Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Marine Geology - Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam - Printed in The NetherJands COMPOSITION AND EVOLUTION OF THE OCEANrC CRUST

Laboratory measurements of compressional wave velocities in rocks are consistent with an oceanic crust composed of an assemblage of hornblende and plagioclase (layer 3) overlain by tholeiitic basalt (layer 2). Partial melting of mantle peridotite under mid-oceanic ridges marks the initial stages in the development of the oceanic crust. Tholeiitic magma, which escapes to the ocean floor, forms layer 2. Layer 3, composed of amphibolite and hornblende gabbro, originates beneath the ocean floor by crystallization of tholeiitic magma under hydrous conditions and subsequent metamorphism in the vicinity of ridge crests. Once formed, the oceanic crust is transported laterally by horizontally spreading upper mantle. Disposal of the oceanic crust is accomplished by downward movement in the vicinity of descending limbs of convection cells. Partial melting of the oceanic crust in regions of downward convection results in the formation of the calc-alkaline suite of rocks and eclogite.
Binding of HenV clusters to α-Fe grain boundaries

The objective of this research is to explore the formation/binding energetics and length scales associated with the interaction between HenV clusters and grain boundaries in bcc α-Fe. In this work, we calculated formation/binding energies for 1–8 He atoms in a monovacancy at all potential grain boundary (GB) sites within 15 A of the ten grain boundaries selected (122106 simulations total). The present results provide detailed information about the interaction energies and length scales of 1–8 He atoms with grain boundaries for the structures examined. A number of interesting new findings emerge from the present study. First, the Σ3(112) “twin” GB has significantly lower binding energies for all HenV clusters than all other boundaries in this study. For all grain boundary sites, the effect of the local environment surrounding each site on the HenV formation and binding energies decreases with an increasing number of He atoms in the HenV cluster. Based on the calculated dataset, we formulated a model to cap.
Field Testing of Efficacy of Three Environmentally Friendly Insecticides Against Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa Decemlineata [Say], Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) on Potato-Evaluation of the Effect on Yield

In 2007 and 2008 the field experiment was conducted to test the efficacy of three environmentally friendly insecticides against the Colorado potato beetle ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata ), with the aim of evaluating their effect on the yield of potato. 0.25 % water emulsion of Neem-Azal (active ingredient azadirachtin) was applied twice, while 3 % water emulsion of Aktiv (a.i. potassium salt of fatty acids) and 1 % water emulsion of Prima (a.i. refined rape oil) were applied eight times. In 2007, the potato yield was higher (25.3±3.2 t ha -1 ) than in 2008 (8.2 ± 0.8 t ha -1 ). In 2007 there were no significant differences in potato yield at different control measures and the yield ranged from 7.5 ± 1.3 t ha -1 (Aktiv) to 9.4 ± 1.8 t ha -1 (Prima). In 2008, the highest potato yield was recorded in Neem-Azal treatment (3.5 ± 0.7 t ha -1 ), while in two other insecticide treatments the potato yield did not differ significantly with control treatment neither with the Neem-Azal treatment. Potato tubers were classified into three fractions: fraction 1 (tubers 5 cm). On average we produce 2.11 ± 0.06 t ha -1 , 9.93 ± 0.53 t ha -1 , and 13.17 ± 0.70 t ha -1 of potato in 2007, and 2.11 ± 0.20 t ha -1 , 4.68 ± 0.37 t ha -1 , 0.84 ± 0.29 t ha -1 of potato in 2008, respectivelly.
From Dual to Unified Employment Protection: Transition and Steady State

