Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
COMPARISON OF CHANGE-POINTS IN MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL USING THE PERFORMANCE OF LAPAGE-TYPE (NONPARAMETRIC)

The inability of the Shewhart‟s, the EWMA, and the CUSUM, Hotelling‟s T2 and many other control charts to indicate the time of shift poses great problems in production, Medicine, etc. To overcome the problems the need to identify the period of change (shift) in the process becomes inevitable. The study used Lapagetype Change-point (LCP) to detect the simultaneous shift in both mean and variance. In the study we compare the performance of generalized likelihood ratio change-point (GLRCP) a parametricbase with our proposed method (LCP) at different varying startups using real life data. We run the data on Normal, Laplace and Lognormal distributions and also Average Run Length to assess the performance of the methods. Evaluating in-control ARLs (IC-ARLs) for each of the methods at change-point 250 and 500 indicates the same performance irrespective of the start-up value; LCP and GLR methods have rather a similar performance IC-ARLs at change-point 50 and change-point 100 under the normality assumptions, but under non-normal distributions, LCP has substantially higher IC-ARLs compared to GLRCP at 20. The LCP outperformed the GLRCP when applied to children bronchial pneumonia status. We therefore recommend that new method be used in short-run situations and also when underlying distributions are usually unknown.
Prevalence of Molar Incisor Hypominerlization among a Group of Egyptian Children: A Cross Sectional study

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the Prevalence of MIH in a group of Egyptian children attending the Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Investigate morphological characteristics and any associated causes of MIH and Investigate the relationship of MIH to dental caries. Material and methods: This study was conducted in Outpatient clinic at Pediatric and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo UniversityThe entire patients who attended the outpatient clinic on the days of examination were included in the study sample. Examined patients were primarily screened based on the eligibility criteria determined before the study begins. Then fill questionnaire. The clinical examination to assess the presence / absence of MIH and its severity based on EAPD criteria which will be followed by (Weerheijm & Mejare 2003,2009) Questionnaire are carefully constructed after the thorough literature review to identify all possible etiological conditions associated with MIH and related to the child or parental history, specially the mother. The questionnaire is filled out during a face-to-face interview with the accompanying parent. Conclusion: Prevalence of MIH among in this study was 14.2%. with no gender predilection and The most common degree of severity of MIH in this studied population was mild degree.
Seed vigor level in association to fertilizer distribution

This work aimed at evaluating yielding responses of soybean seeds production fields in response to the association between seed vigor level and fertilizer distribution systems at the sowing line.Experimental design was randomized blocks design, with two growing Research, Society and Development, v. 9, n. 10, e5999108658, 2020 (CC BY 4.0) | ISSN 2525-3409 | DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.33448/rsd-v9i10.8658 3 environments (Passo Fundo RS and Ernestina RS) x three vigor levels (high = 90%, medium = 70% and low = 60%) x three fertilizer distribution systems (absence, conventional and by transhipment), arranged in four replicates, grain yield (GY). For grain yield (GY), it was applied the method genotype main effects and genotype environment interaction (GGE). Seed vigor levels and fertilizer distribution systems influence on seed yield, first pod insertion height, plant height, number of pods in the main stem and ramifications, magnitude and length of ramifications in soybean.The high vigor level in the conventional and by transshipment fertilization systems provided an absolute increase of 10.9 and 5.6% in seed yield, respectively, in Ernestina-RS. The conventional fertilizer distribution system, in Passo FundoRS, increased seed yield in 12.5% in plants originated from low vigor seeds.
Filtering and analyzing normal and abnormal electromyogram signals

