Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Ejaculate fractions of asthenozoospermic and teratozoospermic patients have differences in the sperm DNA integrity

The initial fraction of the human ejaculate mainly contains prostatic secretions and the subsequent fraction holds majority of the spermatozoa suspended in the secretions from the seminal vesicle. Apart from large series of proteins, human ejaculate also contains antioxidants and reactive oxygen species that are specific to certain accessory sexual glands; however, the influence of these components on the sperm DNA integrity has not been elucidated till date. The present investigation was conducted using split (first and second) ejaculate fractions of forty‐one subjects having various semen abnormalities. Sperm DNA integrity was assessed in the individual fractions by comet assay and quantified. The amount of sperm DNA damage between the split fractions is not significantly different in normozoospermic semen samples. In contrast, split fraction‐2 had significantly elevated level of DNA‐damaged spermatozoa in asthenozoospermic (P < 0.01) and teratozoospermic groups (P < 0.001) when compared to whole ejaculate. The split fraction analysis using various types of ejaculates demonstrated the difference in sperm DNA integrity, which has not been reported till date. Hence, in a clinical point of view, the use of initial ejaculate fraction may be considered superior to whole ejaculate in assisted conception if the DNA integrity is a concern especially in asthenozoospermic and teratozoospermic samples.
Effect of nitrogen form and root-zone pH on growth and nitrogen uptake of tea (Camellia sinensis) plants.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Tea (Camellia sinensis) is considered to be acid tolerant and prefers ammonium nutrition, but the interaction between root zone acidity and N form is not properly understood. The present study was performed to characterize their interaction with respect to growth and mineral nutrition. METHODS Tea plants were hydroponically cultured with NH4+, NO3- and NH(4+) + NO3-, at pH 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0, which were maintained by pH stat systems. KEY RESULTS Plants supplied with NO3- showed yellowish leaves resembling nitrogen deficiency and grew much slower than those receiving NH4+ or NH(4+) + NO3- irrespective of root-zone pH. Absorption of NH4+ was 2- to 3.4-fold faster than NO3- when supplied separately, and 6- to 16-fold faster when supplied simultaneously. Nitrate-grown plants had significantly reduced glutamine synthetase activity, and lower concentrations of total N, free amino acids and glucose in the roots, but higher concentrations of cations and carboxylates (mainly oxalate) than those grown with NH4+ or NH(4+) + NO3-. Biomass production was largest at pH 5.0 regardless of N form, and was drastically reduced by a combination of high root-zone pH and NO3-. Low root-zone pH reduced root growth only in NO(3-)-fed plants. Absorption of N followed a similar pattern as root-zone pH changed, showing highest uptake rates at pH 5.0. The concentrations of total N, free amino acids, sugars and the activity of GS were generally not influenced by pH, whereas the concentrations of cations and carboxylates were generally increased with increasing root-zone pH. CONCLUSIONS Tea plants are well-adapted to NH(4+)-rich environments by exhibiting a high capacity for NH4+ assimilation in their roots, reflected in strongly increased key enzyme activities and improved carbohydrate status. The poor plant growth with NO3- was largely associated with inefficient absorption of this N source. Decreased growth caused by inappropriate external pH corresponded well with the declining absorption of nitrogen.
Credit Spreads and the Treasury Zero Coupon Spot Curve

This paper examines the relationship between credit spreads on industrial bonds and the underlying Treasury term-structure. Unlike previous studies, we use zero-coupon spot rates, which eliminate coupon bias, and so allow for a consistent study both within and across the different credit ratings. As far as we are able to determine, we are the first to examine the stability of the relation between credit spreads and the Treasury term structure. We find that the level and the slope of the Treasury term structure are negatively correlated with the spread on corporate bonds. Importantly, the effect of the level and slope of the Treasury yield curve on credit spreads are reasonably constant through time. This is good news for value-at-risk calculations as this suggests that the correlation amongst assets of different credit classes are stable, so use of historic correlations to model spread relations maybe valid.
Fine‐needle aspiration of neurilemoma (schwannoma). A clinicocytopathologic study of 116 patients