Three features of real‐life reforms of dual employment protection legislation (EPL) systems are particularly hard to study through the lens of standard labor‐market search models: (i) the excess job turnover implied by dual EPL, (ii) the nonretroactive nature of EPL reforms, and (iii) the transition dynamics from dual to a unified EPL system. In this paper, we develop a computationally tractable model addressing these issues. Our main finding is that the welfare gains of reforming a dual EPL system are sizeable and achieved mostly through a decrease in turnover at short job tenures. This conclusion continues to hold in more general settings featuring wage rigidities, heterogeneity in productivity upon matching, and human capital accumulation. We also find substantial cross‐sectional heterogeneity in welfare effects along the transition to a unified EPL scheme. Given that the model is calibrated to data from Spain, often considered as the epitome of a labor market with dual EPL, our results should provide guidance for a wide range of reforms of dual EPL systems.
The effectiveness of ESWL in the management of lower pole kidney stones Böbrek alt kaliks taşlarinin tedavisinde ESWL'nin etkinliği

Objective: The developments in the endourological treatments of urinary system stone diseases led to the discussions about the first choice treatment methods. We have evaluated the results of extracorporeal shock wave treatments being applied in our clinics for the lower pole stones which has the most of the those discussions. Methods: The records of 271 stone patients who were applied ESWL according to CT results between January 2013 and July 2013 to our clinics were examined. In the controls after the procedure, who could not be evaluated with the non-contrast computerized tomography (CT) and ESWL treatment not completed, were excluded from the study. 52 patients with lower pole stone in total were divided into two according to the success of the ESWL treatment. ESWL success or unsuccessful groups, the size of the stone, density of the stone and the distance between the stone and skin was recorded by examining the abdominal non-contrast computed tomography (CT) of the patient. Results: Of all, 28 of the patients in the study (54%) were male and 24 of them (46%) were female. The average age was 46±12.3 (21-73) years. Among the 52 patients included in the study after ESWL treatment, the stones of the 24 patients (46.2%) were successfully treated. ESWL treatment was unsuccessful in total 28 patients (53.8%). The average size of the stone was 9.8 mm (6-17 mm), the distance between the stone and the skin was 93 mm in average (50-140). The stone density was measured as 845 HU (353-1600). Conclusion: The ESWL treatment is still a noninvasive and successful method for the lower pole kidney stones. While the ESWL success is being determined, the imaging method chosen is important, the use of abdominal CT provides accurate evaluation. The higher success rates of minimal invasive surgery methods is promising and might change the treatment methods in the future.
Comprehensive Physiology Sleep Apnea and Vascular Diseases hypoxia with

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects a large proportion of adults, and is as an independent risk factor for cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease. The repetitive airway obstruction that characterizes OSA results in intermittent hypoxia, intrathoracic pressure swings, and sleep fragmentation, which in turn lead to sympathetic activation, oxidative stress, inflammation, and endothelial dysfunction. This review outlines the associations between OSA and vascular diseases and describes basic mechanisms that may be responsible for this association, in both the microand macrocirculation. It also reports on interventional studies that aim to ameliorate OSA and thereby reduce vascular disease burden. © 2016 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 6:1519-1528, 2016.
Ability of Some Soil Fungi in Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon

This study investigated the abilities of four fungi isolated indigenously polluted soil to utilize Petroleum hydrocarbon. Of all the fungal isolates obtained in this study Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, Fusarium solani and Peniclllium funiculosum were found to be more predominant in the polluted soil. In the present study, significant differences in the percent of oil degrading fungi were evident among the time of biodegradation. Dry weights and pH of utilizing Petroleum hydrocarbon as a carbon and energy source. There was no significant increased in dry weights of fungi as the 7 days of incubation. The pH values decreased in fungal cells metabolized after 28 days of incubation. The PH value in F. solani culture was above when compare with another fungi and these PH reached to 5.8 after 28 days incubation. The highest percentage loss of Petroleum hydrocarbon concentration by the axenic cultures of fungi was 95% with A. niger after 28 days of treatment. The highest percentage loss of Petroleum hydrocarbon concentration by the mixed cultures of fungi were 90% with A. niger and A. fumigatus, but the lowest loss of Petroleum hydrocarbon calculated in mixed four fungal strains (A. niger, A. fumigatus, P. funiculosum and F. solani) to 70%.
- Lingen years after coronary stenting Anxiety is associated with a reduction in both mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events five

