Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Fruit Ripening Methods and Knowledge of Health Effect of Use of Calcium Carbide in Ripening Fruits among Fruit Sellers in Uyo, Nigeria

Aims: Eating of fruits prevents several diseases in man but unhealthy ripening methods are reported in many countries. This study aimed at determining the various fruit ripening methods and knowledge of the health effects associated with the use of calcium carbide as an artificial ripening agent by fruit sellers. Study Design: A descriptive cross sectional design was used. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the 3 major markets in Uyo capital city territory, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria between April and June, 2021. Methodology: One hundred and ninety nine fruit sellers [19 (9.5%) men, 180 (90.5%) women] between the ages of 18-67 years were recruited through systematic random sampling. Data on methods of fruit ripening known, ever used and mainly used and knowledge of adverse health effects of use of calcium carbide as fruit ripening agent were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed with STATA at a level of statistical significance of P<0.05. Results: Common fruit ripening methods known were natural ripening199 (100%), packaging in polyethylene bags 178 (89.5%) and use of calcium carbide 155 (77.9%). Main methods currently used to ripen fruits were natural ripening 125 (62.8%), packaging in polyethylene bags 45(22.6%) and use of calcium carbide 8(4.0%). Fifty four (27.1%) and 43(21.6%) knew that use of calcium carbide for fruit ripening is associated with cough and chest tightness in traders and cancers in consumers respectively. Poor knowledge of adverse health effect of use of calcium carbide in ripening fruits was reported in 147(73.9%) respondents. No significant association between socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and knowledge of use of calcium carbide in fruit ripening was observed (P>0.05) Conclusion: Use of unhealthy methods of fruit ripening and poor knowledge of health effects of use of calcium carbide in ripening fruits was observed. Intense education of traders on healthy methods of fruit ripening is needed.
Factors associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Thai Seniors

Objective Older people are the most vulnerable group for developing SARS-CoV-2 infection. Although vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reduces infection, hospitalization, and mortality rates, some older people have refused to get vaccinated. Our study aimed to evaluate factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Thai seniors. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional telephone survey on vaccine hesitancy in a geriatric clinic at Ramathibodi Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. Patients aged ≥60 years were contacted and interviewed by trained interviewers between June 20 and July 25, 2021. Results In total, we interviewed 282 participants aged 60–93 years (mean age 73.0±7.5 years). We found that 44.3% of participants were hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Factors associated with high vaccine hesitancy were low education, lack of confidence in the healthcare system’s ability to treat patients with COVID-19, vaccine manufacturers, being offered a vaccine from an unexpected manufacturer, and a low number of new COVID-19 cases per day. Conclusion The prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Thai seniors is relatively high, and is associated with specific factors. These findings will help in promoting COVID-19 vaccination among Thailand’s senior citizens.
The Necessary Thread of Mindfulness Intervention Fidelity Assurance: Enabling an Organizational Strategy to Promote Health Care Professional Well-Being

Purpose A growing waitlist for Mindfulness in Motion (MIM), an evidence-based worksite mindfulness-based intervention, necessitated a training system with built in fidelity assurance to meet program demand. MIM was delivered as part of an organizational strategy in a large academic health center to enhance Health Care Professional (HCP) well-being. In order to ensure that the intervention was being delivered the same way to each cohort, a process to ensure intervention fidelity was developed for MIM. Method The core components of MIM informed the development of a detailed fidelity monitoring system to ensure consistent intervention delivery. Each MIM cohort was conducted with both trained facilitators and trained intervention fidelity monitors. Results Across 11 cohort offerings of MIM, each 8 weeks in length, there was a mean adherence rate of 0.9886, SD = 0.0012. Conclusion The fidelity monitoring system allowed for a reliable expansion of MIM offerings to HCPs and for a seamless pivot to fully virtual MIM delivery, necessitated by COVID-19.
Truth, Justice, and Sexual Violence: A Comparative Analysis of Op-Eds Surrounding the Hill-Thomas and Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings

ABSTRACT Using discourse analysis to examine newspaper Op-Eds during the Hill-Thomas and Ford-Kavanaugh hearings, this study explores how media can function as an arbiter of public opinion during controversial events. This analysis highlights the importance of Op-Eds in defining whose voices matter in shaping national mediated discourses, examining the role media play in critical public debates surrounding issues of gender, race, power, and sexual violence. Against a backdrop of increasing numbers of women in the Senate chambers, the growing numbers of women and people of color across American newsrooms, and the impact of the #MeToo movement in the national conversation about sexual violence, this study examines changes in opinion authorship and media discourses surrounding these two hearings set 27 years apart. Findings show a shift in Op-Ed contributors, from mostly men in 1991 to predominantly women in 2018. Support for women and sexual assault accusers was largely absent in Op-Eds from 1991, replaced by vague debates about fairness and justice; while in 2018, Op-Ed authors offered tangible support for accusers. This study considers both the promise and limitations of these shifting media discourses to address structural and institutional power relations.
Postharvest application of single, multi-walled carbon nanotubes and nanographene oxide improves rose keeping quality

