Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of Oral L-Carnitine on Cardiac Abnormalities of Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Hemodialysis patients have many risk factors for heart diseases, and cardiac dysfunction is the major cause of mortality and morbidity in these patients. This study aimed at evaluating the effects of exogenous L-carnitine on the cardiac abnormalities of hemodialysis patients. Twelve chronic hemodialysis patients were placed on L-carnitine (500 mg/day orally) for a period of 6 months. Cardiac symptoms, signs and conventional echocardiographic findings (left ventricular ejection fraction, left ventricular mass and left ventricular end-diastolic, and end-systolic volumes) were recorded during this period. Our results showed that L-carnitine supplementation was associated with an improved cardiac function in chronic hemodialysis patients without significant changes in the left ventricular mass or end-diastolic volume. However, a significant increase in the left ventricular ejection fraction was noted in the patients with congestive heart disease. We conclude that L-carnitine supplementation may improve subjective and objective manifestations of cardiac dysfunction in chronic hemodialysis patients, and a larger study is needed to further validate the results.
Analysis Effect of Service Quality, Educational Facilities, and Method of Learning, Student Satisfaction and Loyalty to Students - Studies in the University of Widyatama Bandung

This study aimed to analyze the effect of service quality, education facilities, and teaching methods in conjunction with student satisfaction and loyalty Widyatama University students. The research was conducted by survey method, the data obtained by distributing questionnaires to students. The study population was a student Of the Faculty of Business and Management, University of Widyatama. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with AMOS. From these results it can be concluded that the loyalty of the students affected by the quality of the service through student satisfaction. Loyalty affected by the Educational Facilities through student satisfaction. And loyalty is also influenced by learning through student satisfaction.
Revisiting the humid Roman hypothesis: novel analyses depict oscillating patterns

Previous studies have proposed that potential vegetation in the Mediterranean maintained a wetter climate during the Roman Period until the initiation of large scale deforestation. The reduction in evapotranspirative fluxes associated with deforestation is suggested to have caused climatic aridification leading to the establishment of the present-day Mediterranean climate. There is also evidence to indicate that during the Roman Period Mediterranean climate was influenced by low frequency fluctuations in sea level pressure over the North Atlantic, termed here: the Centennial North Atlantic Oscillation (CNAO). In order to understand the importance of each of these mechanisms and disentangle their respective signals in the proxy record, we have employed an interdisciplinary approach that exploits a range of tools and data sources. An analysis of archaeological site distribution and historical texts demonstrate that climate did not increase in aridity since the Roman Period. Using an Earth system model of intermediate complexity prescribed with a reconstruction of ancient deforestation, we find that Mediterranean climate was insensitive to deforestation in the Late Holocene. A novel analysis of a composite of proxy indicators of climatic humidity depicts spatial and temporal patterns consistent with the CNAO. The link between the CNAO during the Roman Period and climatic humidity signals manifest in our composite analysis are demonstrated using a modelling approach. Finally, we present evidence indicating that fluctuations in the CNAO contributed to triggering a societal tipping point in the Eastern Mediterranean at the end of the Roman Period.
Terrorism and Moral Panic in Nigeria

Terrorism and Moral Panic in Nigeria, is an investigation of the impact of terrorist attacks in the psyche of Nigerians. The sovereignty of the Nigerian state was threatened following the emergence of a terrorist group known as Boko Haram, which conquered a substantial part of Northeast Nigeria, using modern military hardware such as bombs, rockets, military tanks and high caliber machine guns. Boko Haram carried their terrorist attacks to many parts of Northern Nigeria, including Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which made the entire country to panic by creating genuine fear of insecurity in Nigeria. The study was conducted in August and September, 2015, in Abuja. A cross-sectional survey method was used to select 276 respondents by accidental sampling technique through the use of administered questionnaire. The study indicates that there were rampant terrorist attacks in Abuja, and the frequency by which people felt panicked was high. Also, the study found the role of the mass media in spreading information about the activities of the terrorists to be high. The study indicated high perception of personal risk by the respondents with a greater percentage knowing at least one dead victim of the terrorist attacks in Nigeria. The study recommended the improvement of the nation’s security network and public enlightenment as the panacea to the security challenges facing Nigeria at the moment.
Recent discoveries and perspectives in human evolution : papers arising from 'Exploring human origins: exciting discoveries at the start of the 21st century' Manchester 2013

