Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Asymptomatic Cerebral Emboli With the€PVAC Gold

A symptomatic or silent cerebral emboli (ACE or SCE) detected by using cardiac magnetic resonance (MRI) scans have been reported as a complication of invasive cardiac procedures within the systemic circulation; these procedures include cardiac surgery (1), diagnostic or interventional cardiac catheterization (2,3), and catheter ablation. Presumably, the emboli result from a combination of bubbles, atheromatous material, or thrombus that may form or dislodge during the procedure. Although symptomatic emboli are rare during these procedures, ACE lesions were reported in up to one-third of patients undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation with the circular pulmonary vein ablation catheter (PVAC) (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota) (4). The PVAC was designed to perform one-shot isolation of the pulmonary veins with 10 separate electrodes capable of phased, duty-cycled bipolar and unipolar ablation modes (5). Delivering alternating current between a catheter electrode and a dispersive electrode on the patient’s skin creates unipolar ablation. A 180 phase shift of current between adjacent electrodes creates a potential electrical gradient that allows current to flow in a bipolar to unipolar ratio of 4:1, thus filling in the spaces between electrodes. Using blends of these 2 phases, the ratio of bipolar to
A Possible Second Role for Calmodulin in Biological Clock-Controlled Processes of Euglena

The response of the Euglena gradiis (Klebs strain Z) photosynthesis circadian rhythm to three calmodulin antagonists was examined. In the presence of an antagonist, the photosynthetic reactions were uncoupled from the biological clock. Instead of the highly predictable rhythmic pattern characteristic of a biological clock-controlled circadian rhythm, the photosynthetic rate appears to be influenced by the light/dark cycle. The rate of 02 evolution increases throughout the light portion of the cycle and does not decrease until the cells are exposed to darkness. Short- term exposure to a calmodulin antagonist (2 hour pulses) failed to cause phase shifts in the timing of the rhythm. This suggests that calmodulin is not part of the clock controlling photosynthesis and that it has a clock-related role different from that reported for the cell division rhythm in Euglena.
BENEFITS AND DRIVERS OF FARM MECHANISATION IN RUZIZI PLAIN, EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Farm mechanisation plays a major role in the agricultural sector, as it facilitates achievement of energy-intensive operations. In developing countries, policies and technical constraints have greatly affected the development of a coherent agricultural mechanisation system, that is accessible to farmers, especially the poorest. This study aimed to identify the socioeconomic factors that have driven the use of different sources of farm power in family farming in Ruzizi Plain in Democratic Republic of Congo. A random sample of 190 smallholder farmers and 30 technicians were surveyed in 2014 and 2015 in six areas of Kamanyola, Luvungi, Luberizi, Sange, Kiringye and Kiliba. Results showed that mechanisation in the Ruzizi Plain involved a range of sources of farm power, including draft animals, tractors and rototillers. Factors such as gender, attitude of the head of a household, farm productivity and profitability and non-farm incomes played a crucial role in the choice of whether or not to mechanise. Maize profitability was higher under mechanisation (US$ 535.46 ha -1 ) compared to non-user farms (US$ 7.73 ha -1 ). For cassava, however, there were no significant differences in profitability between mechanised and non-mechanised farms. Other benefits of mechanisation included better working conditions, reduction in the duration of farming operations, and the expansion of cultivated land parcels. six zones de Kamanyola, Luvungi, Luberizi, Sange, Kiringye et Kiliba. Les résultats ont montré que la mécanisation dans la plaine de Ruzizi impliquait une gamme de sources d’énergie agricole, y compris les animaux de trait, les tracteurs et les motoculteurs. Des facteurs tels que le sexe, l’attitude du chef de ménage, la productivité et la rentabilité agricoles et les revenus non agricoles ont joué un rôle crucial dans le choix de mécaniser ou non. La rentabilité du maïs était plus élevée sous mécanisation (US$ 535.46 ha-1) par rapport aux exploitations non utilisatrices (US$ 7.73 ha-1). Pour le manioc, cependant, il n’y avait pas de différences significatives de rentabilité entre les exploitations mécanisées et non mécanisées. Les autres avantages de la mécanisation comprenaient de meilleures conditions de travail, la réduction de la durée des opérations agricoles et l’expansion des parcelles de terres cultivées.
Power Gets You High 1 Power Gets You High: The Powerful Are More Inspired by Themselves Than by Others

