Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
FFECT OF THE ROOF ( L OW TUNNEL ) ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF TWO VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRY ( Fragaria vesca ) IN C AJANUMA

The strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is a crop of great acceptance worldwide. In Ecuador, most of the production is done in open field, presenting limitations by the attack of biotic factors and abiotic factors that generate losses in the production. This research was carried out in the province of Loja, since there was no precise information on this crop, and research on the use of protected systems (low tunnels). The main objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of strawberry production on the two production systems (open field and low tunnels), with Albion and Monterey varieties, as well as to analyze the costs and profitability of production. The experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Station of Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, under low tunnels and open field conditions, in which the phenological and productive development of the strawberry was compared. The results found in the study in the two open field and low tunnel systems did not present a statistical difference in the physiological variables evaluated, which allow to conclude that the low tunnel cover on the crop did not influence the development of the two varieties. In relation to the cost-benefit analysis of production, it was higher in the low tunnel system, the investment was stronger at the beginning, but it must be indicated that there are several productive advantages in relation to the open field that generate benefits for the strawberry producer.
Capital Structure and Firm Efficiency of Non Financial Institutions in Nepal

Capital structure and firm’s efficiency of non-financial companies of Nepal is a less explored research in the Nepalese context. The paper examines the relationship between leverage and efficiency of non-financial firms in Nepal. This paper employs descriptive as well as casual research design to examine the general structure of leverage and efficiency and their relationship too. Secondary data were employed for the study which was extracted from the annual report of respective companies with 60 observations ranging from two to 14 years. The non-financial institution listed in Nepal Stock Exchange is the population of the study. Fifteen companies representing one from trading, three from the hotel sector, five from manufacturing, six from hydro were selected as the sample for the study employing stratified cum purposive sampling method. The variables namely size, tangibility, growth, profitability, leverage and efficiency were analyzed. Descriptive as well as regression analysis was used to assess the relationship among the variables. Different models were used to test the hypothesis. Most of the Nepalese non-financial institution employs both debt and equity in their capital formation. The firms having high leverage are less efficient and more efficient firms’ use low leverage. Nepalese non-financial institutions increase in size, investment intangible assets and profitability does not necessarily increase the efficiency of the firms. The positive relationship between efficiency and tangibility justify that more investment in tangible assets increases the firm’s efficiency. An increase in sales increases the growth rate of nonfinancial firms as suggested by the positive relationship between size and growth. There is no consistency on the impact of size, tangibility, profitability, and growth on leverage among four industries within nonfinancial firms. The major conclusion of this study is that size, tangibility, profitability, and growth are the significant factors in determining the efficiency and leverage of Nepalese non-financial firms. The firms having high leverage are less efficient and more efficient firms use low leverage.
FROM SOUND QUALITY TO SOUND SYSTEMS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

The current socio-technological scenario incorporates products with increasingly complex and dynamic information management systems. New functions that require new interfaces, capable of communicating with the user at different levels. In this context, sound is a valuable resource for communicating messages of different nature and critical level. Thus, the sound stimulus takes the form of an alert in the cockpit of an airplane, provides information for the blind at a traffic light, or warns abouts a vital sign variability of a critical patient.
Treatment of Paediatric Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experience of the Pediatric Oncology Unit of Gabriel Touré Hospital

