Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Correlação linear e espacial entre a produtividade do feijoeiro e atributos físicos de um LATOSSOLO VERMELHO Distroférrico de Selvíria, Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul - DOI: 10.4025/actasciagron.v31i1.6641

The attributes of plant, in no-tillage (bean grain yield – GY) and soil (mechanical resistance to penetration – RP, bulk density – BD, gravimetric – GM, and volumetric –VM moisture), in a Typic Acrustox soil at the Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira (Unesp), Brazil, were analyzed in the year of 2006. The purpose was to study the variability and linear and spatial correlations among the attributes (plant and soil), aiming to select an index of soil physical quality with good capacity to represent bean grain productivity. A geostatistical grid was installed to collect soil and plant data, with 135 sample points, in an area of 7,500 m 2 . The studied attributes showed high to low variability, with excellent spatial performances, and ranged between 13.9 and 39.8 meters. Otherwise, the linear correlation between GY and the soil attributes (RP, BD, GM and VM), due to the large number of data, were low. Those with best correlations with GY were BD1 and RP1. However, regarding spatial variability, an inverse correlation took place between GP and BD1. So, the bulk density, analyzed in soil surface layer, proved to be the best index of soil physical quality in Selviria, for bean grain productivity.
Allelopathic activity of essential oil extracts from Artemisia herba-alba Asso. on seed and seedling germination of weed and wheat crops

Abstract The allelopathic potential of essential oil extracts from Artemisia herba-alba Asso. was assessed on seed germination of nine weeds and two wheat varieties. The samples were collected from El-Rasfa région (Sétif, Algeria). The essential oil was extracted using hydrodistillation of aerial part and characterized using gaz chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy. The bioassays with organic solvent (ethanol) were tested using four different concentrations (0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8 µl/ml of oil/ethanol) on seed and seedling growth of the nine weeds and two wheat varieties. The yield obtained is 1.19%, and 36 compound had been identified. The main components are: camphor (28.58%), cis-thujone (22.03%), eucalyptol (11.65%) and trans-thujone (7.03%). The results of bioassays show that essential oil extracts has a significant effect on seed germination and seedling growth of the major weed tested and two wheat varieties. In conclusion, this study shows that the essential oil tested has an interesting allelopathic potential.
Effects of aerated and non-aerated biofilters on effluent water treatment from a small-scale recirculating aquaculture system for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.)

Summary Most recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS) use aerated biofilters to maintain suitable water quality for fish production. However, application of non-aerated biofilters may provide opportunities to lower aeration costs, water usage and concentration of all nitrogenous wastes in the effluent water. Our study aimed at comparing the biofiltration performance characteristics of two biofilters: a conventional aerated biofilter and a non-aerated biofilter receiving the same effluent water from a small-scale RAS. The two biofilters were evaluated in triplicate and tested concurrently for seven months. Water quality parameters were monitored at the biofilter inlets and outlets and in the fish tanks. At the beginning of the experiment, the concentration of ammonia at the two biofilter outlets were not significantly different. However, the concentrations decreased with time reaching mean values of 1.33 ± 0.02 mg L−1 and 1.23 ± 0.21 mg L−1 N-NH4 in the aerated and non-aerated biofilters, respectively. Whereas phosphorus and nitrate levels were significantly high in the aerated biofilter. There was no significant difference in the growth of fish between the aerated and non-aerated biofilters. The results suggest that non-aerated biofilters can be as effective as aerated biofilters in maintaining suitable water quality for O. niloticus production.
NEAT1 aggravates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by sponging miR-22-3p

