Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Atopic Dermatitis in Cameroon: Quality of Life and Psychiatric Comorbidities among Affected Children and Adolescents Running Head: Atopic Dermatitis and Psychiatric Impairments

Background: The dearth of Cameroonian data on the quality of life (QoL) of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) prompted this study which aimed to assess the impact of AD on QoL of affected children and adolescents as well as their families, and seek existence of psychiatric comorbidity (depression and anxiety). Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from February to May 2015 in Yaounde, Cameroon. Patients aged 0-16 years, diagnosed with AD by a dermatologist, and whose parents/guardians had given consent were included. Standardized scores and scales were used to assess the severity of the disease, the QoL of patients and families, as well as the presence of depression or anxiety. Results: A total of 53 children were recruited. The median age was 60 months. There were 23 cases of severe AD, 21 of moderate AD and 9 of mild AD. QoL was impaired in 94.3% of cases, moderate in 20 subjects, high in 8 patients and extreme in 2 patients. QoL of the family was impaired in 88.7% of cases, moderate in 16 and high in 7 families. The higher the severity of AD, the more QoL of patients was impaired (r=0,475; p<0.0001), as well as that of families (r=0,365; p=0.007). Alteration in patients’ QoL was linked with that of families (r=0.527; p<0.0001). There were 5 teenagers with mild depression, 2 with mild anxiety, and 1 with moderate anxiety. Conclusion: AD alters the QoL of children and their families.
A child with melioidosis presenting as septic arthritis

Melioidosis has various clinical and rheumatological manifestations that may be the fi rst presentation. This disease is less common in children than adults. This study reports the case of a previously healthy 3-year-old boy who presented with high-grade fever and pain in the right hip. He was treated with empirical parenteral antibiotics for septic arthritis and arthrotomy, but his symptoms did not improve. A hemoculture and synovial fl uid culture had no bacterial growth. A titer of indirect hemagglutination assay for melioidosis was 1:2048, which is strongly positive. Melioidosis was diagnosed. Intravenous ceftazidime was given for 14 days as intensive treatment before switching to eradication therapy with oral trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole for 3 months. A 3-phase bone scan also revealed osteomyelitis of the right tibia. The patient gradually improved and was discharged.
Soil Organic Matter Accumulation and Carbon Fractions along a Moisture Gradient of Forest Soils

The aim of the study was to present effects of soil properties, especially moisture, on the quantity and quality of soil organic matter. The investigation was performed in the Czarna Rozga Reserve in Central Poland. Forty circular test areas were located in a regular grid of points (100 × 300 m). Each plot was represented by one soil profile located at the plot’s center. Sample plots were located in the area with Gleysols, Cambisols and Podzols with the water table from 0 to 100 cm. In each soil sample, particle size, total carbon and nitrogen content, acidity, base cations content and fractions of soil organic matter were determined. The organic carbon stock (SOCs) was calculated based on its total content at particular genetic soil horizons. A Carbon Distribution Index (CDI) was calculated from the ratio of the carbon accumulation in organic horizons and the amount of organic carbon accumulation in the mineral horizons, up to 60 cm. In the soils under study, in the temperate zone, moisture is an important factor in the accumulation of organic carbon in the soil. The highest accumulation of carbon was observed in soils of swampy variant, while the lowest was in the soils of moist variant. Large accumulation of C in the soils with water table 80–100 cm results from the thick organic horizons that are characterized by lower organic matter decomposition and higher acidity. The proportion of carbon accumulation in the organic horizons to the total accumulation in the mineral horizons expresses the distribution of carbon accumulated in the soil profile, and is a measure of quality of the organic matter accumulated. Studies have confirmed the importance of moisture content in the formation of the fractional organic matter. With greater soil moisture, the ratio of humic to fulvic acids (HA/FA) decreases, which may suggest an increase in carbon mobility in soils.
Genetic testing reveals some mislabeling but general compliance with a ban on herbivorous fish harvesting in Belize

