Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Yellow Nail Syndrome: A Review Article

Yellow nail syndrome is a rare clinical syndrome characterized by a triad of yellow dystrophic nails, lymphedema, and respiratory manifestations. These include chronic cough with sputum production, recurrent respiratory infections, pleural effusions, bronchiectasis, and rhinosinusitis. This paper reviews the literature on this rare condition, aiming to increase awareness of this disease to allow better diagnosis, management, and patient outcomes.
COMORBIDITIES AND LIFESTYLE OF THE ELDERLY WITH TUBERCULOSIS Comorbidades e estilo de vida de idosos com tuberculose Comorbidades y estilo de vida en mayores con tuberculosis

Objective: To analyse the comorbidities and lifestyle of elderly people with tuberculosis. Methods: A case-control study was performed with 48 elderly patients who have had tuberculosis (TB) and 96 neighbours as controls, in the years 2008/2009, in Teresina, Piaui. Information on demographics, comorbidities, lifestyle, and clinical data were collected through the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) in the city. The odds ratio (OR) was used as a measure of association, in SPSS software. Results: The average age of cases was 74 (+ 8.0) years, and 73 (+9.0) years among controls. There was a higher occurrence of males (52%; n=25) among cases (p=0.039). As for housing, 92% (n=44) of TB cases and 90% (n=86) of the controls lived in their own home, while 75% (n=36) of cases, and 71% (n=68) of controls lived with two to five people (p>0.05). Among cases, it was found that 52% (n=25) were current smokers, and 58% (n=28) were alcoholics. However, no association was found between the groups. Although 50% (n=24) of patients were hypertensive and 15% (n=7) had diabetes mellitus or heart disease, there was no association between the groups. An association (p=0.003) was observed between the occurrence of new cases and close contact with people with TB. Conclusion: The study observed that factors like comorbidities, lifestyle (smoking and alcoholism), and housing conditions did not present significant difference between the elderly with tuberculosis and the neighbour controls in the same age range.
Foreign policy operational codes of European populist radical right leaders

iii ÖZET . v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . vii TABLE OF CONTENTS . x LIST OF TABLES . xiii LIST OF FIGURES . xv CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION . 1 1.1 Research Scope . 1 1.2 Theory and Methodology . 4 1.3 Questions and Findings . 4 1.4 Structure of the Dissertation . 5 CHAPTER II: THE RISE OF POPULIST RADICAL RIGHT PARTIES IN EUROPE AND THEIR FOREIGN POLICY . 8 2.1 Populism as a ‘Chameleon’ Concept . 8 2.2 Rise of Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe . 14 2.2.1 The Current Situation in European Countries . 15 2.2.2 Roots and Present-Day Causes of Their Rise . 19 2.3 Impact of the EPRR Parties: Why Should We Care About Them? 22 2.4 Leadership in the EPRR parties . 23 2.5 Foreign Policy and EPRR Parties . 25 2.5. 1 Role of International Developments in the Rise of the EPRR Parties . 26 2.5. 2 EPRR Parties’ Foreign Policies . 32 2.6 Conclusion . 32 CHAPTER III: FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF OPERATIONAL CODE ANALYSIS . 36 3.1 Foreign Policy Analysis and Leadership Studies . 36 3.2 Operational Code Analysis . 41 3.3 Conclusion . 47 CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY . 48 4.1 Research Design . 49 4.1.1 Selection of Topic . 49
Digital Story Conceptual Change Oriented (DSCC) to Reduce Students’ Misconceptions in Physics

The development of digital story conceptual change-oriented (DSCC) has been implemented to reduce the number of students' misconceptions. In this study, DSCC is reviewed based on the story aspect. This experimental design study used a one-group pretest-posttest design. The sampling in this study was taken by a purposive technique involving 114 students from two districts. The diagnostic instrument used was four tier-test and rubrics for assessing the story aspect of DSCC. In determining the decrease of the students' misconceptions, the researchers use the DQM formula. The analysis of DSCC’s assessment result was done using a holistic method. The result of the study shows that there was a decrease in the number of students' misconceptions within the high category. The highest number of the student who decreases after the implementation of DSCC was 100% and that statement of misconception was: "every motionless object has no energy". On the other side, the result of the story aspect assessment shows that there was 20% of students gave negative comments for DSCC’s sequence/chronology events and 10% of the state that the location/ plotting of places was inappropriate(out of character). It is recommended for further research to consider the learning model to optimize the minimalization of the number of students' misconceptions.
Information transmission process for disease notification and feedback in the community-based disease surveillance system in Anambra State, Nigeria.

