Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
MICROPLASTIC EXPOSURE ON ABNORMALITIES AND LEVEL OF BLOOD COMPONENT USING A COMPLETELY RANDOMIZED DESIGN

Abstract Recently, researchers studied the increase in environmental contamination, particularly the increase in abnormalities and blood levels in aquatic creatures. Microplastics (<5mm) are formed as a result of the decomposition of macroplastics and mesoplastics in water. Blood components and blood levels used to determine the condition or health state of dumbo catfish (Claries gariepinus) by counting the number might change in response to environmental factors. A completely randomized design (CRD) with one factor and three treatment levels was used in this study. The results showed the rearing time increased from 0 to 30 days and that the doses of commercial fish feed and microplastic varied. The results showed the highest erythrocyte level of 2.78(x106) cell/mm3 in 15 days of rearing time by adding mixed commercial feed and microplastics of 15%. While the highest level of monocytes and lymphocytes by mixed commercial feed and microplastics of 15% on 30 days rearing time were 20.14x103) cell/mm3 and 89.61(x103) cell/mm3, respectively. Meanwhile, the number of leukocytes reached highest level of 23.28(x103) cell/mm3 by adding mixed commercial feed and microplastics of 15% on 30 days of rearing time. Highest level of hemoglobin of 5.58 g/dL was achieved by adding the mixed commercial feed and microplastic of 15% and rearing time of 15 days. The amounts of erythrocyte, leucocyte, hemoglobin, and differential leucocyte components in blood were analyzed to determine whether fish underwent a stress reaction after consuming microplastic. The four parameter values did not show any signs of stress in the fish.
Developing East Java Local Wisdom-based Puppet Character Drama Video for Fourth Graders in Elementary Schools

― Globalization changes have an impact on several sectors, one of which is education. These changes have both positive and negative effects. The advancement of science and technology has had the most visible positive impact on globalization changes. When globalization erases local culture, it has a negative impact. This research develops a product in the form of a hand puppet drama video by integrating local wisdom. This study used ADDIE developmental model. Data were collected using interviews and questionnaires. The developed local wisdom-based hand puppet drama videos in this study were validated by three experts, namely material, language, and media experts. Material validation obtained a percentage of 91.6% categorized as very proper, language validation obtained a percentage of 82.5% categorized as proper, and media expert with a percentage of 90.6% included in the category very proper Student response tests revealed scores of 92.7%. As a result, the findings of this study are expected to provide innovation in the form of local wisdom used in current learning, specifically in 21st Century.
Importance of calcium on the parotid salivary gland structure (experimental study on rats)

Background Calcium makes up 1-2(cid:0) percent of a person’s body weight, and 99(cid:0) of it can be found in bones and teeth. The remaining circulates in the blood, muscles, and other tissues. Calcium de�cient diet affect general health by causing obesity, fat accumulation, diabetes (insulin resistance), osteoporosis and �nally bad oral health due to the non-functioning salivary gland caused by hypocalcemia If calcium de�ciency is not treated, it is considered a fatal condition. Calcium is used entirely by the salivary gland to induce its secretory function also it acts as a common modulator mediator for all receptors. Calcium de�ciency increases fat cell formation and decreases exocytosis. Aim of this study is to investigate the effect of calcium on general health and on the parotid salivary gland structure in rats. Methods: twenty-four adult male albino rats weighting from 150-200 grams were divided into two groups 12 rat each, group I: control, group II: calcium de�cient diet. Body weight, general health observations were measured weekly throughout the experimental period while blood serum level of cholesterol, calcium, insulin, and glucose were all measured at the end of the experiment which
the Development of Foals in Natural Mating and Embryo

Background : Several reproductive biotechnologies are used in horses and embryo transfer (ET) is one of the most frequent in countries like Brazil and the USA. It has been shown that animals originated by new reproductive technology can have compromised growth in extreme conditions, however there are still only a few researches on the influence of embryo transfer over lactating foals under different raising methods. Due to the lack of studies on ET products development and the need to understand the process and it’s relate with lactating foal’s growth, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the embryo transfer and natural mate over the newborn foals. Materials, Methods & Results : From a group of 20 mares, 20 Quarter Horse lactating foals were used (10 natural matting + 10 embryo transfer). The mares weren’t given any concentrate feed during whole gestation and lactation. Foals were kept with the mare, however was used creep feeding to give commercial feed ad libitum . The foals biometric evaluation were made at the day of birth (day 0) and at 30 th , 60 th , 90 th , 120 th and 150 th day (weaning) for the following parameters: body mass
Effect of COVID-19 on Mental Health of Healthcare Professionals of Karachi