The electromyogram (EMG) is an important measurement to assess the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them. The appearance of noise in electromyography (EMG) signals may unquestionably minimize the efficiency of the analysis of the signal. The denoising techniques are inevitable for minimizing noise affecting the EMG signals; these methods are Complete Ensemble Empirical Mode Decompositions with Adaptive Noise (CEEMDAN) and the Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD). After that, we analyze these signals by time-frequency techniques as Adaptive Optimal Kernel (AOK) and Choi-Williams. Firstly, the obtained results illustrate the effectiveness of the CEEMDAN that permits reducing noise that interferes with normal and abnormal EMG signals with higher resolution than other techniques used as EEMD. Secondly, they show that the AOK technique is adapted to the detection and classification of these types of normal and abnormal EMG signals by the good localization of the Motor Unit Action Potentials (MUAPs) in the time-frequency plan. This paper shows the efficiency of the combination of the AOK and CEEMDAN techniques in analyzing the EMG signals.
A comparative study on effect of iliotibial band myofascial release on functional disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Mechanical neck pain is also known as nonspecific neck pain. It is also defined as generalized neck pain provoked by sustained neck posture, neck movement, pain on palpation of cervical musculature without pathologies. Aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness of Muscle Energy Technique and Mulligan SNAGS on pain, and active cervical range of motion for individuals with mechanical neck pain.30 subjects according to inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomly divided in to two groups for the study where, The results were analyzed by Paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed ranks test (Intragroup Comparison) and unpaired t-test or Mann-Whitney U test (Inter-group Comparison) comparing Muscle Energy Technique and Mulligan SNAGS groups for post-treatment effects. Both the groups showed effectiveness regarding to VAS and Cervical ROM. However, the group receiving MET was more effective as compared to Mulligan SNAGs, Result of the study shows that Group A which received MET and Group B which received Mulligan SNAGs have good effect in reducing pain and increasing CROM. But when both the groups are compared, the group which received MET showed better improvement that the group who received Mulligan SNAGS. Hence alternative hypothesis is accepted at p=0.001 and null hypothesis is rejected.
APPLICATION OF SELF-EXCITING THRESHOLD AUTOREGRESSIVE MODEL ON EXCHANGE RATE IN NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH

Exchange rates and many other financial time series data exhibit structural breaks and volatility. Nonlinearity test and a structural break test were used to detect the nonlinearity and the break date in NGN/EUR. The study revealed that nonlinearity and threshold nonlinearity exist in the exchange rate series. The results showed that the SETAR model can explain abrupt changes in NGN/EUR. The identified structural break date coincides with identifiable economic and political shocks. Given the evidence of structural break in the series, we applied unit root test and find that NGN/EUR is stationary which indicate that the ADF unit root tests are bias towards non-rejection of non-stationarity. In modelling the exchange rates data set, two SETAR models were generated, that is SETAR(2;5,2) model without dummy variable was used as a benchmark, while, dummy variable was added so as to address the identified structural break which generated SETAR(3;5,3). The diagnostic tests revealed that, the SETAR model is adequate for forecasting (i.e. both models are free from serial correlation and heteroscedasticity). The forecast results showed that the SETAR(3;5,3) model with the inclusion of dummy variable performs better than that of the SETAR(2;5,2) model without dummy variable.
Pharmacological Chaperones of the Dopamine Transporter: A Strategy for Increasing Function of Wild Type and Mutant Transporter

The dopamine transporter (DAT) is a membrane protein that is essential for regulating signaling and intracellular stores of the neurotransmitter dopamine. An array of pathological conditions have been linked to mutations in the dopamine transporter gene, including ADHD, bipolar disorder, autism, and dopamine transporter deficiency syndrome (DTDS). DTDS is of particular interest, because it is exclusively caused by autosomal recessive loss-of-function mutations in the dopamine transporter (DAT), resulting in a debilitating pediatric movement disorder that is eventually fatal. The majority of DTDS DAT mutations disrupt DAT function by affecting folding and maturation of the transporter. Pharmacological chaperones have previously been used to rescue mutations in other membrane proteins, and we therefore examined the possibility of using pharmacological chaperones to rescue DTDS mutations. We developed a DAT surface expression assay in order to screen candidate compounds for potential pharmacological chaperone activity. After screening a set of known DAT ligands, we found that the DAT inhibitors bupropion and ibogaine increased DAT surface expression, whereas other inhibitors, including cocaine and methylphenidate, had no effect. The effect appears to be associated with stabilization of an inwardfacing or occluded, as opposed to an outward-facing conformation of the DAT. Bupropion and ibogaine increased wild type DAT
Inhibitory effects of three bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids on lipopolysaccharide-induced microglial activation