The present book entitled 'Recent Discoveries and Perspectives in Human Evolution' is the outcome of the International conference panel BH13 'Exploring Human Origins: Exciting Discoveries at the Start of the 21st Century' organized by Dr A.R. Sankhyan under the auspices of the 17th IUAES in August 2013 at Manchester (U.K.). The scholars who attended the conference came from many countries and the contributions included here represent almost all continents. The book covers a wide range of topics of special interest to researchers in human evolution in the field of palaeoanthropology. They include new hominoid and hominin discoveries, ancient genomics, prehistoric archaeology, bio-stratigraphy, palaeoecology, palaeo-environments, Palaeo-habitats, ancient cranial surgical practices across continents and archaeo-astronomy. There are special critical observations on the prehistoric Denisovans, on the origins of the Andaman pygmies and Indonesian Hobbits, on Indian prehistoric rock art and concerns for the biosphere reserves. Overall, it also attracts social and cultural historians and general readers interested in the evolvution of man and the expansion of humanity.
Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanosized Pure and Cobalt-Exchanged Hydroxyapatite

Pure and cobalt-exchanged hydroxyapatite (HAp and CoHAp) powders were synthesized by hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, particle size analysis, inductively coupled plasma (ICP) emission spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to study the microstructural and unit cell parameters, average particle size, particle size distribution, chemical composition, and morphology of the synthesized powders. XRD and Raman spectroscopy confirmed that the samples were free from impurities and other phases of calcium phosphates. It has been found that the increase in the cobalt amount in the crystal structure of HAp reduces unit cell parameters, as well as average crystallite size (from XRD measurements). All of the powders were nano-sized with narrow particle distribution (from particle size analyses). SEM investigations indicated that nano-sized particles were organized in soft micro-sized agglomerates, whose sizes increased with the increase in the content of Co in HAp crystal structure.
STUDIES ON PREPARATION OF PEDA WITH GINGER POWDER

Present investigation was carried out to assess the chemical composition, sensory evaluation, shelf life and microbial quality of ginger peda. Peda was prepared from buffalo milk with constant level of sugar (30 per cent by weight by Khoa) and different levels i.e. 0% (T0), (T1) 2%, (T2) 4% and (T3) 6% of ginger powder by weight of Khoa. The product prepared using 2% ginger powder was found most acceptable on the basis of overall acceptability. The average standard plate count of fresh sample was found to be 8, 6, 5 and 3 x 103 cfu per gm for treatments T0, T1, T2 and T3 respectively. Yeast and mould and coliform count were not observed in fresh peda samples. It was observed that the overall acceptability score of treatment T0, T1, T2 and T3 was 8.49, 8.01, 7.52 and 6.89 respectively. The cost for preparation of bottle gourd Peda for treatment T0, T1, T2 and T3 was Rs. 153.53, Rs.152. 42, Rs. 151.34 and Rs. 150.29 per kg, respectively. It can be concluded that the peda with ginger powder can be very well utilized for preparation of nutritious, palatable and low cost Peda by blending 2 percent ginger powder with 95 per cent buffalo milk Khoa on weight basis.
Nutritional Status of Dalit Children: A Comparative Study with Non-Dalit Children in Eastern Terai of Nepal

