Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mitochondrial DNA Part A DNA Mapping , Sequencing , and Analysis

The mitochondrial DNA control region (D-loop) is a widely used molecular marker in evolutionary and phylogeographic research. However, the occurrence of heteroplasmy of the D-loop region within individuals has rarely been investigated. In this study, a total of 85 Chinese sheep were used to amplify a partial D-loop region, and 15 heteroplasmic animals (17.64%) were identified. A comparative analysis of the PCR amplification and cloning of the D-loop sequences from the heteroplasmic samples revealed most of the sequencing profile from the heteroplasmic regions started at the beginning of a 75-bp random repeat motif. In addition, a total of 22 nonsyngeneic sequences with a D-loop were found in 61 of the clones obtained from the 4 random heteroplasmic and 3 homozygote animals, and their genomic locations were compared for homology. In summary, the D-Loop sequencing profiles appear to be heteroplasmic and could arise from tandem repeat motifs and unspecific replication during PCR amplification; however, they are not likely due to the presence of multiple mitochondrial genomes within an individual. ARTICLE HISTORY Received 21 August 2016 Revised 20 September 2016 Accepted 26 September 2016 Published online 9 November 2016
Can Analysts Forecast Profit Warnings

This paper examines if analysts can forecast profit warnings. Continuously processing the vast amount of new information, analysts should have a fair chance to detect that a firm’s earnings drivers are moving away from expectations. To investigate the issue, a sample of 367 profit warnings from firms listed on the exchanges of Nasdaq OMX Nordic was collected. The profit warnings are from years 2005–2011 and include 98 positive warnings (upgrades to expectations) and 269 negative warnings (downgrades to expectations). Based on the analysis, analyst recommendations start to drift in the direction of the warning about 29 weeks before its publication. The results suggest that analysts have (at least some) forecasting ability – a quality which has been questioned by several recent papers.
Buckling of Honeycomb Sandwiches: Periodic Finite Element Considerations

Sandwich structures are efficient lightweight materials. Due to there design they exhibit very special failure modes such as global buckling, shear crimping, facesheet wrinkling, facesheet dimpling, and face/core yielding. The core of the sandwich is usually made of foams or cellular materials, e.g., honeycombs. Especially in the case of honeycomb cores the correlation between analytical buckling predictions and experiments might be poor (Ley, Lin, and Uy (1999)). The reason for this lies in the fact that analytical formulae typically assume a homogeneous core (continuous support of the facesheets). This work highlights problems of honeycomb core sandwiches in a parameter regime, where the transition between continuous and discrete support of the facesheets is studied. Periodic finite element unit cell models are utilized for this task, which offer the big advantage of a homogeneous load introduction to the structure. The finite element models are found to be well suited for all kinds of buckling predictions. Different uniand bi-axial loadings are considered as well as influences of core height, core material, core geometry, and facesheet thickness are investigated. Finally, a new analytical approach is introduced for the unexpected core cell wall buckling under in-plane compression of the sandwich, which predicts the critical load very accurately. keyword: Sandwich Buckling, Wrinkling, Dimpling, Periodic Unit Cells, Finite Element Method
WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF NONPHARMACOLOGIC THERAPIES ?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a category of diseases with chronic airflow obstruction and hyperinflation. The GOLD committee and the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society have published detailed, evidence-based reviews of management, providing stepped-care algorithms for pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapy. Over the past several decades, this has led to numerous nonpharmacologic approaches to ameliorate symptoms in these patients.
Stable quotients of periodic minimal surfaces

Let L c R be a discrete lattice and suppose x : M —* R/! / is a complete and connected minimal immersion. Assuming that x is stable and M has finite genus we prove that if rank L = 1 or 2 then x(M) is a quotient of the plane, the helicoid or a Scherk's surface. The proof combines minimal surface theory with techniques from algebraic geometry.
The Impact of the Summer Seminar Program on Midshipman Performance: Does Summer Seminar Participation Influence Success at the Naval Academy?

