Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
foods Evaluation of the Extraction Temperature Inﬂuence on Polyphenolic Proﬁles of Vine-Canes ( Vitis vinifera ) Subcritical Water Extracts

: This work focused on evaluating the possibility of using vineyard pruning wastes from two Portuguese Vitis vinifera varieties; Touriga Nacional (TN) and Tinta Roriz (TR), as new potential ingredients for the nutraceutical industry. An environmentally friendly extraction technique; namely subcritical-water extraction (SWE), was employed. The overall results indicate that phenolic acids were the major class of compounds quantiﬁed; being gallic acid the principal one. The highest value for total phenolic content (TPC) was obtained for the TR extract at 250 ◦ C (181 ± 12 mg GAE / g dw). In terms of antioxidant activity; the DPPH values for the extracts obtained at 250 ◦ C were approximately 4-fold higher than the ones obtained at 125 ◦ C; with TR extract presenting the highest value (203 ± 22 mg TE / g dw). Thus, the TR extract obtained through SWE at 250 ◦ C was selected to evaluate the scavenging activity and the in vitro e ﬀ ects on cells due to the best results achieved in the previous assays. This extract presented the ability to scavenge reactive oxygen species (O 2 • - , HOCl and ROO • ). No adverse e ﬀ ects were observed in HFF-1 viability after exposure to extract concentrations below 100 µ g / mL. This work demonstrated that vine-canes extracts could be a potential ingredient to nutraceutical industry vine-canes varieties assays,
Black hole thermodynamics, conformal couplings, and R 2 terms

: Lovelock theory provides a tractable model of higher-curvature gravity in which several questions can be studied analytically. This is the reason why, in the last years, this theory has become the favorite arena to study the eﬀects of higher-curvature terms thermodynamics of black holes in theories both higher-curvature terms, U (1) gauge ﬁelds, and conformal couplings with matter ﬁelds in D dimensions. These charged black hole solutions exhibit a backreacting scalar ﬁeld conﬁguration that regular everywhere outside and on the horizon, and may exist both in asymptotically ﬂat and asymptotically Anti-de Sitter (AdS) spaces. We work out explicitly the boundary action for this theory, which renders the variational problem well-posed and suﬃces to regularize the Euclidean action in AdS. We also discuss several interrelated properties of the theory, such as its duality symmetry under ﬁeld redeﬁnition and how acts on black holes and gravitational wave solutions.
The structure of inﬁnite dimensional linear groups satisfying certain ﬁniteness conditions

We review some recent results on the structure of inﬁnite dimensional linear groups satisfying some ﬁniteness conditions on certain families of subgroups. This direction of research is due to Leonid A. Kurdachenko, who developed the main steps of the theory jointly with mathematicians from several countries. The study of the subgroups of 𝐺𝐿 ( 𝑉, 𝐹 ) in the case when 𝑉 is inﬁnite dimensional over 𝐹 has been much more limited and normally requires some additional restrictions. The circumstances here are similar to those present in the early development of Inﬁnite Group Theory. One approach there consisted in the application of ﬁniteness conditions to the study of inﬁnite groups. One such restriction that has enjoyed considerable atten-tion in linear groups is the notion of a ﬁnitary linear group . In the late 1980’s, R.E. Phillips, J.I. Hall and others studied inﬁnite dimensional linear groups under ﬁniteness conditions, namely ﬁnitary linear groups (see [34, 14, 32, 35, 15, 16])). Here 𝐺 is called ﬁnitary if, for each element 𝑔 ∈ 𝐺 , the subspace 𝐶 𝑉 ( 𝑔 ) has ﬁnite codimension in 𝑉 ; the reader is referred to the above papers to see the type of results that have been obtained. This is a good example of the eﬀectiveness of ﬁniteness conditions in the study of inﬁnite dimensional linear groups. Actually, a ﬁnitary linear group can be viewed as the linear analogue of an 𝐹 𝐶 –group (group with ﬁnite conjugacy classes); this association suggested that it was reasonable to start a systematic investigation of these "inﬁnite dimensional linear groups" analogous to the fruitful study of ﬁniteness conditions in inﬁnite group theory.
University of Birmingham Constraints on crustal structure of adjacent OCCs and segment boundaries at 13 degrees N on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Reversible Message Embedding and Extraction Technique with high Security

