Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A study on adverse drug reactions to non-ionic contrast medium in an Indian population: a 1-year experience

Background: To the best of our understanding, very few studies focusing on the adverse drug reaction (ADR) profile of non-ionic contrast medium (NICM) has been carried out until date among the Indian population. Hence, this study was planned. We sincerely believe that the knowledge gathered from this study can improve safer usage of these agents among the patients of Indian origin. The objective was to evaluate the incidence and severity of ADRs of non-ionic radio contrast media (CM) used in tertiary care hospital in Eastern India. Methods: For the duration of 1-year from July 2011 to July 2012, we prospectively recorded all the ADRs associated with the administration of NICM (iohexol and ioversol) in 3708 patients of Indian origin undergoing computed tomography scan at the hospital. The average median age, weight, dose used; types of ADRs, concomitant medication, final diagnosis, reasons for use were recorded and analyzed with appropriate statistical tools. Causality assessment was performed using Naranjo scale. Results: Eleven of 3708 patients who received either ioversol or iohexol developed ADRs (i.e. 0.3% of patients). The most common ADR was rigor. The incidences of mild, moderate and severe reactions were 55%, 36% and 9%, respectively. Average median age, weight, and dose used were 35 years, 66 kg and 70 ml, respectively. All the ADRs were early (occurred within 1 hr of CM administration). Due to logical constraints, the follow-up of these patients was not possible and hence late ADRs were not captured. The common concomitant medication used was pantoprazole (63.63% of patients). The difference in the incidence of ADRs by age distribution (Group 1 - Iohexol, Group 2 - Ioversol) and weight distribution was not statistically significant (p=0.75 and p=0.18, respectively). Causality analysis revealed that all the ADRs were possible (Score of 4). Interestingly, the incidence of reactions was noted to be higher in patients with a history of gastro intestinal disorders (45.45%). Conclusions: This pilot study reveals that adverse reactions to NICM are rare and severe reactions are less common among the patients of Indian origin. However, a larger multicentric study across the country should be carried out to understand the safety profile of these CM better among the Indian population.
Minimal dietary physical structure level for Belgian Blue double-muscled finishing bulls

The minimal amount of dietary physical structure for Belgian Blue double-muscled fat- tening bulls was investigated with four feeding regimens. The trial involved 52 bulls weighing 330 kg at the start and 680 kg at slaughter. All diets were fed ad libitum and consisted of concentrates and maize silage in different ratios. The structural value (SV), currently in use in Belgium as an index of dietary physical structure for dairy cattle, of the diets amounted to 0.79, 0.62 and 0.45 units per kg DM for the HSV (high), MSV (moderate) and LSV (low) group, respectively. The fourth group (LSVs) received the same diet as the LSV group, but additional straw was provided ad libitum, to evaluate whether bulls were capable of compensating for a possible lack of physical structure by eat- ing straw. From the start until 600 kg no differences in growth rate were found. From 600 kg until slaughter (680 kg), the LSV group had the highest growth rate (1.35 vs. 1.14 kg·d -1 ). That same group also had the highest DM- and NEF-intake during the first 84 days of the trial. Although not signifi- cantly different, the MSV group had the highest amount of lean meat in the carcass (776 g·kg -1 ) and the lowest amount of fat (100 g·kg -1 ). The level of physical structure did not affect meat quality. Over- all, no external signs of subclinical or clinical acidosis were observed. The length of the rumen papillae was not affected by the diets. Histological examination of the ruminal epithelium revealed that MSV and LSV exhibited the severest morphological changes. However, it is unclear whether the welfare of these animals was endangered by a shortage of physical structure. Based on the zootechnical performances, no adverse effects were found when feeding a diet with an SV of 0.45·kg -1 DM.
CAPACITY BUILDING IN EMERGING ECONOMIES THROUGH INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION VENTURES- CASE STUDY OF THE NMPP PROJECT

Although International Construction Joint Venture (ICJV) projects are believed to be beneficial with regard to aiding capacity building in the local construction industry, it is still debatable, whether such skills and technology transfer effectively occurs in the hosting companies in emerging economies. Substantial research on technology and skills transfer from developed country construction companies to emerging counterparts reveals worrying trends. South African construction companies are therefore not immune to these undesirable trends. Three main issues are dealt with in this paper: whether foreign partnering company have knowledge and technology that the local partner is lacking; how international construction joint venture projects are structured at delivery stage; and what are the key strategic elements of expertise transfer in an international construction joint venture project relating to organisational structure. The study used case studies to identify, analyze and establish the relationship between interaction in the work place and collaboration in job tasks. Finally, the paper proposes a conceptual project delivery structure that can accelerate the transfer of expertise in the South African Construction Industry (SACI).
Influence of bio, organic and chemical fertilizers on medicinal pumpkin traits