Inspiration is a source of admirable creation – but where do people get it from? We propose that power allows individuals to draw inspiration from the self. Four studies involving different social settings and operationalizations support this idea. Study 1 revealed that greater power is associated with more self-derived inspiration and less other-derived inspiration. In Study 2, participants with a higher sense of power were more inspired by their own than by their partners' stories in face-to-face conversations, whereas lower-power participants were not. In Study 3, higher-power people spontaneously generated more inspiring stories involving themselves than did lower-power people. Finally, participants in Study 4 felt more inspired after writing about their own experiences than after writing about someone else's, especially after having been primed with high rather than low power. These findings suggest that powerful people prioritize themselves over others in social interaction because this is emotionally rewarding for them.
Homeostatic T Cell Proliferation

Through positive and negative selection, the thymus allows a small fraction of immature CD4+8+ double positive thymocytes to differentiate into mature CD4+8− or CD4−8+ single positive cells; these cells are released into the periphery to establish the mature T cell pool. Positive selection
Developmental Expression and Gene Regulation of Insulin-like 3 Receptor RXFP2 in Mouse Male Reproductive Organs

The mutations of testicular insulin-like 3 (INSL3) hormone or its receptor RXFP2 cause cryptorchidism in male mice. Here we have examined Rxfp2 gene expression at different stages of embryonic and postnatal mouse development in male reproductive tissues employing quantitative RT-PCR and several RXFP2specific antibodies directed toward different parts of the RXFP2 protein. Receptor expression was markedly increased after birth and was readily detectable in the epididymis, Leydig cells, and germ cells of the testis. The strongest expression was detected in adult mouse cremaster muscle. INSL3 treatment increased cell proliferation of embryonic gubernacular and TM3 embryonic Leydig cells, implicating active INSL3-mediated autocrine signaling in these cells and identifying TM3 as a novel in vitro model to study the effects of RXFP2 signaling. We generated Tg(Rxfp2-cre)Aia (Rxfp2-iCre) transgenic mice expressing improved Cre recombinase (iCre) under the control of the 2.4-kb mouse Rxfp2 promoter. The iCre was expressed in the gubernacular ligament at E14.5, indicating that this promoter is able to drive Rxfp2 gene expression during transabdominal testis descent. We demonstrated that the transcription factor Sox9, a known male sex determination factor, is expressed in mouse embryonic gubernacula and upregulated human, but not mouse, promoter luciferase reporter constructs. In conclusion, we have determined the developmental expression profile of INSL3 receptor employing newly characterized RXFP2 antisera and a novel Rxfp2-iCre transgenic mouse model. We determined the promoter region capable of providing the gubernacular-specific expression of Rxfp2. Analysis of RXFP2 promoter identified SOX9 as a new transcriptional enhancer of human gene expression. embryo, iCre, INSL3, Leydig cells, male reproductive tract, RXFP2/LGR8, SOX9, testicular descent, testis
Nuclear factor-kB inhibitor peptide inhibits spontaneous and interleukin-1b-induced sleep

Kubota, Takeshi, Tetsuya Kushikata, Jidong Fang, and James M. Krueger. Nuclear factor-kB inhibitor peptide inhibits spontaneous and interleukin-1b-induced sleep. Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 279: R404–R413, 2000. —Nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB) is a transcription factor that when activated promotes production of several sleep-promoting substances such as interleukin-1b (IL-1b), tumor necrosis factor-a, and nerve growth factor. Therefore, we hypothesized that inhibition of NF-kB activation would attenuate sleep. A NF-kB cell-permeable inhibitor peptide (IP) was injected intracerebroventricularly (5 and 50 mg for rats, 100 mg for rabbits). On a separate day, timematched control injections of a cell-permeable inactive control peptide were done in the same animals. The 50-mg dose of IP in rats and the 100-mg dose in rabbits significantly inhibited non-rapid eye movement sleep and rapid eye movement sleep if administered during the light period. Moreover, pretreatment of rabbits with 100 mg of the IP 12 h before intracerebroventricular injection of IL-1b (10 ng) significantly attenuated IL-1b-induced sleep and febrile responses. The current data support the hypothesis that a brain cytokine network is involved in sleep regulation and that NF-kB is a crucial factor in physiological sleep regulation.
Male-to-Female Gender Confirmation Surgery: Intestinal Vaginoplasty

