Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
What do we know about promoting mental health through schools?

There is a growing evidence base on what schools need to do to promote mental health effectively. There is strong evidence that they need first and foremost to use a whole school approach. This shapes the social contexts which promote mental health and which provide a backdrop of measures to prevent mental health disorders. In this context the targeting of those with particular needs and the work of the specialist services can be much more effective. Schools need to use positive models of mental health, which emphasise well being and competence not just illness- this will help overcome problems of stigma and denial and promote the idea of mental health as 'everyone's business'. The most effective programmes in schools which address mental health have the following characteristics: • They provide a backdrop of universal provision to promote the mental health of all and then target those with special needs effectively. • They are multi-dimensional and coherent. • They create supportive climates that promote warmth, empathy, positive expectations and clear boundaries. • They tackle mental health problems early when they first manifest themselves and then take a long term, developmental approach which does not expect immediate answers. • They identify and target vulnerable and at risk groups and help people to acquire the skills and competences that underlie mental health. • They involve end users and their families in ways that encourage a feeling of ownership and participation, and provide effective training for those who run the programmes, including helping them to promote their own mental health. Using these starting points, we need to develop a rigorous evidence-based approach on this issue. We also require the facilitation of the dissemination of such research findings while encouraging new and innovative approaches.
A short dipole antenna

In order to reduce the effective area of the receiving antenna to receiving microwave power in high electric field regions, a short dipole antenna is investigated numerically and experimentally in this paper. The short dipole antenna is a variation of the conventional half-wave antenna. A 50 Ω coaxial transmission line with two symmetrical narrow slots is employed as a feeder of the short dipole antenna. The simulation results show that the general gain and the effective area of the short dipole antenna to receiving microwave power are -10.21dBi and 2.19 cm2 respectively. The power capacity of the short dipole antenna is about 92 kW, so the maximum power flow density, which can be measured by the short dipole antenna, is 42kW/cm2. The general gain of the short dipole antenna is calibrated with the Agilent E8363B network analyzer in an anechoic chamber and the calibrated results is in good agreement with the simulation result. The high-power tests are performed on an improved magnetically insulated transmission line oscillator (MILO). The measured results of the short dipole antenna are accordant with those of two cutoff free-field probes, which show that the short dipole antenna can be used to measure high-power microwave in laboratory.
Electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor structure (EIS) with TiO2 thin film for Pb+ detecting

In this work Electrolyte-Insulator-Semiconductor (EIS) device has been developed for pH and lead (Pb+) measurements. As dielectric material and sensitive membrane was chosen titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin film. This film was obtained by sputtering, and was structurally characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy, Raman and Ellipsometry which revealed that the films present rutile and anatase crystal structure and 1.17 RMS roughness. MOS capacitors were fabricated to make the electrical characterization of TiO2 thin films and to determine the annealing time that leads to the best thin film properties, defined by high dielectric constant value (high-k), lower charge density (Q0/q) and flat-band voltage (VFB) around -0.9V. For electrical measurement of EIS was used Capacitance x Voltage curve (CxV curve) using different pH and lead (Pb+) solutions. From the flat band voltage (VFB) of the CxV curves was possible to determine the sensitivity of 96mV/pH for pH measurements and sensitivity of 30mV/ppm for different lead concentration in solution measurements.
The Relationship between Marital Satisfaction and Postpartum Depression in Women who Visited Health Centers in Bandar Abbas city

Postpartum depression causes problems for the mother, baby and other family members. Such a situation may affect the quality of mother-infant attachment and other family relationships. This may even threaten both safety and health of mothers, infants and other children. This research aimed to study the relationship between marital satisfaction and postpartum depression in women who visited health centers in Bandar Abbas city. The correlational method was used in this descriptive research. The tools used to collect data were Beck Depression Inventory-II and ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Inventory. The required information in this research was obtained from 125 women who visited four health centers in Bandar Abbas city three months after delivery for postpartum care and childcare. In this study, multi-stage cluster sampling method was used. Data analysis was performed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. In order to analyze data, SPSS and statistical tests relevant to one-way analysis of variance were used. The findings showed that there is an inverse and significant relationship between marital satisfaction and postpartum depression. Moreover, the results indicated that there is an inverse and significant relationship between marital satisfaction subscales and depression.
Fostering Stakeholder Engagement: The Role of Materiality Disclosure in Integrated Reporting

