Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Motivation, Success Factors and Challenges of Entrepreneurs in Khulna City of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a high densely populated country where creating employment opportunity is a great challenge. Development of entrepreneurship can be a positive advancement in this regard because of its recognized role of creating sufficient scope of employment. Considering this significance, this study has put a great stride to identify motivation, success factors and the challenges of entrepreneurs in Khulna City of Bangladesh. Data were collected from entrepreneurs running business in this city using structured questionnaires developed based on previous studies. Factor analysis was applied first to find the factors associated with motivation, success and challenges of entrepreneurs and later multiple regression technique was used to identify the factors which are statistically significant. This study has found independence, personal and family security, self employment and intrinsic factors are associated with motivation where independence, personal and family security, and self employment are statistically significant. Business environment, policy issues, infrastructure, raw materials, political instability and costs of equipment are found linked with challenges of entrepreneurs in Khulna city where business environment, infrastructure, and raw material are statistically significant. It has been identified that managerial capability, experience and training, family support and honesty, social network, and price and location are success factors. Managerial capability, experience and training, family support and honesty are significant statistically. Keywords: Motivation, Success, Challenge, Entrepreneurs
Yeast models of mitochondrial diseases due to mutations in nuclear genes

Mitochondrial diseases and the role oftheyeastmodels Teresa Rinaldi, Cristina Dallabona, Ileana Ferrero, Laura Frontali & Monique Bolotin-Fukuhara Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Department of Genetics, Biology of Microrganisms, Anthropology, Evolution, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; and Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, CNRSUniversité Paris XI, Orsay, France
Prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition among school adolescents in Gobu Seyo District, East Wollega Zone, Oromia regional state of West Ethiopia, 2016

Adolescence is the transitional period between childhood and adulthood. During this, nutrient needs are greatest. There is so little data on adolescents' nutrition and research needs are immense. The objective of the study was to assess prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition in school adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. A cross-sectional study was conducted at GobuSeyo district in December, 2016. Using multi-stage sampling technique and interviewer administered questionnaire data was collected from 640 adolescents. Statistical package for social science version 20 for data entry and analysis and World health organization Anthroplus for determination of nutritional status of adolescents were used. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent predictors. Prevalence of stunting and underweight composed 17.0 and 18.8% respectively. Adolescents who were stunted and underweight were 22.9%. Severely stunted and underweight adolescents were 1.7 and 2.8% respectively. Single predictor of stunting was fathers’ occupation (Adjusted odds ratio-AOR- 5.82; 95%; CI-1.15, 29.38). Sex and age of the respondents and fathers’ occupation were significant predictors of undernutrition. Thus, adolescent nutrition program focusing on age and sex of adolescents needs to be designed and implemented to address nutritional problem specifically in the study area. Key words: Adolescents, GobuSeyo, stunting, underweight, undernutrition.
Tranexamic acid use during total hip arthroplasty

Background: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic agent that has shown promise in reducing blood loss during total hip arthroplasty (THA). Several studies have reported side effects of high-dose TXA administration, including myocardial infarction (MI), thromboembolic events, and seizures. These possible side effects have prevented the widespread adoption of TXA in the surgical community. Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of 564 primary and revision THAs performed at a single academic center. Surgical patients received either no TXA or 1 g IV TXA at the beginning of surgery followed by a second bolus just before the surgical wound closure, at the surgeon's discretion. We analyzed differences in hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct), estimated blood loss (EBL), and adverse events in patients receiving TXA versus patients not receiving TXA up to 2 days following surgery. Results: Significantly higher Hb and Hct values were found across all time points among patients undergoing primary posterior or revision THA who had received TXA. In addition, transfusion rates were significantly decreased in both primary posterior THAs and revision THAs when TXA was administered. Patients who received TXA experienced significantly fewer adverse events than those who did not for all surgery types. Conclusion: Administration of low-dose intravenous (IV) and intra-articular (IA) TXA does not appear to increase rates of adverse events and may be effective in minimizing blood loss, as reflected by Hb and Hct values following THA.
Der Einfluss der Temperatur auf das Hörvermögen des Karpfens Cyprinus carpio und des Welses Silurus glanis

