Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Stabilizer on Sensory Characteristics and Microbial Analysis of Low-fat Frozen Yoghurt Incoporated with Carrot Pulp

Frozen yoghurt has been the fastest growing product in the frozen dessert market in recent years. Consumer’s interest in frozen yoghurt stems from the desirable nutritional properties attributed to the product. Yoghurt contains substantial amounts of live lactic acid bacteria and the beneficial effects of yoghurt are postulated to be due to its probiotic contents. The present study was carried out with different levels (2%, 3%, 4% and 5%) of carrot pulp. Frozen yoghurt mix was standardisation to 12 % sugar, 12 % SNF, @ 2% culture, Fat (1.5%) and Stabilizer (0.3%, 0.4% and 0.5%) adjusted to 26% total solids for frozen yoghurt. The low fat frozen yoghurt samples of different treatments were analyzed for organoleptic characteristics (flavour & taste, body & texture, Colour & appearance and overall acceptability), nutritional characteristics (acidity and pH) and microbial analysis (yeast and mould & coliform test). The data obtained on various parameters were statistically analyzed. Based on the results, it was concluded that the low fat frozen flavoured yoghurt with 3% carrot pulp, 0.5% Stabilizer (T3S3) and 4% carrot pulp, 0.5% Stabilizer (T4S3) are high as comparable with other treatments in the organoleptic characteristics (Flavour & taste, Body & texture, Colour & appearance and Overall acceptability) and nutritional characteristics (acidity, pH). The average value of yeast and mould count of different treatment of yoghurt was not more than 10/g. It means that all yoghurt samples were very good in quality. There was no contamination in different Stuti Agarwal & Ranu Prasad 798 treatments. This was possible due to strict sanitary conditions followed during each step of manufacture and use of sterilized equipments for this purpose.
Angiogenic Marker Alterations Following Enamel Matrix Derivative Treatment: A Human Study

Aim: The aim of this immunohistochemical study was to assess the expression of angiogenic markers (vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and microvessel density (MVD) in enamel matrix derivative (EMD) treated retromolar soft tissues to gain further insights into the biological mechanisms involved in wound healing and EMD treatment. Methodology: In twenty healthy volunteers, gingival biopsies were obtained from the distal wedge operations of test (EMD-applied) and control sites. EMD was applied into the test sites during the operation. At the 15th post-operative day, the sample sites were re-entered and gingival tissue samples were obtained from both test and control sites. A total of 80 samples for each sites were analyzed by immunohistochemistry for inflammatory infiltrate, expression of VEGF and MVD. Results: Despite similar post-operative inflammatory infiltrate, it was found that EMD- applied sites had statistically higher VEGF-A and VEGF-C expression and MVD compared to the controls on the 15th day. (p <0.0001 for each) Conclusions: This study supports that EMD has an angiogenic potential. The findings of this immunohistochemical analysis may help to gain insight into the angiogenic effects of EMD during the early phases of wound healing. How to cite this article: Ozcelik O, Seydaoglu G, Comert M, Yilmaz E, Haytac MC. Angiogenic Marker Alterations Following Enamel Matrix Derivative Treatment: A Human Study. Int Dent Res 2012;2:8-16. Linguistic Revision: The English in this manuscript has been checked by at least two professional editors, both native speakers of English.
PENGARUH IKLIM ORGANISASI DAN KEPUASAN KERJA TERHADAP KOMITMEN DAN DAMPAKNYA PADA KINERJA PEGAWAI DINAS KOPERASI DAN USAHA KECIL DAN MENENGAH ACEH

ABSTRACT Performance is should be possessed by every employee to perform any duties and responsibilities given to the employee organization. With a good performance, any employee can resolve any burden of organizations with effective and efficient way so that the problems that occur in an organization can be overcome. To improve performance, the Office of Cooperatives and SMEs in Aceh need to pay attention to the organizational climate and employee commitment. Respondents in this study amounted to 123 persons who were employees of this organization. The analysis method used was Path Analysis which was the development of a regression analysis which is operated by using SPSS 22. Results showed Organizational Climate, Job Satisfaction and Work Commitment affect either partially or simultaneously on Employee Performance of Department of Cooperatives and Small enterprises of Aceh. The results also show that there is a direct effect of Organizational Climate, Job Satisfaction on Employee Performance Department of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprise Aceh. Keywords : Organizational Climate, Job Satisfaction, Work Commitment, Employee Performance
Network-assisted discovery for device-to-device communications

