Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Profitability and Resource Use Efficiency of Rice Seed Production in Kailali Nepal

Rice crop plays a key role to maintain the food security in Nepal. However, inadequate knowledge on the economics of production hampers the level of production. Thus, this study seeks to analyze the profitability, resource use efficiency, and constraints faced in rice seed production in Kailali, Nepal. 158 households were selected using a simple random sampling technique. The primary data were collected from September to November 2021. The descriptive statistics, Benefit-Cost ratio, Cobb-Douglas production function, and scaling techniques were applied for data analysis using SPSS. Further, gross return NRs.115, 772/ha and benefit-cost ratio1.70 indicated that rice seed production was profitable with the productivity of 3.81 mt/ha. Estimation of resource use efficiency showed that the investment in seed and fertilizer needs to be increased by 53% and 63% respectively. The cost of tillage operations, labour, and agrochemicals should be decreased. The scaling technique resulted that pest in storage, inadequate capital and insufficient training were the major constraints. It is concluded that rice seed production is profitable with better yield, but the necessity was observed for the optimal allocation of inputs. The training, better storage facilities and credit access would be helpful to increase the income of farmers.
Adrenomedullin is an Important Pathological Mediator in Progression of Chronic Neuropathic Pain.

BACKGROUND The characterization of neuropathic pain is maladaptive plasticity within the nociceptive system. Multiple alterations contribute to complex pain phenotypes. Adrenomedullin (AM) has been documented to be a pain mediator. However, its involvement in pathological pain is poorly understood. We studied the contribution of AM to chronic neuropathic pain in the spinal nerve ligation (SNL) model. METHODS Daily injection of the AM receptor antagonist AM22-52 (10 nmol) via an intrathecal (i.t.) route after SNL inhibited mechanical allodynia starting on day 6. Single administration of AM22-52 produced an immediate attenuation on pain hypersensitivity on day 2 or 10 post-SNL. Protein and mRNA levels were assayed by immunofluorescent staining and qRT-PCR, respectively, on days 1, 3, 7 and 15 post-SNL. RESULTS The results showed that AM at both protein and mRNA levels was increased in both injured (L5) and adjacent uninjured (L4) nerves starting on day 3 post-SNL. In dorsal root ganglion (DRG) at L5, AM was increase on days 1-7 at mRNA level but only on day 7 at protein level. However, AM was increase at mRNA level on days 1-7 and at protein level on days 3-15 in L4 DRG. AM mRNA expression was upregulated on days 1-7 in the spinal cord. Expression of receptor activity-modifying protein 2 (RAMP2), an essential AM1 receptor component, was upregulated in small and medium-diameter neurons on days 1-15 in both L5 and L4 DRG. Furthermore, single administration of AM22-52 suppressed the increase of nNOS in DRG induced by SNL and daily injection of AM22-52 for 7 days inhibited SNL-induced increase of CGRP mRNA in the spinal dorsal horn. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that the increased AM bioactivity in injured and uninjured peripheral nerves, uninjured adjacent DRG and the spinal dorsal horn play a critical role mainly in the late-phase development of neuropathic pain. The mechanism may involve the recruitment of nNOS and CGRP.
Satellite images and deep learning for the prediction of socioeconomic indicators in the Vale do Ribeira

Due to low awareness and low investment in data collection and processing in developing countries, industry has struggled to plan and collaborate with public policy on data-driven socioeconomic decisions. This paper presents a deep learning approach to estimate socioeconomic indicators using satellite imagery. For this purpose, a region in southeastern Brazil called Vale do Ribeira was selected as a study case due to its data availability and environmental relevance. We used publicly available data to analyze three socioeconomic indicators: Longevity, Income and Literacy, the main representatives of the Human Development Index. Our preliminary results show a relevant correlation between satellite imagery and the income indicator, although they are not yet conclusive for longevity and literacy.
Monetary Policy and Herding Behavior: Empirical Evidence From Indonesia Stock Market

