Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Osprey Pandion haliaetus breeding numbers in the Western Palearctic

INTRODUCTION Up to date information on numbers of breeding Ospreys in the Western Palearctic is compiled as a result of rapid population changes, new census work and the reformation of nations. The breeding population was reduced in numbers and range by human persecution early in the 20th century and by pesticide poisoning in the 1950s and 60s. Habitat destruction and tourism played another role in the decline of some populations. From the early 1970s on the species recovered through protection, especially with the ban of DDT and new hunting regulations, with a significant increase in some populations in the late 1980s. However many populations have not yet reached their former breeding numbers. Especially in the Mediterranean some of the small remaining populations are still threatened by extinction.
Grade Expectations: How well can we predict future grades based on past performance?

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented disruption of England's education system, including the cancellation of all formal examination. Instead of sitting exams, the class of 2020 will be assigned "calculated grades" based on predictions by their teachers. However, teacher predictions of pupil grades are a common feature of the English education system, with such predictions forming the basis of university applications in normal years. But previous research has shown these predictions are highly inaccurate, creating concern for teachers, pupils and parents. In this paper, we ask whether it is possible to improve on teachers' predictions, using detailed measures of pupils' past performance and non-linear and machine learning approaches. Despite lacking their informal knowledge, we can make modest improvements on the accuracy of teacher predictions with our models, with around 1 in 4 pupils being correctly predicted. We show that predictions are improved where we have information on 'related' GCSEs. We also find heterogeneity in the ability to predict successfully, according to student achievement, school type and subject of study. Notably, high achieving non-selective state school pupils are more likely to be under-predicted compared to their selective state and private school counterparts. Overall, the low rates of prediction, regardless of the approach taken, raises the question as to why predicted grades form such a crucial part of our education system.
Ateneo de Manila University

We offer a new and simpler proof of a recent -δ characterization of Baire class one functions using a theorem by Henri Lebesgue. The proof is more elementary in the sense that it does not use the Baire Category Theorem. Furthermore, the proof requires only that the domain and range be separable metric spaces instead of Polish spaces.
Efficacy of Repeated Courses of Rituximab as Treatment for Pemphigus Vulgaris

Rituximab targets the B-lymphocyte antigen CD20, providing pemphigus vulgaris patients with long-term remissions. However, the effects of repeated courses have not yet been established. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of repeated rituximab courses on remission length in pemphigus vulgaris. A total of 73 patients with pemphigus vulgaris treated with rituximab at a single centre were retrospectively analysed. Of 73 study participants (28 men, 45 women), 42 (58%) received a 2nd course of rituximab, 24 (33%) received a 3rd course, 4 (6%) received a 4th course, and one (1%) received a 5th course. Rituximab remained efficacious in each course, irrespective of previous treatments (complete remission 75–81%). Following the 2nd and 3rd courses, the results indicated longer remissions with reduced flare-ups, and the remission length increased with each subsequent course. We conclude that rituximab serves as a disease-modifying agent, notably for patients with moderate-to-severe pemphigus vulgaris.
Protective Effect of Glycomacropeptide on Food Allergy with Gastrointestinal Manifestations in a Rat Model through Down-Regulation of Type 2 Immune Response

Glycomacropeptide (GMP) is a bioactive peptide derived from milk κ-casein with immune-modulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. Food allergy (FA) is an adverse immune reaction with a broad spectrum of manifestations. Allergen intake induces persistent intestinal inflammation and tissue damage. In this study, the anti-allergic activity of GMP was evaluated using a rat ovalbumin (OVA)-induced FA model with gastrointestinal manifestation. Rats were orally GMP treated from 3 days prior and during FA development. The severity of food anaphylaxis and diarrheal episodes, antibody production and histamine level were measured. Histopathological changes, inflammation and predominant cytokine profile at intestine were analyzed. Oral GMP intake decreased clinical signs and diarrhea severity induced by allergen, with a significant reduction in intestinal edema and expression level of IL-1β and TNF-α. Prophylaxis with GMP also diminished serum anti-OVA IgE and IgG1, and histamine levels. GMP treatment markedly decreased eosinophil infiltration, mast cell and goblet cell hyperplasia, total IgE expression in intestine, and prevented histological changes in villi, crypts and internal muscularis layer. The treatment effectively suppressed IL-5, IL-13 and GATA3 expression and skewed the intestinal cytokine profile toward type 1 and regulatory. These results suggest that GMP may protect against FA through down-regulating the type 2 inflammatory response.
Breeding bird assemblages associated with stages of forest succession in large river floodplains