The preoperative fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) diagnoses in 116 surgically excised neurilemomas were reviewed and compared with the corresponding histopathologic diagnoses made on surgical specimens and with clinical data. In addition, the utility of adjunctive techniques was analyzed and other spindle‐cell lesions in the differential diagnoses were discussed. An unequivocal, benign diagnosis was rendered by FNAC in 80 cases, 67 of which were correctly labelled as neurilemoma in a review of the original cytology reports. There were 6 false‐positive malignant diagnoses while 23 smears were considered insufficient and 7 inconclusive as to whether benign or malignant. On reevaluation, the diagnostic smears in most cases contained spindle cells with wavy nuclei embedded in a fibrillar, occasionally collagenous, and/or myxoid matrix and Antoni A/Antoni B tissue fragments. A moderate to abundant admixture of round to oval cells was also frequent. Nuclear palisading was seen in 41 smears with distinctive Verocay bodies in 10. Markedly pleomorphic nuclei were seen in smears from 8 ancient and 6 conventional neurilemomas, and slight to moderate nuclear pleomorphism was observed in 38 additional cases. Thus most neurilemomas have distinct cytomorphologic features that allow correct diagnosis. The major problem in FNAC of neurilemoma is to obtain sufficient material. Furthermore aspirates showing predominantly Antoni A features, nuclear pleomorphism, and/or myxoid changes can easily be confused with other types of benign or malignant soft‐tissue tumors. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2006;34:403–412. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Market Orientation: Toward an Integrated Framework

"Market orientation," may actually encompass several different approaches to the strategic alignment of the organization with the external environment. This article develops a market orientation typology matrix as a pedagogical and heuristic tool to summarize these distinct approaches. Specifically, firms can decide to focus primarily on either competitors or customers as the situation dictates, or perhaps attempt the difficult task of simultaneously monitoring both with equal emphasis. The proposed matrix includes four distinct approaches to market orientation: "customer preoccupied," "marketing warriors," "strategically integrated," and "strategically inept".
If at First You Don't Succeed ... Keep Trying: Strategies to Enhance Coalition/ School Partnerships to Implement School-Based Prevention Programming

Abstract Community-based coalitions have been advocated as a promising mechanism to reduce youth involvement in violence, delinquency, and substance use, but coalitions have not always been successful in ensuring widespread adoption of evidence-based prevention strategies. This article describes the strategies used by 12 community coalitions to collaborate with schools to select and implement school-based prevention programs; it includes the barriers to establishing coalition/school partnerships and methods for overcoming these challenges. In this 5-year research project, all communities adopted school-based prevention programs. Coalitions helped achieve this outcome by building relationships with school personnel, fostering champions within the school, creating win/win situations in which schools' needs were addressed, and initiating school-based prevention programs as pilot efforts that were later expanded. While success was achieved in all cases, persistent messaging about the importance of youth problem behaviours was needed to overcome schools' concerns about using academic time to teach prevention messages and replacing current practices with unfamiliar programs. Findings from this study can be used by coalitions and prevention scientists that want to partner with schools to reach a large population of students with effective prevention programming. The results are also of value to researchers and practitioners interested in fostering widespread dissemination of other types of evidence-based programs.
The Principal - Agent Problem in Finance

The relationship between a principal and the agent who acts on the principal’s behalf contains the potential for conflicts of interest. The principal–agent problem arises when this relationship involves both misaligned incentives and information asymmetry. In asset management, factors contributing to the principal–agent problem include managers’ compensation structures and investors’ tendency to focus on short-term performance. In the banking industry, myriad principal–agent relationships and complex instruments provide a fertile breeding ground for incentive conflicts, many of which were highlighted by the recent financial crisis.
Management of Infectious Complications in the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient

Despite impressive accomplishments in supportive care over the past decade, infections with a diverse group of microorganisms remain leading causes of morbidity and mortality after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The epidemiology of infectious complications has shifted substantially in the past decade with changes in antimicrobial prophylaxis, conditioning regimens, and graft manipulation, such that invasive mould infections and late viral infections are now the overriding concerns. Individual patient risk for infections is predicated on multiple disease-specific, patient-specific, and transplantrelated factors but often tracks with the cumulative level of immunosuppression (such as dose of corticosteroids used for the treatment of graft vs host disease [GVHD]). New antivirals and antifungals have entered clinical practice and hold considerable promise for improved outcomes.
Recurrent Pancreatitis in a Patient with Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease is an inherited disorder characterized by multiple cysts in kidneys and other organs. A 63-year-old man was evaluated for the etiology of recurrent pancreatitis and chronic renal failure. Multiple cysts of kidneys, liver, and pancreas and pancreas divisum was diagnosed. Pancreatitis should be included in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain in patients with ADPKD. Pancreas divisum may be a predisposing factor for acute pancreatitis in these patients.
Alcohol consumption in Lusaka urban district, Zambia: A population based survey, 2007

