Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Critical Analysis of Lumbar Puncture in the Emergency Management of FebrileSeizures: A Cross-Sectional Study

Purpose: Meningitis is the most important differential diagnosis in children with a febrile seizure, and lumbar puncture for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection may be a necessary procedure for establishing a differential diagnosis in cases in which bacterial meningitis is suspected. Nevertheless, since it has been shown that febrile seizure is rarely predictive of meningitis and in even fewer cases is it the only symptom of this pathology, performing CSF collection in pediatric patients presenting with febrile seizures remains a controversial issue. This study evaluated the profile of children with a febrile seizure submitted to CSF collection at a referral hospital for meningitis in northeastern Brazil between January 2013 and May 2014. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study in which the records of children of 6 months to 5 years of age presenting with a febrile seizure and submitted to CSF collection were analyzed. Cases with a traumatic lumbar puncture, cases with incomplete data, and patients with a different diagnosis were excluded from the study. Results: A total of 126 patients were included, 25.40% of 6 12 months of age, 34.13% of 1 2 years of age and 40.48% of 2 5 years of age. Seventy-five (59.52%) were boys and 51 (40.48%) were girls. In 72 children (57.14%), the seizure occurred in the first 24 hours of fever. Associated symptoms were: vomiting (n = 46; 36.51%), altered sensorium (n = 25; 19.84%) and impaired general condition (n = 21; 16.67%); however, in 56 patients (44.44%), there were no other associated signs or symptoms. Signs of meningeal irritation were rare, with neck stiffness being found in 4 patients (3.17%) and headache in 3 (2.38%). CSF findings were normal in 125 children (99.21%) and only one patient presented with viral meningitis. Conclusion: In children with a febrile seizure, clinical observation could reduce the practice of unnecessary lumbar puncture for CSF collection.
Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms with Electrolytically Detachable Platinum Coils

The incidence of intracranial aneurysms has been estimated to be one to eight per cent of the general population. The most common complication of intracranial aneurysms is rupture with subsequent subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The definitive treatment for SAH in the past has been neurosurgical clipping of the aneurysms to prevent rebleeding. With the development of endovascular techniques in the seventies came an alternative to surgery for patients whose aneurysms were not favorable for clipping and for patients not medically stable enough to tolerate surgery. Of the endovascular techniques, embolization through the use of electrolytically detachable platinum coils appears to be the most promising. This procedure utilizes the electrochemical principles of electrolysis and electrothrombosis to facilitate selec-tive occlusion of intracranial aneurysms while sparing circulation in the parent artery. Evidence of the efficacy of these coils in ruptured intracranial aneurysms has been established in a large multicentered trial. Further investigation, however, is needed to determine the role this endovascular technique will play in first and second line treatment for both ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysms.
Identity Processes in Adulthood: Diverging Domains

Patterns of identity formation were analyzed in a longitudinal framework, from ages 27 to 36 and then to 42 years of age. Information from all 3 ages was available for 197 participants (100 women, 97 men). A variation of Marcia's (1966) Identity Status Interview included 5 domains: religious beliefs, political identity, occupational career, intimate relationships, and lifestyle. Great variability in identity status assessments was found across the domains at each age level. The domains representing work and family (occupation, relationships, and lifestyle) were more salient for middle-aged adults than were ideological domains (religion and politics). Development along the hypothesized sequence (from diffusion toward achievement) was the most frequent trajectory for all domains, except for political identity, where regression was predominant. Most notably, at age 42, one third of the individuals who were foreclosed or achieved in 3 out of 5 identity domains were diffused in political identity, and one fourth were diffused in religious identity.
Nuclear starburst activity induced by elongated bulges in spiral galaxies

We study the effects of bulge elongation on the star formation activity in the centres of spiral galaxies using the data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7. We construct a volume-limited sample of face-on spiral galaxies with Mr < −19.5 mag at 0.02 ≤ $z$ < 0.055 by excluding barred galaxies, where the aperture of the SDSS spectroscopic fibre covers the bulges of the galaxies. We adopt the ellipticity of bulges measured by Simard et al., who performed two-dimensional bulge + disc decompositions using the SDSS images of galaxies, and identify nuclear starbursts using the fibre specific star formation rates derived from the SDSS spectra. We find a statistically significant correlation between bulge elongation and nuclear starbursts in the sense that the fraction of nuclear starbursts increases with bulge elongation. This correlation is more prominent for fainter and redder galaxies, which exhibit higher ratios of elongated bulges. We find no significant environmental dependence of the correlation between bulge elongation and nuclear starbursts. These results suggest that non-axisymmetric bulges can efficiently feed the gas into the centre of galaxies to trigger nuclear starburst activity.
Physicochemical Properties of Silkworm Pupae Shell (Bombyx mori L.) Glucosamine Hydrochloride

