Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The craniofacial indicators of aggression: a cross-sectional multiparametric anthropometry study.

The craniofacial features of a person are unique and critical in the evaluation of age, gender, and ethnicity. The relationship between craniofacial properties and behavioral patterns have been one of the most common research topics. There are studies on the association of facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) and aggressive behavior in men; however, no consensus has been reached as there are inconsistent study results. Most of the studies focus on measuring the pre-determined fWHR in searching for a link to aggression. As the literature lacks data on the associations of multiple craniofacial ratios and aggression, we aimed to study the correlation of aggressive behavior and multiparametric anthropometric measurements of the craniofacial region in a study group consisting of university students aging 18-38 years. The aggression questionnaire results showed that male students had statistically higher scores than females in all subdomains, except physical aggression. Anthropometric studies revealed that males had higher mean values of craniofacial dimensions and indices than females, except the frontal height, the total lip height, frontal index, and cranial length-head circumference index. The statistical analyses for correlations showed that frontal, upper facial, and total facial height-facial width indices correlated with general and verbal aggression, frontal and upper facial indices correlated with physical aggression, and upper facial and total facial height-facial width indices correlated with indirect aggression only in males. We conclude that our study represents the first example of an extensive craniofacial anthropometric research that correlates several craniofacial measurements and ratios with various aggression subdomains.
Low birthweight is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Japanese adults: The Toon Health Study

Low birthweight is reportedly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, this association has not been confirmed in the Japanese population, and whether high birthweight is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus is controversial. We aimed to investigate the association between birthweight and type 2 diabetes mellitus among a general Japanese population.
Survival After Liver Transplantation for Autoimmune Hepatitis: Are We Messing With the Immune System?

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) result from the interaction between genetic and environmental factors, but greatly differ in clinical phenotype and target of autoimmune injury. In AIH the autoimmune damage attacks the hepatocytes, leading to a clinically evident hepatitis. The aim of treatment in AIH is to obtain complete remission and to prevent further progression; the backbone of treatment is immunosuppressive therapy, including steroids, required in the long term for the majority of patients. Unfortunately, there is no curative treatment for AIH, and a significant number of patients eventually progress to end-stage liver including liver transplantation (LT).
Vitamin D, smoking, EBV, and long-term cognitive performance in MS

Objective To investigate whether vitamin D, smoking, and anti-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody concentrations predict long-term cognitive status and neuroaxonal injury in multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods This study was conducted among 278 patients with clinically isolated syndrome who participated in the clinical trial BENEFIT (Betaferon/Betaseron in Newly Emerging Multiple Sclerosis for Initial Treatment) and completed the 11-year assessment (BENEFIT-11). We measured serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D (25(OH)D), cotinine (smoking biomarker), and anti-Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1) immunoglobulin G (IgG) at baseline and at months 6, 12, and 24 and examined whether these biomarkers contributed to predict Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT)-3 scores and serum neurofilament light chain (NfL) concentrations at 11 years. Linear and logistic regression models were adjusted for sex, baseline age, treatment allocation, steroid treatment, multifocal symptoms, T2 lesions, and body mass index. Results Higher vitamin D predicted better, whereas smoking predicted worse cognitive performance. A 50-nmol/L higher mean 25(OH)D in the first 2 years was related to 65% lower odds of poorer PASAT performance at year 11 (95% confidence intervals [95% CIs]: 0.14–0.89). Standardized PASAT scores were lower in smokers and heavy smokers than nonsmokers (ptrend = 0.026). Baseline anti–EBNA-1 IgG levels did not predict cognitive performance (ptrend = 0.88). Associations with NfL concentrations at year 11 corroborated these findings—a 50-nmol/L higher mean 25(OH)D in the first 2 years was associated with 20% lower NfL (95% CI: −36% to 0%), whereas smokers had 20% higher NfL levels than nonsmokers (95% CI: 2%–40%). Anti–EBNA-1 antibodies were not associated with NfL. Conclusions Lower vitamin D and smoking after clinical onset predicted worse long-term cognitive function and neuronal integrity in patients with MS.
Shorter life and reduced fecundity can increase colony fitness in virtual Caenorhabditis elegans

In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, loss of function of many genes leads to increases in lifespan, sometimes of a very large magnitude. Could this reflect the occurrence of programmed death that, like apoptosis of cells, promotes fitness? The notion that programmed death evolves as a mechanism to remove worn out, old individuals in order to increase food availability for kin is not supported by classic evolutionary theory for most species. However, it may apply in organisms with colonies of closely related individuals such as C. elegans in which largely clonal populations subsist on spatially limited food patches. Here, we ask whether food competition between nonreproductive adults and their clonal progeny could favor programmed death by using an in silico model of C. elegans. Colony fitness was estimated as yield of dauer larva propagules from a limited food patch. Simulations showed that not only shorter lifespan but also shorter reproductive span and reduced adult feeding rate can increase colony fitness, potentially by reducing futile food consumption. Early adult death was particularly beneficial when adult food consumption rate was high. These results imply that programmed, adaptive death could promote colony fitness in C. elegans through a consumer sacrifice mechanism. Thus, C. elegans lifespan may be limited not by aging in the usual sense but rather by apoptosis‐like programmed death.
Legitimacy, Support and Endorsement: Narendra Modi’s Social Media Engagement with Celebrities

