Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Correlation between Reference Tissue Normalized 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Standardized Uptake Value Max of Nodal and Extranodal Sites in Lymphomas: An Empirical Study

Context: Extranodal (EN) lymphomas involve sites other than lymph nodes (LNs), spleen, thymus, and the pharyngeal lymphatic ring. The highest standardized uptake value (SUV) max of the LN can aid in the diagnosis of EN site lymphomatous infiltrations over inflammation or infection especially when there are no contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) changes. Aims: The purpose of this study was to find the significance of correlation between absolute SUVmax and mediastinal blood pool (mbSUVmax) and liver (lvSUVmax) normalized SUVmax of EN sites and the most fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) avid LN in patients with primary and secondary EN involvement in Non-Hodgkin's and Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Settings and Design: This was a retrospective study of 70 patients with histopathologically proven lymphoma in whom 18F-FDG positron emission tomography CT was performed for pretherapy staging. Materials and Methods: Images were used to detect EN sites of disease and SUVmax of mediastinal blood pool, liver, highest SUVmax LN, and highest SUVmax EN site were calculated. Statistical Analysis Used: Karl Pearson's coefficient of correlation (r) was used to correlate the highest SUV max of LN and EN site and corresponding highest blood pool corrected and liver corrected SUV max. In view of small sample size, t-test for paired samples at 5% and 10% significance was conducted to validate the findings. Two-tailed t-test for independent samples was also used to compare means of SUVmax values between data grouped according to gender and lymphoma subtype (Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma). Results: r = 0.54 for the highest LN SUVmax-highest EN SUVmax values and on further validation by one- and two-tailed paired t-test at significance levels of 5% and 10%, P = 0.00052 and 0.00103 respectively which denoted significant positive and moderate correlation. r = 0.59 for highest LN lvSUVmax-highest EN vSUVmax and P = 0.00032 and 0.00065 showing positive and moderate correlation. r = 0 0.82 for highest LN mbSUVmax-highest EN mbSUVmax values and P = 0.00034 and 0.00068 revealing positive and strong correlation. Conclusion: Significant positive and strong correlation exists between nodal and EN mbsUVmax. This is stronger than the correlation between nodal and EN absolute SUVmax and lvSUVmax. Since normalization of lesion SUVmax to reference tissues reduces the variability of SUV, this can be a useful adjunct to determine whether high SUVmax of the EN site is due to lymphomatous infiltration.
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC COMBINING ABILITY OF GROWTH PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTES IN RABBITS

This work aimed to estimate general (GCA) and specific (SCA) combining ability and reciprocal crosses (RC) effects on rabbit growth performance attributes from weaning to marketing to recognize the best suitable crossbred for rabbit breeder to use in rabbit meat production under Egyptian circumstances. A total of 123 male (59) and female (64) rabbits represents three breeds and their diallel crosses were used in this study. The pure breeds were New Zealand White (N), Papillon (P) and Flemish Giant (F). The six crossbreeds were NF, NP, FP, FN, PN, PF. The growth performance attributes were body weights at 4 (BW4), 8 (BW8) and 12 (BW12) weeks of age, daily weight gain between 4 and 8 weeks (DG4-8), 8 and 12 weeks (DG8-12) and between 4 and 12 weeks (DG4-12) and relative growth rate (RG) at the same interval ages (RG4-8, RG8-12 and RG4-12). The present results showed positive interrelationship among all body weight traits. However, BW8 was highly correlated with DG at all studied ages (r=0.61 to 0.91). There is highly negative correlation between BW4 and RG at 4-8wks and 4-12 wks of age. The genotype had significant effect on body weight at 8 and 12 weeks of age. N rabbits were recorded to be the heaviest breed at weaning (4 weeks), while PN and FN crosses were recorded to be the heaviest rabbits at market (12 weeks). Genetic groups were found to had highly significant effect on DG and RG, during all intervals age. On the other hand, effect of sex on BW, DG and RG of growing rabbits were not significant at studied intervals. Insignificant effect for GCA, SCA and RC on BW were recorded at different ages, except for the reciprocal cross effect at 12 weeks of age. The NP crossbred seemed to be the best cross combination in improving of BW. GCA, SCA and RC had significant effect (P < 0.05 or 0.001) on DG and RG. FN crossbred was found to be the best 200 KARIMAN FARG et al. genetic group among all crosses for DG and RG. Conclusively, the results obtained in present study suggested that Papillon is a promising breed in crossbreeding program regarding growth performance traits. Crossing of New Zealand White as a sire breed with Papillon as a dam breed, NP, would be recommended over other crosses to improve marketing weight in rabbits. However, Crossing of Flemish Giant as a sire breed with New Zealand White as a dam breed, FN, would be recommended over other crosses to improve growth rates in rabbits especially in case of marketing rabbits at constant weight to save time and cost.
INDUCTION OF SALICYLIC ACID, CHITINASE AND PHENOLS AGAINST STEM ROT DISEASE IN CHICKPEA PLANTS BY Pseudomonas spp