Disease surveillance and notification (DSN) system has been shown to be weak in Nigeria and still needs to be built up for effective detection and response to some communities. The aim of this paper is to assess the reporting and feedback mechanisms in the Community-based surveillance System (CBSS) in Anambra State, Nigeria. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of 360 community-based focal points in Anambra State selected by multistage sampling technique. Data collection was by interview using a pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 20, associations between variables were tested using Chi square, Fisher’s exact and t tests as appropriate (p<0.05). Forty-one (13.1%) focal points sent in reports for at least four times, (72.2%) received feedback within the last one year and (44.6%) was via the phone. However, 229 (63.6%) of the respondents gave the feedback to the community mainly via the village health committees (44.1%). Respondents’ occupation, ever detected notifiable disease; source of information; person the detected disease was reported to; records of notified disease kept by focal points; number of times reports were sent in the last one year, received feedback given to community members, availability of supervisors for focal points and volunteer benefit from being focal points were found to have associations with receipt of feedback on disease case notification (p<0.05). This study found poor reporting but good feedback mechanisms. However, there is need to reform the State CBSS in line with the above findings in order to make it more functional.
Investigations on the hydrolysis step of copper‐chlorine thermochemical cycle for hydrogen production

Detailed investigations of CuCl2 hydrolysis step of Cu–Cl thermochemical cycle were carried out on various aspects: (a) characterization and thermal properties of reactants/products using X‐ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry–mass spectrometry (TG‐MS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), temperature‐programmed desorption (TPD), and extended X‐ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS); (b) performance evaluation of fixed bed hydrolysis; (c) parametric optimization with respect to S/Cu, flow rate (gas hourly space velocity, GHSV), reaction duration, temperature, and particle size; and (d) monitored hydrolysis using isothermal TG experiments at 360°C, 370°C, 380°C, 390°C, and 400°C to derive kinetic parameters rate constant (k) and activation energy (Ea) on the basis of the shrinking‐core model. 97% conversion to Cu2OCl2 at 17 630 h−1 of GHSV, 400°C was achieved using ball‐milled CuCl2 (BM6), as compared with that of 55% over commercial un–ball‐milled reactant, CuCl2 (UBM). Correspondingly, higher k value of 2.84 h−1 over BM6 as compared with 0.97 h−1 over UBM reactant at 400°C was achieved. Ea for hydrolysis of BM6 was 93 kJ/mol, while it was 106 kJ/mol for UBM as derived from the Arrhenius plot. A probable pathway for CuCl2 hydrolysis is proposed here. It was found to be diffusion controlled, and the particle size of reactant molecules affects the packing and diffusion length. Based on our investigations, it is very unlikely to get >99% phase pure product (Cu2OCl2). Cu2OCl2 is labile in nature and tends to transform into structurally similar and stable compounds CuO and CuCl2.
Sensor selection and control strategy development support for automated solar shading systems using building performance simulation

This study presents a method for supporting control strategy development and sensor selection for automated solar shading systems from a building physics perspective using building performance simulation (BPS) and gives recommendations for quality assurance in making modelling decisions. With the proposed method high performance sensor strategies (sensor type, its location and actuation thresholds) can be identified using only a limited number of simulations. The method is illustrated using sensor selection for a sun-tracking control strategy for indoor roller blinds as a case study. It is concluded that the daylighting and energy performance of such a strategy can significantly be improved through the application of this method.
Oncologic outcomes of radical nephroureterectomy (RNU)

Radical nephroureterectomy is the mainstay of surgical treatment for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), a disease which comprises approximately 5% of urothelial malignancies. Minimally-invasive and nephron-sparing interventions have been explored, although thus far have not shown comparable oncologic outcomes except in a relatively narrow set of patients. Due to the relative rarity of the disease, it has taken decades and multi-disciplinary efforts to sufficiently identify prognostic factors of oncologic outcomes. Despite these efforts, however, oncologic outcomes of nephroureterectomy have remained remarkably stable over the past 30 years. New techniques, such as laparoscopic and robotic surgery, have been applied to this procedure. High level evidence regarding equivalent oncologic outcomes is lacking and open surgery remains the standard of care for high-stage disease, although there is a role for laparoscopic and robotic nephroureterectomy. The importance of bladder cuff removal in improving oncologic outcomes has been broadly accepted, although there is no consensus as to the most oncologically appropriate technique. There does appear to be evidence that endoscopic techniques confer worse oncologic control. The role of lymphadenectomy remains controversial, although there is evidence that increased nodal yield could have oncologic benefit. Given disease heterogeneity and varied technical approaches to the procedure, no consensus standardized template has been identified. There is level 1 evidence for the use of intravesical chemotherapy peri-operatively and that this intervention can improve the risk of intravesical recurrence. Advances in systemic neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy have yielded promising results and are likely to become standard of care for patients without contraindications. Immunotherapy and targeted biologic agents are also likely to improve the surgical efficacy of radical nephroureterectomy as well. Ultimately, more high level evidence is needed to identify successful surgical and medical approaches to UTUC and multi-institutional collaboration is critical to this progress.
A retrospective review of implant treatment outcomes placed between 2009 and 2018 by the graduate periodontics residents at the University of British Columbia, Dental Clinic

