Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Addiction Fellows in Acupuncture

Objective—Acupuncture has been studied as an adjunct for addictions treatment. Because many hospitals, outpatient clinics, and facilities are integrating acupuncture treatment, it is important that psychiatrists remain informed about this treatment. This manuscript describes the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol and its inclusion as part of the curriculum for psychiatry addictions fellows. Methods—Psychiatry and psychology fellows completed the NADA training (N = 20) and reported on their satisfaction with the training. Results—Overall, participants stated that they found the training beneficial and many were integrating acupuncture within their current practice. Conclusions—Results support the acceptability of acupuncture training among psychiatry fellows in this program.
Investigation on Ascending and Descending Motion Statistics of Sand Particles in Turbulent Air Flow by PTV Method

In order to better understand the motions of large number of particles in turbulent air flow, especially their statistics, wind tunnel experiments were carried out for the moderate size (~115μm) sand particles. With Ar laser sheet as the light sources, the particle motion images were acquired continuously by a digital high speed camera at a frame rate of 1500fps, and the shutter speed was 1/10000s. Particle concentration and velocities were extracted from the image data by counting and PTV method respectively, so that the characteristics of particle motions could be analyzed in detail. It is found that the particle concentration decreases exponentially with the distance from the surface, and the decay length y0 gets smaller when the sand mass flux is increased, dictated by the momentum exchange between the two phases. Beyond the decay length, the macroscopic effect of particles on the flow is basically negligible. The descending particles generally show larger mean velocity than ascending particles in the streamwise direction due to acceleration effects of flow, yet their wall-normal velocities are smaller. Moreover, the probability density function (PDF) of streamwise velocities of particles at the same height exhibit Gaussiantype normal distribution, different from the PDFs of wall-normal velocities, which are asymmetric and have a long tail towards a large positive value. Further analysis reveals that a half-Gaussian function is a good approximation for the PDF of wall-normal velocity of ascending particles, but it is not equally true for the descending particles, suggesting a non-negligible effect of vertical fluid drag. Another notable fact is that the descending particles have a more uniform velocity distribution than the ascending particles do, which should be attributed to the effects of fluid drag and turbulence. The present results not only give some insight to the interactions between the two phases, but also highlight the importance of discriminating the ascending and descending modes in the analysis of particle motions.
Morphological differentiation in the populations of three reef fishes with varying pelagic larval strategies in the southern Philippine seas

Morphological features of three reef fishes with varying larval dispersal strategies: Acanthochromis polyacanthus, Naso lituratus, and Scarus quoyi were assessed using landmark-based geometric morphometrics. Samples were collected from Pujada Bay, Sarangani Bay, and Davao Gulf, spanning a distance of ~300 km. Analysis of the transformed landmarks using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and pairwise Hotelling’s test using Bonferroni showed significant differences in the populations of each reef fish, thus, were phenotypically separable across sites. Our results further revealed that these differentiations result from variation in body shape, mouth, fins, and operculum. Differentiation was expected in A. polyacathus as it lacks pelagic larval duration (PLD), implying its limited dispersal potential. Interestingly, similar pattern was observed in both N. lituratus and S. quoyi even with long PLDs. This suggests that at distances as short as ~100 km, populations of reef fishes may exhibit morphological heterogeneity despite their dispersal potential.
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

With the explosive growth of information, it is an increasingly arduous task to locate and organize information. Document classification is thus an important component of Knowledge Management Systems as it helps users to manage and search information in enterprises more effectively. This paper describes the design and implementation of the initial prototype of an automatic document classification system to help users classify documents automatically that can be built on top of existing systems.
Evaluation Framework for 360-Degree Visual Content Compression with User View-Dependent Transmission

Immersive visual experience can be obtained by allowing the user to navigate in a 360-degree visual content. These contents are stored in high resolution and need a lot of space on the server to store them. The transmission depends on the user’s request and only the spatial region which is requested by the user is transmitted to avoid wasting network bandwidth. Therefore, storage and transmission rates are both critical. Splitting the rates into storage and transmission has not been formally considered in the literature for evaluating 360-degree content compression algorithms. In this paper, we propose a framework to evaluate the coding efficiency of 360-degree content while discriminating between storage and transmission rate and taking into account user dependency. This brings the flexibility to compare different coding methods based on the storage capacity on the server and network bandwidth of users.
The E ff ects of Spring and Winter Blocking on PM 10 Concentration in Korea