Cropping systems in farmland areas of Iran are characterized by consumption of chemical fertilizers (C) leading to serious erosion and fertility decline. Information regarding the influence of bio, organic fertilizers (O) and C on pumpkin traits is not available. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted at research farm of Kurdistan university in 2009. Fourteen compositions of bio, O and C were done as treatments. Results indicated that the maximum seed yield (118.5 g m -2 ), oil yield (43.31 g m -2 ) and fruit yield (6056.2 g m -1 ) were obtained with treatment that pumpkin seeds inoculated with free-living nitrogen fixing bacteria (NO) and phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PO) + 50% organic fertilizer. Oil percentage responded to fertilizer treatments and the maximum oil percentage (48.15%) was obtained at treatment that pumpkin seeds inoculated with PSB + 50% chemical fertilizer. The fertilizer treatments had no significant effects on the 1000 seeds weight and fruit number per plant. It is concluded that application of biofertilizers with 50% chemical and organic fertilizers (CO), reduced the need for C and produced higher oil, seed and fruit yield.
Pollen flora of Pakistan - Malvaceae - Grewioideae-LII

Pollen morphology of 12 species distributed in 3 genera viz., Corchorus, Grewia and Triumfetta were examined by light microscope (LM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Pollen grains generally tricolporate, prolate, sexine thicker or thinner than nexine. Exine ornamentation reticulate or rugulate to reticulate often rugulate. On the basis of exine pattern three pollen types are recognized viz., 1) Corchorus aestuans-type, 2) Corchorus depressus type, 3) Corchorus tridens-type.
A modified relaxation-model for the prediction of residual stresses in two-dimensional rolling/sliding contact

Residual stresses are a crucial matter regarding rolling contact fatigue, either for ratchetting and low cycle fatigue failures as well as for high cycle fatigue. In this paper, an algorithm to compute the residual stresses under two dimensional rolling and sliding contact is proposed, based in some modifications over a previous semi-analytical approach forwarded by Jiang and Sehitoglu [1],[2]. The modified model here proposed, which takes into account a full nonlinear kinematical hardening, is stable and gives accurate solutions for high values of plastic loads. The method was also validate with finite element data extracted from the literature, showing a very good agreement.
Atmospheric Circulation and Thermal Phase-curve Offset of Tidally and Nontidally Locked Terrestrial Exoplanets

Using an idealized general circulation model, we investigate the atmospheric circulation of Earth-like terrestrial planets in a variety of orbital configurations. We relax the common assumption of the planet being tidally locked and look at the role atmospheric dynamics can have in the observed thermal phase curve when the substellar point is nonstationary. In slowly rotating planets, a moving forcing can induce strong jets in the upper troposphere, both prograde and retrograde, sensitive to the speed and direction of the diurnal forcing. We find that, consistent with previous shallow-water model experiments, the thermal phase-curve offset is sensitive to the velocity of the substellar point moving across the surface of the planet. For a planet with a known orbital period, the results show that the observed hot spot on the planet could be either east or west of the substellar point, depending on whether the planet is tidally locked or not.
EIGHT ULTRA-FAINT GALAXY CANDIDATES DISCOVERED IN YEAR TWO OF THE DARK ENERGY SURVEY

We report the discovery of eight new ultra-faint dwarf galaxy candidates in the second year of optical imaging data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES). Six of these candidates are detected at high confidence, while two lower-confidence candidates are identified in regions of non-uniform survey coverage. The new stellar systems are found by three independent automated search techniques and are identified as overdensities of stars, consistent with the isochrone and luminosity function of an old and metal-poor simple stellar population. The new systems are faint (MV > −4.7 mag ? > ) and span a range of physical sizes (17 pc ? > < r1/2 < 181 pc ? > ) and heliocentric distances (25 kpc < D⊙ < 214 kpc). All of the new systems have central surface brightnesses consistent with known ultra-faint dwarf galaxies (μ ≳ 27.5 mag ? > arcsec ? > −2). Roughly half of the DES candidates are more distant, less luminous, and/or have lower surface brightnesses than previously known Milky Way satellite galaxies. Most of the candidates are found in the southern part of the DES footprint close to the Magellanic Clouds. We find that the DES data alone exclude (p < 10−3) a spatially isotropic distribution of Milky Way satellites and that the observed distribution can be well, though not uniquely, described by an association between several of the DES satellites and the Magellanic system. Our model predicts that the full sky may hold ∼100 ultra-faint galaxies with physical properties comparable to the DES satellites and that 20%–30% of these would be spatially associated with the Magellanic Clouds.
The Impact of Operational Criteria on Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty in E-commerce Environments: An Exploratory Study of Customer Ratings and Risk