Objectives: This study was conducted to examine the rates and potential predictors of implant failures and peri-implant condition associated with treatments provided by the periodontal residents at the graduate dental clinic at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Materials and methods: A retrospective review of information from dental charts of patients who received dental implants at the UBC graduate clinic between January 1st, 2009, and December 31st, 2018, by the graduate periodontics residents. Results: During the review period, 597 patients received a total of 1494 dental implants. The majority of potential risk indicators we examined did not have statistically significant associations with either implant failures or peri-implant condition. Conclusion: The implant failure rate was lower than the failure rate reported in a previous retrospective study done in the same university setting. To ensure the proper documentation of all cases, the standardized protocol for information recording, including follow-ups, should be implemented.
Validation of rano criteria: Contribution of T2/FLAIR assessment in patients with recurrent glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab.

2007 Background: Since its introduction, the RANO criteria have been widely adopted in clinical trials for evaluating treatment response in high-grade gliomas. To date, the criteria have not been validated using outcome data from prospective trials. We examined the radiologic data of patients with recurrent glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab from the randomized phase II BRAIN trial (AVF3708g) to determine the effect of including T2/FLAIR evaluation in the RANO criteria on measurements of objective response rates (ORR) and progression free survival (PFS). Methods: The imaging data of 163 patients with recurrent glioblastoma from the BRAIN trial were evaluated by 6 readers blinded to clinical information. The ORR and median PFS were determined using the RANO criteria and compared to those obtained without evaluating the T2/FLAIR abnormality (Macdonald criteria). Landmark analyses were performed at 2, 4 and 6 months, and Cox proportional hazard models were used to determine the associations between OR and.
The analysis of factors determining the acceptance of cancer in patients undergoing systemic treatment

Introduction: Every cancer disease is a huge challenge for the patient. It is associated with many changes in the personal life of each patient. The disease forces a person to change their lifestyle and reorganise their life plans. A failed diagnosis triggers many negative emotions, from anxiety through anxiety, anger, a life-threatening condition, and even depression. All these symptoms are reflected in the process of accepting the disease. Only a high level of adaptation among patients determines the growth and maintenance of high quality of life, which is an important determinant of effective oncological treatment. Aim of the study: To assess the level of acceptance of life with cancer during systemic treatment. Material and methods: In order to carry out the assessment of acceptance of neoplastic disease, the diagnostic survey method was used. The study included 300 patients treated in the West Pomeranian Oncology Centre in Szczecin (Poland), of which approximately 70% were women and 30% men. The average age of the respondents was 53.17 years. The research was carried out from 1 October to 25 November 2016. The research was approved by the Bioethics Commission of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin (Poland). Results: A low level of acceptance of the disease during systemic treatment was obtained by 112 patients, average by 107, and 81 respondents believed that there were no problems with their acceptance of the disease. Conclusions: 1. Variables, i.e. age, gender, tobacco smoking, and type of treatment, have a significant impact on the acceptance of illness in the course of systemic treatment of cancer. 2. The professional activity of oncology patients has a positive impact on the acceptance of illness during systemic treatment.
Etiological basis of pleural effusion in a teaching hospital

Background: A pleural effusion represents the disruption of the normal mechanisms of formation and drainage of fluid from the pleural space. Pleural effusions are associated with diseases of varied etiologies and often carry a grave prognosis. Objective: To evaluate the common cause of pleural effusion in developing country and also to compare to that of developed countries. Methods: This is a prospective observational study. Fifty four patients, diagnosed with pleural effusion on admission were randomly selected from I April 2016 to 30 September 2016 in Medicine ward of Khulna medical college hospital. Etiologic diagnosis was established by sequential clinical history and findings on physical examination, laboratory tests, chest radiograph, CT Scan of chest and pleural fluid analysis. Patients who remained undiagnosed were subjected to fibre-optic bronchoscopy, thoracoscopic pleural biopsy, and histopathology. Results : Etiologic diagnosis of pleural effusion was established in 50 (92.59%); tuberculosis 25 (46.29%), parapneumonia 10 (18.52%) malignancy 7 (12.96%) nephrotic syndrome 3 (5.55%),cirrhosis of liver disease 2 (3.71%) congestive cardiac failure 2 (3.71%), systemic lupus erythematosus I (1.85%). 4 patients (7.41%) remain undiagnosed. Among subjects, exudative pleural effusion was 43 (79.63%) and transudative 11 (21 57%). Among exudative pleural effusion sputum for AFB positive 15 (34.88%), FNAC 10 (23%), fibreoptic bronchoscopy was positive 2 (4.6%), gene expart test for tuberculosis positive in 5 (11.62%). Conclusions: Most of the pleural effusion cases are diagnosed as tuberculosis, Early and adequate treatment results in complete recovery of the patient. Bang Med J (Khulna) 2016; 49 : 27-30
Reproduction inhibiting effects of deoxynivalenol or T-2 toxin contaminated maize on Folsomia candida (Collembola)