This paper proposes a reversible blind image watermar k ing scheme for digital images based on discrete fractional random transform (DFRT). Based on a patchwor k watermar k ing scheme, the proposed algorithm utilizes histogram rotation to embed a binary watermar k in DFRT domain with strong information security. To evaluate the performance of the proposed scheme, several experiments are configured for bloc k size, capacity (bits/pixel) as a function of embedding level. The results show the performances of proposed scheme are the same and/or the higher than the conventional histogram rotation scheme in [6]. But high security by DFRT is a unique in the proposed scheme while that is absent in the histogram rotation-based conventional scheme.
Neuroticism and Academic Achievement Motivation in Adolescent

The main purpose of this research was to find out the mean difference in adolescents. The total 80 adolescents as a variation belonging to adolescents were taken. The research tool for neuroticism Mosley personality scale was measured by Isenk and tool for academic achievement motivation were used which made by T.R. Sharma. Here t-test was applied to check the significant of in neuroticism and academic achievement motivation between male and female adolescents. The study revealed that there was no significant difference between male and female adolescent in neuroticism. There was no significant difference between male and female adolescent in academic achievement motivation. that neuroticism is a function of activity in the limbic system, and his research suggests that people who score highly on measures of neuroticism have a more reactive sympathetic nervous system, and are more sensitive to environmental stimulation. Behavioral genetics researchers have found that a significant portion of the variability on measures of neuroticism can be attributed to genetic factors.
Allele-speci ﬁ c methylation of type 1 diabetes susceptibility genes Journal of Autoimmunity

The susceptibility to autoimmune diseases is in ﬂ uenced by genes encoding major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins. By examining the epigenetic methylation maps of cord blood samples, we found marked differences in the methylation status of CpG sites within the MHC genes ( cis -metQTLs) between carriers of the type 1 diabetes risk haplotypes HLA-DRB1*03-DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201 (DR3-DQ2) and HLA-DRB1*04-DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 (DR4-DQ8). These differences were found in children and adults, and were accompanied by reduced HLA-DR protein expression in immune cells with the HLA-DR3-DQ2 haplotype. Extensive cis -metQTLs were identi ﬁ ed in all 45 immune and non-immune type 1 diabetes susceptibility genes analyzed in this study. We observed and validated a novel association between the methylation status of CpG sites within the LDHC gene and the development of insulin autoantibodies in early childhood in children who are carriers of the highest type 1 diabetes risk genotype. Functionally relevant epigenetic changes in susceptibility genes may represent therapeutic tar- gets for type 1 diabetes.
Genetic, dietary, and sex-specific regulation of hepatic ceramides and relationship between hepatic ceramides and insulin resistance