Objective: To assess the effect of COVID-19 on the mental health of healthcare professionals from district central, Karachi. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from October 2021 to June 2022. The study population consisted of dentists, doctors, and dental/medical students of clinical years. Data collection from healthcare professionals was performed using an online questionnaire through different social networking sites such as WhatsApp and Facebook. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 21 whereas binary logistic regression was applied for inferential analysis. Results: The study participants were 31.54 ± 8.64 years old on average, 121 (59.0%) of them were aged up to 30 years, 110 (53.7%) of them were females, 99 (48.3%) of them were dentist whereas 57 (27.8%) were doctors by profession. Moreover, 100 (48.8%) participants were found to have an effect of COVID-19 on their mental health. Furthermore, multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that both dentists and doctors had significantly lower odds of having an effect of COVID-19 on their mental health than dental/medical students of clinical years (AOR 0.16, 95% CI 0.06-0.42, p<0.001 and AOR 0.18, 95% CI 0.06-0.52, p=0.001 respectively). Conclusion: Almost half of the healthcare professionals included in the study had an effect of COVID-19 on their mental health. Moreover, healthcare students had significantly higher odds of having such an effect than healthcare practitioners. Authors recommend provision of psychological counseling, implementation of safety measures and the availability of related protective equipment for the healthcare workers, particularly for dental and medical students, to enable them to deal with their patients in a minimal risk environment.
Static and Cyclic Triaxial Testing of Ballast and Subballast

This paper discusses the triaxial testing of a ballast material and a subballast material, which are noncohesive, granular materials typically used for construction of a railway track substructure. Both static and cyclic triaxial tests were conducted. The cyclic triaxial tests simulated the behavior of these railway substructure materials under a large number of passing train wheels. The purpose of the static tests was to a priori identify the maximum stress level that could be applied in the cyclic tests, and to assess the strength and stiffness increase produced during the cyclic loading process. In order to accurately monitor the circumferential displacement during the static and cyclic tests, a new measuring device was developed. The experimental setup, the test procedure, and the test results are treated for the ballast and subballast materials. It is found that under cyclic loading the granular materials reveal a strong tendency to compact, even if the applied stress level is close to the static failure strength of the material. This compaction behavior generally causes a (significant) increase of the material strength and stiffness.
dimen-Association of anatomical characteristics of teats with quarter-level somatic cell count

Mastitis occurs after bacteria successfully traverse the teat orifice and cause an intramammary infection. Anatomical characteristics of the teat are potential risk factors for infection. The objective of this study was to identify potential associations between anatomical characteristics of teats and quarter-level somatic cell count (QSCC) from cows on larger dairy farms in Wisconsin. Teat dimensions (length and diameter at the teat barrel and apex) were measured, and hyperkeratosis scores were assessed for 3,713 quarters of 959 cows on 9 dairy farms. The SCC of quarter milk samples obtained from those teats was determined. Multivariate models were used to determine associations of teat anatomical characteristics with QSCC. Subclinical mastitis was defined as a quarter milk sample with SCC of >150,000 cells/mL. Teat dimensions and milk components varied among farms. In the group of farms enrolled in this study, prevalence of subclinical mastitis in mammary gland quarters ranged from 13.6 to 28.9%. An interaction of teat apex diameter and quarter position (front or rear) was identified for QSCC. For both front and rear quarters, a tendency existed for narrower teat barrels to be associated with increased QSCC. However, for front quarters only, greater diameter of the teat apex was associated with increased QSCC. Teat shape (square or triangular teats) was not associated with QSCC. Milk samples obtained from teats with hyperkeratosis scores of very rough had greater QSCC compared with milk samples obtained from teats with hyperkeratosis scores of normal, smooth ring, or rough ring.
Investigating Students’ Use of Digital Reference Service in Oman’s Academic Libraries

This study aims to understand the user behavior of digital reference services (DRS) among students in the Sultanate of Oman academic libraries and assess its factors. Using a questionnaire designed for the study, adopting quantitative research that employed a cross-sectional online survey, data were collected from 459 respondents in Sultanate of Oman university libraries. The results revealed that intention is a moderate determinant of DRS use. Performance expectancy, facilitating conditions, and social influence have significantly influenced intention; meanwhile, effort expectancy has no significant impact. Therefore, this study provides a valuable basis for Omani higher learning institutions to promote library digital reference culture among students and contributes to the dearth of empirical DRS studies in the Arab world.
Predictive Value of Autoantibody Markers in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta -analysis

