Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Characterization and diversity assessment in coconut collections of Pacific Ocean Islands and Nicobar Islands

Characterization and genetic diversity assessment among 30 conserved coconut accessions collected from Pacific Ocean Islands and Nicobar Islands for morphological traits, physico-chemical traits of tender nut water, leaf biochemical parameters and molecular characterization by using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were undertaken at World Coconut Germplasm Centre, Andaman. Significant variations were observed for most morphological and nut component traits. Out of the 30 accessions characterized, four accessions, namely, Niu Leka, Hari Papua, Niu Oma and Nikkore were dwarfs among which Niu Leka was identified as a unique dwarf with higher copra content. A dendrogram of genetic relationship obtained through RAPD markers showed distinct variation with 66% in all accessions. The average polymorphic information content (PIC) value of 13 selected primers was 0.29 and maximum and minimum PIC values was 0.46 and 0.17 for primers OPF-19 and OPH-25, respectively. Cluster analysis by UPGMA method grouped the accessions into two major clusters. The results will be useful in the selection among these conserved accessions for specific traits for future utilization in crop improvement initiatives based on their performance for different desirable traits and the level of diversity. Key words : Coconut, genetic diversity, characterization, RAPD, cluster analysis.
Factors that influence parents' and informal caregivers' acceptance of routine childhood vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Qualitative). The objectives are as follows: Identify, appraise and synthesise qualitative studies exploring: parents’ and informal caregivers’ views, experiences, or decision‐making regarding routine childhood vaccination; or the factors influencing acceptance of routine childhood vaccination arising from parents’ and informal caregivers’ accounts. Develop a conceptual understanding of what and how different factors influence parental acceptance of routine childhood vaccination. Explore how the findings of this review can enhance our understanding of the related intervention reviews (Saeterdal 2014; Oyo‐Ita 2016; Jacobson 2018; Kaufman 2018).
Relative influence of male and female genital morphology on paternity in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus

Studies of fertilization success have demonstrated that male effects are often a strong and important source of variation in P-sub-2 (the proportion of offspring that are fertilized by the second male to mate). More recently there has been emphasis on female processes that occur during and after copulation that might bias the outcome of male-male interactions. Here we used the sterile male technique to evaluate whether female genital morphology influences the repeatability of P-sub-2 when the same pair of male dung beetles, Onthophagus taurus, copulated with a series of full-sib females or unrelated females that were all unrelated to the male pair. Repeatability estimates of measures of female genital morphology showed that full-sib females varied less in their genital morphology than did unrelated females. Therefore, if female genital traits are an important source of variation in male fertilization success, P-sub-2 should be more repeatable across full-sib than unrelated females. Contrary to this prediction, we show that the repeatability of P-sub-2 did not differ between female groups. Moreover, specific dimensions of the female genitalia (sclerotized vagina and bursa) did not contribute significantly to variance in P-sub-2. In contrast, male effects had consistent and repeatable influences on paternity across females. These were partly explained by variation in the morphology of male genital sclerites. Copyright 2005.
Show and Tell: Photovoice as International Travel Pedagogy

The appeal of international travel has long attracted college students to spend time away from their home campuses. From semesters or years spent studying abroad in France, Spain or China to spring break weeks spent in Jamaica or Mexico, wanderlust is part of the college experience. The educational value of each trip varies and depends crucially on the quality of activities engaging the students. Teachers who use an appropriate pedagogy may make the difference between students who develop cultural competencies and those who simply enjoy bacchanalian vacations. In this paper, I suggest that photovoice projects enhance short-term, faculty- led study tours so that students gain knowledge that is beyond the tourist’s checklist. Students embarking on a photovoice project distribute cameras (either disposable or digital) to locals of the area they are traveling, with questions that the photographers should address when they are taking their pictures.1 The students develop or download the images, and then ask the photographers to explain the story behind the photos or how it is that the photos address the question set forth by the students. By engaging with a local population, photovoice creates an experience that moves toward seeing the world through another’s eyes. To illustrate the value of photovoice, I provide a sample of a photovoice project that occurred during a short-term, faculty-led study tour to Tanzania, January 2009.
THE INFLUENCE OF MARKETING MIX, PERCEIVED RISK, AND SATISFACTION ON WORD OF MOUTH IN XYZ CLINIC