Major steps in classic vaginoplasty are orchiectomy, penile amputation, creation of neovaginal cavity, lining cavity, reconstruction of the urethral meatus, and construction of the labia and clitoris. During pedicled intestinal transfer, an intestinal segment (sigmoid or ileum) is transferred in a dissected cavity between bladder and rectum. Intestinal vaginoplasty seems to be associated with a low rate of adverse events. Life-long vaginal hygiene and dilatation is recommended.
Investigation of the mechanical and electrical properties of actuators for active vibration isolation

In this report, the mechanical and electrical properties of three types of actuators are investigated. The actuators of interest are electromagnetic, magnetostrictive and piezoelectric. The constitutive equation of each actuator is presented in the form of a two-port model. The models are validated by comparing numerical simulation results with experimental data. A demonstration of controller design for active vibration isolation system using an electromagnetic actuator and a magnetostrictive actuator are also presented. The effects of using a current driver or a voltage driver with the actuator are discussed.
Estudo comparativo das caracteristicas qualitativas de ovos armazenados em refrigeradores domésticos

This work compares the quality of eggs for consumption that were stored in the door compartments and on shelves inside domestic refrigerators. The experiment was conducted at the Laboratory of Technology of Animal Products Technology Department FCAV / UNESP - Jaboticabal. Ninety-six commercial brown-shelled eggs were packed in cellulose pulp trays with 12 eggs each and stored in a domestic refrigerator at 10°C during 8 weeks. Half of the eggs were placed in the door compartments, and half on the internal shelves. They were distributed in a completely randomized design, 2 x 4 factorial (2 storage and 4 periods), with 12 repetitions. We evaluated the following characteristics: yolk and albumen pH, Haugh unit, yolk and albumen index, and yolk color (standard colorimetric scale range). Means were compared by Tukey test at 5% significance level. According to the results of this study, we concluded that storing the eggs on the internal shelves of refrigerators was more efficient, since their internal quality remained higher throughout the storing period. This procedure was able to minimize temperature variations that eggs are subject to with the daily "open and close" of domestic refrigerator doors.
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Glass, Michael J., Charles J. Billington, and Allen S. Levine. Role of lipid type on morphine-stimulated diet selection in rats. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 46): R1345–R1350, 1999. —Administration of morphine is said to increase fat consumption among rats allowed to self-select nutrients. However, fats represent a diverse group of molecules, differing in metabolic and sensory properties. Despite this, lipid has yet to be manipulated as a variable in drug-stimulated nutrient selection studies. To determine whether lipid source can impact daily and morphine-stimulated (1, 3, and 10 mg/kg) diet intake, rats were provided with a choice between a high-fat and highcarbohydrate diet in three regimens in which the source of fat was varied between vegetable shortening, lard, or corn oil. Daily and morphine-stimulated diet selections were determined under all conditions. Under daily feeding conditions, rats ate more of the high-lipid diet compared with the high-carbohydrate diet when vegetable shortening or lard was the main lipid alternative, but lipid and carbohydrate intake did not differ when corn oil was the main lipid alternative. When rats were stimulated with morphine, the percentage of lipid increased relative to baseline intake only when the lipid diets were the preferred alternatives (i.e., vegetable shortening or lard). When preference between lipid and carbohydrate diets was neutral (i.e., corn oil condition), morphine did not enhance lipid consumption. These results indicate that morphine increases consumption of total energy or preferred diets and not lipid per se.
EFFICIENCY IN A BINARY POLICY MODEL

