Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Kinesthetic motor-imagery training improves performance on lexical-semantic access

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Motor Imagery (MI) training on language comprehension. In line with literature suggesting an intimate relationship between the language and the motor system, we proposed that a MI-training could improve language comprehension by facilitating lexico-semantic access. In two experiments, participants were assigned to a kinesthetic motor-imagery training (KMI) group, in which they had to imagine making upper-limb movements, or to a static visual imagery training (SVI) group, in which they had to mentally visualize pictures of landscapes. Differential impacts of both training protocols on two different language comprehension tasks (i.e., semantic categorization and sentence-picture matching task) were investigated. Experiment 1 showed that KMI training can induce better performance (shorter reaction times) than SVI training for the two language comprehension tasks, thus suggesting that a KMI-based motor activation can facilitate lexico-semantic access after only one training session. Experiment 2 aimed at replicating these results using a pre/post-training language assessment and a longer training period (four training sessions spread over four days). Although the improvement magnitude between pre- and post-training sessions was greater in the KMI group than in the SVI one on the semantic categorization task, the sentence-picture matching task tended to provide an opposite pattern of results. Overall, this series of experiments highlights for the first time that motor imagery can contribute to the improvement of lexical-semantic processing and could open new avenues on rehabilitation methods for language deficits.
Improving stigma and psychosocial outcomes among post-abortion Kenyan women attending private clinics: A randomized controlled trial of a person-centered mobile phone-based intervention

Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate a person-centered abortion care mobile-based intervention on perceived social stigma, social support, mental health and post-abortion care experiences among Kenyan women who received abortion services at private clinics. Methods This randomized controlled study enrolled women who obtained an abortion from private clinics in Nairobi county, Kenya and randomized them into one of three study arms: 1) standard of care (follow-up by service provider call center); 2) post-abortion phone follow-up by a peer counselor (a woman who has had an abortion herself and is trained in person-centered abortion care); or 3) post-abortion phone follow-up by a nurse (a nurse who is trained in person-centered abortion care). All participants were followed-up at two- and four-weeks post-abortion to evaluate intervention effects on mental health, social support, and abortion-related stigma scores. A Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA test was used to assess the effect of each intervention compared to the control group. In total, 371 women participated at baseline and were each randomized to the study arms. Results Using Kruskal-Wallis tests, the nurse arm improved mental health scores from baseline to week two; however this was only marginally significant (p = 0.059). The nurse arm also lowered stigma scores from baseline to week four, and this was marginally significant (p = 0.099). No other differences were found between the study arms. This person-centered mobile phone-based intervention may improve mental health and decrease perceived stigma among Kenyan women who received abortion services in private clinics. Conclusions Nurses trained in person-centered abortion care, in particular, may improve women’s experiences post-abortion and potentially reduce feelings of shame and stigma and improve mental health in this context.
The impact of dietary calcium and phosphorus on mitochondrial-linked gene expression in five tissues of laying hens

Mitochondria and the energy metabolism are linked to both, the availability of Ca and P to provide the eukaryotic cell with energy. Both minerals are commonly used supplements in the feed of laying hens but little is known about the relationship between the feed content, energy metabolism and genetic background. In this study, we provide a large-scaled gene expression analysis of 31 mitochondrial and nuclear encoded genes in 80 laying hens in the context of dietary P and Ca concentrations. The setup included five tissues and gene expression was analysed under four different diets of recommended and reduced Ca and P concentrations. Our study shows, that mitochondrial gene expression is reacting to a reduction in P and that an imbalance of the nutrients has a higher impact than a combined reduction. The results suggest, that both strains (Lohmann Brown and Lohmann Selected Leghorn) react in a similar way to the changes and that a reduction of both nutrients might be possible without crucial influence on the animals’ health or gene expression.
Effects of mannan oligosaccharide supplementation in the diet on growth performance and physiology of juvenile lobster, Panulirus polyphagus

The present study demonstrates the effects of dietary mannan oligosaccharide (MOS) on growth performance and physiology of lobster, Panulirus polyphagus (initial carapace length, CL ~6 mm). An experiment was executed with four treatments supplemented with increasing quantities of MOS, including 0% (control), 0.10%, 0.30% and 0.50% and fed the lobster for 8 weeks. Results revealed that after Eight Weeks of diet feeding, the lobster fed 0.30% MOS had the highest growth (average carapace length gain, ALG = 1.25 ± 0.07 mm wk -1 ), followed by the growth rate of lobster fed 0.50% and 0.10% MOS (ALG = 1.22 ± 0.07 mm wk -1 and ALG = 1.20 ± 0.05 mm wk -1 , respectively). The lowest growth rate belonged to the lobster served the control diet (ALG = 1.09 ± 0.04 mm wk -1 ) ( P < 0.05). The highest survival rates were groups of lobster fed 0.30% and 0.10% of MOS and were greater than the survival of the lobster fed the basal ( P < 0.05). Perimeter ratios (PR) more developed in lobster fed MOS than PR value of losbters fed the basal diet ( P < 0.05). Also, a level of 0.30% dietary MOS should be supplemented for lobster.
Distributed Strategy for Optimal Dispatch of Unbalanced Three-Phase Islanded Microgrids

