Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Alteration processes recorded by back‐arc mantle peridotites from oceanic core complexes, Shikoku Basin, Philippine Sea

We determined the mineralogical and petrological characteristics of ultramafic rocks dredged from two oceanic core complexes: the Mado Megamullion and 23°30′N non‐transform offset massif, which are located within the Shikoku back‐arc basin in the Philippine Sea. The ultramafic rocks are strongly serpentinized, but can be classified as harzburgite/lherzolite or dunite, based on relict primary minerals and their pseudomorphs. Strongly elongated pyroxene porphyroclasts with undulatory extinction indicate high‐temperature (≥700 °C) strain localization on a detachment fault within the upper mantle at depths below the brittle–viscous transition. During exhumation, the peridotites underwent impregnation by magmatic or hydrothermal fluids, lizardite/chrysotile serpentinization at ≤300 °C, antigorite crystallization, and silica metasomatism that formed talc. These features indicate that the detachment fault zones formed a fluid pathway and facilitated a range of fluid–peridotite interactions.
Novel Approach to Mind Wandering in Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder Patients: Does the Direction of Thoughts Matter?

Abstract Introduction: This study investigated the features of mind wandering in patients with major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder in comparison with the healthy control group. Method: The number and duration of internally- and externally-oriented thoughts during MW in 90 healthy control, major depressive disorder, and depressed bipolar disorder subjects were measured by a novel method of experience sampling experiment in the laboratory at the Royal Mental Health Centre of the University of Ottawa, Canada using the MATLAB software. Subjects also filled out BDI-II to evaluate current depressive symptoms. The methods used to analyze data included Chi-square, ANOVA, LSD Post Hoc Test, Pearson and Spearman correlation. Results: 1) an increased number of internally-oriented thought contents in MDD and BD; 2) the duration of time MDD and BD groups engage with the internal thoughts is almost twice the time the HC spend on it; 3) the relationship between the direction of thoughts during MW and depressive symptoms. Conclusion: Our results show depressed patients with MDD and BD spend a longer time on internal thoughts during MW which is related to the severity of their depressive symptoms, which carries clinical implications for both diagnosis and therapy.
Measurement and correlation of data used for CO₂ absorption in different amine solutions at various temperatures

In order to design CO2 absorption-desorption columns, models of experimental data would be needed to calculate many properties of the chemical system. In this research work, the experimental density values of aqueous solution containing monoethanolamine (MEA) and 3-dimethylamino-1-propanol (3DMA1P) as well as its constituent, MEA + 3DMA1P binary mixtures have been reported with their uncertainties in the temperature range, (298.15 to 353.15) K and atmospheric pressure, for 0.3 and 0.5 total amine mass fractions for the aqueous ternary system and whole composition range for the binary mixtures. Excess molar volumes based on the density values were determined and correlated against mole fractions using Redlich-Kister model of the fourth order for the MEA + 3DMA1P binary mixtures and Nagata-Tamura model for the MEA + 3DMA1P + H2O ternary solutions. The measured data and correlated data were compared and analyzed. It is also reported in this work, the densities of aqueous solutions containing both N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) and piperazine (PZ) in a temperature range of (293.15 to 363.15) K. The mass fraction of PZ was varied in the range of 0 to 0.1 whilst keeping the mass fraction of MDEA constant at 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5. A non-dimensional single polynomial model was employed to correlate all the density values as a function of total amine mass fractions and temperature. The density values based on the model had a root mean square deviation of 0.0093kg/m3 from the experimental values, which indicates an excellent agreement between the two values, considering a value of 0.414kg/m for the combined experimental uncertainty, at 95% level of confidence. University College of Southeast Norway accepts no responsibility for results and conclusions presented in this report.
Perceptions of Patients and Physicians on Teleconsultation at Home for Diabetes Mellitus: Survey Study