During the early and mid-2000s, a series of public relations challenges plagued the outreach machine of Narendra Modi. Antagonistic live interactions with television commentators, made media appearances unpredictable (Sardesai 2014) He also had difficult interactions with business associations over accusations of communal bias, was handed embargos on diplomatic interactions, and had his visa revoked by the United States on the grounds of severe violations of religious freedom (Amruth 2007; Kohli 2013). While he continued to do exceptionally well in elections, winning three state elections with thumping majorities, he continued to be a polarising figure in Indian politics. A number of mainstream films directly addressed the 2002 Gujarat riots and pointed towards politicians and the administration as the perpetrators of the riots.
Effect of Training Program on Performance of Nurses Caring for Patient with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a new noninvasive modality in wound management . The application of NPWT dressing is not difficult but it requires an understanding of how the therapy works and training in the use of device. Staff undertaking dressing changes should have the appropriate knowledge and training to ensure optimum wound care. Aim:The aim of thestudy is to evaluate effect of training program on performance of nurses caring for patient with negative pressure wound therapy. Methods:Aquasi experimental study design was used in this study. Setting:Orthopedic units in Main Mansoura university hospital and emergency hospital. Subject:Sampling was all nurses in orthopedic units in Main Mansoura university hospital and emergency hospital.Tools:Tool I: questionnaireto evaluate nurses' knowledge regarding NPWT. It has two parts: Part I: Nurses' demographic data sheet. Part II: Questionnaire sheet to assess nurses' knowledge base regarding NPWT. Tool II: Performance checklist for applying NPWT dressing. Result: Nurses' NPWT total knowledge test scores mean are (21.1±54.4), (32.2±2.3), (30.2±2.6)Pre, post and second post respectively.Nurses' NPWT total practice test scores mean are (34.4±4), (68. 9± 6.1), (73.9± 3.9) pre, post and second post respectively. Conclusion: Nurses' performance toward NPWT was improved after application of a training program on NPWT.
EFFECTS OF PLAYING BADMINTON ON BONE PROPERTIES USING CALCANEAL QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUND: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the effects of playing badminton on calcaneal bone properties. Methods: Eleven sedentary collegiate women were recruited. They played badminton for 75 min, 2 days per week, for 10 weeks. The right calcaneus was assessed to measure speed of sound and broadband ultrasound attenuation using a quantitative ultrasound device. A stiffness index was derived from both the speed of sound and broadband ultrasound attenuation. Results: After the training period, broadband ultrasound attenuation and stiffness index did not change significantly, whereas speed of sound significantly increased, Conclusion: The results indicate that playing badminton influences calcaneal bone properties in a positive manner. Article visualizations:
Rotavirus Infection among Diarrhoeal Children under 10 Years of Age Visiting a Children’s Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Objectives: The present study was conducted to assess the rate of rotavirus causes of diarrhoea among children under 10 years of age visiting a children’s hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal.Methods: This study was carried out from October 2010 to July 2011. During the study, a total of 1068 diarrheal stool samples were collected from inpatient and outpatient department of children less than 10 years of age attending Kanti Children’s Hospital and processed in Public Health Research Laboratory, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH). About 5 ml of fresh diarrhoeal stool samples was collected and were transferred into vials which were preserved by adding buffer solution for detection of rotavirus. Samples for rotavirus antigen detection were detected by using Enzyme Immuno Assay. Data were entered into Microsoft excel and SPSS and analysis was done employing Chi-square test.Results: Among 1068 total cases, 22.0% (235/1068) children were infected with rotavirus which was found to be highest in inpatient (26.2%) with severe case (37.1%) then outpatients (12.1%). Rotavirus were found to be highest in male children (22.9%) under 2 years (23.8%) of age group. Among all season, the rotavirus infection was highest in winter seasons (29.6%) followed by spring season (26.7%) and others. According to father occupation and mother education, the prevalence of rotavirus was found to be high in children with fathers having occupation labor (27.8%) and found to be higher in children with illiterate mother (38.9%). Conclusion: The routine diagnosis of rotavirus in Nepal is not done. So it can be concluded that routine stool examination should include detection of Rotavirus antigen in diagnosis of acute pediatrics diarrhoeal illness which helps in management for diarrhoeal population.
Diazotrophic associative bacteria: diversity, ecology and potential applications.

