Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
DIELECTRIC STUDIES OF THE TERNARY MIXTURES OF AMINES WITH DECANOL IN CARBON TETRACHLORIDE SYSTEMS

The hydrogen bonded complexes involving primary amines (propyl amine, butyl amine and pentyl amine) and decanol in carbon tetrachloride were studied at 301k. The dipole moment of the complex obtained from the dielectric measurements using by Huysken’s method based on Onsager theory. The dipolar increment and enthalpy changes during fond formation were evaluated from the complex dipole moment. The results were interpreted in terms of interactions. The and values indicate the interaction due to polarization only.
Effects of Different Chemical Forms of Nitrogen on the Quick and Reversible Inhibition of Soybean Nodule Growth and Nitrogen Fixation Activity

It has been reported that supply of nitrate to culture solution rapidly and reversibly inhibits nodule growth and nitrogen fixation activity of soybean. In this study, the effects of ammonium, urea, or glutamine on nodule growth and nitrogen fixation activity are compared with that for nitrate. Soybean plants were cultivated with a nitrogen-free nutrient solution, then 1 mM-N of nitrate, ammonium, glutamine, or urea were supplied from 12 DAP until 17 DAP. Repression of nodule growth and nitrogen fixation activity at 17 DAP were observed by ammonium, urea, and glutamine like nitrate, although the inhibitory effects were milder than nitrate. The removal of nitrogen from the culture solutions after nitrogen treatments resulted in a recovery of the nodule growth. It was found that the glutamine treatment followed by N-free cultivation gave highest nitrogen fixation activity about two times of the control. Tracer experiments with 15N and 13C were performed to evaluate the translocation of N and C to the different tissues. Culture solutions containing a 15N-labeled nitrogen source were supplied from 21 DAP, and the whole shoots were exposed to 13CO2 for 60 min on 23 DAP, and plants were harvested on 24 DAP. The percentage distribution of 15N in nodules was highest for ammonium (1.4%) followed by glutamine (0.78%), urea (0.32%) and nitrate (0.25%). The percentage distribution of 13C in the nodules was highest for the control (11.5%) followed by urea (5.8%), glutamine (2.6%), ammonium (2.3%), and nitrate (2.3%). The inhibitory effects of nitrogen compounds appeared to be related to a decrease in photoassimilate partitioning in the nodules, rather than 15N transport into the nodules. The free amino acid concentrations after nitrogen treatments were increased in the nodules and leaves by nitrate, in the roots by ammonium, in the stems by urea, and the roots, stems, and leaves by glutamine treatment. The concentrations of asparagine, aspartate, and glutamine were increased after nitrogen treatments. By the long-term supply of nitrogen for 2-weeks, nitrate significantly increased the lateral roots and leaf growth. The long-term supply of urea and glutamine also promoted the lateral roots and leaf growth, but ammonium suppressed them.
HO-1 concentrations 24 hours after cardiac surgery are associated with the incidence of acute kidney injury: a prospective cohort study

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication after cardiac surgery that is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is an enzyme synthesized in renal tubular cells as one of the most intense responses to oxidant stress linked with protective, anti-inflammatory properties. Yet, it is unknown if serum HO-1 induction following cardiac surgical procedure involving cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with incidence and severity of AKI. Patients and methods In the present study, we used data from a prospective cohort study of 150 adult cardiac surgical patients. HO-1 measurements were performed before, immediately after and 24 hours post-CPB. In univariate and multivariate analyses, the association between HO-1 and AKI was investigated. Results AKI with an incidence of 23.3% (35 patients) was not associated with an early elevation of HO-1 after CPB in all patients (P=0.88), whereas patients suffering from AKI developed a second burst of HO-1 24 hours after CBP. In patients without AKI, the HO-1 concentrations dropped to baseline values (P=0.031). Furthermore, early HO-1 induction was associated with CPB time (P=0.046), while the ones 24 hours later lost this association (P=0.219). Conclusion The association of the second HO-1 burst 24 hours after CBP might help to distinguish between the causality of AKI in patients undergoing CBP, thus helping to adapt patient stratification and management.
Skateboarding Space And The City Architecture And The Body

