Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
KONSUMSI SERAT, KALIUM DAN HUBUNGANNYA DENGAN KADAR LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN (LDL) PASIEN PENYAKIT JANTUNG KORONER

Changing patterns of human life cause various diseases, such as infectiousdiseases and malnutrition to degenerative diseases, including heart disease(cardiovascular). One of the major risk factors of cardiovascular diseases characterized byelevated levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. Fruits and vegetables are also animportant part of the diet to prevent cardiovascular disease, by providing vitamins,minerals, fiber and potassium. This research was conducted in Poly of Cardio HospitalOutpatient Dr.M. Yunus design used was observational analytic with cross-sectionalapproach. Sampling by means of purposive sampling with a sample numbering 81 people.Data consumption of fiber and potassium patients obtained by filling out a form semiquantitativeFFQ is eaten last month. The results showed that there is a relationshipbetween fiber intake (p-value = 0.001), the consumption of potassium (p-value = 0.000)with LDL cholesterol levels in outpatients at Poly of Cardio Dr. M. Yunus Bengkulu.Nutritionist in collaboration with Doctors and Nurses in Heart Poli Dr. M YunusBengkulu in the form of consultation and counseling when CHD patients examinationevery month.
Cyanide-Free Ce(III)-Catalyzed Highly Efficient Synthesis of α-Iminonitriles from 2-Aminopyridines and Nitroalkenes via Intermolecular Dehydration Reaction

A direct and rapid method for the synthesis of α-iminonitriles achieved good to excellent yields. A novel intermolecular dehydration reaction between 2-aminopyridines and nitroalkenes is reported via a rare-earth-metal catalyst. The merits of this transformation include cyanide-free protocol, short reaction time, simple operation, water as the only byproduct, commercially available reagents, good functional group tolerance, etc. Moreover, nitroalkenes are demonstrated as a new “CN” source in this transformation.
Isolation and Characterization of Pectic Polysaccharide Fraction from In Vitro Suspension Culture of Fumaria officinalis L.

In the current study, an acidic polysaccharide from the in vitro suspension culture of Fumaria officinalis L. was obtained by extraction with 0.8% (w/v) aqueous ammonium oxalate. The polysaccharide fraction mainly consisted of galacturonic acid (41.0%), followed by galactose (7.3%) and arabinose (5.6%). This suggests the presence of arabinogalactan side chains in the rhamnogalacturonan-I segment of the studied pectin, which was mainly built up by homogalacturonan segments. The pectin was evaluated as low-methyl-esterified (45.0%) with degree of acetylation 3.4%. The polymer fraction was consisted of different molecular weight populations in the range of 6–600 kDa. The high amount of 4-L-hydroxyproline (11.7% of total protein) and the specific positive reaction to Yariv’s phenylglycoside reagent indicated the presence of an arabinogalactan protein in the cell walls. The functional properties of the polysaccharide fraction were evaluated, as it possessed better water-holding capacity than oil-holding capacity. The studied pectin demonstrated significant foaming ability and promising emulsifying properties in a concentration 1%. Therefore, the isolated polysaccharide fraction could be successfully used as emulsifier and foaming agent in food products and pharmaceutical supplements.
Effect of Calcium, Potassium and Magnesium on growth, yield and shelling percentage of groundnut in red loam soils of Kerala

Red loam soils of Kerala have been found to be suitable for groundnut cultivation. These soils are generally poor in bases like calcium, magnesium and potassium. Nagarajan (1959), Chakraborthy et al (1961), Panikker (1961) and Kothandaraman (1964) reported good response of groundnut to these nutrients in soils deficient in them. Preliminary studies conducted in red loam soil also indicated similar results. The present investigations were hence undertaken to study fully the effect of different levels of calcium, magnesium and potassium on the growth, yield and shelling percentage of groundnut under red loam soil conditions of Kerala.
Assessment of air management strategies on particulate number and size distributions from a 2-stroke compression-ignition engine operating with gasoline Partially Premixed Combustion concept