Abstract : It is unknown if the Summer Seminar program, which gives rising high school seniors a six-day look at Naval Academy life, has resulted in a more successful midshipman. While not previously discussed in literature, there are an abundance of studies on civilian recruiting and orientation programs, as well as realistic job previews and expectation-lowering procedures. Based on this literature, it is theorized that Summer Seminar program participation will be positively correlated to increased graduation rates and increased academic cumulative quality point ratings, as well as increased military and physical performance. This hypothesis was tested using multiple hierarchical regressions on population data obtained from the Classes of 1997 through 2003. Success is defined using seven dependent variables organized by academic, military, and physical performance. The key independent variable is participation in the Summer Seminar program, while eleven other independent variables control for demographics, selection criteria, and proven indicators of success. Participation in the Summer Seminar program had a significant relation to increased graduation rates, increased academic cumulative quality point ratings, increased military cumulative quality point ratings, and increased physical readiness test scores. This study concludes that the Summer Seminar program makes a unique contribution to midshipman success at the Naval Academy.
Entrepreneurial Features of the Creators of Innovative Enterprises

This study aims to deepen the knowledge of innovative entrepreneurs and what motivated them to establish their businesses in an environment full of rapidly changing technology and economic globalization. Particular attention has been paid to the creation and development of innovative enterprises with high knowledge content. In this study about the creators of innovative enterprises, it is necessary to consult the literature on innovative entrepreneurship. To reach this goal, we begin by questioning the concept of innovative enterprises and showcase their particularities. Then, we turn our attention to the specific qualities of the innovative entrepreneur. Finally, we will try to identify the decisive environmental determinants advanced by the work carried out on innovative entrepreneurship and determine their influence on the creation of innovative enterprises.
Requiring Intraoperative High-Dose U A Retrospective Examination of the Ef fi cacy of Paravertebral Block for Patients nfractionated Heparin Administration During Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Objective: Postoperative respiratory complications are serious and frequently observed among patients who undergo thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair. Paravertebral block (PVB) can provide effective analgesia for relief of postoperative thoracotomy pain and may reduce respiratory complications. However, the impact of PVB on postoperative pain and respiratory function in patients who undergo TAAA repair requiring intraoperative high-dose heparin administration is unknown. This study examined the efficacy of PVB on postoperative pain and respiratory function after TAAA repairs. Design: Retrospective, observational cohort study. Setting: Single center in Japan. Participants: Fifty-eight consecutive patients who underwent TAAA repair from March 2013 to October 2014. Interventions: Application of thoracic PVB. Measurement and Main Results: A total of 56 patients were analyzed. Two patients were excluded because 1 patient was dead within 24 hours after surgery and 1 patient was 9 years old. Patients with PVB were defined as group P (n 1⁄4 17), and patients without PVB as group C (n 1⁄4 39). There was no significant difference in baseline characteristics between the 2 groups. Both postoperative pain at rest and postoperative pain while coughing were assessed using a numeric rating scale (NRS); the incidence of reintubation
Statistical Evaluation of Electronically Supported Learning and Teaching System for Listening Improvement

In the last decade, the era of internet, e-learning continued to grow at the tremendous rate, which brought drastic changes in education practice. The paper aimed at investigating the effect of e-learning based study on listening improvement. In this study, two parallel classes of 120 non-English majors were arranged into an experimental and a control group, participating in the same listening course at the first semester. From the second semester, the experimental group accepted the training systematically on e-learning. Results of this study indicated e-learning produced significant effects in areas investigated i.e. the experimental group outperformed the control group on listening achievements.
Excretion of Fumonisin B1, Hydrolyzed Fumonisin B1, and the Fumonisin B1−Fructose Adduct in Rats

The excretion of fumonisin B1 (FB1), hydrolyzed FB1 (HFB1), and FB1−fructose addition products (FB1−fructose) was determined in male Fisher 344/NHsd rats. Rats were dosed by gavage with 0.69, 6.93,.
Choice of an Advanced Rheological Model for Modeling the Viscoelastic Behavior of Hot Mixtures Asphalt (HMA) from Sénégal (West Africa)