1 Corresponding author: mknutson@usgs.gov; 608-781-6339; FAX 608-783-6066 2 Current address: 2206 River Rd., Maumee, OH 43537 ABSTRACT: Floodplain forests rival all other habitat types in bird density and diversity. However, major successional changes are predicted for floodplain forests along the Mississippi River in the coming decades; young forests may replace the existing mature silver maple (Acer saccharinum L.) forests in some areas. We wanted to assess how the breeding bird community might respond to these changes. We studied stands of young forests along the middle Mississippi River, comparing the breeding bird assemblages among three stages of forest succession: shrub/scrub, young cottonwood (Populus deltoides Marshall) and willow (Salix nigra Marshall) forests, and mature silver maple dominated forests. We recorded a total of 54 bird species; the most frequently observed species were the indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea), red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), and yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus). Bird species richness differed among the habitat types, with mature forests supporting the largest number of species and the most species of management concern. The shrub/scrub and mature forest bird assemblages were distinct and shared few species, but the young forests had no identifiable bird species assemblage, sharing species found in both of the other habitat types. The bird assemblages we observed in young forests may become more prevalent as aging floodplain forests are replaced with younger stages of forest succession. Under this scenario, we would expect a temporary local decrease in bird species richness and habitat for species of management concern.
Comparative Analysis Of The Biggest Banking Performance In Indonesia

Covid-19 hit the ASEAN banking industry, especially Indonesia, through weaker economic growth, which resulted in slowing credit growth and resulting in declining profitability. This study aims to analyze banking performance before and after the Covid-19 pandemic. The sampling method uses the saturated sampling method (census) where there is only one sample, namely Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. The data in this study are secondary data was obtained from the banking quarterly annual report 2019-2020 period accessed through the IDX website. Performance is measured using ROA, NPL and LDR indicators with the Paired T-Test . This study found that financial ratios are in the form of ROA and LDR before and after the Covid-19 pandemic had significantly different values, while the NPL were not significantly different. In general there are significant differences in the performance of the largest banks in Indonesia before and after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Phyto-sociological attributes of weed flora in major crops of red and lateritic belt of West Bengal

Phyto-sociological analysis of weed flora in Kharif and Rabi season of 2009–2010 conducted in Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum districts of West Bengal, India revealed that rice field was infested with 35 (8 grasses, 22 broad-leaved and 5 sedges), 24 (9 grasses, 10 broad-leaved and 5 sedges) and 45 (11 grasses, 28 broad-leaved and 6 sedges) weed species in Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum districts, respectively. In rapeseed-mustard 16 (4 grasses, 11 broad-leaved and 1 sedges), 9 (3 grasses, 5 broadleaved and 1 sedges) and 20 (3 grasses, 16 broadleaved and 1 sedge) weed species were observed in Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum districts, respectively. The wheat field of Purulia and Birbhum districts was infested with 12 (3 grasses, 8 broad-leaved and 1 sedges) and 20 (3 grasses, 14 broad-leaved and 3 sedges) weeds. A total of 13 (3 grasses, 9 broadleaved and 1 sedge) and 23 (4 grasses, 16 broadleaved and 3 sedges) weed species were observed in potato field of Bankura and Birbhum districts, respectively. Ludwigia parviflora recorded the highest values of frequency, dominance and importance value index in rice field of all the districts Whereas, the dominant weed species in rapeseedmustard, wheat and potato fields was Cynodon dactylon followed by Echinochloa colona and Digitaria sanguinalis among grasses, and Cyperus rotundus among sedges.
Appropriate Timelines Monitoring of ACEIs/ARBs Adverse Effects and Laboratory Investigations