Activation of microglial cells has been considered to be associated with various neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, three bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids (liensinine, neferine, and isoliensinine) were found to inhibit microglial activation induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Liensinine, neferine, and isoliensinine suppressed the release of NO and cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6) by LPS-activated microglial cells. Three alkaloids displayed direct NO-scavenging activity in SNP solution and reduced LPS-induced protein and mRNA expression of iNOS in microglial cells. Further studies revealed that liensinine, neferine, and isoliensinine blocked IκBα phosphorylation and degradation, as well as ROS production in LPS-activated microglial cells. In addition, three alkaloids showed direct scavenging activity against DPPH, ·OH, and ONOO− radicals. These results suggest that liensinine, neferine, and isoliensinine may have potential in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases accompanied by microglial activation.
The Impact of Using Self-Questioning Strategies on the Achievement of Intermediate First-Grade Female Students in Al-Tafsir Curriculum

This research is aimed to explore the impact of using self-questioning strategies on the achievement of the intermediate first-grade female students in in Al-Tafsir curriculum. To achieve the objective, the researchers used a quasi-experimental approach to determine the effect of the self-questioning strategy on the achievement. The researchers used a randomly selected sample consisting of 60 female students from the first-grade of middle school in Al-Kharj. The selected students were divided into experimental and control groups. Further, the researchers developed the achievement test and applied it to verify the difference between two groups. It was found that there were statistically significant differences between the preand postmeasurements of the experimental group are found in achievement test and it is in favour of post-measurements. The significant differences are also found in the recall and understanding constructs but the results of applying and analysing constructs are found insignificant. Further, the researchers found statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups in all the constructs.
Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Saudi Married Women Using Oral Contraceptives

Shaimaa Ezzat Basha, Monira Abdulrahman Almeqren, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Education, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia; Faculty of Arts, Helwan University, Egypt Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Education, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia, Email: sebasha@pnu.edu. sa, Shaimaa_basha@arts.helwan. edu.eg, maalmgrn@pnu.edu. sa
Nicosulfuron, Primisulfuron, Imazethapyr, and DPX-PE350 Injury to Succeeding Crops

Nicosulfuron (50 and 100 g ai ha−1), primisulfuron (40 and 80 g ai ha−1), imazethapyr (70 and 140 g ai ha-1), and DPX-PE350 (100 and 200 g ai ha-1) injury to corn, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, and soybean was evaluated at Fayetteville, AR, during 1989-90 and 1990-91. The crops were planted 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 14 or 16, and 52 wk after herbicide application. Visible injury to all crops declined as the time interval increased. No visible injury was observed to any crop planted at least 14 wk after nicosulfuron or primisulfuron application, or 52 wk after DPX-PE350 application. Imazethapyr injured all crops except soybean at the 52-wk interval in 1990 but not in 1989.
Physics of Shuttlecocks

Badminton has gradually become of a topic of interest throughout the scientific community ever since 1992 when badminton became an Olympic sport and shuttlers were able to compete internationally for a title. Throughout the world many researchers have conducted experiments on the different aspects of badminton. Our research focuses on the trajectory and flight of the shuttlecock, observing various aspects of the trajectory e.g, shape, range and maximum height. We mathematically modelled this trajectory, known as the Tartaglia trajectory, to predict the various characteristics of the trajectory. We then conducted experiments using high speed cameras and Tracker Software to successfully verify our model. We also compared our own model to an existing model, concluding that our model is significantly better at predicting the range of the trajectory. We thereby examined the assumptions used to derive our literature model. We then plotted several graphs based on our models to examine their implications such as the theoretical initial angle for maximum range.
Spectral analysis of the free surface fluctuations behind microbreakers