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most challenging diseases in the 21st century and is the sixth leading cause of death. Telemedicine has increasingly been implemented in the care of patients with DM. Although teleconsultations at home have shown to be more effective for inducing HbA1c reduction than other telemedicine options, before the 2019 coronavirus disease crisis, their use had been lagging behind. Studies on physicians’ or patients’ perceptions about telemedicine have been performed independently of each other, and very few have focused on teleconsultations. In a time of great pressure for health systems and when an important portion of health care has to be assured at a distance, obtaining insights about teleconsultations at home from the stakeholders directly involved in the health care interaction is particularly important. Objective The perceptions of patients and physicians about their intentions to use home synchronous teleconsultations for DM care are examined to identify drivers and barriers inherent to programs that involve home teleconsultations. Methods Two identical questionnaires integrating the technology acceptance model and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology and assessing the confidence in information and communication technology use of patients and physicians were developed. Responses by patients (n=75) and physicians (n=68) were analyzed using canonical correlation analysis. Results Associations between predictor constructs (performance, effort, social influence, facilitating conditions, and attitude) and intention to use yielded significant functions, with a canonical R2 of 0.95 (for physicians) and 0.98 (patients). The main identified barriers to patient intention to use were the expected effort to explain the medical problem, and privacy and confidentiality issues. The major drivers were the facilitation of contact with the physician, which is beneficial to patient disease management and treatment, time savings, and reciprocity concerning physicians’ willingness to perform teleconsultations. Responses from physicians revealed an association between intention to use and the expected performance of home teleconsultations. The major barrier to intention to use expressed in physicians’ answers was doubts concerning the quality of patient examination. The major drivers were time savings, productivity increases, improvements in patient’s health and patient management, National Health System costs reduction, and reciprocity relative to patients’ willingness to engage in teleconsultations. Conclusions To promote the use of home teleconsultations for DM, decision makers should improve patients’ health literacy so the physician–patient communication is more effective; explore information and communication technology developments to reduce current limitations of non–face-to-face examinations; ensure patient privacy and data confidentiality; and demonstrate the capabilities of home teleconsultations to physicians.
ENGLISH AND INDONESIAN TYPES OF WARRANTS IN CLAIMS OF FACT, VALUE AND POLICY

Warrant is a crucial element in argumentative essay which connects the claim and support in order to give proves that the supports are valid and credible. This study seeks the comparison between the warrant inn English and Indonesian argumentation. The rhetorical analysis in this study is to get deep understanding on the types of warrant that is used by the writers in the opinion section of www.theaustralian. com.au and www.seputar- indonesia.com in the claim of fact, of value, and of policy. The finding shows that on claims of fact, English writers show authoritative and substantive warrants while Indonesian writers prefer substantive and motivational warrants. In constructing the support for claims of value, almost similar result shown by both English and Indonesian writers that is the domination of motivational warrant. The writers attempt to strengthen the claims of policy show the use of substantive and motivational warrants by English writers. Meanwhile the Indonesian writers make use of substantive and authoritative warrants to convince the readers on the need to accept the proposed policy. Further studies are expected to dig more on the critical discourse analysis of warrants across different languages within different context, types of issue presented and different form of publication.
Real-World Study of Treatment with Pembrolizumab Among Patients with Advanced Urothelial Tract Cancer in Denmark

