Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Laboratory evaluation for comparative insecticidal activity of some synthetic pyrethroids against vector mosquitoes in arid region

Comparative efficacy of three synthetic pyrethroids viz., cypermethrin, lambdacyhalothrin and cyfluthrin was evaluated against Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus, the three important mosquito vectors prevalent in arid region. Studies were carried out on late 3 rd or early 4 th instar larvae of these species using standard WHO technique. Based on concentration mortality data LC 50 and LC 90 values along with their fiducial limits, regression equation, chi-square (+ 2 )/ heterogeneity of the response have been determined by log probit analysis. LC 50 values as observed were 0.0064, 0.00060 and 0.00012 mg /l for cypermethrin, 0.0090, 0.0019 and 0.0010 mg /l for lambdacyhalothrin and 0.0087, 0.0005 and 0.0004 mg /l for cyfluthrin for the above three vectors respectively. The results showed that larvae of Cx. quinquefasciatus were most susceptible followed by Ae. aegypti and An. stephensi to all the pyrethroids tested. The chi-square values calculated during the analysis did not show any heterogeneity of the response. Experiments conducted with adults of An. stephensi, Ae. aegypti and Cx. quinquefasciatus with three synthetic pyrethroids viz. lambdacyhalothrin (0.05%), cyfluthrin (0.15%) and deltamethrin (0.05%) showed that all the three compounds are very effective and a 98- 100% kill was observed when subjected from 15-60 min. time exposure. This study would be useful while planning use of these insecticides for the control of adult mosquito vectors in this area.
A comparison of the capacity of six cold-pressed plant oils to support development of acquired immune competence in the weanling mouse: superiority of low-linoleic-acid oils

The objective of this investigation was to compare, at several levels of intake, the capacity of diverse cold-pressed plant oils to support development of acquired immune competence assessed in vivo in the weanling mouse. Safflower, maize, soyabean, rapeseed, flaxseed and olive oils were selected to represent widely differing 18: 1n-9, 18: 2n-6 and 18: 3n-3 contents, and each oil was fed at three dietary levels (40, 80 and 160 g/kg) as the exclusive source of fat. C57BL/6J mice, ten males and ten females, had free access to each diet for 28 d beginning at 19 d of age. The primary serum haemagglutinin response to sheep red blood cells and the primary cutaneous delayed hypersensitivity response to dinitrochlorobenzene were used to assess humoral and cell-mediated competence respectively, on day 28. A zero-time control group, assessed immunologically at 19 d of age, was also included (n 32). Independently of dietary oil level, flaxseed, rapeseed, olive and soyabean oils supported development of a more vigorous antibody response than safflower (a useful point of reference, being rich in 18: 2n-6 but low in 18: 1n-9 and 18: 3n-3), whereas only flaxseed oil supported development of cell-mediated responsiveness exceeding that of safflower-fed mice. Independently of oil type, development of both immunological indices correlated negatively with intake of 18: 2n-6, and development of humoral competence varied inversely with dietary oil level. A low content of 18: 2n-6, perhaps less than 20 g/100 g fatty acids, appears important to the capacity of a plant oil to support development of acquired immune competence in the young.
EFFECT OF INFILL WALLS AND PLASTER FOR A FOUR STOREY R/C BUILDING

Infill walls are non-structural elements, which are mainly used for architectural purposes. Besides contribution of infill walls is ignored during the structural analysis, the effect of the infill walls are usually taken into account through the application of additional loads and masses appropriately distributed along the interfaces between the surrounding frame and the infill walls. In doing so, the stiffness and strength contribution of the latter elements as well as their interaction with the members of the Reinforced Concrete (RC) frame are also ignored. Practically some of the earthquake design codes like Turkish code neglect the effects of the non-structural infill walls. However the presence of infill walls significantly increases the stiffness and the strength of a frame. The reasons of this increment are high in-plane stiffness of infill and the composite action of the infill and the frame. On the other hand, plastering significantly affects the behaviour of infill walls. Thus, the dynamic characteristics of a building also affected by the infill walls of building having plaster or not.
Is dengue a threat to the blood supply?

