Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Twelve Platinum-Standard Reference Genomes Sequences (PSRefSeq) that complete the full range of genetic diversity of Asian rice

As the human population grows from 7.8 billion to 10 billion over the next 30 years, breeders must do everything possible to create crops that are highly productive and nutritious, while simultaneously having less of an environmental footprint. Rice will play a critical role in meeting this demand and thus, knowledge of the full repertoire of genetic diversity that exists in germplasm banks across the globe is required. To meet this demand, we describe the generation, validation and preliminary analyses of transposable element and long-range structural variation content of 12 near-gap-free reference genome sequences (RefSeqs) from representatives of 12 of 15 subpopulations of cultivated rice. When combined with 4 existing RefSeqs, that represent the 3 remaining rice subpopulations and the largest admixed population, this collection of 16 Platinum Standard RefSeqs (PSRefSeq) can be used as a pan-genome template to map resequencing data to detect virtually all standing natural variation that exists in the pan-cultivated rice genome.
An analysis of stressors, mediators and health outcomes among African American caregivers of older adults with chronic illness

Doctor of Philosophy, Social Work 2009 University Of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Dissertation: An Analysis of Stressors, Mediators and Health Outcomes Among African American Caregivers of Older Adults with Chronic Illness Master of Social Work 1994 New York University, New York, New York Bachelor of Science, Psychology 1991 Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida ______________________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Analysis of ventilation system on respiratory symptoms at child care centers

A child with the flu, diphtheria, meningitis, hand, foot and mouth diseases, measles, cough and pneumonia with one coughs can generate airborne contaminant. In addition to infectious agents and other emissions from the occupants, airborne contaminants in indoor can originate from indoor and outdoor. Normally, the concentration level of indoor air pollutants is higher than outdoors. In Malaysia, attention to indoor air quality started when Department of Safety and Health introduce Industrial Code of Practices (COP) in 2005; revised in 2010 with additional physical parameters, biological parameter and carbon dioxide as a ventilation performance indicator to govern the 'nonindustrial place of work'. The various researches have been performed on indoor air quality, but there are limited number investigation on IAQ and respiratory illness. Ventilation improves indoor air quality as long as the incoming air is both cleaned and dried. In the past, ventilation has been applied to building to remove excess heat in hot climates. Furthermore, in support of the health care process, air condition and mechanical ventilation (ACMV) systems are called upon to perform several vital functions that affect environmental conditions, infection and hazard control, and building life safety. Through containment, dilution, and removal of pathogens and toxins, the ACMV system is a key component of facility safety and infection control as mentioned in ASHRAE 2011. In 500 IAQ investigation over the last decade, inadequate ventilation (52%) is the primary sources of indoor air quality problem. This paper aims to investigate the effect of indoor air pollutants on respiratory symptoms of children attending child care centers with difference ventilation strategies and building characteristic. Modified ALS-DLD-78 has been used to gather information from parent regarding their children respiratory symptom. Measurements are performed for air temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, respirable particle (PM2.5), bacteria and fungi while information on CCC characteristics and potential surrounding air pollutants are collected via a combination of area monitoring, inspection and interviews. From the 334 responses (182 male and 152 female), 174 (52.1%) children experienced prevalence of persistent cough and/or cold (28.4%), persistent productive cough (20.4%), wheezing cold (36.9%). About 20.1% respondents feel that these symptoms are related to CCCs. The average value of CO2 inside the CCCs is 1140±482ppm (CCC without provision of fresh air) and 1005±314ppm (CCC with provision of fresh air) while a minimum ventilation requirement for children's breathing zone ranging 13 cfm to 26 cfm.
Accuracy of Optical Heart Rate Sensing Technology in Wearable Fitness Trackers for Young and Older Adults: Validation and Comparison Study