Alcohol use is an important preventable risk factor for several non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries that is related to lifestyle choices. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of alcohol consumption and its correlates. A cross sectional study utilizing a WHO stepwise approach to surveillance of NCDs was conducted in Lusaka district, Zambia. Current alcohol consumption was defined as having consumed alcohol in the previous 30 days to the survey. Complex samples logistic regression was used to determine independent predictors. A total of 1928 individuals participated in the survey. A third of the participants were males and 53.2% were in the age group 25 to 34 years. Overall, 35.8% of the respondents had attained secondary level of education. The prevalence for current consumption of alcohol was 20.7% (37.9% of males and 12.2% of females). Sex was associated with alcohol consumption, with females being 68% (AOR = 0.32, 95%CI [0.20, 0.51]) less likely to consume alcohol compared to male respondents. Age, education, body mass index and sedentary were not independently associated with alcohol consumption. The high prevalence of alcohol use among Zambian adults indicates an urgent need for specific measures such as public awareness campaigns, policies, and regulations.
An analysis on ethical judgments of Malaysian auditors / Maheran Zakaria

Many major financial scandals in the auditing profession throughout the world resulted from unethical judgments. This has been evidenced by the involvement of auditors in the scandals. For example, in the US, one of the big accounting firms, namely Arthur Anderson collaborated with the company's management in perpetrating fraud in the Enron's Scandal. In the UK, Ernst & Young was charged for giving an unqualified opinion for accounts between 1994 and 2000. In Malaysia, we have seen major scandals in some large organizations, such as Transmile Group Berhad, Megan Media Holdings Berhad, Southern Bank Berhad, Technology Resources Industries and Cold Storage Malaysia Berhad. Despite major financial irregularities, their auditors issued clean reports. As such, the public is skeptical toward auditors and accuses them of forming unethical judgments. This concern on ethical judgments has spurred the interest in studies on auditors' ethical judgments. Although this topic has been of interest to many scholars and practitioners abroad, local studies continue to remain scarce. In relation to this, the objective of this study is to analyze ethical judgments of Malaysian auditors.
Haemoproteus lophortyx Infection in Bobwhite Quail

SUMMARY. This report chronicles recurring outbreaks of Haemoproteus lophortyx infection in captive bobwhite quail. Clinically, the signs of infection included reluctance to move, ruffled appearance, prostration, and death. These signs were associated with parasitemia, anemia, and the presence of large megaloschizonts in skeletal muscles, particularly those of the thighs and back. The average cumulative mortality for flocks experiencing outbreaks was over 20%. In a typical outbreak, mortality rose when the birds were 5–6 wk of age, peaked in 8-to-10-wk-old quail, and declined rapidly when the quail were 9–11 wk old. Outbreaks occurred exclusively between the months of May and October, and warm weather was determined to be a risk factor for H. lophortyx mortality. This protozoan most likely overwinters in native California quail in the area and is transmitted to quail on the ranch by an insect vector that emerges in warm weather. Infection of the large population of naïve bobwhite quail on the ranch leads to amplification of H. lophortyx, resulting in epidemics in successive flocks.
Efekty restrukturyzacji wybranych przedsiębiorstw przemysłowych Polski Południowo-Wschodniej

The subject of this paper is restructuring of industrial enterprises of south-east Poland in the period of economic transformation. These enterprises represent different types of largeness, ownership and sections of industrial production. They fulfil different functions in the economic structure, and most of them fulfil international functions or national functions with exporting part of the production for international markets. The purpose of this research is presenting the regularities and types of functioning of enterprises influenced by external and internal conditions. The research problems include: changes of ownership and organizational structure, changes of level and structure of employment, changes of technological processes and assortment of production, spatial changes in the directions of provision and sales, changes in the structure of costs, financial results and perspectives of development.
Chaperones in maturation of molybdoenzymes: Why specific is better than general?

ABSTRACT Molybdoenzymes play essential functions in living organisms and, as a result, in various geochemical cycles. It is thus crucial to understand how these complex proteins become highly efficient enzymes able to perform a wide range of catalytic activities. It has been established that specific chaperones are involved during their maturation process. Here, we raise the question of the involvement of general chaperones acting in concert with dedicated chaperones or not.
Studying relationship between socio-cultural, economical and managerial factors with the participation rate of agricultural cooperatives' members (case study, Shirvan Chardavol township, Ilam province, Iran).