This paper presents a distributed strategy for the optimal dispatch of islanded microgrids, modeled as unbalanced three-phase electrical distribution systems. To set the dispatch of the distributed generation (DG) units, an optimal generation problem is stated and solved distributively based on primal–dual constrained decomposition and a first-order consensus protocol, where units can communicate only with their neighbors. Thus, convergence is guaranteed under the common convexity assumptions. The islanded microgrid operates with the standard hierarchical control scheme, where two control modes are considered for the DG units: a voltage control mode, with an active droop control loop, and a power control mode, which allows setting the output power in advance. To assess the effectiveness and flexibility of the proposed approach, simulations were performed in a 25-bus unbalanced three-phase microgrid. According to the obtained results, the proposed strategy achieves a lower cost solution when compared with a centralized approach based on a static droop framework, with a considerable reduction on the communication system complexity. Additionally, it corrects the mismatch between generation and consumption even during the execution of the optimization process, responding to changes in the load consumption, renewable generation, and unexpected faults in units.
Pareto Frontier Method for Multi-Disciplinary Optimization of Helicopter Rotors

Limitations of rotorcraft generally fall into the categories of speed, noise, vibration, and range. Rotor blade design plays a large role in how these limitations may be mitigated. Designers are always looking for new ways to design more optimum rotor systems. In this work, a methodology is presented that uses both low and high fidelity analysis tools to pick and examine a redesign of the HART model rotor. The design framework ModelCenter® is used to integrate the comprehensive rotorcraft analysis code RCAS with the aeroacoustics code PSU-WOPWOP. This low fidelity model assumes rigid blades, prescribed wake aerodynamics, and compact blade loading for aeroacoustics. Design variables define tip geometry and twist distribution with power required and noise in both hover and forward flight considered as objectives to improve. A design of computer experiments is performed. Surrogate models of the objectives are built and subsequently used to examine four million stochastically generated design variable combinations in what is called Monte Carlo simulation. The simulation results are filtered to identify the Pareto optimal designs within the group. One of these designs is selected for examination using higher fidelity CFD based tools. The hover analysis is performed with TURNS while analysis of forward flight is done using an elastic blade RCAS model coupled with the efficient rotorcraft CFD code GT-HYBRID. Noise prediction is made by PSU-WOPWOP using blade surface pressures from TURNS and GT-HYBRID. The optimum is found to exhibit better performance characteristics and reduced noise. An a posteriori examination of vibratory characteristics reveals the optimum produces more vibration in forward flight than the baseline, highlighting the need to consider vibration in during the first phase using low fidelity tools.
RELATIONSHIP OF HOMOCYSTEINE AND OXIDIZED LDL IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITIS OF DIFFERENT DURATIONS

The levels of oxidizing species and oxidized products in plasma of diabetic patients are concern for the management of the diabetes. Oxidized low density lipoprotein (Ox. LDL) has been found playing a vital role in the initiation and development of atherosclerosis The purpose of present study is to explore the association of oxidized LDL status and plasma Homocysteine(Hcy) in diabetic Patients of different duration. To achieve this objective diabetes mellitus type 2 patients were divided into 3 groups and controls based on duration of sufferings from diabetes. It was found that the levels of circulating ox. LDL were considerably higher in patients having type 2 diabetes. Moreover, It was interestingly noted that the serum ox-LDL level rises with the long duration of diabetes. Plasma homocysteine(Hcy) levels were elevated during diabetes particularly when accompanied with atherosclerosis. A rise of Hcy in plasma has been recognized as a threat for many complications in diabetes. Ox. LDL levels and its damaging effects via alteration of antioxidant profile in different durations of diabetes has been a major focus of current research.
Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans, an Aggressive Oral Bacteria - A Review