ABSTRACT Keeping quality is frequently terminated by adverse water relations or oxidative stress. This study was designed to evaluate whether postharvest application of single, multi-walled carbon nanotubes and nanographene oxide (SWCNTs, MWCNTs, and NGO respectively) can improve keeping quality in rose, along with the processes involved. Dose-response curves were realised by applying five concentrations of SWCNTs, MWCNTs, and NGO (0–80, 0–80, and 0–2 mg L−1 respectively) either once as a foliar spray or continuously in the holding solution of different rose cultivars. At optimal concentration, CNTs and NGO through either application method extended keeping quality. CNTs improved water balance by promoting water uptake more than water loss, whereas NGO did not. Each nanomaterial at optimal concentration was also employed to assess various parameters underlying keeping quality. CNTs generally enhanced leaf stomatal conductance and transpiration. CNTs and NGO attenuated chlorophyll degradation, electrolyte leakage and lipid peroxidation due to the amplified triggering of both enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants. In conclusion, the extension of keeping quality by postharvest application of CNTs and NGO was characterised by different modes of action. Both upgraded the antioxidant status, while CNTs additionally promoted water relations.Abbreviations: APX, ascorbate peroxidase; CAT, catalase; CNTs, carbon nanotubes; DW, dry weight; FW, fresh weight; GAE, gallic acid equivalent; NGO, nanographene oxide; MDA, malondialdehyde; MWCNTs, multi-walled CNTs; NBT, nitro-blue tetrazolium chloride; POD, peroxidase; RH, relative air humidity; ROS, reactive oxygen species; RUE, rutin equivalent; RWC, relative water content; SOD, superoxide dismutase; SWCNTs, single-walled CNTs.
Preoperative Serum IL6, IL8, and TNF-α May Predict the Recurrence of Hepatocellular Cancer

Purpose As we all know, curative resection remains the only effective treatment for hepatocellular cancer (HCC). However, systemic inflammatory response syndrome always correlates with surgery, which may impose an impact on the clinical outcome of HCC patients who had undergone curative treatment. The present study is aimed at exploring the correlation between perioperative inflammatory mediators and recurrence risk of HCC. Methods This study retrospectively included 157 histologically confirmed single HCC patients (88 patients developed HCC again) who had received radical hepatectomy between January 2016 and May 2018 at the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the People's Liberation Army General Hospital (PLAGH), China. The cut-off values for predicting recurrence were determined by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis with estimation of the Youden index. Recurrence-free survival (RFS) was assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method, and the difference was compared between groups by the log-rank test. Univariate/multivariate analysis was performed to identify independent risk factors of postoperative tumor recurrence. Results The perioperative serum IL1, IL2, and IL10 levels showed no difference between groups, whereas the serum IL6, IL8, and TNF-α levels showed significant differences between groups. High preoperative serum IL6, IL8, and TNF-α levels were significantly associated with shorter RFS. Multivariate analysis revealed that preoperative serum IL6 > 8.45 pg/ml, preoperative serum IL8 > 68 pg/ml, preoperative serum TNF − α > 14.9 pg/ml, microvascular invasion (MVI), and maximum tumor size > 6 cm were independent predictors of RFS. Conclusions The present study confirmed that high preoperative serum IL6, IL8, and TNF-α levels were distinctly correlated with the postoperative tumor recurrence risk of HCC patients.
Chlorine Activation and Heterogeneous Chemistry in the Polar Stratosphere: Model Simulations, In-Situ- and Satellite Observations

Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit heterogenen Reaktionen, welche zur Aktivierung von Chlor in der polaren Stratosphare fuhren. Hierzu werden Atmospharenmodelle, In-situ- und Satellitendaten betrachtet. Parametrisierungen fur diese Reaktionen werden mit In-situ Messungen validiert. Die Messungen wurden unter atmospharischen Bedienungen durchgefuhrt, bei denen entweder die Verfugbarkeit von einem Reaktionspartner oder die Temperatur das Ausmas der beobachteten Chloraktivierung kontrollierte. Des Weiteren wird die Darstellung von PSCs mit dem gekoppelten Klimamodell SD-WACCM und Satellitenbeobachtungen untersucht. Die beste Darstellung von PSC Prozessen in SD-WACCM wird erreicht, wenn die Menge an HNO3 welche feste PSCs formen kann limitiert wird. Obwohl SD-WACCM PSCs und heterogene Reaktionen korrekt wiedergibt, ist die Entwicklung von Gasphasen HCl, einem Indikator fur Chloraktivierung, im Modell wesentlich langsamer als in den Beobachtungen. Bewahrte und neue Prozessen, welche HCl aus der Gasphase entfernen konnen, werden untersucht. Der einzige Prozess, welcher die Entfernung von HCl aus der Gasphase erklaren kann, ist die Aufnahme von HCl in flussige PSC Teilchen. Die Parametrisierung der Loslichkeit von HCl in PSC Teilchen zeigt sehr gute Ubereinstimmung mit der beobachteten Temperaturabhangigkeit. Allerdings ist dieser Prozess auserst sensitiv auf Wasserdampf und Temperatur.
Detection of specific antibody-ligand interactions with a self-induced back-action actuated nanopore electrophoresis sensor

Recent advances in plasmonic nanopore technologies have enabled the use of concurrently acquired bimodal optical-electrical data for improved quantification of molecular interactions. This work presents the use of a new plasmonic nanosensor employing self-induced back-action (SIBA) for optical trapping to enable SIBA-actuated nanopore electrophoresis (SANE) for quantifying antibody-ligand interactions. T-cell receptor-like antibodies (TCRmAbs) engineered to target peptide-presenting major histocompatibility complex (pMHC) ligands, representing a model of target ligands presented on the surface of cancer cells, were used to test the SANE sensor’s ability to identify specific antibody-ligand binding. Cancer-irrelevant TCRmAbs targeting the same pMHCs were also tested as a control. It was found that the sensor could provide bimodal molecular signatures that could differentiate between antibody, ligand and the complexes that they formed, as well as distinguish between specific and non-specific interactions. Furthermore, the results suggested an interesting phenomenon of increased antibody-ligand complex bound fraction detected by the SANE sensor compared to that expected for corresponding bulk solution concentrations. A possible physical mechanism and potential advantages for the sensor’s ability to augment complex formation near its active sensing volume at concentrations lower than the free solution equilibrium binding constant (KD) are discussed.
Traumatic Angle Recession with Secondary Glaucoma- A Case Series Study

Attribution Abstract Purpose: To describe the patterns of outcomes and management approaches to patients diagnosed with angle recession glaucoma presenting at the Glaucoma Department, Chittagong Eye Infirmary & Training Complex, Bangladesh. Design: A hospital-based prospective observational case series review. Participants: 25 patients who were diagnosed with angle recession glaucoma over a 1-year period from November 1st 2009 to October 31st 2011. Method: Patient particulars, history and mechanism of trauma were recorded. Ophthalmic examination details (including gonioscopy, intraocular pressure and fundoscopy) and management given were documented. Similar relevant details were recorded for three follow-up periods, on all patients, extending over a total period of 9 months. Results: 25 patients with angle recession glaucoma were included in the study. Twenty-two of the patients were male. The mean age of patients was 34.9 ± 20.84 years (Range: 9–72 yrs). All patients had an angle cleavage of more than 180 degrees, with 68% having a recession of 360 degrees. 56% had a history of hyphaema. In 88% of patients, the intra-ocular pressure (IOP) was controlled and kept at a stable level (<21mmHg) over follow-up. Of these, 91% were controlled by conservative treatment (topical anti-glaucoma drugs or observation) and 9% was controlled after cataract surgery. Patients with uncontrolled IOP (12%) were advised for filtration surgery. The mean IOP at time of diagnosis was 29.8 ± 9.7mmHg (Range: 14 – 50mmHg). The mean IOP at last follow-up was 18.4 ± 8.4mmHg (Range: 10 – 50mmHg). Visual Acuity (VA) for 23 patients (92%) either remained stable or improved. Conclusion: Angle recession glaucoma can cause further loss of vision in ocular trauma patients who may already have compromised vision due to injury. Control of IOP and preservation of presenting VA was seen in most cases with conservative management with topical medications and sustained follow-up. Patients sustaining blunt ocular trauma, especially those associated with hyphaema, should be advised for future follow up and have gonioscopic evaluation of the angle.
The influence of chemical environment on the infrared spectra of embedded molecules in astrophysical ices

Abstract In this work, one intends to computationally simulate and investigate, via thermochemical calculations, how the chemical environment influences some molecular properties, such as IR spectra and absorption cross section, of individual species embedded in the solid phase employing the Polarized Continuum Model (PCM) approach. The trial molecules used here to check these effects are CO, CO2 and H2O. The solid phase (bulk ice) is simulated using different dielectric constant values representing different types of astrophysical ice at PCM approach. The effect of temperature is also investigated since it is known it affects the dielectric constant of the solvent medium.
Master Computer Science