Lymphoblastic lymphomas (LBL) are malignant proliferations of the lymphoid precursors of T cells mainly. LBL accounts for approximately 2% of all non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas in the developed countries. Until the 1970s, diffuse lymphoblastic lymphoma was considered incurable. With intensive multidrug regimens, the majority of patients can now be cured. Event-free survival (EFS) is 70 to 80% in developed countries. In Africa, and particularly in Mali, there are few published studies on the management of this type of cancer in children. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the treatment and outcomes of children with LBL according to the modified EURO-LB 08 protocol at the Pediatric Oncology Unit of the CHU Gabriel Touré of Bamako, Mali. All patients less than 15 years old, with histologic proven LBL treated between October 23, 2009 and April 30, 2016 were included in the study. Ten patients with Original Research Article Fousseyni et al.; JCTI, 7(2): 1-6, 2018; Article no.JCTI. 39914 2 LBL met the inclusion criteria. LBL accounted for 0.8% of admissions during this period. The age group of 6-11 years represented the majority (n = 7; 70%). The sex ratio was 2.3:1 for girls and boys respectively. Eighty percent of patients had good nutritional status on admission. Polyadenopathy was found in 7 patients (70%). One patient presented with mediastinal mass. Pleural effusion was associated with polyadenopathy in one patient. Stage 3 was predominant (n = 7; 70%). The diagnosis was made by cytology in 80% of patient and histology and immunohistochemistry in 2 patients. Eight patients completed treatment. Grade III neutropenia and anemia were observed in 5 patients. Three patients died from tumor progression during treatment and two patients died from treatment-related toxicity. Three patients were in complete remission at the end of treatment. Early diagnosis and better availability of anticancer drugs may improve the overall survival rate of patients with LBL in Mali.
Faecal Microbiota Transplantation for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Background Faecal microbiota transplantation [FMT] has been investigated as a potential treatment for inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. We thus performed a systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the effectiveness and safety of FMT in IBD. Methods A systematic review was conducted until January 2017. Studies were excluded if patients had co-infection or data were pooled across disease subtypes (ulcerative colitis [UC], Crohn's disease [CD], pouchitis). Clinical remission was established as the primary outcome. Pooled effect sizes and 95% confidence intervals were obtained using the random effects model. Results In all, 53 studies were included [41 in UC, 11 in CD, 4 in pouchitis]. Overall, 36% [201/555] of UC, 50.5% [42/83] of CD, and 21.5% [5/23] of pouchitis patients achieved clinical remission. Among cohort studies, the pooled proportion achieving clinical remission was 33% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 23%-43%] for UC and 52% [95% CI = 31%-72%] for CD, both with moderate risk of heterogeneity. For four RCTs in UC, significant benefit in clinical remission (pooled odds ratios [[P-OR] = 2.89, 95% CI = 1.36-6.13, p = 0.006) with moderate heterogeneity [Cochran's Q, p = 0.188; I2 = 37%] was noted. Sub-analyses suggest remission in UC improved with increased number of FMT infusions and lower gastrointestinal tract administration. Most adverse events were transient gastrointestinal complaints. Microbiota analysis was performed in 24 studies, with many identifying increased diversity and a shift in recipient microbiota profile towards the donor post-FMT. Conclusions FMT appears effective in UC remission induction, but long-term durability and safety remain unclear. Additional well-designed controlled studies of FMT in IBD are needed, especially in CD and pouchitis.
Clinicopathologic Features and Molecular Subtypes of Breast Cancer in Young Women ( Age ≤ 35 ) Sema

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women and it is the second leading cause of cancer death around the world (Ferlay et al., 2010; DeSantis et al., 2011). Breast cancer in women under 40 years is not a common condition. However, prevalence of breast cancer in premenopausal women has been increasing in several countries over the last years (Cardoso et al., 2012; Keramatinia et al., 2014). Around 6.6% of all breast cancer cases are diagnosed in women less than age 40, 2.4%of women less than 35, and 0.65% in women less than 30 (Anders et al., 2009; Fredholm et al., 2009). 2.8% of breast lesions under the age of 25 years were malignant (Khursid et al., 2013). Breast cancer tends to be more aggressive in young women. Young breast cancer patients present with more advanced stage. A study from Mount Sinai medical Center, New-York had demonstrated that patients younger than 36 years have larger tumors, more nodal involvement, and are more likely to be diagnosed with stage II or III cancer
Generic Strategy and Bankruptcy Risk of Nepalese Enterprises

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between firm strategy and bankruptcy risk. The research design consists of descriptive and causal-comparative research designs in order to deal with the various issues raised in this study. In addition, this paper uses the Altman-Z score which combines several measures of performance and risk to come up with a score that denotes the bankruptcy risk inherent in a firm. Secondary data has been used collected from annual audit report of concerned organization of manufacturing and hotel industries from fiscal year 2000/01 to 2014/15. Factor analysis, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis are different statistical tools that have been used for this study. Further, cost leadership and differentiation strategies has been constructed from selling, general, and administrative expenses scaled by net sales; net sales scaled by cost of goods sold; net sales scaled by net book value of plant and equipment; and net sales scaled by net book value of plant and equipment variables through factor analysis. By regressing Altman-Z score against relevant control variables and proxies for differentiation and cost leadership strategies, this study has evaluated the relationship between bankruptcy risk and firm strategy. The analysis shows that the enterprises adopting higher selling, general and administrative expenses in association with higher gross profit margin have been pursuing differentiation strategy whereas higher investment on property, plant and equipment along with their existing value indicates that they have been following cost leadership strategy. Value of Nepalese enterprises pursuing cost leadership strategy has a positive effect on reducing bankruptcy risk while pursuing differentiation strategy has a negative effect on reducing bankruptcy risk.
Long-term variations in ozone levels in the troposphere and lower stratosphere over Beijing: observations and model simulations

