Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Wits appraisal and Tweed triangle for a sample of Iraqi adults

This study aimed to establish the normal value of Wits appraisal and Tweed triangle for a sample of Iraqi adults and to verify the existence of sexual dimorphism. Materials and Methods: 95 dental students (41 males and 54 females) having normal occlusion and acceptable facial profile were chosen for this study. Each student was subjected to clinical examination and digital true lateral cephalometric radiograph. The radiographs were analyzed using AutoCAD 2007 to measure the distance representing the Wits appraisal and the angles representing Tweed triangle. Descriptive statistics were obtained for the measurements for both genders separately and for total sample; independent samples t-test was performed to evaluate the gender difference. Results: The results indicated that the mean value of Wits appraisal was higher in males than females with a non- significant difference between both genders, on the other hand, the Frankfort- mandibular plane angle was higher in males than females while the Frankfort- mandibular incisor angle was higher in females than males and mandibular incisor- mandibular plane angle was nearly similar in both genders with a non-significant difference. Conclusions: The normal values of Wits appraisal and Tweed Triangle were established. The Iraqi sample showed Wits appraisal of females near to that of Jacobson while of males was higher. Regarding Tweed triangle, both genders showed more proclination of lower incisors than of Tweed with a Frankfort- mandibular plane angle near to that of Tweed.
Baseline Radionuclide and Nonradionuclide Concentrations in Soils, Vegetation, and Small Mammals at the Proposed Expansion Area at TA-54 Area G

Area G is a 25.5-hectare (63-acre), fenced, low-level radioactive solid waste processing and disposal area located on the east end of Mesa del Buey at Technical Area 54 at Los Alamos National Laboratory. This disposal area has been in existence since 1957 and is expected to be filled by the year 2015. Thus, a new area, located adjacent to Area G on the west side, has been proposed for the expansion of disposal activities. Since 1994 to the present, baseline levels of several radionuclides and nonradionuclides have been collected in soils, vegetation, and small mammals (field mice and rock squirrels). These data will be used to assess potential impacts, if any, at the expanded site once operations begin. Baseline statistical reference levels (BSRLs) (mean plus three standard deviations = 99% confidence level) of radionuclides and nonradionuclides in these media were calculated and compared with regional statistical reference levels (RSRLs). RSRLs are calculated from regional areas away from the influence of the Laboratory and represent natural and worldwide fallout sources. BSRLs in most media, with the exception of field mice (mostly Peromyscus spp.), compare very well with RSRLs. Field mice, probably because they are mobile and may have spent time withinmore » the active disposal area, appeared to be impacted by Area G operations as they contained higher concentrations of {sup 3}H, {sup 238}Pu, {sup 239,240}Pu, and {sup 241}Am as compared to RSRLs. Overall, however, the preoperational data from the other media show that the proposed expansion area has been impacted very little by Area G operations. « less
Follow-Up Findings in Multiple System Atrophy from [123I]Ioflupane Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT): A Prospective Study

Background: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is subdivided into two types: MSA-P (parkinsonian) and MSA-C (cerebellar). Brain SPECT allows for the detection of nigrostriatal involvement, even in the early stages. To date, the scientific literature does not show a consensus on how to follow-up MSA, especially MSA-C. Our aim was to analyze the diagnostic effectiveness of repeat [123I]Ioflupane SPECT for the follow-up of MSA. Methods: A longitudinal observational study on 22 MSA patients (11 males and 11 females). Results: Significant changes were obtained in the quantitative SPECT assessments in the three Striatum/Occipital indices. The qualitative SPECT diagnosis did not show differences between the initial and evolving SPECT, but the neurologist’s clinical suspicion did. Our results showed a brain deterioration of around 31% at 12 months, this being the optimal cut-off for differentiating a diseased subject (capable of solving diagnostic error rate). Previous imaging tests were inconclusive, as they showed less deterioration in the SPECT and quantitative assessments with respect to the group of confirmed patients. Repeated SPECT increased the diagnostic sensitivity (50% vs. 75%) and positive predictive value (72.73% vs. 77%). In addition, repeated SPECT proved decisive in the diagnosis of initial inconclusive cases. Conclusion: Repeat SPECT at 12 months proves useful in the diagnosis and follow-up of MSA.
The Effect of Adaptation of Green Culture on Work Productivity through Turnover Intention in Private Universities in Medan City