Dengue is the most common arthropodborne infection worldwide, affecting at least 50 million people every year and endemic in more than 100 countries. The dengue virus is a single-stranded RNA virus with four major serotypes. Infection with one serotype confers homotypic immunity but not heterologous immunity, and secondary infection with another serotype may lead to more severe disease. The major route of transmission occurs through the Aedes aegypti mosquito vector, but dengue has also been transmitted through blood transfusion and organ transplantation. Infection results in a spectrum of clinical illness ranging from asymptomatic infection, undifferentiated fever, dengue fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) to dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Dengue is spreading rapidly to new areas and with increasing frequency of majoroutbreaks.A trendhasalsobeenobserved towards increasing age among infected patients. This will impact blood supply availability as more blood donors are deferred because of dengue infection or exposure to infection.The riskof transmission through transfusionof blood from asymptomatic viraemic donors will also increase. Although screening tests for dengue and effective pathogen reduction processes are now available for the blood supply, the value of implementing these costly measures needs to be carefully considered. Demand for platelets and fresh frozen plasmawill rise with increasing number ofDHF/DSS. Evidence-based guidelines for the clinical use of these blood components in the management of patients with DHF/DSS have not been well established, and inappropriate use will contribute to the challenges faced by blood services.
Testing the Efficacy of A Momentum-Based, Long-Short Equity Hedge Fund: Do past prices create alpha-generating trading opportunities?

In this paper I tested whether or not it is possible to generate alpha against a benchmark of common stocks by using a long-short momentum strategy composed of industry-segmented stock returns. I formed these portfolios on a rolling-basis, whereby the highest performing industry over the prior time horizon (ranging from one month to six months) represented the portion of my long portfolio, and the weakest performing sector was the short portion of the portfolio. This long-short approach to formulating an equity hedge fund was ultimately tested over multiple time horizons, and compared to several different widely used stock benchmarks.
Machine Learning Prediction of Diabetic PatientsFollow-Up Patterns at Family Medicine Clinicof Tertiary Health Care Provider, Riyadh, SaudiArabia

Background: Diabetes prevalence is predicted to rise dramatically over the next 20 years, and associated spending is expected to increase threefold. We hypothesized that adding appointment data and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes to patient demographic data would improve predictions of follow-up appointment attendance utilizing machine learning models. Our results showed that the random forest classifier was the most accurate and sensitive, reaching 73% and 77%, respectively. Methods: This study was based on retrospectively extracted patient’s records of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type I or II who had a follow-up appointment at the Family Medicine Clinic between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2018. We built several machine learning models, including logistic regression, decision tree, random forest, k-nearest neighbors (KNN), and support vector machine (SVM) models. We also implemented a deep learning algorithm, Deep Neural Network (DNN). Results: A total of 2,403 patients participated in the study; 3 were excluded because they had only one appointment. Of the 2,400 remaining, around 50% were female, 32% were hospital employees, and 82% were married. Non-Saudis represented around 25% of participants. A total of 19,218 appointments were analyzed, 44.33% of which were classified as “no- show. ” Prediction accuracy increased by an average of 7% and 10% when we added appointment data and ICD codes, respectively, to demographic data. Conclusions: Our results indicate that knowing appointment-related data and ICD codes corresponding to a patient along with their demographic data is useful in predicting follow-up status.
Determination of risk factors for predicting the onset of symptoms in asymptomatic COVID-19 infected patients