Studien belegen den Einfluss der Umgebungstemperatur auf die physiologischen Prozesse im Korper von ektothermen Tieren. In der aktuellen Studie wurde der Einfluss der Ausentemperatur auf das Horvermogen von ektothermen Otophysen untersucht. Hierfur wurden der Karpfen Cyprinus carpio (Familie Cyprinidae) und der Welse Silurus glanis (Familie Siluridae) herangezogen. Die Versuchstiere wurden mindestens drei Wochen auf die zu testenden Temperaturen akklimatisiert. Zuerst wurden sie auf 15 °C akklimiert, dann auf 25 °C und anschliesend wieder auf 15 °C zuruckakklimiert. Mittels der Ableitung Auditorisch Evozierter Potentiale (AEP – Methode) wurde die Horempfindlichkeit bei insgesamt sieben verschiedenen Frequenzen zwischen 100 bis 4000 Hz getestet. Weiters wurden die Latenzen der Antwort als Verzogerungen auf einen Klick-Stimulus gemessen. Die Latenz wurde als die Zeit definiert, welche zwischen dem Einsetzen des Klick-Stimulus und der ersten konstanten und hochsten Spitze des AEP (P2) registriert wurde. P2 zeigte sich als eindeutige Antworten auf den Klick-Stimulus in allen Temperaturen. Bei der hoheren Temperatur verbesserte sich das Horvermogen bei den Karpfen zwischen 300 und 2000 Hz und bei den Welsen zwischen 300 und 4000 Hz. Die P2-Latenzen der AEPs nahmen bei 25°C im Vergleich zu 15°C bei beiden Arten um 0.37 ms ab. Diese Daten lassen erkennen, dass die Horempfindlichkeit mit zunehmender Temperatur bei eurythermen Otophysen steigt.
C Healthy obesity High-risk obesity Abdominal fat distribution Adipose tissue inflammation Subcutaneous fat distribution Visceral fat distribution Low macrophage infiltration Small adipocytes Normal adipokine pattern High macrophage infiltration Adipocyte hypertrophy Atherogenic adipokine pattern In

Purpose of review Obesity is associated with an increased risk of premature death and represents a fast growing worldwide health problem that is reaching epidemic proportions. Obesity significantly increases the risk of developing metabolic disorders, hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, and several types of cancer. However, a subgroup of ‘healthy’ obese patients seems to be protected against metabolic and cardiovascular obesity comorbidities. This review focuses on potential mechanisms underlying the healthy obese subphenotype.
UK Laterality : Asymmetries of Body , Brain and Cognition

Social stereotyping of lefthanders in Serbia Milan Dragović, Johanna C. Badcock, Milenković Sanja, Margareta Gregurović & Zlatko Šram a Clinical Research Centre, North Metropolitan Area Health Service, Perth, Western Australia b School of Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia c School of Psychology, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia d Institute for Hygiene and Medical Ecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia e Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, Zagreb, Croatia Published online: 07 Feb 2013.
Evaluation of early and late/intermediate maize varieties for grain yield potential and adaptation to a southern Guinea savanna agro-ecology of Nigeria

