Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Wag the Blog: How Reliance on Traditional Media and the Internet Influence Credibility Perceptions of Weblogs Among Blog Users

This study surveyed Weblog users online to investigate how credible they view blogs as compared to traditional media as well as other online sources. This study also explores the degree to which reliance on Weblogs as well as traditional and online media sources predicts credibility of Weblogs after controlling for demographic and political factors. Weblog users judged blogs as highly credible—more credible than traditional sources. They did, however, rate traditional sources as moderately credible. Weblog users rated blogs higher on depth of information than they did on fairness.
Experimental Paper. Activity of essential oils against Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from skin lesions in the course of staphylococcal skin infections

Summary Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus is an important etiological agent of skin and soft tissue infections. Due to the increasing resistance of this bacterium to antimicrobial agents, treatment of staphylococcal infections remains a great challenge for clinicians and requires an alternative treatment options. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the antimicrobial activity of essential oils: caraway (CEO), patchouli (PEO) and geranium (GEO) against S. aureus strains isolated from skin lesions in the course of staphylococcal skin infections. Methods: The antibacterial activity of essential oils was tested using the dilution method in Mueller-Hinton broth. Results: The antimicrobial effect of CEO, PEO and GEO was observed. The highest antimicrobial activity showed PEO (MIC = 1.7±0.8 µl/ml), the lower was observed for GEO (MIC = 5.4±2.0 µl/ml) and CEO (MIC = 18.8±10.3 µl/ml). Conclusion: All tested essential oils showed antibacterial activity against S. aureus strains isolated from skin lesions of patients with staphylococcal skin infections. Application of the CEO, PEO and GEO can become an alternative method of treatment of staphylococcal infections, but further microbiological tests and clinical trials should be assessed.
An Update on Breast Cancer Biomarkers

Breast cancer is the most common cancer that affects millions of people worldwide. Delayed diagnosis of these cancers has increased the morbidity and mortality. However, the vast research on cancer biomarkers during recent years provide a powerful and dynamic approach to understand the wide spectrum of cancers with applications in prognosis, diagnosis, screening, randomized clinical trials, and observational and analytic epidemiology. Cancer biomarkers have tremendously increased the efficacy of treatment and efficacy of detection. We have comprehensively summarized various biomarkers of breast cancer and highlighted recent research.
Salidroside induces apoptosis via ERK 1 / 2 in human leukemia K 562 cells

Salidroside, a phenylpropanoid glycoside present in all species of Rhodiola genus, shows a broad spectrum of pharmacological properties. Here we investigated the effects of salidroside on the viability, cell cycle, apoptosis and its possible molecular mechanisms. Cell viability assay was used to evaluate the cytotoxic effects of salidroside on human leukemia K562 cells, and flow cytometry analyzed the change of cell cycle distribution, cell apoptosis, MMP level and ROS generation induced by salidroside. Western blotting further studied the expression changes of PCNA, CyclinD1, Bax, Bcl-2 and caspase-3, and the activation of ERK1/2 was also detected. We found that salidroside inhibited the growth of K562 cells in doseand time-dependent manners, caused G2-M phase arrest and induced apoptosis via mitochondrial pathway. Salidroside could result in a decrease of PCNA, CyclinD1 and Bcl-2, and upregulated the levels of Bax and caspase-3 as well as inactivation of ERK1/2. In conclusion, these results suggest that salidroside inhibits cell viability and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inactivation of ERK1/2 signaling pathway in human leukemia K562 cells and may be a promising candidate for leukemia treatment.
SÍNDROME DE CALCIFICAÇÕES DOS GÃNGLIOS DA BASE LEUCODISTROFIA E PLEOCITOSE LINFOMONOCITÁRIA CRÔNICA DO LÍQUIDO CEFALORRAQUEANO