Abstract Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is carried out by representatives of various bacterial phylogeneticgroups named diazotrophs. These bacteria can live free in many ecosystems and/or establishingsymbiosis or associations with diverse plant species. These last ones are called associative diazotrophs.Associative diazotrophic bacteria can contribute to plant growth by improving N-nutrition as wellas by other processes like hormone production, phosphate solubilization, biological control, amongothers. This review presents different genera of associative diazothophs regarding their taxonomicposition, ecological features and process they mediated related to plant growth promotion. It alsoshows how modifications in ecosystems influence density and diversity of these bacteria.
The origin and evolution of larval forms

Introduction: B.K. Hall and M.H. Wake, Larval Development, Evolution and Ecology. Larval Types and Larval Evolution: C. Hickman, Larvae in Invertebrate Development and Evolution. J. Hanken, Larvae in Amphibian Development and Evolution. J.F. Webb, Fish Larvae in Development and Evolution. Mechanisms of Larval Development and Evolution: M.W. Hart and G.A. Wray, Heterochrony. C. Rose, Hormonal Control of Larval Development and Evolution--Amphibians. H.F. Nijhout, Hormonal Control of Larval Development and Evolution--Insects. R.A. Raff, Cell Lineages in Larval Development and Evolution of Echinoderms. L. Nagy and M. Grbic, Cell Lineages in Larval Development and Evolution of Insects. Larval Functional Morphology, Physiology and Ecology: L. Sanderson and S. Kupferberg, Development and Evolution of Aquatic Larval Feeding Mechanisms. E. Greene, Phenotypic Variation in Larval Development and Evolution: Polymorphism, Polyphenism and Developmental Reaction Norms. Epilogue: M.H. Wake and B.K. Hall, Epilogue: Prospects for Research on the Origin and Evolution of Larval Forms. Subject Index.
Music in advertising and consumer identity

This study discusses netnographic findings involving 472 YouTube postings categorized to identify themes regarding consumers’ experience of music in advertisements. Key themes relate to musical taste, musical indexicality, musical repetition and musical authenticity. Postings reveal how music conveys individual taste and is linked to personal memories and Heidegger’s coincidental time where moments of authenticity may be triggered in a melee of emotions, memories and projections. Identity protection is enabled as consumers frequently resist advertisers’ attempts to use musical repetition to impose normative identity. Critiques of repetition in the music produce Heideggerian anxiety leading to critically reflective resistance. Similarly, where advertising devalues the authenticity of iconic pieces of music, consumers often resist such authenticity transgressions as a threat to their own identity. The Heideggerian search for meaning in life emphasizes the significance of philosophically driven ideological authenticity in consumers’ responses to music in advertisements.
Ethanol Extract of Irvingia gabonensis (Bush Mango) Seed Improves Renal and Hepatic Functions in Wistar Rats

The effect of ethanol extract of Irvingia gabonensis seed on some renal and hepatic function biomarkers was studied in ten Wistar rats. The rats were randomly assigned into two groups of five rats each: Group 1 (Normal group) received normal rat feed and water; Group 2 (Treated group) received 250mg/kg body weight of ethanol extract of Irvingia gabonensis seed in addition to normal rat feed and water. Treatment lasted for twenty-one days and was done twice daily via oral gastric intubation. Blood samples were collected from each rat via cardiac puncture for analysis of hepatic and renal function biomarkers. Serum AST and total protein concentrations were significantly (p<0.05) increased and ALT and ALP concentrations significantly (p<0.05) decreased in the treated group compared with the normal group. Serum creatinine, Na + , and K concentrations were not significantly different between the two groups but Ca 2+ concentration increased significantly (p<0.05) in the treated group compared with the normal group. In conclusion, Irvingia gabonensis seed therefore has the potential to improve liver and kidney functions in Wistar rats and may serve as a source of calcium. Increased consumption of Irvingia gabonensis seed is encouraged.
CHRONIC PATIENTS WITH MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING–CONFIRMED SYMPTOMATIC LUMBAR DISC HERNIATIONS RECEIVING HIGH-VELOCITY, LOW-AMPLITUDE, SPINAL MANIPULATIVE THERAPY: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL COHORT STUDY WITH ONE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP

Objective: The purposes of this study were to evaluate patients with low-back pain (LBP) and leg pain due to magnetic resonance imaging–confirmed disc herniation who are treated with high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulation in terms of their short-, medium-, and long-term outcomes of self-reported global impression of change and pain levels at various time points up to 1 year and to determine if outcomes differ between acute and chronic patients using a prospective, cohort design. Methods: This prospective cohort outcomes study includes 148 patients (between ages of 18 and 65 years) with LBP, leg pain, and physical examination abnormalities with concordant lumbar disc herniations. Baseline numerical rating scale (NRS) data for LBP, leg pain, and the Oswestry questionnaire were obtained. The specific lumbar spinal manipulation was dependent upon whether the disc herniation was intraforaminal or paramedian as seen on the magnetic resonance images and was performed by a doctor of chiropractic. Outcomes included the patient’s global impression of change scale for overall improvement, the NRS for LBP, leg pain, and the Oswestry questionnaire at 2 weeks, 1, 3, and 6 months, and 1 year after the first treatment. The proportion of patients reporting “improvement” on the patient’s global impression of change scale was calculated for all patients and acute vs chronic patients. Pretreatment and posttreatment NRS scores were compared using the paired t test. Baseline and follow-up Oswestry scores were compared using the Wilcoxon test. Numerical rating scale and Oswestry scores for acute vs chronic patients were compared using the unpaired t test for NRS scores and the Mann-Whitney U test for Oswestry scores. Logistic regression analysis compared baseline variables with “improvement. ” Results: Significant improvement for all outcomes at all time points was reported (P b .0001). At 3 months, 90.5% of patientswere “improved”with 88.0% “improved” at 1 year.Although acute patients improved faster by 3months, 81.8%of chronic patients reported “improvement” with 89.2% “improved” at 1 year. There were no adverse events reported. Conclusions: A large percentage of acute and importantly chronic lumbar disc herniation patients treated with chiropractic spinal manipulation reported clinically relevant improvement. (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2014;xx:1-9) Key Indexing Terms: Intervertebral Disc Displacement; Lumbar Vertebrae Manipulation, Spinal; Chiropractic
Alexithymia and help-seeking attitudes in college-aged students

Aim: This epidemiological study focused on prevalence of the personality trait, alexithymia – the inability to recognize and describe one’s own emotions – among college-aged students. Method: Levels of normative alexithymia (measured by the NMAS), clinical alexithymia (measured by the TAS), as well as attitudes towards help seeking behavior (measured by the ATSPPH) were assessed. Results: A total of 547 participants were collected from over 48 colleges and universities, primarily in Western New York. Results indicated that 89.5% of college students displayed moderate to high levels of normative alexithymia and 48.7% displayed moderate to high levels of clinical alexithymia. Additionally, there were no significant differences between the scores of men and women on either alexithymia measure. Significant findings indicated that there was a positive relationship between clinical alexithymia scores and attitudes toward help-seeking. Conclusion: These results call into question previous literature, which states that there is no correlation between alexithymia and help-seeking behavior (Berger et al., 2005, https://doi.org/10.1037/1524-9220.6.1.73). The results of this study suggest a shift in culture, as well as a need for more research regarding alexithymia.
Disaggregated Energy Consumption and Sectoral Output in Nigerian Economy

It is obvious that energy is the engine that drives the economy of any nation. Fortunately, Nigeria has abundant natural energy resources that can bring her economy to the fore of development. This study therefore, evaluates the effect of energy consumption on Nigerian economy for the period of 1980-2017. Specifically, the objectives were to ascertain the impact of disaggregated energy consumption on industrial, agricultural and telecommunication sector contribution to Nigerian economy respectively. The study employed secondary data sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin between 1980 and 2017.The Secondary time series data were analyzed using Augmented Dickey Fuller unit root test and Ordinary Least Square techniques. The famous AK model of the endogenous growth theory was employed. The findings of the study showed that disaggregated energy consumption as was incorporated to modify the model used to achieve the specific objectives was simultaneously significant. The study therefore, concluded that any policy action lines taken to cause variations on energy consumption will have significant effect on Nigerian economy especially in the long run. The study recommended that adequate energy should be supplied to the industrial and agricultural sector so as to boost domestic production and at a reduced cost.
GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSE OF DIFFERENT CROP SPECIES TO LOW LIGHT AND HIGH TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY STRESS

Different crop species showed differential growth and yield response to environmental stress. Low light stress (65% NL) alone caused marked increase in the stature and foliage growth of plant in all crop species tested. However, the same environmental condition reduced the bioproductivity and economic yield of maize, sorghum and green gram, but improved the same in groundnut and okra. Reduction in economic yield by low radiation was mainly due to low number of pods per plant and seeds per pod in green gram and low grains per sink in maize and sorghum. However, the improvement of economic yield in groundnut and okra was mainly attributed to greater seed size (1000 seed wt.). Different crop species, when subjected to low radiation with high temperature and humidity (65% NL/ 38°C) showed greater shoot elongation and leaf area expansion, but manifested lower economic as well as biological yield under the same conditions. Both the cereals (maize and sorghum) failed to form the grains under low light with high temperature and humidity stress, while same stress induced parthenocarpic fruits in okra. Groundnut and green gram, however, developed the seeds under same conditions. Irrespective of different crop species, vegetative growth showed greater stability than reproductive growth under diverse environmental stress.