Overfishing of herbivorous fishes is one of the primary causes of Caribbean coral reef decline. In Belize, herbivorous fishes comprised 28% of the catch from 2005 to 2008. In 2009, the Belize Fisheries Department implemented a national ban on herbivorous fish harvesting to mitigate high‐macroalgal cover on much of the Belize Barrier Reef. However, compliance with this approach has not been evaluated. We assessed the proportion of herbivorous fish in local markets by genetically identifying fish fillets sold in five major towns in Belize from 2009 to 2011. We found that 5–7% of 111 fillets were identified as herbivorous fish and 32–51% were mislabeled. A 5–7% proportion of parrotfish in local markets suggests some ongoing parrotfish harvesting. However, our results suggest that the ban has reduced herbivorous fish harvesting and has the potential to help facilitate the restoration of coral reef ecosystems.
Pollination ecology of Arum italicum (Araceae).

The pollination ecology of Arum italicum was studied in south-western France. This plant attracts olfactory dung-breeding flies through deceit. These insects are principally represented by Diptera, all belonging to saprophyte families. The volatilization of the odouriferous compounds, responsible for their attraction, is achieved through the production of heat by the appendix. The insects are trapped for 24 h in order to participate in both sexual phases of the protogynous inflorescence. The male flowers produce three heat events during flowering. These peaks of heat seem to be involved in the spathe movements, since they occur during the opening of the inflorescence and the liberation of the insects. The last male heat event may be linked with the liberation of pollen and its dispersion by stimulating trapped flies. According to their frequency and pollen-load, two Psychoda species appear to be the most efficient pollinators (P. crassipenis and P. pusilla). Nevertheless, each of the other attracted species could play a significant role under different spatio-temporal conditions. Experiments on self-pollination have shown that obligate cross-pollination is necessary for A. italicum to set seeds. Moreover, hand- and natural-pollinated plants showed similarly high abortion frequencies suggesting that seed set may be more constrained by resources rather than by pollination limitation.
The opportunistic feeding and reproduction strategies of the annual fish Cynopoecilus melanotaenia (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) inhabiting ephemeral habitats on southern Brazil

Most Rivulidae fishes are popularly known as annual fishes which live in ephemeral environments such as pools, that obligatorily dry out seasonally causing the death of adult individuals. They have unique biological characteristics such as small body size, early sexual maturation, continuous reproduction, an elaborated courtship behavior, and a great reproductive capacity among fishes. The rivulids are widely distributed in North, Central and South America. In this study, the diet and reproductive biology of Cynopoecilus melanotaenia was analyzed. A total of 263 specimens were collected and the analysis of 233 gastrointestinal contents revealed an invertivorous diet composed mainly of small crustaceans (Cladocera, Amphipoda, and Ostracoda) and immature insects (Chaoboridae, Culicidae, Syrphidae, but mainly Chironomidae larvae). Lepidophagy on male’s diet was also registered. Fecundity was estimated by analyzing 59 pairs of mature ovaries and ranged from 2 to 157 oocytes (mean, 19 ± 26[SD]). The species has fractional spawning, a strategy to increase the chance of survival to prolonged depletions. This study is the first to investigate the reproductive biology of C. melanotaenia. The results confirmed the opportunistic character of the rivulid C. melanotaenia and provided unreported reproductive information that may aid conservation of the species. A maioria dos peixes da familia Rivulidae sao popularmente conhecidos como anuais por completarem todo seu ciclo biologico em pequenos corpos de agua temporarios que secam obrigatoriamente em determinados periodos do ano causando a morte dos individuos adultos. Possuem caracteristicas biologicas peculiares como pequeno porte, maturacao sexual precoce, reproducao continua, um elaborado padrao de corte e uma grande capacidade reprodutiva entre os peixes. Os rivulideos se encontram amplamente distribuidos nas Americas do Norte, Central e Sul. Este trabalho analisou a dieta e a biologia reprodutiva de Cynopoecilus melanotaenia. Foram coletados 263 exemplares e a analise de 233 conteudos gastrointestinais revelou uma dieta invertivora composta principalmente por microcrustaceos (Cladocera, Amphipoda e Ostracoda) e insetos imaturos (Chaoboridae, Culicidae, Syrphidae, mas principalmente larvas de Chironomidae). Foi registrada a lepidofagia na dieta dos machos. A fecundidade foi estimada pela analise de 59 pares de ovarios maduros e variou entre 2 a 157 ovocitos (media, 19 ± 26[DP]). A especie apresentou desova parcelada, uma estrategia para aumentar a chance de sobrevivencia a deplecoes prolongadas. Este trabalho apresenta a primeira investigacao sobre a biologia reprodutiva de C. melanotaenia. Os resultados encontrados sugerem a estrategia reprodutiva oportunista de C. melanotaenia e fornecem novas informacoes biologicas que podem contribuir para pesquisas de conservacao e manutencao da especie em seu ambiente natural.
Osseous Resection in Periodontal Surgery

