Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Different Levels of Feed Consumption on the Quality of Fleece and Number of Fiber Follicles in Norduz Lambs

Bu calismada, Norduz kuzularinda bazi yapagi karakterleri ve lif follikul olusumu uzerine ayni enerji ve protein icerigine sahip farkli duzeylerdeki yem ve anne sutu tuketiminin etkisi arastirilmistir. Hayvan materyali olarak, 50 bas Norduz koyunu ve bunlardan dogan 50 kuzu kullanilmistir. Kontrol grubundaki kuzular mera donemine kadar yonca samani ve mera doneminde de mera otlari ile serbest olarak beslenmislerdir. Ayrica bu kuzular 150 gun boyunca anne sutu emmislerdir. Deneme gruplari ise 47 gun boyunca kalinti sut ile beslenmis ve ilk haftadan itibaren deneme yemleri verilmeye baslanmistir. Deneme yemi gruplara gore canli agirliklari alinarak ikinci gruba canli agirliginin %2, ucuncu gruba %3 ve dorduncu gruba ise %4 kuru madde gelecek sekilde yemleme yapilmistir. Lif follikullerinin cesit ve oranlarini tespit etmek icin, kuzular; 7. gun, 21. gun, 2. ay, 6. ay ve 1. yasa ulastiklarinda deri ornekleri alindi. Ayrica bazi yapagi karakterlerinin belirlenmesi icin de, 1 yasindaki hayvanlardan yapagi ornekleri alindi. Hauter ve Barbe uzunluklari ile mukavemet degerleri bakimindan kontrol grubu hayvanlari muamelelere tabi tutulan gruplarin tumunden daha yuksek degerler almis ve farklarin istatistiki olarak onemli oldugu gozlenmistir. Farkli seviyedeki yem ve sut tuketimi ikincil follikul sayilarinda onemli farklar olusturmamistir.
Use of liquid rice starch as a source of carbon for growth of Spirulina platensis

A study was conducted to examine the culture and growth performance of S. platensis in three different concentrations (25%, 50% and 100%) of digested liquid rice starch media (DLRSM) with 0.2 g/L urea and Kosaric medium (KM) as control for a period of three months from March to May 2018. Each experiment was done in triplicates for a period of 14 days. The growth rate of S. platensis was found to vary with different concentrations of the medium. The cell weight of S. platensis was attained to highest 12.42 mg/L (dry weight) in KM followed by 11.26 mg/L, 8.35 mg/L and 9.11 mg/L in 25%, 50% and 100% of DLRSM, respectively on the 10 day of culture period. Similar trend also observed in case of chlorophyll a content of S. platensis. The proximate composition of rice starch was analyzed. The percentage of moisture, protein, lipid, ash, crude fiber and nitrogen free extract (NFE) were95.1, 0.2616, 0.1055, 0.1097, 0.1468 and 3.9669, respectively on the basis of moisture (%) and 4.59, 5.70, 2.30, 2.39, 3.20 and 86.41, respectively on the basis of dry matter (%). The results on the growth performance showed that the growth of S. platensis was significantly (P<0.01) higher when grown in 25% concentration of DLRSM than other concentrations in 50% and 100% of DLRSM. The physico-chemical parameters viz. light intensity (2685 to 2773 lux/m/s), temperature (29.6 to 31.5°C), pH (8.3 to 9.9), alkalinity (1150 to 3032 mg/L), Nitrate-N (1.32 to 6.30 mg/L) and phosphate-P (9.75 to 61.50 mg/L) were within optimum level during the culture period.
Secondary Malignancies in Adulthood and after Retinoblastoma Treatment in Childhood

Advances in retinoblastoma treatment in children nowadays and in the last decades lead to success and adulthood life without problems. Treatment modalities used in childhood to cure the retinoblastoma can affect health later. Some secondary malignancies in patients with retinoblastoma may be long-term side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. However, rates of second cancers in people treated for hereditary retinoblastoma are higher than in people who had sporadic retinoblastoma. The survivors of retinoblastoma in whom second malignant neoplasms develop are at a higher risk for the development of additional tumors than they were for the development of a second tumor. The standardized incidence rate of secondary malignancies is about 15% in inherited cases and about 1.5% in nonheritable retinoblastoma. However, today there is no clear consensus on what, if any, screening protocol would be most appropriate and effective.
Computer Assisted Language Learning - Some Aspects

