Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Overall Skin Health Potential of the Biofield Energy Healing Based Herbomineral Formulation Using Various Skin Parameters

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the Consciousness Energy Healing (The Trivedi Effect®) Treatment based test formulation and medium (DMEM) against various skin health parameters using three cell lines i.e., HFF-1, HaCaT, and B16-F10. The various study parameters viz. collagen, elastin, hyaluronic acid, melanin, cell viability against UV-B induced stress, and wound healing were evaluated. The test formulation and DMEM were divided into two parts. One part of the test formulation and one part of the DMEM received the Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment by Janice Patricia Kinney and were defined as the Biofield Energy Treated samples, while the other parts were denoted as the untreated test samples. Cell viability using MTT assay showed more than 70% cells were viable in all the tested concentrations in three cells, indicating that the test formulation was safe and nontoxic. The collagen synthesis was significantly (p≤0.001) increased by 22.42% and 17.48% in the UT-DMEM + BT-Test formulation group at 0.63 and 2.5 µg/mL, respectively in relation to the UT-DMEM + UT-Test formulation group. The Elastin level was significantly (p≤0.001) increased by 28.41% in the BT-DMEM + BT-Test formulation group at 5 µg/mL compared to the untreated group. Hyaluronic acid at 0.63 µg/mL was increased significantly by 15.90% in the BT-DMEM + BT-Test formulation group compared to the untreated group. The level of melanin was reduced significantly by 9.25% and 7.26% in the BT-DMEM + BT-Test formulation group at 0.013 and 0.063 µg/mL, respectively in relation to the untreated group. Protection of skin cells after UV-B exposure data displayed that the cell viability was increased significantly by 17.88%, 20.10%, and 25.77% in the BT-DMEM + BT-Test formulation group at 0.625, 1.25, and 2.5 µg/mL, respectively compared to the UT-DMEM + UT-Test formulation group. Wound healing data exhibited significant wound closure and cell migration activities in the HFF-1 and HaCaT cells compared to the UT-DMEM + UT-Test formulation. Overall, the data suggests that the Biofield Energy Treated DMEM and test formulation demonstrated better responses compared to the untreated medium and test formulation with respect to the tested skin health parameters. Therefore, the Biofield Energy Healing and the Treated test formulation could be developed as an effective cosmetic product to protect and treat the various skin problems including infection, photosensitivity, erythema, contact dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, athlete's foot, psoriasis, erythema, cutis rhomboidalis nuchae, skin aging, wrinkles and/or change in skin color, etc.
EFFECT OF NON-FEED WITHDRAWAL INDUCED MOLTING TECHNIQUES ON FEATHER MOLT SCORING AND EGG PRODUCTION OF CAGED HENS

This study was conducted to compare the effect of v arious molting methods on feather molt score and eg g production of caged hens. Three hundred twenty four Single Comb White L eghorn (Babcock) commercial layers (60 weeks old) w ere divided into 27 replicates of 12 layers each. Each treatment compri sed of three replicates with 36 hens each. Hens wer e molted 1) feed deprivation, 2) fortified ground corn, 3) zinc oxid e, 4) aluminium oxide, 5) moderate zinc and low cal cium, 6) copper sulphate, 7) progesterone, 8) thyroxin and 9) untreated hens ser ved as control. Hens were subjected to respective t reatments for two weeks and were offered feed @ 35 g/bird except T1 (no fee d) and T9 (full feed). In the following five weeks, hens were given feed @ 45 g/bird except T9 (110 g/bird) and during postmou lt period hens were fed @110 g/bird. The results of this study revealed that primary and overall body feathers started shedding in the first week while secondary feather shedding started in second week of molting. Maximum primary and secondary feather scor es were observed in T1 and T7 while minimum scores w re noted in T9. Similarly, overall body feather score was maximum i n T2 and T8 while minimum values were exhibited by T9. Egg production was maximum in T6 followed by T4, T3 and T1 while m ini um values were observed for T9. On overall basi s, present study revealed that the hens can be molted by non feed wi thdrawal molting methods (supplemented with mineral s) with better egg production as compared to feed deprivation method.
Combining sensory evaluations and experimental auctions to assess consumers’ preferences for fresh fruit quality characteristics