tenance of health. Since this is a normal picture of health, all periodontal therapy should be directed toward this goal. This means that even in surgical management where the gingiva must of necessity be positioned further apically, the post operative result should still resemble this in form. Fig. 2 demonstrates the architectural pattern of bone usually found in health. This is the bone topography one would probably encounter if the soft tissue were removed from the bone and teeth of an individual such as that in Fig. 1. Notice that the form of both are quite similar.
STABILITY AND STABILIZATION OF CONTINUOUS-TIME

This paper addresses two strategies for the stabilization of continuous-time, switched linear systems. The first one is of open loop nature (trajectory independent) and is based on the determination of a minimum dwell time by means of a family of quadratic Lyapunov functions. The relevant point on dwell time calculation is that the proposed stability condition does not require the Lyapunov function to be uniformly decreasing at every switching time. The second one is of closed loop nature (trajectory dependent) and is designed from the solution of what we call Lyapunov– Metzler inequalities from which the stability condition (including chattering) is expressed. Being nonconvex, a more conservative but simpler-to-solve version of the Lyapunov–Metzler inequalities is provided. The theoretical results are illustrated by means of examples.
[RETRACTED ARTICLE] Effect of gestational age on pulmonary functions in pregnant Odia women -

Background: Pregnancy is a physiological state of adaptation that results in significant hormonal, mechanical and cardiorespiratory changes. Progesterone increases minute ventilation. In Odisha, where malaria and helminthic infections are endemic, even mild anaemia during pregnancy can severely deteriorate respiratory functions. Aims & Objectives: Aim of the study is to evaluate pulmonary functions in three trimesters of pregnancy and to compare them with those of non-pregnant women and to define standards of normalcy in pregnancy in Odia women. Materials and Methods: The study comprised of 150 pregnant women in age group 20-60 years. 150 healthy age matched non- pregnant women served as controls. The pulmonary function was assessed in all subjects by Medspiror having Helios 401 software. The pulmonary function parameters studied were Forced vital capacity (FVC), Forced expiratory volume in 1st second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC ratio, Forced expiratory flow (FEF25-75%), Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) and maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV). The parameters were compared by using Student’s t-test and ANOVA. Results: A significant decline in FVC (p=0.005), FEV1 (p
Consumer testing of bicycle helmets

© 2017 International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury. All rights reserved. Current bicycle helmet standards do not include angular acceleration, for certification even though it is known that it is the dominant cause of brain injury. The objective of this study was to develop an improved test method, including oblique impacts, to evaluate helmets sold on the European market. Four physical tests were conducted, shock absorption with straight perpendicular impact and three oblique impact tests. Computer simulations were made to evaluate injury risk. In total, 17 conventional helmets and one airbag helmet were included. All helmets except five showed a linear acceleration lower than 180 g, which corresponds to a low risk of skull fracture. The airbag helmet performed three times better than the conventional helmets (48 g vs. an average of 175 g). The simulations indicated that the strain in the grey matter of the brain during oblique impacts varied between helmets from 6% to 44%, where 26% corresponds to 50% risk for a concussion. The lowest strain was measured in the brain when the airbag helmet was tested. Helmets equipped with Multi-directional Impact Protection System (MIPS) performed better than the others. However, all helmets need to reduce rotational acceleration more effectively. A helmet that meets the current standards does not necessarily prevent concussion.
High Resolution TEM Observation of Nanocrystalline Silicon Fabricated by High Pressure Torsion (HPT)