Background Wearable fitness trackers are devices that can record and enhance physical activity among users. Recently, photoplethysmography (PPG) devices that use optical heart rate sensors to detect heart rate in real time have become popular and help in monitoring and controlling exercise intensity. Although the benefits of using optical heart rate monitors have been highlighted through studies, the accuracy of the readouts these commercial devices generate has not been widely assessed for different age groups, especially for the East Asian population with Fitzpatrick skin type III or IV. Objective This study aimed to examine the accuracy of 2 wearable fitness trackers with PPG to monitor heart rate in real time during moderate exercise in young and older adults. Methods A total of 20 young adults and 20 older adults were recruited for this study. All participants were asked to undergo a series of sedentary and moderate physical activities using indoor aerobic exercise equipment. In this study, the Polar H7 chest-strapped heart rate monitor was used as the criterion measure in 2 fitness trackers, namely Xiaomi Mi Band 2 and Garmin Vivosmart HR+. The real-time, second-by-second heart rate data obtained from both devices were recorded using the broadcast heart rate mode. To critically analyze the results, multiple statistical parameters including the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), Lin concordance correlation coefficient (CCC), intraclass correlation coefficient, the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient, and the Bland-Altman coefficient were determined to examine the performances of the devices. Results Both test devices exhibited acceptable overall accuracy as heart rate sensors based on several statistical tests. Notably, the MAPE values were below 10% (the designated threshold) in both devices (GarminYoung=3.77%; GarminSenior=4.73%; XiaomiYoung=7.69%; and XiaomiSenior=6.04%). The scores for reliability test of CCC for Garmin were 0.92 (Young) and 0.80 (Senior), whereas those for Xiaomi were 0.76 (Young) and 0.73 (Senior). However, the results obtained using the Bland-Altman analysis indicated that both test optical devices underestimated the average heart rate. More importantly, the study documented some unexpected outlier readings reported by these devices when used on certain participants. Conclusions The study reveals that commonly used optical heart rate sensors, such as the ones used herein, generally produce accurate heart rate readings irrespective of the age of the user. However, users should avoid relying entirely on these readings to indicate exercise intensities, as these devices have a tendency to produce erroneous, extreme readings, which might misinterpret the real-time exercise intensity. Future studies should therefore emphasize the occurrence rate of such errors, as this will likely benefit the development of improved models of heart rate sensors.
Vegetable Oils Rich in Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Nanoencapsulation Methods and Stability Enhancement

ABSTRACT Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), ω-3 and ω-6 are essential fatty acids that are available in some algae and plants. Rapid oxidation occurs in PUFAs-rich oils during processing, transportation, and storage. Furthermore, it is necessary to enhance their bioavailability in gastrointestinal media. Therefore, additional protection using encapsulation is necessary for their application or incorporation in food products. Nanoencapsulation leads to protection against environmental conditions, masking unfavorable flavors, enhancing solubility and increasing solution stability. In this review, the state of art of different sources of vegetable oils rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids was first provided and strategies adapted for nanoencapsulation of PUFAs using nanoparticles, hydrogels, oleogels, nanocrystals, and nanofibers were discussed. Finally, future remarks regarding the gaps between research and industrial scales of nanoencapsulation technology were highlighted.
Offshore wind farm wake recovery: Airborne measurements and its representation in engineering models

We present an analysis of wind measurements from a series of airborne campaigns conducted to sample the wakes from two North Sea wind farm clusters, with the aim of determining the dependence of the downstream wind speed recovery on the atmospheric stability. The consequences of the stability dependence of wake length on the expected annual energy yield of wind farms in the North Sea are assessed by an engineering model. Wakes are found to extend for significantly longer downstream distances (>50 km) in stable conditions than in neutral and unstable conditions (<15 km). The parameters of one common engineering model are modified to reproduce the observed wake decay at downstream distances >30 km. More significant effects on the energy yield are expected for wind farms separated by distances <30 km, which is generally the case in the North Sea, but additional data would be required to validate the suggested parameter modifications within the engineering model. A case study is accordingly performed to show reductions in the farm efficiency downstream of a wind farm. These results emphasize not only the importance of understanding the impact of atmospheric stability on offshore wind farms but also the need to update the representation of wakes in current industry models to properly include wake-induced energy losses, especially in large offshore clusters.
Neoadjuvant systemic therapy does not compromise local control after breast-conserving surgery: a single-center, propensity score matching study in China