he purpose of this research was studying relationship between sociocultural, economical and managerial factors with the participation rate of agricultural cooperative's members in the Shirvan Chardavol township in the Ilam province, Iran. The method of this study is descriptive-correlative. A researcher made questionnaire was used as the tool for gathering data. The face and content validity of the questionnaire were confirmed by university professors and cooperatives experts. Also the reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed through calculating the Cornbach’s coefficient (α = 0.80). Population of this study included 751 active members of Shirvan-Chardavol county agricultural cooperatives. 260 people were selected as the sample based on using Morghan table. The classified proportional random sampling method was used in this study. Data processing was performed using SPSS estatistial software, as well as descriptive estatistics (central and inferential indexes) and analytical statistices (correlation coefficients analysis). The correlation coefficient results showed that there was significant relationship between sociocultural, economical and managerial factors with level of participation of agricultural cooperatives members.
A SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF DEIXIS IN DRAMA WRITTEN BY LUCILLE FLETCHER

This study purposes to describe the forms of deixis in the drama written by Lucille Fletcher. This is descriptive qualitative study. The sources of the data are in the form of word and phrase in the drama script written by Lucille Fletcherentitled Sorry, Wrong Number. Based on the data findings, the form of deixis in the drama script Lucille Fletcher’s Sorry, Wrong Number are the person deixis, place deixis, time deixis, and social deixis. The highest occurrence on the forms of deixis in Lucille Fletcher’s Sorry, Wrong Number is person deixis. It means that person deixis is the most common type used by the characters in Lucille Fletcher’s Sorry, Wrong Number to communicate between each character in order to deliver their message due to the plot of the drama.
Determinates of Caesarean Section in Tertiary Care Hospital

Caesarean Section is the second commonest surgery done in India after tubectomy and has great impact on maternal and neonatal health. Increasing Caesarean rates have raised the need to study its influencing factors. The objective is to analyse the different indications and frequency of caesarean sections in order to reduce such deliveries in a tertiary hospital. This retrospective study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, from October 1 to December 31, 2015. It comprised review of clinical records of all patients who underwent caesarean section during this period. This included booked, un-booked or referred cases and data regarding the indications, type of caesarean deliveries and demographic features. During the study period, there were 792 deliveries out of which 261 (32.95%) were caesarean. Emergency caesarean section was performed on 150(57.5 %%) and elective caesarean section was performed on 111(42.5%) patients. Overall, 122(46.6 %%) cases were booked and 139(53.3 %%) were un-booked or referred cases. Most of the caesarean sections were carried out due to previous caesarean sections 58(22.2%) followed by foetal distress 49(18.7%), non-progress of labour 32(12.2%), Pregnancy induced hypertension 17(6.51%), breech 15(5.75%), oligohydramnios 16(6.13%), intra uterine growth retardation 10(3.83%), placental abruption 4(1.53%) and placenta previa 5(1.91%). Audit and feedback is the best way to judge clinical practice and to reduce the frequency of caesarean section in any tertiary setup. Previous caesareans were the most common indication of repeat procedure in the study.
Information Content of Managerial Decisions, Change in Risk, and Complimentary Signals: Evidence on New Bond Issue, Exchange Offer, and Dividend Payments

The effect of a change in capital structure on the risk and return of common stockholders is investigated. Also, the information content of dividends when a firm goes for new outside financing is examined. Data used in the study are collected from the Moody's Bond Survey, the Prentice Hall's Capital Adjustments, the Wall Street Journal Index, and the Center for Research in Security Prices Tape. The study uses an event study methodology. The risk (beta) of common stock before an issuance of debt securities is compared with the risk after the issue. The stock market reaction to the issuance of new debt securities is measured using after-the-event risk. The information content of dividend announcement before a new debt issue is compared to that of after the issue. The findings show that debt issue reduces stock holders' risk if the issuer is a dividend paying company. Also, debt securities issued through an exchange offer increase stockholders' wealth. Finally, issuance of new debt does not affect the information content of dividends.
Determining the Effects of Simulation on Intercultural Competency in Undergraduate Nursing Students

As the North American population becomes increasingly diverse, it is important for nurses and nursing students to function effectively within a culturally diverse population. Intercultural competence requires individuals to reflect on their cultural reality and to recognize the impact that this has on others. This understanding of intercultural competence can be difficult to teach in a traditional classroom because culture is complex and multidimensional. Intercultural competence is the awareness that cultural differences and similarities exist and have an effect on values, learning, and behavior. Several strategies have been introduced into nursing curricula to highlight the concept of intercultural competence and cultural safety. Some of these strategies include immersion experiences, case studies, virtual simulations, and general coursework. The purpose of this article is to present an innovative simulation-based experience for improving intercultural competency among undergraduate nursing students.