Background: The number of asymptomatic infected patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) is rampaging around the world but limited information aimed on risk factors of asymptomatic infections. The purpose of this study is to investigate the risk factors of symptoms onset and clinical features in asymptomatic COVID-19 infected patients. Methods: A retrospective study was performed in 70 asymptomatic COVID-2019 infected patients confirmed by nucleic acid tests in Hunan province, China between 28 January 2020 and 18 February, 2020. The epidemiological, clinical features and laboratory data were reviewed and analyzed. Presence or absence at the onset of symptoms was taken as the outcome. A Cox regression model was performed to evaluate the potential predictors of the onset of symptoms. Results: The study included 36 males and 34 females with a mean age of 33.24±20.40 years (range, 0.5-84 years). There were 22 asymptomatic carriers developed symptoms during hospitalization isolated observation, and diagnosed as confirmed cases, while 48 cases remained asymptomatic throughout the course of disease. Of 70 asymptomatic patients, 14 (14/70, 20%) had underlying diseases, 3 (3/70, 4.3%) had drinking history, and 11 (11/70, 15.7%) had smoking history. 22 patients developed symptoms onset of fever (4/22, 18.2%), cough (13/22, 59.1%), chest discomfort (2/22, 9.1%), fatigue (1/22, 4.5%), pharyngalgia (1/22, 4.5%) during hospitalization; only one (1/22, 4.5%) patient developed signs of both cough and pharyngalgia. Abnormalities on chest CT were detected among 35 of the 69 patients (50.7%) after admission, except for one pregnant woman had not been examined. 4 (4/70, 5.7%) and 8 (8/70, 11.4%) cases showed leucopenia and lymphopenia. With the effective antiviral treatment, all the 70 asymptomatic infections had been discharged, none cases developed severe pneumonia, admission to intensive care unit, or died. The mean time from nucleic acid positive to negative was 13.2±6.84 days. Cox regression analysis showed that smoking history (P=0.028, hazard ratio=4.49, 95% CI 1.18-17.08) and existence of pulmonary disease (P=0.038, hazard ratio=7.09, 95% CI 1.12-44.90) were risk factors of the onset of symptoms in asymptomatic carries. Conclusion: The initially asymptomatic patients can develop mild symptoms and have a good prognosis. History of smoking and pulmonary disease was prone to illness onset in asymptomatic patients, and it is necessary to be highly vigilant to those patients.
Observations on the Attachment Scheme of the Parasitic Copepod Pandarus satyrus (Copepoda: Pandaridae)

penetrated the liver showed no noteworthy changes except for GPT, which increased up to 170 Karmen Units at 3 and again at 10 wk after exposure. Although the significance of this change is not fully understood, liver damage may be involved. Several species of mammals as well as coldblooded vertebrates have been shown to act as the paratenic hosts, suggesting a broad paratenic host-range and suggesting that humans run the risk of exposure to this parasite. al species of mammals as well as cold-
Conﬁguration of Shared Backup Cycles for Local Restoration in ATM Mesh Networks

: This paper proposes an efﬁcient backup network planning for survivable ATM networks. Distributed local restoration is performed using preplanned backup VPs that are residing on sharable backup cycles, in which both the backup path and spare capacity can be shared to restore different failed links. Each network link is assigned two backup cycles and each cycle protects half of the working capacity of a link in case of failure. The preconﬁguration of the cycles and its spare capacity reservation can be derived directly from arbitrary network topologies if they are two-connected. The dual backup cycles concept provides an efﬁcient solution for survivable network design and also simple backup management. The proposed technique needs spare capacity redundancy bounded from 50% to 100% of total working capacity of a network for guaranteed restoration of any single link failure, on average 60% for typical example networks, while providing highly acceptable robustness against multiple failure.
Exploring the Role of Cultural Teaching in EFL College Programs: An Introspective Study

Culture-embedded teaching is integral to teaching foreign languages. In Saudi higher education, the cultural aspects of the target language is poorly integrated in foreign language education due to rigid doctrinaire ideologies. This study, using a survey research design, aimed to introspect the perceptions of EFL instructors about culture and literature teaching in EFL college programs, particularly in Saudi Arabia. The study also explored the perceptions and attitudes of EFL college English language instructors concerning the integration of culture in English language education programs. Utilizing a descriptive research methodology, the researchers made use of questionnaires and interviews to tap into the perceptions of faculty responsible for teaching English as a foreign language courses in the EFL program of the College of Languages and Translation, King Khalid University. The survey and interviews also examined the EFL teachers’ attitudes towards the integration of literature teaching in English education. The findings showed that EFL instructors were concerned with explicit teaching of cultural issues through literature as an excellent source of culture-laden material for foreign language learning. However, due to meagre literature teaching, the current program is short of presenting adequate culture content integration. Barriers perceived include over-use of indigenous cultural and Islamic themes that interfere with proper teaching of the target language. Findings also revealed that teachers entertained positive attitudes toward integrating culture in language education through using a variety of methods and techniques. Pedagogical implications advocate the importance of integrating culture into foreign language teaching courses, especially in the literature curriculum stream as well as integrating real-life conversational excerpts for teaching culturally-laden content in listening and speaking courses. Suggestions for further research topics on culture integration in ELT are presented eventually.
AB-27 ülkeleri ve Türkiye'de ekonomik büyümeyi etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesi: statik panel veri modeli uygulaması