Abstract Background and aim Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of sepsis. Long noncoding RNA nuclear-enriched abundant transcript 1 (NEAT1) plays a vital role in various diseases, including AKI. This study aimed to investigate the function and mechanism of NEAT1 in sepsis-induced AKI. Materials and methods A septic AKI model was established by treating HK-2 cells with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The levels of NEAT1 and miR-22-3p were measured by quantitative real-time PCR. Cell apoptosis was assessed by flow cytometry. The levels of apoptosis-related protein and autophagy-related factors were examined by the western blot assay. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to calculate the contents of inflammatory factors. The interaction between NEAT1 and miR-22-3p was validated by dual-luciferase reporter assay, RNA immunoprecipitation assay, and RNA pull-down assay. The levels of nuclear factor (NF)-κB pathway-related proteins were evaluated by the western blot assay. Results NEAT1 was upregulated, while miR-22-3p was downregulated in patients with sepsis and in LPS-stimulated HK-2 cells. LPS treatment triggered cell apoptosis, autophagy, and inflammatory response in HK-2 cells. NEAT1 knockdown attenuated LPS-induced cell injury. NEAT1 modulated LPS-triggered cell injury by targeting miR-22-3p. Furthermore, NEAT1 regulated the NF-κB pathway by modulating miR-22-3p. Conclusion Depletion of NEAT1 alleviated sepsis-induced AKI via regulating the miR-22-3p/NF-κB pathway.
Miocene land snails from Bełchatów (Central Poland). IV: Pupilloidea (Gastropoda Pulmonata). Systematic, biostratigraphic and palaeoecological studies

Twenty five species of Pupilloidea of 10 genera have been found in the Miocene brown coal deposits of the open-cast mine Be3chatow. Four genera: Gastrocopta, Strobilops, Nesopupa and Negulus became extinct in Europe before the first major glaciation. Another one – Planogyra – is now represented by one extant species in southern Europe only. Three malacofauna-bearing horizons: Be3-C, Be3-B and Be3-A are correlated with biozones MN 4, MN 5 and MN 9, respectively. Analysis of ecological requirements of extant pupilloid snails, particularly of the taxa extinct in Europe and found in the Be3chatow mine, combined with palaeobotanical data, provide some palaeoecological and palaeoclimatic cues. Stratigraphic significance of some pupilloid species is discussed. A new combination, Nesopupa minor (Boettger, 1870), is proposed.
Retractable roofs in engineering education

Abstract This paper presents a proposal for updating and expanding the teaching of technical university students concerning the subject of roofs. Through the analysis of Polish textbooks and teaching studies, a lack of information on retractable roofs was identified. As a consequence, a lecture was prepared to fill this gap and presented to students of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and to teaching staff of the Silesian University of Technology. The main components of the lecture are presented in this article. Furthermore, a discussion was undertaken to analyse the possibilities of incorporating new content (in the form of supplementary material) into the currently run courses as well as into optional classes such as student workshops and optional facultative courses.
Role of mineral metabolism and some physiological factors in resistance against urdbean leaf crinkle virus in blackgram genotypes.

This study was aimed to investigate the role of mineral metabolism, total soluble phenols, total chlorophyll and total soluble sugar in the defense of the blackgram genotypes: a susceptible (Mash-88) and a resistant (CM-2002). ULCV infection resulted in an invariable increase in N, Mg, Zn and Fe contents, whereas P, K, Na and Ca contents decreased in both resistant and susceptible genotypes. Results of the present study indicated that crinkling and puckering of ULCV-infected leaves was found more severe in those plants having highly significant reduction in leaf Ca content. Similarly, leaf K and Fe contents were also found positively associated with resistance to ULCV infection. ULCV infection also resulted in significant increment in total soluble phenols in susceptible genotype. However, disease had non-significant effects on foliar total soluble sugar and total chlorophyll contents of both susceptible and resistant genotypes but increment of these constituents in diseased leaves of susceptible plants was significantly higher than the increase in diseased leaves of resistant genotype. © 2014 Friends Science Publishers
Antimicrobial activity of aqueous methanolic extracts of Algerian cultivars of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