The newly designed partially premixed combustion concept has demonstrated its potential to reduce nitrogen oxides and particulate matter emissions combined with highly indicated efficiencies. However, it is highly dependent of the ignition characteristics of the fuel and the air/fuel mixture preparation. Therefore, the proper selection of an injection strategy, of the combustion chamber design and of the air management strategy are critical to ensuring successful partially premixed combustion operation in the full engine map. The objective of the present investigation is to evaluate the use of multiple air management strategies over the air/fuel effective equivalence ratio (ϕeff) and cylinder charge reactivity and its consequent impact on particle number emissions and particle size distribution. Tests were carried out in a newly designed 2-stroke high-speed direct-injection compression-ignition engine operating with partially premixed combustion concept using 95-research-octane-number gasoline fuel. A scanning mobility particle sizer was used to measure the size distribution of engine-exhaust particles in the range from 6.3 to 237 nm. Three different steady-state operation modes in terms of indicated mean effective pressure and engine speed were investigated. The experiments showed an increase in the particle number emissions and a progressive shift in the particle size toward larger sizes, increasing the accumulation-mode particles and reducing the nucleation-mode particles with the decrease in the differential pressure between intake and exhaust (ΔP) and the valve overlap period. Finally, the particle formation process was limited by the increase in the exhaust gas recirculation rate.
Evaluation of Laparoscopic Versus Open Repair for Inguinal Hernias

Background: The inguinal hernia is a protrusion of abdominal contents into the inguinal canal through an abdominal wall defect, and the risk of inguinal hernia increases with age. Currently, inguinal hernia repair with a mesh is the mostly common method through surgical procedure. Objective: To compare the outcome of laparoscopic versus open repair for inguinal hernias. Patients and Methods: This prospective comparative study conducted at General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University at the period between January 2021 till July 2021, between open technique (preperitoneal approach, conventional Lichtenstein repair) versus laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) and totally extraperitoneal (TEP) mesh repair of inguinal hernia. 24 patients were randomized into 2 groups by the closed envelop method, 12 patients underwent open repair operation and 12 patients underwent laparoscopic repair operation. The clinical diagnosis of inguinal hernia was based on symptoms and signs elicited during clinical assessment. Results: we found that mean duration of operation in laparoscopic group was longer than open group with significant difference, as regard length of hospital stay there was significant differences between two groups. Return to daily activity (Days) was early among laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair group with mean 1.67±0.49 and range from 1 to 2 days versus 4.58±1.5 with range from 3 to 7 days in open repair for inguinal hernia group, the difference was highly statistically significant. Conclusions: Laparoscopic surgical techniques for inguinal hernia repair (TAPP and TEP) can be carried out with a very low rate of predominantly harmless complications and with an acceptable duration of operation.
How Wealthy are the Rich?

Underreporting and undersampling biases in top tail wealth, although widely ac-knowledged, have not been statistically quantiﬁed so far, essentially because they are not readily observable. Here we exploit the functional form of power law-like regimes in top tail wealth to derive analytical expressions for these biases, and employ German microdata from a popular survey and rich list to illustrate that tiny diﬀerences in non-response rates lead to tail wealth estimates that diﬀer by an order of magnitude, in our case ranging from one to nine trillion euros. Underreporting seriously compounds the problem, and we ﬁnd that the estimation of totals in scale-free systems oftentimes tends to be spurious. Our ﬁndings also suggest that recent debates on the existence of scale- or type-dependence in returns to wealth are ill-posed because the available data cannot discriminate between scale- or type-dependence on the one hand, and statistical biases on the other. Yet both economic theory and mathematical formalism indicate that sampling and reporting biases are more plausible explanations for the observed data than scale- or type-dependence. JEL
Whey protein concentrate powder as a growth promoter and an immunostimulant agent for Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) fingerlings