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs) initially used to treat hypertension. They can use to treat diabetes, Chronic Renal Insufficiency (CRI)(RI), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)(HF), and myocardial infarction (MI). They recorded to have some Adverse Effects (AEs) such as Acute Renal Failure (ARF) due to the lack of appropriate timelines monitoring scheme. The following Systematic Review (SR) will focus on the AEs of the administration of ACEIs/ARBs without appropriate timelines monitoring on adult patients as the specific population under study as per the prevailing literature provides. The data sources include a search for English language literature in the Cochrane database (2015-2019), MEDLINE, and the American Heart Association Journal Database (AHA). The search terms in the above databases included ACEIs /ARBs, adults, clinical trials, laboratory trials, random trails, humans, and timeline monitoring. The study selection included literature with random control trials of patients with the above diseases and how the appropriate monitoring of ACEIs/ARBs had any effects on the angiotensin system in adults. The data extraction is based on eight sources while keeping in mind the data fields used and the quality of the studies conducted. The data synthesis criteria observed a pool of patients larger than 50,000 included in each study that was put under the administration of ACEIs/ARBs for a year while noting the appropriate timelines monitoring of ACEIs/ARBs on the potassium and creatinine and how they affect the patients if they are not properly monitored. The SR of these laboratory studies confirms that under appropriate timelines monitoring of the administration of ACEIs/ARBs, apart from treating the above diseases, have very limited AEs on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system of the patients under observation.
Availability of macro & micronutrients and their correlation with some physico-chemical properties in soils of Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand

An investigation was carried out to study the distribution of available macronutrients (N, P, K and S) and micronutrients (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu) and their relationship with some physico-chemical properties of soil of different blocks of district Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. Values of the organic C, alkaline KMnO4extractable N, Olsen’s P, neutral ammonium acetate extractable K and CaCl2extractable S in the district ranged between 0.13-1.64 per cent, 125.44-338.68 Kg N ha, 7.34-76.70 Kg P2O5 ha, 66.08271. 04 Kg K2O ha and 2.41-42.5 ppm, respectively. The values of DTPA extractable Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu ranged between 12.42-54.06, 0.96-22.06, 0.26-4.64 and 0.59-7.62 ppm, respectively. Macronutrients in general, were found non-significantly and negatively correlated with pH, clay and sand and positively correlated with organic C and silt. However, micronutrients in general were non-significantly and positively correlated with pH, organic C and clay and negatively with silt and sand. Phosphorus (-0.456*) and Fe (-0.533**) showed significantly negative relationship with pH while phosphorus and Zn had significantly positive relation with organic C (0.335*, 0.305*) and with clay (-0.378*, 0.372*). The soils of the district are low in nitrogen, sufficient in phosphorus, potassium and sulphur except Sitarganj, Jaspur and Bazpur blocks are low in K and Rudrapur block is low in S, however micronutrients (Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu) are found much higher than critical level in district. These findings can successfully be utilized as an effective guide for efficient and balanced fertilizer recommendations by the farmers for various crops grown in the tarai region of district Udham Singh Nagar.
Addressing Domain Shift between Real and Synthetic data for Semantic Segmentation with GANs