Abbreviations: HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; HMDP, Hybrid Mouse Diversity Panel; HF/HS, high-fat, high-sucrose; IR, insulin resistance; GWAS genome-wide association study; QC, quality control; TAG, triacylglycerol; HPLC, high performance liquid chromatography; TOF-MS, time of flight-mass spectrometry; LC-MS/MS, Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry; MRM, multiple reaction monitoring mode; qPCR, quantitative polymerase chain reaction; GDR, glucose disposal rate; HGP, hepatic glucose production; GIR, glucose infusion rate; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism; LD, linkage disequilibrium; MAF, Minor allele frequency: Dcc, deleted in colorectal cancer; Neto1, neuropilin and tolloid like 1. Abstract Elevated hepatic ceramides levels have been implicated in both insulin resistance (IR) and hepatic steatosis. To understand the factors contributing to hepatic ceramide levels in mice of both sexes, we have quantitated ceramides in a reference population of mice, the Hybrid Mouse Diversity Panel (HMDP) that has been previously characterized for a variety of metabolic syndrome traits. We observed significant positive correlations between Cer(d18:1/16:0) and IR/hepatic steatosis, consistent with previous findings, although the relationship broke down between sexes, as females were less insulin resistant but had higher Cer(d18:1/16:0) levels than males. The sex difference was due in part to testosterone mediated repression of ceramide synthase 6. One ceramide species, Cer(d18:1/20:0), was present at higher levels in males and was associated with insulin resistance only in males. Clear evidence of gene-by-sex and gene-by-diet interactions was observed, including sex-specific genome-wide associations (GWAS) results. Thus, our studies show clear differences in how hepatic ceramides are regulated between the sexes, which again suggests that the physiological roles of certain hepatic ceramides differ between the sexes. Cer(d18:1/18:0) their and the effect on in of hepatic Cer(d18:1/16:0) and Cer(d18:1/18:0) ceramides in male mice. We also show that testosterone reduces mRNA expression of several genes in ceramide metabolism, including Cers6 . We finally show that gonadectomy increases Cers6 protein levels in male mice livers. Thus, our gonadectomy studies indicate that the sex-difference observed in hepatic Cer(d18:1/16:0) and Cer(d18:1/18:0) is partly due to suppression of Cers6 by testosterone. Thus, reduced levels of testosterone in elderly men might contribute to the onset of metabolic syndrome.
Trend-based Comparison of Visual Field Progression Detection between Event- and Trend-based Analyses in Patients with Open-angle Glaucoma

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the performances of event- and trend-based analyses of visual field (VF) tests in different glaucoma severities and VF defect locations. Methods: A retrospective review was conducted to include 258 eyes of 159 patients diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma. A minimum of five reliable VF tests were required for analysis. VF progression was detected with guided progression analysis (GPA II) software of Humphrey field analyzer and patients were categorized into following groups depending on the results: T+E+ (progression detected by both trend and event-based analyses), T+E-(progression detected only by trend-based analysis), T-E+ (progression detected only by event-based analysis), and T-E- groups (progression not detected in either analysis). Results: Patients were followed for 5.1 ± 2.0 years. Out of 258 eyes, 43 eyes showed progression by either event or trend-based analysis. The agreement between the two analyses was found to be fair. No difference was found in detection rate, mean detection time or the number of VF tests taken. The trend-based analysis tended to detect progression more frequently in eyes with more severe baseline VF. The event-based analysis fared worse in detection of central VF progression within 20°. Conclusions: Trend- and event-based analyses performed similarly in detection of functional progression in glaucoma. Trend-based analysis detected progression more commonly in glaucoma with advanced VF defects, and event-based analysis more commonly detected VF defects in the periphery. Clinicians should assess both analyses when determining progression of VF damage in a clinical setting. variability limits and compares VF tests against the baseline and ﬂag a test point to alert clinicians of “ possible ” or “ likely progression ” when 3 or more points show deterioration beyond the variability limits on 2 or 3 consecutive tests. 5,6 Trend-based analysis is a linear regression of global parameters such as mean deviation (MD) or visual field index (VFI) and produces the rate of disease progression. Rapid progression is identified with a slope that is statistically significant.
Magnetic Ground State and Electronic Structure of Binary Mn 2 Sb Compound from Ab Initio Calculations

: Manganese antimonide Mn 2 − x M x Sb, where M is a 3d transition metal, is a prominent binary material due to its high Curie temperature and magnetocaloric properties accompanying the M-induced first-order phase transition for various compositions. In this work, we employed a modern ab initio approach to analyze the magnetic ground state and electronic structure of Mn 2 Sb for various types of long-range ordering. In the electronic structure of Mn 2 Sb, it was found to possess the semi-metallic properties with a gap in the minority spin projection.
Transient Thermal Analysis for Heat Dissipation from Engine Cylinder Block with Different Shaped Holes in Fins using CFD