Silicon has 12 different crystal structures under different pressure [1]. Si has the cubic diamond (cd) structure (Si-I) under pressure up to ~11.7 GPa. Si-I transforms to the metallic β-tin structure (Si-II) above ~11.7 GPa. Si-II transforms to the R8 structure (Si-XII) at ~8 GPa to Si-I when pressure is released slowly. Si-XII may transform subsequently to the BC8 structure (Si-III) upon releasing the pressure. Si-XII and Si-III transform to the hexagonal diamond (hd) phase (Si-IV) by subsequent annealing at moderate temperature [1,2]. Si-IV also can transforms to Si-I by prolonged annealing. In this study, the effect of severe plastic deformation (SPD) on pressure-induced phase transformations is investigated using the high-pressure torsion (HPT) method, which is originally used to improve the mechanical properties of alloys by producing ultrafine-grained (UFG) structures [3].
Normal aging and decision-making: a systematic review of the literature of the last 10 years

Objective Conduct a systematic review to investigate whether healthy elderly have deficits in the decision-making process when compared to the young. Methods We performed a systematic search on SciELO, Lilacs, PsycINFO, Scopus and PubMed database with keywords decision making and aging (according to the description of Mesh terms) at least 10 years. Results We found nine studies from different countries, who investigated 441 young and 377 elderly. All studies used the IOWA Gambling Task as a way of benchmarking the process of decision making. The analysis showed that 78% of the articles did not have significant differences between groups. However, 100% of the studies that assessed learning did find relevant differences. Furthermore, studies that observed the behavior of individuals in the face of losses and gains, 60% of articles showed that the elderly has more disadvantageous choices throughout the task. Conclusion: The consulted literature showed no consensus on the existence of differences in performance of the decision-making process between old and young, but it is observed that the elderly has deficits in learning and a tendency to fewer advantageous choices.
Non-classical Signature of Parametric Fluorescence and its Application in Metrology

Abstract The article provides a short theoretical background of what the non-classical light means. We applied the criterion for the existence of non-classical effects derived by C.T. Lee on parametric fluorescence. The criterion was originally derived for the study of two light beams with one mode per beam. We checked if the criterion is still working for two multimode beams of parametric down-conversion through numerical simulations. The theoretical results were tested by measurement of photon number statistics of twin beams emitted by nonlinear BBO crystal pumped by intense femtoseconds UV pulse. We used ICCD camera as the detector of photons in both beams. It appears that the criterion can be used for the measurement of the quantum efficiencies of the ICCD cameras.
Chinese translation and psychometric testing of the Humour Styles Questionnaire Children Version (C- HSQC) among Hong Kong Chinese primary-school students

In the current study, the Humour Styles Questionnaire Children Version (HSQC) was translated into Chinese. The psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Humour Styles Questionnaire Children version (C-HSQC) were examined. The C-HSQC and psychological measures on humour, self-esteem, depression, and coping behaviors were administered to a sample of 361 primary-five and -six students in Hong Kong. Confirmatory factor analyses, concurrent, convergent, and discriminant validity were assessed to examine the construct validity of the questionnaire. The results indicated a moderately strong fit of the model of the hypothesized four-factor structure of two adaptive (i.e., affiliative and self-enhancing) and two maladaptive (i.e., aggressive and self-defeating) humour styles. Results provided good support for the use of the C-HSQC in measuring humour of Hong Kong children .
Identification of Protein Biomarkers for Diabetic Retinopathy using Sequence Mining Techniques

