Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of predation and fish stock management on the abundance of larval vendace: experimental and field evidence in a large oligotrophic lake

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Method for the derivation of a Human Limit Value for Brominated DiphenylEther-47

De Toelaatbare Dagelijkse Inname (TDI) is de inname van een stof waarbij, bij levenslange blootstelling, geen nadelige effecten op de gezondheid verwacht mag worden. De afleiding van de TDI is vaak gebaseerd op de extrapolatie van bij proefdieren waargenomen toxiciteit naar de mens. Deze extrapolatie bestaat uit correcties voor verschillen in toxicokinetiek (opname, verdeling, uitscheiding) en toxicodynamie (toxisch werkingsmechanisme) tussen proefdieren en de mens Hierbij wordt er standaard vanuit gegaan dat verschillen in toxicokinetiek tussen mens en proefdier niet meer dan een factor 4 bedragen. De afleiding van de TDI voor de dioxine 2,3,7,8-TetraChloroDibenzo-p-Dioxine (TCDD) laat echter zien dat het toepassen van deze factor tot een TDI leidt die de gezondheid onvoldoende beschermt. De belangrijkste reden hiervoor is dat verschillen in de toxicokinetiek van TCDD tussen proefdier en mens veel groter zijn dan de genoemde standaardfactor. De toxicokinetiek van Persistente Organische Milieuverontreinigingen als TCDD, maar ook PolyBroom DiphenylEthers en Perfluorverbindingen, moet daarom expliciet in de afleiding van de TDI opgenomen worden. In navolging van TCDD is dit principe op tetrabroom BDE- 47 toegepast. Voor BDE-47 bleken de ontwikkeling van het centraal zenuwstelsel uitmondend in verstoorde gedragsontwikkeling en een verstoorde schildklierfunctie de gevoeligste vormen van diertoxiciteit. Wanneer met de onzekerheid bij het afleiden van de TDI rekening gehouden wordt kan op basis van deze effecten een voorlopige TDI van 7 ng/kg bw/day berekend worden.
Ultrasound Guided Non Surgical Closure of Post Angiographic Femoral Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) and Pseudoaneurysm (PSA)

Local complications of femoral arterial catheterization like hematomas, pseudoaneurysm (PSA) and arteriovenous fistula (AVF) are increasing in incidence due to the large number of patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic angiographic procedures through this route [1 3] (see figure 1). A PSA refers to a confined collection of thrombus and blood associated with tear of one or more layers of an arterial wall [4]. An iatrogenic AVF occurs when an arterial puncture inadvertently extends to involve an adjacent vein leading to a communication between the two. Color flow Doppler ultrasound is the imaging modality of choice for the diagnosis and assessment of a PSA, with a high sensitivity and specificity [5].
Asthenopia Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Professional Computer Use- A Systematic Review

Objective: Estimate the prevalence and risk factors of asthenopia associated with of computers in adults, with meta-analysis. Material and methods: Inclusion criteria were population-based studies from 1960 to December 2014. The search was performed in eletronic databases with no language restriction. Results: Out of 1692 potentially relevant citations, 22 met the inclusion criteria. The combined prevalence was 40.4% (95%CI 31.9 - 48.8). The most related factors were the duration of use, ametropia, age, binocularity dysfunctions. Conclusion: Asthenopia occurs at a significant rate and represents a common cause of lack of efficiency associated with work with computers.
The effect of a synthetic double layer hydroxide on the rate of II!I phase transformation of poly(1-butene)

Perkalite is an unusual clay in the domain of polymer-based nanocomposites. In this paper, the use of perkalite as a filler for poly(1-butene) was investigated. Particular attention was posed on the study of the effect of this particular kind of clay on the rate of II! I phase transition of the matrix. Wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), small angle X-ray scatter- ing (SAXS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were used to determine the structure and morphology of the samples, the degree of dispersion of the filler and to follow the kinetics of the phase transition of poly(1-butene). Mechanical properties were moreover measured. Perkalite was found to increase the rate of II! I phase transition with respect to the neat matrix, because it affected the free energy of the crystalline phase, by decreas- ing the perfection of the crystals. Rather than the disruption of the regular ordering at a crystalline cell level, the effect on the lamellar morphology seems to be preponderant. The fragility of perkalite layers and the substantial reduction of the tac- toids did not allow to influence the entropic factor to the phase diagram of poly(1-butene), because the filler was not able to locally increase the pressure on the nascent crystalline domains. Perkalite was therefore not able to achieve a direct forma- tion of the phase I of poly(1-butene) directly from the melt. The reduction of the size of perkalite tactoids confirmed that poly(1-butene) is very efficient in homogeneously dispersing the filler, thereby justifying the use of the materials produced in the present study as viable masterbatches for the production of polyolefin-based nanocomposites.
Transverse complex magnetic susceptibility of single-domain ferromagnetic particles with uniaxial anisotropy subjected to a longitudinal uniform magnetic field

