics: LS and LPT, and show that an optimal schedule can be generated using LS. We then devise a (2+ǫ)-approximation scheme for the problem. Finally, we introduce a family of custom heuristics, and demonstrate empirically that they outperform the common heuristics. We also demonstrate that the custom heuristics are comparable with a scheduler deploying a commercial constraint programming solver, while our heuristics are considerably simpler and faster.
Effect of Sugars on mRNA Expression of 11 β-HSD 1 in the Hypothalamus of Rats after 24 hour Exposure

Fructose can quickly increase the 11β-HSD1 expression in both the liver and adipose tissue of rats. The intra cellular glucocorticoids regeneratedby11β-HSD1 increase the risk of obesity development. However, how sugars affect the expression of hypothalamic 11β-HSD1 is not clear. In the current paper, we treated Sprague Dawley rats with 15% of different sugar solutions including glucose, sucrose, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and fructose. After 24 hour exposure, we sampled portions of the par ventricular hypothalamic nucleus (PVN), ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) and lateral hypothalamus (LH). We then measured mRNA expression of 11β-HSD1 in these three regions of hypothalamus using quantitative PCR techniques. Results showed that although sugars have no significant effect on 11β-HSD1 expression in the PVN, VMH or LH compared to control, HFCS did increase 11βHSD1 expression compared with glucose and sucrose group in both the PVN and VMH.
Modeling of IEEE 802.15.4 in a Cluster of Synchronized Sensor Nodes

In this paper we present a model of the IEEE 802.15. 4 MAC protocol for a cluster of sensor nodes and discuss its performance. Our focus is on a special scenario where all nodes start their transmission synchronously, which is the most harmful case for CSMA/CA protocols. The in(cid:13)uence of the cluster size and message length is investigated using a non-stationary analysis technique. We characterize the delays for transmitting/receiving data from the cluster members, the success probability
Agenda: Empowering women for gender equity

This Profile discusses the portrayal of women through Kwaito music and their frequent pornographic objectification in the popular township music genre. It considers the apparent shift away of Kwaito from its roots in the moment of popular expectation of the liberated South Africa and its desire to be an expression of the voices of the townships, both democratic, indigenous and controversial. The Profile draws on research to enquire into opinions of fans on the representation of women and asks whether the musicians have strayed from the track which has brought them into the limelight, popular support and success. While not representative of the whole genre, the Profile reviews a sample of lyrics and asks if there is another direction where popular music might go, particularly, whether gender equality and women’s sexual exploitation will continue to exist in tension and contradiction. It is argued that popular music as an example of township music culture that embraces the ideas of post-apartheid freedom and that speaks to the democracy, and of non-racism and gender equality, may have been overtaken by a more compelling commercial pull: that as long as it sells on the streets, anything goes. It is argued that gendered cultural values hold importance both in how women are represented by men and women in a male-dominated music industry and in a culture that must increasingly be aware of the crisis posed to women of uncritical acceptance of cultural messages that accept gender violence and abuse as a necessary ingredient for success.
PREDICTION OF PULSATILE 3 D FLOW IN ELASTIC TUBES USING STAR CCM + CODE

Three-dimensional fluid-structure interaction is studied numerically in several elastic straight or curved pipes under a pulsatile flow. The finite volume code STARCCM+ is used to solve the fluid-structure interaction problem governed by the Navier Stokes equations with the large displacement model in a stongly coupled interaction. Two cases are considered for the validation purposes: straight collapsible tube with different thicknesses, for validation of the fluid-structure model and pulsatille flow in a rigid curved pipe. Finally, the comparison between rigid and elastic walls on the pulsatile flow in a curved pipe is performed for several Young modulus and Womersley numbers. The results show a detailed validation of the STAR-CCM+ code for the fluid-structure interaction model problem and a physical sound result considering the influence of the wall elasticity on the Dean vortices of the secondary flow.
Outcomes of patients in Peritoneal Dialysis program : Nursing Practice