Introduction The poor nutritional status of under five children has been considered a serious problem in Nepal for many years. Children need adequate nutrition for their proper physical, emotional as well as psychological development. Objective The objective of this study was to assess and compare the nutritional status of under five children and explore its socio demographic determinants. Methodology An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in Eastern Terai, ecological belt of Nepal. Predesigned, pretested interview schedule was used to collect the information. Information was collected from 720 Dalit as well as Non-dalit mothers about their youngest children. The nutritional status was measured byusing anthropometric measurements. Results In bi-variate analysis the significant difference were observed among children's nutritional status between castes as well as a number of socio-demographic variables however in multivariate analysis only caste, number of Children Ever Born (CEB) and mother's education were found significant determinants of height for age, mother's education was found significant determinant for weight for height and caste, age of children and mother's education were found significant determinants of weight for age of children. Conclusion Dalit children were found much more malnourished than Nondalit. The castes, age of child, CEB to mother and mothers' education were found as the determinants of nutritional status among under-five children. Birat Journal of Health Sciences Vol.2/No.1/Issue 2/ Jan - April 2017, Page: 117-126
Research Perspectives on Renewable Energy Cooperatives in Germany: Empirical Insights and Theoretical Lenses

Transformation of energy systems is influencing economic policy agendas all over the world, particularly so in industrialized countries. In this process, Germany has taken a pioneering role. Technical innovations, institutional frameworks, and business models established there are of interest for other countries trying to achieve broader use of renewable energies. Energy cooperatives have been an important building block of the energy transition in Germany, though their practical importance is neither quantitatively nor qualitatively reflected in the academic literature. Drawing on recently collected data, this paper presents an overview of German energy cooperatives in terms of their (1) organization, (2) membership, and (3) financing. We then review theories from economics and the social sciences that, on various levels, have been used to analyze cooperatives in other fields or other forms of community-driven organization. We discuss how these theories could be applied for a better understanding of energy cooperatives, derive a preliminary research agenda and assess the scope for interdisciplinary work among economists, sociologists, and other related disciplines.
Emergence of Big Data on Cloud Computing (An Insight to Current and Future)

In Database the prime objective of database is to arrange the data in a well designed manner so that the data should be stored and retrieved effectively as and when required. But in traditional database like DBMS the major fault was scalability. So in this database management systems (DBMS) the following problems are arise always such as, 1. Update intensive application workloads, and 2. Decision support systems for descriptive and deep analytics. These are a critical part of the cloud infrastructure and play an important role in ensuring the smooth transition of applications from the traditional enterprise infrastructures to next generation cloud infrastructures. So these scalability natures of the data base cause a lot of problem for data integration when the amounts of data were huge. This paper presents an organized picture of the challenges faced by application developers and DBMS designers in developing and deploying internet scale applications. We have designed this paper on the basis of the following aspects, such as: (i) For supporting update heavy applications, and (ii) For ad-hoc analytics and decision support. Here we also focus on providing an in-depth analysis of systems for supporting update intensive web-applications which are mostly now a day’s used in the companies and provide a survey of the state-of-the art in this domain. We have tried to crystallize the design aspect of choices made by considering some large scale database management systems, analyze the application demands and access patterns, and enumerate the desiderata for a cloud-bound DBMS.
Rural Farm Households’ Income Diversification: The Case of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Despite the economic dominance of agriculture in the study area, farm households widely practice diverse income generating activities as livelihood strategies to overcome diverse challenges and risks. The existing capacity of agriculture to attain food and livelihood security is tremendously declining from time to time. The main aim of this study was to identify the determinants of farmers' participation in income diversification in the study area. The study involved primary data which were collected from randomly selected 300 households in four districts of the zone. For selection of study units probability proportional to the size was applied and respondents were selected through systematic sampling technique. In addition, key informant interview and focus group discussion were used to supplement the survey with qualitative information. Secondary data were also collected from various relevant sources. Descriptive statistics were applied to characterize the sample households’ social, economic, demographic and institutional factors. The findings of the study indicates that rural households in the study area practice diversified income sources, in that about 57.7% of the households combine agriculture with other activities (non/off-farm). Some farmers were pursuing non-farm and off-farm activities as the primary income sources rather than agriculture. Considering the wealth status, the poor households derive almost half (50%) of their income from non-agricultural activities whereas the latter accounts for only 6.4% of the income of the better-off households’. Binary logit model was applied to investigate factors influencing the households’ participation in income diversification. In this regard, out of total explanatory variables included in the model, 8 were significant. The results confirm that factors such as sex, farm size, livestock ownership, oxen ownership, education, leadership, annual cash income and market distance were key determinants of farmers’ participation in income diversification. Further, the study identifies income diversification as a cumulative effects of several factors, and therefore urges policy makers to give due attention to them with a view to overcoming the challenging bottlenecks.
Phytochemicals as Green Corrosion Inhibitors in Various Corrosive Media: A Review