Thank you very much for reading skateboarding space and the city architecture and the body. As you may know, people have look numerous times for their favorite books like this skateboarding space and the city architecture and the body, but end up in malicious downloads. Rather than enjoying a good book with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, instead they cope with some infectious bugs inside their laptop.
Aerosol Measurement Principles Techniques And Applications

aerosol measurement principles techniques and applications is available in our digital library an online access to it is set as public so you can get it instantly. Our book servers saves in multiple locations, allowing you to get the most less latency time to download any of our books like this one. Merely said, the aerosol measurement principles techniques and applications is universally compatible with any devices to read.
The Influence of Perceived Risk and Trust in Adoption of FinTech Services in Indonesia

The service level in community must be considered if it wants to continue to be used by the users. This research studies the adoption of Financial Technology (FinTech) services in the terms of trust and risk. The work employs the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) theory as the theoretical basis combined with trust and perceived risk. The research method is quantitative. The data are analyzed by the Structural Equation Model (SEM) using Smart PLS V2.0. The researchers use a questionnaire in Google Form to collect the data. It is distributed online with the snowball data collection technique. As a result, 548 respondents are successfully gathered. The results indicate that the factor of users trusts influences perceived usefulness in the adoption to use FinTech services. However, the risk factor does not affect the use of FinTech services, which further does not influence the users’ attitude. The work contributes to the study of the adoption of FinTech services, which provides a view determining the users’ intention to use FinTech services in Indonesia.
The effects of plant quality on caterpillar growth and defense against natural enemies

A survey of 85 species of Lepidoptera feeding on 40 hosts on Barro Colorado Island, Panama showed that growth and defensive traits of caterpillars were correlated with the nutritional and defensive traits of their hosts. Growth rates were faster on young than mature leaves, reflecting the higher nitrogen and water content of the former. Growth was also positively correlated with leaf expansion rate, partially because of higher nitrogen and water contents of fast-expanding young leaves. Specialists grew faster than generalists, but both responded positively to nutritional quality. There was no effect of lepidopteran family on growth. In analyses where the effects of nitrogen and water were removed, the residuals for growth rate were greater for young than for mature leaves and were positively correlated with expansion rates of young leaves. This suggests that traits other than nutrition were also important. As young, expanding leaves cannot use toughness as a defense, one possible explanation for the differences in growth is differences in chemical defenses. Growth rate residuals for both specialists and generalists were higher for the more poorly defended fast-expanders, but the effect was greatest for generalists, perhaps because generalists were more sensitive to secondary metabolites. We predicted that slow growth for caterpillars would increase their risk to natural enemies and would select for higher defenses. Generalists had more defensive traits than specialists and were less preferred in feeding trials with ants. Similarly, species feeding on mature leaves were the most defended and those feeding on fast-expanding young leaves were the least defended and most preferred by ants. Thus the effects of plant secondary metabolites and nutrients dictate herbivore growth rates, which in turn influence their susceptibility to the third trophic level and the importance of defenses.
Computing fixed points of nonexpansive mappings by α-dense curves

Given a multivalued nonexpansive mapping defined on a convex and compact set of a Banach space, with values in the class of convex and compact subsets of its domain, we present an iteration scheme which (under suitable conditions) converges to a fixed point of such mapping. This new iteration provides us another method to approximate the fixed points of a singlevalued nonexpansive mapping, defined on a compact and convex set into itself. Moreover, the conditions for the singlevalued case are less restrictive than for the multivalued case. Our main tool will be the so called α-dense curves, which will allow us to construct such iterations. Some numerical examples are provided to illustrate our results.
DIMENSI EDUKASI DALAM UNGKAPAN LARANGAN MASYARAKAT MINANGKABAU