Glucosamine has been widely used to treat osteoarthritis (OA). In industrial scale, glucosamine commonly provides from chitin or chitosan of shrimps and crustaceans, however, the silkworm ( Bombyx mori L.) pupae shell is predicted as an alternative source of glucosamine. This study aimed to analyze the optimal concentration of HCl in the production of the silkworm pupa shell glucosamine based on its characteristics. Glucosamine were prepared using the pressurized hydrolysis method by HCl at 0%, 2%, 4%, 5%, 6% and 8% (v/v) for an hour in a vacuum pressure (±0.8-1 atm). The result of study showed that the optimal HCl concentration was 4% with characterized by yield of product 89.25±11.86%, loss on drying 0.44±0.26%, degree of whiteness 83.56±0.03%, solubility 93.89±2.23%, a pH value 5.12±0.01, loss on ignition 0.04±0.01%, melting point 191.00±1.41 0 C, degree of deacetylation 84.34±7.07% .
EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT HERBICIDES FOR WEED CONTROL IN ONION

In order to evaluate various herbicides for weed co ntrol in onion, an experiment was conducted at Agri cultural Research Station Mingora, NWFP during rabi 2004‐05. Each replication comprised six herbicides, a hand weeded plot and a weedy check. The pre-transplant herbicides were s-metolachlor @ 1.92 kg, pendimethalin @ 1.32 kg and metribuzin @ 0.35 kg ha -1 ; the post-transplant herbicides were bromoxynil+MCPA @ 0.45 kg, clodinafop-propargyl @ 0.05 kg and isoproturon @ 1 kg a.i ha -1 . Data were recorded on weed density m -2 , fresh weed biomass (g m -2 ), onion count m -2 , size of onion bulbs (ml) and onion yield (kg ha -1 ). Statistical analysis of the data showed that the hand weeded tr eatment had the lowest weed density (50 m -2 ) and fresh weed biomass (121 g m -2 ) followed by pendimethalin (66 m -2 ) and (272 g m -2 ) as compared to the weedy check (441 m -2 ) and (487 g m -2 ), respectively. Similarly, the maximum size of onion bulbs (79 ml), onion count (50 m -2 ) and yield (28730 kg ha -1 ) were recorded in the hand weeded plots followed by pendimethalin (77 ml, 49 m -2 and 28100 kg ha -1 ) as compared to weedy check (50 ml, 40 m -2 and 11980 kg ha -1 ).
Effect of cutting size and position on propagation ability of Sage (Salvia officinalis L.)

The investigation was conducted on wet and dry seasons of Ethiopia during the year 2012/2013 at Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Center Nursery site. Four levels of cutting size and three levels of cutting positions were arranged in randomized complete block design with three replications. Data on seedling height, branch number/seedling, root number/seedling, root weigh/seedling, root length/seedling and survival count were collected and analyzed except for root length/seedling in dry season. Cutting size exerted a significant influence (P 0.05) on majority of the agronomic characters. But its effect was significant (P<0.05) on seedling height and root length/seedling during wet season experiment and on seedling height and branch number/seedling during dry season experimentation. Different perpetuation abilities of sage were observed in dry and wet season experiment. Top cuttings having a cutting length starting from 9 cm to 12cm can be recommended for sage propagation in wet season. However, bottom cutting position from 12cm to 15cm cutting size can be recommended for propagating sage in dry season using stem cuttings.
Media in the Game of Politics: Effects of Strategic Metacoverage on Political Cynicism

This study examines the effects of generic strategy news, self-referential press news, and “spin” spotlighting publicity coverage on political cynicism, against the backdrop of governance and policy. Drawing on data from two experiments allowing for replication within a single study, the authors demonstrate that exposure to both generic and publicity strategy news aroused political cynicism relative to issue-based news. In addition, the authors found positive interactions between political knowledge and strategic press and publicity news exposure, showing that more knowledgeable individuals were more strongly affected by these frames. The findings are discussed in the light of extant knowledge about framing effects and the media's increasing use of metareporting.
A study on testicular characteristics of ram lambs of Arsi breed fed on two maize varieties (QPM and BH540)

The effect of feeding two maize ( Zea mays ) varieties (Quality Protein Maize [QPM] and common maize [BH540]) on testicular characteristics of ram lambs was studied in the indigenous Arsi sheep breed. The two maize varieties were fed in whole plant silage (WPS), earless silage (ELS) and stover (S) forms for a period of 12 weeks. Variables measured during the feeding trial were scrotal circumference, testicular diameter and scrotal skin thickness in live ram lambs and testicular length, width, height and epididymis weight after slaughtering. There were no conclusive findings with regard to differences between the two maize varieties (QPM and BH540) in supporting growth rates of testicular traits, yet the offer types (WPS, ELS and S) did appear to have an effect. Ram lambs fed on whole plant silage had shown the highest (P
Capitalizing on Early Childhood Education: Low-Income Immigrant Mothers’ Use of Early Childhood Education to Build Human, Social, and Navigational Capital