A combination of sensory evaluation and experimental auctions was used to analyze consumer preferences for external and internal quality characteristics of two fresh apple varieties â€œHoneycrispâ€ and â€œGala. â€ A group of 384 panelists in three locations in the United States evaluated the appearance, the internal quality characteristics, in three sequential rounds, for the two apple variety samples. Each panelist responded to a sensory evaluation questionnaire, and then bid on the samples in an incentive compatible second price auction. We found that panelistsâ€™ bids increased with the amount of information given. Also, we found that for some attributes such as sweetness, panelists preferred levels closer to their ideal rather than objectively measured higher levels. When evaluating consumersâ€™ preference and valuation for different fresh fruit varieties, a greater explanatory power is obtained when including an indicator variable for the variety along with the set of quality attributes. The indicator variable could improve the control of inherent factors related with the varieties but cannot be observed or inferred easily. Finally, our findings add to previous studies in that flavor, when expressed as a combination of sweetness and acidity in addition to textural attributes, are important determinants of consumersâ€™ acceptance. [EconLit citations: Q13]
Environmental Records in a High-Altitude Low-Latitude Glacier, Sierra Nevada, California

Glaciers are sensitive and detailed recorders of changes in local, regional, and global climate. Stable isotope variations reflect seasonal temperature changes, physical stratigraphy relates to net precipitation, and trace element coneentrations mark seeisonal surfaees in the iee. Previous studies have largely foeused on polar ice cores because cold, dry conditions in such locations are ideal for preserving iee stratigraphy. Conversely, low-latitude alpine glaciers have been generally ignored beeause warmer, wetter conditions in them have been presumed to destroy or obseure the original stable isotope stratigraphy. Here, I evaluate the potential to obtain viable environmental reeords from an ice core of Palisade Glacier Sierra Nevada, California. A shallow, 6-m ice core drilled in the accumulation zone in late summer 2003 was analyzed at ~10-cm intervals for stable isotopes and D/H) and trace element coneentrations. Five stable-isotope maxima and minima couplets occur in the iee eore, varying from -16.7 to -14 %o (5 and -133 to -11 l%o (5 D). The isotope values follow the global meteorie water line, indicating minimal post-depositional disruption of the ice. Maxima in six representative trace-elements (Al, Pb, Mn, V, Ba, Sr) correspond well to those in the isotope reeords. The eovariance of stable-isotopes and traee-elements indieate that the original chemical stratigraphy is preserved in the ice core. These results show that the iee core contains at least 5 years of ice accumulation. Analyses of excess Pb and of precipitation and temperature records from a nearby weather station indicate these 5 years most likely aceumulated between 1992 and 1998, and that annual layer thicknesses average about 1 m. This interpretation, combined with the substantial dust band at the surface of the iee core indicate that the five years of accumulation after 1998 (all of which were belowaverage snowfall) were lost to ablation. Thus, despite five years of net ice loss at the site due to surfaee melt, the isotopie and elemental stratigraphy is still preserved. The important implieation of this finding is that ice in such temperate alpine glaciers appears to be a more robust arehive of paleoelimatie information that previously reeognized. Furthermore, although the iee eore retrieved from the Palisade Glacier likely contains significant gaps, retrieval of a core to bedroek will likely provide the most complete ice core record of paleoclimate data available in the Sierra Nevada. IV
Targeted exome sequencing identified a novel GJA 3 gene missense mutation causes autosomal dominant congenital cataract in a large Chinese family