The main purpose of this article is to choose among advanced rheological models used in the French rational design, one that best represents the viscoelastic behavior of asphalt mixtures mixed with aggregates of Senegal. The model chosen will be the basis for the development of computational tools for stress and strain for Senegal. However, the calibration of these models needs complex modulus test results. In opposition to mechanical models the complex modulus can directly characterize the viscoelastic behavior of bituminous materials. Here determination is performed in the laboratory by using several types of tests divided into two groups: homogeneous tests and non-homogeneous tests. The choice of model will be carried out by statistical analysis through the least squares method. To this end, a study was carried out to “Laboratory of Pavement and Bituminous Materials” (LCMB) with asphalt concrete mixed with aggregate from Senegal named basalt of Diack and quartzite of Bakel. In this study, the test used to measure the complex modulus is the Canadian test method LC 26-700 (Determination of the complex modulus by tension-compression). There mainly exist two viewing complex modulus planes for laboratory test results: the Cole and Cole plane and the Black space. The uniqueness of the data points in these two areas means that studied asphalt concretes are thermorheologically simple and that the principle of time-temperature superposition can be applied. This means that the master curve may be drawn and that the same modulus value can be obtained for different pairs (frequency-temperature). These master curves are fitted during the calibration process by the advanced rheological models. One of the most used software in the French rational design for the visualization of complex modulus test results and calibration of rheological models developed tools is named Visco-analysis. In this study, its use in interpreting the complex modulus test results and calibration models shows that, the studied asphalt concretes are thermorheologically simple, because they present good uniqueness of their Black and Cole and Cole and Black diagrams. They allow a good application of the principle of time temperature superposition. The statistical analysis of calibration models by the least squares method has shown that the three studied models are suitable for modeling the linear viscoelastic behavior of asphalt mixtures formulated with the basalt of Diack and the quartzite of Bakel. Indeed their calibration has very similar precision values of “Sum of Squared Deviation” (SSD) about 0.185. However, the lower precision value (0.169) is obtained with the 2S2P1D model.
Correlation of geomagnetic anomalies recorded at Muntele Rosu Seismic Observatory (Romania) with earthquake occurrence and solar magnetic storms

The study presents a statistical cross-correlation between geomagnetic anomalies, earthquake occurrence and solar magnetic storms. The working data are from: (i) geomagnetic field records from Muntele Rosu (MLR) Observatory, and from Surlari (SUA) and/or Tihany (THY) INTERMAGNET Observatories; (ii) seismic data for the Vrancea source zone; and (iii) daily geomagnetic indices from the NOAA/Space Weather Prediction Center. All of the geomagnetic datasets were recorded from 1996 to the present, at MLR, SUA or THY, and they were automatically corrected using a LabVIEW program developed especially for this purpose, highlighting the missing or bad data. Missing data blocks were completed with the last good measured value. After correction of the data, there were a number of issues seen regarding previous interpretations of the geomagnetic anomalies. Some geomagnetic anomalies identified as precursory signals were found to be induced either by increased solar activity or by malfunction of the data acquisition system, which produced inconsistent data, with numerous gaps. The MLR geomagnetic data are compared with the data recorded at SUA/THY and correlated with seismicity and solar activity. These 15 years of investigations cover more than a complete solar cycle, during which time the solar-terrestrial perturbations have fluctuated from very low to very high values, providing the ideal medium to investigate the correlations between the geomagnetic field perturbations, the earthquakes and the solar activity. The largest intermediate depth earthquake produced in this interval had a moment magnitude Mw 6.0 (2004) and provided the opportunity to investigate possible connections between local geomagnetic field behavior and local intermediate seismicity.
Outcomes With and Without Capsular Release Arthroscopic Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears With Shoulder Stiffness : A Comparison of Functional

http://ajs.sagepub. com/content/40/9/2121 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/0363546512453296 2012 40: 2121 originally published online July 26, 2012 Am J Sports Med Tai-Yuan Chuang, Wei-Pin Ho, Chih-Hwa Chen, Chian-Her Lee, Jiann-Jong Liau and Chang-Hung Huang Outcomes With and Without Capsular Release Arthroscopic Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears With Shoulder Stiffness : A Comparison of Functional
Brain Barrier Using an In Vitro Model − of the Blood Effect of Dexamethasone Administered With Magnesium Sulfate on Inflammation-Mediated Degradation