BACKGROUND: Effect of newly approved oncological drugs in the real-world are warranted. With emerging novel treatments rapidly being approved for urothelial tract cancers, we aimed to assess real-world data, regarding effect and safety, during the first year after approval of pembrolizumab in Denmark for patients with locally advanced and unresectable or metastatic urothelial tract cancer (mUTC) in the first- and second-line setting. MATERIALS AND METHOD: At the six oncological departments treating mUTC in Denmark, we identified all mUTC patients receiving pembrolizumab during the first year after approval, between March 1, 2018 and February 28, 2019. A retrospective data collection was conducted from January to June 2020. Patient characteristics matching that of the relevant clinical trials for pembrolizumab in first- and second-line treatment-setting, overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), toxicity and tumor response were assessed. RESULTS: 139 patients were identified, 53 in first-line treatment, 77 in second-line, and 9 receiving 3rd or later lines of treatment. The population was characterized by a majority of males (70%), most patients had ECOG PS 0–1 (60.4%) and primary tumor in the bladder was predominant (90.6%). The overall response rate (ORR) in first-line was 30.2%, PFS was 3,5 months (95%CI 2,3–7,9 months) and OS 9,2 months (95%CI 7,0–20.9 months). For second-line treatment the ORR was 27,3%, PFS 2,9 months (95%CI 2,5–5,3) and OS 9.1 months (95%CI 5,4–12,8 months). Toxicity was comparable to clinical trials without any new toxicities registered. CONCLUSION: Real-world data on response rates, OS, PFS and toxicity for patients with mUTC receiving pembrolizumab in first- and second-line, shows comparable results to clinical trials. This study further establishes immunotherapy as an effective and tolerable treatment for mUTC.
Comparison between Curb-65 and A-Drop severity score and its correlation with clinical outcome in Covid-19 patients admitted in a tertiary care center

Background: Respiratory failure is the leading cause of mortality in patients with COVID-19. CURB-65 and A-DROP are widely used in predicting the severity and outcome in Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). However these tools have not been assessed in patients with COVID-19 infection. A simple tool to stratify patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and for predicting the outcome at the time of hospital admission would be useful.Objective: To calculate CURB-65 and A-DROP score in COVID 19 patients and to correlate them with clinical outcome, hospital stay and CT severity score.Methods: This cross sectional study included consenting adult patients who presented with COVID 19 infection confirmed by real time RT-PCR, conducted at the hospital attached to Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute involving 100 subjects. CURB-65 and A-DROP score was calculated, CT scan of thorax was done at the time of admission. Patients underwent various biochemical investigations. Based on WHO criteria patients were divided into mild, moderate and severe COVID-19 illness. We assessed the outcome with relation to measured CURB-65 /A-DROP score to know the prognosis in COVID19 patients.Results: The meanSD age of the subjects was 55.61  14.22 with 34 females and 66 males. Among 100 patients 76(76%) recovered where as death was seen in 24(24%). Maximum recovered patients had CURB-65 score 0, 1 and 2 and A-DROP score 0, 1 and 2 whereas maximum death patients had CURB-65 score 3, 4 and 5 and A-DROP score of 3,4 and 5. Chi-square test showed statistical significant association between CURB-65 score and Outcome (2=39.7; p=0.00), statistical significant association was also between A-DROP score and Outcome (2= 43.55; p=0.00). Chi-square test applied to associate the A-DROP and CURB-65 score showed statistical significant association between the two scores (2= 194.65; p=0.00). Both the scores individually showed statistically significant correlation with CT severity and duration of hospital stay.Conclusion: This study revealed significant correlation between the clinical severity of COVID 19 illness with CURB-65 and A-DROP scores. Study also showed significant correlation between the two measured scores with CT severity score and also duration of hospital stay. Hence, CURB-65 and A-DROP score can be used to assess the severity and predict the outcome in COVID 19 infection.
Infertility: A product of smoke emanating from Transfluthrin coated insecticide paper (TCIP)

Transfluthrin is a fast-acting insecticide used in household and hygiene products, mainly against flying insects, such as mosquito and flies, and in agriculture material pests. Its uses in these areas have not been without health risk to humans and the ecosystem. Therefore, the current study was designed to investigate the effect of smoke emanating from Transfluthrin Coated Insecticide Paper (TCIP) on adult Wistar rats’ testicular functions. The rats were grouped into three. Group A was exposed to normal environmental air. Group B and C rats were exposed via whole-body inhalation to smoke emanating from 6 g and 12 g of TCIP every day for 8 weeks. The entire groups contained eight rats each. At the end of the exposure, body and organs weight, semen analysis, biochemical assay and histological examination were evaluated and determined. The results show that the exposure significantly altered the testicular cytoarchitecture, sperm quality, hormonal profile and oxidative parameters with an increase in exposure to TCIP. This study revealed that exposure to transfluthrin is detrimental to the reproductive functions of male rats.
Islamic Financial Literacy Index of Students: Bridging SDGs of Islamic Finance