Objectives: Congenital cataract is the leading cause of visual impairment or blindness in children. The purpose of this study is to screen for pathogenic mutations in a five-generation Chinese family affected with autosomal dominant congenital cataract. Methods: A five-generation Chinese family born with congenital cataract was investigated. A specific hereditary eye disease enrichment panel based on targeted exome capture technology was performed in the proband, and Sanger sequencing was then conducted in other 23 family members and 100 normal controls. Bioinformatics analysis was used to determine the possibility of the changes affect the phenotype. Results: A novel heterozygous missense mutation (c. 584C>T) was identified in the exon 2 of the gap junction protein-alpha 3 (GJA3) gene, which resulted in the substitution of a serine with a phenylalanine (p.S195F). This mutation cosegregated with twelve affected members of the family, but unidentified in the unaffected family members and normal controls. The p.S195F mutation was found in the second extracellular loop domain of GJA3 protein. Bioinformatics analysis suggested that the p.S195F mutation was predicted to be disease causing, with the change of protein structure from monomer to homer-12-mer. Conclusions: This is the first report of the novel c. 584C>T (p.S195F) missense mutation in the GJA3 gene was the genetic cause of congenital cataract. The results also suggested that the homer-12-mer was the most common mutation structure, and the extracellular loop was the mutation hotspot of GJA3 protein.
Clinical therapy of Di-Huang-YiZhi in treating patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment : a prospective , open-label and randomized study

Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) represents the early stage of Alzheimer disease (AD). Early diagnosis and treatment of aMCI is essential for preventing AD conversion. To investigate the effects of Di-Huang-YiZhi (DHYZ) formula in aMCI. We perform a prospective, open-label and parallel-control trial, with aniracetam treatment as a positive control. After randomization, patients in DHYZ group were administered with orally with DHYZ decoction (75 ml each time, twice a day) in 12 months. Patients in aniracetam group received aniracetam tablet (400 mg each time, three times a day). The efficacy outcome included score changes in mini-mental state examination (MMSE), Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA), Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog), the Barthel Index for activities of daily living (ADL) and Traditional Chinese medical (TCM) symptoms before and after treatment. Patients showed significant improvement in scores in MMSE, MoCA, ADAS-Cog, ADL and TCM (P<0.05) after treatment in both groups. Meanwhile, more obvious changes were obtained in patients with TCM treatment than those with aniracetam treatment (P<0.05). Considering the primary outcome in TCM syndrome score scale, there was a remarkable improvement on memory before and after treatment, while changes in score were more obvious after DHYZ treatment compared to that after aniracetam treatment (P<0.05). Additionally, both DHYZ and aniracetam treatment were safe and well-tolerated. The traditional medicine DHYZ formula is effective for treating patients with aMCI and preventing AD conversion from MCI.
Winter in northeastern North America: a critical period for ecological processes

Ecological research during winter has historically been a low priority in northeastern North America, an oversight that stems from the commonly accepted notion that there is little biological activity when temperatures drop below freezing. However, recent research has shown that winter can be an especially important period for ecological processes, providing evidence that “dormant season” is a misnomer. Uncertainties about the effects of climate change on ecosystems are highlighting the need for a more thorough understanding of winter ecology. The failure to collect winter data in northeastern North America has meant that researchers are ill-equipped to make predictions about how ecosystems will respond to future climate change. A more focused, integrative ecological winter monitoring and research effort will enable us to better prepare for, and respond to, future climate change.
Defoliation and patchy nutrient return drive grazing effects on plant and soil properties in a dairy cow pasture