Drought-tolerant maize varieties belonging to two different maturity (10 early and 10 late/intermediate) groups were evaluated for yield and other related characters in the southern Guinea savanna (SGS) of Nigeria for two years (2009 and 2010). The differences among genotypes between and within maturity groups differed significantly (P<0.01) for grain yield, plant height, days to anthesis and silk. The effect of year x maturity group and year x maturity within group interactions was highly significant (P<0.01) only for grain yield. The rainfall patterns were favourable in both cropping years with comparable values of growth parameters. Late/intermediate maturing varieties (TZL COMP1-W C6 F2, SUWAN-1-SR-SYN, TZB-SR, OBA SUPER I, EV 8435-SR) out-yielded early maturing ones with yield advantage of 34.29% and taller by 17.04% compared to early ones. However, early varieties were early to anthesis with 6.57% advantage over late/intermediate cultivars. Four early varieties (DMR-ESR Y CIF2, AC 90 POOL 16 DT, STR, TZE-W DT STR C4 and ACR 95TZE COMP4 C3) were superior for grain yield withn a range of 4.39 to 4.68 t/ha. These genotypes could be used either as cultivar per se to escape the prolonged moisture stress during the later part of the cropping season or introgressed with favourable cultivars for high yield adaptable to drought-prone areas in the southern Guinea savanna agro-ecology. Keywords Maize yield, early varieties, late/intermediate varieties, maturity group
Biosurfactant Production in Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions by Different Species of the Genus Pseudomonas

In a time where surface active agents are capable of reducing the energy of the bonds between water molecules by interacting with them to reduce surface tension, it would be unwise not to be able to generate these in masses. Different Pseudomonas species were grown in MSP (minimal sulphate phosphate) media containing salts, glycerol and glucose. P. aeruginosa grown aerobically in the presence of glycerol as carbon source showed the highest emulsion percentage (81.48%), most significant decrease in surface tension (20 mN/m) and rhamnose production of 2.86 mg/mL. However, in anaerobic conditions there was no emulsion, rhamnolipid production or decrease in surface tension. The rhamnolipids were molecularly characterized using ESI-MS (electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry), P. aeruginosa CVCM 411 is able to produce mono-rhamnolipids and di-rhamnolipids, being rhamnolipid RhC10C12:1 the predominant monomer. The specific growth rate for isolates of P. aeruginosa and P. fluorescens in MSP are 0.6732 h-1 and 0.2181 h-1, respectively. In conclusion, the formation of rhamnolipids by P. aeruginosa is linked to its growth (depending on μ), and its ability to generate about 35% of the μmax, in the presence of glucose (carbon source) and glycerol (applied as pulses).
Enhancement of the Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles against Phytopathogenic Bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum by Stabilization

In this paper, the enhanced antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against the phytopathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum after stabilization using selected surfactants (SDS, SDBS, TX-100, and Tween 80) was examined, in comparison with silver ion. Tween 80 was found to be the most preferable stabilizer of AgNPs due to the beneficial synergistic effects of the AgNPs and surfactant. However, all the surfactants nearly had no effects on the antibacterial activity of Ag+. In vitro, Tween 80-stabilized AgNPs showed the highest bactericidal activity against R. solanacearum. Further measurements using TEM, fluorescence microscopy, and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) revealed that though Ag+ and Tween 80-Ag+ induced high toxicity, Tween 80-stabilized AgNPs displayed most severe damage when in direct contact with cells, causing mechanistic injury to the cell membrane and strongly modifying and destructing the cellular proteins. Meanwhile, in vivo, the pot experiments data indicated that the control efficiency of Tween 80-stabilized AgNPs on tobacco bacterial wilt was 96.71%, 90.11%, and 84.21%, at 7 days, 14 days, and 21 days, respectively. Based on the results evidencing their advantageous low dosage requirements and strong antimicrobial activity, Tween 80-stabilized AgNPs are a promising antibacterial agent for use in alternative crop disease control approaches.
ASSESSMENT METHOD OF SEISMIC PERFORMANCE FOR CORRODED REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS

The effects of corrosion of reinforcing steel bars by chloride ingress are seldom considered in mechanical models of shear and flexural capacity fo r an RC beam or column. That is, seismic capacity or how seismic capacity decreases over tim e remains unknown. Therefore, this work identifies corrosion-induced weight loss for reinfo rcing steel bars embedded in concrete. Additionally, an estimating procedure is developed such that structural engineers can evaluate the seismic performance of a deteriorating RC building. Finally, this work adopts an elementary school on Lanyu Island, Taitung, Taiwan, as an example and identifies its time-dependent seismic performance.
Correlation between Maltese and euro area sovereign bond yields