Abstract. Tropospheric ozone is both a major pollutant and a short-lived greenhouse gas and has therefore caused much concern in recent years. The ozone profile in the troposphere and lower stratosphere over Beijing has been observed since 2002 by ozonesondes developed by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics. Increasing concentrations of tropospheric ozone from 2002 to 2010 measured by these balloon-based observations have been reported previously. As more observations are now available, we used these data to analyse the long-term variability of ozone over Beijing during the whole period from 2002 to 2018. The ozonesondes measured increasing concentrations of ozone from 2002 to 2012 in both the troposphere and lower stratosphere. There was a sudden decrease in observed ozone between 2011 and 2012. After this decrease, the increasing trend in ozone concentrations slowed down, especially in the mid-troposphere, where the positive trend became neutral. We used the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere (CLaMS) to determine the influence of the transport of ozone from the stratosphere to the troposphere on the observed ozone profiles. CLaMS showed a weak increase in the contribution of stratospheric ozone before the decrease in 2011–2012 and a much more pronounced decrease after this time. Because there is no tropospheric chemistry in CLaMS, the sudden decrease simulated by CLaMS indicates that a smaller downward transport of ozone from the stratosphere after 2012 may explain a significant part of the observed decrease in ozone in the mid-troposphere and lower stratosphere. However, the influence of stratospheric ozone in the lower troposphere is negligible in CLaMS, and the hiatus in the positive trend after 2012 can be attributed to a reduction in ozone precursors as a result of stronger pollution control measures in Beijing.
Medicinal and Nutritional Perspective of Cinnamon: A Mini-review

The present review establishes the medicinal and nutritional perspectives of Cinnamon. In today’s era, there are so many processed foods available in the market that saves time but processed foods have many adverse effects on health. Cinnamon has significant benefits for human health, particularly as an anti-inflammatory, antitumor, anticancer, antidiabetic and antihypertriglyceridemia agent, mainly due to its phytochemical constituents such as phenolic and volatile compounds. So, people are more aware of the usage of the natural herbal product in the diet. Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) is the most consumed spice in the world. Cinnamaldehyde is the bioactive component present in the cinnamon. The nutrient content found in cinnamon is in a good amount. Macro and micronutrients such as energy, carbohydrate, vitamin A and C, calcium, iron, magnesium are present. Cinnamon is also known for its health benefits such as antioxidant, anticancer, antibacterial, immunomodulatory and metabolic syndrome. Thus, cinnamon is very beneficial to combat diseases. It is concluded that cinnamon is very useful and beneficial for the maintenance of health and it is helpful in the prevention of diseases. Mini-review Article Goel and Mishra; EJMP, 31(3): 10-16, 2020; Article no.EJMP. 54333 11
The Impact of Electoral Cycles on Monetary Policies in Advanced and Developing Economies

The thesis provides a comparative estimation of the electoral cycles’ influence on the monetary policies among a group of developed and developing countries. We use a nonlinear central bank’s reaction function which captures the regime switching behavior of the monetary authority depending on the proximity of elections. Moreover, we compare the reaction function with partial adjustment, which controls for policy inertia, with a non-inertial policy rule with serially correlated errors which takes into account other shocks determining the central bank to deviate from its policy rule. The estimation was performed via OLS, 2SLS and 3SLS, the preference being given to the last one due to correction of endogeneity problem and efficiency gains. Robust evidence about election induced monetary policies was found in 2 out of 10 developed economies and 4 out of 10 developing economies. In these countries, the central banks tend to be less inflation averse and/or less counter-cyclical (or even pro-cyclical) during electoral periods in comparison with normal times. Additionally, we find that the legislative framework, in these countries, incorporates significant deviations from the best practices of central bank independence. Finally, following the dynamic inconsistency problem, we document a strong inflationary bias in the economies with politically sensitive monetary policies. It confirms the imperative importance of central bank’s reputation, insulation of monetary policy from the fiscal one and the necessity of an adequate legislative design to ensure the full independence of the monetary authority.
Unravelling intractable water conflicts: the entanglement of science and politics in decision-making on a large hydraulic infrastructure project