There is an intensive effort underway to develop new plant origin corrosion inhibitors for metal subjected to various environmental conditions. These efforts have been motivated by the desire to replace toxic inhibitors used for mitigation of corrosion of various metals and alloys in aqueous solutions. Plants represent a class of interesting source of compounds currently being explored for use in metal corrosion protection in most systems, as possible replacement of toxic synthetic inhibitors. In this review article, research results on the use of eco-friendly phytochemicals as corrosion inhibitors have been summarized. A general introduction to the topic of corrosion mitigation by inhibitors is presented followed by extensive literature survey on the use of natural inhibitors for corrosion control of metals and alloys in different corrosive media. Tanz. J. Sci . Vol 35 2009, 77-92
Direct and Indirect Influence of Altmetrics on Citation in Social Systems: Assessing a New Conceptual Model

This study aimed to assess the paths through which save metrics (on CiteULike, Mendeley, and Figshare) and discussion metrics (on Twitter, Facebook, and Wikipedia) influence citation. This descriptive-correlation study investigates the relationships between different variables based on its proposed conceptual model. Systematic and stratified sampling was employed and, using the Cochrane formula, the sample size was determined to be 1892 articles. Data were collected using the PLOS altmetrics, and path analysis was administered to test the conceptual model by using AMOS software. The results convey that Mendeley was the most effective path resulting to citation. Mendeley has a positive and significant relationship with citation via save as an intermediator. Twitter also had a negative and significant relationship with citation via discussion as an intermediating factor. Yet, neither save metrics on CiteULike and Figshare nor discussion on Facebook and Wikipedia does create a path of influence on citation. Identifying the effective paths through which social networks affect citation via altmetrics and presenting a final model of those paths could enrich and expand the theoretical foundations in the field of altmetrics. Besides identifying the most effective social networks and paths for online scientific interactions that lead to citation, the implications of this research can provide deeper insights for policy makers, editors and scholars.
Competition for Nodulation