Bioinformatics and sequence mining are the application and development of data mining techniques to solve problems by comprehending biological data. Sequence analysis is the most primitive operation in sequence mining techniques. Modern sequence mining research is specialized in analyzing sequential patterns which are relevant and distinct from one another and utilizing retrieved sequences similarity and distance between different protein sequences can be analyzed. Diabetic retinopathy is the major cause of blindness in individuals mostly adults with diabetes and is it is the common problem of diabetes mellitus across the world. Various research analyses stated that there are many proteins which are found to take part in diabetic retinopathy. In this paper, we have evaluated certain proteins which are closely related with diabetic retinopathy with the help of multiple alignment tool viz. Clustal Omega and obtained a phylogenetic tree of 28 protein sequences gathered from National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). In this work data mining technique called sequence mining plays a significant role in providing phylogram obtained with Neighbor-Joining algorithm. From the phylogenetic tree it was recognized that cortistatin, vitamin-D receptor and somatostatin proteins has close connection with diabetic retinopathy. Molecular docking studies have also been performed which is the most extensively used method for the calculation of protein-ligand interactions. In silico docking studies indicated that four inhibitory compounds i.e. Quercetin, Kaempferol, Naringenin and Melicitrin interact with aldose reductase which also found to have role in diabetic retinopathy. Outcomes infer that techniques intended to standardize cortistatin, vitamin-D receptor and somatostatin activities be of huge advantage and provide benefit in inhibiting diabetic retinopathy.
Solution Of Fuzzy Initial Value Problems By Fuzzy Laplace Transform

In this paper we propose a fuzzy Laplace transform to solve fuzzy initial value problem under strongly generalized differentiability concept. The fuzzy Laplace transform of derivative was used to solve Nth-order fuzzy initial value problem. To illustrate applicability of proposed method we plot graphs for different values of r-level sets by using Mathematica Software. Keywords—Fuzzy numbers, Fuzzy valued function,Hakuhara derivatives, Strongly generalized differentiability, Method of fuzzy laplace transform , Fuzzy initial value problems. Kalpa Publications in Computing Volume 2, 2017, Pages 25–37 ICRISET2017. International Conference on Research and Innovations in Science, Engineering &Technology. Selected Papers in Computing R. Buyya, R. Ranjan, S. Dutta Roy, M. Raval, M. Zaveri, H. Patel, A. Ganatra, D.G. Thakore, T.A. Desai, Z.H. Shah, N.M. Patel, M.E. Shimpi, R.B. Gandhi, J.M. Rathod, B.C. Goradiya, M.S. Holia and D.K. Patel (eds.), ICRISET2017 (Kalpa Publications in Computing, vol. 2), pp. 25–37
Using Sumac ( Rhus coriaria L ) extract affect performance and intestinal characteristics of broiler chicks

This study was to evaluate the effect of sumac extract on performance and intestinal characteristics of broiler chicks. A total 192 one day broiler chicks were randomly divided into 4 treatments. Treatments were further divided into 4 replicates. Chicks were fed a basal diet as control group, basal diet with 0.1% sumac extract (S1), basal diet with 0. 2% sumacs extract (S2) and basal diet with 0.3% sumac extract (S3). Data showed that Feed intake(FI) increased Significantly(P<0.05) in S1 ,S2 and S3 in comparison control group. The highest Body weight gain (BW) and total body weight were also significantly higher in S2 groups. Carcass yield were significantly higher in S1and S3.Data from this study showed that by increasing sumac extract on the diets intestinal villi height were decreased but epithelial layer and number of goblet cells were increased significantly. We concluded that the use of sumac extract could enhance body performance and intestinal characteristics on broiler chicks.
Phylogenomics and its Growing Impact on Algal Phylogeny and Evolution

Genomic data is accumulating in public database at an unprecedented rate. Although presently dominated by the sequences of metazoan, plant, parasitic, and picoeukaryotic taxa, both expressed sequence tag (EST) and complete genomes of free-living algae are also slowly appearing. This wealth of information offers the opportunity to clarify many long-standing issues in algal and plant evolution such as the contribution of the plastid endosymbiont to nuclear genome evolution using the tools of comparative genomics and multi-gene phylogenetics. A particularly powerful approach for the automated analysis of genome data from multiple taxa is termed phylogenomics. Phylogenomics is the convergence of genomics science (the study of the function and structure of genes and genomes) and molecular phylogenetics (the study of the hierarchical evolutionary relationships among organisms, their genes and genomes). The use of phylogenetics to drive comparative genome analyses has facilitated the reconstruction of the evolutionary history of genes, gene families, and organisms. Here we survey the available genome data, introduce phylogenomic pipelines, and review some initial results of phylogenomic analyses of algal genome data.