Global trends suggest that cities around the world are increasingly depleting available water resources. A common strategy is to opt for supply augmentation infrastructure. However, this response can be a financial and social burden for many 10 cities, because they entail developing expensive infrastructure and can trigger social conflicts. Science is often expected to play a key role in informing policymakers and social actors to clarify controversies surrounding policy responses to water scarcity. However, managing conflicts is a socio-political process, and the use of models may have the effect of de-politicizing such processes; conveying the idea that optimal solutions can be objectively identified despite the many perspectives and interests at play. This raises the question whether science can depoliticize water conflicts, or whether instead conflicts politicize 15 science-policy processes? We use the Zapotillo dam and water transfer project in Mexico to analyze the roles of science-policy processes in water conflicts. The Zapotillo project aims at augmenting urban water supply to Guadalajara and León, two large cities in Western Mexico, but a social and legal conflict has stalled the project until today. To analyze the conflict and how stakeholders make sense of it, we interviewed the most relevant actors and studied negotiations between different interest groups through participant observation. To examine the role of science-policy processes in the conflict, we mobilized concepts 20 of epistemic uncertainty and ambiguity and analyzed the design and use of water resources models produced by key actors aiming to resolve the conflict. While the use of models is a proven method to construct future scenarios and test different strategies, the parameterization of scenarios and their results depend on the knowledge and/or interests of actors who own the model. We found that in the Zapotillo case, scenarios reflected the interests and strategies of actors on one side of the conflict, resulting in increased distrust by the opposing actors. We conclude that the dilemma of achieving urban water security through 25 investing in either large infrastructure (supply augmentation) or alternative strategies (demand-side management), cannot be resolved if some key interested parties have not been involved in the scientific processes framing the problem and solution space.
What Make African Happy

This paper analyses the key determinants of happiness in Africa. Using both Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA) and Weighted Average Least Squares (WALS) approaches to tackle the issue of model uncertainty on a panel of 30 African countries over the period 2006-2017, we found 14 economic, social, cultural, historical, structural and institutional factors which influence African well-being
The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 43(1):197 – 209

197 Biosynthesis, Characterization and Bioactivity of Selenium Nanoparticles Synthesized by Propolis Ahmed Thamer Wali1 and Majida A. J. Alqayim Ministry of Science and technology, Baghdad, Iraq. 2 Dapartment of physiology and Biochemistery, College of Vet erinary Medicin,University of Baghdad ,Iraq. E-mail:dr.em9999@yahoo.com Received: 05/03/2019 Accepted: 15/07/2019 Publishing: 04/08/2019 Summary Biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles is safe, inexpensive, eco -friendly, non-toxic materials, furthermore, is more stable due to natural coating of the organic molecules and do not aggregate with time, here by the present study designed to investigate the bioactivity and safety of a new biogenic Seleniumnanoparticles using synthesized by propolis. To evaluate biogenic Se leniumnanoparticles, 27 adult rats were divided in to 3 groups: first group consider as control(C), seconed group (T1) received inorganic selenium by orally third group (T2) received Selenium nanoparticles weight, food intake, blood Selenium binding protein, Catalase, and liver enzymes Aspartate Amino Transferase and Alanin Amino transferase were evaluated two weeks interval. Results showed that body weight and food intake were elevated significantly during the experiment periods. Rats had selenium nanoparticles showed significant increas e in Selenium binding protein and Catalase correlated with normal values of liver enzymes. It can be concluded that the new propolis mediated Seleniumnanoparticles improve the availability of the Se lenium to its binding proteins that limit its toxicity when compare with inorganic sel enite.
A NOVEL APPROACH FOR THE PATTERN CLASSIFICASTION OF PARTIAL DISCHARGES IN GAS-INSULATED SWITCHGEAR USING A CHAOTIC THEORY COMBINED WITH SPECTRAL ANALYSIS

In this work, PD has been generated from four different types of artificial defects introduced into the real scaled 70kV GIS test rig in order to simulate the real condition at the site and an internal disk type coupler has been designed and realized for detecting PD signals in UHF band. Experimental investigations have been carried out in order to verify the insertion loss of the coupler. The effects of the location and the nature of defect have been investigated in time domain and frequency domain. Based on our results, it should be pointed out that the newly proposed CAPD method could be employed to determine the nature and the location of defect introducible into the GIS. And it is likely that the time and frequency domain analysis should be employed at the same time for this purpose.
Assessment of Nurses Knowledge and Practices Regarding Complications of Hemodialysis Patients in Intensive Care Unit

Background: Many dialysis patients still show uncontrolled hypertension, which is a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity. For this reason there is a clear need for more effective nurse assessment Aim of the present study: To assess the nurses knowledge and practices regarding complications of hemodialysis patients in Intensive Care Unite . Research design:A descriptive design was used in this study. Sample: A convenient sample of 30 nurses were included in the study. Tools for data collection were: Tool I: Nurses knowledge questionnaire . and II:Observation checklist about nurses practices regarding care of patient. Results: More than half of the studied nurses have unsatisfactory knowledge about hemodialysis complications and inadequate practice. In conclusion: There is highly statistical significant difference between the nurse knowledge and practice (P=0.001). Recommendations: In-service training programs and hemodialysis courses are essential for nurses to improve their knowledge and practice while working with hemodialysis patients.