The main objective of this research is to determine the role of turnover intention in mediating the adaptation of green culture on the work productivity of lecturers at private universities in Medan City. The approach in this research is quantitative. The population comes from 5 private universities in Medan City, totaling 728 students. The sampling technique used cluster sampling, where 258 educational staff were used as research samples. The data analysis technique for this research uses statistical analysis, namely the Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM), which aims to carry out path analysis with latent variables. The results of data analysis show that the adaptation of green culture directly has a significant effect on employee work productivity. Then, turnover intention hurts employee work productivity. Finally, indirect turnover intention does not significantly mediate the adaptation of green culture on employee work productivity. The implications of the findings in this research show that green cultural adaptation currently needs to be carried out by private universities. The provision of green open space and green cultural values at the private higher education level in Medan City has yet to be consistently and sustainably implemented.
Mapping of Fluoride Endemic Areas in Rae Bareli District, Uttar Pradesh, India

The objective of this study is to mapping of fluoride endemic areas of main blocks of Rae Bareli district, India. The fluoride level in drinking water is estimated through fluoride ion selective electrode method. Google earth and isopleths technique were used for mapping of fluoride endemic areas. From the study, it is observed that Dalmau and Amawa blocks of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh are highly fluoride endemic. About 80% of villages in these blocks have fluoride level more than the prescribed permissible limit in drinking water. Due to fluorosis, health risks in Dalmau and Amawa blocks have become evident. From the results, the people in Dalmau and Amawa blocks are advised to consume drinking water with fluoride level less than 1 mg/L. It has been recommended to the government authorities to take serious steps in supplying drinking water with low fluoride concentration for the fluoride affected villages.
Association of GSTM1 Polymorphism and Redox Potential with Idiopathic Male Infertility

Background: The aim of this case–control study is to investigate possible associations between GSTM1 polymorphism and redox potential with sperm parameters. Methods: The study group consisted of sperm samples from 51 infertile men according to the WHO guidelines. The control group included 39 samples from men with normal seminal parameters. DNA was extracted and genotyped for the detection of the GSTM1 polymorphism. An evaluation of the static redox potential (sORP) using the MiOXSYSTM system was conducted. Results: The frequency of the GSTM1-null genotype was higher in infertile male individuals (60.78%) than in the controls (41.03%) and was associated with a 2.228-fold increased risk for male infertility. Fertile controls carrying the GSTM1-null genotype presented a lower percentage of typical sperm morphology and lower slow progressive motility. An excess of redox potential was observed in infertile males compared to fertile ones. In the control group higher sORP values had a positive correlation with immotility percentage and a negative correlation regarding total motility. In the study group sORP values had a negative correlation with total count, concentration, and slow progressive motility. Conclusions: The present study highlights that GSTM1 polymorphism and redox potential affect both fertile and in fertile males. Moreover, redox potential levels could be used as an additional indicator along with the routine semen analysis for a comprehensive screening between infertile and fertile men.
The Tarrawarra project: high resolution spatial measurement, modelling and analysis of soil moisture and hydrological response

Detailed spatial patterns of soil moisture were measured for 13 dates at the 10.5 ha Tarrawarra catchment in southern Victoria, Australia. Several analyses of the data are summarized. These include: hydrological behaviour, including preferred states, spatial organization and the performance of terrain indices; geostatistical properties of the soil moisture patterns; and remote sensing of the soil moisture patterns. In the second part of the paper, the patterns along with surface runoff and meteorological data are used in applications of the Thales and VIC models at Tarrawarra. Thales is a process-based distributed parameter hydrological model which explicitly simulates the spatio-temporal patterns of soil moisture, while VIC uses a lumped statistical distribution approach to model the spatial variability of soil moisture storage. Both models simulate saturation excess runoff and are forced by rainfall and potential evapotranspiration. VIC was calibrated to observed runoff at the catchment outlet. Limited manual calibration of Thales to runoff and the soil moisture patterns was performed. Internal testing was achieved by comparison of predicted and observed spatial soil moisture patterns for the Thales model and of predicted and observed cumulative distributions of active soil moisture storage for the VIC model. With limited calibration effort, Thales was able to to simulate the seasonal changes in characteristics of the spatial soil moisture patterns. Detailed examination of the errors in the simulated patterns allowed identification of structural problems in the model, including problems with simulating lateral redistribution as the catchment wets in autumn. For the VIC model, time-series of spatially averaged internal state variables (total storage) were consistent with observations. However, the statistical distribution of soil moisture storage assumed in the model differed from that observed. The collection of detailed spatial data for soil moisture patterns provided a basis for testing the internal states relevant to each model formulation (spatially distributed for Thales and statistically lumped for VIC), as well as improving the identification of the dominant runoff processes.
TITLE : Improving the therapeutic relationship in inpatient psychiatric care : assessment of the therapeutic alliance and empathy after implementing evidence-based practices resulting from participatory action research

PURPOSE: To examine how evidence about the therapeutic alliance gleaned from participatory action project affected the level of this alliance and the degree of empathy of psychiatric nurses. DESIGN AND METHODS: Quasi-experimental study in two psychiatric units. In one group, evidence-based practices that affected the therapeutic alliance were implemented; in the comparison group, there was no such intervention. FINDINGS: The nurses from the intervention group improved their degree of empathy and factors such as agreement on objectives and tasks with the patient. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The results confirm the possibility of measuring and improving the therapeutic relationship in psychiatric care.
The distribution and recovery of gold in the Golden Sunlight gold-silver telluride deposit, Montana, U.S.A.