Background To investigate ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) in patients who have undergone breast-conserving surgery (BCS) after neoadjuvant systematic therapy (NST). Method Three hundred and twenty-one patients undergoing BCS after NST and 2,534 patients undergoing initial BCS from June 2008 to June 2017 at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center were retrospectively enrolled, and statistical analyses, including propensity score matching, were applied to compare IBTR-free survival. The main factors related to IBTR in the NST group were estimated utilizing univariate and multivariate analyses. Results After propensity score matching, the 3-year IBTR-free survival rates were 93.7% (95% CI, 90.6–96.8%) in the NST group and 96.9% (95% CI, 94.9–98.9%) in the matched initial BCS group at a median follow-up period of 58 months. IBTR-free survival did not differ statistically between the two groups (P=0.154). According to multivariate analysis in the NST group, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status and pathologic ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) constituent were the factors related to IBTR after BCS. Conclusions BCS after NST and initial BCS have equivalent IBTR-free survival. BCS after NST is a safe and effective therapy in terms of IBTR.
Digging through urban agriculture with feminist theoretical implements

This article considers the value of using tools from feminist theory to explore the efforts of urban agriculture initiatives that practice to some extent outside the formal economy. Such a lens looks beyond the presence of women in specific projects to the value, extent, purpose, and principles of these projects’ efforts. These community-based food initiatives strive to provide alternatives to dominant food production practices, but their efforts are often constrained by limited access to financial, labour, time, and political resources. Despite parallels between their work and what has traditionally been dubbed “women’s work,” the feminization of urban agriculture initiatives in Canada has received little attention in the academic literature. In this article, I consider Durham Integrated Growers (DIG), an umbrella organization supporting urban agriculture projects, practices, and values across Durham Region, Ontario. DIG is one organization studied by Nourishing Communities Research Group’s Social Economy of Food project, which explored the potential of food systems groups working in the social economy to benefit local communities and the environment. This earlier research on DIG revealed themes involving the need for community expertise to be recognized, the role of public policy, the effects of relying on unpaid labour, and the centrality of building community. By using feminist framings to reconsider the ways DIG approaches identity, knowledge, work, and relationship, I find many areas where the organization’s work could be better understood. Although more study is required on a broader range of urban agriculture initiatives, this research suggests that feminist theoretical tools such as intersectionality, social reproduction, and ethics of care may provide useful resources for illuminating and revaluating their practical, educational, and relational impacts. CFS/RCÉA Martin Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 88–107 November 2019 89
Intervention for improvement of knowledge on anemia prevention: A school-based study in a rural area of West Bengal

CONTEXT: Adolescents are at a high risk of iron deficiency and anemia due to accelerated increase in the requirements for iron, coupled with poor dietary intake, high rate of infection, and worm infestation. AIMS: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of health education intervention on baseline knowledge of anemia prevention among schoolgoing adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a quasi-experimental interventional study with before and after comparison group, conducted in one secondary school of Singur Block of Hooghly district, West Bengal, in September–October 2015. The study was conducted among 181 schoolchildren of standard VIII and IX by administering a predesigned self-administered questionnaire based on the following five domains – knowledge of anemia, role of diet, use of slipper, handwashing, health-seeking behavior, and management of anemia. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS software version 20, and both parametric (paired t- test) and nonparametric (McNemar-matched Chi-square test) test were applied for pre- and post-test comparison. To elicit the effect size, Cohen's d was calculated. RESULTS: Out of the 181 students, 84 (46.4%) studied in Class VIII and rest in Class IX. About 86 (47.5%) students were boys and 95 (52.5%) were girls; with 70.2% in 14–16 years' age group. Postinterventional score on the five domains significantly improved (P < 0.001), and father's education was a significant predictor in preinterventional score. After health education intervention, knowledge score increased with a medium effect size. CONCLUSION: Health education will play an effective role in improving health of adolescents by increasing knowledge and changing their attitude.
Effect of a Sleep Intervention on Mental Health Indicators of Adolescents at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: Preliminary Findings from the Sleep Manipulation in Adolescents at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes (SMART2D) Study