Nowadays, aquaculture is considered a fast-growing industry that supports the world with a relatively cheap protein source. During the last few decades, aquaculture production has been doubled (FAO, 2020). According to the latest aquaculture statistics in Egypt, aquaculture is currently the largest single source of fish supply accounting for almost 80.5% of the total fish production of the country with an estimation of over 99% is produced from private farms (GAFRD, 2019). Globally, tilapias are considered a highly important species in aquaculture, as they ranked second to carps.The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), for instance, is the most widely spread fish in aquaculture with an annual growth rate of 8.0% (FAO, 2020). The high popularity of the tilapia in Egypt and the world may be due to their ability to feed on a wide range of feeds, their fast ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article History: Received: July 8, 2021 Accepted: July 27, 2021 Online: Aug. 30, 2021 _______________
Genetic variations among two Egyptian mint species (Mentha spicata and Mentha piperita) using random amplified Polymorphic DNA markers

Research Journal of Applied Biotechnology, Vol. 4(2), 1-8, 2018. 1 Genetic variations among two Egyptian mint species (Mentha spicata and Mentha piperita) using random amplified Polymorphic DNA markers Medhat H. Hashem, Islam M. H. Rizk2and Reham M. Abd El-Azeem 1Animal Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt 2 Environmental Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), University of Sadat City, Egypt ⁕ Corresponding author: E-mail address: islam_rizk2@yahoo.com.
Influence of Planting Method and Geometry on Growth and Yield of Menthol Mint (Mentha arvensis L.)

Mentha genus belonging to family Lamiacaeae is a major source of essential oils widely used in combating cold, as an ingredient in cough drops, dentifrices, cosmetics, mouth washes, scenting of tobacco products and flavoring of beverage foods. Major Mentha genus include menthol mint (Mentha arvensis), spear mint (Mentha spicata), bergamot mint (Mentha citrata), pepper mint (Mentha piperita) and scoth mint (Mentha cardiaca) mainly grown for their aroma isolates like menthol, carvon, linalylacetate and linalool (George, 1994). Menthol oil is a rich source of menthol (75-80%) and considered as an outstanding stomachic, stimulant, antispasmodic and carminative (Kahkashan et al., 2016). The cooling effect of menthol is exploited in making certain cosmetic products like lipsticks, face creams, hair lotions and shaving creams.
ALDH2/SIRT1 Contributes to Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes-Induced Retinopathy through Depressing Oxidative Stress

Clinical observations found vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (DR) occurs in both type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, but T1DM may perform more progressive retinal abnormalities at the same diabetic duration with or without clinical retinopathy. In the present study, T1DM and T2DM patients without manifestations of DR were included in our preliminary clinical retrospective observation study to investigate the differentiated retinal function at the preclinical stage. Then, T1DM and T2DM rat models with 12-week diabetic duration were constructed to explore the potential mechanism of the discrepancy in retinal disorders. Our data demonstrated T1DM patients presented a poor retinal function, a higher allele frequency for ALDH2GA/AA, and a depressed aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) activity and silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1) level, compared to T2DM individuals. In line with this, higher amplitudes of neurovascular function-related waves of electroretinograms were found in T2DM rats. Furthermore, the retinal outer nuclear layers were reduced in T1DM rats. The levels of retinal oxidative stress biomarkers including total reactive oxygen species, NADPH oxidase 4 and mitochondrial DNA damage, and inflammatory indicators covering inducible/endothelial nitric acid synthase ratio, interleukin-1, and interleukin-6 were obviously elevated. Notably, the level of retinal ALDH2 and SIRT1 in T1DM rats was significantly diminished, while the expression of neovascularization factors was dramatically enhanced compared to T2DM. Together, our data indicated that the ALDH2/SIRT1 deficiency resulted in prominent oxidative stress and was in association with DR progression. Moreover, a differentiating ALDH2/SIRT1 expression may be responsible for the dissimilar severity of DR pathological processes in chronic inflammatory-related T1DM and T2DM.
Effect of blocking ring used during picking up the female housings of ball attachments used for retaining 4-implants mandibular complete overdenture:In vitro stress analysis study