Large herbivores can influence plant and soil properties in grassland ecosystems, but especially for belowground biota and processes, the mechanisms that explain these effects are not fully understood. Here, we examine the capability of three grazing mechanisms - plant defoliation, dung and urine return, and physical presence of animals (causing trampling and excreta return in patches) - to explain grazing effects in Phleum pratense-F estuca pratensis dairy cow pasture in Finland. Comparison of control plots and plots grazed by cows showed that grazing maintained original plant-community structure, decreased shoot mass and root N and P concentrations, increased shoot N and P concentrations, and had an inconsistent effect on root mass. Among soil fauna, grazing increased the abundance of fungivorous nematodes and Aporrectodea earthworms and decreased the abundance of detritivorous enchytraeids and Lumbricus earthworms. Grazing also increased soil density and pH but did not affect average soil inorganic-N concentration. To reveal the mechanisms behind these effects, we analyzed results from mowed plots and plots that were both mowed and treated with a dung and urine mixture. This comparison revealed that grazing effects on plant attributes were almost entirely explained by defoliation, with only one partly explained by excreta return. Among belowground attributes, however, the mechanisms were more mixed, with effects explained by defoliation, patchy excreta return, and cow trampling. Average soil inorganic-N concentration was not affected by grazing because it was simultaneously decreased by defoliation and increased by cow presence. Presence of cows created great spatial heterogeneity in soil N availability and abundance of fungivorous nematodes. A greenhouse trial revealed a grazing-induced soil feedback on plant growth, which was explained by patchiness in N availability rather than changes in soil biota. Our results show that grazing effects on plant attributes can be satisfactorily predicted using the effects of defoliation, whereas those on soil fauna and soil N availability need understanding of other mechanisms as well. The results indicate that defoliation-induced changes in plant ecophysiology and the great spatial variation in N availability created by grazers are the two key mechanisms through which large herbivores can control grassland ecosystems.
Trade liberalization and export performance in Tanzanian cashew nuts

This study investigates the impact of trade liberalization on export performance on cashew nuts in Tanzania, employ time series data from 1970 to 2010. This paper employed both econometrics and non parametric techniques to estimate the impact of trade liberalization on export performance on cashew nuts. Under econometrics techniques we applied cointegration technique, error correction modeling approach and trend analysis. Unit root test reveals that, all variables are non stationary at level and stationary at first difference respectively. Also Engle–Granger test for cointegration and Johansen test found that variables are cointegrated. This implies that cashew nuts export earnings; world price and real exchange rate have long run relationship (equilibrium). Empirical results from error correction modeling approach found an error term has a correct sign and statistically significant at 5 percent level. This means that world price and real exchange rate are adjusting towards long run equilibrium. The coefficient of error term of (-0.361547) indicates that variables are adjusting to long run equilibrium at the speed of 36 percent per annum. The adjustment of variables suggests the existence of long relationship amongst the variables under study. World price found with a positive sign and statistically significant at 5 percent as such world price is an important determinant of cashew nuts export earnings in Tanzania. On other hand real exchange rate found with a correct sign but statistically insignificant. Trend analysis of cashew nuts export earnings found to be positive means that, it is improving over time. Non parametric technique reveals that trade liberalization is a significant strategy in Tanzania since its coefficient is statistically significant at 5 percent level. Keywords : Trade liberalization, Export performance, Cashew nuts and export growth
Indices of Functional Lesion Severity and Flow Analysis to Determine Diagnostic Characteristics of Basal and Hyperemic Coronary Flow Reserve : Results of the JUSTIFY-CFR Study ( Joined Coronary Pressure Baseline Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio as a Pressure-Only Estimation of Underlying

Foin, Iqbal S. Malik, Ghada W. Mikhail, Alun D. Hughes, Darrel P. Francis, Jamil Mayet, Carlo Rodney A. Foale, Martijn Meuwissen, Christopher Broyd, Mauro Echavarria-Pinto, Nicolas Ricardo Petraco, Tim P. van de Hoef, Sukhjinder Nijjer, Sayan Sen, Martijn A. van Lavieren, Coronary Flow Reserve) − Indices of Functional Lesion Severity and Flow Analysis to Determine Diagnostic Characteristics of Basal and Hyperemic Coronary Flow Reserve: Results of the JUSTIFY-CFR Study (Joined Coronary Pressure Baseline Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio as a Pressure-Only Estimation of Underlying Print ISSN: 1941-7640. Online ISSN: 1941-7632 Copyright © 2014 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.113. 000926 2014;7:492-502; originally published online July 1, 2014; Circ Cardiovasc Interv. http://circinterventions.ahajournals. org/content/7/4/492 World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located on the
Kamyar Exploring centricity of activity spaces : From measurement to the identification of personal and environmental factors