Abstract The gold balance in an ore deposit where the ore is treated by cyanide is the sum of the ‘visible gold’ that is amenable to cyanidation and ‘visible gold’ and the ‘invisible gold’, which are not amenable to cyanidation. Petrographic analyses, electron and ion microprobe as well as scanning electron microscope studies of ore from the Golden Sunlight deposit, Montana, suggest that periods of relatively poor gold recoveries are primarily due to the presence of inclusions, <25 μm in size, of native gold, petzite, calaverite, buckhornite and krennerite. These are encapsulated in cyanide insoluble grains of pyrite, chalcopyrite and tennantite and are present in the tailings. This contribution probably accounts for 3-25% of the unrecoverable gold processed during the life of the mine. Minor amounts (6-7%) of ‘invisible gold’, as indicated by ion microprobe studies and the presence of up to 5% ‘visible gold’ in buckhornite, which is rare in nature, appears to account for the remainder of the gold budget.
Interpretation of piezoball dissipation testing in clay

Full-flow penetrometers such as the cylindrical T-bar and spherical ball are now being used widely in soft seabed sediments due to their advantages of larger projected area and minimal correction for overburden pressure. A ball penetrometer fitted with one or more pore pressure transducers (piezoball) is of special interest as it can provide information on the soil consolidation properties by means of dissipation tests. Although analytical and numerical solutions have been developed to evaluate the undrained resistance factor for the ball, the absence of a similar theoretical basis has limited the use of piezoball dissipation testing. This paper provides the results of numerical analyses undertaken to model the excess pore pressure field generated during penetration of a piezoball, including its shaft, and the decay of pore pressure during a subsequent dissipation test. The analyses used a coupled large deformation finite-element (LDFE) method incorporating the modified Cam-Clay model. The robustness and .
The Goldilocks Theory

This summer I was sitting on rocky outcrops at the Oregon coast during low tide and watching the sea crash back in over the dense bands of abundant life on the rocks. As I sat, keeping a close eye on whether the tide was going to strand me, I was thinking about the idea in Marine Biology of “intertidal zonation” – that there are bands of life at different zones each of which is adapted to precisely balanced ratios of time underwater and time exposed to the air and sun. There appeared to be, from my position, a band that was particularly dense with life – full of mussels, barnacles, anemones, kelps, and more. This dense band, I imagined, was in a sort of intertidal “Goldilocks” zone, not constantly wet, and not always exposed – but ‘just right” to encourage so much life to gather there.
The 10‐ to 30‐Day Intraseasonal Weather Process Associated With Wintertime PM2.5 Pollution in Eastern China

Severe PM2.5 pollution strikes winter eastern China, while its physical process associated with the atmospheric evolution from several days to weeks is not clear. This study uses weather types as intermediate agents between large‐scale atmospheric circulation and regional air pollution, to explore the whole circulation evolutionary chain related to wintertime PM2.5 pollution in eastern China. We extract objectively 6 weather types (WTs) for wintertime surface synoptic patterns in eastern China and analyze quantitatively the impacts of WTs on PM2.5 pollution. Then the preferred transitions between WTs are explored to explain potential weather process. We find a most frequently recurring circulation evolution corresponding to Mongolia high pressure that stretches southward to eastern China, referred as the WTs transition of YSH− > BLH− > MH, with PM2.5 increased in North China and dissipated as the high pressure moves southward. Further to establish intraseasonal connections between large‐scale circulation and regional synoptic patterns, several leading evolutionary chains are discovered among tropical Madden‐Julian Oscillation (MJO), extratropical teleconnections, and WTs of eastern China at an extended period. The positive or negative phase of teleconnections can indicate the WTs change 4–10 days in advance, while MJO further extends that indicative effect to 10–15 days. The intraseasonal oscillations of teleconnections such as conventional Eurasia, Scandinavia, Arctic Oscillation, Polar/Eurasia, Western Pacific and East Atlantic are associated with the transition of YSH− > BLH− > MH, and MJO may act as a precursor of teleconnection phases to extend effectively the prediction time for surface weather conditions and air pollution in eastern China.
Internet of Things Based Reconfigurable SIMD Processor for High-Speed End Devices in FPGA