Autonomous driving is without a shadow of doubt the future of automotive and it currently needs efficient solutions. Deep learning methods have shown excellent results for object classification and detection, but the specific task needed for driving is the more challenging semantic segmentation: each pixel of a depicted scene should be recognized as belonging to a specific object. For this setting, it is crucial to collect a large amount of per-pixel labeled data, which need an expensive manual classification process. Synthetic datasets from simulators can be used in order to reduce the amount of data required and they come with free annotation by design. However, the big style difference between synthetic and real images does not allow a direct knowledge transfer across the two domains and it asks for specific domain adaptation solutions. This work starts from a review of the most recent literature on deep learning for semantic segmentation and it proposes to boost domain adaptation techniques based on Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for style transfer by combining them with features-based adaptive strategies that take into consideration category-level adaptation and self-supervision. The experimental analysis considers a model learned on synthetic labeled images from the GTA V videogame and applied on the real Cityscapes dataset collected in different cities in Germany. The obtained results show how the proposed combination of methods can be useful in case of limited availability of real world annotated images.
Diversity and Consumption: Evaluation of the Research Papers on the LGBT Community in Top Marketing Journals

The purpose of this research is to identify the evolution of papers published on LGBT issues in the main marketing journals. To that end, the 50 top-ranked journals in the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) were analyzed, revealing that 17 of them had at least one publication on the subject. Analysis of a total of 34 articles enabled the main topics studied to be summarized in six categories: the effects of LGBT advertising on the viewers; LGBT advertising – an overview; gender studies in marketing; the gay-friendly approach; the LGBT market; and social marketing.
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

or many years educational and school psychologists from all over the world have emphasised the importance of consultation as a key approach to delivering effective services. However, there is a considerable body of literature indicating that the approach has not been widely adopted by educational psychologists in the UK and elsewhere. This paper considers some interconnected factors that might explain why educational psychologists may be reluctant to wholeheartedly embrace this approach. First, it considers the possibility that educational psychologists, who may claim to work in a ‘traditional’ way, are in fact using consultation regularly in their everyday practice, although not in the way that it is often defined in the literature. Second, the influence of the history of the profession, in which educational psychologists were described as being experts in psychometric assessment, may be acting as a barrier to adopting alternative practices. Third, unintentionally perhaps, the efforts of professional associations to promote educational and school psychology may reinforce the importance of maintaining traditional practices based on individual psychometric assessments of children thought to have special educational needs and disabilities. Finally the paper discusses the skills and competencies needed to work effectively as a school-based consultant and suggests that these pose particular challenges to new entrants to the profession who wish to work in this way. The paper concludes by suggesting that debates about the relative importance of individual work versus consultation present a false dichotomy. Both roles are central to the delivery of effective psychological services. Educational psychologists need to have the necessary skills and confidence in all areas of professional practice, being able to strike the right balance between the two approaches and sensitive to the situations where each is likely to be effective in dealing with the range of problems with which they are presented.
Efficiency Of Ricinus Communis And Rosmarinus Officinalis L. Extracts On Cotton Fabrics And Its Physio-Mechanical Assessments

These Biologically active compounds are used to control undesirable growth of bacteria, fungi, mold, mildew and algae. Their control reduces or eliminates the problems of skin diseases that are caused by the micro-organisms. In this study the single jersey cotton knitted fabric was treated with rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) and castor seed (Ricinus communis) extract and two bacterial strains namely Staphylococcus aurous and Escherichia coli were used. After treatment the fabric was subjected to anti-microbial assessment of finished fabric by agar diffusion method. The physical properties, morphological and structural are investigated of treated cotton fabric samples. 1mg/ml, 1.5mg/ml and 2mg/ml rosemary extract showed the zone of inhibition in 1.20 ± 0.17 mm, 2.07 ± 0.12 mm, and 3.00 ± 0.00 mm respectively for gram-positive bacteria and similarly 1.00 ± 0.00 mm 1.87 ± 0.12 mm and 2.63 ± 0.21 mm for gram-negative bacteria respectively. Castor seed extract showed the zone of inhibition in 2.20 ± 0.20 mm, 3.00 ± 0.10 mm, and 3.93 ± 0.12 mm respectively for gram-positive bacteria and 2 ± 0 mm, 2.77 ± 0.25 mm, 3.30 ± 0.26 mm for gram-negative bacteria respectively. The results for qualitative assessment of microbiological activity on a cotton fabric with in different concentration of rosemary oil and castor oil were more energetic against gram-positive bacteria (S. aurous) as compared to untreated fabrics. On the opposing, the gram-negative bacteria were slightly affected (E. coli). The extract showed increasing inhibitory activity with an increase in concentration. Treated knitted cotton fabric still showed weakness in washing durability and there are no significance variations in physical properties of fabric.
Development Of Learning Devices Based Onproblem-Based Learning Assisted Adobeflash Cs 11 To Improve Combinatoric Ability Students