This study aims to analyze the role of monetary policy, including the spillover of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy, in the existence of herding behavior in the Indonesian stock market. We used beta herding to measure the level of herding behavior and analyze the relationship between monetary policy and beta herding using the VECM model, as well as IRF and FEVD. This study shows that monetary policy plays a role in the existence of herding behavior in the Indonesian stock market. Although the effect of monetary policy on herding behavior is relatively small, Fed monetary policy shocks have a greater effect on the existence of herding behavior in the Indonesian stock market. The credibility of Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Fed may play a role in shaping investors’ expectations. Therefore, policymakers have to take into account the volatility of asset prices in formulating monetary policy
Osteochondral Fractures in Acute Patellar Dislocations in Adolescents: Midterm Results of Surgical Treatment

Background: Osteochondral fractures (OCFs) are common injuries during acute patellar dislocation (APD), carrying a high risk of early joint deterioration if left untreated. The recommended approach is reduction and stable fixation; however, data on the results of such treatment are limited. Purpose: To evaluate midterm results of fixation of APD-related OCFs in adolescents and to identify predictive factors for poor outcomes. Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of adolescent patients who underwent internal fixation of APD-related OCFs between 2004 and 2015 at a single tertiary pediatric trauma center. The primary outcome variables included Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), patient satisfaction (0-10 scale), and sports participation compared with preoperative level. Secondary outcome variables included relationship between final results and OCF location (patellofemoral vs tibiofemoral), surgical delay (>6 weeks), and patellar instability after OCF fixation. OCF healing was evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Results: Included were 40 patients (19 female, 21 male) with 42 OCFs (29 patellar OCFs, 13 lateral femoral condyle OCFs). The median patient age at surgery was 14.5 years (interquartile range [IQR], 13-15.5 years), and median follow-up was 76 months (IQR, 52.5-95 months). Recurrence of patellar instability occurred in 27.5% of patients. Median overall KOOS was 93.8 (IQR, 90.8-97.6); KOOS–Symptoms, 92.9 (IQR, 85.7-96.4); KOOS–Pain, 97.2 (IQR, 91.7-100); KOOS–Activities of Daily Living, 100 (IQR, 97.1-100); KOOS–Sports, 90 (IQR, 80-100); and KOOS–Quality of Life, 78.1 (IQR, 56.2-87.5). Median satisfaction score was 8 (IQR, 8-9), and 16 patients (40%) returned to sports participation at their preinjury level. MRI scans revealed a 100% rate of bone healing. Abnormalities exceeding the fracture area were evident on MRI scans in 86.5% of patients. Recurrence of patellar instability (even after surgical fixation) and unstable patella at final follow-up were independent predictors of worse results after OCF fixation. Conclusion: In the current study, reduction and internal fixation for APD-related OCF in adolescents yielded favorable midterm outcomes. Recurrence of dislocation and persistent patellar instability jeopardized clinical results.
An Analytical Study for Assessing Water Productivity in Pre- and Post-Rehabilitation Period of Rural Tank System

Water productivity is the ratio of the amount of water applied to the field in cubic meter and the net return gained in rupees. Increased water productivity leads to an improved occupational value for the farmers. Tank rehabilitation allows for additional water to be added to an irrigation tank, increasing water production. Hence, this study is carried out to assess the net return for a unit of water used in the pre- and post-rehabilitated period of rural tank “Pelasur” in Thiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu. The findings reveal that during the post-tank restoration period, a higher percentage of tail reach and marginal farmers benefited. Farmers who irrigate solely with tank water have higher water production since their income per m3 is higher. The significant impact of tank repair was demonstrated using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS-21.0).
Global burden of disease study at the world health organization:
 research methods for the most comprehensive global study of disease and
 underlying health policies