This paper studies the determinants of materiality disclosure among International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Pilot Program companies implementing the IIRC Framework. In other words, it studies which variables influence the way in which such companies provides information about their materiality determination process. In order to test our hypotheses we performed a number of statistical analyses on a unique hand-collected dataset including IIRC and non-IIRC Pilot Program companies for the 2012 and 2013 fiscal years. Our results indicate that industry and some firm-level characteristics (board size and diversity) do play a significant role in the determination of materiality disclosure, whereas the legal environment in which companies operate does not. Also, we found that IIRC Pilot Program companies disclosed more information about materiality than their competitors that did not join the program. This paper provides interesting insights for policy makers (in particular, the IIRC) and extends previous academic literature on integrated reporting. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment
Assembly Properties of Amino‐ and Carboxyl‐Terminally Truncated Neurofilament NF‐H Proteins with NF‐L and NF‐M in the Presence and Absence of Vimentin

Abstract: To understand the assembly characteristics of the high‐molecular‐weight neurofilament protein (NF‐H), carboxyl‐ and amino‐terminally deleted NF‐H proteins were examined by transiently cotransfecting mutant NF‐H constructs with the other neurofilament triplet proteins, low‐ and middle‐molecular‐weight neurofilament protein (NF‐L and NF‐M, respectively), in the presence or absence of cytoplasmic vimentin. The results confirm that NF‐H can coassemble with vimentin and NF‐L but not with NF‐M into filamentous networks. Deletions from the amino‐terminus show that the N‐terminal head is necessary for the coassembly of NF‐H with vimentin, NF‐L, or NF‐M/vimentin. However, headless NF‐H or NF‐H from which the head and a part of the rod is removed can still incorporate into an NF‐L/vimentin network. Deletion of the carboxyl‐terminal tail of NF‐H shows that this region is not essential for coassembly with vimentin but is important for coassembly with NF‐L into an extensive filamentous network. Carboxyl‐terminal deletion into the α‐helical rod results in a dominant‐negative mutant, which disrupts all the intermediate filament networks. These results indicate that NF‐L is the preferred partner of NF‐H over vimentin and NF‐M, the head region of NF‐H is important for the formation of NF‐L/NF‐H filaments, and the tail region of NF‐H is important to form an extensive network of NF‐L/NF‐H filaments.
Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat Thickness Is Associated with Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

Background: Carotid intima‐media thickness (CIMT) is a potential indicator of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) is suggested as a new cardiometabolic risk factor. We investigated the association between EFT and CIMT in patients with MetS. Methods: Forty patients with MetS were compared with 40 age‐ and sex‐matched subjects without MetS in terms of echocardiographic EFT, CIMT, anthropometric measurements, and metabolic profile in this cross‐sectional study. Results: The waist circumference, total and LDL‐cholesterol, fasting glucose, triglycerides, systolics and diastolic blood pressure levels, hs‐CRP, and homeostasis model assessment index for insulin resistance (HOMA‐IR) were significantly increased in patients with MetS. The EFT and CIMT were also increased significantly in patients with MetS compared to controls (7.2 ± 2 mm vs. 5.7 ± 1.9 mm; P = 0.001, 0.74 ± 0.1 mm vs. 0.59 ± 0.1 mm; P < 0.01, respectively). Echocardiographic EFT was the only independent predictor of CIMT in the multivariate analysis (standardized β coefficient = 0.74, P < 0.001). Conclusion: EFT is associated with increased CIMT in patients with MetS. (Echocardiography 2011;28:853‐858)
Treatment for osteonecrosis of the femoral head: comparison of extracorporeal shock waves with core decompression and bone-grafting.

BACKGROUND There is continuing controversy regarding the optimal treatment for patients with symptomatic early-stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head. We compared the results of noninvasive treatment with extracorporeal shock waves with those of core decompression and bone-grafting in similar groups of patients. METHODS Patients with stage-I, II, or III osteonecrosis were randomly assigned to be treated either with shock waves or with core decompression and nonvascularized fibular grafting. The shock-wave group consisted of twenty-three patients (twenty-nine hips), and the surgical group consisted of twenty-five patients (twenty-eight hips). The patients in the two groups had similar demographic characteristics, duration and stage of disease, and duration of follow-up. The patients in the shock-wave group received a single treatment with 6000 impulses of shock waves at 28 kV to the affected hip. The evaluation parameters included clinical assessment of pain with a visual analog pain scale, Harris hip scores, and an assessment of activities of daily living and work capacity. Radiographic assessment was performed with serial plain radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS Before treatment, the two groups had similar pain and Harris hip scores. At an average of twenty-five months after treatment, the pain and Harris hip scores in the shock-wave group were significantly improved compared with the pretreatment scores (p < 0.001). In this group, 79% of the hips were improved, 10% were unchanged, and 10% were worse. Of the hips treated with a nonvascularized fibular graft, 29% were improved, 36% were unchanged, and 36% were worse. In the shock-wave group, imaging studies showed regression of five of the thirteen lesions that had been designated as stage I or II before treatment and no regression of a stage-III lesion. Two stage-II and two stage-III lesions progressed. In the surgical group, four lesions regressed and fifteen (of the nineteen graded as stage I or II) progressed. The remaining nine lesions were unchanged. CONCLUSIONS Extracorporeal shock-wave treatment appeared to be more effective than core decompression and nonvascularized fibular grafting in patients with early-stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Long-term results are needed to determine whether the effect of this novel method of treatment for osteonecrosis of the femoral head endures.
Invasion of rhizobial infection thread by non-rhizobia for colonization of Vigna radiata root nodules.