Network-assisted device-to-device (D2D) communications allow two devices to communicate with each other directly using one bidirectional link. Exchange of signaling messages with the base station allows the establishment of D2D communications. The discovery of D2D pairs of devices is an essential part of D2D communications as it provides the base station with all the information necessary to evaluate the possibility of D2D communication for the pair. This paper proposes two discovery algorithms, the centralized fully network-dependent and the semi centralized semi-network-dependent algorithms to identify D2D pairs through the exchange of a number of signaling messages. A comparison between those algorithms is performed with respect to delay and signaling overhead. Simulation results show that the second discovery algorithm is faster and more efficient than the first one in discovering new D2D pairs.
INCREASING EXPRESSION OF GST-pi MIF, AND ID1 GENES IN CHEMORESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER CELLS

The differential expression of genes and related proteins of multidrug resistance in chemoresistant prostate cancer cell lines were elucidated in this study. RNA extracted from doxorubicin-resistant rat prostate cancer (PCa) cells (AT3/ADR1000) and native PCa cells was hybridized to expression arrays containing cDNAs from 588 known genes. Differential expression of selected genes was confirmed by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis. Protein contents were measured by fluorescent flow cytometry and immunoblotting. Localization of selected proteins in cells was observed by immunocytochemical staining. Up-regulation of eleven genes and down-regulation of one single gene were displayed in the chemoresistant prostate cancer cells. Overexpression of mRNAs in macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), DNA binding protein inhibitor 1 (ID1), and glutathione S-transferase-pi (GST-pi) were confirmed by gene-specific RT-PCR. Protein over-expression of GST-pi, MIF, and ID1 in resistant cells were 3.3-, 1.5-, and 1.5-fold to native cells, respectively. Immunocytochemistry revealed that GST-pi, MIF, and ID1 were present primarily in the cytoplasm of tumor cells, but ID1 also could be found in the nucleus. AT3/ADR1000 drug-resistant PCa cells displayed significantly increased expression of GST-pi, MIF, and ID1 proteins when compared with native PCa cells. It indicates these genes may play a role in drug resistance of prostate cancer.
Do immunological, endocrine and metabolic traits fall on a single Pace‐of‐Life axis? Covariation and constraints among physiological systems

Variation in demographic and physiological attributes of life history is thought to fall on one single axis, a phenomenon termed the Pace‐of‐Life. A slow Pace‐of‐Life is characterized by low annual reproduction, long life span and low metabolic rate, a fast Pace‐of‐Life by the opposite characteristics. The existence of a single axis has been attributed to constraints among physiological mechanisms that are thought to restrict evolutionary potential. In that case, physiological traits should covary in the same fashion at the levels of individual organisms and species. We examined covariation at the levels of individual and subspecies in three physiological systems (metabolic, endocrine and immune) using four stonechat subspecies with distinct life‐history strategies in a common‐garden set‐up. We measured basal metabolic rate, corticosterone as endocrine measure and six measures of constitutive immunity. Metabolic rate covaried with two indices of immunity at the individual level, and with corticosterone concentrations and one index of immunity at the subspecies level, but not with other measures. The different patterns of covariation among individuals and among subspecies demonstrate that links among physiological traits are loose and suggest that these traits can evolve independent of each other.
B-cell survival factors in autoimmune rheumatic disorders

Autoimmune rheumatic disorders have complex etiopathogenetic mechanisms in which B cells play a central role. The importance of factors stimulating B cells, notably the B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and A proliferation inducing ligand (APRIL) axis is now recognized. BAFF and APRIL are cytokines essential for B-cell proliferation and survival from the immature stages to the development of plasma cells. Their levels are increased in some subsets of patients with autoimmune disorders. Several recent biologic drugs have been developed to block this axis, namely belimumab [already licensed for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) treatment], tabalumab, atacicept and blisibimod. Many clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of these drugs in several autoimmune disorders are ongoing, or have been completed recently. This review updates the information on the use of biologic agents blocking BAFF/APRIL for patients with SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren’s syndrome and myositis.
Preliminary experience of allogeneic stem cell transplantation for lymphoproliferative disorders using BEAM–CAMPATH conditioning: an effective regimen with low procedure‐related toxicity

Autologous transplantation has an established role in the treatment of lymphoproliferative disorders, but allogeneic transplantation remains controversial. In an attempt to reduce the high procedure‐related mortality reported with allografting in lymphoma, we have used BEAM (BCNU, etoposide, cytarabine and melphalan), a standard conditioning regimen for autologous transplantation. As BEAM may be insufficiently immunosuppressive to permit durable engraftment in the allogeneic setting, patients received additional pretransplant immunosuppression with the anti‐CD52 antibody CAMPATH‐1G from day −5 to day −1.
A note on informal economy and ICT