Artikel ini ditujukan untuk mendeskripsikan dimensi edukasi yang terdapat dalam ungkapan larangan masyarakat Minangkabau. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kualitatif deskriptif dengan menggunakan teknik analisis isi. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada empat tempat di kota Padang, yaitu: Padang Barat, Padang Timur, Padang Utara, dan Padang Selatan. Data penelitian ini adalah ungkapan larangan masyarakat Minangkabau yang dikumpulkan melalui hasil observasi dan wawancara dengan penghulu, cerdik pandai, dan alim ulama. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan pembahasan disimpulkan dua hal. Pertama, bentuk ungkapan larangan masyarakat Minangkabau dapat direkonstruksi berdasarkan pelanggarnya, yaitu: wanita hamil, anak perempuan, dan anak laki-laki. Kedua, dimensi edukasi ungkapan larangan masyarakat Minangkabau juga dapat direkonstruksi berdasarkan tindakan, yang terdiri atas tiga dimensi edukasi, yaitu pekerjaan, pertanda, dan kesehatan tubuh. Dimensi edukasi yang terkandung dalam ungkapan larangan masyarakat Minangkabau ditujukan untuk semua orang dan berfokus pada konteks dan perbuatan yang dilanggar, seperti: duduk, menyapu, bermain, bekerja, berjalan, makan, dan aktivitas keseharian lainnya yang terlihat tidak etis atau sumbang
Platelet Distribution Width dan Mean Platelet Volume: Hubungan dengan Derajat Penyakit Demam Berdarah Dengue

Latar belakang. Diperlukan petanda klinis praktis yang dapat digunakan untuk memprediksi progresivitas demam berdarah dengue (DBD) dan sindrom syok dengue (SSD). Tujuan. Mencari hubungan antara platelet distribution width (PDW) dan mean platelet volume (MPV) dengan derajat penyakit infeksi dengue. Metode. Penelitian dilakukan dengan desain potong lintang. Didiagnosis DBD atau SSD berdasarkan kriteria WHO 1997. Data berupa hematokrit, jumlah trombosit, PDW, dan MPV dikumpulkan selama penelitian. Analisis statistik menggunakan t-test dan regresi linear. Hasil. Didapatkan delapan puluh sembilan anak yang mengikuti penelitian, 71 (79,8%) didiagnosis DBD dan 18 (20,2%) SSD. Korelasi negatif didapatkan antara PDW dan jumlah trombosit (r=-0,77; p<0,05); serta antara MPV dan jumlah trombosit (r=-0,52; p< 0,05). Rerata nilai PDW berbeda secara bermakna pada kelompok trombositopenia dan non trombositopenia (10,46 vs 8,07%; p<0,05) begitu juga nilai MPV (10,12 vs 8,84fl; p<0,05). PDW didapatkan lebih tinggi pada SSD dibanding dengan DBD (11,64 vs. 9,72%; p<0,05) begitu MPV (10,38 vs 8,53 fl; p<0,05). Didapatkan korelasi positif antara hemokonsentrasi dan PDW (r=0,217; p<0,05) begitu juga antara hemokonsentrasi dan MPV (r=0,118; p<0,05). Kesimpulan. PDW dan MPV dapat digunakan sebagai prediktor progresivitas dari DBD.
Feature analysis for web forum question post detection

A web forum which is also known as discussion board or Internet forum is an online community of users with a common interest. It is a problem-solving platform that engages experts across the globe. Both technical and non-technical problems are resolved on a daily basis within web forums. Research activities in this domain have been concentrated on answer detection with the assumption that the initial post of a thread is a question post. The quality of web forum question posts varies from excellent to mediocre or even spam. Detecting good question posts require utilization of salient features. In this paper, we implement a bag-of-words (BoW) model to mine web forum question posts. We empirically address the following questions in the paper. Can BoW model effectively detect web forum question post? What feature selection method is most appropriate for BoW model in this domain? Is choice of classifier influenced by web forum genre? We used three publicly available datasets of varying technical degrees for the experiments. The experimental results revealed that BoW can perform better than complex techniques that implement higher N-gram with part-of-speech tagging.
Reply to "Response: Board composition and firm performance: Evidence from Bangladesh - a sceptical view"

This paper replies to Chowdhury's (2010) response to the paper 'Board Composition and Firm Performance: Evidence from Bangladesh' (2010). It challenges the strength of the criticisms, arguing that the factors discussed in Chowdhury (2010) do not necessarily impair the outcome of the research. The authors elucidate issues raised, and in so doing, reproduce the results incorporating the commentator's suggestions.
The opposite effects of semantic retrieval on prior and future learning