This paper investigates correlation in Malta government stock (MGS) yields and assesses correlation between these yields and those of Malta’s major euro area partners. Correlation coefficients are found to be high, indicating the existence of a long-run relationship in the setting of MGS yields with short-term deviations. The analysis also includes an MGARCH-DCC(1,1) system based on spreads over the German ten-year bond, which are modelled for eleven euro area countries. Dynamic conditional correlations (DCCs) confirm that Maltese ten-year bond yields tend to be broadly insulated from event specific volatility in other countries’ yields. Simple ‘benchmark’ regressions are estimated over the period 2007 – 2016, allowing the comparison of actual ten-year bond yields with composite equation outputs. The benchmarked yields based on euro area bonds track consistently actual MGS yields, while from mid-2015 onwards, MGS yields follow closely a benchmark derived on the basis of underlying economic fundamentals.
Title Probing the densification mechanisms during flash sintering of ZnO Permalink

The eutectic temperature and composition of the TiO2-CuO system were carefully measured to be 1010 ± 10 C and 83CuO:17TiO2, respectively. Subsequently, a TiO2-CuO phase diagram was computed, representing a correction and major improvement from the phase diagram available in literature. Dilatometry measurements and isothermal sintering experiments unequivocally demonstrated the activated (enhanced) sintering of TiO2 with the addition of CuO, occurring at as low as >300 C below the eutectic temperature. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) characterization of waterquenched specimens revealed the formation of nanometer-thick, liquid-like, intergranular films (IGFs), a type of grain boundary (GB) complexion (a.k.a. 2-D interfacial phase), concurrently with accelerated densification and well below the bulk eutectic temperature. Consequently, activated sintering is explained from the enhanced mass transport in this premelting-like complexion. An interfacial thermodynamic model was used to quantitatively explain and justify the stabilization of liquid-like IGFs below the eutectic temperature and the temperature-dependent IGF thicknesses measured by HRTEM. A GB l diagram was computed, for the first time for a ceramic system, to represent the thermodynamic tendency for general GBs in CuO-doped TiO2 to disorder. © 2017 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Lipids MECHANISMS OF NOVEL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK FACTORS IN CLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN DIABETES

Purpose of review Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and modifying cardiovascular risk through lifestyle intervention and pharmacologic therapy is paramount. This review focuses on recent advances in treatment of classical (traditional) cardiovascular risk factors and highlights the impact of novel risk factors, including sleep disorders, socioeconomic status and chronic psychological stress on CVD in T2DM.
Seasonal Variation in Growth, Leaf Physiology and Fruit Development in Kinnow, a Mandarin Hybrid

In the early bearing stage of Kinnow, the magnitude of vegetative growth was maximum in spring flush (47.08%) followed by in the rainy season flush (42.07%), whereas, the winter fall flush bore only minor flush of the annual vegetative growth (10.85%). Similarly, the spring flush leaves showed the minimum values of leaf sclerophylly i.e. leaf area, leaf fresh and dry weight, specific leaf weight, density of foliar tissue and leaf tissue succulency as compared to rainy and winter fall flushes leaves, implying that spring season growth most serves as a sink to developing fruits. Growth of the Kinnow fruit in phase 1 st which last for one month up to April is primarily due to the increase in peel thickness which contributes about 70% of the fruit radius. In phase 2 nd , growth of the fruit is due to the increase in pulp tissue thickness contributing 80% of the fruit radius, increased fruit fresh weight, moisture content and decreased peel thickness up to September. Major gain in fresh weight of the fruit is from May-October, contributing 80.14% of the total fruit weight. Thereafter, phase 3 rd of maturation and ripening starts with comparatively decreased rate of increase in fruit weight and size, and slightly increased rate of dry weight, peel thickness and reduced moisture percentage. This study will be further helpful in increasing the input efficiency of resources for improving fruit size and reducing fruit drop in kinnow (K) mandarin.
Test-Anxiety and Self-Efficacy: A Study on the Students of Islamic Azad University, Branch of Southern Khorasan