Two strains of Pseudomonas (P. fluorescens and P. aeruginosa) were used as only seed treatment or seed treatment followed by soil drench to study their effect against chickpea stem rot disease caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib) under greenhouse conditions. Application of P. aeruginosa and P. fluorescens significantly reduced disease incidence compared with untreated-infected control. However, seed treatment followed by soil drench was more effective and recorded the maximum reduction in disease incidence (85.72 and 71.42% reduction respectively). Also, P. aeruginosa was superior compared with fungicide treatment (Rhizolex-T). Both P. fluorescens and P. aeruginosa induced the synthesis of salicylic acid (SA), total phenols and chitinase in treated-infected plants with varied amounts at different growth stages of chickpea plants. These increases were much higher and reached to several-fold increase, especially when P. fluorescens and P. aeruginosa were applied as seed treatment followed by soil drench. Besides the systemic resistance effect, the two strains also increased fresh and dry weight and nodulation in treated-infected chickpea plants compared with untreated-infected control.
Oligomeric approach to 2 D materials modeling

Oligomeric approach has been originally developed to study electronic properties of conjugated polymers. This approach allows to access electronic properties of 1D systems otherwise difficult to calculate. We successfully extended this method to study electronic properties of 2D materials. In this review we summarize our recent work in this area. It has been established that large graphene nanoflake possess multiconfigurational singlet or even high spin ground state. Doping of 2D systems has also been explored and it has been demonstrated that doping allows to tune their electronic properties, including ionization potentials, electron affinities, reorganization energies and the very nature of the ground state. The electronic properties of novel 2D allotropies of carbon, phosphorus, germanium and silicon have been studied as well as their complexes with Li. Heterostructures, of different 2D allotropies are readily formed. This is an alternative method for tuning of their electronic properties.
Set Up New Cardiac Surgery Peri-Operative Service in a General Adult Intensive Care Unit during COVID-19 Pandemic

Introduction: In order to meet the surge in demand in managing the COVID-19 patients, among the numerous emergency response measures, prioritization of hospital services is one of them. Surgical services would be cut allowing deployment of healthcare staff to manage the COVID-19 patients, perform mass screening and detention of suspected contacts. Non-essential surgery is frequently cancelled, especially during initial period of pandemic when there is uncertainty about the demands of healthcare service. Outbreak in China has been timely controlled since the second quarter of 2020, although COVID-19 continued to sweep through all over the world. Activities resumed in China gradually. Management of some illnesses could not be deferred until the outbreak is completely controlled. Finding: The local outbreak situation provided a unique opportunity for the University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital to develop new cardiac surgery service to meet the needs of patients while observing the strict National infection control policy. Conclusion: The Adult Intensive Care Unit of the HKU-SZH supported the cardiac surgery service development of the hospital at this prime time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quality care and good outcome has been achieved.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF MOTIVATORS IN THE SERBIAN