Abstract Certain phenolics have been recognized to possessing antibacterial and antifungal activities and high levels of flavonoids and tannins have been reported in several varieties of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. Antimicrobial activity and phenolics contents were investigated in five Algerian sorghum seeds. AS20 sorghum extract showed the highest levels of: total phenolics (3214.46±263.64 mg/100 g), flavonoids (32.03±1.64 mg/100 g) and tannins (615.35±6.10 mg/g) contents; however, comparable flavonoids content was recorded in I27 extract. FZ40 and AS12 flavonoids contents were comparable. Screening for antimicrobial activity, carried out by the disc’s diffusion method revealed an antimicrobial potential of sorghum crude extracts against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and candida albicans yeast. Minimal inhibition concentration determined by microdilution method varied between 0.2 and 2 mg/ml. the lowest value was recorded with F11 and FZ40 extract against Streptococcus pneumoniae and F11 against Escherichia coli. Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus ATTCC6538 and MRSA strains showed sensitivity to all extracts. The results show these sorghums as a potential source of natural anti-streptococcal, anti-staphylococcal and anti-candida substances.
Managing Consent in Workflows under GDPR

The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deﬁnes the principles to be met by organizations when processing personal data in order to guarantee data privacy. According to GDPR, consent is required for establishing a legal basis for processing personal data, if there are no other legal grounds for the processing. Besides any identiﬁable “natural” person, also known as data subject, has the right to withdraw the given consent to process his or her personal data at any time. It is the organization’s responsibility to ensure consent and its revocation to demonstrate its compliance with GDPR. With respect to GDPR compliance, organizations can beneﬁt from workﬂows as they might be used to ensure that consent is obtained before processing personal data. This paper addresses how to enable organizations to manage consent and revocation through their workﬂows.
Study of Missing Clinical Details in Computed Tomography Radiology Request Forms: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

ABSTRACT Introduction: Detailed clinical history through a properly filled requisition form can help a radiologist in making a diagnosis. The objective of this study was to observe the missing clinical details of Computed Tomography requisition forms at radiology department in tertiary care hospital. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was done in 196 Computed Tomography requisition forms in the department of radiology from September 2019 to October 2019. Ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Committee - Reference No. 120720194 was obtained. An informed consent from the participants was taken prior to the procedure. Convenient sampling was done. The data obtained were computed and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences to tabulate the results. The results were displayed in frequency and proportion of binary data. Results: All the request forms had name filled, however date was filled in 183 (93.4%), age was filled in 195 (99.5%), sex was filled in 193 (98.5%) and address was only in 30 (15.3%) of the forms. Clinical history and provisional diagnosis were written in 179 (91.3%) forms. Signature was found in more than half of forms 135 (68.9%) whereas the department referring the patient was filled in 92 (46.9%) of forms and the name of doctor referring the patient was not filled mostly. The handwriting was clear in 191 (97.4%) of cases and standard words were used. Use of non-standard abbreviation was found in only 2 (1%) forms. Conclusions: Clinical details were filled in most of the requisition forms however other parameters were still incompletely and inadequately filled.
Transabdominal ultrasonography: A non-invasive method for diagnosing vaginal atrophy

Objective Genitourinary syndrome of menopause is a definition of all symptoms caused by hypoestrogenemia in menopausal age and one of the most common symptoms is vaginal atrophy. The diagnosis methods which are used for vaginal atrophy may be painful. A novel method total vaginal thickness and total mucosal thickness measuring could be determine vaginal atrophy. Material and methods This is a prospective case–control study involving 60 women in each group of 120 patients. One of the groups is comprised postmenopausal, histopathologically diagnosed vaginal atrophic women and the other group comprised 24–35 aged women who were no symptoms of vaginal atrophy and vaginal swab samples are not compatible with vaginal atrophy. All women who participated in the study underwent transabdominal ultrasound and total vaginal thickness and total mucosal thickness were measured. Results Total vaginal thickness and total mucosal thickness were found lower in the postmenopausal group compared to premenopausal women (p = 0.005 and p = 0.07, respectively). The cutoff value was determined as 8.55 mm for total vaginal thickness and 1.52 mm for total mucosal thickness, and the diagnostic power of these values is a specificity of 88.89% (95% confidence interval: 51.75–99.72%) and a ppv of 92.86% (95% confidence interval: 66.53–98.84%) for total vaginal thickness and a specificity of 80.95% (95% confidence interval: 58.09–94.55%) and a ppv of 89.47% (95% confidence interval: 71.10–96.71%) for total mucosal thickness. Conclusion Vaginal atrophy is a painful symptom for menopausal women and the diagnostic methods may be invasive and painful too. Total vaginal thickness and total mucosal thickness measuring with transabdominal ultrasound could be an alternative method for diagnosis and treat vaginal atrophy easily.
Hepatitis B Virus Infection among People Who Use Illicit Drugs: Prevalence, Genotypes and Risk Factors in the State of Amapá, Northern Brazil