Introduction: The chronic kidney disease and the beginning of dialysis treatment brings to the fore the circumstances which threatens the physical and psychological aspects of individuals. There may be personal, family and social repercussions therefore the need to relearn how to live, in order to meet the demands of a world permeated by technical procedures, consultations and examinations. Objective: To analyze the outcomes of patients in Peritoneal Dialysis program. Material and methods: Systematic review of the literature, using the keywords: "Peritoneal Dialysis," "Nurse Care" and "Nephrology"; and the PICO method. Between 2013/2018 many electronic databases were selected, including the analysis of eight articles. Results: The analyzed studies revealed that the peritoneal dialysis has good acceptance by patients. The peritonitis is the most frequent conditionate to its failure, followed by infection of the outlet port of the catheter. Besides these factors an advanced age and other comorbidities are also factors for the failure of the peritoneal dialysis. Conclusion: It is important the creation of therapeutic and care protocols, that are effective in controlling these occurrences to obtain a proper evaluation. Although the implant is a medical competence procedure, nursing professionals, especially the nurses, are responsible for the training of maintenance of these catheters, which is of great importance.
Exploring the third culture building approach for effective cross-cultural interaction for Black American professionals in predominantly white institutions

by Tessa R. Sutton University ofthe Pacific 2013 Professional interactions that are both functional and mutually beneficial are rare. The purpose of this study is to explore an application of a Third Culture Building (TCB) approach, a mutually constructed interpersonal process between two individuals, for Black American professionals (with advanced knowledge acquired from institutions of higher learning), to generate a new space in Predominantly White Institutions (PWis). These institutions include settings where the racial composition is becoming consistently more diverse (through past desegregation efforts). Although the U.S. has moved beyond integration and the monumental Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, racism and intercultural barriers that prevent functional cross-cultural communication still exist in these settings. This research is directed toward answering the question: How might Black American professionals generate a Third Culture space in PWis through cross-cultural 7
3 D volume-of-fluid simulation of a wobbling bubble in a gas-liquid system of low Morton number

A new computer code has been developed for the direct numerical simulation of certain aspects of three-dimensional bubble dynamics in a fluid. This code combines the Volume-of-Fluid method for tracking the gas-liquid interface with a new, piecewise linear, interface reconstruction algorithm called EPIRA. Results are presented for single gas bubbles rising in a plane vertical channel filled with a liquid. Four distinct combinations of Eötvös and Morton numbers, in the range 0.2 ≤ EöB ≤ 243 and 2.5·10 ≤ M ≤ 266, are considered. Three of these combinations yield a spherical, ellipsoidal, and oblate ellipsoidal cap bubble, respectively, each rising steadily on a rectilinear path. For EöB = 3.07 and M = 2.5·10, a bubble with an irregular, oscillating wobbling shape rising on an irregular spiral path, is obtained. Even though the simulations were carried out with a gas-to-liquid density ratio of 0.5, all of the numerical results for bubble shape, wake, and path characteristics are in close agreement with the experimental results for gas-liquid systems characterized by the same values for EöB and M, but having density ratios much smaller than 0.5.
Does Universal Child Care Matter ? Evidence from a Large Expansion in Pre-School Education

This paper studies the e¤ect of a German universal child care program (aimed at 3to 6-year-olds) on school readiness indicators. We draw on unique administrative data for the entire population of children who are about to start school in one large region. Our identi cation strategy exploits a federal policy reform which entitles every child to a child care slot from her third birthday to school entry, leading to a staggered expansion in child care facilities across municipalities. We nd that longer public child care attendance strongly and robustly reduces language and motor skill problems and improves overall school readiness for children of immigrant ancestry (i.e., children who themselves or whose parents were born outside Germany), but has no signi cant e¤ects for children of native ancestry. We o¤er three explanations for these ndings. First, non-linear returns to the length of attendance may lead to higher overall e¤ects for children of immigrant ancestry, as the reform had a di¤erential impact on the child care starting age for children of native ancestry. Second, the two groups of children di¤er with respect to the counterfactual care arrangements. Third, due to their lack of pro ciency in the host country language, children of immigrant ancestry may bene t more from public child care and exposure to other children. Our ndings suggest that universal child care programs help to narrow the achievement gap between children of immigrant and native ancestry, potentially reducing life-time inequalities between these two groups. Correspondence: Christian Dustmann, Department of Economics, University College London, Email: c.dustmann@ucl.ac. uk; Anna Raute, Department of Economics, University College London, Email: a.raute@ucl.ac. uk; Uta Schönberg, Department of Economics, University College London and Institute for Employment Research; Email: u.schoenberg@ucl.ac. uk. We are indebted to Dr. Johannes Dreesman and the Lower Saxonian Health Ministry (NLGA) for providing us with the data and their valuable data support. We thank the Norface programme on migration for nancial support.
Randomized Trial Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy and Manipulation on Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction : A Randomized Controlled Trial