Starting from the fact that motivation presents an important factor that directly affects employee effectiveness, this paper examines the attitudes of employees regarding the ability of their leaders and managers to apply appropriate motivators in the work process. The empirical research was based on a sample of 117 respondents who were employed in Serbian banking sector. The application of statistical methods supported by SPSS software provided the analysis of three groups of motivators applied by leaders and managers, which included material, non-monetary and work-related motivators. In addition, we examined the relationship between the length of service and respondents' attitudes regarding the ability of leaders and managers to involve employees in the decision-making and goal-setting process. Testing hypothesis H1 by using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed the existence of a pronounced ability of leaders and managers to motivate employees by applying material, non – monetary and workrelated motivators. Testing hypothesis H2 by using Spearman's Correlation Test indicated a correlation between the studied variables at the population level. The findings of the empirical research can contribute to better efficiency and effectiveness of the operations in the banking sector.
Design of artificial neural networks for short-term load forecasting. I. Self-organising feature maps for day type identification

A new approach using artificial neural networks (ANNs) is proposed for short-term load forecasting. To forecast the hourly loads of a day, the hourly load pattern and the peak and valley loads of the day must be determined. In paper I a neural network based on self-organising feature maps to identify those days with similar hourly load patterns is developed. These days with similar load patterns are said to be of the same day type. The load pattern of the day under study is obtained by averaging the load patterns of several days in the past which are of the same day type as the given day. In Part II of the paper a feedforward multilayer neural network is designed to predict daily peak load and valley load. Once the peak load and valley load and the hourly load pattern are available, the desired hourly loads can be readily computed. The effectiveness of the proposed neural network is demonstrated by the short-term load forecasting of the Taiwan Power Company.
The impact of short-selling on market efficiency and liquidity: Evidence from the emerging market of Egypt

The purpose of this study is discussing the recent initiative to activate the short-selling mechanism in Egypt, through the issuance of the regulatory decision no. (268) of 2019 on short-selling. Besides, investigating its effect on market efficiency and liquidity according to market participants’ perceptions. A questionnaire was formulated to explore the perceptions of academics, financial analysts, and brokers regarding the possible effects of the activation of short-selling mechanism on market efficiency and liquidity. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression. Results of analyzing the 117 received questionnaires show that short-selling would not improve market efficiency, measured through price discovery and informativeness. However, there is a significant positive relationship between short-selling and financial reporting quality. Moreover, responses show a significant positive relationship between short-selling and market liquidity measured through; trading activity and volume, bid and ask spread, turnover ratio, and reduced market volatility. These findings support the assumption that short-selling could act as a mechanism to improve liquidity even in emerging markets. This study would benefit policymakers, in Egypt and any other countries with similar contexts, and foreign investment decisions. As it is important to investigate the opinion of parties who would be affected by lifting the restrictions on short-selling.
Futures Fallacies: What They Are and What We Can Do About Them

In this article, I analyse detrimental thinking patterns about the future, termed futures fallacies. These fallacies create barriers to positive individual and social change. I provide examples of ten specific futures fallacies and explain why they remain current. The article is intended to both those new to Futures Studies and to futurists, to help them, us, more effectively use the future.
Crop Diversification and Nutrition Outcomes in Smallholder Households: Panel Data Evidence from Southwestern and Northern Uganda

This study examined the effect of adopting crop diversification on nutrition outcomes of smallholder households in southwestern and northern Uganda. We constructed three models of correlates of household dietary diversity, minimum dietary diversity for women, and stunting of children aged 6–59 months. A 3-year panel multi-topic dataset collected in 2012, 2014 and 2016 by USAID’s Feed the Future Nutrition Innovation Laboratory in southwestern and northern Uganda was utilized. Crop diversification was found to be positively and strongly associated with household dietary diversity, with the probability of achieving POLICY BRIEF Crop Diversification and Nutrition Outcomes in Smallholder Households: Panel Data Evidence from Southwestern and Northern Uganda Racheal Namulondo and Bernard Bashaasha August 2021 / No.757 2 Policy Brief No.757 the minimum dietary diversity for women, although the effect sizes were rather small. There was no clear association found between crop diversification and child stunting. Our findings point to an integrated approach that simultaneously addresses increasing crop diversification, access to improved farm production technology, access to nutritional knowledge, increasing formal education of mothers, increasing opportunities to do off-farm work, livestock diversification and food security to improve the nutritional outcomes of smallholder households.
A Tight Deterministic Algorithm for the Submodular Multiple Knapsack Problem