Patients at risk for preterm delivery are frequently administered both antenatal steroids for fetal maturation and magnesium sulfate for neuroprotection. In this study, we investigate whether steroids coadministered with magnesium sulfate preserve blood–brain barrier integrity in neuroinflammation. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were grown in astroglial conditioned media in a 2-chamber cell culture apparatus. Treatment with tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) or catalytically active recombinant matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) simulated neuroinflammation. Membrane integrity was assessed by zona occludens 1 (ZO-1) immunoreactivity, permeability to fluorescently conjugated dextran, and transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER). The TNF-a andMMP-9 treatment increased the rateof dextran transit, decreased TEER, anddecreased ZO-1 immunoreactivity at junctional interfaces.Dexamethasonepretreatment alone or in combination with 0.5 mmol/L magnesium sulfate preserved monolayer integrity after inflammatory insult. Magnesium sulfate alone was not protective. This study supports a possible interaction between steroids and magnesium in neuroprotection.
Nitrogen fixation by Trifolium repens and Lotus tenuis-based pastures in the Flooding Pampa, Argentina

Une experience a ete realisee pour estimer la fixation d'azote par des prairies constituees par du trefle blanc ou du lotier associe a deux varietes de fetuque elevee ayant des comportements differents et soumises a deux intensites de pâturage continu, sur un sol alcalin hydromorphe typique « Natracuol ». Des melanges binaires de trefle blanc (WC) ou de lotier (L) avec la fetuque elevee temperee (EP) ou mediterraneenne (MK) ont ete employes. Les prairies ont ete pâturees par des taurillons de maniere a maintenir deux niveaux de masse herbacee aerienne : 800-1 200 kg MS.ha -1 avec la forte intensite de pâturage (HLU) ou 1 800-2 200 kg MS.ha -1 avec la faible intensite de pâturage (LLU). L'activite de la nitrogenase a ete estimee pour chaque parcelle pâturee a partir d'echantillons de sol comportant des legumineuses au cours de dix periodes hebdomadaires en 1986 et huit en 1987. La couverture de legumineuses a toujours ete proche de 60 % pour les echantillons preleves et etait comprise entre 4 et 24 % pour les parcelles. La fixation de N 2 a ete estimee en ponderant l'activite de la nitrogenase des parcelles experimentales par le taux de couverture des legumineuses. En 1986 elle a correspondu a 59 kg N.ha -1 . annee -1 pour le melange WC/MK, 52 pour WC/EP, 42 pour L/MK, 27 pour L/EP, 52 pour HLU et 39 pour LLU, les differences n'etant pas significatives (P > 0,05). En 1987 les valeurs obtenues ont ete 25 kg N.ha -1 . annee pour WC/MK, 14 pour WC/EP, 27 pour L/MK, 27 pour L/EP, 25 pour HLU et 21 pour LLU. L'interaction entre melange et niveau d'utilisation a ete significative (HLU > LLU pour L/MK, p < 0,05). Une variation saisonniere de la fixation d'azote a ete observee. Le contenu en legumineuses des prairies semble etre le principal facteur determinant de la fixation d'azote.
High-Pressure Phase Transitions and Thermodynamic Behaviors of Cadmium Sulfide

The pressure-induced phase transitions of cadmium sulfide semiconductor in both zinc-blende and wurtzite structures are investigated by ab initio plane-wave pseudopotential density functional theory with the local density approximation. On the basis of the fourth-order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state, the phase transition pressures Pt are determined by the enthalpy criterion. It is found that the phase transitions occur at pressure of 2.57 GPa (zinc blende–rocksalt structure) and 2.60 GPa (wurtzite–rocksalt structure), respectively. The equilibrium structural parameters, elastic constants, and phase transition pressures are calculated and compared with the experimental data available and other theoretical results. According to linear-response approach, the thermodynamic properties such as the free energy, enthalpy, entropy, and heat capacity are also obtained successfully from the phonon density of state.
ATPase Inhibition DigiFab Interacts With Endogenous Cardiotonic Steroids and Reverses Preeclampsia-Induced-Nov