V LIST OF TABLES . VI LIST OF FIGURES . VII LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . IX ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . XI MY ROLE . XIII CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION. 1 CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE . 5 2.1 SLEEP DURATION AND MENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS . 6 2.2 DEPRESSION . 7 Experimental Evidence . 7 Observational Evidence . 11 2.3 MOOD . 15 Experimental Evidence . 16 Observational Evidence . 17 2.4 BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS . 18 Experimental Evidence . 18 Observational Evidence . 19 2.5 RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES . 20 2.6 PUBERTY . 22 2.7 SUMMARY AND GAP . 23 2.8 RESEARCH QUESTION . 24 Main objective. 24 Specific objective . 24 2.9 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS. 25 EFFECT OF SLEEP ON MENTAL HEALTH: A SMART2D STUDY iii CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY . 26 3.1 PICOS . 27 3.2 METHODS . 27 Brief overview of the larger study . 27 3.3 PARTICIPANTS . 29 3.4 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS . 31 3.5 PROTOCOL . 31 Recruitment . 31 Planned Interventions . 32 Primary Outcomes . 33 Depression . 34 Mood . 35 Behaviour Problems. 35 Descriptive measurements at baseline . 36 Potential Risks . 38 3.6 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS . 39 CHAPTER 4: RESULTS . 41 4.1 SAMPLE’S DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS AT BASELINE . 42 4.2 INTERVENTION AND COMPARATOR SLEEP DURATION. 43 4.3 OUTCOMES . 48 Depressive symptoms as measured by PHQ-A Scores . 48 Mood as measured by BRUMS Scores . 53 Behavioural Problems assessed by the SDQ questionnaire . 53 4.4 SLEEP QUALITY . 54 CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSION . 60 5.1 ADOLESCENTS AT RISK FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES . 61 5.2 THE SLEEP INTERVENTION . 63 EFFECT OF SLEEP ON MENTAL HEALTH: A SMART2D STUDY iv 5.3 SLEEP QUALITY . 66 5.4 DEPRESSION . 67 5.5 MOOD . 67 5.6 BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS . 68 5.7 POSSIBLE MECHANISMS . 70 5.8 LIMITATIONS . 72 5.9 STRENGTHS . 73 5.10 SIGNIFICANCE . 74 5.11 CONCLUSION . 75 REFERENCES .
Obesity Prediction with EHR Data: A Deep Learning Approach with Interpretable Elements

Childhood obesity is a major public health challenge. Early prediction and identification of the children at an elevated risk of developing childhood obesity may help in engaging earlier and more effective interventions to prevent and manage obesity. Most existing predictive tools for childhood obesity primarily rely on traditional regression-type methods using only a few hand-picked features and without exploiting longitudinal patterns of children’s data. Deep learning methods allow the use of high-dimensional longitudinal datasets. In this article, we present a deep learning model designed for predicting future obesity patterns from generally available items on children’s medical history. To do this, we use a large unaugmented electronic health records dataset from a large pediatric health system in the United States. We adopt a general LSTM network architecture and train our proposed model using both static and dynamic EHR data. To add interpretability, we have additionally included an attention layer to calculate the attention scores for the timestamps and rank features of each timestamp. Our model is used to predict obesity for ages between 3 and 20 years using the data from 1 to 3 years in advance. We compare the performance of our LSTM model with a series of existing studies in the literature and show it outperforms their performance in most age ranges.
PENGARUH KARAKTERISTIK PEKERJAAN DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA PT. MITRA NIAGA SEJATI JAYA - LANGKAT