Mycotoxin contamination of cereals is a global animal and human health problem. Conventional tillage practices tended to increase mycotoxins in soil. Among them the Fusarium mycotoxins T-2 toxin and deoxynivalenol (DON) are frequent mycotoxins in temperate climates. Folsomia candida is a fungal feeding collembolan, and it has a role in the humification and the regulation of the soil microbial community. Our hypothesis was that F. candida is adapted to the secondary metabolites of the fungus, so there are no severe effect of mycotoxins on feed intake and reproduction. OECD experiments were carried out with T-2 or DON mycotoxin contaminated maize, also without the alternative food of baker’s yeast. A food choice test was implemented too. Neither DON nor T-2 toxin cause high mortality, but severe impairment in reproduction was observed, accompanied with feed refusal. However, feed refusal itself cannot be the cause of the low reproduction. Most probably, the mycotoxins impaired the embryonic development through damaging of the DNA. Additionally, DON and T-2 toxin are known to disturb the dopaminergic and serotoninergic neurons, which can disturb the feeding behaviour, and both trichothecenes can cause lesions in the mouth and gut, which may also resulted feed refusal.
Lateral β-Ga2O3 MOSFETs With High Power Figure of Merit of 277 MW/cm2

In this work, we have demonstrated high-performance lateral <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\beta $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) with state-of-art power figure-of-merit (P-FOM) and breakdown voltage (BV) by adopting a T-shape gate field-plate and source connected field-plate structures. Depletion-mode (D-mode) <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\beta $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> MOSFETs with gate-to-drain distance (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{L}_{\sf GD}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$4.8~\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>/17.8 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> demonstrate a BV of 1.4 kV/2.9 kV and specific ON-resistance (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{R}_{ \mathrm{\scriptscriptstyle ON}, {\sf sp}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) of 7.08 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{m}\Omega \cdot $ </tex-math></inline-formula>cm<sup>2</sup>/46.2 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{m}\Omega \cdot $ </tex-math></inline-formula>cm<sup>2</sup>, respectively, yielding a high P-FOM of 277 MW/cm<sup>2</sup> and averaged electrical field of 2.9 MV/cm for the device with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{L}_{\sf GD} = {\sf 4.8}\,\, \mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. To the best of all the authors’ knowledge, this P-FOM of 277 MW/cm<sup>2</sup> and BV = 2.9 kV are the highest values among all the lateral D-mode <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\beta $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> MOSFETs. Combined with negligible gate pulsed and drain pulsed current collapse and drain current on/off ratio of 10<sup>9</sup>, these <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\beta $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> MOSFETs show a great potential for future power electronic applications.
Antibacterial Effects of Peganum harmala Seed Extracts on Drug-resistant Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii in North of Iran

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most common and important causes of hospital-acquired infections. Due to its intrinsic resistance to antibiotics, A. baumannii can survive in the hospital environment for a long time and target hospitalized patients. Therefore, treatment and prevention of hospital-acquired infection with these bacteria require identiﬁcation of new antibacterial agents with no or fewer side eﬀects and toxicity. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the antibacterial eﬀects of the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Peganum harmala on multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates. Methods: Antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates was determined using the Kirby-Bauer method according to the Clinical and LaboratoryStandardsInstitutedocumentM100-S25(2015). Antimicrobialactivityof theethanolicandaqueousextractsof P.harmala against drug-resistant A. baumannii isolates was determined by the agar well diﬀusion method. In addition, broth microdilution susceptibility testing was carried out to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of the extracts. Finally, active compounds with antimicrobial activity were identiﬁed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Results: The frequencies of the multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant A. baumannii isolates were 37.2%,58.2% and61%,respectively. TheMIC 90 of theaqueousextractof P.harmala was1024 µ g/mL,whichwasfourtimeslessthanthat of itsethanolicextract(4096 µ g/mL). Similarly, theMIC 50 of theaqueousextractof P.harmala wassigniﬁcantlysmallerthanthatof theethanolicextract(P< 0.05). Accordingtotheresults,vasicine/peganineand8-hydroxydeoxypeganinewerethemostabundant (39.94%) bioactive compounds in the aqueous extract of P. harmala . Conclusions: The aqueous extract of P. harmala had excellent antimicrobial eﬀects on the resistant A. baumannii isolates.