There is no doubt that there have been impressive technological developments in the last few years affecting our lives one way or another. During this outstanding period in technological developments the computer and the Internet have been developed as the leading ones. The integration of different technologies such as computers has long been established in the field of language teaching and learning. Moreover, the pedagogical values and contributions of computers in language learning have been supported by many scholars. In the same line, the present paper tried to provide some more insights regarding the integration of computer assisted language learning for language teachers as well as the learners. Accordingly, computer assisted language learning and its history were considered first. Then, the use of computer-assessed language learning based on behaviorist, communicative, and integrative approaches to language learning was considered. Finally, a detailed illustration regarding the advantageous of using CALL was investigated.
Effects of Facilitative Nurse-Patient Interaction using an Informational Leaflet on Emergency Care

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop an informational leaflet on emergency care and to explore effects of facilitative nurse-patient interaction behavior using an informational leaflet on patient satisfaction with nurse-patient interaction behavior, patient anxiety, and patient satisfaction with use of emergency care. Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental study that applied a nonequivalent control-group posttest-only design. The participants were 81 patients who visited the emergency department of a hospital in Korea; the experimental group (n=40) received facilitative nurse-patient interaction behavior using an informational leaflet, and the control group (n=41) received care under routine protocols without an information leaflet. The effects of the two groups were analyzed using an independent t-test with SPSS computer program. Results: Patient satisfaction with nurse-patient interaction behavior and use of emergency care in the experimental group were significantly higher than in the control group. Patient anxiety related to using emergency care in the experimental group was significantly lower than the control group. Conclusion: Therefore, facilitative nurse-patient interaction behavior using an informational leaflet to the patient may be useful interventions that are easily implemented by nurses in emergency settings.
Lutein across the Lifespan: From Childhood Cognitive Performance to the Aging Eye and Brain

ABSTRACT Lutein is a non-provitamin A dietary carotenoid found in dark green leafy vegetables, corn, eggs, and avocados. Among the carotenoids, lutein and its isomer, zeaxanthin, are the only 2 that cross the blood–retina barrier to form macular pigment in the retina. Lutein also preferentially accumulates in the human brain across multiple life stages. A variety of scientific evidence supports a role for lutein in visual as well as cognitive function across the lifespan. The purpose of this review is to summarize the latest science on lutein's role in the eye and the brain across different ages.
Swapping as the Hello World of relational reasoning: replications, reflections and extensions

At the previous conference in this series, Corney, Lister and Teague presented research results showing relationships between code writing, code tracing and code explaining, from as early as week 3 of semester. We concluded that the problems some students face in learning to program start very early in the semester. In this paper we report on our replication of that experiment, at two institutions, where one is the same as the original institution. In some cases, we did not find the same relationship between explaining code and writing code, but we believe this was because our teachers discussed the code in lectures between the two tests. Apart from that exception, our replication results at both institutions are consistent with our original study.
Effect of Aging on the Lower Limb Kinematics in Karate Practitioners: Comparing Athletes and Their Senseis

With the life expectancy increasing, older adult population has gained the attention of many researchers. Aging is known to lead to a general decline in bodily functions, which affect the quality of life. The aim of this study was to analyze how the aging process affects veteran active karate practitioners, in the kinematic and temporal structure of the frontal kick. Nine black belt karate practitioners over 50 years old and 24 black belt karate practitioners, aged between 20 and 30 years old, all male, performed the frontal kick mae-geri. Results showed that knee is the structure that holds most differences between young and veterans, both for linear and for angular variables during the mae-geri performance. Statistical differences were found in linear velocity for the knee; linear acceleration of the knee, hip, and RASIS; maximum angular velocity for knee and hip; maximum angular acceleration for ankle and hip; and in the range of motion of knee. The temporal variables show differences, between groups, in maximum linear velocity, maximum linear acceleration, and maximum angular acceleration. However, no differences were found between groups for the time before contact in the maximum linear and angular acceleration, which allow us to remark both the effects of the aging process and the effect of training. This study corroborates the ability of older people to achieve benefits from sports practice, achieving higher efficiency than the younger adults in task execution, but using different motor control strategies.
Mechanical Collapse Testing on Aluminum Stiffened Plate Structures for Marine Applications