PT. Mitra Niaga Sejati Jaya, merupakan salah satu perusahaan yang bergerak dalam bidang pengolahan kelapa sawit. Dalam menjalankan kegiatan usahanya tersebut, perusahaan harus didukung oleh sumber daya yang kompeten. Agar visi, misi dan tujuan perusahaan dapat tercapai, maka kinerja para karyawan haruslah baik. Kinerja dari karyawan tersebut akan baik apabila setiap karyawan melakukan pekerjaan dengan optimal. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh karakteristik pekerjaan dan disiplin kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT. Mitra Niaga Sejati Jaya- Langkat. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian berdasarkan tingkat eksplanasinya adalah penelitian asosiatif atau hubungan yang dilakukan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara dua variabel atau lebih, dengan teknik sampling yang digunakan pada penelitian ini di ambil berdasarkan sampling jenuh/sensus. Proses pengolahan data yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini dengan menggunakan metode analisis regresi linear berganda antara variabel karakteristik pekerjaan, disiplin kerja dan kinerja karyawan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik pekerjaan secara parsial berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan, disiplin kerja secara parsial berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan, dan karakteristik pekerjaan dan disiplin kerja secara simultan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan. Variabel yang paling berpengaruh terhadap variabel kinerja karyawan yaitu karakteristik pekerjaan sebesar 0,646 sedangkan variabel disiplin kerja berpengaruh sebesar 0,316
Direction Metaphors in Political Discourse: Imran Khan and the Rhetoric of Change

Journey Metaphors are among the most pervasive source domains used both in daily life and in political discourse as they follow a clearcut source-path-goal schema where the direction is a fundamental element. The crossdomain mapping between source and target domains is a means of gaining insight into the cognitive activity of the speaker. Metaphors of the journey are widely used in the political discourse generated by Imran Khan with special emphasis upon direction. Metaphorical expressions identified from speeches of Imran in both English and Urdu language have been analyzed using the Critical Metaphor Analysis approach given by Charteris-Black (2005) where linguistic metaphors have been interpreted semantically, pragmatically and in cognition to generate conceptual metaphors. Khan’s obsession with direction activates the PAKISTAN IS OFF TRACK conceptual metaphor necessitating a journey of change under his leadership. He highlights the failures of others to evoke images of a destructive past from which freedom becomes essential.
Types of director, board diversity and firm performance

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of board diversity on firm performance. ,From different theories perspective and based on data collected about the composition of board of directors in Spanish non-financial firms, the paper determines statistically the relationship between board diversity and performance for the period 2005-2015. ,The results reveal differences between inside and outside board members in terms of the performance impact of board diversity. Thus, while age diversity has a positive effect on firm performance in both, insider and outsider directors, nationality mix is associated with higher performance levels just in the case of insiders. In addition, educational diversity seems to have a negative effect on performance for supervisory directors. On the contrary, the authors do not find any evidence about a possible influence of gender diversity on performance. ,The authors are just taking some board’s attributes, but the concept of board diversity is a very wide one. In this regard, less traditional methodologies that do not rely on extant archival databases may be necessary to get a deeper understanding of the impact of boards on firm’s performance. ,This study demonstrates that the claim of “one size fits all” often implicitly stated by regulators and advisors is misleading. Board’s attributes analysis over the boardroom as a whole turns out in too simplistic conclusions. This is particularly important for regulators: a rigorous analysis should be performed before including general recommendations about, for instance, the age or the board tenure in corporate governance codes. ,As diverse boards contribute to a greater social value, the paper analyses the performance consequences of demographic diversity. ,The paper analyses the firm performance impact of diversity among insider directors, on the one hand, and outsider directors, on the other. Although there is a clear difference between the roles assigned to insider and outsider directors, to the authors’ knowledge, there has been no analysis of the firm performance effect of the diversity of each type of director using the same sample and methodology.