This research aims to measure the level of Islamic financial literacy among students by reviewing 2 dimensions, 8 variables, and 33 indicators obtained from literature studies and experts. This study applied mix method to qualitative and quantitative data with a total sample of 273 respondents. The data were obtained from interview and online FGD and then processed by word similarity analysis as well as validity and reliability tests, the results of which are used as reference and conclusion. The analysis shows that the level of understanding of financial literacy among students remains significantly low, proven by the value of the interpretation of respondents reaching below 40% despite valid and reliable variables and indicators. Meanwhile, the analysis of the relationship between each variable that consists of supporting indicators shows that each variable affects one another. This study generates a financial literacy index serving as a measuring tool in bridging the SDGs of Islamic Finance. It implies the necessity of increasing the understanding of Islamic finance with the concept of literacy for students as an agenda to achieve a demographic bonus.
Independent Effects of Metabolic Syndrome and Air Pollution (PM2.5) on Atherosclerosis in Modernizing China

Background: Air Pollution (AP) and metabolic syndrome (MS) are important global health hazards of the 21st century, in mainland China in particular, and AP has been associated with increased prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, and stroke. Methods: To evaluate the impact of metabolic syndrome on AP-related atherogenesis, 1557 Han Chinese adults (mean age 47.2±11.8 years, male 47%) in Hong Kong, Macau, Pun Yu, Yu County (Shanxi coalmine) and 3-Gorges (Yangtze River) were studied. Cardiovascular risk profiles and metabolic syndrome (IDF criteria) were evaluated. PM2.5 (satellite sensor modeling), and atherosclerotic surrogates, brachial reactivity (FMD) and carotid Intima-media thickness (IMT) (ultrasound), were measured. Results: The yearly PM2.5 concentration ranged from 34. 0μg/m³ in Hong Kong to 93. 8μg/m³ in 3-Gorges Territories. MS was diagnosed in 340 subjects (21.8%). Smoking status, gender and PM2.5 were similar in the MS cohort versus those without MS. Blood pressures (SBP and DBP), waist circumference, triglycerides and glucose were higher, but high-density lipidcholesterol was lower in the MS cohort, compared to the other subjects. Brachial FMD was significantly lower and carotid IMT significantly higher (0.70±0.13 mm, 95% CI 0.68-0.71 mm vs. 0.63mm±0.14mm, 95% CI 0.62-0.64 mm) in the MS cohort than those without (P<0.0001). On multivariate regression, PM2.5 was not related to MS development, but was significantly related to carotid IMT in both no MS (beta=0.234, P<0.0001) and MS cohorts (beta=0.245, p<0.0001), independent of age, SBP, and waist circumference. There was no direct interaction between PM2.5 and MS. Conclusions: Both AP and MS have independent impacts on atherogenic processes in China, with significant implications for atherosclerosis prevention.
Estimating the Health Cost of Air Pollution: The Case of Morocco

Globally, ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the fifth leading cause of death. Household air pollution from use of solid fuels is the tenth ranked cause of death. Together, ambient and household air pollution caused 6.4 million deaths worldwide. In the Middle East and North Africa region, an estimated 125,000 lives are lost annually to diseases associated with ambient and household air pollution. This paper estimates the economic cost of air pollution in Morocco, a country marked by rapid economic development and urbanization. Using the most updated causal relationships between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and premature mortality, the paper estimates that air pollution costs society about US$1.14 billion annually, or 1.05 percent of the country’s GDP in 2014. Ambient air pollution is responsible for nearly three quarters of this cost, as a result of large exposure to high PM2.5 levels in cities like Casablanca, Tangier, and Marrakesh. Household air pollution is a problem particularly for rural households using solid fuels for cooking and heating. Based on these results, the paper identifies the most affected areas and the most vulnerable groups in the country.
The determinants of purchase intention and willingness to pay for cosmetics and personal care products