The present paper is a summary of the R&D results obtained through SSC SR-1446 project sponsored by Ship Structure Committee together with Alcan Marine, France. It is recognized that the use of ultimate limit state (ULS) design method in addition to more conventional structural design standards will help make possible to move high speed vessels to open ocean transiting of very large high speed vessels, which is what the US Navy is certainly trying to do. The aim of the project is to investigate the collapse characteristics of aluminum stiffened plate structures used for marine applications by mechanical testing, together with nonlinear FEA. Fabrication related initial imperfections significantly affect the ULS behavior, and thus it is of vital importance to identify the features of initial imperfections prior to ULS computations. In the present study, statistical database of fabrication related initial imperfections on welded aluminum stiffened plate structures is also developed. The database and insights developed will be very useful for design and building of welded aluminum high-speed ocean-going vessel structures.
Clinical Profile of Neonatal Pneumonia in NICU of A Secondary Care Center

Background: Neonatal pneumonia is a serious respiratory infectious disease which is very common in worldwide. Objective: in this study our main objective is to assess clinical profile of neonatal pneumonia in NICU of a secondary care center. Method: this cross sectional study was done at secondary care center from March 2015 to march 2017 among 100 neonates. All neonates’ data were recorded and analyzed through SPSS version 20 (SPSS, Chicago, IL). Results: in the study most of the patients were male 62% and prolonged rupture of membrane was documented in majority of the enrolled newborn patients 86%. Also majority 78% of the neonatal pneumonia was cured while 2% left against medical advice and 20% died during their hospital course. Conclusion: after many examination we can conclude that establishment of secondary level newborn care units is a feasible option that will help to minimize overall incidence of pneumonia among neonates. Further study is needed for better outcome near future.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHRONOTYPE AND VO2MAX, FAT OXIDATION, AND RPE DURING EXERCISE AT EXTREME ENDS OF THE DAY

by Jenna L. Carducci The purpose of this research was to evaluate the relationship between chronotype and maximal VO2, fat oxidation, and RPE during exercise at extreme ends of the day. Thirteen subjects completed two VO2max tests, one in the morning (between 06:00-09:00) and one in the evening (between 21:00-24:00). Maximal VO2, fat oxidation (reflected by RER), and RPE values (Borg 6-20), were determined. Chronotype was determined by the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) The intent was to compare variables by chronotype. A lack of recruitment of evening-types limited the ability to compare chronotypes, so variables were compared between morning and evening sessions only. There were no significant differences (p<.05) found between morning and evening sessions for maximal VO2 (47.0 ± 7.0 vs. 47.3 ± 8.0 ml/kg/min), maximal fat oxidation (24.8 ±16.7 vs. 27.7 ± 22.3 Kcal), or maximal RPE (18.9 ± 1.1 vs. 18.8 ± 1.5). Exercising at extreme ends of the day may not result in a significant difference of VO2max, fat oxidation, and/or maximal RPE among a group of mixed gender cohort recreationally, active adults. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHRONOTYPE AND VO2MAX, FAT OXIDATION, AND RPE DURING EXERCISE AT EXTREME ENDS OF THE DAY by Jenna L. Carducci A Thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the School of Nutrition, Kinesiology, and Psychological Science University of Central Missouri August, 2018 ©2018 Jenna L. Carducci ALL RIGHTS RESERVED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHRONOTYPE AND VO2MAX, FAT OXIDATION, AND RPE DURING EXERCISE AT EXTREME ENDS OF THE DAY by Jenna L. Carducci August, 2018 APPROVED: Thesis Chair: Dr. Matthew J. Garver Thesis Committee Member: Dr. Whitley J. Stone Thesis Committee Member: Dr. Meera Penumetcha ACCEPTED: Chair, School of Nutrition, Kinesiology, and Psychological Science: Dr. David S. Kreiner Director of Graduate Education and Research: Dr. Odin L. Jurkowski UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI
Recent Developments of Dual-Band Doherty Power Amplifiers for Upcoming Mobile Communications Systems