Nitrogen (N) is the nutrient that most often becomes limiting for plant growth. Soybean may obtain this nutrient from the air, thanks to its ability to perform a symbiosis with bacteria of the genera Bradyrhizobium (B. japonicum, B. elkanii, and B. liaoningense), Sinorhizobium (S. fredii and S. xinjiangense) and Mesorhizobium (M. tianshanense). These bacterial species are collectively known as soybean-nodulating rhizobia, but only B. japonicum, B. elkanii, and S. fredii were used as commercial inoculants for soybean crops, with B. japonicum being the most widely employed. In this symbiosis the rhizobial partner reduces the atmospheric N2 to NH3 in a reaction catalyzed by the nitrogenase enzymatic complex, while the plant partner supplies the C sources that provide the energy required for the N2 reduction reaction. Since atmospheric N2 is an unlimited source of N, the process of N2 fixation is of great potential for sustainable agriculture, and in the special case of legumes, the symbiosis is so efficient that in hydroponic culture the plant may satisfy all its N needs without resorting to any other N source. In addition, this symbiosis is a biological process that does not require fossil energy consumption, and does not leak any contaminant byproduct to the biosphere. Therefore, the inoculation of legume crops with selected rhizobial strains of high N2 fixation performance is an extended practice in agriculture since decades ago. In parallel, the industry of inoculants is very active, commercializing a variety of formulations with different strains and combinations with other plant-promoting rhizobacterial species such as Azospirillum brasilense or Pseudomonas fluorescens. For the farmers, inoculating a legume crop with active rhizobia is a simple procedure, and its economic cost is much lower than applying chemical fertilizers. All these advantages are, however, obscured by the fact that in field crops the symbiotic N2 fixation seldom provides the expected results, and the plants may consume the N from the soil. Several factors account for this low performance of N2 fixation in field crops. In energetic terms, N2 fixation is more costly for the plant than soil N uptake and therefore soil N is preferred when this source is not limiting, or when N2 fixation is inefficient (Salon et al., 2009). This may be appreciated if one takes into account that the symbiosis only occurs in a specialized organ known as root nodule. It is there where the rhizobia differentiate into the state able to reduce N2 −the bacteroid− and where the O2 concentration is lowered at levels compatible with nitrogenase activity (Patriarca et al., 2004). Therefore, rhizobia must infect the roots and trigger the development of nodules, which finally will be occupied by the rhizobia. During the earliest steps of nodule development and root infection (Ferguson et al., 2010), the plant-rhizobia relationship is more similar to a pathogenesis than to a mutualistic symbiosis: rhizobia invade plant tissues, consume plant energy resources,
ASYMMETRIC TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING MILKING AND ITS EFFECT ON THE TOTAL DAILY MILK YIELD

CHLADEK, G. , HANUS, O. , FALTA, D. , JEDELSKA, R. , DUFEK, A. , ZEJDOVA, P., HERING, P.: A symmetric time interval between evening and morning milking and its effect on the total daily milk yield. Acta univ. agric. et silvic. Mendel. Brun. , 2011, LIX, No. 3, pp. 73–80 Samples of milk obtained in the course of evening and morning milking performed in variable time intervals of either 11 and 13 hours (n = 1.282) or 10 and 14 hours (n = 370) were collected with the aim to quantify the eff ect of the length of a variable (asymmetric) time interval between evening and morning milking on the total amount and composition of daily milk production of dairy cows. Milk samples were analysed in an accredited (EN ISO 17025) laboratory in Brno-Tuřany (Czech Republic) and the following contents of individual milk components were estimated: fat (F; g.100g −1 ), total protein (TP; g.100g −1 ), lactose (L; lactose monohydrate; g.100g −1 ), and somatic cell counts (SCC; 10 3 . ml −1 ) were estimated in. It was found out that with the increasing total daily milk production the shares of evening and morning milk yield increased as well; however, the percentages of evening and/ or morning yields in the total yield remained practically unchanged and represented 43.5 % and 56.5% or 40.4 % and 59.6 % in variants with intervals of 11 and 13 hours and/or 10 and 14 hours, respectively. In the variant with the milking interval of 11 and 13 hours, values of correlation coeffi cients between the above parameters (i.e. F, TP, L, SCC, and log SCC) of evening and morning milk yields on the one hand and the total milk performance on the other ranged from the minimum r = 0.896 (F) to the maximum r = 0.980 (TP). In the variant with the interval of 10 and 14 hours, the corresponding values of correlation coeffi cients were r = 0.848 (F) and r = 0.983 (TP). These correlations were statistically highly signifi cant in all cases (P ≤ 0.001). Further, linear regression equations enabling the estimation of milk parameters of the total milk yield on the base of results obtained in evening and morning milking was calculated as well. Values of coeffi cients of determination (R 2 ) of these equations ranged from 0.803 (F) to 0.960 (TP) and from 0.718 (F) to 0.966 (TP) for intervals of 11:13 hours and of 10:14 hours, respectively. dairy cow, milk, milking interval, fat, protein, somatic cell counts, prediction equations