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, an oral commensal which is also an opportunist pathogen has a distinct racial bias and a surprising range of potential virulence factors and virulence mechanisms. It is a pathogen not only in the periodontium but also in some non oral infections, possesses several virulence determinants which contribute to its ability to colonize the oral cavity, persist in the periodontal pocket, resist and evade host defenses, cause destruction to soft and hard tooth-supporting tissues, and interfere with host tissue repair after infection. The purpose of this review is to elaborate the microbiological aspects of this bacteria which makes it clinically significant.
Grasping the Idea – With Your Hands? A tDCS Investigation of Embodied Simulation in Motor Metaphors BY FELIX

target domain TIME is understood through spatial orientations behind/in front of the body (Boroditsky, 2000; Gentner, 2001). Based on the observation that many figurative expressions rely on mappings between concrete, experiential source domains and abstract target domains, Lakoff and Johnson (1980; 1999) proposed that metaphoric expressions are grounded in human interactions with their physical reality. According to Lakoff and Johnson (1980; 1999), metaphoric expressions reflect the fact that we conceptualize abstract concepts by relating them to concrete, experiential phenomena. Some groups of metaphors have particularly clear embodied origins. For instance, expressions like grasping the idea rely on mappings between bodily sensations or motor actions (e.g., physical grasping, the source domain) and abstract concepts (e.g., understanding, the target domain). I discuss such expressions at length in the following sections of this paper. Certain metaphors that express emotion may also reflect embodiment. Some metaphoric expressions appear to communicate emotions by referencing bodily sensations that characterize the emotion, such as he was paralyzed by fear and she was quivering with excitement (Kövecses, 1986; 2000; Ding, 2012). These expressions seem to localize physiological sensations and reactions to specific sites on the body. For instance, the expression she was flushed with anger corresponds to the physiological effect of redness in the face and neck area, while the expression he was
The plume head-lithosphere interaction using a tectonically realistic formulation for the lithosphere

at large ( > 500 km) and small scale (300–400, 200–300 and 50–100 km). The mantle plumes do not necessarily produce detectable large-scale topographic highs but often generate only alternating small-scale surface features that could otherwise be attributed to regional tectonics. A single large-wavelength deformation, predicted by conventional models, develops only for a very cold and thick lithosphere. Distinct topographic wavelengths or temporarily spaced events observed in the East African rift system, as well as over French Massif Central, can be explained by a single plume impinging at the base of the continental lithosphere, without evoking complex asthenospheric upwelling.
INTENTION TO ADOPT A NEW M-COMMERCE APPLICATION BY BUYERS AND SELLERS IN NANJING, CHINA

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China indicates that flow accessed using mobile internet experienced a 200 percent growth from 2014 to 2015. This opens the possibility of accessing new markets in China through mobile commerce. Then it becomes important to identify significant factors that could promote the adoption of mobile commerce applications. Identification of successful factors for the adoption of m-commerce applications are likely to vary depending on the products and the target market. Then, different separate studies are needed to identify significant factors for the adoption of m-commerce in each market sector.The objective of this research is to develop a model to determine significant factors influencing the intention to adopt a new mobile commerce application in Nanjing, China, by a group of buyers and sellers. The application studied in this research is already being used by some customers in Beijing, China. A formative structural equation model (SEM) is developed to assess the intention to adopt this new m-commerce application by a group of 98 buyers and sellers. A set of 12 indicators are used to build the final construct intention to adopt this new m-commerce application. It is found that when these groups are studied together issues of collinearity arise. Then, a modified research model determines the following as significant factors influencing the adoption of a new mobile commerce application for the sample studied in Nanjing, China: Age group, Perceived Benefits, Innovativeness, Perceived Cost and Perceived Enjoyment. These results extend previouslyavailable results but obtained with smaller samples
Studies of the correlation between dual-source CT measured thyroid iodine concentrations, contents and thyroid function

Background The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between dual-source CT measured iodine concentration, total iodine content and blood measured thyroid parameters. Methods Dual-source CT was used to scan the neck of thyroid patients. The mean iodine concentration and thyroid tissue volume were measured to calculate the total iodine content of thyroid. Relevant test of triiodothyronine (FT3), total triiodothyronine (TT3), total thyroxine (TT4), free thyroxine (FT4), and thyroid hormone (TSH) were conducted. The correlation of thyroid mean iodine concentration and total iodine content with blood measured thyroid function was analyzed. Result The total iodine content in thyroid was positively correlated with FT3, but negatively correlated with TSH. The mean iodine concentration of thyroid was positively correlated with both FT3 and TT3. Conclusion The thyroid iodine content measured by dual-source CT can be used to determine the human iodine nutritional status and evaluate thyroid functions, which will provide help for the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases.
NK Molecules by the Ly49D Receptor of Murine Positive Recognition of MHC Class I