Abstract Background: Several records of high prevalence of HBV have been made in northern Brazil. Among risk groups for viral infection, people who use illicit drugs (PWUDs) stand out, especially if they inject drugs and engage in risky sexual behavior. Objectives: In this study, the prevalence, genotype distribution and factors associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) exposure in PWUDs were estimated. Methods: This cross-sectional study used snowball sampling from nine different sites. Socio-demographic, economic, drug use and health-related information were collected of 308 PWUDs from nine municipalities in the state of Amapá, northern Brazil. Blood samples were tested for the presence of HBV using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Logistic regressions were run to identify factors independently associated with HBV exposure. Results: In total, seventy (22.7%) PWUDs were exposed to HBV, and 12 (3.9%) had DNA HBV. Genotypes A (58.4%), D (33.3%) and F (8.3%) were identified. Age ≥35 years, use of injectable drug, daily use of drugs, use of drugs over 12 years, unprotected sex, exchange sex for money/drugs, and >12 sexual partners in the last 12 months were associated with exposure to HBV. Conclusions: This study identified important information on the epidemiological scenario of HBV infection in PWUDs, highlighting the high prevalence of HBV exposure and the urgent need for measures for control and prevention, especially vaccination against this hepatotropic virus.
Association between preeclampsia and autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: an intergenerational analysis

Using a large Swedish-based registry cohort, we estimated that preeclampsia is associated with a 25% increase in the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and a 15% increase in the likelihood of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (n=2,842,230 and 2,047,619 respectively)(1, 2). Evidence suggests that certain non-communicable diseases may have an effect across several generations(3, 4). However, whether there is any intergenerational link between preeclampsia exposure and ASD or ADHD outcome in the child is unknown. Therefore, we conducted a cross family analysis to examine the intergenerational association between preeclampsia and ASD and ADHD using a large population-based cohort.
Interstitial lung disease induced by docetaxel and ramucirumab chemotherapy after nivolumab treatment

Three men (aged 64, 65, and 67 years) with advanced lung cancer who had been treated with nivolumab developed interstitial lung disease (ILD) during chemotherapy with docetaxel and ramucirumab. The treatment was clinically effective; however, the patients experienced immune‐related adverse effects due to nivolumab therapy: two patients developed ILD and the third developed psoriasis. Because the patients showed progression, docetaxel and ramucirumab chemotherapy was administered. Although two patients showed a clinical response, all patients developed grade 3 ILD during therapy. Furthermore, the patients developed respiratory failure and needed corticosteroid therapy. Although their condition improved owing to the therapy, the patients could not receive additional cancer treatment and died of cancer. On the basis of the results obtained, we speculated that although the regimen of docetaxel and ramucirumab after nivolumab therapy might be effective against non‐small cell lung cancer, it might increase the risk for ILD in some patients.
Treatment dropout after pregnancy: a study of women living with HIV in Rio de Janeiro