Power amplifiers in modern and future communications should be able to handle different modulation standards at different frequency bands, and in addition, to be compatible with the previous generations. This paper reviews the recent design techniques that have been used to operate dual-band amplifiers and in particular the Doherty amplifiers. Special attention is focused on the design methodologies used for power splitters, phase compensation networks, impedance inverter networks and impedance transformer networks of such power amplifier. The most important materials of the dual-band Doherty amplifier are highlighted and surveyed. The main problems and challenges covering dual-band design concepts are presented and discussed. In addition, improvement techniques to enhance such operations are also exploited. The study shows that the transistor parasitic has a great impact in the design of a dual-band amplifier, and reduction of the transforming ratio of the inverter simplifies the dual-band design. The offset line can be functionally replaced by a Π-network in dual-band design rather than T-network.
Structural Diagnostics via Anomaly-driven Demixing of Wavefield Data

This work introduces a method for the detection and triangulation of anomalous features in solid media. The strategy leverages an algorithm which demixes the dynamic system response data into two distinct components: the first characterized by spatially sparse, persistent features and the second comprising the relatively large, smooth features of the bulk response. In performing this demixing, we select a topologically suitable basis for each component and we seek an accurate representation of the data in terms of the respective bases. This task is cast in the form of a Group Lasso optimization problem and solved using a Block Coordinate Descent algorithmic approach. The resulting representation distills the signatures of potential anomalies from the bulk dynamic response, thus allowing an effortless determination of their location. The proposed method is baseline free, automated, unsupervised (it makes no use of training sets), and model agnostic (it makes virtually no use of material knowledge or constitutive behavior). These attributes are appealing in systems where there exists limited or unreliable a priori constitutive knowledge of the model, or when the physical domain is highly heterogeneous or compromised by large damage zones. The method is tested against synthetically generated data and experimental data obtained using a scanning laser Doppler vibrometer. doi: 10.12783/SHM2015/155
NF-κB-c-REL impairment drives human stem cells into the oligodendroglial fate

Molecular mechanisms underlying fate decisions of human neural stem cells (NSCs) between neurogenesis and gliogenesis are critical during neuronal development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Despite its crucial role in murine nervous system development, the potential role of the transcription factor nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells (NF-κB) in fate shifts of human stem cells is poorly understood. Facing this challenge, we demonstrate here that NF-κB-c-REL drives glutamatergic differentiation of adult human stem cells, while its impairment results in a shift towards the oligodendroglial fate. We particularly observed an opposing balance switch from NF-κB-RELB/p52 to NF-κB-c-REL during early neuronal differentiation of NSCs originating from neural crest-derived stem cells. Exposure of differentiating human NSCs to the c-REL inhibiting approved drug pentoxifylline (PTXF) resulted in elevated levels of cell death and significantly decreased amounts of NF200+/VGLUT2+ neurons. PTXF-mediated inhibition of c-REL further drove human NSCs into the oligodendrocyte fate, as demonstrated by a complete switch to OLIG2+/O4+ oligodendrocytes, which also showed PDGFRα, NG2 and MBP transcripts. In summary, we present here a novel human cellular model of neuronal differentiation with an essential role of NF-κB-c-REL in fate choice between neurogenesis and oligodendrogenesis potentially relevant for multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia.
Efficacy of different insecticides and biopesticide against wheat aphid