Purpose: This stress analysis in vitro study was used to evaluate the effect of blocking ring spacer used during picking up the female housing of ball attachment used for retaining mandibular 4implants assisted complete overdenture. Materials and Methods: Epoxy resin model representing a completely edentulous mandibular ridge was used. The model received four implants inserted at canine and first molar area bilaterally. The residual ridge and the retromlar regions for epoxy resin model was covered by resilient soft liner to simulate the oral mucosa. The study groups were classified according to using of blocking ring spacerinto two groups: Group I: the female housing of ball attachment was picked up with using of blocking ring spacer. Group II: the female housing of ball attachment was picked up without using of blocking ring spacer. Four linear strain gauges were inserted in to the epoxy resin at 2mm mesial, distal, buccal and lingual to each implant in order to monitor the strain around the implants on loading and non-loading sides during unilateral and bilateral load application. The results: when compared the stresses during unilateral loading in the loading side between groups, for anterior implants, group II recorded significant higher stresses than group I. For posterior implants, group II recorded significant higher stresses than group I. when compared the stresses between implant positions: For both group there was no significant difference between implant positions . Conclusions:Regarding stress analysis, using of blocking ring spacer is recommended during pick up procedure of female housings of ball attachments used for retaining 4-implants mandibular complete overdenture to minimize the peri-implant stresses.
A Dummy Test of Identification in Models with Bunching

We propose a simple test of the main identification assumption in models where the treatment variable takes multiple values and has bunching. The test consists of adding an indicator of the bunching point to the estimation model and testing whether the coefficient of this indicator is zero. Although similar in spirit to the test in Caetano (2015), the dummy test has important practical advantages: it is more powerful at detecting endogeneity, and it also detects violations of the functional form assumption. The test does not require exclusion restrictions and can be implemented in many approaches popular in empirical research, including linear, two-way fixed effects, and discrete choice models. We apply the test to the estimation of the effect of a mother’s working hours on her child’s skills in a panel data context (James-Burdumy 2005).
Evaluation of Advanced Gravity and Magnetic Concentration of a PGM Tailings Waste for Chromite Recovery

This research was aimed at evaluating the efficiency of advanced gravity and magnetic separations on the recovery of chromite from the fine Platinum Group Metals (PGM) tailings consisting of particles 80% passing 75 µm with about 45% being >45 µm resulting in high chromite losses. The PGM plant tailings were subjected to X-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy and particle size distribution analyses. The feed was then optimally classified with 60 mm diameter hydro-cyclone into underflow and overflow streams. The coarser underflow was further beneficiated using the spiral concentrator. The results obtained showed that the removal of fines increased the Cr2O3 grade for the spiral feed from 12.27% to 17.64% while spiral concentrate grade improved from 14.84% to 21.46% and recovery 69.85% to 95.53%. Magnetic separation efficiency was found to increase with particle size such that at >75 µm a concentrate with up to 17.13% grade and 61.5% recovery was achieved. The advanced Falcon concentration was also observed to be mainly particle size dependent and at 45 µm up to 17% grade and 60.3% recovery was achieved. The results obtained are based on particles >45 µm and the finer particles
Instructional support, perceived social-emotional competence, and students’ behavioral and emotional well-being outcomes

Abstract This study examined the extent to which students’ perceptions of social-emotional instructional support (autonomy-support, competence-support) from teachers is associated with their perceived social-emotional competence and, in turn, behavioural and emotional well-being outcomes. Two types of perceived competence were examined: perceived competence for emotion regulation and perceived competence for conflict resolution. Behavioural outcomes (prosocial behaviour and conduct problems reported by parents/carers) and emotional well-being (positive and negative affect reported by students) were examined. With data from 319 secondary school students (and their parents/carers), structural equation modelling revealed that social-emotional instructional support was positively associated with both types of perceived social-emotional competence. In turn, perceived competence for emotion regulation was associated with greater positive affect and lower negative affect, whereas perceived competence for conflict resolution was associated with greater prosocial behaviour and lower conduct problems among students. The findings hold relevance for efforts aiming to promote social and emotional development among students.
EFFECT OF ENZYMATIC PREPARATIONS ON IMPROVEMENT OF ENERGY UTILIZATION IN BROILER CHICK DIETS 1. CANOLA MEAL