O encontro de calcificacoes bilaterais e simetricas nos gânglios da base. nucleo denteado e sulcos cerebrais recebeu a denominacao de doenca de Fahr, embora tais tipos de calcificacoes ja tivessem sido descritas por Delacour em 1850 e por Virchow em 1895, segundo Lowenthal e Bruyn 6 e Minkler 9. Porem, foi Fahr que, em 1930, descreveu este tipo de calcificacoes idiopaticas de vasos cerebrais, sem arteriosclerose, num homem de 55 anos de idade 6,11. Em 1950, Fahr tornou a apresentar casos semelhantes em irmaos com microcefalia e meningoencefalite. Em 1984, Lowenthal e Bruyn reviram 32 casos da literatura dos quais tres eram familiares, e em alguns, havia hipoparatiroidismo 6. Em 1954, Jervis descreveu dois casos de microcefalia com extensos depositos de calcio e desmielinizacao 5. Em 1960, Melchior e col. descreveram duas familias com irmaos afetados, tres em 10 numa delas e dois em 4 na outra, cuja evolucao clinica foi a de molestia degenerativa em criancas, com deterioracao neuropsicomotora, surgindo paralisia espastica e, algumas vezes, atetose, progredindo para estado de descerebracao; havia atrofia optica; encontraram depositos minerais no cortex cerebral, gânglios basais, nucleo denteado, subtalamo e nucleo rubro, com perda celular nessas regioes; as calcificacoes ocorreram em areas de desmielinizacao e depositos lipidicos 8. Nesses depositos foram encontrados ions de calcio, fosforo e ferro em matriz proteica, sendo os depositos de calcio tambem encontrados em capilares, arteriolas e pequenas arterias, nos locais em que se detectavam radiologicamente as calcificacoes 8,9,11. Em 1966, Norman e Tingey descreveram sindrome de micrencefalia, calcificacoes estrio¬ cerebelares, acompanhada de leucodistrofia, fato nao referido nas condicoes descritas como doenca ou sindrome de Fahr 10. Em 1968, Lyon e col. decre¬ veram sindrome semelhante a anterior, a qual acrescentaram nanismo 7 . As calcificacoes, entretanto, atingiam mais as regioes cerebelosas e parte dos putamens. Em 1969, Babbit e col. 2 descreveram o que chamaram ferrocalcinose familial idiopatica (ou doenca de Fahr) em tres criancas, a saber: um menino
Is this the last stand of the Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron in the Arabian Gulf

The sawfishes (Pristidae) represent one of the most threatened groups of marine fish around the world. Between October 2015 and June 2016, interviews (n = 82) were conducted to assess the occurrence of sawfish in United Arab Emirates waters and gain insight from fishers’ traditional ecological knowledge regarding the status, uses, and cultural significance of sawfish. Almost all respondents (95.1%) had previously seen a sawfish, and 92.6% confirmed that their numbers had declined in the last 20 yr. Most respondents reported encounters in the last 5 to 10 yr, with 18.3% (n = 15) having seen a sawfish in the last 2 yr. Sawfish were not perceived as a culturally significant resource (76.8%) and when caught were primarily used as food, their high-value fins sold to traders, and rostra retained as decorations. The consensus was that while sawfish were previously targeted, they are now caught primarily as bycatch in gill nets. Based on pictures and rostra encountered (n = 19), it appears that the green sawfish Pristis zijsron is more common in United Arab Emirates waters than the narrow sawfish Anoxypristis cuspidata, which is likely to be present off the Ras Al Khaimah coast. While the results of this study provide evidence of a large decline in sawfish, they hint at the possible importance of Abu Dhabi waters as a region where sawfish are still encountered and where research and monitoring, as well as conservation and recovery efforts, should be focused to avoid local extinction and recover their populations.
Validation and comparison of aerodynamic modelling approaches for wind turbines

The development of large capacity Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT) is an interdisciplinary challenge for the design solvers, requiring accurate modelling of both hydrodynamics, elasticity, servodynamics and aerodynamics all together. Floating platforms will induce low-frequency unsteadiness, and for large capacity turbines, the blade induced vibrations will lead to high-frequency unsteadiness. While yawed inflow conditions are still a challenge for commonly used aerodynamic methods such as the Blade Element Momentum method (BEM), the new sources of unsteadiness involved by large turbine scales and floater motions have to be tackled accurately, keeping the computational cost small enough to be compatible with design and certification purposes. In the light of this, this paper will focus on the comparison of three aerodynamic solvers based on BEM and vortex methods, on standard, yawed and unsteady inflow conditions. We will focus here on up-to-date wind tunnel experiments, such as the Unsteady Aerodynamics Experiment (UAE) database and the MexNext international project.
Morphology of lateral line canals in Neotropical freshwater stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) from Negro River, Brazilian Amazon

The relationship between the distribution of the lateral line canals and their functionality has not been well examined in elasmobranchs, especially among Neotropical freshwater stingrays of the family Potamotrygonidae. The spatial distribution of the canals and their tubules and the quantification of the neuromasts were analyzed in preserved specimens of Potamotrygon motoro, P. orbignyi, Potamotrygon sp. "cururu", and Paratrygon aiereba from the middle Negro River, Amazonas, Brazil. The hyomandibular, infraorbital, posterior lateral line, mandibular, nasal and supraorbital canals were characterized and their pores and neuromasts quantified. The ventral canals are known to facilitate the accurate localization of prey items under the body, and our results indicate that the dorsal canals may be employed in identifying the presence of predators or potential prey positioned above the stingray's body. The presence of non-pored canals in the ventral region may be compensated by the high concentration of neuromasts found in the same area, which possibly allow the accurate detection of mechanical stimuli. The concentration of non-pored canals near the mouth indicates their importance in locating and capturing prey buried in the bottom substrate, possibly aided by the presence of vesicles of Savi.
Examining the Relations Between the Mental Health and Physical Health of Caregivers of MS in a Mexican Sample