Recently, interest in the effects of testing on memory has increased. In this set of experiments, I examined the effects of interleaved semantic retrieval on previous and future learning within a multi-list learning paradigm. Interleaved retrieval led to enhanced memory for lists learned following retrieval. In contrast, memory was impaired for lists learned prior to retrieval (Experiment 1). These results are consistent with recent work in multi-list learning and in the list-before-the-last paradigm, both of which reveal a crucial role for retrieval in enhancing list segregation. This pattern of results also follows clearly from a theoretical perspective in which retrieval drives internal contextual change, and contextual overlap between study and test promotes better memory. Consistent with that perspective, a 15-minute delay before the final test eliminated both effects (Experiment 2). Experiment 3 replicated the results of Experiment 1 with materials more appropriate for educational settings: interleaved semantic retrieval led learners to be more able to answer questions correctly about later texts but less likely to do so about earlier texts.
Practical Mathematical Optimization: An Introduction to Basic Optimization Theory and Classical and New Gradient-Based Algorithms

Preface Table of Notation Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Line Search Descent Methods for Unconstrained Minimization Chapter 3. Standard Methods for Constrained Optimization Chapter 4. New Gradient-Based Trajectory and Approximation Methods Chapter 5. Example Problems Chapter 6. Some Theorems Chapter 7. The Simplex Method for Linear Programming Problems Bibliography Index
Early and Late Reoperation Rates With Various MIS Techniques for Adult Spinal Deformity Correction

Study Design: A multicenter retrospective review of an adult spinal deformity database. Objective: We aimed to characterize reoperation rates and etiologies of adult spinal deformity surgery with circumferential minimally invasive surgery (cMIS) and hybrid (HYB) techniques. Methods: Inclusion criteria were age ≥18 years, and one of the following: coronal Cobb >20°, sagittal vertical axis >5 cm, pelvic tilt >20°, and pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis >10°. Patients with either cMIS or HYB surgery, ≥3 spinal levels treated with 2-year minimum follow-up were included. Results: A total of 133 patients met inclusion for this study (65 HYB and 68 cMIS). Junctional failure (13.8%) was the most common reason for reoperation in the HYB group, while fixation failure was the most common reason in the cMIS group (14.7%). There was a higher incidence of proximal junctional failure (PJF) than distal junctional failure (DJF) within HYB (12.3% vs 3.1%), but no significant differences in PJF or DJF rates when compared to cMIS. Early (<30 days) reoperations were less common (cMIS = 1.5%; HYB = 6.1%) than late (>30 days) reoperations (cMIS = 26.5%; HYB = 27.7%), but early reoperations were more common in the HYB group after propensity matching, largely due to infection rates (10.8% vs 0%, P = .04). Conclusions: Adult spinal deformity correction with cMIS and HYB techniques result in overall reoperation rates of 27.9% and 33.8%, respectively, at minimum 2-year follow-up. Junctional failures are more common after HYB approaches, while pseudarthrosis/fixation failures happen more often with cMIS techniques. Early reoperations were less common than later returns to the operating room in both groups, but cMIS demonstrated less risk of infection and early reoperation when compared with the HYB group.
Impact of Tumor Location and Variables Associated With Overall Survival in Patients With Colorectal Cancer: A Mayo Clinic Colon and Rectal Cancer Registry Study