Members of the murine Ly49 family of receptors have been shown to inhibit and activate NK cell function. Subsets of Ly49-expressing NK cells mediate the rejection of bone marrow cell allografts and the lysis of allogeneic lymphoblasts. In this report we have studied Ly49-mediated positive and negative signaling in an in vitro cytotoxicity assay using sorted NK cell subsets as effectors and a panel of 51 Cr-labeled Con A lymphoblasts as targets in the presence or the absence of Abs to Ly49 and/or class I molecules. Our results demonstrate that the activating receptor Ly49D delivers stimulatory signals for target cell lysis upon interacting with H2-D d , D r , and D sp2 , but not H2 b or H2 k class I Ags. On the other hand, the inhibitory receptor Ly49G2 delivers negative signals for target cell lysis upon interacting with D d , D r , and H2 k , but not H2 b or D sp2 , class I Ags. Furthermore, Ly49-mediated negative signaling dominates Ly49D-mediated positive signaling. Thus, lysis of class I MHC-bearing targets by NK cells is not merely the consequence of the absence of an Ly49-mediated negative signal, but also requires positive recognition of class I molecules by certain Ly49 receptors. Activation of NK cells by nonself class I molecules was not predicted by the missing self hypothesis. The Journal of Immunology, 1999, 162: 2035–2043.
Proposal of Gait Monitoring Shoes Based on Comparative Analysis of Walking Gait Cycle between Normal People and Stroke Patients

— Elderly people have an increased risk of falling and consequently injuring themselves. The prevention of falls is one of major important issues to keep healthy life, because a fall is a main reason for them to hospital administration or a residential care. Motion capture systems are a key component to prevent falls. We comparably analyzed walking gait cycle between normal people and stroke patients using a wearable device (WD) to detect warning signs of falls. In this paper, we experimentally clarify to which body part a WD is best attached and what kind of signs are useful to prevent falls. We also develop a pair of shoes with a WD in each heel in accordance with results of pre-experiment.
Studies on effect of varieties, transplant ages and transplant densities on growth, yield and quality of Rabi onion ( Allium cepa L.): A review

An attempt has been made to collect available literature on performance of onion in relation to different agro techniques adopted in light of present study to support the findings. Onion is one of the most important spice crops of the world. The production of onion is influenced by many factors, such as, varieties, transplant ages and transplant densities. Among them varieties, transplant ages and spacing are one of the most important factors for production of onion. Onion varieties respond differently to day length and photoperiods in a particulate environmental condition. Proper age of seedling can produce better yield of bulb (Thomson and Kelly, 1957, Maurya et al ., 1997 and Singh and Chaure, 1999). Kanton et al . (2002) found that maximum yield was produced from transplants seedlings that were of 20 to 40 days old and significantly 40 days old transplant seedling produced heaviest bulbs. Higher yield and better control over bulb size could be obtained if plants are grown at optimum density. Spacing influences the plant growth, size of bulbs, yields as well as the quality of the onion bulb (Badruddin and Haque, 1977).
Proposed Data Model for a Historical Base Tool

- Measurement processes, specifically in Software Engineering, are of great relevance to the success of an organization, though relevant data can only be obtained from systematic measurements. In this case, it is important to note that to attain proper results, the necessary inputs for collecting measures must be collected by the organisation itself. Therefore, organisations should have a measurement historical database that should be kept updated. In this paper we present a proposal where the users can define their metric using a historical database system built on the basis of metamodelling, so that they can create their metric, registering this metric in the system and, if necessary, modifying the definition of the metric without making changes to the application’s source code. Furthermore, based on this metamodel, a data model was developed to support the application’s software development. So, the use of our metamodel to build an organisational historical database software system means to boost the creation of new metrics, or to update the definitions of the metric already in existence and, in this way, improve the users’ agility and flexibility to maintain the organisation’s metric. The improvement in this aspect will reflect on the capability of the organisation to take advantage of the results from its measurements processes.
Dynamic and Static Models of Body-Mind Approaches from Neurobiological Perspectives Practical Ethics for Researchers and Practitioners in the Medical and Educational Fields

Body-mind approaches (e.g., yoga, mindfulness meditation, Pilates method, and cognitive behavior therapy) are commonly used by the public today. However, the comprehensive neurobiological framework of effects of body-mind approaches is unknown. To begin, we discuss the dynamic and static models of each body-mind approaches from neurobiological perspectives, as well as from the standpoint of practical issues. By the dynamic components of body-mind approaches, people enhances meta-cognitive function, and it lead to decreases in avoidance behavior in social aversive context are suggested. On the other hand, it is assumed that static components of body-mind approaches enhance non-reactive monitoring function for baseline of self. Therefore, we discuss the implications of these findings for practitioners and for future research on body-mind researchers. Additionally, this chapter covers the essential ethical guidelines of body-mind approaches within the domain of medical or educational fields.