In previous research, using structural information to address stance classiﬁcation in conversational social media has been limited to a single sequential model. In this work, we explore the beneﬁt of constructing ensemble models with sequential and non-sequential models to aid rumour stance classiﬁcation. This is a multi-classiﬁcation task that aims to predict user’s attitudes towards a rumour post. During the research process, we successfully adapt the original BranchLSTM method to make it able to receive various sizes of tweet conversations and make it available to the public. We experiment with combining the sequential model BranchLSTM and the pre-trained model DistilBERT by merging their predicting probabilities to the same tweet and using one-step and two-step voting classiﬁers to classify the new probability features. Through single-model experiment analysis, we ﬁnd out that DistilBERT has advantages in addressing a more balanced dataset comparing to BranchLSTM, but BranchLSTM could perform better in predicting the large categories of the imbalanced dataset. Through ensemble experiment analysis, we prove that the ensemble model could learn both features of BranchLSTM and DistilBERT with the help of a voting classiﬁer, but is not able to keep advantages from both deep learning models. Finally, through comparison between sequential voting clas-siﬁer and non-sequential classiﬁer, we ﬁnd out that sequential voting classiﬁer could make use of the context but may have less strength in classifying a single simple tweet comparing to the non-sequential classiﬁer.
Response of equine monocytes to lipopolysaccharide from enteric and non-enteric bacteria: efficacy and receptor specificity

Endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) activates inflammatory cells by interacting with a cellular receptor complex consisting of cluster differentiation antigen 14 (CD14), Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and MD-2. LPS antagonists are structurally atypical LPS compounds that do not activate inflammatory cells and in fact inhibit cellular activation by endotoxin. LPS antagonists may be of therapeutic value and offer a tool for investigation of ligand-receptor interactions and species-specific differences in the response to different LPS compounds. This report describes the results of an investigation of the biological activities of three structurally atypical LPS compounds in equine and human cells. LPS from Rhodobacter sphaeroides (RsLPS), Rhizobium galegae (R. galegae) and Rhizobium Sin-1 (R. Sin-1) stimulated tumor necrosis factor ? (TNF? ) production in equine monocytes while they inhibited the response to enteric LPS in a human monocyte cell line, Mono Mac 6. Using transfection experiments, it was determined that RsLPS stimulated nuclear factor ? B (NF-? B) activation in equine cells but not in human cells, and that stimulation of equine cells occurred independent of CD14. It was further determined that the TLR4/MD-2 complex determined the equine-specific response to RsLPS. Using transfection experiments and binding assays, it was determined that LPS from R. galegae and R. Sin-1 activated equine cells via CD14, TLR4 and MD-2 and that these compounds competed with enteric LPS for binding to equine monocytes. Contrary to their effect on TNF? production, LPS from R. galegae and R. Sin-1 also stimulated NF-? B activation in cells expressing human receptor proteins, thereby putting into question a competitive mechanism of antagonism for these compounds. In an additional study, binding assays were used to estimate the number of binding sites for LPS on Mono Mac 6 cells and the affinity of LPS binding to these cells. Comparison to cell stimulation assays suggested the presence of spare receptors. Competition experiments further suggested an allosteric effect of certain LPS compounds on LPS binding to Mono Mac 6 cells.
Effect of Music Therapy on Pain, Anxiety, and Use of Opioids Among Patients Underwent Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background of the topic revealed that orthopedic surgery is one of the most painful surgeries in which music therapy is found to be effective for reducing pain and anxiety. This study aimed to examine the effect of music therapy on pain, anxiety, and the use of opioids among patients who underwent orthopedic surgery. Methods include a comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Ovid, Clinical Key, and Google Scholar for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental studies published until December 2020 in the English language regarding music therapy in comparison to standard care on pain, anxiety, and opioid use among postoperative orthopedic patients. Results of the study included 13 studies, having a total of 778 patients included in a systematic review comprising ten RCTs and three quasi-experimental studies. Meta-analysis was performed on ten RCTs. The results showed a significant difference between the two groups regarding the use of music therapy in reducing the pain [standard mean difference (SMD) = −0.27; p = 0.002] and anxiety (SMD = −0.40; p = 0.0009). No statistically significant difference was found in the use of opioids and physiological variables between the two groups. Conclusion of the current evidence demonstrated that music therapy significantly reduces pain and anxiety among postoperative orthopedic patients. Researchers recommended using it in the routine care of orthopedic patients for managing their subjective feelings like pain and anxiety. Musical intervention timing, duration, and type of music can be changed according to specific clinical settings and medical teams.