Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Precautions for avoiding pulmonary morbidity after esophagectomy

Pulmonary morbidity is the most common complication after esophagectomy. Importantly, it is the main cause of surgery‐related mortality and possibly adversely affects the long‐term outcome after surgery in patients with esophageal cancer. There is considerable accumulated evidence on multidisciplinary approaches to reduce post‐operative pulmonary morbidity. A comprehensive review of the precautionary measures that have so far been shown to be effective in previous literature is of utmost importance. We herein update and summarize the perioperative and surgical approaches to diminish pulmonary morbidity. Pre‐operative smoking cessation, respiratory rehabilitation, maintaining oral hygiene, perioperative nutritional intervention, enforcement of less invasive surgery, perioperative administration of steroid, and total management by a multidisciplinary team could be the key factors contributing to reduction in pulmonary morbidity.
Efficacy of Low and High dose I-131 for Low to Intermediate Risk Thyroid Cancer Ablation

Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is the most common endocrine malignancy comprised of papillary (80%) and follicular (10%) types and is associated with high 10-year survival rate (90 to 95%) (Sawka et al., 2004; Zaman et al., 2013). Adjuvant ablation of residual functioning thyroid tissue using radioiodine-131 (RAI) is considered a mainstay of managing these cancers (Cooper et al., 2006) due to advantages of eradication of occult cancer and improved sensitivity of sTg and post-operative whole body iodine scan (WBIS) as a marker for disease recurrence (Sherman 2003). Successful ablation is defined as undetectable sTg and a negative WBIS (Pacini et al., 2006). However,
Yield and photosynthetic attributes of sunflower cultivars grown under supplemental irrigation in the semiarid region of the Brazilian Northeast

The objective of this work was to identify the sunflower (Helianthus annuus) cultivar with the highest yield potential for cultivation in the semiarid region of the Brazilian Northeast, under field conditions, with supplementary irrigation. Plant photosynthetic performance and yield were determined in field trials. The experiments were carried out in a randomized complete block design with 12 cultivars planted at 0.70x0. 30 m. Net photosynthetic rates above 27 μmol m-2 s-1 and average achene yield of 2,364.68 kg ha-1 and oil yield 961.96 of kg ha-1 were determined. This performance was achieved due to: high stomatal conductance in 'Aguara 4', 'BRS 322', and 'CF101', low water loss through transpiration in 'M 734', 'BRS 321', 'BRS 324', 'BRS 387', and 'Helio 251', or high-intrinsic photosynthetic efficiency in 'Helio 251' and 'BRS 387'. Most cultivars provided grain amounts and oil contents similar to those of cultivars grown in the largest Brazilian producing areas. The cultivars that provide the highest yield in the Brazilian semiarid region, when grown under supplementary irrigation, are 'Aguara 4', 'CF 101', and 'BRS 322' with a high achene and oil yield, and 'M 734' with high achene yield. The less susceptible cultivars to severe water deficit are 'Helio 251' and 'BRS 387' with a highintrinsic photosynthetic efficiency.
Intrarater And Interrater Reliability Of Timed Functional Arm And Shoulder Test In Patients With Shoulder Joint Pathology-A Cross-Sectional Study

Shoulder pain is common in general population with various pathologies. Since most of patients have their dominant arm as affected arm, activities of daily living are grossly affected. There are various scales and test used for measuring functionality level of patients. However most of these scales are self reported measures. The Timed functional arm and shoulder test (TFAST) is quick, easy and feasible in measuring different constructs of functional performance that are normally involved in upper extremity impairments. Aim of the study: The aim of study was to evaluate inter-rater reliability and intra-rater reliability of Timed Functional Arm and Shoulder Test (TFAST) in patients with shoulder joint pathology. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Methodology: 62 patients (M=27, F=35) with shoulder pathology were taken. The timed functional arm and shoulder test included three tasks: hand to head and back, wall wash, gallon jug lift. The score of Timed functional arm and shoulder test was taken by two testers for inter rater reliability and by one of testers after a gap of seven days for intra-rater reliability. Result: The study demonstrated intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) with standard error of mean (SEM) of 1.000 and 0.06843 for inter-rater reliability and 0.972 and 0.65491 for Intra-rater reliability. A Bland Altman limit of agreement has also confirmed that inter-rater and intra-rater were within the limits of agreement in 95% of occasions. Conclusion: Thus from this study, it could be concluded that the inter-rater and intrarater reliability of Timed functional arm and shoulder test (TFAST) was “high” in patients with shoulder pathology.
CAN EXTREME RIGHT VOTING BE EXPLAINED IDEOLOGICALLY?