Submodular function maximization has been a central topic in the theoretical computer science community over the last decade. Plenty of well-performing approximation algorithms have been designed for the maximization of (monotone or non-monotone) submodular functions over a variety of constraints. In this paper, we consider the submodular multiple knapsack problem (SMKP), which is the submodular version of the well-studied multiple knapsack problem (MKP). Roughly speaking, the problem asks to maximize a monotone submodular function over multiple bins (knapsacks). Recently, Fairstein et al. [11] presented a tight (1 − 1 /e − ǫ )- approximation randomized algorithm for SMKP. Their algorithm is based on the continuous greedy technique which inherently involves randomness. However, the deterministic algorithm of this problem has not been understood very well previously. In this paper, we present a tight (1 − 1 /e − ǫ ) deterministic algorithm for SMKP. Our algorithm is based on reducing SMKP to an exponential-size submodular maximizaion problem over a special partition matroid which enjoys a tight deterministic algorithm. We develop several techniques to mimic the algorithm, leading to a tight deterministic approximation for SMKP.
Pubertal Evolutionary Profile of Children Monitored for Fetal Ovarian Cyst (FOC Study)

Objective: To evaluate the outcomes of puberty in girls followed for Fetal Ovarian Cysts (FOC). Design: We included 83 girls of eight and more, followed at Toulouse Hospital for FOC. Historical data were collected through computerized medical record. Recent clinical, US and hormonal data were collected through a questionnaire filled up by the patients and their parents. Results: Of 83 eligible patients, 51 agreed to participate. Their median age was 11.6 years [8.6-17.6], 37 patients (72.5%) had pubertal signs, 18 patients had menarche (36%). The median age of puberty onset was 11 years 95% CI (10.5-11.5) and that of first menstruation was 13 years 95% CI (12.213.6). Fifty-two patients (96%) had no recurrence of ovarian cysts. No significant difference in the age of menarche, AMH levels, ovarian volume was noted. Regarding the 54 FOC including 3 bilateral cysts, 32 were simple (59.3%) and 22 (41%) were complex. The rate of cyst regression is 90% of cases in 2.1 months [0-8.9] for simple cysts and 54% of cases in 3.7 months [1.1-10.2] of complex cysts (rate p<0.0001 and time p=0.06). 23 small Cysts (diameter <40 mm) regressed in 90% of cases against 56% for the largest cysts (n=31) (p=0.01). The duration of regression of small cysts was 1.9 months, significantly less than that of largest cysts (median 3.4 months) punctured or not (p=0.05). Conclusion: The occurrence of FOC, whether liquid or complex, does not modify the pubertal profile, and no recurrence was observed.
A Solution to the Pioneer Anomalous Annual and Diurnal Residuals

Eduardo D. Greaves1, Carlos Bracho2, Stephan Gift3, and An Michel Rodriguez4 1Universidad Simón Bolı́var. Apartado 89000, Caracas, Venezuela. E-mail: egreaves20002000@yahoo.com 2Facultad de Ingenierı́a, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. E-mail: bracho carlos@hotmail.com 3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. E-mail: stephan.gift@sta.uwi. edu 4Universidad Simón Bolı́var. Apartado 89000, Caracas, Venezuela. E-mail: anmichel.rodriguez@gmail.com
An Assessment of Job Satisfaction Among College Teachers of Different Subjects