Atmospheric blocking is known to be related to locally developed abnormal climate of the Korean Peninsula, such as heat and cold waves. However, little attention has been devoted to the effects of blocking on the fine dust concentration over Korea. In this study, we analyze the connection between the monthly frequency of blocking occurrence and high particulate matter smaller than 10 μm in diameter (PM10) concentration events in Korea. Our analyses are limited to winter (DJF) and spring (MAM) when both the blocking and high PM10 events tend to take place most frequently. During winter, significant and positive correlations are found in the North Pacific, while significantly negative values are seen over Ural-Siberia. A high PM10 concentration tends to be accompanied by negative (positive) pressure anomalies over Siberia (North Pacific). However, while examining atmospheric fields associated with the high PM10 events, we find that the high PM10 events show two different types of atmospheric fields depending on the strength of wind speed over Korea. When the local wind speed over Korea is weaker than normal, the connection with the North Pacific blocking is strengthened, whereas, the connection with the Ural-Siberia blocking is enhanced when the wind speed is stronger than normal. However, to increase the occurrence of the high PM10 events, both types feature a strong meridional pressure gradient caused by a high pressure system forming over Siberia. This is accompanied by a strong upper tropospheric zonal wind from China and Mongolia to Korea.
hreats , rewards , and attention deployment in anxious youth and dults : An eye tracking study

The current study examines anxiety and age associations with attention allocation and physiological response to threats and rewards. Twenty-two healthy-adults, 20 anxious-adults, 26 healthy-youth, and 19 anxious-youth completed two eye-tracking tasks. In the Visual Scene Task (VST), participants’ fixations were recorded while they viewed a central neutral image flanked by two threatening or two rewarding stimuli. In the Negative Words Task (NWT), physiological response was measured by means of pupil diameter change while negative and neutral words were presented. For both tasks, no interaction was found between anxiety and age-group. In the VST, anxious participants avoided the threatening images when groups were collapsed across age. Similarly, adults but not adolescents avoided the threatening images when collapsed across anxiety. No differences were found for rewarding images. In NWT, all subjects demonstrated increase in pupil dilation after word presentation. Only main effect of age emerged
EXPLORING THE NEXUS BETWEEN EXTERNAL DEBT MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Numerous studies have been carried out to examine the relationship between external debt and economic growth; external debt and economic development; institutions and economic growth; but little or no attention has been made to simultaneously explore the relationship between external debt, institutions, economic growth and economic development. This paper focuses on that neglected aspect by exploring the relationship between economic growth and development; external debt and economic growth; institutions and economic growth and ultimately external debt management and economic growth.
Clinical Study Cell Proliferation ( KI-67 ) Expression Is Associated with Poorer Prognosis in Nigerian Compared to British Breast Cancer Women

1 Department of Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Nigeria 2 Specialist Laboratory, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria 3 Department of Surgery, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Nigeria 4Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Nigeria 5 School of Molecular Medical Science, Oncology Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
An Analysis of Speed of Stock Price Adjustment to Market Wide Information

This study aims to identify firm level characteristics that determine the information assimilation pace of individual stocks in Dhaka Stock Exchange. The research sample consists of 32 stocks with yearly data for 5 years, a total of 160 firm-year observations. Bivariate and multivariate panel data analysis were used to study the effects of firm specific characteristics upon the speed of adjustment proxy DELAY. The analysis was conducted based on the hypothesis that some stocks tend to adjust faster to market wide information than others. It was found that parameters such as price to earnings ratio, annual turnover, and closing price had a significant influence on information assimilation. Firms with higher price to earnings ratio, higher turnover and higher closing price of stock adjusted the market news faster. Other variables such as financial leverage, price to book value ratio, earning per share, and number of shares traded had no significant influence on the speed of adjustment.
Foreseen Risks

Large crises tend to follow rapid credit expansions. Causality, however, is far from obvious. We show how this pattern arises naturally when financial intermediaries optimally exploit economic rents that drive their franchise value. As this franchise value fluctuates over the business cycle, so too do the incentives to engage in risky lending. The model leads to novel insights on the effects of unconventional monetary policies in developed economies. We argue that bank lending might have responded less than expected to these interventions because they enhanced franchise value, inadvertently encouraging banks to pursue safer investments in low-risk government securities.
Pyrolysis of biomass residues in a screw reactor