Methods: A total of 51 patients with lower back or buttock pain resulting from SIJD were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 study groups: ET, MT, or EMT. The ET group received posterior innominate self-mobilization, sacroiliac joint stretching, and spinal stabilization exercises. The MT group underwent posterior innominate mobilization and SIJ manipulation. Lastly, the EMT group received manipulation maneuvers followed by exercise therapy. Pain and disability were assessed at 6, 12, and 24 weeks after the interventions.
Sexual Dimorphism in Tilapia , Oreochromis mossambicus ( Peters , 1852 ) from Lake Lanao , Philippines 1

The major objective of this study is to determine shape dimorphism between sexes of the introduced species of the tilapia O. mossambicus from Lake Lanao Philippines, using landmark-based geometric morphometrics. A total of 84 specimens (41 females and 43 males) were analyzed. Eighteen landmark points were digitized on the specimens from whom relative warp scores were derived. Discriminant function analysis and thin-plate spline plot showed significant difference between body shape of the sexes with males exhibiting bigger head, along with elongated dorsal and anal fin bases. The elongated dorsal and anal fins could be a product of ecological selection.
The Moderating Role of Transformational Leadership and Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship Between Openness to Experience and Creativity

THE ROLE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT IN PREDICTING CREATIVITY by Monica A. Luu Although openness to experience has been found to be a consistent and important determinant of creativity, organizations have been interested in ways in which they could alter the environment in order to increase creativity. Woodman, Sawyer, and Griffin (1993) argue that organizational creativity is a function of the interaction between an individual’s personality and environment. Using Woodman’s theory, the present study was conducted to test whether two organizational factors, transformational leadership and perceived organizational support (POS), would moderate the relationship between openness to experience and creativity. Data were collected from 114 fulltime and parttime employees from various organizations through use of online surveys. Overall, although openness to experience, transformational leadership (in particular, articulating a vision), and POS were found to predict creativity, neither transformational leadership nor POS moderated the relationship between openness to experience and creativity. These findings suggest that (a) the more open to experience individuals are, (b) the more a leader articulates a vision, and (c) the more individuals perceive support from their organization, the more creativity individuals will exhibit. Organizations should therefore train their leaders to clearly articulate a vision and provide support to followers in order to increase employee creativity.
Synergistic effect between some antimicrobial agents and rosemary ( rosmarinus officinalis ) toward staphylococcus aureus – in-vitro 1

The present study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of ethanol plant extract of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and / with five antimicrobial agents of different mechanisms (oxytetracycline Hcl, amoxicillin, cefquinome, sulphaquinoxaline and danofloxacin) against field strain of S. aureus. By using agar well diffusion method, the mean zone of inhibition (mm) of ethanol extract of Rosemary were 21.67±0.33, 20.33±0.33, 19.67±0.17, 18.83±0.17, 18.17±0.17, 16.33±0.33 and 11.5±0.29 mm at different concentrations. While the mean zone of inhibition (mm) of different antimicrobial agents at different concentrations for amoxacillin was 24±0.29, 20.67±0.33, 17.67±0.33 and 14.17±0.17mm and for cefquinome was 20.83±0.17, 18±0.29 and 13.5±0.29 mm. no inhibition zones were detected with danofloxacin, sulphaquinoxalline and oxytetracycline Hcl. By macrodilution method, the MIC of rosemary was 0.048mg/ml and the MICs for the aforementioned antimicrobial agents were 0.015, 0.25, 1.0, 8.0 and 16 μg/ml respectively. The synergistic effects were recorded by FIC index between 0.006 and 0.00038 mg/ml of rosemary with 0.125 and 4.0 μg/ml of cefquinome and sulphaquinoxalline respectively.