Objective: Previous studies in post-myocardial infarction patients with heart failure have documented that high anxiety levels are associated with increased mortality. In this prospective study, we determined the impact of anxiety on longterm event risk in stable coronary heart disease (CHD) patients treated with percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). Methods: A total of 470 patients referred for PCI completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) before undergoing stent implantation. Over a five-year follow-up period, data on survival, occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and repeat revascularization were obtained from n1⁄4 462 participants (98.3%). Results: All-cause mortality rates differed significantly across the four quartiles of the HADS anxiety subscale, the lowest number of deaths (1.9%) being seen in patients with the highest HADS-A quartile (scores 10) as compared to those in the three lower quartiles (11.8%, odds ratio1⁄4 0.14, 95%-confidence interval (95% CI): 0.03–0.60, p1⁄4 0.002). Cox regression models adjusted for a variety of potential somatic and procedural confounders confirmed the results from the univariate analyses (hazard ratio (HR)1⁄4 0.21, 95% CI: 0.05–0.91, p1⁄4 0.037). There were also fewer MACEs in anxious patients as compared to non-anxious subjects (HR1⁄4 0.34, 95% CI: 0.14–0.80, p1⁄4 0.014). In contrast, anxious patients had a higher rate of repeat revascularization (26.4% versus 16.6%, p1⁄4 0.033). Conclusions: In CHD patients undergoing elective PCI, higher anxiety levels are positively associated with survival and reduce the risk for MACE during the first five years after index PCI. The beneficial effects of anxiety on cardiovascular mortality and morbidity suggest that a differentiated approach to diagnosing and treating anxiety in CHD patients is warranted.
Plasma levels and placental expression of BNP / NT-proBNP in early and late onset preeclampsia

Introduction: Women with preeclampsia (PE) have elevated plasma levels of NT-proBNP. We hypothesized that the placenta may be a source to these elevated levels. Objectives: Our objectives were to study the plasma levels of NT-proBNP and the protein and mRNA expression of placental BNP in women with early and late onset PE and controls. Methods: Plasma levels of NT-proBNP were measured in women with early (n = 18) and late (n = 20) onset PE, in two groups of healthy pregnant women in gestational week 24–32 (n = 22) and 36–42 (n = 14), and in non-pregnant women (n = 20). Placental BNP protein and mRNA was studied with immunohistochemistry and qPCR. Placental release of NT-proBNP was studied with tissue culturing. Results: Women with early (365 (14-9815) pg/ml) and late (176 (33-2547) pg/ml) onset PE had higher levels of NT-proBNP in plasma than their respective controls (p < 0.001). A tendency towards higher plasma levels in early compared to late onset PE was observed (p = 0.057). 20 out of 25 placental tissue samples had proBNP mRNA, no differences between the study groups were found. BNP protein was found in maternal spiral arteries and syncytiotrophoblasts. NT-proBNP peptide (6–7 pg/ml) was present in medium used for placenta cultures. Conclusions: Our results suggest that there may be a placental source of NT-proBNP. If this source is responsible for the elevated plasma levels of NT-proBNP in preeclamptic women and what role, if any, BNP/NT-proBNP play in PE pathophysiology remains to be elucidated.
The Committed and the Happy: Exploring the Effects of Justice and Ownership Perceptions among Non-family Employees

A main challenge that family businesses face is fostering non-family employees' val-ue-creating attitudes, such as affective commitment and job satisfaction. While justice perceptions have been identified as being critical in the creation of these outcomes, the process how they actually evolve is less clear, especially in family firms. We address this gap by introducing psychological ownership as a mediator in the relationships between justice perceptions (distributive and procedural) and common work attitudes (affective commitment and job satisfaction). Our analysis of a sample of 310 non-family employees from family firms in German-speaking Switzerland and Germany reveals that psychological ownership mediates the relationships between distributive justice and affective commitment as well as job satisfaction. This leads to valuable contributions to family business research, organizational justice and psychological ownership literatures, and to practice.
THE MINIMAL