Ricardo Maximino Abstract The present work aims to evaluate the potential of producing bio-oils and chars from biomass residues through fast pyrolysis. Pinewood and agro-biomasses – olive bagasse, wheat straw and rice husk – were pyrolysed in a bench scale screw reactor at 580 oC using a carrier gas flow rate of 526 mL/min in order to maximize the resultant bio-oil fraction. The yields of bio-oil, bio-char and gas obtained were quantified. Bio-liquid yields varied between 51 wt. % for pinewood and 31 wt. % for olive bagasse and the bio-char yields between 38 wt. % for wheat straw and 24 wt. % for pinewood. Subsequently, the bio-oils and chars obtained were analyzed in terms of moisture content, elemental analysis, ash content and heating value. The main conclusions are as follows. 1) pinewood showed the highest potential to pyrolyse; the resultant bio-oil and char have potential to be used as fuels without further treatments. 2) The substantial ash content in the feedstock of the agro-biomasses decreased drastically their bio-oil quality and yield. Furthermore, the low conversion yields related to such biomasses observed in the present work may not justify their valorisation through pyrolysis. 3) The non-homogeneity of the bio-oils from agro-biomasses is a higher challenge to their use as fuel, however, is an opportunity for recovering added-valued by-products. 4) The chars obtained from agro-biomasses with higher ash content and lower energy densities may have potential to be used in the preparation of active carbon when its pore structure and surface are appropriate.
Effects of inclusion level and amino acid supplementation on energy values of soybean oil determined 2 using difference or regression method in growing pigs 3 4

23 24 Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of inclusion level and amino acid (AA) 25 supplementation on energy values of soybean oil (SO) determined by difference method or regression method 26 when fed to growing pigs. 27 Methods: Thirty-six barrows (initial BW: 28.0 ± 1.3 kg) were randomly assigned to one of 6 dietary treatments, 28 which included 2 control diets formulated using a basal diet with or without AA supplementation, and 4 29 experimental diets with 5% or 10% SO addition in the 2 control diets, respectively. All pigs were individually 30 housed in metabolism crates for 19 d, and during the last 5 d, total urine and feces production were collected. 31 The nutrient digestibility in diets and the digestible energy (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) values of SO 32 were determined using the difference method and the regression method, respectively. 33 Results: Our results showed that there were no interaction effects (p > 0.05) between AA supplementation and 34 SO inclusion levels on energy values of SO and dietary nutrient digestibility. The DE and ME values of SO 35 determined by the difference method were not affected (p > 0.05) by AA supplementation, however, the ME 36 value of SO increased (p < 0.05) as the inclusion level of SO increased. Moreover, the energy values of SO 37 determined using the regression method were close to those determined using difference method with 10% SO 38 inclusion, but were greater than those obtained using difference method with 5% SO inclusion. 39 Conclusion: We concluded that the DE and ME values of SO increased with the inclusion level but were not 40 affected by AA supplementation in the range of 0% to 10%. The difference method can substitute for the 41 regression method to determine the DE and ME values of SO when the inclusion level is 10%, but not at 5% 42 inclusion level. 43 44 Ac ce pt ed A rti le
A Comparative Study of Peripheral Blood Smears and Rapid Diagnostic Tests in the Diagnosis of Malaria at a Tertiary Health Care Hospital in Agra .

The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) and microscopy, in detection of malaria parasite, among suspected patients of malaria from S.N. Medical College, Agra. During February to July 2018, a total of 700 blood samples were collected for Peripheral blood smear & Rapid Card Test based on Immuno-chromatography. Peripheral blood smear method showed 112 cases positive for malarial parasite. Of these, 108 cases were positive for P.vivax and 4 cases for P.falciparum. Rapid card test method showed 107 positive for malarial parasite. Of these, 104 cases were positive for P.vivax and 3 cases for P.falciparum. Rapid Card Test failed to detect four cases of P.vivax and one case of P.falciparum which were positive by blood smears.Peripheral blood smear method is considered the gold standard in diagnosis but it is labour intensive and time consuming, therefore, may cause delay in diagnosis. Rapid Diagnostic Card test is easy to use, reliable, simple to interpret and an effective tool for rapid diagnosis of malaria with some limitations like high cost and inability of quantification of parasite. It can also be used as an epidemiological tool for rapid screening of malaria or where the facilities for microscopy are not available.
The Impact of Content Characteristics of Online Reviews on Travellers’ Hotel Booking Intention

Tourism and hospitality industry is probably being one of the mostly affected industry by the internet as this industry largely depends on the distribution of information where internet provides a good platform for distribution of information. Therefore, today consumers are more empowered than ever (Broniarczyk & Griffin, 2014). Consumers can share their experiences, ideas, suggestions, criticisms and opinions via internet as a form of word of mouth, to reach a wide audience (Chen et al., 2011) and interact with one another (King et al., 2014). Consequently, the way people search, locate, and access information has been changed with the emergence of the internet (Kasavana et al., 2010). Intangible nature of the services leads consumers to rely more on recommendations and suggestions of others especially for the products and services related to the tourism and hospitality industry since purchasing intangible products and services involves higher risk (Ranasinghe, 2017, Park & Kim, 2008). According to Xiang & Gretzel (2010) three quarters of travellers have considered recommendations and suggestions available on the internet as a major information source when planning their tours. Jalilvand et al., (2011) defined that online consumer reviews are one form of eWOM and it is included positive or negative statements made by the consumers about their experiences or opinions on a product or service they consumed. Accordingly, eWOM lays a foundation for online consumer reviews and is experiencing massive growth
Occult Metabolic Bone Disease in Chronic Pancreatitis KVS