ABSTRACT Despite the investment in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, there is still little data about the proportion of women that are retained in treatment after pregnancy in Brazil. Research worldwide shows that a significant proportion of women drop out of treatment after pregnancy. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with treatment dropout of women that received prenatal care at a federal hospital in Rio de Janeiro between 2016 and 2017 and abandoned treatment after pregnancy. This was a retrospective cohort study using data on prescription refills and hospital medical records. Cross-sectional analysis of data from 454 women showed that 18% were not on cART after pregnancy. Illicit drug use during pregnancy, being less than 35 years old, and being aware of HIV diagnosis before conceiving but not taking cART were factors associated with treatment interruption postpartum. The high prevalence of interruption of HIV treatment after pregnancy suggests that there is a need for better post-natal care to increase adherence in this population.
Virulence Factors of Environmental Microbes in Human Disease

Environmental pathogens are organisms that survive in the outside environment but maintain the capacity to cause diseases in humans. They somehow adapt to the challenges of life in habitats that range from water and soil to the cytosol of the host cells. The key difference between environmental pathogens and other human pathogens is the ability of environmental pathogens to survive and thrive outside the host. Adaptation to wide ranges of temperature conditions, available nutrients and stresses encountered through physical conditions as well as those resulting from host immunological responses requires an ability to sense and rapidly adapt to new territories. Temperature is a critical and ubiquitous environmental signal that governs the development and virulence of diverse microbial species; microbial survival is contingent upon initiating appropriate responses to the cellular stress induced by severe environmental temperature change. In the case of microbial pathogens, development and virulence are often coupled to sensing host physiological temperatures. To escape various host defenses including temperature, these environmental pathogens express various factors as survival strategies in the new environment of the host body which prove to be virulent in the host ultimately making them environmental pathogens.
Quantity matters: The frequency of deception influences automatic memory retrieval effects

We investigated automatic retrieval of the knowledge of having lied or having told the truth to a question, depending on (a) the quality of the statement (true vs. false response) and (b) the overall proportion of (dis-)honest responses. We therefore manipulated the proportion of lies and truths being told in an oral interview. Automatic retrieval of this meta-knowledge was assessed with a categorisation task, where the probe words dishonest and honest had to be classified, while questions from the interview served as task-irrelevant prime stimuli. Results revealed an automatic retrieval of knowledge about having lied to a question only for participants who had told few lies in the interview, but not for those who had told many lies. No retrieval effects were obtained regarding questions that had been answered truthfully. These findings suggest a combined influence of quality and quantity of dishonest statements on automatic memory retrieval, thereby being in accordance with recent accounts of action control.
Differentiating depression and ADHD without depression in adults with processing-speed measures

Abstract Objective: We evaluated processing-speed and shift-cost measures in adults with depression or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and monitored the effects of treatment. We hypothesised that cognitive-speed and shift-cost measures might differentiate diagnostic groups. Methods: Colour, form, and colour–form stimuli were used to measure naming times. The shift costs were calculated as colour–form-naming time minus the sum of colour- and form-naming times. Measurements were done at baseline and end point for 42 adults with depression and 42 with ADHD without depression. Patients with depression were treated with transcranial pulsed electromagnetic fields and patients with ADHD with methylphenidate immediate release. Results: During depression treatment, reductions in naming times were recorded weekly. One-way analysis of variance indicated statistical between-group differences, with effect sizes in the medium range for form and colour–form. In both groups, naming times were longer before than after treatment. For the ADHD group, shift costs exceeded the average–normal range at baseline but were in the average–normal range after stabilisation with stimulant medication. For the depression group, shift costs were in the average–normal range at baseline and after treatment. Baseline colour–form-naming times predicted reductions in naming times for both groups, with the largest effect size and index of forecasting efficiency for the ADHD group. Conclusions: The cognitive-processing-speed (colour–form) and shift-cost measures before treatment proved most sensitive in differentiating patients with depression and ADHD. Reductions in naming times for the depression group were suggested to reflect improved psychomotor skills rather than improved cognitive control.