The increasing need for health services, peoples who lived in the Pekayon, Bekasi City were given the opportunity to choose the right clinic. Word of mouth is a marketing technique that can be used by clinics. This study aims to analyze the effects of the marketing mix, perceived risk, and satisfaction on word of mouth at XYZ clinic. The research is a descriptive method with a survey using questionnaires and 200 respondents as the sample. Furthermore, the data analysis technique is descriptive with SPSS16.0 software and Structural Equation Model (SEM) with LISREL 8.70. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the marketing mix has a positive effect on perceived risk, marketing mix has a positive effect on satisfaction, perceived risk has a negative effect on satisfaction, marketing mix has a positive effect on word of mouth, perceived risk has a negative effect on word of mouth, and satisfaction has a positive effect on word of mouth. Referring to these conclusions, it can be confirmed that the clinical management of doctor XYZ needs to improve employee services, convenience the patient that this clinic has expert doctors, and utilizing the use of social media as a marketing strategy.
Near-Duplicate Keyframe Retrieval by Computing

Near-duplicate keyframe (NDK) retrieval techniques are critical to many real-world multimedia applications. Over the last few years, we have witnessed a surge of attention on studying near-duplicate image/keyframe retrieval in multimedia community. To facilitate an eﬀective approach to NDK retrieval on large-scale data, we suggest an eﬀective Multi-Level Ranking (MLR) scheme that eﬀectively retrieves NDKs in a coarse-to-ﬁne manner. One key stage of the MLR ranking scheme is how to learn an eﬀective ranking function with extremely small training examples in a near-duplicate detection task. To attack this challenge, we employ a semi-supervised learn- ing method, semi-supervised support vector machines, which is able to signiﬁcantly improve the retrieval performance by exploiting unlabeled data. Another key stage of the MLR scheme is to perform a ﬁne matching among a subset of keyframe candidates retrieved from the previous coarse ranking stage. In contrast to previous approaches based on either simple heuristics or rigid matching models, we propose a novel Nonrigid Image Matching (NIM) approach to tackle near-duplicate keyframe retrieval from real-world video corpora in order to conduct an eﬀective ﬁne matching. Compared with the conventional methods, the proposed NIM approach can recover explicit mapping between two near-duplicate images with a few deformation parameters and ﬁnd out the correct correspondences from noisy data simultaneously. To evaluate the eﬀectiveness of our proposed approach, we performed extensive experiments on two benchmark testbeds extracted from the TRECVID2003 and TRECVID2004 corpora. The promising results indicate that our proposed method is more eﬀective than other state-of-the-art approaches for near-duplicate keyframe retrieval.
Dispersão e germinação de sementes de Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit na Região Oeste do Paraná

The experiment objective was to quantify seed rain distance and germination from pure leucaena stands located on the western region of Parana state. Seed traps were placed up to 30 meters externally and 15 meters internally from the leucaena boundaries. Seeds were gathered from the collectors weekly for 53 consecutive weeks. Leucaena seeds were collected during all the study. The highest percentage of leucaena seeds 97.58% and 93.18% from stand 1 and 2, respectively was collected from seed traps 10 meters outside the stands while seed dispersed inside the stand was uniform among the tested distances. Seed germination under laboratory conditions showed seasonal effect with higher values (from 85% to 95%) for seed collected during the summer, and lowest for those collected during fall (30%) and winter (24%) seasons
Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Attenuates Expression of Both the Progesterone Receptor and Dickkopf in Differentiated Human Endometrial Stromal Cells