EXAMINING THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF CAREGIVERS OF MS IN A MEXICAN SAMPLE By Gillian Goodman Leibach, B.A. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2013. Major Director: Marilyn Stern, Ph.D. Professor Departments of Psychology and Pediatrics Evidence suggests that caregiver health affects patient health. Consistent with the Biopsychosocial Model, mental health (anxiety, depression, satisfaction with life, self-esteem), physical health (bodily pain, general health, performance in physical role, physical functioning), burden, and social support were examined in the present study to understand the relations between these variables and the overall health of 81 caregivers of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Mexico. The relation between mental health and physical health was significant. Canonical correlations revealed that depression and general health emerged as primary variables and these were entered into a series of analyses with burden and social support as potential moderating variables. No significant moderations were detected. Hierarchical multiple regressions showed significant relations between demographic and physical health variables, and three mental health outcomes: anxiety, depression, and self-esteem. Further research should consider the relations between mental health and physical health in the context of Latino culture.
The role of groundwater in the Amazon water cycle: 1. Influence on seasonal streamflow, flooding and wetlands

[1] Observational studies across the Amazon report a common occurrence of shallow water table in lowland valleys and groundwater-surface water exchange from small headwater catchments to large floodplains. In this study, we assess groundwater's role in the Amazon surface water dynamics using a continental-scale coupled groundwater-surface water model (LEAF-Hydro-Flood) forced by ERA-Interim reanalysis, at 2 km and 4 min resolution over 11 years (2000–2010). The simulation is validated with observed streamflow, water table depth and flooding extent. A parallel simulation without groundwater is conducted to isolate its effect. Our findings support the following hypotheses. First, in the headwater catchments, groundwater dominates streamflow; the observed variations in its dominance across the Amazon can be explained by the varying water table depth. Second, over large floodplains, there are two-way exchanges between floodwater and groundwater as infiltration in the wet season and seepage in the dry season, and the direction and magnitude are controlled by the water table depth. Third, the Amazon harbors large areas of wetlands that are rarely under floodwater and difficult to observe by remote sensing, but are maintained by a persistently shallow water table. Fourth, due to its delayed and muted response to rainfall, groundwater seepage persists in the dry season, buffering surface waters through seasonal droughts. Our simulations shed new lights on the spatial-temporal structures of the hidden subsurface hydrologic pathways across the Amazon and suggest possible mechanisms whereby groundwater actively participates in the Amazon water-carbon cycle such as CO2 outgassing from groundwater seeps and CH4 emission from groundwater-supported wetlands.
Pollock and the decline of Steller sea lions: testing the junk-food hypothesis.

The decline of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Gulf of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands may be the result of them eating too much pollock (a gadid fish) instead of a more balanced and diverse diet containing fattier fishes, such as herring or sandlance. We sought to test this junk-food hypothesis by feeding six captive Steller sea lions (ages 0.9-4.5 years) only pollock or herring. All sea lions gained mass while eating herring. However, eating only pollock for short periods (11-23 d) caused the study animals to lose an average of 6.5% of their initial body mass (0.6 kg/d) over an average feeding trial of 16 d (initial mass averaged 125 kg). The animals were allowed to eat as much pollock as they wanted but did not increase their food intake to compensate for the low energy they were receiv- ing. The sea lions showed progressive metabolic depression while losing body mass on a pollock-only diet. The loss of body mass while eating pollock was due to the lower gross energy content of pollock versus herring, the higher cost of digesting pollock, and the increased energy loss from digesting the larger quantity of fish needed to compensate for the lower energy content of pollock. Thus, our sea lions would have had to eat 35-80% more pollock than herring to maintain similar net energy intakes. Results from our captive-feeding studies are consistent with the junk-food hypothe- sis and have serious implications for Steller sea lions that have been eating primarily pollock in the Gulf of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Resume : Le declin des Otaries de Steller (Eumetopias jubatus) dans le golfe d'Alaska et les iles Aleoutiennes est peut-etre attribuable a la consommation excessive de goberge (un gadide) au lieu d'un regime equilibre et diversifie contenant des poissons plus gras tels le hareng et le lancon. Nous avons tente d'eprouver cette hypothese du regime de mauvaise qualite (junk-food hypothesis) en nourrissant six Otaries de Steller en captivite (âgees de 0,9 a 4,5 ans) uni- quement de goberge ou uniquement de hareng. Toutes les otaries ont subi des augmentations de masse a la consomma- tion de hareng. Cependant, la consommation de goberge pour de courtes periodes (11-23 jours) a entraine des pertes moyennes de 6,5 % de la masse initiale (0,6 kg par jour) au cours d'une periode alimentaire d'essai de 16 jours
Motives to Form Alliances for Digital Innovation : The Case of Banks and Fintechs