Small-scale surface fluctuations taking place behind steady breaking waves has received attention in quite distinct research frameworks, from naval hydrodynamics to geophysical applications, with many papers primarily concerned with the remote sensing, radar or infrared, of the ocean surface (see [1] and [11], for instance). Shortwavelength spilling breakers, also referred as ‘microbreakers’ are usually originated by the wind and play an important role in terms of momentum, heat and gas exchange between atmosphere and ocean. At this short scales, due to the strong action of surface tension, the characteristic plunging jet is replaced by a bulge which slides down along the forward face of the wave [12]. Since the breaking takes place without wave overturning, the amount of air entrained is significantly reduced [8]. The generation and the downstream propagation of free surface ripples have been subject of intense research studies. In [6], by using the dispersive focusing technique, very gentle breakers have been generated experimentally by progressively reducing the amplitude of the wavemaker motion. It has been shown that, at the early stage of the breaking establishment, the bulge grows while the toe is substantially fixed with respect to the crest. In a next stage, the bulge begins to slide down upon the forward face of the wave and a shear layer develops between the gravity induced downslope flow near the free surface and the underlying upslope flow. Instabilities of this shear layer eventually lead to the formation of a train of downstream propagating ripples. In [7] and [5] a submerged hydrofoil has been used to produce a quasi–steady breaking and the frequency and wavenumber spectra of the downstream propagating surface fluctuations have been analysed. Comparisons with a theoretical model confirmed that shear flow instabilities are the primary mechanism for ripples generation. An accurate analysis of the space–time behaviour of the surface fluctuations behind steady breakers has been carried out also in [13]. Wavenumber–frequency spectra show that ripples’ wavelength grows during their downstream motion while the temporal frequency of fluctuations, recorded at different longitudinal position, remains substantially constant. This led authors to speculate that ripples behaves like surface waves on a spatially varying current. 2. NUMERICAL MODEL
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN PATIENTS WITH OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY Karkinski Dimitar, Dokic D University Clinic of Pulmology and Allergy ABSTRACT Overweight and obesity is more common in the population, and represents a risk factor for obstructive sleep

Overweight and obesity is more common in the population, and represents a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim of the study was to obtain data on the occurrence of obstructive sleep apnea in Macedonia since there are no official statistics related to this issue and to examine its association with overweight and obesity. The study included 200 patients with minimum positive 2 of 3 OSA symptoms that included snoring, witnessed apnea and daytime sleepiness. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated and patients were divided into groups according to BMI. After that all patients underwent polisomnography (PSG). After PSG all patients were divided into groups according to severity of OSA based on respiratory disturbance index (RDI). All patients with RDI over 5 were diagnosed with OSA. According to BMI, 21 patients were with normal weight, 99 patients were overweight and 80 patients were obese. According to severity of OSA, 17 were with mild OSA with RDI between 5-15, 44 with moderate OSA with RDI between 15-30, and 80 patients were with severe OSA with RDI>30. Comparing the groups we came to the conclusion that with the increase of BMI, RDI was increasing too. Appearance of severe OSA showed a clinically significant difference in obese patients compared to normal and overweight patients. On the other hand, there was no significant difference in the severity of OSA in overweight patients. OSA was rarely seen in patients with normal weight. Gaining weight increases the risk of OSA. BMI is perhaps simple but important predictor of OSA development, especially the severe form.
Prevalence of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Among Dental Patients in A Private Institution