The infinite hierarchy of differential-recurrence relations for the equilibrium transverse correlation functions appropriate to magnetic relaxation of single-domain ferromagnetic particles with uniaxial anisotropy subjected to a uniform external magnetic fieldH0 is derived by averaging Gilbert’s equation. Exact expressions in terms of matrix continued fractions for the transverse complex magnetic susceptibility are obtained with the aid of linear-response theory by solving the infinite hierarchy. The principal features of the spectra are emphasized in figures showing the real and imaginary parts of the complex magnetic susceptibility. The accuracy and the range of the applicability of analytical results based on the effective eigenvalue method is established. It is shown that this method provides in general a good approximation to the exact solution with the exception of the range of low-to-intermediate barrier heights of the anisotropy potential where at small H0 there exists essentially a spread of the precession frequencies of the magnetization. @S0163-1829~97! 03229-3#
Effect of stress inoculation training on coping styles and psychological well-being status of mothers with mental retard children

Mental retardation is one of the most significant problems of human society among children and adolescents. It puts families, especially mothers, under a lot of stress and threatens their mental health. The initial purpose of this study was to determine the effect of stress inoculation training on coping styles and psychological well-being status in women who have children with mental retardation. In this quasi-experimental study, 30 participants were randomly were selected by simple sampling method that were assigned into the experimental and control groups. The statistical population comprised the mothers who have children with mental retardation at the training center. Ryff scales of psychological well-being and coping inventory for stressful situations and psychological well-being scale were implemented before and after the stress inoculation training (presented only for the experimental group in eight sessions). The results of the statistical analysis showed that the training increased the problem-oriented coping style and decreased the avoidant and emotional coping styles. Thus, the results demonstrated that stress inoculation training was effective in stress coping and improving psychological well-being in mothers. According to the obtained finding, psychological well-being scores in the experimental group were remarkably different from those in the control group. Based on these results, it is recommended for the experts in the field to use stress inoculation training to decrease stress and enhance psychological well-being of mothers.
Performance of confined sheep fed diets based on silages of different sorghum cultivars

The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of silages of different sorghum cultivars through digestibility and nutrient intake and performance of sheep. The experiment was conducted at the Pendência Experimental Station, of the State Company for Agricultural Research of Paraíba S.A. For the experiment, thirty-five rams were used, without defined breed, with average live weight of 17.7 kg, distributed in a completely randomized block design, with five diets and seven replicates to determine intake and performance; and 25 non-castrated rams, without defined breed, distributed in a completely randomized design with five diets and five replicates, to determine the digestibility of nutrients. The average daily intake of dry matter was, on average, 994.66 g. Only the average intakes of ether extract, neutral detergent fiber and non-fibrous carbohydrates, were affected by the diets. The weight gain (WG), feed conversion and feed efficiency of the animals receiving the diets suffered no effect. Silages of BRS 655, 610, 800, 810 and Ponta Negra provided similar intake and digestibility of nutrients. The use of silages of different sorghum cultivars (BRS 610, BRS 655, BRS 800, BRS 810 and Ponta Negra) in diets for confined sheep provide similar performance and intakes.
Phytomass production from Silybum marianum for bioenergy

Sylybum marianum Gaertner is a herbaceous thorny member of the Composite family, common in the native flora of the Mediterranean basin. Silybum marianum seeds contain a complex substance called silymarin, well appreciated for treating human liver diseases and animal wellbeing. Because of its extremely aggressive vegetative growth, causing stress on adjacent plants, it is know as a dangerous weed in cropping areas. On the over hand, the rusticity and the high growth rates of S. marianum make it interesting for bioenergy purposes in rainfed Mediterranean environments. A research work was started in Sardinia in order to evaluate the performance of this species in terms of biomass production under low input conditions. Data on undisturbed dry matter accumulation, yiel, and phytomass partitioning into its components (leaves, stems and heads) were collected. The heating value and the energy balance of the crop were also assessed. The first year results are reported in this paper.
Partial Skeletons of Indocetus Ramani (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Lower Middle Eocene Domanda Shale in the Sulaiman Range of Punjab (Pakistan)