Elevated levels of endogenous Na/K-ATPase (NKA) inhibitors, cardiotonic steroids (CTSs) including marinobufagenin (MBG), contribute to pathogenesis of preeclampsia (PE) and represent a target for immunoneutralization by Digibind (Ovine Digoxin Immune Antibody, Glaxo-Smith Kline). Because Digibind is no longer commercially available, we studied whether DigiFab (BTG International Ltd, UK) can substitute Digibind for immunoneutralization of CTS in patients with PE. We compared DigiFab, Digibind, and antiMBG monoclonal antibody (mAb) with respect to their ability to interact with CTS in PE plasma and to restore NKA activity in erythrocytes from patients with PE. Using immunoassays based on DigiFab, Digibind, and anti-MBG mAb, we studied the elution profile of CTS following high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) fractionation of PE plasma. Totally, 7 patients with mild PE (28 + 2 years; gestational age, 39 + 0.5 weeks; blood pressure 156 + 5/94 + 2 mm Hg) and 6 normotensive pregnant participants (28 + 1 years; gestational age, 39 + 0.4 weeks; blood pressure 111 + 2/73 + 2 mm Hg) were enrolled. Preeclampsia was associated with a substantial inhibition of erythrocyte NKA (1.47 + 0.17 vs 2.65 + 0.16 mmol Pi/mL per h in control group, P < .001). Ex vivo, at 10 mg/mL concentration, which is consistent with the clinical dosing of Digibind administered previously in PE, DigiFab and Digibind as well as anti-MBG mAb (0.5 mg/mL) restored erythrocyte NKA activity. Following HPLC fractionation of pooled PE and control plasma, PE-associated increase in CTS material was detected by Digibind (176 vs 75 pmoles), DigiFab (221 vs 70 pmoles), and anti-MBG mAb (1056 vs 421 pmoles). Therefore, because DigiFab interacts with CTS from PE plasma and reverses PE-induced NKA inhibition, it can substitute Digibind for immunoneutralization of CTS in patients with PE.
Harmony-Disharmony Scale: Development and Initial Factorial Validation

The Harmony Restoration Theory (HRTheory) propounded by Ebigbo (1995, 2001a) is an African psychodiagnostic theory of health. It is a theory of harmony-disharmony, psychopathology, psychotherapy and a useful attempt to account for the aetiology of psychopathology in the African. Central to the theory is the notion that psychopathology arises from the disharmony in the cosmos of an individual. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a measuring scale, harmonydisharmony scale (HD Scale), for determining the areas of the cosmos which an individual needs harmony restoration before the initiation of harmony restoration therapy. Method - Based on the harmony restoration theory of health and Harmony restoration therapy, 120 items with 40 items per subscale were generated focusing on the three aspects of an individual‟s cosmos viz : endocosmos, mesocosmos and exocosmos needing harmony restoration. The outcome, a 120 likert-type scale, was administered to a cross-section of University undergraduates. The 258 responses obtained from the respondents (124 males and 128 females) aged 16 to 29 years (21.02 ± 4.083, mean ± s.d.) were subjected to factor analysis. Results - The data was examined to assess the suitability for factor analysis and was found suitable with good R-matrix, Bartlett‟s test of Sphericity and Kaiser-Meyer- Olkin (KMO) sample sufficiency. A 3-factor model emerged from the result of the factor analysis with 59 pure and valid items loading on factor 1, 23 items loading on factor 2 and 16 items loading on factor 3. The factors retained their original theoretical names viz : endocosmos, mesocosmos and exocosmos. Conclusion - The finding of this study is consistent with the harmony restoration theory on the African personality consisting of three components. Suggestions on ways to advance this area of research were made and a short version of the harmonydisharmony scale was proposed.
Topological and trivial magnetic oscillations in nodal loop semimetals

Nodal loop semimetals are close descendants of Weyl semimetals and possess a topologically dressed band structure. We argue by combining the conventional theory of magnetic oscillation with topological arguments that nodal loop semimetals host coexisting topological and trivial magnetic oscillations. These originate from mapping the topological properties of the extremal Fermi surface cross sections onto the physics of two dimensional semi Dirac systems, stemming from merging two massless Dirac cones. By tuning the chemical potential and the direction of magnetic field, a sharp transition is identified separating purely trivial oscillations, arising from the Landau levels of a normal two dimensional (2D) electron gas, to a phase where oscillations of topological and trivial origin coexist, originating from 2D massless Dirac and semi Dirac points, respectively. These could in principle be directly identified in current experiments.