Legumes develop symbiotic relationships with Rhizobium by a complex exchange of signals. Despite the high specificity between symbiotic partners, the presence of non-rhizobial bacteria in root nodules has been reported. To investigate how these rhizobacteria enter root nodules, fluorescently tagged Pseudomonas fluorescens and Klebsiella pneumoniae were co-inoculated with host-nodulating Ensifer adhaerens to Vigna radiata seedlings and root hair infection was monitored using confocal microscopy at 5 days post inoculation. Pseudomonas fluorescens and K. pneumoniae invaded the root hair only when co-inoculated with E. adhaerens. Recovery of inoculated tagged strains and confirmation through CLSM and 16S rRNA gene sequencing confirmed that the test rhizobacteria occupied nodules. We hereby report with the help of confocal microscopy that rhizobacteria migrate along the length of host-nodulating rhizobial strain and become localized in root nodules. We further report isolation of eight non-rhizobial bacterial genera, predominantly Bacillus spp. and Paenibacillus spp. , from nodules of field-grown V. radiata.
Genetic differences among Vietnamese Haplorchis taichui populations using the COI genetic marker

Abstract Adults of the fish-borne intestinal trematode species Haplorchis taichui were collected from humans in three provinces of Vietnam: Ha Giang, Thanh Hoa and Quang Tri. Genetic analysis revealed three groups of the parasite from clustering dendrograms, correlating with the localities in which they were collected. Measurements of evolutionary divergence over sequence pairs were greater between the different populations than within them, which indicated that the three populations were genetically different. The significance (Fst= 0.73; P value < 0.05) of the genetic variation of the three studied populations implied that genetic separation of the populations had already occurred, which may have been caused by a low gene flow among the different H. taichui populations. Factors contributing to the low gene flow may include isolation resulting from the intermediate-host fish rarely being sold outside of the rural commune where they are raised and the enclosed aquacultural areas themselves.
Blockade of advanced glycation end-product formation restores ischemia-induced angiogenesis in diabetic mice

We hypothesized that formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) associated with diabetes reduces matrix degradation by metalloproteinases (MMPs) and contributes to the impairment of ischemia-induced angiogenesis. Mice were treated or not with streptozotocin (40 mg/kg) and streptozotocin plus aminoguanidine (AGEs formation blocker, 50 mg/kg). After 8 weeks of treatment, hindlimb ischemia was induced by right femoral artery ligature. Plasma AGE levels were strongly elevated in diabetic mice when compared with control mice (579 ± 21 versus 47 ± 4 pmol/ml, respectively; P < 0.01). Treatment with aminoguanidine reduced AGE plasma levels when compared with untreated diabetic mice (P < 0.001). After 28 days of ischemia, ischemic/nonischemic leg angiographic score, capillary density, and laser Doppler skin-perfusion ratios were 1.4-, 1.5-, and 1.4-fold decreased in diabetic mice in reference to controls (P < 0.01). Treatment with aminoguanidine completely normalized ischemia-induced angiogenesis in diabetic mice. We next analyzed the role of proteolysis in AGE formation-induced hampered neovascularization process. After 3 days of ischemia, MMP-2 activity and MMP-3 and MMP-13 protein levels were increased in untreated and aminoguanidine-treated diabetic mice when compared with controls (P < 0.05). Despite this activation of the MMP pathway, collagenolysis was decreased in untreated diabetic mice. Conversely, treatment of diabetic mice with aminoguanidine restored collagenolysis toward levels found in control mice. In conclusion, blockade of AGE formation by aminoguanidine normalizes impaired ischemia-induced angiogenesis in diabetic mice. This effect is probably mediated by restoration of matrix degradation processes that are disturbed as a result of AGE accumulation.
Grade 1 or “Ding” Concussions in High School Athletes

Background Recent concussion management guidelines have suggested that athletes with mild (grade 1) concussions may be returned to play if asymptomatic for 15 minutes. The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of a current concussion management guideline in classifying and managing mild concussion. Hypothesis High school athletes diagnosed with a grade 1 concussion will demonstrate measurable decline in neuropsychological functioning that persists during the 1st week of recovery. Study Design Prospective study designed to evaluate neuropsychological functioning both prior to and following concussion. Methods Forty-three high school athletes completed neuropsychological test performance and symptom ratings prior to the season and at two times during the 1st week following mild concussion. Results Thirty-six hours after injury, mildly concussed high school athletes demonstrated a decline in memory (P < 0.003) and a dramatic increase in self-reported symptoms (P < 0.00001) compared to baseline performance. Conclusions Athletes with grade 1 concussion demonstrated memory deficits and symptoms that persisted beyond the context in which they were injured. These data suggest that current grade 1 return-to-play recommendations that allow for immediate return to play may be too liberal. Clinical Relevance A reconsideration of current concussion grading systems appears to be warranted.
Mating Competitiveness of Male Anopheles arabiensis Mosquitoes Irradiated with a Partially or Fully Sterilizing Dose in Small and Large Laboratory Cages