Research Findings: Research indicates that early childhood education (ECE) serves various functions for societies and in turn families, including economic, educational, and social functions (Fukkink, 2008; Vandenbroeck, 2006). Using qualitative methods, we explored an aspect of the social function of ECE for low-income immigrant families. Specifically, in-depth interviews with 40 low-income immigrant mothers (19 Africans, 21 Latinas) were conducted to understand how low-income Latina and African immigrant mothers use their children's ECE programs to build human, social, and navigational capital. Latin American and African mothers both developed capital through interactions with their children's ECE programs. However, Latina mothers tended to rely on ECE more for building all 3 types of capital. Practice or Policy: The findings from this study highlight the significant role that ECE providers play in the lives of families, and particularly immigrant families, that goes beyond basic economic and educational supports. These findings point to the importance of training ECE educators and staff in fostering connections among and between families in their programs; educating parents, as many parents rely on their ECE programs for parenting advice and support; and working with local community agencies and resources to benefit children and families.
Efecto del estiércol en el suelo y en el cultivo de la soya [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]

El estudio se desarrollo en la Estacion Experimental Agricola de la Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas –Villa Clara, Cuba–, en un suelo Pardo mullido medianamente lavado, con el objetivo de evaluar el efecto de diferentes dosis de estiercol vacuno descompuesto en las propiedades fisicas y quimicas del suelo, el rendimiento de la soya y las poblaciones de pentatomidos. Se sembraron dos variedades de soya: Incasoy-27 e Incasoy-35, a una distancia de 0,40 m x 0,05 m que formaron los dos experimentos. Los tratamientos fueron: T1. - testigo sin aplicacion de estiercol; T2. - estiercol vacuno descompuesto 4 t ha-1 ; T 3. - estiercol vacuno descompuesto 8 t ha-1 con cuatro replicas cada uno. Se evaluaron las siguientes propiedades fisicas y quimicas del suelo: factor de estructura, agregados estables, permeabilidad, pH, materia organica, fosforo y potasio asimilable. El estiercol descompuesto tuvo efecto no solo sobre el suelo, sino tambien sobre el control de la poblacion de pentatomidos. La aplicacion de estiercol descompuesto produjo un incremento significativo en la agregacion, con un cambio de categoria de regular (52,96 %) a buena (66,95 %). El uso de estiercol descompuesto en interaccion con el cultivo de la soya incremento de manera significativa la MO del suelo durante un periodo corto de tiempo, que paso de la categoria baja (2,5 %) a mediana (3,7 %). Asimismo, la aplicacion de materia organica disminuyo significativamente la poblacion de pentatomidos en el cultivo de la soya
Chemical abundances of multiple stellar populations in massive globular clusters

Abstract Multiple stellar populations in the Milky Way globular clusters manifest themselves with a large variety. Although chemical abundance variations in light elements, including He, are ubiquitous, the amount of these variations is different in different globulars. Stellar populations with distinct Fe, C+N+O and slow-neutron capture elements have been now detected in some globular clusters, whose number will likely increase. All these chemical features correspond to specific photometric patterns. I review the chemical+photometric features of the multiple stellar populations in globular clusters and discuss how the interpretation of data is being more and more challenging. Very excitingly, the origin and evolution of globular clusters is being a complex puzzle to compose.
Geostatistics: An Overview

Extraction of the urban road from multispectral images has been a challenging task in the remote sensing communities, from the last few decades. The common problems currently encountered in the extraction of urban road network are the scene covered by trees shadows and similar spectral objects, whilst, the roads has different widths and surface material. In this paper automatic road extraction algorithm is proposed. The proposed methodology is combining the ISODATA classification and the kernel statistics techniques to extract the urban road network from the remote sensing satellite images. The proposed methodology has three main steps; the first step is to perform classification of the color image, then these color classify images are converted into binary segmented images using the proposed algorithm. Secondly, the proposed algorithm is tested on the overlay color images (red line image) to detect the road network as binary images. Some filtering techniques are used to remove the redundant objects and connect the disconnected segment of the road such as segments reconstruction and region filling. Finally, post-processing techniques are employed to extract the centerline of the urban road, such, as the thinning algorithm is used. The intended procedures are implemented on various multispectral datasets such as IKONOS and QuickBird images which contribute accurate evaluation. The methodology can extract linear features such as road network in urban environment efficiently which is useful for recognizing some of other linear features. Experimental results yield that suggested methodology is computationally robust and effective.
Impact of Mountain Cropping Systems on Soil Properties, Nutrient Availability and Their Carbon Sequestration Potential in Mid-Hills of Himachal Pradesh, India