This note offers a perspective on the informal markets as an assortment of human players and networks contributing to a socio‐business culture of economic survival. The note also offers a few thoughts on specific segments of the informal workforce in India based on ethnographic evidence and a sociological assessment. The author begins with an appraisal of the socio‐economic phenomenon of informality including an anthropological framing of the “informal. ” An important focus is the IT‐based businesses and the variety of players ranging from middle‐range businesses to floating or freelancing actors. The note ends with a spotlight on the internet fuelled gig economy where ICTs move beyond being a product or a service and take over as the business platform ushering a new era of informal or gig economy.
Effect of Atrial and Ventricular Tachycardia on Cardiac Oxygen Consumption

Atrial tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia were induced by electric stimuli applied to the heart in the modified dog heart-lung preparation. Cardiac oxygen consumption was measured by the direct Fick method. Left ventricular output was kept constant at about 900 ml/min and arterial pressure at 100 mm Hg during both atrial and ventricular pacing. An increase of heart rate from 130 to 157 beats per minute in atrial tachycardia, and from 130 to 158 beats per minute in ventricular tachycardia, increased cardiac oxygen uptake by 11.5% and 50% respectively (mean of seven experiments). The greater energy expenditure of the heart in ventricular tachycardia, when compared with atrial tachycardia at equivalent heart rates, was attributed to the asynchrony of fractionate contractions of the ventricular muscle when stimuli are applied to the ventricular surface. Total coronary flow increased in both types of tachycardia, but more in ventricular tachycardia.
First Characterization of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Streptococcus suis

ABSTRACT We have identified and sequenced the genes encoding the quinolone-resistance determining region (QRDR) of ParC and GyrA in fluoroquinolone-susceptible and -resistant Streptococcus suis clinical isolates. Resistance is the consequence of single point mutations in the QRDRs of ParC and GyrA and is not due to clonal spread of resistant strains or horizontal gene transfer with other bacteria.
Waves and seiches in Flathead Lake, Montana: measurements of a quiet lake by differential travel-time current measurements

Measurements of velocity and pressure at the south end of Flathead Lake, Montana, reveal lake level fluctuations due to wind set up and seiches. Short period wind wave events, typically of single day duration, were recorded several times during the study period in the fall of 2004. The wind waves are fetch limited, in most cases with periods below 3 second but with significant wave heights that can exceed 50 cm during episodic storm events. Pronounced diurnal and longer period changes due to river influx and controlled drawdown through a hydroelectric dam across the exit river are clearly evident in the record. Broad scale upward fluctuations in lake level due to lake level regulation and seiches have exposed fragile portions of the shore to wind waves that have caused extensive lake wide erosion. The background motion of the lake is typically less than 2 cm/s, the waves are often relatively small with short periods, and the water is clear, making this a difficult environment for current and wave measurement. MAVS (modular acoustic velocity sensor) acoustic differential travel-time measurements detected and recorded these small signals cleanly and well above the instrument noise level
DIGITAL PCR USING MICROPATTERNED SUPERPOROUS ABSORBENT ARRAY

Digital PCR (dPCR) is a new technique for sensitive and accurate analysis of nucleic acids. Current dPCR approaches employ either droplet microfluidics or microwell-based compartmentalization methods for parallel single-molecule PCR reactions, which demands highly sophisticated equipment and expertise. Here we report on an off-the-shelf dPCR device that consists of a micropatterned superporous hydrogel absorbent array. This device enables easy and robust single-molecule compartmentalization owing to spontaneous wetting of the superabsorbent microgels. This technique features low cost, ease of use, and compatibility with general biological/medical research lab settings; and thus could facilitate the widespread applications of dPCR in biology and medicine.
Relationship Between Internationalization and Eco-Innovation Strategies: a Brazilian chemical industry study

This study investigates the association of contextual factors with the adoption of eco-innovation strategies, comparing groups of internationalized and not internationalized companies. It also analyzes the average values of the adoption of these contextual factors and eco-innovation strategies in these two groups of companies. Research methodology follows a quantitative approach, being performed a cross-sectional survey in 124 Brazilian companies of chemicals manufacturing sector. Main results of the analysis showed better association between the contextual factors of support from top management, technological competence, environmental standards and proactive eco-innovation strategies, concerning not internationalized companies. Results also reveal that internationalized companies do not differ from those not internationalized, regarding the adoption of environmental regulatory factors, reputation effects, support from top management, reactive strategies and proactive strategies. In general terms, this outcome may indicate that the surveyed companies have been concerned about eco-innovation, regardless of the scope of their market.
Simulation for the social scientist