Indocetus ramani is an early middle Eocene archaeocete described by Sahni and Mishra from Kutch in western India. The type and only specimen known previously is a partial skull. New specimens from the marine lower middle Eocene Domanda Shale of the Sulaiman Range in Pakistan show that Indocetus retained a long neck; a robust, solidly-fused sacrum composed of a minimum of four vertebrae; a pelvis with a large, deep acetabulum; a robust femur (incompletely preserved); and a tibia of normal mammalian proportions, including distal articular facets for a broad astragalus. The pelvis from the Indocetus ramani type locality that Sahni and Mishra described as Protosiren fraasi and the solidly fused sacrum from the type locality that they described as cf. Moeritheriid almost certainly belong to Indocetus ramani as well. Indocetus, placed in the new subfamily Indocetinae, is an important intermediate stage in the early evolution of Cetacea. It combines an advanced Protocetus-like archaeocete skull with a more primitive postcranial skeleton retaining the long neck and well developed hind limbs of a land mammal.
Repair of reinforced concrete beams in shear using composite materials PRFG subjected to cyclic loading

Nowadays, finding new approaches to attenuate the effects of the catastrophic shear failure mode for reinforced concrete beams is a major challenge. Generally the bending failure is ductile. It allows a redistribution of the stresses providing an early warning, whereas the rupture by shear is fragile and sudden which can lead to detrimental consequences for the structures. This research focuses on the repair of deep beams in reinforced concrete shear subjected to 4-point bending. After being preloaded at different levels of their ultimate loads, the beams are repaired by bonding a composite material made of an epoxy resin reinforced by glass fibers. The main objective of this study is to contribute to the mastery of a new method developed by the authors that consists by banding the cracks in critical zones in order to avoid fragile ruptures due to the shear force. This new technique led to better results in terms of mechanical properties when compared to conventional methods, notably the absence of the debonding of the composite found in the case of the repairs of the beams by bands or U-shaped composites. The feasibility, the performances and the behavior of the beams have been examined. The experimental approach adopted using this new technique has shown the influence of the type of loading on the fatigue behavior. In addition, the repair performed led to a considerable improvement in the fatigue durability of the preloaded beam.
Inflation and Inflation Uncertainty: Evidence from Turkey, 1923–2012

In this study, relationship between inflation and inflation uncertainty is analyzed using Granger causality tests with annual inflation series covering the time period 1923 to 2012 for Turkish Economy. Inflation uncertainty is measured by Exponential Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedastic model. Econometric findings suggest that although in long run the Friedman's hypothesis that high inflation increases inflation uncertainty is strongly supported, in short run the Holland hypothesis proposing that the increase in the inflation uncertainty decreases inflation is also supported for Turkish Economy. We also make analysis for subsample periods selected due to the major policy changes in Turkish economic history. The causality between inflation and inflation uncertainty in these subsample periods is mixed and depends on time period analyzed.
Institutional And Non-Institutional Credit Supply Services To Fisher Women In Coastal Fishing Communities Of South Western Nigeria: An Empirical Survey

Ondo State occupies a unique position due to her natural fisheries resources in South Western Nigeria. Fisheries play a positive role in the supply of delicious and high quality protein food for the people of the country. Credit is a powerful doorway to reduce poverty. It helps the poor to fight against poverty with their own efforts. Particularly, empowerment of women can help to alleviate poverty and mobilize natural resources. Women play an important role in the processing and trading of fish. However, they are limited in their marketing opportunities and access to credit. Moreover, arrangement of adequate finance at market rate may contribute significant role in the socio-economic development of coastal women fisher folk in the study areas. Again financial support system needs to be dynamic so that concerned women fisher folk can get the benefits of institutional credit facilities. The paper focuses on the institutional and non institutional credit services and with reference to the coastal women fisher folk of the fishing communities of Ilaje and Ese Odo Local Government areas of Ondo State. The data and information have been collected from 150 women fisher folk of five fishing villages through questionnaire. Women in the study area prefer the informal, non institutional credit sources than the formal, institutional source as the poor fisher-folk require collateral for this which in most cases was not available. From the study, adequate finance with more relax conditions will go a long way in alleviating poverty and improving socio-economic development of the rural coastal fisher women. Key words : credit services, fishing communities, sources of income, appropriate savings, and alternative credit systems. Journal Of Agriculture And Social Research Vol. 5 (1) 2005: 73-80
Lock-in Thermography for Process Integrated Non-Destructive Evaluation of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Aircraft Stuctures: presentation