The aim of this study is to figure out the determinants that explain the economic growth for EU27 countries and Turkey for the years 2000-2011. The database consists of GDP, population, total local credits to GDP, private sector credits to GDP, foreign trade to GDP, consumer inflation and total savings to GNI. Initially, unit root tests such as LLC and Hadri are implemented. Then, Breusch-Pagan LM, Breusch-Pagan/Cook- Weisberg LM and White tests are run for heterogeneity and Wooldridge (2000) test for autocorrelation. Static panel regression have been used to analysis. As a result of the analysis, economic growth has been explained by human capital, credits providing by banking sector, inflation, financial development and savings.
Function of Ca~(2+)/CaM on Transduction of Stress Signal

Most studies on the role of ABA in the stomatal response of the whole plant to drought rely on a good estimate of ABA concentration in xylem sap. In this report, the roles of the second signal system Ca(2+)/CaM on the process of ABA synthesis and its signal transduction were investigated. Various volumes of sap were collected by pressurizing leaves cut from 6-8-leaf-old seedlings. The changes of bulk ABA of root, stem and leaf, xylem sap ABA, xylem sap pH, leaf stomatal conductivity, and transpiration rate were all measured with seedlings treated with the solutions including different concentrations of EGTA,verapamil and trifuoperazine followed by water stress for 24 h. ABA contents were measured with the method of ELISA and the stomatal conductivity and transpiration rate with PP photosynthesis system made in England; at the same time, the pH value was measured with microelectricity trode. The results showed that the total ABA contents in leaves were decreased, but ABA concentration and pH of the xylem sap increased (Fig.1, 2), and the stomatal conductivity and transpiration rate decreased when the maize seedlings were treated with 2 mmol/L EGTA solution followed by drought stress (Fig.3). The effects of 100 μmol/L verapamil solution on maize seedlings were similar to that of EGTA solution(Fig.4-6). When the maize seedlings were treated with 80 μmol/L TFP solution followed by drought stress, ABA contents in roots, pH of xylem sap in both leaves and roots and ABA concentration of xylem sap in leaves were all increased(Fig.7, 8), and the stomatal conductivity and transpiration rate decreased (Fig.9). Those results indicated that Ca(2+) might participate in ABA accumulation induced by water stress, but CaM might not, the reason of it is also discussed.
Participatory Approaches in Critical Migration Research : The Example of an Austrian Documentary Film Annette Sprung

This book is a rich and mul� faceted collec� on of twenty-eight chapters that use varied lenses to examine the discourses that shape people’s lives. The contributors are themselves from many backgrounds – diff erent academic disciplines within the humani� es and social sciences, diverse professional prac� ces and a range of countries and cultures. They represent a broad spectrum of age, status and outlook, and variously apply their research methods – but share a common interest in people, their lives, thoughts and ac� ons. Gathering such eclec� c experiences as those of student-teachers in Kenya, a released prisoner in Denmark, academics in Colombia, a group of migrants learning English, and gambling addic� on support-workers in Italy, alongside more mainstream educa� onal themes, the book presents a fascina� ng array of insights.
The Zooplankton Fauna of Lake Burdur.