: This research article proposed the reconfigurable Single Instruction Multi Data (SIMD) processor design to speed up the accelerated computing task in IoT operations. Single Instruction Multi Data models leverage the parallel real source to speed up computing accelerated tasks. It proposes the utilization of reconfigurable Kogge Stone-dependent hybrid adder structures, now referred to as KS-CPA, in which reconfiguration occurs during the addition operation. The Least Significant Bits (LSB) are processed using a carry propagate adder, while the Most Significant Bits (MSB) are computed using the Kogge Stone adder. Depending on the data width and device-accessible energy resources, the hybrid configuration of the adder offers the 4-bit, 8-bit, and 16-bit addition. The adder form is identified by a shift in the configuration of its Carry Look-ahead and then by a Kogge Stone Adder (KSA). Throughout the activity, the KS-CLA crossbreed configuration is used to attain the fastest speed and low energy usage. The effectiveness, including its proposed hybrid adder, is evaluated by looking at the speed, energy, and area parameters, including a suitable area use during rapid applications in which both less delay and low power adders are required. Considering these, we are structuring an IoT processor that can be reconfigured to gain from SIMD. We have demonstrated that our hybrid adder-enhanced processor saves energy up to 13% and reduces 27% latency. The proposed 16 and 32-bit adders will boost time, power, and Area Delay Product (ADP) by almost 18-24% and 13-19% respectively.
Water Level Trend in the Barind Area

The water level trend, using monthly data of 50 observation wells � 2 in each of the 25 upazillas under Barind Multipurpose Development Authority command area in the district of Rajshahi, Bangladeshwas analyzed for the period of 1986-2004. To determine the lean season maximum and wet season minimum trends, depth to water level was regressed over the time span a 5-year moving average instead of raw data was employed in formulating the regression equation. The slope or inclination of the regression equation, which indicated the trend of depth to water level, was mapped. A composite trend map, combining both the maximum and minimum depths, was presented that delineated distinct zones with regards to their potentiality in the Barind area. About 2/3 of the area showed gradual fall in the water level both in dry and wet seasons. Most of the remaining area, situated in the west, east and south east, experienced lowing of the water level either in the post monsoon season or during the lean period. Only small areas in Shibganj and Gomastapur in the west and Naogaon in the east exhibited a rise in water level.
The Interplay between Smallholder Farmers and Fragile Tropical Agroecosystems in the Kenyan Highlands

That farmers rely on the land for their livelihoods is obvious. The converse, that ecosystem services depend on farmers' behaviors, must also be recognized if agricultural productivity is to be improved. In sub Saharan Africa, the 70% of the population employed in the agricultural sector (Sanchez 2002) is engaged in an on-going 'dialogue' with the agricultural natural resource base. Recently, this conversation has not been going well: per capita food production has remained stagnant for the last 40 years so now 180 million on the continent lack adequate food, a number that has increased by 100% since 1970 (Sanchez 2002). To provide adequate diets to the African population, increases in crop yields of 3.0 to 3.5% y-1 are needed (Reardon et al. 2001), but such increases have not been realized as average maize yields have remained static at 1200 kg ha-1.
Serum KL-6 as a Candidate Predictor of Outcome in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infection is associated with an extremely variable disease course. When interstitial pneumonia (IP) occurs, it can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome and death. Serum Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) is an established marker of IP, but its role as a marker of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia is debated. This bicentric study included 157 patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. The WHO Ordinal Scale for Clinical Improvement (0–10 points) was used to classify the clinical course. Serum samples were collected at admission, and on days 3 and 7 of hospitalization. KL-6 was measured by using automated chemiluminescence immunoassay. A total of 68 patients developed a severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, 135 of them required oxygen, and 15 died during hospitalization. The patients requiring non-invasive ventilation, invasive ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation had significantly higher serum KL-6 levels at admission. The serum KL-6 levels were tendentially higher in patients who died than in those who survived. Logistic regression identified serum KL-6 at a cut-off of 335 U/mL at admission as a significant predictor of severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia outcome. Serum KL-6 seems to be a candidate biomarker for the clinical routine to stratify patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia for the risk of a severe disease outcome or death.
Progression-free survival as a primary end-point: Counting the cost

For some time in cancer clinical trials, overall survival (OS) has been the gold standard in determining the endpoint of the drug's efficacy. However, in recent times, there has been a gradual shift in the endpoint of drug efficacy towards progression-free survival (PFS). PFS has its merits, especially being cost-effective, but not without associated shortcomings. PFS is not an ideal surrogate for OS, and in some cases, the correlation is low to medium in strength with heterogeneity in the methodologies used. There have also been cases where PFS is used as an endpoint in place of OS, which was achieved, but with increased reports of significant adverse events/reduced quality of life (QoL) index. Current realities make using OS as an endpoint in some cancer drug trials a difficult task to demonstrate. However, even if PFS is used, data must be thoroughly assessed for quality of life indices and drug safety. It is therefore important that stakeholders in the business of cancer drug evaluation and trials note the risks and benefits of such drugs for the target population. In so doing, patient’s QoL would be paramount in therapeutic decision-making.