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) is a compass that navigates researchers and clinicians in discovering the latest knowledge and the current status of health for populations and countries worldwide. The GBD helps to present various methods in evaluating health-related quality of life and assess the health burden, economic burden, years of life lost, and healthy life-years lost from each disease. Beforehand, the details and development status of the dataset need to be identified, and the advantages and disadvantages of each research methodology should be analyzed. The aim of this paper is to help readers comprehend the above basic knowledge of GBD above a certain level. This paper also exemplifies some recent studies to help readers who yearn to understand in detail the latest research using GBD.
The Effect of Work Discipline, Work Stress, and Burnout During the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Performance of Employees of the Badan Diklat PKN BPK RI

This research is a quantitative research that aims to determine whether there is an effect of work discipline, work stress, and burnout during the covid-19 pandemic on the performance of the Badan Diklat PKN BPK RI. In this research, the sample used was 100 people, where data collection was done through Google Form. The data that has been collected is then tested to determine the effect of partial (t-test) and Simultaneous (f-test) using software SPSS Version 25 2020 with a significance level of 5%. The test results show that: (1) Work Discipline has a significant effect on employee performance, (2) Work stress has a significant effect on employee performance, (3) Burnout has a significant effect on employee performance, (4) Work discipline, Job Stress, Burnout affect the performance of employees of Badan Diklat PKN BPK RI.
Simulating Hypoxia in a New England Estuary: WASP8 Advanced Eutrophication Module (Narragansett Bay, RI, USA)

Anthropogenic sources of nutrients cause eutrophication in coastal waters. Narraganset Bay (USA), the largest estuary in New England, has large seasonal zones of hypoxia. In response, management strategies have been implemented to reduce nutrient loadings. In this study, a mechanistic, mass balance fate and transport modeling framework was developed and applied to Narragansett Bay to improve our understanding of the processes governing hypoxia. Discrete and continuous observations were used for model comparison and evaluation. Simulations captured the general trends and patterns in dissolved oxygen (DO) with depth and space. Simulations were unable to capture the wide diurnal range of observed continuous DO and phytoplankton concentrations, potentially suggesting the need for improved understanding of processes at this time scale. Mechanistic modelling scenarios were performed to investigate how different sources of nutrients affect DO. Results suggest tributary sources of nitrogen affected upper layers of DO, while sediment oxygen demand and nutrient fluxes affected deeper waters. This work highlights the importance of understanding and simulating the legacy effects of historic nutrient loading to estuary systems to understand the magnitude and timing of long-term recovery due to reductions in nutrient loadings.
The Role of Telecommuting in Improving the Performance of Sharia Bank Employees with Leader Control as a Moderating Variable

Pentingnya peningkatan kinerja karyawan selama pandemi Covid-19 tentunya memiliki dampak pada tercapainya tujuan perusahaan. Dalam meningkatkan kinerja karyawan diperlukan kontrol dari pemimpin untuk memberikan arahan kepada setiap karyawan dalam perusahaan tersebut. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat peran telecommuting dalam memperngaruhi kinerja karyawan selama pandemi Covid-19 yang dimoderasi oleh kontrol pemimpin. Penelitian ini mengambil objek pada Lembaga Keuangan Syariah di Yogyakarta. Penelitian kuantitatif dilakukan melalui survey dengan skala likert. Untuk sampel pada penelitian ini berjumlah 159 orang pada Lembaga Keuangan Syariah di Yogyakarta dan purposive sampling untuk teknik samplingnya. Pada penelitian ini, peneliti menggunakan sampel pada Bank Madina Syariah, BPRS Formes, Bank Muamalat, Bank Syariah Indonesia KC Yogyakarta, dan Bank BPD DIY Syariah. Peneliti menggunakan SEM PLS dari aplikasi SmartPLS 3.0 untuk menguji hipotesis. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa telecommuting berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan selama pandemi Covid-19 dan kontrol pemimpin tidak dapat memoderasi pengaruh telecommuting terhadap kinerja karyawan selam pandemi Covid-19
Cancer Treatment-Induced Bone Loss: Role of Denosumab in Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer

Abstract Chemotherapeutic agents, endocrine therapy and radiotherapy used in the management of breast cancer are known to cause decreased bone mineral density, and thus, increased incidence of fractures. A majority (~60%) of the breast cancer patients in India are either estrogen (ER) or progesterone hormone receptor (PR) positive. Adjuvant treatment with aromatase inhibitors (AIs) is the treatment mainstay for hormone-sensitive disease in postmenopausal (PM) women, with reduced bone mineral density (BMD), which results in increased fracture rates. Zoledronic acid, alendronate, risedronate and denosumab have been the agents of choice for managing bone loss. Denosumab 60 mg is approved for gaining bone mass in women with breast cancer who are at high risk for fracture following adjuvant AI treatment. The phase III HALT-BC data indicate an improvement in BMD with denosumab and a 50% reduction in clinical fractures, with significant improvements seen at the lumbar spine, distal third of the radius, and total hip. Denosumab has several advantages over other bone modifying agents such as subcutaneous self-administration by the patient themselves, no requirement of hospitalization, no dose modifications in renal impairment, and low incidence of acute phase anaphylactic reactions. We review the available evidence of denosumab for managing bone loss in non-metastatic breast cancer patients.
Extensively Drug-Resistant Myroides odoratus in Critically Ill Patients: A Case Series and Literature Review

The bacterial genus Myroides, like other members of the Flavobacteriaceae family, consists of aerobic, non-motile, Gram-negative bacilli. Myroides spp. is considered predominantly opportunistic pathogens as, historically, most documented infections have been in immunocompromised individuals. Along with advancements in molecular assay testing, there are growing reports of clinically relevant Myroides spp. infections in immunocompetent individuals. These organisms display broad antimicrobial resistance, and while research into their mechanisms of resistance is progressing, genetic testing has revealed metallo-β-lactamases present in their genome. The sporadic identification of Myroides spp. and ongoing clarification of resistance patterns make empiric treatment difficult. This report documents two cases of extensively drug-resistant Myroides odoratus isolated from critically ill but otherwise immunocompetent patients followed by a review of available literature on Myroides spp. antibiotic sensitivities. Our findings indicate that minocycline and moxifloxacin have the highest documented in vitro activity against Myroides spp.
Research Trends in Crop–Livestock Systems: A Bibliometric Review

Agricultural straw waste and livestock manure are often misplaced resources. The separation of planting and breeding has induced significant pressure on the environment. Thus, there is a growing need for a system that can integrate crop and livestock farming to improve resource efficiency. To clarify the current state of crop–livestock systems in China and elsewhere, a bibliometric analysis was conducted for a total of 18,628 published English and 3460 published Chinese research articles and dissertations on circular agriculture. The published research papers were taken from the ISI Web of Science and CNKI database to explore research hotpots, research methods, theme trends, and mainstream technical models of crop–livestock systems from 1981 to 2021. Recent progress in crop–livestock systems was analyzed from ecological, economic, social benefits, and stakeholder perspectives. The research results showed that compared with traditional agricultural models, crop–livestock systems had far more ecologic and social benefits, including gaining higher net income and input-output ratio, improving soil quality, and mitigating global warming. The drivers of crop–livestock systems’ development were also analyzed from stakeholders’ perspectives. The study provides insights into the development of circular agriculture by reducing the pollution risks of agricultural waste and improving both ecological and economic benefits of the system.
Distributed Antenna-and-Relay Selection Schemes for MIMO Cooperative Relay Network

Relay selection, antenna selection, and link selection are three potent means to enrich network capacity in MIMO relaying networks. To reduce feedback overhead, in this paper, three distributed antenna-and-relay selection schemes are proposed for AF multiple-relay network, which is equipped with multiple antennas at nodes. Closed-form formulations of system outage probability are derived for these schemes, as well as the lower bounds and upper bounds. Furthermore, the approximate expressions of outage probability at high SNR regime are also derived, showing that the proposed optimal strategy can achieve full diversity order. In addition, link selection scheme can improve spectral efficiency since it saves one time slot when direct link is selected.
Moderating effect of anti-corruption agencies on the relationship between construction corruption forms and projects delivery