This study focuses on purchase intention and willingness to pay based on consumer innovativeness, novelty seeking, and trustworthiness. In the study, the authors revealed the above in a holistic framework by emphasizing the direct relationships among the five variables. As this study focuses on consumers seeking novelty for cosmetics and personal care products in a constantly developing and growing sector, the study is different from the others and deemed necessary. This study seeks to examine the effect of consumer innovativeness, novelty seeking, and trustworthiness on purchase intention and willingness to pay for cosmetics and personal care products. It is quantitative research. The sample of the study consists of consumers aged 18 and over. The data of the study were collected from 407 people selected by convenience sampling via an online questionnaire. In the study, hypotheses were developed based on the conceptual framework and were tested via Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results of the study showed that consumer innovativeness had a positive effect on both purchase intention (β= 0.154; p <0.05) and willingness to pay (β = 0.317; p <0.05). While it was found that Novelty seeking had a positive effect on purchase intention (β = 0.312; p <0.05), it did not yield a statistically significant effect on willingness to pay (β = 0.018; p> 0.05). The results also indicated that trustworthiness had a positive effect on both purchase intention (β = 0.427; p <0.05) and willingness to pay (β = 0.410; p <0.05). The structural equation model employed in the study explains 55% of the variance in consumers' purchase intention and 39% of the variance in willingness to share, respectively. The research results revealed that consumer innovativeness, novelty seeking, and trustworthiness are among the important determinants of purchase intention for cosmetics and personal care products and that consumer innovativeness and trustworthiness are influential on the formation of willingness to pay for these products.
Coarse-grained simulations of modified Jeffamine ED900 micelles

Abstract A coarse-grained model is presented for the gemini block copolymer surfactant CHCONH-PO-EO-PO-NHCOCH, otherwise known by its trade name Jeffamine ED900Myr, used in the preparation of ordered mesoporous materials. From Single-Chain Mean-Field simulations, we find that the surfactant is able to form spherical micelles whose structure is qualitatively similar to experimental data. The critical micelle concentration, however, is orders of magnitude lower than the one reported experimentally. This discrepancy between calculated and experimental critical micelle concentrations has previously been observed for other strongly hydrophobic surfactant systems and suggests the presence of non-equilibrium effects in the experimental system. By taking the kinetic effects into account in the formation of the micelles, an apparent critical micelle concentration is found which is quantitatively similar to the experimental value.
Exercise Machines in Speed and Coordination Development among Students Playing Basketball

The article presents the original methodology for using exercise machines to develop speed and coordination of students playing basketball in order to improve traditional approaches to physical education of basketball players. The introduction of exercise machines in the training process increases the developmental effect of exercises due to the possibility of a targeted impact on physical qualities together with training, accurate dosing of physical parameters, and an increase in motor activity in classes. The study involved 169 students who play basketball between the ages of 17 and 23. Experimental (EG) and control (CG) groups, which included 127 and 42 students respectively, were formed. The EG students played basketball in classes using exercise machines according to the methodology developed. The CG students were trained according to the traditional methodology of teaching basketball. The experimental group was divided into two subgroups – EG1 (n=69) and EG2 (n=58), which included students with initial and high levels of technical preparedness in basketball. It was found that after the pedagogical experiment, ball speed was increased by 24.6% and 4.6% in the experimental groups, in comparison with 3.9% in the control group. The results of the complex test, which characterizes the level of coordination, were improved by 24.7% and 13.8% in the experimental groups, and by 11.4% in the CG. This indicated the efficiency of the proposed methodology for using exercise machines to develop speed and coordination of students playing basketball.
Soluble neprilysin and survival in critically ill patients

Critically ill patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) exhibit a high mortality rate irrespective of the initial cause of hospitalization. Neprilysin, a neutral endopeptidase degrading an array of vasoactive peptides became a drug target within the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. The aim of this study was to analyse whether circulating levels of neprilysin at ICU admission are associated with 30 day mortality.