This study was conducted using 390 unsexed day-old Arbor-Acres broiler strain chicks which, individually wing-banded, weighed and randomly distributed into 13 experimental groups of similar mean body weight of 3 replicates each and aimed to study the possibility of partially replacing dietary protein with canola meal (CM) protein with /without multicarbohydrase enzymes and its effect on growth performance, some carcass traits, some blood serum parameters and economical efficiency. An experimental corn-soybean meal starter and finisher basal diets were formulated in which dietary protein was replaced by CM protein at replacement ratios of 16, 32, 48 and 64%. Diets were formulated to be iso-nitrogenous and iso-caloric being 23% CP & 3000 kcal ME / kg for the starter diet and 20% CP & 3100 kcal ME/kg for the finisher diet. Thirteen dietary treatments were compared. One treatment consisted of the basal diet without CM (positive control diet). Four treatments consisted of the positive control diet supplemented with 16, 32, 48 or 64% CM without enzyme supplementation (negative control diets). Eight additional treatments consisted of the negative control diets supplemented with either Zympex ® 008 or Xylam 500 enzyme products at a level of 0.05%. Live growth performance, carcass characteristics, some blood serum parameters, sensory evaluation of cooked meat and economical efficiency were determined. From the nutritional and economical point of view, it could be concluded that substituting CM protein up to 48% for dietary protein in both starter and finisher broiler diets supplemented with Zympex ® 008 enzyme product at a level of 0.05% has no detrimental effect on broiler chick's growth performance and gave the best economical efficiency.
Clay Minerals Change the Toxic Effect of Cadmium on the Activities of Leucine Aminopeptidase

Soil leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) is a hydrolytic enzyme involved in the acquisition of nitrogen by microorganisms. In contaminated soils, LAP activity is affected not only by the type and concentration of heavy metals but also by the form of enzyme. Here, we investigated the degree and mechanism of cadmium (Cd) inhibition of soil LAP and purified LAP. We also examined the effect of montmorillonite and kaolinite on LAP and LAP contaminated with Cd. The results showed that Cd inhibition of LAP activity increased with increasing Cd concentration and that Cd exerted noncompetitive inhibition of LAP. The addition of clay minerals decreases LAP activity and the maximum reaction rate ( V max ), regardless of the presence of Cd. Montmorillonite decreases the affinity of LAP to the substrate ( K m ), while kaolinite increases the affinity of LAP to the substrate. The clay mineral-immobilized LAP showed an increase in resistance to Cd contamination compared with the free LAP. The results obtained in this study may aid in understanding the toxic effects of heavy metals on soil enzymes.
What determines own-account work in Colombia? Some empirical evidence for the years 2010 and 2013

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the effect of education, age, access to ICTs and physical and financial assets, as well as other personal and socio-economic characteristics on the probability of being a formal or informal own-account worker. In order to achieve this purpose, information will be used at the urban level for the twenty-one main cities in Colombia from the Great Integrated Household Survey 2010 (GISH), by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) and the Colombian Longitudinal Survey of the University of the Andes 2013 (CLS). Based on these data, models that have a qualitative binomial and multinomial dependent variable are employed, correcting for selection bias. As main results, it was found that physical assets and access to credit have a positive marginal effect on the probability of being an own-account worker. On the other hand, the marginal effect of education was negative; the lower the educational level, the greater the probability of self-employment, especially regarding the informal work.
Bayesian estimation for the threshold stochastic volatility model with generalized hyperbolic skew Student’s t distribution

Abstract In this article, we study a threshold leverage stochastic volatility model with a generalized hyperbolic skew Student’s t distribution (TLSV-GHST). The model can simultaneously capture the leverage effect, skewness, and heavy-tailedness of financial return data. A popular Bayesian method combining the Metropolis-Hastings (MH) algorithm and the Gibbs sampler is developed for the parameter estimation of the TLSV-GHST model. The deviance information criterion is used to assess the fitness of the proposed model. Additionally, we investigate the sensitivity of Bayesian estimates to the priors of parameters. Some simulation studies and examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.