We introduce a general framework in which politicians choose a (possibly infinite) sequence of binary policies. The two competing candidates are exogenously committed to particular actions on a subset of these issues, while they can choose any policy for the remaining issues to maximize their winning probability. Citizens have general preferences over policies, and the distribution of preferences may be uncertain. We show that a special case of the model, the weighted-issue model, provides a tractable multidimensional model of candidate competition that can generate (i) policy divergence in pure and mixed strategies, (ii) adoption of minority positions, and (iii) inefficient outcomes. JEL Code: D72, D60.
Brazilian Air Force operations in disaster response – a process analysis

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the status of the current Brazilian regulations regarding the Brazilian Air Force (BAF) operations during disaster response compared with the real BAF operations in the landslides that affected the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2011. This analysis reveals the evolutions and challenges that warrant further discussion, even six years after the deadliest disaster in recent Brazilian history. ,The research is structured using a case study method and a process approach. The data gathered from official BAF reports and professionals and BAF regulations are compared using a theoretical reference process model as a guide. ,The spread of documentations and laws that prescribe the BAF operations during disaster response limit the replication of BAF standards in future disasters. Among the 96 processes described in the theoretical reference process model, 12 processes that are identified in the BAF reports and interviews that address the response to the Rio landslides of 2011 remain unaddressed in the BAF regulations. Considering the BAF expertise, three additional processes are suggested for future consideration in the reference process model that guided this research. ,This paper does not discuss the collaborative perspective of BAF operations with other military forces and stakeholders in disaster response. ,The findings are indications of improvement in BAF regulations. ,In addition to providing an analysis of the military force operations in response to a massive disaster, this paper can also serve as a reference for a benchmark discussion of military operations in disaster response.
An Analysis of X-Factor, Triple X-Factor, and the Center of Pressure (COP) according to the Feel of the Golf Driver Swing

A golf swing is a movement that requires highly technical and scientific analyses, and is comprised of a complex and continuous rotational movement that involves body segments and joints. Moreover, because it involves supporting the anatomical axis by using the lower body and generating a large rotational movement of the upper body, timing and coordination must be well executed to achieve good head speed, accuracy, and consistency (Burden, Grimshaw & Wallace, 1998; So, 1998; Egret, Vincent, Weber, Dujardin & Chollet, 2003; Lee & So, 2004). An effective golf swing is established through accuracy and consistency from keeping the lower body and rotational axis of the body firmly fixed. When the difference between shoulder rotation, which represents upper body rotation, and hip rotation, which represents lower body rotation, increases, the accumulated force becomes great enough to increase the efficiency of energy use (Cheetham, Martin, Morttram & St Laurent, 2001; Horton, Lindsay & Macintosh, 2001; Lindsay & Horton, 2002). This results in a large amount of tension being stored, allowing maximum club head speed to be achieved by rotation, similar to uncoiling of a spring (Hardy & Andrisani, 2008). Efficient use of the large segments involved in the golf swing is one of the factors that can increase head speed, which requires expression of the lower body muscle group, followed by use of the upper body muscle group (McTeigue, Lamb, Mottran & Pirozzolo, 1994; Okuda, Armstrong, Tsunezumi & Yoshiike, 2002). Moreover, by creating a large difference in angle between the shoulders and hips during the back swing, and then generating shoulder rotation after hip rotation during the downswing, greater elasticity is generated from eccentric contraction (McTeigue et al., 1994; Hardy & Andrisani, 2008). Weight transfer is essential in effectively transferring momentum in a golf swing. To increase flight distance, proper weight transfer must be performed with generation of a large ground reaction force (GRF) (Hume, Keogh & Reid, 2005). Proper weight transfer is an essential part of maintaining the ideal balance, achieving natural upper body rotation, and delivering maximum momentum to the ball (Zumerchik, 2002). In other words, an effective golf swing can be viewed as proper weight transfer using GRF and upper body rotation with the lower body as the base. For proper balance, weight transfer starts from the center of the KJSB Korean Journal of Sport Biomechanics 2016; 26(3): 265-272 http://dx.doi. org/10.5103/KJSB.2016. 26.3. 265 http://e-kjsb.org eISSN 2093-9752 ORIGINAL
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY: AN INSIGHT INTO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF BIOFERTILIZERS IN IMPROVING SOIL AND PLANT QUALITY