ABSTRACT Globally, development projects faced severe problems because of various forms of corruption issues in the construction industry. Studies showed that anti-corruption agencies help to mitigate corrupt practices. However, there is a scarcity of studies regarding agencies' role on construction projects. Therefore, this paper investigated the moderating effect of the role of anti-corruption agencies as the moderating effect on the relationship between construction corruption forms and public projects delivery in Nigeria. SmartPLS was employed to analyse the collated data from the 450 respondents across Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. Findings show that anti-corruption agencies role would enhance cost value, better performance, and quality of public projects delivery in Nigeria. This paper recommends a further empirical study to test and validate the developed framework across the country. As part of the practical implications, this paper suggests that the government should encourage non-interference in the constitutional duties of anti-corruption agencies.
What Do Engineering Researchers Cite? A Citation Analysis Study of Sixteen Engineering Journals.

This paper focuses on the citation analysis of all research articles from one issue of 16 engineering journals from different engineering disciplines and captures data on the formats cited and the age (median and mean) of those citations. In addition to contextualizing the data by comparing to other engineering citation analyses, the study also replicates (both data source and variables) a 1996 study so that longitudinal comparisons may also be made. Implications of the results on engineering collection development are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Soil microbial‐mediated sulfur cycle and ecological network under typical desert halophyte shrubs

The sulfur (S) cycle is one of the geochemical element cycles in which microorganisms play a key driving role. The microbial function of soil S cycling in response to desert degradation, however, remains largely unknown. We used metagenomics to analyze the characteristics of microbial communities and their functional genes involved in the S cycles under natural water gradients with three typical halophytes shrubs in the Ebinur Lake basin Desert, China. Our results showed that the rhizosphere effect, water gradient, and halophyte type played a major role in shaping the S cycle. On the whole, in the rhizosphere type and low water environment, the functional genes involved in the S cycle had high abundance, and the sulfur oxidizing protein (SOX) system in Alhagi sparsifolia had a high expression level. In the S cycle network structure, as the soil water content decreased, the complexity in S gene networks increased, showing the characteristics of clustering and high connectivity. Indicates the strengthening mode in microbial interactions with the water content. Interestingly, the negative correlation of the network changed with the water content, and there was more competition among communities under the low water gradient and more cooperation under the high water gradient. Through the correlation between environmental factors and the network, nitrate (NO3−) and soil available S (AS) constrained most S gene ecology networks. The key species involved in the S cycle were halophilic microorganisms. These results can enhance the understanding of soil S biogeochemical processes and contribute to the mitigation of desertification by improving soil conservation.
Major clinical outcomes for optimization of zygomatic implants: a systematic review

Introduction: In the context of implantology, the rehabilitation of an atrophic maxilla is a challenge. In case of severe resorption, zygomatic implants (ZI) are indicated and loading of the implants is advised at the end of the surgery. Also, quad zygomatic implants have been used as a treatment option for patients with severely resorbed maxilla. Objective: The present study aimed to carry out a systematic review of the main approaches and clinical outcomes of zygomatic implantation in the last ten years. Methods: The present study followed the PRISMA rules and a model of literary review presenting and publishing case series, prospective, retrospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials in humans with a time of the last ten years were selected and analyzed. Results and Conclusion: Under the objective proposed in this study, it was concluded that the ZI has a high 12-year cumulative survival rate, with most failures occurring in the early stages of the postoperative period. Furthermore, the zygomatic bone is a viable site for zygomatic implants and the use of specialized implant planning software is an important tool to achieve predictable results for ZI. Preliminary data one year after loading suggest that immediately loaded ZIs were associated with fewer prosthetic failures, fewer implant failures, and shorter time required for functional loading.