The cost of fuel and materials in all sectors is rising day by day. In the IC engine, the engine fails primarily because the heat transfer from the cylinder wall to the ambient air is inadequate. Heat is derived from the cylinder wall in the engine by means of convection heat transfer through the fins. In this study, a 3-dimensional numerical (3-D) transient thermal state simulation was used to investigate the heat dissipation of the engine cylinder fin with holes of different shapes (hexagonal and an elliptical). ANSYS 17.0 simulation software was used to research the physiognomy of the heat transfer physiognomies of an engine cylinder fin with and without hole. The results indicate that, the fin with an elliptic hole attain a temperature of 797.94 °C at 14 seconds in comparison to other where with hexagonal hole 798.02 °C, and without hole 798.14°C. So above values clearly shows that fin with an elliptic hole dissipates more heat as compare to fin with hexagonal hole or without hole. Fin with an elliptic hole have a total heat flux of 56122 W/m² comparison to other where with hexagonal hole 49967 W/m², and without hole 46704 W/m². From the above results it is clearly shows that, the new proposed shape fin or fin configuration will greatly improve the heat transfer rate and increase the fin efficiency. Optimum results are obtained when we provide an elliptic hole in an engine cylinder fin.
Global inﬁnite energy solutions of the critical semilinear wave equation

We consider the critical semilinear wave equation ( set in R d , d ≥ 3, with 2 ∗ = 2 d d − 2 · Shatah and Struwe proved that, for ﬁnite energy initial data (ie if ( u 0 , u 1 ) ∈ ˙ H 1 × L 2 ), there exists a global solution such that ( u, ∂ t u ) ∈ C ( R , ˙ H 1 × L 2 ). Planchon [17] showed that there also exists a global solution for certain inﬁnite energy initial data, namely, if the norm of ( u 0 , u 1 ) in ˙ B 12 , ∞ × ˙ B 02 , ∞ is small enough. In this article, we build up global solutions of ( NLW ) 2 ∗ − 1 for arbitrarily big initial data of inﬁnite energy, by using two methods which enable to interpolate between ﬁnite and inﬁnite energy initial data: the method of Calder´on, and the method of Bourgain. These two methods give complementary results.
Identiﬁcation of Notch1 as a Frequent Target for Provirus Insertional Mutagenesis in T-Cell Lymphomas Induced by Leukemogenic Mutants of Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus

In contrast to wild-type mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV), the MMTV mutants with speciﬁc deletions in the U3 region of their long terminal repeats cause T-cell lymphomas. In 30% of T-cell lymphomas arising in BALB/c mice infected with MLA-MMTV, a leukemogenic MMTV mutant, we have found that MMTV proviruses were integrated into a short region of the Notch1 genome, so that truncated Notch1 transcripts encoding the transmembrane and the cytoplasmic domains of Notch1 protein could be expressed. Thus, Notch1 is a major target of provirus insertional mutagenesis in these T-cell lymphomas. Mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) is associated pri- marily with induction of mammary adenocarcinomas. Wnt, ﬁbroblast growth factor, and Notch gene families have been identiﬁed as the major cellular proto-oncogenes activated by integrated MMTV proviruses in mammary tumors (reviewed in references 4, 11, 15, and 35). However, in mice with active MMTVs (such as the DBA/2 and GR strains), variants of MMTV provirus with speciﬁc deletions of about 350 to 500 nucleotides in
Proinﬂammatory Cytokine Reactions in Enterovirus 71 Infections of the Central Nervous System

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection can lead to devastating clinical outcomes. An appreciation of the scientiﬁc relationship between cytokine response and patient mortality may help limit the risks posed by this deadly illness. We present the results of a study that compared the cerebrospinal ﬂuid (CSF) and serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-1 b (IL-1 b ) in 24 patients with EV71 infection. Cases in this study involved diverse manifestations or complications, including encephalitis, poliomyelitis-like syndrome, meningitis, and pulmonary edema. CSF levels of IL-6 in study patients were found to be consistently higher during the ﬁrst 2 days of central nervous system (CNS) involvement than afterward. Compared with patients who did not have pulmonary edema, patients who experienced pulmonary edema had dramatically varied blood values, including IL-6, white blood cell counts, and glucose levels. Our ﬁndings suggest that the combination of CNS and systemic inﬂammatory response may trigger EV71-related cardiopulmonary collapse.
Strain-induced high coercivity in CoFe2O4 powders