For each class I’ of polyautomata networks (networks c:.xxposed of copies of a same finite automaton and connections from output terminals to irlprrt terininaiis of the copies), the firinlg squad synchronization problem (fssp) for 1’ IS naturally defined. Suppose that the fssp for r ~YU a solution. For each network N in r, the minimal firing time of N is also naturally defined (the minimum value of the firing time of N when all the solutioras of the Essp for r are considered). We prove that the minimal fuing time of N does not decreiise even if we permit the use of infinite state automata as component automata of networks. We also give one characterization of the minimal firing time of N. For many classes I’, this characterization gives algorithms to calculate the minimal firing time of N for each given N. The original firing squad synchronization problem (fssp for short) [3] is the following problGnl_ W$ consider yolyautc:ma:a networks PJ&,~,~ of the form shown in Fig. 1 ~FZ 2 l> (“b? ” in Nbl,n is an abbreviation of bilaterial line). Each cell (box in Fig. 1) pi i5 d copy of the same finite automaton A. The leftmost cell p1 is called the “general” cell of Nbl,n. The finite automaton A has two input terminals a value of each of its output terminals of A is the state of A at input r:erminal of L? in “Gpen” (for example, o “gene: al” cell p1) its value is a special value se ca of A ;,lt time t + 1 is completely determined by
Part of the Special Issue : Metabolism 2014 – Alterations of metabolic pathways as therapeutic targets Docosahexaenoic acid inhibits insulin-induced activation of sterol regulatory-element binding protein 1 and cyclooxygenase-2 expression through upregulation of SIRT 1 in human colon epithelial cell

Multiple lines of compelling evidence from clinical and population-based studies support that hyperinsulinemia often accompanying obesity-associated insulin insensitivity promotes colon carcinogenesis. Insulin can acetylate, thereby activating sterol regulator element-binding protein 1 (SREBP-1), a prime transcription factor responsible for expression of genes involved in lipogenesis. Moreover, SREBP-1 upregulates cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), a key player in inflammatory signaling. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a representative omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, has been known to negatively regulate SREBP-1, but the underlying molecular mechanism is not fully clarified yet. This prompted us to investigate whether DHA could inhibit insulin-induced activation of SREBP-1 and COX-2 expression in the context of its potential protective effect on obesity-induced inflammation and carcinogenesis. SIRT1, a NAD-dependent histone/non-histone protein deacetylase, has been reported to inhibit intracellular signaling mediated by SREBP-1 through deacetylation of this transcription factor. We found that DHA induced SIRT1 expression in CCD841CoN human colon epithelial cells. DHA abrogated insulin-induced acetylation as well as expression of SREBP-1 and COX-2 upregulation. Insulininduced stimulation of CCD841CoN cell migration was also inhbited by DHA. These effects mediated by DHA were attenuated by pharmacologic inhibition of SIRT1. Hyperinsulinemia or insulin resistance is considered to be associated with obesity-associated inflammation. Genetically obese (ob/ob) mice showed higher colonic expression levels of both SREBP-1 and COX-2 than did normal lean mice. Likewise, expression of SREBP-1 and COX-2 was elevated in human colon tumor specimens compared with surrounding normal tissues. In conclusion, DHA may protect against obesity-associated inflammation and colon carcinogenesis by suppressing insulin-induced activation of SREBP-1 and expression of COX-2 through up-regulation of SIRT1. 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
COMPARISON BETWEEN SWINGING AND PLAYING OF WHITE NOISE AMONG COLICKY BABIES : A PAIRED RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL Running Head : Non-pharmacological Interventions to Colicky Babies