Background: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) leads to malabsorption and metabolic bone disease (MBD). Alcoholic CP (ACP) and tropical CP (TCP) are the two common types of CP. Objective: We investigated the presence of occult MBD in patients with CP and compared the same between ACP and TCP. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional, observational study, we included serial patients of CP in different stages and are grouped as ACP (Group 1; n = 67) and TCP (Group 2; n = 35). We determined serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in the neck of the left femur. MBD was defined by the presence of either low bone mass (Z-score <−2) or osteomalacia. The results were analyzed using appropriate statistical methods. Results: The study participants (85 males; 17 females) had a mean age of 40.8 ± 12.6 years, CP duration of 3.7 ± 4.7 years, and Body Mass Index of 22.5 ± 3.2 kg/m2. A total of 37 (36%) patients had MBD (osteomalacia in 31 and low bone mass in 6). The frequency of MBD was same in the TCP (16/35) and ACP (21/65) groups (P = 0.1940). Elevated PTH (>70 pg/mL) was seen in 14 patients with 25OHD deficiency and low calcium (<8.5 mg/dL) in 29 patients. BMD did not show a significant correlation with the duration of CP. Conclusion: Occult MBD is seen in a third of patients with CP and is similar irrespective of the etiology. The disease is silent and mandates active screening in all susceptible individuals.
Progesterone And Immunological Changes In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection During Pregnancy

Immune responses during pregnancy are specifically regulated to allow fight against infections and prevent any damage to the growing fetus. HIV infections, a pro-inflammatory infection, present a challenge to the enhancement of pregnancy specific immuno-modulation of pro-inflammatory immunity. HIV Infection during pregnancy remains a health concern in regard to immune response and status. The immunological outcome of HIVinfected pregnant mothers and their effect on the health status and pregnancy outcome are areas of paramount importance in public health. In the current article, we review current data about the characteristic progesterone and immune responses in conjoint cases of HIV infection and pregnancy and present an immunological hypothesis to explain the findings. In conclusion HIV infection in pregnant women is associated with lower progesterone and increased cellular immunity compared to HIV-non-infected women. There is a clear indication that HIV infection may cause lower levels of progesterone among the HIV-infected pregnant women compared to the HIV-noninfected women. Most of the highlighted studies have indicated that HIV-infection during pregnancy is characterized by an elevation of both inflammatory and regulatory immune responses in response to both HIV infection and pregnancy concurrently. The reviewed studies have shown varied results regarding the lymphocyte counts during pregnancy and HIV infections. It, therefore, remains unclear how HIV infection would affect lymphocytes counts as pregnancy advances considering all arms of the immune response in a single study. Further researches are thus required to address the mechanism of interaction of the two opposing immune responses; pro-inflammatory (Th1) response as a result of HIV infection and the immune regulation (Th2) response during pregnancy that can define the delicate balance of immune response in conjoint cases of HIV infection and pregnancy. Further research is required to address the mechanism of interaction of the two opposing immune responses against HIV infection and the immune regulation during pregnancy that defines the altered immune response.
Do Short-Term Rental Platforms Affect Housing Markets? Evidence From Airbnb in Barcelona

In this paper, we assess the impact of the arrival and expansion of Airbnb on housing rents and prices in the city of Barcelona. Examining highly detailed data on rents and both transaction and posted prices, we use several econometric approaches that exploit the exact timing and geography of Airbnb activity in the city. These include i) panel fixed-effects models with neighborhood-specific time trends, ii) an instrumental variable shift-share approach in which tourist amenities predict where Airbnb listings will locate and Google searches predict when listings appear, and iii) event-study designs. For the average neighborhood in terms of Airbnb activity, our preferred results imply that rents have increased by 1.9%, while transaction (posted) prices have increased by 5.3% (3.7%). The estimated impact in neighborhoods with high Airbnb activity is substantial. For neighborhoods in the top decile of Airbnb activity distribution, rents are estimated to have increased by 7%, while increases in transaction (posted) prices are estimated at 19% (14%).