Background and Aim: Nowadays, self-directed approach to education is of great importance in the self-efficacy in educational settings. The findings of various research projects on the field reveal the vital role and importance of self-confidence in all areas of life. Accordingly, this project aims at studying the relationship between self-efficacy and test-anxiety in Iranian students of Islamic Azad University. Materials and Methods: This study is a descriptive and analytic study of correlation type. The selected 405 subjects who participated in the study were studying in Azad University, Southern Khorasan Province. They were selected through cluster random sampling. The data were collected through standardized questionnaires for self-efficacy and test-anxiety. Pearson correlation and t-test were employed to analyze the collected data using SPSS software. Results: There is a relationship between self-efficacy and test-anxiety at the level of p<0.01. Also, the relationship between personal variables (age, sex, average, and .) with test-anxiety and self-efficacy was scrutinized. The results showed that there is a significant relation between student average and self-efficacy at the level of p<0.05; however, the sex variable was not influential in the results. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between self-efficacy and test-anxiety and this in turn proved that self-efficacy is effective in improving the students’ mental health and their academic and vocational achievements. Accordingly, in order to improve self-efficacy, we need not only to include some instructions for self-efficacy in the curricula but also train teachers and students at any level of education.
Estimates of the Regional Distribution of Sea Level Rise over the 1950–2000 Period

Abstract TOPEX/Poseidon satellite altimeter data are used to estimate global empirical orthogonal functions that are then combined with historical tide gauge data to estimate monthly distributions of large-scale sea level variability and change over the period 1950–2000. The reconstruction is an attempt to narrow the current broad range of sea level rise estimates, to identify any pattern of regional sea level rise, and to determine any variation in the rate of sea level rise over the 51-yr period. The computed rate of global-averaged sea level rise from the reconstructed monthly time series is 1.8 ± 0.3 mm yr−1. With the decadal variability in the computed global mean sea level, it is not possible to detect a significant increase in the rate of sea level rise over the period 1950–2000. A regional pattern of sea level rise is identified. The maximum sea level rise is in the eastern off-equatorial Pacific and there is a minimum along the equator, in the western Pacific, and in the eastern Indian Ocean. A g.
Exploring the observational constraints on the simulation of brown carbon

Abstract. Organic aerosols (OA) that strongly absorb solar radiation in the near-UV are referred to as brown carbon (BrC). The sources, evolution, and optical properties of BrC remain highly uncertain and contribute significantly to uncertainty in the estimate of the global direct radiative effect (DRE) of aerosols. Previous modeling studies of BrC optical properties and DRE have been unable to fully evaluate model performance due to the lack of direct measurements of BrC absorption. In this study, we develop a global model simulation (GEOS-Chem) of BrC and test it against BrC absorption measurements from two aircraft campaigns in the continental US (SEAC4RS and DC3). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to compare simulated BrC absorption with direct aircraft measurements. We show that BrC absorption properties estimated based on previous laboratory measurements agree with the aircraft measurements of freshly emitted BrC absorption but overestimate aged BrC absorption. In addition, applying a photochemical scheme to simulate bleaching/degradation of BrC improves model skill. The airborne observations are therefore consistent with a mass absorption coefficient (MAC) of freshly emitted biomass burning OA of 1.33 m2 g−1 at 365 nm coupled with a 1-day whitening e-folding time. Using the GEOS-Chem chemical transport model integrated with the RRTMG radiative transfer model, we estimate that the top-of-the-atmosphere all-sky direct radiative effect (DRE) of OA is −0.344 Wm−2, 10 % higher than that without consideration of BrC absorption. Therefore, our best estimate of the absorption DRE of BrC is +0.048 Wm−2. We suggest that the DRE of BrC has been overestimated previously due to the lack of observational constraints from direct measurements and omission of the effects of photochemical whitening.