Three cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) powders were used as starting materials for mechanical milling. A mechanical milling for a short time resulted in a relatively large residual strain and a high density of defects in the micrometer-sized CoFe2O4 powders. High coercivities (up to 5.1 kOe) were achieved in these samples, probably due to the stress anisotropy and pinning effects. A relatively high remanence ratio of 60% and a relatively large value of (BH)max of up to 2.0 MG Oe were obtained for the sample with the highest coercivity. A prolonged milling resulted in the formation of nanosized grains in an amorphous matrix, and the reduction of coercivity to a very low level. The initial particle/grain size played an important role in the microstructure evolution. No significant change in both microstructure and coercivity was found in the CoFe2O4 sample consisting of nanoparticles after mechanical milling.
Anti-Plasmodial Effect of the Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Drum Stick Tree ( Cassia Sieberiana ) on Albino Mice Experimentally Infected With Plasmodium Bergheiberghei

Anti-plasmodial effect of the ethanolic leaf extract of Drum stick tree ( Cassia sieberiana) on albino mice experimentally infected with Plasmodium bergheiberghei were evaluated. The fresh leaves were harvested and transported to the laboratory aseptically. The leaves were defoliated, washed and dried at room temperature then macerated. The active ingredients were extracted with absolute ethanol. Twenty-four albino mice used for this experiment were divided into six groups of 4 per group based on body weight. The groups were denoted A 1 , A 2 , A 3, A 4 , A 5 and A 6 . All groups of A 4 to A 6 were infected with P. b.berghei and treated with the, A 1 normal control. A 2 parasitized untreated group, and A 3 treated with 10mg/kg weight of combisunate . Three days post inoculation with parasite; the experimental groups were treated with 200, 500 and 1000mg/kg per body weight of the ethanolic leaf extract respectively for five days. The mice were euthanized 6th day post inoculation. The result showed that the phytochemicals of the leaf present were alkaloids (5.39 ±0.21), anthraquinones (2.09±0.32), cyanogenic glycoside (0.24±0.52), flavonoids (8.02±0.82), saponins (0.34±0.2), steroids (0.34±0.26), tannin (3.24±0.12), and terpernoids (2.37±0.45). The chemo curative effect of the leaf extract showed 96.29%, 97.85% and 98.82% at concentration level of 250, 500 and 1000 mg/kg body weight respectively. Percentage inhibition of the extract were not significantly different at p>0.05 when compared with 98.85% inhibition rate exhibited by the standard drug. The haematological indices showed a mean value dose dependent increase in levels of Packed cell Volume, Haemoglobin, Red Blood cell and Neutrophill when compared to the positive control and a decrease in White Blood Cell when compared to the positive control. The plant extracts proved potent in clearing malaria parasite in the blood stream of the mice. This means that C. sieberiana can be included in pharmacology.
Accessing Determinants that Affect the Dividend Policy and Cause Agency Problems: Evidence from Pakistan

— The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between dividend policy and determinants of the dividend policy by changing ownership structure. Panel data was collected from the financial statements of the companies for the year 2010-2016. Determinants of dividend policy have significant positive and negative effect on the dividend policy of the company either of financial institutes or government-owned companies. The research was conducted in Pakistan so the results can be generalized in particular country. These results can be cross-checked by comparing the results of developed and developing countries to get more generalized results. The future researcher should incorporate more variables in their research and can increase the sample size and time span. Determinants of dividend policy are helpful for the policy maker of the company in deciding more suitable dividend policy and the results also helpful for the investors while investing. This study provides a comparison between financial institutions and government-owned institutions and also it highlights those factors which cause agency problems that is why this study is unique in its nature.
On the Spectra of Quantum Groups

Introduction Previous results on spectra of quantum function algebras A description of the centers of Joseph's localizations Primitive ideals of R q [G] and a Dixmier map for R q [G] Separation of variables for the algebras S i? ½ w A classification of the normal and prime elements of the De Concini-Kac-Procesi algebras Module structure of R w over their subalgebras generated by Joseph's normal elements A classification of maximal ideals of R q [G] and a question of Goodearl and Zhang Chain properties and homological applications Bibliography
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1Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Psychology, Center for Studies of Psychological Application, and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China