In times of digitalization, the need for alliances among firms increases due to higher complexity and greater dynamics. Digital innovation leads to challenges for incumbent firms in adapting to changing rules set by new competitors and higher customer expectations. However, young firms providing technical solutions for the financial services industry (fintechs) also face difficulties; for instance, in meeting high regulatory requirements. Increasing alliances in the financial services industry can be observed due to shortcomings on the side of banks and fintechs. We conducted interviews to examine the motives of these alliance partners. The resulting motives are categorized as matching, complementary, and neutral. We derive practical implications in the form of recommendations for alliances, and deliver theoretical insights regarding criteria for digitalinnovationbased alliances.
121 COMPULSIVE AND IMPULSIVE ASPECTS OF SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR

Self-injurious behavior (SIB) is seen in a range of different psychiatric disorders, including stereotypic movement disorder, Tourette’s disorder, borderline personality disorder, and psychotic disorders. An immediate question is to what extent similar psychobiological mechanisms mediate SIB across so diverse a spectrum of conditions. It has been argued that specific neurobiological mechanisms may be responsible for various symptoms across diagnostic categories; could the same hold true for self-injurious behaviors? A closer exploration of the phenomenology of SIB suggests that there are a number of distinct types of self-mutilation (1). ‘‘Compulsive’’ self-injurious behavior is arguably exemplified by the stereotypic self-injurious behavior of stereotypic movement disorder (SMD). By definition, such behavior is composed of repetitive, seemingly driven, but nonfunctional motor behavior. Stereotypical SIB is also seen in a range of specific syndromes, including Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, Cornelia de Lange syndrome, and Prader-Willi syndrome. Although SMD is commonly encountered in patients with developmental disabilities, there is also evidence of it in intellectually normal adult samples (2), in the form of behaviors such as skin picking and nail biting. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) specifically excludes from the diagnosis of SMD the repetitive self-injurious symptoms of a range of other disorders such as pervasive developmental disorder, Tourette’s disorder, and trichotillomania. Some of these behaviors arguably have an ‘‘impulsive’’ component in that they are preceded by increasing tension, and followed by pleasure, gratification, or relief. Similarly, certain selfinjurious behaviors, perhaps predominantly in personality-
Qualitative Assessment on Effectiveness of Security Approaches towards Safeguarding NFC Devices & Services

The increasing pace in the wireless communication taking momentum in the market of commercial application where a significant trade-off between user-experience and security demands exists. The Near Field Communication or NFC is one such communication trend which is effectively adopted by the user worldwide to make touchless operation using their mobile device. Although, it is claimed that NFC incorporates some of the standard encryption but existing researchers fails to prove that their electromagnetic signals are not so difficult to compromise to result in collateral damage to user's resources. Thus, there exist research work towards strengthing security system, but there is yet to report on any standard security protocol or framework to ensure the highest resiliency. This paper provides a comprehensive visualization towards the effectiveness of existing research approaches to formulate the research trend and gap.
Modelling drop dynamics on patterned surfaces

We present a mesoscopic model able to capture the physics of drops moving across patterned surfaces. In this model, interfaces appear naturally, and both chemical and topological patterning can be incorporated with relative ease, making it particularly suitable to study the behaviour of evolving drops. We summarise results on drop dynamics, including drops spreading on a chemically patterned surface, using a hydrophobic grid to alleviate mottle and the transition and dynamics of drops moving across a superhydrophobic surface.
Misperceived Social Norms: Female Labor Force Participation in Saudi Arabia

Through the custom of guardianship, husbands typically have the final word on their wives’ labor supply decisions in Saudi Arabia, a country with very low female labor force participation (FLFP). We provide incentivized evidence (both from an experimental sample in Riyadh and from a national sample) that the vast majority of young married men in Saudi Arabia privately support FLFP outside of home from a normative perspective, while they substantially underestimate the level of support for FLFP by other similar men – even men from their same social setting, such as their neighbors. We then show that randomly correcting these beliefs about others increases married men’s willingness to let their wives join the labor force (as measured by their costly sign-up for a job-matching service for their wives). Finally, we find that this decision maps onto real outcomes: four months after the main intervention, the wives of men in our original sample whose beliefs about acceptability of FLFP were corrected are more likely to have applied and interviewed for a job outside of home. Together, our evidence indicates a potentially important source of labor market frictions, where job search is underprovided due to misperceived social norms.
An Argument-Annotated Corpus of Scientific Publications

Argumentation is an essential feature of scientific language. We present an annotation study resulting in a corpus of scientific publications annotated with argumentative components and relations. The argumentative annotations have been added to the existing Dr. Inventor Corpus, already annotated for four other rhetorical aspects. We analyze the annotated argumentative structures and investigate the relations between argumentation and other rhetorical aspects of scientific writing, such as discourse roles and citation contexts.