Risk plays an important role in transactions over the internet. In this study, we explore the moderating role of risk on the relationships between performance of websites in terms of various operational criteria and their ability to win customers. We use data from online ratings of customers of 538 websites. Using canonical correlation analysis, we have found evidence of the moderating role of risk on the importance of product-specific criteria, but not on the importance of service-specific criteria. We have also found that risk does not play a significant role on the relationships between pre-purchase and post-purchase criteria and customer satisfaction/loyalty.
Diffusion and mixing effects in hot jet initiation and propagation of hydrogen detonations

In the present work, the role of diffusion and mixing in hot jet initiation and detonation propagation in a supersonic combustible hydrogen–oxygen mixture is investigated in a two-dimensional channel. A second-order accurate finite volume method solver combined with an adaptive mesh refinement method is deployed for both the reactive Euler and Navier–Stokes equations in combination with a one-step and two-species reaction model. The results show that the small-scale vortices resulting from the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability enhance the reactant consumption in the inviscid result through the mixing. However, the suppression of the growth of the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability and the subsequent formation of small-scale vortices imposed by the diffusion in the viscous case can result in the reduction of the mixing rate, hence slowing the consumption of the reactant. After full initiation in the whole channel, the mixing becomes insufficient to facilitate the reactant consumption. This applies to both the inviscid and viscous cases and is due to the absence of the unburned reactant far away from the detonation front. Nonetheless, the stronger diffusion effect in the Navier–Stokes results can contribute more significantly to the reactant consumption closely behind the detonation front. However, further downstream the mixing is expected to be stronger, which eventually results in a stronger viscous detonation than the corresponding inviscid one. At high grid resolutions it is vital to correctly consider physical viscosity to suppress intrinsic instabilities in the detonation front, which can also result in the generation of less triple points even with a larger overdrive degree. Numerical viscosity was minimized to such an extent that inviscid results remained intrinsically unstable while asymptotically converged results were only obtained when the Navier–Stokes model was applied, indicating that solving the reactive Navier–Stokes equations is expected to give more correct descriptions of detonations.
Coronary artery disease in a rural population of Bangladesh: is dyslipidemia or adiposity a significant risk?

Background and Aims : The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are on the increase worldwide and more in the developing countries. Coronary artery disease (CAD) constitutes the major brunt of CVD. Despite the increasing morbidity and mortality, Bangladesh has a few published data on CAD in rural population. This study addressed the prevalence of CAD and its risk factors in rural population of Bangladesh. Study methods : Sixteen villages were purposively selected in a rural area. A population census was conducted in the selected area. The census yielded eligible participants, who reached at least eighteen years of age. Those who willingly consented to participate were enlisted. Each participant was interviewed regarding CAD risk (age, sex, social class, occupation, illness, family history). Anthropometry (height, weight, waist- and hip-girth) was recorded. Resting blood pressure (BP) was measured. Blood sample was collected for fasting blood glucose (FBG), total cholesterol (Chol), triglycerides (Tg), low density lipoproteins (LDL), very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) and high density (HDL). All participants having FBG>5.5mmol/l or systolic (SBP) ≥135 or diastolic BP (DBP) ≥85mmHg underwent electrocardiography (ECG). A team of cardiologists selected and accomplished exercise tolerance test (ETT) and echocardiography (Echo). Results : The prevalence of CAD was 4.5% (95% CI: 3.85 – 5.15). Compared with the female (3.5%, CI, 2.76 – 4.24) the male participants had significantly higher prevalence of CAD (6.0%, CI, 4.83 – 7.13). Comparison of characteristics between participants with and without CAD showed that age, SBP, DBP and FBG were significantly higher in CAD group. Bivariate analysis showed that age, sex, social class, glycemic status, metabolic syndrome (MetS) and smoking were significantly related to CAD. Stepwise logistic regression proved only male sex, rich social class, hypertension and diabetes had independent risk of CAD; whereas, age, obesity and dyslipidemia were proved not significant. Conclusions : The study concludes that the prevalence of CAD in a Bangladeshi rural population is comparable to other developed countries. The male sex, rich social class, hypertension and diabetes were proved to have excess risk of CAD. Neither obesity nor dyslipidemia were found significant for CAD. The younger people had similar risk as the aged ones, which necessitate primordial and primary prevention of CAD. Further study may be undertaken, which should include and consider physical activity and diet; and if possible, Creactive protein, Vitamin D and homocysteine level. IMC J Med Sci 2017; 11(2): 61-69
Effects of storminess, sand supply and the North Atlantic Oscillation on sand invasion and coastal dune accretion in western Portugal