Extreme right parties are often referred to as protest parties and their voters are often described as protest voters (Stouthuysen, 1993). It is assumed that extreme right voters have specific, cynical attitudes towards politics. They do not vote in favour of extreme right parties, but against all other parties and the political institutions. Their voting behaviour is in other words inspired by dissatisfaction and not by the party’s ideology. They want to show discontent with ‘the’ political elite by voting for a party that is perceived as an outcast in the political arena. This role as outsider is not only based on the extreme right parties’ discourse against the established parties, but is also influenced by the criticism of the political establishment towards extreme right parties. Because of the stigmatisation of the extreme right parties by the established parties, they are potentially attractive for voters who wish to cast a protest vote. In this article, we address the question if votes for the Vlaams Blok, by Kitschelt (1995) described as a master case of the new radical right, can be considered as protest votes. In the first paragraph, we introduce some research on the research question of an extreme right vote as a protest or ideological one. We present our criticism on the research and do some methodological suggestions. The second paragraph of this article contains our analyses. After presenting in a first part the main ideological lines of the Vlaams Blok, we analyse the motives of the Vlaams Blok electorate to vote for the extreme right party. Besides, we inquire into the agreement of the electorate with the party’s positions.
Comparative study of Faradic muscle stimulation with myofascial release and Faradic muscle stimulation with passive stretching to improve hand muscle function in chronic stroke patients - A randomized controlled trial

Objective: To compare effectiveness of Faradic muscle stimulation with myofascial release and Faradic muscle stimulation with passive stretching to improve hand muscle function in chronic stroke patients as compared to conventional exercise protocol. Background: There is limited study available that compares myofascial release and passive stretching, with the conventional exercise protocol used for treatment to improve hand muscle function in chronic stroke patients. Study design: Randomized controlled trial Methods: Ethical clearance was taken from college and consent was taken from the 30 subjects diagnosed with stroke and divided into 3 equal group by chit method. Pre and post outcome measure of MSHFT (Modified Sollerman Hand Function Test) was taken. Group A underwent Faradic Muscle Stimulation with myofascial release, group B underwent Faradic Muscle Stimulation with passive stretching and group C underwent Faradic Muscle Stimulation with home exercise programme. Faradic electrical muscle stimulation was given for wrist extensors. Results: Mean values for MSHFT for Group A was: 4.2 ± 0.15; Group B was: 3.8 ± 0.55; Group C was: 2.2 ± 0.43 Conclusion: In the present study it was found that Faradic muscle stimulation along with myofascial release and Faradic muscle stimulation along with passive stretching are more effective than conventional exercise protocol in management of stroke.
Weed management in transplanted ragi

Among the treatments, pre-emergence application of oxadiargyl 100 g/ha fb intercultivation at 20 DAT should sinificanty higher growth and yield attributes. From the results, it can be summarised that the highest grain yield and maximum economic returns in transplanted ragi were obtained with pre-emergence application of oxadiargyl 100 g/ha fb intercultivation at 20 DAT by obtaining season-long weed control.
Indoor 3D Scene Understanding Using Depth Sensors

Indoor 3D Scene Understanding Using Depth Sensors Jean Lahoud One of the main goals in computer vision is to achieve a human-like understanding of images. Nevertheless, image understanding has been mainly studied in the 2D image frame, so more information is needed to relate them to the 3D world. With the emergence of 3D sensors (e.g. the Microsoft Kinect), which provide depth along with color information, the task of propagating 2D knowledge into 3D becomes more attainable and enables interaction between a machine (e.g. robot) and its environment. This dissertation focuses on three aspects of indoor 3D scene understanding: (1) 2D-driven 3D object detection for single frame scenes with inherent 2D information, (2) 3D object instance segmentation for 3D reconstructed scenes, and (3) using room and floor orientation for automatic labeling of indoor scenes that could be used for self-supervised object segmentation. These methods allow capturing of physical extents of 3D objects, such as their sizes and actual locations within a scene.
Identification of Phenolic Compounds and Assessment of the Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of Thymelaea microphylla Coss. et Dur. from Western Algerian Sahara (Ain-Sefra Province)