Wheat, Triticum aestivum L. is an important winter cereal crop in India. Punjab is one of the major wheat producing state. Like other states of India, every year wheat crop in the state of Punjab is also infected by complex species of aphid, which consist of Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch), R. padi (L.), Sitobion avenae (F.) and S. miscanthi (Takahashi). Therefore, an on farm trial was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of different insecticides (Confidor 17.8 SL @ 100 ml ha, Monocil 36 SL @ 1000 ml ha) and biopesticide (Indoneem 1500 ppm @ 1200 ml ha) against wheat aphid during Rabi season 2018. All the insecticides and biopesticide significantly reduced the aphid infestation; however, on numerical basis Confidor 17.8 SL appeared as most effective with minimum infestation (0.67 aphid/ear) assessed fifteen days after application. Grain yield of treatment with Confidor 17.8 SL @ 100 ml/ha was found with highest yield (51.55 q/ha) and superior than other treatments including control. Benefit-cost ratio (BCR) calculated for different insecticidal treatments also revealed that Confidor 17.8 SL @ 100 ml/ha was found most cost effective (1:6.65) as compared to other insecticides.
Advanced performance monitoring for self-healing cellular mobile networks

Chernogorov, Fedor Advanced Performance Monitoring for Self-Healing Cellular Mobile Networks Jyvaskyla: University of Jyvaskyla, 2015, 120 p.(+included articles) (Jyvaskyla Studies in Computing ISSN 1456-5390; 217) ISBN 978-951-39-6234-0 (nid.) ISBN 978-951-39-6235-7 (PDF) Finnish summary Diss. This dissertation is devoted to development and validation of advanced performance monitoring system for existing and future cellular mobile networks. Knowledge mining techniques are employed for analysis of user specific logs, collected with Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) functionality. Ever increasing quality requirements, expansion of the mobile networks and their extending heterogeneity, call for effective automatic means of performance monitoring. Nowadays, network operation is mostly controlledmanually through aggregated key performance indicators and statistical profiles. These methods are are not able to fully address the dynamism and complexity of modern mobile networks. Self-organizing networks introduce automation to the most important network functions, but the opportunity of processing large arrays of user reported performance data is underutilized. Advanced performance monitoring system developed in the presented research considers both numerical and sequential properties of the MDT data for detection of faults. Network malfunctions analyzed in this study are sleeping cells in either physical or medium access layer. A full data mining cycle is employed for identification of problematic regions in the network. Pre-processing with statistical normalization and sliding windowmethods, both linear and nonlinear transformation and dimensionality reduction algorithms, together with clustering and classification methods are used in the discussed research. Several post-processing and detection quality evaluation methods are proposed and applied. The developed system is capable of fast and accurate detection of nontrivial network dysfunctions and is suitable for future mobile networks, even in combination with cognitive self-healing. As a result, operation of modern mobile networks would become more robust, increasing quality of service and user experience.
Blood-based tumor mutation burden: continued progress toward personalizing immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer.

Tumor mutation burden (TMB) measures the number of somatic coding alterations in a tumor. Increased presence of these alterations contributes to immunogenicity through the generation of neoantigens targeted by T cell responses. Accordingly, a higher TMB is associated with favorable response rate and survival across multiple cancer types (1). TMB is independent of PD-L1 and is emerging as a promising immunotherapy biomarker. In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), multiple studies have affirmed the utility of TMB as a marker for response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) (2-5). For example, advanced NSCLC patients with high TMB (≥10 mutations per Mb) treated with front-line combination ICI therapy had improved progression-free survival (PFS) compared to standard chemotherapy (HR 0.58, P<0.001) while patients with lower TMB did not (3).
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique used for tempo-rary support of patients with end-stage heart or lung failure. This review will focus on the venoarterial ECMO system and its use as a bridge to other long-term durable devices and/or cardiac transplantation. It can be used as a bridge to decision because it helps to gain time to stabilize the patient for further evaluation for long-term treatment such as durable mechanical circulatory pumps or transplantation. ECMO is evolving as a treatment for patients waiting on the transplant list. Increasing utilization of ECMO in adults has revealed some of the common complications such as bleeding and coagulopathy which impact survival in this patient population. The use of VA ECMO as a technique for rescuing patients from cardiogenic shock is very attractive. However, considering the extensive set of complications and the mortality it brings with it makes it a less attractive option as a direct bridge to cardiac transplant. The literature currently on this subject is very scanty and limited to a few studies of small numbers of patients. Further definitive research is needed for consensus on the role of VA ECMO as a bridge to cardiac transplant.