What can computer simulation contribute to the social sciences? Which of the many approaches to simulation would be best for my social science project? How do I design, carry out and analyse the results from a computer simulation? This is a practical textbook on the techniques of building computer simulations to assist understanding of social and economic issues and problems. Interest in social simulation has been growing rapidly worldwide as a result of increasingly powerful hardware and software and also a rising interest in the application of ideas of complexity, evolution, adaptation and chaos in the social sciences. This authoritative book details all the common approaches to social simulation, to provide social scientists with an appreciation of the literature and allow those with some programming skills to create their own simulations.New for this edition is a chapter on how to use simulation as a tool. A new chapter on multi-agent systems has also been added to support the fact that multi-agent modelling has become the preferred approach to simulation. Social scientists in a wide range of fields will find this book an essential tool for research, particularly in sociology, economics, anthropology, geography, organizational theory, political science, social policy, cognitive psychology and cognitive science. It will also appeal to computer scientists interested in distributed artificial intelligence, multi-agent systems and agent technologies.
The application of nerve conduction and clinical studies to genetic counseling in hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type I

One hundred and thirty two individuals at risk for hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN) type I from 11 unrelated families were evaluated by physical examination. Motor conduction velocity (MCV) studies of median and/or peroneal nerves were performed on 99 of them. Seventy‐three subjects were found to be affected. In all age categories including the first decade of life, the ratio of affected individuals at risk did not significantly differ from the expected 1:1 ratio; that is, penetrance of the gene was complete. The majority of affected members in the first decade had no clinical features considered diagnostic of peroneal muscular atrophy syndrome, and full clinical expression developed in the second decade. Marked slowing of MCV was already present in the early years of life, even as young as 6 months. Moreover serial MCV studies carried out throughout the first year of life in an affected girl showed no physiological increase in conduction velocity. For purposes of genetic counseling, our experience suggests that, starting from 6 months of age, a clinically and electrophysiologically normal subject has a zero risk of having inherited the HMSN type I gene. However given the limited numbers in this series, infants at risk with normal clinical evaluation and MCVs should be followed up yearly up to 5 years of age.
Resistance of chimpanzees immunized with recombinant gp120SF2 to challenge by HIV‐1SF2

ObjectiveTo determine whether vaccination with recombinant HIV-1SF2 gp120 in a novel oil-in-water adjuvant emulsion, MF59, protects chimpanzees against challenge with HIV-1SF2, the homologous virus isolate. MethodsTwo vaccinated chimpanzees and two control animals were challenged with 25–50 animal infectious doses of a stock of HIV-1SF2 that had been grown in mitogen-activated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). The animals were monitored by a series of serologic [enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Western blot, and neutralization assays] and virologic [virus culture, RNA and DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR)] assays for infection. ResultsBoth control animals showed evidence of seroconversion in ELISA and Western blot assays. In addition, virus was detected in the early, acute phase of infection of both control animals by (1) plasma RNA PCR, (2) virus culture, and (3) PBMC DNA PCR assays. One vaccinated animal showed no serologic or virologic evidence of infection. The other vaccinated animal has not seroconverted, and there was no evidence of plasma viremia. However, virus was detected at early time points in this animal's PBMC, and transient lymphoproliferation to HIV-1 proteins not in the vaccine was observed. These observations suggest that the former animal was protected from challenge while the latter may have experienced a transient or curtailed infection. ConclusionTwo types of vaccine-induced protective immune responses were observed when chimpanzees immunized with rgp 120SF2 were challenged with the homologous virus isolate: a response consistent with the 'sterilizing immune response' documented in the chimpanzee model in previous studies, as well as one that did not completely protect from infection, showing curtailment of the acute phase and a failure of the animal to seroconvert.
Cardiac Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging: The Clinical Use From a Cardiologist's Perspective

The introduction and continued evolution of cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging have added considerable noninvasive diagnostic insight into a wide range of frequently encountered clinical cardiology scenarios. With an increasing range of imaging modalities, and multiple methods of image acquisition in each, a detailed understanding of the clinical question at hand is often necessary to select the proper study and make optimal use of imaging data. We review common cardiac issues from a clinician's perspective, along with the unique role to be played by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in each condition. This review will hopefully facilitate a strong dialogue between imagers and managing clinicians, creating a shared knowledge of both the capabilities of imaging and the management challenges that treating clinicians face.
Defining, Treating, and Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease—A Complex Disorder

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is prevalent in more than 20 million people in the United States. The majority of care provided to patients with this disease comes from primary care physicians, although it is often poorly understood. After an extensive literature review, it is clear that it can be difficult to classify and there are many barriers to care. Risk factors for both incident CKD and disease progression include hypertension, poor glycemic control, sociodemographic factors, acute kidney injury, metabolic acidosis, and possibly hyperuricemia and dietary factors. Treatment of patients with CKD should focus on mitigating risk factors, as well as common comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, anemia, and bone mineral disease. Novel therapies such as pirfenidone, pentoxifylline, and endothelin‐1 antagonists are being investigated with promising results.