Temporomandibular joints (TMJ) are the bilateral synovial articulation between temporal bone and lower jaw, seen on each side of the jaws. Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) can be defined as the tenderness of the jaws and dysfunction of the associated muscles of mastication and the temporomandibular joints, which connect the mandible to the skull. The exact cause of TMD still remains mysterious and unclear. However, the possible attributes of TMD are arthritis, trauma or blow to the TMJ, excessive gum chewing and bruxism. Patients are usually treated with ice packs, gentle massage at the jaw area and prescription of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). This study sought to evaluate the incidence rate, age and gender differences of TMD among patients reporting to Saveetha Dental College and Hospital. The following parameters were evaluated based on the dental records; age, gender and types of TMD. Excel tabulation and SPSS version 23 was used for data analysis. The prevalence of temporomandibular disorders was higher in female patients (51.9%) than male patients (48.1%). The most frequent age group affected by temporomandibular disorders was 31-40 years (36.7%). Disc-condyle disorder (75.9%) is the most frequent sub-type of temporomandibular disorders present in the patients. There was no statistically significant correlation between age and TMD (p=0.847); and gender and TMD (p=0.365). It can be concluded that within the limits of study, TMD was present in adulthood and was more common in women, with disc-condyle disorder being the most prevalent type.
Recycling of melamine formaldehyde waste as fine aggregate in lightweight concrete

Lightweight concrete production using melamine formaldehyde (MF) waste as fine aggregate by partially replacing river sand was investigated. Two forms of MF waste, granules and waste powder, were employed to produce the concrete of 1,000 and 1,300 kg/m. The replacements were 0%, 15%, 25% and 35% by weight with constant water-to-cement and cement-tofine aggregate ratios of 0.5 and 1.0, respectively. The concrete containing 25% waste powder was found to achieve the highest compressive strength and comply with the ASTM standard for non-load-bearing lightweight concrete. The results revealed the potential of MF waste recycling as fine aggregate in lightweight concrete.
Effect of hormone combination on in vitro maturation of goat oocytes and its diametrical evaluation of expansion in different IVM media

Diametrical measurement of expansion of goat oocytes (COCs) after IVM for 24 hrs, 38.50C, 5% CO2 was evaluated objectively in different media, viz., 1 to 4. The maturation based on cumulus cells expansion was highest (84.24%) in medium 4. The mean diameter (µm) of oocytes with cumulus cells before and after IVM varied significantly (P
PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING BACTERIA AND MYCORRHIZAL ON VARIETIES OF Sorghum spp. GERMINATION UNDER STRESSING ABIOTIC CONDITIONS † [BACTERIAS PROMOTORAS DEL CRECIMIENTO VEGETAL Y MICORRIZAS SOBRE LA GERMINACION EN VARIEDADES DE Sorghum spp. BAJO CONDICIONES DE ESTRESES ABIÓTICOS]

1 Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, Mar Bermejo No. 195, Col. Playa Palo Santa Rita, La Paz, Baja California Sur CP 23090. 2 Universidad de Sonora, Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Colonia centro Hermosillo, Sonora, México CP 83000. 3 Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo AC, Coordinación de Desarrollo Regional, Departamento de Economía. Carretera a la Victoria Km. 0.6, Sonora, México. CP 83304. 4 Universidad de Sonora, Departamento de Agricultura y Ganadería, Carretera a Bahía de Kino, km 20.5, Hermosillo, Sonora, México, 83000. Email. erueda04@santana.uson. mx * Corresponding author
Improved Scaling for Direct Numerical Simulations of Turbulence

Two computer programs were addressed in the dCSE project summarised here. The first, SWT, is designed for the direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow in an infinite plane channel. It has, in the recent past, also been used to simulate the response of such a flow to irrotational strain [3], and turbulent Couette-Poiseuille flow (a channel flow driven both by a pressure gradient as well as by moving walls, [9]). Both of these investigations aimed at clarifying the effect of pressure gradients on turbulence. The second, SS3F, has so far been predominantly used to simulate the dynamics of vortices in stratified flow [2], [1], [4].