يعرف Thymelaea microphylla محليا باسم المثنان وهو نبات طبي يشيع استخدامه في الطب التقليدي في الصحراء الجزائرية وله تركيبة كيميائية ذات خصائص علاجية. الأهداف: تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى التعرف على المركبات الفينولية وتقييم القدرة المضادة للأكسدة لمستخلصات خلات الإيثيل، الميثانول، و الماء من الأجزاء الهوائية لنبات المثنان حيث استعملت أربع طرق مختلفة لتقدير النشاط المضاد للأكسدة: عن طريق فوسفوموليبدينوم، واختبار إرجاع الجذر الحر DPPH، واختبارABTS ، وتثبيط بيروكسيدات الدهون المتمثل في اختبار تبيض البيتا كاروتين، واختبار قدرة الإختزال. كما تم تقدير النشاط المضاد للميكروبات باستخدام تقنية الانتشار من الأقراص فضلا عن تحليل المركبات الفينولية باستخدام تقنية كروماتوغرافيا السائلة عالية الأداء بمكشـاف الأشعة فوق البنفسجية والمرتبطة بمطياف المجموعة الضوئية (HPLC-UV-DAD) . النتائج: أظهرت العينات المختبرة قدرة عالية مضادة للأكسدة من خلال اختبار إرجاع الجذور الحرة وتثبيط أكسدة البيتا كاروتين وقدرة الإختزال. تعزى القدرة العالية المضادة للأكسدة إلى المحتوى العالي من المركبات الفينولية في المستخلصات المختبرة حيث أظهر مستخلص الميثانول الذي يحتوي على محتوي عالي من المركبات الفينولية والفلافونويدية أعلى نشاط مضاد للأكسدة كما أظهر هذا المستخلص أعلى نشاط مضاد لبعض البكتيريا المسببة للأمراض البشرية من بين المستخلصات المختبرة ضد البكتيريا الايجابية الجرام والسالبة الجرام. أسفرت تحاليل كروماتوغرافيا السائلة عالية الأداء على التعرف على بعض أحماض الفينول، جليكوسيدات الفلافونويدية وأجزائها الغير سكرية. الخلاصة: تكشف هذه الدراسة للمرة الأولى أن مستخلص الميثانول للأجزاء الهوائية لنبات المثنان يتميز بالأنشطة العالية المضادة للأكسدة والمضادة للبكتيريا وغناه بالمركبات الفينولية وهو ما يدعم استخدام هذا النبات في الطب التقليدي أو استخدامه كمصدر طبيعي لمواد فعالة كمضادات الأكسدة ومضادات البكتيريا.
Influence of Traveller Risk Perception on the Willingness to Travel in a Major Epidemic

This paper aims to disclose how the willingness to travel is affected by the risk perception and travellers'familiarity with the destination in a major epidemic First, a questionnaire was prepared with the commonly used dimensions of traveller risk perception and verified through a preliminary survey Then, a formal online questionnaire survey was carried out, receiving 860 valid questionnaires The survey data were subject to analysis based on structural equation model (SEM) The results show that, under COVID-19, the traveller risk perception is negatively correlated with the willingness to travel, and the traveller familiarity with the destination regulated the negative correlation It also unveils the traveller risk perception is enhanced by the number of changes of transport vehicles, the length of travel time, and the degree of epidemic impact on the destination, but suppressed by the risk tolerance of potential travellers The main contribution of this research is to introduce risk perception of the particular situation of COVID-19 The research results enrich traveller decision-making mechanism and offer countermeasures to revitalise tourism industry after a major epidemic © 2020 WITPress All rights reserved
Research on Allelopathy of Ethanol Extract of Potentilla acaulis