Özet: Burdur gölü’nün zooplankton faunası. Nisan 1988 ve Kasım 1999 tarihleri arasında yapılan bu çalışmada Burdur gölü zooplankton faunası incelenmiştir. Bu çalışmada Rotifera’dan 10, Cladocera’dan 5 ve Copepoda’dan 2 olmak üzere toplam 17 zooplankton türü tespit edilmiştir. Cephalodella catellina, C. gibba, Colurella adriatica, Lecane lamellata, Keratella quadrata, Synchaeata oblonga, Polyarthra vulgaris, Diaphanosoma brachyurum türleri Burdur gölü için yeni kayıttır.
The Effect of Chemical Treatments on the Browning Prevention of Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) Products

Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) is an important staple food that is grown throughout the tropics. It constitutes a major source of carbohydrates for millions of people in Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Pacific and Asia. According to Treche (1997), 69.4% of plantains are used for human consumption and 8.0% are used for animal feeds. It also serves as a source of The Effect of Chemical Treatments on the Browning Prevention of Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) Products
Demography and Population Dynamics of South American Fur Seals

The demography and population dynamics of South American fur seals, Arctocephalus australis , at Isla de Lobos, Uruguay, were examined. Age-specific rates of survival of females were estimated during four harvest periods (1987, 1988, 1990, and 1991). The estimated continuous and finite rate of population growth (r = 0.021 and λ = 1.021, respectively), obtained from an estimation of abundance of pups was about equal to the value obtained from a matrix model (λ = 1.014). South American fur seals at Isla de Lobos had the highest rates of survival of adults between 1.5 and 2.5 years. Senescence in the age-specific rates of reproduction was determined. The high rates of survival of young females may be the most important life-history parameter in determining the rates of population growth. Fur seals, as other large mammals, appear to have life histories characterized by high rates of survival of adults and low effects of reproduction on growth rates of populations.
Expression of Caspase-3 and Bcl-2 Protein in Epithelial Ovarian Tumor and Relation of The Expression with Cell Apoptosis and Proliferation

Objective: To explore the relation of caspase-3 and bcl-2 protein with the occurrence and development of epithelial ovarian tumor. Methods: Seventy-two cases of primary ovarian tumor were studied by using immunohistochemistry and TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) method, to examine the expression of caspase-3, bcl-2, proliferating cell antigen (PCNA) and the condition of cell apoptosis. Results: The positive rate of caspase-3 in malignant ovarian tumor was 44.2%, which was obviously lower than the expression in benign tumor (83.3%, P0.05). The expression of caspase-3 in malignant ovarian tumor was correlated with its differentiation and stage (P0.01). The positive rate of bcl-2 in malignant ovarian tumor was significantly higher than in benign tumor (P0.01). while decreased with the decreasing of malignant ovarian tumor's differentiation (P0.01). Apoptosis index correlated positively with proliferating index (r=0.482, P0.01) and the expression of caspase-3 (r=0.647, P0.01), while inversely with the expression of bcl-2 (r=-0.531, P0.01). Conclusion: There is close relation between the expression of caspase-3, bcl-2protein and cell apoptosis in epithelial ovarian tumor. caspase-3, bcl-2 may participate in the regulating mechanism of cell apoptosis and have function in changing malignance. The expression of caspase-3 and bcl-2 protein have close relation with malignant degree of ovarian cancer and might be reference of estimating the prognosis.
MACROECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT: Evidence from Developing Countries

Macroeconomic uncertainty and instability is predominantly and pervasively faced by developing countries, despite application and adoption of varying adjustment policies. Its implications are many and far reaching. This research is conducted to empirically analyze the impact of macroeconomic uncertainty in both the internal and external sectors, on domestic investment in the selected developing countries. For this purpose, a panel of 63 developing countries for the time period 1970 to 2013 has been selected. The uncertainty of selected macroeconomics indicators; namely, the output, inflation, RER and TOT are computed by using the AR (1) models, whereas, instrumental variable approach is employed for empirical estimation. The results show that all types of macroeconomic uncertainty, adversely affect the level of investment. Moreover, the adverse impact of external sector uncertainty is dominant relative to the internal sector uncertainty. It is, therefore, suggested that appropriate policy actions are needed to ensure macroeconomic stability in order to increase domestic investment.