Background: Our study investigated the demographic characteristics of Mayo Clinic Colon and Rectal Cancer Registry patients and sought to associate tumor location with overall survival. Methods: Using the cohort of patients seen at Mayo Clinic (Minnesota, Arizona, Florida) from 1972 to 2017, we obtained 26,908 colorectal adenocarcinoma patient records. Overall survival of patients with colorectal cancer was analyzed by sidedness (right vs. left) and location (right vs. left vs. rectum). Kaplan–Meier method was used to analyze all demographic and cancer variables available within the dataset to trace survival over a 35-year period. Subgroups within variables were compared to each other using log-rank test and considered significantly different at P < 0.05. Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to assess impact of tumor location while controlling for age, year of diagnosis, sex, tumor stage, and tumor grade. Cox regression models were used to evaluate the independent effect of cancer location on overall survival after adjusting for age, gender, year of diagnosis, and cancer stage. To further explore the potential interaction effect of cancer location with cancer stage and year of diagnosis, similar multivariable Cox model was fit stratified by cancer stage (1–3 vs. 4) and by year of diagnosis (<1980, 1980–2000, >2000). Results: Overall survival differed significantly within all variables studied after Kaplan–Meier method analysis (P < 0.0001). Survival was higher in the left-side group when evaluated by tumor sidedness, and rectal cancer patients had the highest median survival (101.3 months). Right-sided cancer patients had the worst prognosis in both tumor location and sidedness analyses, with a median survival of 76.6 months. However, the stratified analysis showed that, the difference in survival between left- and right-sided cancer only existed in late cancer stage (stage 4) patients but not in early cancer stage; therefore, screening for CRC to pick cancer at an early stage can influence overall survival significantly. Conclusion: These observations confirm some of the previous and recent studies on sidedness of colorectal cancer patients. Our analysis is novel in that it included patients of all stages rather than just stage IV metastatic patients. This initial study provides a platform to investigate more biologic and clinical factors associated with tumor location. Merging this dataset with other available datasets and previously conducted studies within the institution will provide a robust platform for multiple future studies and collaborations. Finally, appropriate screening can result in a decrease in incidence and mortality of CRC.
Are Islamic Banks More Resilient during Financial Panics

Rapid growth of Islamic banking in developing countries is accompanied with claims about its relative resilience to financial crises as compared to conventional banking. However, little empirical evidence is available to support such claims. Using data from Pakistan, where Islamic and conventional banks co-exist, we compare these banks during a financial panic. Our results show that Islamic bank branches are less prone to deposit withdrawals during financial panics, both unconditionally and after controlling for bank characteristics. The Islamic branches of banks that have both Islamic and conventional operations tend to attract (rather than lose) deposits during panics, which suggests a role for religious branding. We also find that Islamic bank branches grant more loans during financial panics and that their lending decisions are less sensitive to changes in deposits. Our findings suggest that greater financial inclusion of faith-based groups may enhance the stability of the banking system.
Factors Affecting Holocene Carbon Accumulation in a Peatland in Southern Ontario

Multi-proxy, medium-resolution Holocene and high-resolution late Holocene records from a southern Ontario ombrotrophic peatland examined factors affecting carbon accumulation. These records include radiometric dating, calculation of long-term apparent rate of carbon accumulation (LORCA), determination of peat humification, and analysis of plant macroremains, charcoal and nitrogen concentration. Coupled with existing paleo-climate reconstructions, these data were integrated to determine how factors, such as climate, autogenic succession and fire, influenced carbon accumulation. Mean LORCA were similar to other northern and temperate peatlands. LORCA was high during the marsh phase and decreased following a transition to fen. Neoglacial cooling and the fen to bog transition did not lead to significant differences in LORCA. The last millennium did not exhibit much variation in LORCA; however, there is evidence for warming associated with the Medieval Climate Anomaly. Recent disturbances did impact LORCA; however, fire did not play a role in peatland dynamics in the pre-industrial Holocene.
STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF MOISTURE CONTENT AND BENDING RATE ON THE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF ROCKS

Generally, rock material failure is controlled by cracks under specific conditions. The study of rock fracture toughness belongs to the current frequent directions of research in the area of rock failure. The present paper describes the effects of parameters influencing the resultant properties of rock materials (bending rate, rock moisture) during fracture toughness measurement of different kinds of rocks (sandstone, marble, granite). The highest fracture toughness values were found in the marble samples. This is probably due to the inner structure of analysed marble, which is composed of only one mineral (calcite) and also has a lower porosity than the used granite. The lowest fracture toughness values were found in the sandstone sample, and reached c. 17–30 % of the measured fracture toughness values of the analysed granite and marble samples. As in the case of the other mechanical properties of rocks (e.g. uniaxial compressive strength) also in the case of higher sandstone (carboniferous) moisture the fracture toughness values decrease and its deformation ability increases. Preparation of samples for fracture toughness tests and performance of these tests are more complicated than in the case of tensile tests (e.g. the Brazilian test) and therefore this contribution presents a comparison between fracture toughness of analysed rocks and tensile strength values. The measured data in this study considering the fracture toughness tests and Brazilian tests were compared with results published by Zhang (2002).