Background: The association between autoantibodies and the risk of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is well known. However, a quantitative overview of all associated autoantibodies and their effectiveness in diagnosing T1DM is still lacking. Purpose: To perform a meta-analysis concerning the association between autoantibodies and the risk of T1DM Methods: Published papers from PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and Google Scholar were collected and analyzed using a fixed or random-effect model. Results: Seven papers on 1266 T1DM patients and 982 controls relevant to our study were included in the analysis. Our pooled analysis found that autoantibody expression in children with T1DM was associated with age at diagnosis [mean diff: 4.35 (95% CI: 1.10-7.60) p = 0.009) and the number of autoantibodies detected [OR: 2.13 (95% CI: 1.65-2.76) p < 0.00001]. However, duration of disease [mean diff: 33.36 (95% CI: 8.78-75.50), p = 0.12] and HbA1c [mean diff: 21.63 (95% CI: 5.43-48.48), p = 0.12] did not differ significantly between the single and multiple autoantibody detection groups. We also found that the expression of anti-ZnT8, anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), and IAA was associated with a higher risk of T1DM development in children [OR: 35.26 (23.28-53.41), p < 0.00001; OR: 25.59 (18.29-35.79), p < 0.00001; OR: 23.62 (15.79-35.36), p < 0.0000, respectively]. Conclusion: ZnT8 has a better predictive value than other single autoantibodies, but two or more autoantibodies give superior predictive power.
Analysis of a shimming aircraft NLG controlled by the modified simple adaptive control

The aircraft nose landing gear (NLG) can suffer of an unstable vibration called shimmy that is responsible of discomfort and of fatigue stress on the gear strut components. An adaptive controller is proposed in this paper to cope with the aforementioned problem. It is based on a method called Modified Simple Adaptive control (MSAC) which is able of governing the NLG motion by using a feedback signal that relies on just one output of the plant. The MSAC only asks for the passivity of the controlled plant. With this aim, a parallel feedforward compensator is employed in this work to let the system satisfies the almost strictly passivity (ASP) requirements. The nonlinear equations that govern the aircraft NLG shimmy vibration behavior are used to analyzed the controlled system transient response undergoing an initial disturbance and taking into account different taxiing speed values.
Dialect Corpora from YouTube

: This paper introduces two new large corpora comprised of YouTube Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) transcripts of the speech of videos from geographically localized channels in the United States, Canada, and the British Isles, a promising resource for more in-depth study of regional language variation in spoken English. The procedure used to create the corpora bypasses the web API for YouTube, instead relying on web scraping and open-source scripts or software for the automatic identification and downloading of suitable channel content as well as dealing with the rate-limiting issues that arise thereby. In order to assess the accuracy of downloaded transcripts, word frequency statistics are compared for ASR and manual transcripts of city council meetings of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and a transcript classification task is undertaken using vector-based distributed representations of transcript content. Despite errors, corpora of ASR transcripts may prove useful for the characterization and study of regional language variation, particularly when analytical techniques are employed that are relatively robust to low-frequency phenomena.
Old Red Continent facies in the Late Devonian and Early Carboniferous of Appalachian North America

Des sediments a facies "Old Red" deposes dans le geosynclinal appalachien representent un enregistrement presque continu de l'evolution des vegetaux depuis le debut du Devonien jusqu'au Pennsylvanien tardif. Des sediments provenant d'une region en surrection (les Monts Acadiens) furent deverses vers l'ouest dans une fosse parallele a la plaine cotiere progradant vers le sud-ouest. La fermeture de l'Ocean Iapetus et la collision qui a suivi entre Laurentia, Baltica, Avalonia et Africa sont consideres comme responsables de cet orogene acadien. Des facies "Old Red" du Devonien tardif ou Carbonifere ancien ont ete deposes, dans les Etats de New York, de Pennsylvanie, de Virginie occidentale et de Virginie, en un complexe deltaique (Catskill delta) en progradation continue vers le sud-ouest puis en une transgression majeure a la fin du Famennien (Fa2c = Conewango moyen et superieur). Le depot d'alluvions sableuses du groupe de Pocono fut d'abord transgressif mais redevint regressif tout au long du Famennien terminal (= Strunien = Fa2d-Tn1a-Tn1b inferieur = Conewango le plus superieur), du Tournaisien le plus ancien (Tn1b superieur - Tn2b = Kinderhook) et du Tournaisien recent (Tn3 = Osage). L'analyse biostratigraphique des macro- et microfossiles vegetaux en est seulement a son debut mais indique que les facies "Old Red" dans les Appa-laches peuvent etre correles pres de la limite Devonien-Carbonifere et qu'une sedimentation continue a existe pendant ce temps dans le sud de la Pennsylvanie centrale.
Structure of the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia: Implications for Trap Styles and Regional Tectonics