Abstract Male mating competitiveness is a crucial parameter in many genetic control programs including the sterile insect technique (SIT). We evaluated competitiveness of male Anopheles arabiensis Patton as a function of three experimental variables: (1) small or large cages for mating, (2) the effects of either a partially sterilizing (70 Gy) or fully sterilizing (120 Gy) dose, and (3) pupal or adult irradiation. Irradiated males competed for females with an equal number of unirradiated males. Competitiveness was determined by measuring hatch rates of individually laid egg batches. In small cages, pupal irradiation with the high dose resulted in the lowest competitiveness, whereas adult irradiation with the low dose gave the highest, with the latter males being equal in competitiveness to unirradiated males. In the large cage, reduced competitiveness of males irradiated in the pupal stage was more pronounced compared with the small cage; the males irradiated as adults at both doses performed similarly to unirradiated males. Unexpectedly, males irradiated with the high dose performed better in a large cage than in a small one. A high proportion of intermediate hatch rates was observed for eggs collected in the large cage experiments with males irradiated at the pupal stage. It is concluded that irradiation of adult An. arabiensis with the partially sterilizing dose results in the highest competitiveness for both cage designs. Cage size affected competitiveness for some treatments; therefore, competitiveness determined in laboratory experiments must be confirmed by releases into simulated field conditions. The protocols described are readily transferable to evaluate male competitiveness for other genetic control techniques.
A Comparative Study of QWL among University Teachers

Purpose –It is utmost important to retain competent employees for the success of every organization. Mere use of money, technology and infrastructure could not bring success to an organization unless and until its employees are satisfied. For employee satisfaction, employees must be self motivated. Thus objective of this study is to analyze what factors affect quality of work life of faculty members working in public and private sector universities in Punjab. Design/ Methodology Data were collected from total six universities of Punjab state of India (Three Government and Three Private Universities). Faculty members teaching in different universities were the sampling unit for present study. Faculty members were asked to fill questionnaire. Findings As far as comparative study is concerned; factors which motivates to both sector’s employees to work efficiently are salary & rewards, better leave plans, reasonable working hours and opportunities for promotion. There are few factors, which create aversion among employees both sectors are; too much workload, conduct of top management, long travelling hours and internal politics. OriginalityAlthough vast literature exists about quality of work life in different sectors but, yet, hardly very few studies have been conducted in India to investigate QWL in higher education sector particularly in Punjab. Present study adds to the literature by scour into this aspect in Indian higher education sector.
Differential Th17 response induced by the two clades of the pandemic ST258 Klebsiella pneumoniae clonal lineages producing KPC-type carbapenemase

The spread of KPC-type carbapenemases is mainly attributed to the global dissemination of Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) strains belonging to the clonal group (CG) 258, including sequence type (ST) 258 and other related STs. Two distinct clades of CG258-KP have evolved, which differ mainly for the composition of their capsular polysaccharides, and recent studies indicate that clade 1 evolved from an ancestor of clade 2 by recombination of a genomic fragment carrying the capsular polysaccharide (cps) locus. In this paper, we investigated the ability of two ST258-KP strains, KKBO-1 and KK207-1, selected as representatives of ST258-KP clade 2 and clade 1, respectively, to activate an adaptive immune response using ex vivo-stimulation of PBMC from normal donors as an experimental model. Our data showed that KKBO-1 (clade 2) induces a Th17 response more efficiently than KK207-1 (clade 1): the percentage of CD4+IL17+ cells and the production of IL-17A were significantly higher in cultures with KKBO-1 compared to cultures with KK207-1. While no differences in the rate of bacterial internalization or in the bacteria-induced expression of CD86 and HLA-DR by monocytes and myeloid dendritic cells were revealed, we found that the two strains significantly differ in inducing the production of cytokines involved in the adaptive immune response, as IL-1β, IL-23 and TNF-α, by antigen-presenting cells, with KKBO-1 being a more efficient inducer than KK207-1. The immune responses elicited by KK207-1 were comparable to those elicited by CIP 52.145, a highly virulent K. pneumoniae reference strain known to escape immune-inflammatory responses. Altogether, present results suggest that CG258-KP of the two clades are capable of inducing a different response of adaptive immunity in the human host.