It has been known for long that people tend to form clusters of activity places, typically around their daily life centers, for a number of reasons such as to facilitate their daily mobility. Despite this knowledge, there is little research done on identifying and measuring this type of travel behavior. The exiting measures of activity space dispersion often exclusively rely on overall numeric assessment and overlook the geographical distribution of activity places. In this study, we introduce centricity as a new dimension of activity spaces and we operationalize it as a clusterization of activity places. Delineation of clusters in this approach adds a spatial component to the measure. This enables the scrutiny of activity clusters and possible personal and environmental factors contributing to their formation. Furthermore, using data collected through an online mapping survey, we study the centricity of individual activity spaces and classify them into three groups of monocentric, bicentric, and polycentric. Our study of citizens of Helsinki metropolitan area aged 55–75 shows that monocentric activity spaces are the most common type among the study group. Nevertheless, a considerable share of extra-neighborhood travels are made to denser areas of more urban characteristics. The results do not indicate any significant associations between socio-economic characteristics and centricity. However, urban form and travel mode were found to be significantly associated with centricity. Overall, the findings show that use of centricity can help broaden our understanding of individual travel behavior and in turn contribute to interventions promoting healthy and sustainable travel behavior.
Archaeointensity determinations from Italy: new data and the Earth's magnetic field strength variation over the past three millennia

SUMMARY Three kilns and a collection of baked bricks from Italian archaeological sites have been studied for archaeointensity determination using the Thellier method as modified by Coe. All sites are dated based on archaeological information and their ages range from 500 to 800 AD and 1500 to 1700 AD. Rock magnetic studies identify magnetite, Ti- magnetite and hematite as the main magnetic minerals, and magnetic susceptibility versus temperature shows a good thermal stability of the samples. The intensity results have been corrected for anisotropy of the thermoremanent magnetization and cooling rate effects. The new data together with 136 previously published results are used to estimate the variation of the Earth's magnetic field over the past three millennia. The time distribution of the Italian absolute intensity data is irregular with the majority of determinations concentrated during the last four centuries, while older periods are very poorly covered. Most of the data come from volcanic rocks and show significant discrepancies. All data have been compared with archaeointensity results from Europe and regional and global models predictions. This work indicates the need to obtain more high quality archaeointensity results, in particular for the periods older than 200 BC and between 200 and 1000 AD, in order to determine a robust Italian intensity secular variation curve that, in combination with directional data, could be used for archaeomagnetic dating.
Diversity of planktonic cyanobacteria and microcystin occurrence in Polish water bodies investigated using a polyphasic approach

Microscopic measurements of fresh biomass and 16S rRNA gene sequences from clone libraries and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) were used to investigate cyanobacter- ial diversity in Polish water bodies in 2002. In addition, measurements of microcystin (MC) con- centrations were made. Thirty water samples were taken from 11 water bodies; of these samples, 18 were obtained from the Sulejow Reservoir during regular monitoring from June to October. Intra- and extracellular MC concentrations in Sulejow samples were measured by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The extracellular MC concentration was assessed using a protein phos- phatase inhibition assay (PPIA) in additional lakes. Additionally, physicochemical parameters were measured (total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), TN:TP ratio, chlorophyll a concentration, temperature). In Sulejow, high intracellular MC concentrations corresponded to large cyanobacterial biovolumes and to low TN:TP ratios. In the other lakes, extracellular MCs were not linked to any measured parameters. The combination of the microscopic and molecular data showed that Aphani- zomenon and Microcystis were the dominant genera during the summer period in the Sulejow Reser- voir. At the genetic level, there was a succession of 2 different operational taxonomic units (OTUs) belonging to the lineage Anabaena/Aphanizomenon. In the other water bodies, the most frequent populations were Aphanizomenon, Anabaena, Microcystis and Planktothrix. Small populations of Romeria, Snowella, Woronichinia, Limnothrix and Pseudanabaena were observed, and an enigmatic cluster affiliated with Prochlorothrix was genetically retrieved. Anabaena and Microcystis were presumed to be the main genera responsible for the MC production.