Nutrient characteristics of soils collected from five main plant species in Potentilla acaulis degraded grassland were analyzed and the allelopathy of P.acaulis ethanol extract on the seedling growth of four dominant species receptors(Stipa krylovii,Artemisia frigida,Leymus chinensis and Agropyron cristatum) in P.acaulis degraded grassland were determined.The allelopathic ability of P.acaulis was discovered.The reason of P.acaulis becoming the dominant plant of degraded grassland was explained from the aspect of chemical ecosystem.Results were as follows: only available nitrogen content was lower in soils under P.acaulis than that beneath A.frigida,whereas others were higher.Allelopathic activities were related to extract concentration,test species and extract source.Ethanol extract of whole P.acaulis plant strongly inhibited the shoot and root growth of S.krylovii,and the inhibition was strengthened with extract concentration increasing.However,extracts showed a "low-promotion and high-inhibition effect" on the shoot growth of L.chinensis and A.frigida. The critical concentration value of extracts was 0.004 g·mL-1.Extracts of P.acaulis aboveground parts presented strong promotion on A.cristatum's seedling growth at 0.002 g·mL-1 concentration.Allelopathy of P.acaulis underground parts were stronger compared with aboveground parts.Root growth had higher sensitivity than the shoot growth of all tested species seedlings.The greatest inhibition for seedling growth occurred in S.krylovii,followed by L.chinensis,A.frigida,and then A.cristatum.
Phytoplankton of Stubbs Creek, Qua Iboe River Estuary, Nigeria

Studies on the composition, abundance, distribution, diversity and seasonality of phytoplankton in Stubbs creek was carried out for 24 months across 3 sampling stations. A total of forty-eight (48) species belonging to five (5) taxonomic groups (Bacillariophyta, Chlorophyta, Cyanobacteria, Dinophyta and Xanthophyta) were recorded. Cyanobacteria were the most abundant (76.37%) in density while Bacillariophyta had the highest species composition of 28 making up 58.33% of total species. Chlorophyta, Dinophyta and Xanthophyta were represented by three, one and two species respectively. Although, all the phytoplankton taxa were more abundant (density) in the wet season, only Cyanobacteria showed a significant seasonal variation (p<0.05). Cyanobacteria were more abundant in station 3 than in other stations while Bacillariophyta was more abundant in station 1 than in other stations. Phytoplankton density, species abundance, Margalelf’s species diversity and Shannon-Wiener’s index followed the same trend across the stations with the highest values in station 1 and lowest in station 2. Species Evenness was highest (0.6812) at station 3, followed by 0.6632 at station 1 and 0.6546 at station 2. Low diversity valves suggest effects of stress conditions in the environment. Cluster analysis separated station 2 from stations 1 and 3. This suggests that station 2 was most impacted by anthropogenic activities. Dactylococcopsis irregularis and Microcystis aeruginosa (Cyanobacteria) were the most dominant species. Both species accounted for over 50% of the total phytoplankton. They were the only species that accounted for more than 10% of the total phytoplankton. High abundance of Cyanobacteria normally signifies polluted water. The dominance of Cyanobacteria and Bacillariophyta (both taxa representing phytoplankton density of 97.36% and species composition of 87.50%) indicate that Stubbs creek is polluted.
Deep Learning for Visual Odometry

Odometry is the process of estimating change in position over time through data from motion sensors. However, the classical approaches for solving the odometry problem are usually based on the robot’s kinematics, so they can be easily induced to fail when either the motion of the robot or the environment is too challenging. In robotics and computer vision, Visual Odometry is the process of determining the position and orientation of a robot by analyzing the associated camera images. It has been used in various robotic applications, such as on the Mars Exploration Rovers. Recently, novel VO methods have employed deep neural networks or attention models to improve or even replace the entire VO algorithm pipeline. In this project, we aim to evaluate these algorithms and study the ﬁtness of these models under simulated images obtained from the Tartan Air ‘[1] dataset.
Glycomimetic functionalized collagen hydrogels for peripheral nerve repair

OF THE DISSERTATION.ii DEDICATION.iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.v TABLE OF FIGURES.x TABLE OF TABLES.xi CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.1 1.1 Peripheral Nervous System Injury.1 1.2 Incidence, Treatment, and Current Research Thrusts.2 1.3 Biomaterials and Peripheral Nerve Repair.6 1.4 Preferential Motor Reinnervation.8 1.5 PSA and HNK-1 in PNI Repair.11 1.6 Thesis Summary.12 1.7 References.15 CHAPTER 2: NEURAL CELL TYPE-SPECIFIC RESPONSES TO GLYCOMIMETIC FUNCTIONALIZED COLLAGEN.19 2.
Preliminary molecular phylogeny of the diatom genus Nupela with the descrip- tion of a new species and consideration of the interrelationships of taxa in the

Molecular investigation of genera Nupela and Brachysira is conducted using strains from Indonesia and Vietnam. New species from the genus Nupela indonesica sp. nov. is described using combined approach. Nupela lesothensis (Schoeman) Lange–Bertalot is investigated using molecular data too. Phylogenetic analysis shows that Nupela and Brachysira are not closest genera. Morphology of Nupela and it differences from Brachysira is discussed. The genus Nupela is differs from all other diatom taxa by having coalescent hymenes ouside of areolae but not inside. Facultative development of raphe between different Nupela species is discussed.
Physico-chemical, melissopalynological and sensory characteristics of Satsuma mandarin honey (Citrus unshiu Marc.)