Holocene forested coastal dunes fringe the Atlantic coast of western Portugal. Mapping of dunes in the field and using air photographs shows a range of forms reflecting dominant northwest and westerly onshore wind regimes. Planting of maritime pine forests in the thirteenth and twentieth centuries was initiated because of sand invasion causing problems for human settlement and agriculture. Early Holocene dunes have a well-developed podsol and date to 9.7 and 8.2 ka, suggesting at least some of these sands may have been emplaced during a global cooling event. Significant transgressive dune accretion at 2.2 and 1.5 ka, implies abundant sand supply and strong onshore winds The most recent dune-building period dates to AD 1770-1905 and coincides with a predominantly negative winter North Atlantic Oscillation index (NAOi). Accretion of dunes along the Portuguese coast appears out of phase with dune development in southwest France, which may reflect different Atlantic storm tracks driven by changes in the dominance and state of the NAOi.
Interest and prior knowledge in second language reading comprehension

The influence of interest on learning is well-established in educational psychology, but little interest research has been conducted in the field of second language (L2) learning. This study examined interest and an associated factor, prior knowledge, in relation to reading comprehension. Intermediate-level sophomore students in an English program at a private university in Japan (N = 23) rated their interest in and knowledge of 11 topics. Correlations between interest and prior knowledge were significant only for topics related to famous individuals. Participants read expository texts about selections from the topic list with high interest-high prior knowledge (HH), high interest-low prior knowledge (HL), and low interest-low prior knowledge (LL), then took multiple-choice comprehension tests. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) procedures revealed significant differences between scores for the HH text and those of the HL and LL texts. Implications of correlations and test score differences are discussed, and suggestions for future research are offered.
Presaddle and postsaddle dissipative effects in fission using complete kinematics measurements

A complete kinematics measurement of the two fission fragments was used for the first time to investigate fission dynamics at small and large deformations. Fissioning systems with high excitation energies, compact shapes, and low angular momenta were produced in inverse kinematics by using spallation reactions of lead projectiles. A new generation experimental setup allowed for the first full and unambiguous identification in mass and atomic number of both fission fragments. This measurement permitted us to accurately determine fission cross sections, the charge distribution, and the neutron excess of the fission fragments as a function of the atomic number of the fissioning system. These data are compared with different model calculations to extract information on the value of the dissipation parameter at small and large deformations. The present results do not show any sizable dependence of the nuclear dissipation parameter on temperature or deformation.
COMPARISON OF STUDENTS PERSONALITY TRAITS ACCORDING TO THEIR ACADEMIC UNIT

The purpose of this research is to determine the difference of the personality traits of the university students according to the academic units they study at. The data is obtained from the students who study at four different academic units at Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, with convenience sampling method. Descriptive statistics, Confirmatory Factor Analysis and ANOVA tests were used to analysis the data gathered via surveys. The results of statistical analysis showed that the personality traits of the tourism students do not differ from the students who study at the other academic units. Openness to experience and agreeableness dimensions of the personality may differ between vocational school students and faculty of theology students.
The Determinants of Forward-looking Disclosures in Interim Reports for Non-financial Firms: Evidence from a Developing Country

This paper examines the determinants of the forward-looking disclosures (FLD) in the interim financial reports (IFRs) of non-financial firms listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Data were collected from a total of 91 firm-year observations for the mid interim periods between 2009 and 2011. A FLD score was developed for each firm in the sample based on the firm’s disclosure of forward-looking statements in its IFR. The results indicate that firms with higher debt, better performance, higher capital investment and with more concentration of foreign investment tend to have more FLDs in their IFRs. Conversely, cross listed firms are associated with lower FLDs, implying that cross listed firms provide lower forward-looking information compared to non-cross listed firms. Results show a high degree of FLD for better performing firms and firms with higher financial risk. This study contributes to literature by providing evidence to which financial reporting incentives contribute to FLDs in a developing country where enforcement is weak. As a conclusion, the paper recommends firms to provide comprehensive FLDs in future to effectively mitigate informational asymmetries between the management and owners of the firms, especially firms with more concentrated foreign ownership.
Lunar mare volcanism

Here we report on new crater size-frequency distribution data for 139 spectrally and morphologically defined basalt units which are exposed in 6 nearside impact basins (Australe, Tranquillitatis, Humboldtianum, Humorum, Serenitatis, and Imbrium). We also present our results on the flux of lunar mare volcanism, the relationship between titanium concentration and age of a basalt unit, and the influence of crustal thickness on the eruption of a basalt onto the lunar surface.