The northwest margin of South America has undergone multiple phases of compressional deformation beginning in the Late Cretaceous and culminating in the Pliocene-Pleistocene. The latest phases (Miocene to Pleistocene) of this deformation created the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia. Compressional structures in the Eastern Cordillera formed traps that have petroleum exploration potential; these are generally in the form of fault-bend and fault-propagation folds containing top-sealed reservoir and mature source rocks. Trap delineation, although difficult to achieve because of the poor seismic quality obtained in the region, can be accomplished by supplementing the seismic data with geometric analysis of surficial structures. The Eastern Cordillera is asymmetrical, with the dominant tectonic transport direction towards the east. West-directed thrust faults are localized along the western flank of the Eastern Cordillera and are interpreted to be back thrusts splaying off a deep mid-crustal detachment. A regional, retrodeformable cross section across the Eastern Cordillera shows that basement-detached deformation of late Miocene to Pliocene age was followed by Pliocene to Holocene uplift of the Cordillera on high-angle, basement-involved reverse faults. These two structural styles were superimposed on preexisting Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous grabens, whose normal faults were partially inverted during the later stages of compressional deformation. A palinspastic restoration of this regional cross section indicates that approximately 150 km of shortening (40% shortening) has occurred: 105 km eastward-directed towards the Llanos basin and 45 km westward-directed towards the Middle Magdalena basin. This calculated shortening is very close to that calculated by summing microplate motions for the northwest corner of South America. Shortening in the sedimentary cover rocks exceeds that in the basement rocks by about three times. This shortening can be regionally balanced with a gently dipping, mid-crustal detachment that extends beneath the Middle Magdalena basin and Central Cordillera and which roots in the Benioff zone beneath the Western Cordillera. The presence of a mid-crustal detachment, as postulated here, provides a mechanism to transmit the shortening from the convergent plate margin in the Pacific to the Andean foreland, and is interpreted to have provided the structural link between the three ranges of the Colombian Andes. The detachment also provides a mechanism to explain the imbalance of shortening seen between Eastern Cordillera basement and the overlying strata, and implies that the Western and Central Colombian Andes have been tectonically transported eastwards a distance of at least 150 km.
VALIDITY OF AUGMENTED PHILIPS CURVE HYPOTHESIS IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES: EVIDENCE FROM RATIONAL EXPECTATIONS OF INFLATION RATE

The purpose of this study are of twofold: first to examine the validity of augmented Philips curve hypothesis. The second to examine how rational expectations of inflation rate with unemployment rate influences augmented Philips curve hypothesis in Sub-Saharan African countries. To achieve these two objectives, the study uses dynamic sys-Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) technique for the analysis. The study draws a panel data for twenty-six countries in the region for the period 2009-2016. The importance of this study cannot be under estimated. The study helps to show the tradeoff between inflation rate and unemployment. The estimation results show that the validity of augmented Philips curve with support of rational expectations of inflation rate and unemployment rate is positive. But when the output gap is used as proxy for unemployment rate, the validity of augmented Philips curve hypothesis is negative. The result also shows that the rational expectations of inflation rate with unemployment rate has positive and significant influence on augmented Philips curve hypothesis in Sub-Saharan African countries. This lead to the recommendation that proper policy for the provision of enabling environment for ease of doing business to enhance productivity should be given an adequate attention to ensure a robust employment creation and reduction in inflation rate.
Protective effects of Allium macrostemon extract on adipose tissue and liver dysregulation induced by high-fat diet and bisphenol A in C57BL/6 mice

Exposure of humans to high-fat (HF) diet and bisphenol A (BPA) has increased in recent times, and co-exposure to these causes harmful tissue toxicity. Here, the preventive effect of Allium macrostemon (AM) extract against dysfunction of adipose tissue and the liver under co-exposure to BPA and HF diet was examined. C57BL/6 mice were fed control (CON) diet, HF diet, HF diet with an oral injection of BPA (HF + BP), or HF diet with an oral co-injection of BPA and AM extract (HF + BP + AM). While HF feeding increased body weight gain compared to CON feeding, BP + HF suppressed body weight gain. BP + HF with lower body weight than HF had similar epididymal fat mass and in�ammatory stress as HF, but signi�cantly higher serum triglyceride and free fatty acid levels. In the liver, altered endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response and decreased autophagy were observed in HF + BP, as shown by increased t-IRE1 α , p-JNK, and p62 levels and decreased beclin-1 protein levels, compared to those in HF. HF + BP + AM reduced HF and BPA-induced pro-inammatory responses in adipose tissue, ER stress in liver, and total cholesterol level in serum. In addition, ecdysterone 25-O-β -D-glucopyranoside and 6-gingerol were �rstly identi�ed in AM extract by mass spectrometry and molecular networking analysis. In summary, the AM extract diminished liver and adipose tissue dysregulation, including hepatic ER stress and adipose tissue in�ammation while a HF diet and BPA co-exposure induced harmful health outcomes in adipocytes and the liver. Therefore, AM has the potential to alleviate the harmful effects of a HF diet and BPA via anti-ER stress and anti-inammatory activities.