The honey bee forage resources in the Neretva Valley enable production of unifloral Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.) honey. Given the insufficient knowledge about this type of honey, the aim of this study was to establish its botanical origin (pollen spectrum), as well as physico-chemical and sensory properties. In total nine samples of Satsuma mandarin unifloral honey collected from Neretva Valley in the period from 2014 to 2015 were analysed. Floristic observations have recorded 78 plant species and the results of qualitative melissopalynological analysis revealed pollen originating from 50 plant species in analysed honey samples. The number of determined types of pollen in individual honey samples varied from 8 to 19 with an average of 13 pollen types. Proportion of Satsuma mandarin pollen ranged from 3 to 35% with average of 10.88%. The average water content in honey samples range from 17.1% to 17.3%, electrical conductivity from 0.22 mS/cm to 0.27 mS/cm, pH value from 3.82 to 4.02 and diastase activity from 7.78 to 9.36. The main sensory attributes of Satsuma mandarin were determined by sensory analysis: colour ranging from light to dark yellow, orange blossom odour with medium intensity, weak to medium taste persistence characterised by medium sweetness and poorly expressed acidity, and floral and fruity aroma. Due to almost monocultural orchards of Satsuma mandarin in the Neretva Valley, the possibility of producing this rare type of honey in this region should certainly be utilized.
Deskripsi Bahasa, Vol. 01, No. 01, Maret 2018

Through conversation ones establish relationship with others and keep channels open for further relationships. Politeness strategies and issues have been the focus of a number of studies. The way ones request for something to others depends on some factors such as the context they are in and the interlocutors they talk to. This article aims at developing the latest discussion on politeness phenomena by paying attention to the specifics of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) settings specifically an online discussion forum. This article attempts to identify how speech act of request is performed in Top Law School (TLS) online discussion forum. The data were analyzed to observe the forms of speech act of request and the types of speech act of request performed in the online discussion forum. The findings of this paper revealed that the forms of speech act of request are expressed by declarative, interrogative, and imperative sentence. Moreover, the types of speech act of request employed by the users are directive, indirective, and literal speech acts. The writer believes that the study will be beneficial and a good reference for future researchers in conducting research on pragmatics under the same topic. Hopefully, it will enrich readers’ knowledge and understanding of the speech act of request and the politeness in CMC.
Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology 2012 and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting

Learning objectives: We present rare brain and facial bone CT scans showing surgical emphysema in the orbit and pneumocephalus in the setting of blunt trauma to the eye from pressurised air and with intact bony structures. We review the unique anatomy of the optic nerve, which allows air tracking through the optic canal extradurally to reach the intracranial space. Background: Orbital emphysema and pneumocephalus have mostly been reported after orbital wall or skull fracture in which case the air originates from paranasal sinuses. This makes our case vary rare. Optic nerve is not a true cranial nerve. It is really an extension of the white matter of the brain. It is covered by pia mater and lies within a tube of arachnoid and dura mater as far as the back of the eye. Another clinical significance of this unique anatomy accounts for the appearance of papiloedema in increased intracranial pressure. Imaging findings: MDCT of the orbits followed by facial bone and brain CT scans demonstrated gas tracking posterolaterally to the posterior orbital foramina and the optic canal. Intracranial gas was visible in the middle cranial fossa anteriorly, at the lateral margin of the superior clinoid process and anterior to the optic chiasm and at the upper margin of the pituitary fossa. Conclusion: In an event of pressurised air trauma to the eye, non contrast multi detector CT scan of the orbit, brain and facial bones can be considered as the first line of investigation. In the absence of an infective process or bony injuries, and in a similar incident as in our case, extradural pneumocephalus can be resulted from air tracking through a subtle conjunctival tear, around the optic nerve and through the optic canal.