The present study was conducted on 160 teachers of different subjects (Hindi, English, Mathematics and Science) of secondary level under public sector schools to assess their job satisfaction. Results suggested that job satisfaction level was found maximum in mathematics subject teachers and minimum in Hindi. The key findings of this study was lack of better opportunity, low salary and the work that an individual find boring are certain issues which affect teacher’s responsibility. Low level of satisfaction was a significant cause to move out from their objectives and it proportionally affects learning methodology of students. Key-words: Public sector schools, English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science, Job satisfaction.
Universal Decoding for the Typical Random Code and for the Expurgated Code

We provide two results concerning the optimality of the stochastic-mutual information (SMI) decoder, which chooses the estimated message according to a posterior probability mass function, which is proportional to the exponentiated empirical mutual information induced by the channel output sequence and the different codewords. First, we prove that the error exponents of the typical random codes under the optimal maximum likelihood (ML) decoder and the SMI decoder are equal. As a corollary to this result, we also show that the error exponents of the expurgated codes under the ML and the SMI decoders are equal. These results strengthen the well-known result due to Csiszár and Körner, according to which, the ML and the maximum-mutual information (MMI) decoders achieve equal random-coding error exponents, since the error exponents of the typical random code and the expurgated code are strictly higher than the random-coding error exponents, at least at low coding rates. The universal optimality of the SMI decoder, in the random-coding error exponent sense, is easily proven by commuting the expectation over the channel noise and the expectation over the ensemble. This commutation can no longer be carried out, when it comes to typical and expurgated exponents. Therefore, the proof of the universal optimality of the SMI decoder must be completely different and it turns out to be highly non-trivial.
Financial Technology Application in Small and Medium Businesses

: Financial Technology (Fintech) has provided access to many parties who do not have a bank account to enter the formal business sector. The application of Fintech has proven to be able to open greater access to formal financial services, encourage economic growth, as well as inclusive development and maintenance. To support the application of Fintech in Indonesia, the purpose of this study is to find agreement, financial literacy, and collaboration that focuses on the application of Fintech for small and medium businesses in Indonesia. This research was conducted through quantitative research using multiple regression analysis techniques. The results of this study are that financial regulation and literacy have no significant effect on the application of fintech. However, collaboration has a significant effect on the application of fintech. Therefore, this study provides a complete and comprehensive understanding related to the application of Fintech in small and medium-sized businesses relating to regulation, financial literacy, and collaboration.
Potential Ameliorative Effects of Spirulina Using Multiple Biomarkers Toward Lead Acetate Toxicity in Albino Rats

This study was carried out to investigate the potential ameliorative effects of spirulina toward lead acetate toxicity in albino rats. Thirty growing male albinos were divided into two main groups. The first main group was the negative group (6) rats, the second main group (24) rats was exposed to lead acetate (1.5g/L) and divided into four groups. The second was positive group fed basal diet, The third, fourth, and fifth groups fed basal diet containing (1.5%,3%,6%) spirulina, respectively for 30 days. Determined The body weight gain, feed intake and feed efficiency, At the end of the experimental period, Blood samples were collected for serum separation to determine the biochemical parameters. the best result found in group fed basal diet containing (6%) spirulina improved daily feed intake, body weight gain, feed efficiency ratio. Moreover, lead concentration was recorded the significant decreased in liver and brain also, it was improved the concentration levels of iron, copper and liver enzymes in serum of intoxicated rats, compared with positive group. The histopathology results were agreed with the results of serum parameters. These results recommend using spirulina as a safe and effective food supplement as well as reducing lead acetate toxicity.
SVU- International Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 4 (4): 33-42, 2021

DOI: 10.21608/svu.2021. 96552.1150 Received: September 19, 2021 Accepted: October 15, 2021 Published: November 20, 2021 *Corresponding Authors: Haitham H. Sayed E-mail: vet_haitham@yahoo.com Citation: Sayed, H. H, Detection and characterization of Escherichia coli associated Oreochromis niloticus sold in the retail markets at Sohag Governorate, Egypt. SVU-IJVS 2021, 4 (4): 33-42. Copyright: © Sayed. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the creative common attribution license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author and source are created. Competing interest: The authors have declared that no competing interest exists. Abstract