Reliable process integrated quality assurance for the manufacturing of large-scale CFRP aircraft structures, such as fuselage shells, cargo doors or components of a central wing box, belongs to one of the most challenging objectives for nondestructive testing. Beside the well known key criteria like non-contact measurement and imaging options as well as the maximum failure detection resolution and defect selectivity even more aspects have to be considered: the penetration depth into the component’s material, the scanning and measurement speed, the coverage area as well as the accessibility of the structure (inspection condition with single side or two side accessibility). The probably most significant requirements for process integrated non-destructive inspection are the measurement time and data evaluation. Therefore the coverage area and the measurement speed are quite important. For example common ultrasound inspection screens the component’s surface line by line until the whole area is scanned. This requires quite a lot of time and as soon as the component’s shape includes curved or ribbed areas, it becomes difficult to receive proper signals of the material’s interior structure. In contrast, the main benefit of optical inspection methods is the coverage of relatively large areas within one exposure time but on the other hand only features which are located near the component’s surface can be detected. However, lock-in thermography seems to be a good compromise of all these boundary conditions as it is monitoring the time dependent change of thermal waves that are emitted by the structure component. Depending on the excitation frequency of the induced thermal waves, it is possible to collect information of the material’s microstructural features from different depths and to cover relatively large areas within one measurement cycle. A single side accessibility of the structure component is absolutely sufficient and measurement time as well as data acquisition and interpretation can be performed within the order of minutes. Detecting and localizing material defects or significant microstructural changes is relatively easy since changes in the material’s thermal diffusivity are clearly distinguishable in the visual data mapping of the component’s surface. As previous work has shown, even a proceeding resin front of an infiltration process can be detected and visually displayed. Focusing the benefits and potentials it is shown that lock-in thermography is a valuable non-destructive inspection tool that can be used as part of a process integrated quality assurance system for CFRP structure component manufacturing.
Enhancing iron bioavailability of vegetables through proper preparation - principles and applications

Iron deficiency anemia is the most prevalent nutritional problem in the world today. AVRDC− the World Vegetable Center, an international, non-profit organization, aims to reduce malnutrition and poverty among the poor through vegetable research and development. Iron bioavailability of vegetables and food preparation ways to increase available iron in plants were investigated under the AVRDC Nutrition Program. Principles derived from iron bioavailability studies have been applied to design high-iron recipes based on conventional food preparations for iron-deficient areas, including southern and northern India. Enhancing nutrient bioavailability through optimum food preparations and legume-based recipe designs were effective in increasing available iron intake of schoolchildren in India. High-iron recipes including staple food and African indigenous vegetables based on East African countries are presently under investigation. This paper summarizes the major findings of iron bioavailability studies conducted mainly by the AVRDC and the applications of these studies towards improving iron nutrition in developing countries through international cooperation.
The influence of the geomorphological and sedimentological settings on the distribution of epibenthic assemblages on a flat topped hill on the over-deepened shelf of the western Weddell Sea (Southern Ocean)

Epibenthos communities play an important role in the marine ecosystems of the Weddell Sea. Information on the factors controlling their structure and distribution are, however, still rare. In particular, the interactions between environmental factors and biotic assemblages are not fully understood. Nachtigaller Hill, a newly discovered seabed structure on the over-deepened shelf of the northwest Weddell Sea (Southern Ocean), offers a unique site to study these interactions in a high-latitude Antarctic setting. Based on high-resolution bathymetry and georeferenced biological data, the effect of the terrain and related environmental parameters on the epibenthos was assessed. At Nachtigaller Hill, both geomorphological and biological data showed complex distribution patterns, reflecting local processes such as iceberg scouring and locally amplified bottom currents. This variability was also generally reflected in the variable epibenthos distribution patterns although statistical analyses did not show strong correlations between the selected environmental parameters and species abundances. By analysing the interactions between environmental and biological patterns, this study provides crucial information towards a better understanding of the factors and processes that drive epibenthos communities on the shelves of the Weddell Sea and probably also on other Antarctic shelves.