: This study aims to: 1) develop learning device through problem-based learning model with adobe flash are valid, practice, and effective; 2) analyze the combinatoric ability students in class XI of MAN 2 Deli Serdang through learning device developed by problem-based learning model with adobe flash. The type of This research is development research using the development model of the Thiagarajan 4-D model. Based on the results of trial I and trial II that have met valid criteria according to experts, were tested in class XI-MIA of MAN 2 Deli Serdang. The results of the analysis of the data obtained indicate that learning device based on PBL-AAF met the criteria of practice from the implementation of the learning device can be said good, effectiveness and can improve combinatoric ability. Based on the results of the study, it was suggested that device developed trial is better than trial I and can make an effort mathematics learning using learning device based PBL-AAF.
Clinical and Histological Proof that Surgical Incisions along Skin Folding Lines Result in Optimal Scars

To perform elective surgery resulting in inconspicuous scarring, incisions must be placed along or parallel to tension lines or collagen fibers. Since both are invisible, we were able to show that both, tension lines and collagen fibers, run perpendicular to the striae distensae, which in humans always are formed in the same direction. We present unambiguous clinical examples and histological pictures which prove the direction and parallelization of collagen fibers and their supportive elastic fiber network. As less collagen fibers are destructed during surgery and severe stretching of the wound edges less fibroblasts are needed for repair, resulting in an optimal scar.
Prognostic factors in patients undergoing pulmonary resection for sarcomatoid carcinomas of the lung

Background Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinomas are very rare lung neoplasms, and no consensus exists regarding their optimal treatment. The prognosis of sarcomatoid carcinomas has been reported to be unfavorable compared with non-small-cell lung cancers; however, prognostic factors in patients undergoing surgery for sarcomatoid carcinomas remain unclear. Aims To analyze clinicopathologic prognostic factors and survival outcomes in patients who underwent surgery for pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma. Study Design Retrospective cross-sectional study. Methods We designed a retrospective cross-sectional study in patients who underwent surgery for pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinomas and statistically analyzed the prognostic factors regarding clinicopathologic features with respect to survival outcomes. Results We had a total of 44 patients with sarcomatoid carcinoma who had pulmonary resection. Sex distribution was 34 (77%) males and 10 (22.7%) females, which was determined by declaration. The mean age of patients was 57.3 ± 16 years with a median of 60 years. The 5-year progression-free survival and overall survival rates were 59% and 58%, respectively. The 5-year survival rates were significantly different for tumors > 5 cm (P = 0.044), tumorstatus (T) (P=0.016), lymph node status (N) (P=0.005), and pathologic tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage (P = 0.0001 ). However, histologic subtype (P = 0.628) and adjuvant treatment (P = 0.804) did not have any significant effect on survival. Similarly, the significant prognostic factors in univariate analysis were tumor size (P = 0.085), T status (P = 0.005), N status (P = 0.028), and pathologic TNM stage (P = 0.0001). Multivariate analysis showed only T status (P = 0.058), N status (P = 0.018), and pathologic TNM stage (P = 0.019) as independent prognostic factors, with statistical power of 87%, 43.1% and 21.2%. Conclusion Surgery appears to be an optimal treatment with favorable outcomes for patients with pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma. Patients with small tumors at earlier stages are very likely to benefit from surgery, regardless of histologic subtype.