The employment of inorganic fertilizers to overcome soil nutrient deficiency causes the depletion of microfloral diversity in the soil. Hence, there is a necessity to implement different eco-friendly strategies to maintain the nutrient level. In a series of experiments funded by SITINPLANT European Project, we have previously determined the interaction between the mycorrhizae and antagonistic biocontrol micro-organisms and their effect on diseases and plant nutrient uptake of several plants and trees. On the basis of the inferences obtained from that project, we are presently working on the utilization of mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria as organic fertilizers (i.e. biofertilizers) for wheat development. Our specific aim is to determine the strategies that may support to decrease the usage of commercial P fertilizers. The results of these experiments will provide an insight into the effective usage of different microorganisms for improving crop productivity and increasing food security.
Adipokine Concentration in Adipose Tissue of Obese Mice: Location Dependency

Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of adipocytes leading to enlargement of adipose tissue are the characteristics of obesity. Adipocytes secrete adipokines, resulting in elevated levels of adipokines in the circulation. However, whether differential secretion of adipokines in obesity is a result of secretion from enlarged adipocytes or due to location-specific production in adipose tissue is not known. Our prior study showed that Perivascular Adipose Tissue (PVAT) plays a crucial role in increased intima-media thickness and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. Whether PVAT adipokines play a crucial role in vascular cells changes is unclear. Moreover, PVAT adipokine production compared to other adipose tissue is not known. In the present study, we examined differential adipokine concentrations in PVAT compared to subcutaneous and gonadal adipose tissue and investigated the correlation between adipocyte cell surface area and adipokine concentrations among these tissues. We measured the concentrations of leptin, macrophage chemoattractant protein-1, IL-6, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, and resistin in plasma and adipose tissues in three locations (subcutaneous, gonadal, perivascular) as well as plasma insulin concentrations in diet-induced obese mice using Millplex Immunoassays. We also examined the surface area of adipocyte cells in these adipose tissues in obese and lean mice. Finally, we investigated the correlation of the surface area of adipocyte cells in these adipose tissues with adipokine concentrations. Our study revealed that cell surface area of PVAT adipocytes is the smallest among three adipocytes and elevated level of IL-6, but not other four adipokines was observed in PVAT of obese mice. More importantly, differential adipokine concentrations in different adipose tissues were dependent primarily on the location of adipose tissue. Our prior and current studies suggest that increased IL-6 level in PVAT contributes to vascular remodeling.
Turner, Stuart M.R. and Bridges, John C. and Grebby, Stephen and Ehlmann, Bethany L. (2016) Hydrothermal activity recorded in post Noachian-aged impact craters

Hydrothermal systems have previously been reported in ancient Noachian and Hesperian-aged craters on Mars using CRISM but not in Amazonian-aged impact craters. However, the nakhlite meteorites do provide evidence of Amazonian hydrothermal activity. This study uses CRISM data of 144 impact craters of ≥7 km diameter and 14 smaller craters (3–7 km diameter) within terrain mapped as Amazonian to search for minerals that may have formed as a result of impact-induced hydrothermal alteration or show excavation of ancient altered crust. No evidence indicating the presence of hydrated minerals was found in the 3–7 km impact craters. Hydratedminerals were identified in three complex impact craters, located at 52.42°N, 39.86°E in the Ismenius Lacus quadrangle, at 8.93°N, 141.28°E in Elysium, and within the previously studied Stokes crater. These three craters have diameters 20 km, 62 km, and 51 km. The locations of the hydrated mineral outcrops and their associatedmorphology indicate that two of these three impact craters—the unnamed Ismenius Lacus Crater and Stokes Crater—possibly hosted impact-induced hydrothermal systems, as they contain alteration assemblages on their central uplifts that are not apparent in their ejecta. Chlorite and Fe serpentine are identified within alluvial fans in the central uplift and rim of the Ismenius Lacus crater, whereas Stokes crater contains a host of Fe/Mg/Al phyllosilicates. However, excavation origin cannot be precluded. Our work suggests that impact-induced hydrothermalism was rare in the Amazonian and/or that impact-induced hydrothermal alteration was not sufficiently pervasive or spatially widespread for detection by CRISM.