The productivity of our planet’s ecosystems depends upon the nature of the soil and its quality. The crop production and environmental quality can be sustained by maintaining this important natural resource on sustainable basis. However, to meet the increasing demand of burgeoning population, agriculture is being commercialised everywhere and it has become a high input system. The high input systems have now started impacting soil quality and ultimately the nature of ecosystem services (Feng et al., 2010). Moreover, the commercialization of agriculture has led to adoption of high yielding crop varieties whereby one type of crop is continuously cultivated on one plot in an attempt to increase yields. This monoculture farming system interferes with International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 4 (2017) pp. 203-211 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Trade Policy and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Panel Data Approach

Despite a number of multi-country case studies utilizing comparable analytical frameworks, numerous econometric studies using large cross-country data sets, and important theoretical advances in growth theory, there is still disagreement among economists concerning how a country's international economic policies and its rate of economic growth interact. The central objective of this paper is to empirically assess the link between trade policy and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa countries. Apart from reviewing different literatures, this study also provides empirical evidence on the relationship between economic growth and trade policies. In doing so, the study used a panel data covering 47 Sub-Saharan Africa countries over the periods 2000-2008. The estimation support claims that openness to international trade stimulates both economic growth and investment. Besides, trade policies such as average weighted tariff rate and real effective exchange rate have both direct and indirect impacts on economic growth.
Bank erosion in agricultural drainage networks: new challenges from structure‐from‐motion photogrammetry for post‐event analysis

Drainage channels are an integral part of agricultural landscapes, and their impact on catchment hydrology is strongly recognized. In cultivated and urbanized floodplains, channels have always played a key role in flood protection, land reclamation, and irrigation. Bank erosion is a critical issue in channels. Neglecting this process, especially during flood events, can result in underestimation of the risk in flood‐prone areas.
External Debt Origin, Capital Flight and Poverty Reduction in the Franc Zone: Does the Economic Consequences of Sino-African Relationship matter?

Is China-Africa economic relation instrumental for capital flight and poverty reduction in FZ? Does it matter in the improvement of external debt’s impact on GDP per capita and capital flight reduction in particular? This paper extends and assesses the Asongu and Aminkeng (2013) conclusions about Sino-African economic relations in the FZ context.Thus, practically, the intuition is to use a TSLS-IV econometric estimation technique on 14 African countries specific data over the period 1983-2013 to empirically assess if African external debt exclusively from China can be instrumental in the way toward capital flight and poverty reduction in FZ. The construction of a theoretical framework highlighting stylized fact and the review of a recent literature on this issue has been firstly undertaken. The main result allowed the following interpretations: (a) an important part of the traditional external debt contracted with constraint is going back out of the continent as capital flight and; (b) The capital flight contributes to improving the level of poverty in Africa. Overall, we can conclude that the contribution to economic development depends on the origin of loans received and, fostering the economic relations with China could be an excellent alternative for FZ countries. This paper is original since it has tested the Asongu and Aminkeng (2013) assumption in the continent where concerns of low economic development, higher poverty and capital flight are most acute.
Are quantum thermodynamic machines better than classical

Interesting effects arise in cyclic machines where both heat and ergotropy transfer take place between the energising bath and the system (the working fluid). Such effects correspond to unconventional decompositions of energy exchange between the bath and the system into heat and work, respectively, resulting in efficiency bounds that may surpass the Carnot efficiency. However, these effects are not directly linked with quantumness, but rather with heat and ergotropy, the likes of which can be realised without resorting to quantum mechanics.
Adaptive forest management in central Europe: Climate change impacts, strategies and integrative concept

Abstract Climatic warming may lead to increased or decreased future forest productivity. However, more frequent heat waves, droughts and storms and accompanying pathogen attacks are also expected for Europe and are considered to be increasingly important abiotic and biotic stress factors for forests. Adaptive forestry can help forest ecosystems to adapt to these new conditions in order to achieve management goals, maintain desired forest ecosystem services and reduce the risks of forest degradation. With a focus on central Europe, this paper presents the following management strategies: (1) conservation of forest structures, (2) active adaptation, and (3) passive adaptation. The feasibility and criteria for application of the different strategies are discussed. Forest adaptation may entail the establishment of “neonative” forests, including the use and intermixing of native and non-native tree species as well as non-local tree provenances that may adapt better to future climate conditions. An integrative adaptive management concept is proposed that combines (1) species suitability tests and modelling activities at the international scale, (2) priority mapping of adaptation strategies at the national to regional scale, and (3) implementation at the local scale. To achieve this, an international experimental trial system is required to test suitable adaptive measures throughout Europe and worldwide.