Aims and objective. This study aimed to compare the effects of swinging and playing of white noise on the crying and sleeping durations of colicky babies. Background. Infantile colic (IC) is one of the most common reasons for doctor visits among babies younger than 3 months. One out of five babies older than 3 months also experiences IC. IC, unlike gastrointestinal problems, is regarded as an individual differentiation and maturation of the central nervous system. Providing a warm bath, breastfeeding, swinging, and playing of white noise are non-pharmacological methods. The efficiency of these methods has been proven by various studies independently of one another. Design. The study is a prospective, multicenter, paired randomized controlled trial. Methods. The study was conducted between April and December 2016. The study sample consisted of 40 1-month-old babies with gas pains who passed a hearing screening and their mothers. The total daily crying and sleeping durations of the babies were determined without any intervention on the first week. On the second week, 20 randomly selected babies (first group) were swung each time they cried, and on the third week, they were made to listen to white noise. The other 20 babies (second group) were made to listen to white noise on the second week and were swung on the third week. Swinging and playing of white noise were performed until the babies stopped crying. After every intervention, the total crying and sleeping durations of the babies were evaluated using a “Colicky Baby’s Diary. ” A cc ep te d A rt ic le This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Results. Playing of white noise significantly decreased the daily crying durations (p<0.05) and increased the sleeping durations of the colicky babies (p<0.05) compared to swinging in both groups. Conclusion. Playing of white noise was found to be a more effective non-pharmacological method on crying and sleeping durations of colicky babies than swinging. Relevance to clinical practice. Playing of white noise may be helpful for parents and healthcare personnel in reducing the gas pains of babies.
Experience: Its Significance in Contemporary Christian Spirituality

Contemporary Christian spirituality, in its lived-life and academic expressions, is inherently experiential. Spirituality thus understood involves various understandings of experience and can be elucidated in the light of some of these meanings. Christian spirituality now has less to do with interventionist, supernatural experiences than with experience understood as contemplative or mystical ways of seeing. Such experience is more linear and every-day than punctiliar or conversionist in nature. Experience in Christian spirituality is pronouncedly immanent, rooted in a new perception of life in general. It also preserves God’s transcendence in an appreciation of God’s mystery and essential otherness. Academic spirituality finds contemporary resources in the growing experiential interest in spirituality, and also from its own reclaimed legacy. Spirituality shows signs of finding a self-sustained place in the academy through developing its own unique theory of experience.
Dag Wollebæk participatory divides ? Social media and mobilization to offline demonstrations : Transcending

This paper examines how the use of social media affects participation in offline demonstrations. Using individual web survey data from Norway, we ask whether social media usage serves to re-affirm or transcend socioeconomic divides in participation. In addition to data on demonstration participation in general, we also use the data on the Rose Marches that were organized after the 22/7 terror events as a critical case. Our results show that the type of participant mobilized via the social media is characterized by lower socioeconomic status and younger age than those mobilized via other channels. We also show that connections to information structures through social media exert a strong and independent effect on mobilization. Our findings thus appear to corroborate the mobilization thesis: social media represent an alternative structure alongside mainstream media and well-established political organizations and civil society that recruit in different ways and reach different segments of the population.
Running Head : Minimum physical function for daily walking in knee osteoarthritis

Objective: Evidence of physical function difficulties, such as difficulty rising from a chair, may limit daily walking for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The purpose of this study was to identify minimum performance thresholds on clinical tests of physical function predictive to walk ≥6000 steps/day. This benchmark is known to discriminate people with knee OA who develop functional limitation over time from those who do not. Methods: Using data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative, we quantified daily walking as average steps/day from an accelerometer (Actigraph GTM1) worn for >10 hours/day over one week. Physical function was quantified using three performance-based clinical tests: five times sit to stand test, walking speed (tested over 20 meters) and 400-meter walk test. To identify minimum performance thresholds for daily walking, we calculated physical function values corresponding to high specificity (80 to 95%) to predict walking ≥6000 steps/day. Results: Among 1925 participants (age [mean±sd] 65.1±9.1 years, BMI 28.4±4.8 kg/m 2 , 55% female) with valid accelerometer data, 54.9% walked ≥6000 steps/day. High specificity thresholds of physical function for walking ≥6000 steps/day ranged from 11.4 to 14.0 sec on the five times sit to stand test, 1.13 to 1.26 meters/sec for walking speed, or 315 to 349 sec on the 400-meter walk test. Conclusion: Not meeting these minimum performance thresholds on clinical tests of physical function may indicate inadequate physical ability to walk ≥6000 steps/day for people with knee OA. Rehabilitation may be indicated to address underlying impairments limiting physical function.