TGFβ1 is thought to be intimately involved in cyclic tissue remodeling and inflammatory events associated with menstruation. Menstruation is initiated by progesterone withdrawal; however, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In the present study, we have tested the hypothesis that locally produced TGFβ1 may influence expression of progesterone receptor (PR) or the Wnt antagonist Dickkopf-1 (DKK) with consequential impact on regulation of menstruation. Endometrial stromal cells (ESC) were isolated from endometrial biopsy samples collected from patients undergoing gynecological procedures for benign indications. Treatment of differentiated ESC with TGFβ1 (10 ng/ml) significantly inhibited the expression of mRNAs encoding PR and DKK. TGFβ1 also attenuated the protein expression of PR and secretion of DKK proteins in culture supernatants. Neutralization of endogenous TGFβ1 signaling abolished the TGFβ1-induced effects, significantly increased expression of PR, and increased DKK protein release levels to that of differentiated ESCs, confirming the specificity of the TGFβ1 effect. Additionally, in vitro decidualization of ESCs significantly augmented DKK protein release. Moreover, although TGFβ1 was capable of signaling via the Sma- and mothers against decapentaplegic (MAD)-related protein (SMAD) pathway, the inhibitory effect on DKK was SMAD independent. Conversely, the inhibitory effect of TGFβ1 on PR was dependent on SMAD signal transduction. In conclusion, these results suggest that local TGFβ1 signaling can potentiate progesterone withdrawal by suppressing expression of PR and may coordinate tissue remodeling associated with menstruation by inducing Wnt-signaling via inhibition of DKK, which we found to be up-regulated as a consequence of decidualization of ESCs.
Transurethral shear wave elastography for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer remains a major healthcare issue. Limitations in current diagnosis and treatment monitoring techniques imply that there is still a need for improvements. The efficacy of prostate cancer diagnosis is still low. High intensity focused ultrasound ablation is an emerging treatment modality, which enables the noninvasive ablation of pathogenic tissue. Successful focal ablation treatment of prostate cancer is critically dependent on accurate diagnostic means and would be greatly benefited by a monitoring system. While magnetic resonance imaging remains the gold standard for prostate imaging, its wider implementation remains prohibitively expensive. Conventional ultrasound is currently limited to guiding biopsy. Elastography techniques are emerging as a promising imaging method, as cancer nodules are usually stiffer than adjacent healthy tissue, and even stiffer in the case of thermally ablated tissue. In this thesis, a novel transurethral elastography approach is proposed for the diagnosis of prostate cancer and its focal ablation monitoring, based on the transmission and detection of shear waves through the urethral wall. A viscoelastic wave propagation model is developed, using a finite difference time domain technique and based on a Kelvin-Voigt fractional derivative constitutive law. Validation of the model is achieved by high-speed camera tests carried out on translucent tissue-mimicking media. A Reverse Time Migration and a Genetic Algorithm techniques are proposed for reconstructing the parameters of the stiff lesion. A comparative study of the two techniques is presented. The Reverse Time Migration method finds the stiff lesion area in short computational time. The Genetic Algorithm provides full reconstruction of the location, size and stiffness of the lesion, however the computation time is much longer. A combination of both techniques achieves improved results by combining the speed of the Reverse Time Migration and the full reconstruction capacity of the Genetic Algorithm. Preliminary results support the feasibility of the method and encourage further investigation.
Opening the machine learning black box with Layer-wise Relevance Propagation

Machine learning techniques such as (Deep) Neural Networks are successfully solving a plethora of tasks, e.g. in image recognition and text analysis, and provide novel predictive models for complex physical, biological and chemical systems. However, due to the nested complex and non-linear structure of many machine learning models, this comes with the disadvantage of them acting as a black box, providing little or no information about the internal reasoning. This black box character hampers acceptance and application of non-linear methods in many application domains, where understanding individual model predictions and thus trust in the model’s decisions are critically important. In this thesis, we describe a novel method for explaining non-linear classifier decisions by decomposing the prediction function, called Layer-wise Relevance Propagation (LRP). We apply our method to Neural Networks, kernelized Support Vector Machines (with non-linear kernels) and Bag of Words feature extraction pipelines and evaluate LRP theoretically, qualitatively and quantitatively in comparison to other recent methods for interpreting model predictions. Using our method as a tool for comparative analyses between various pre-trained models we reveal different learned prediction strategies and flaws in datasets, predictors and the training thereof.
Psychological Changes and Employment Outcomes After Kyphosis Correction in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis.

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the psychological changes and employment outcomes following corrective osteotomy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA To date, no study has investigated the changes in psychological status and subsequent improvement in employment outcome after correction of kyphotic deformities in patients with AS. METHODS This study included 48 patients with AS who underwent corrective osteotomy for severe kyphotic deformity. Sagittal alignment was assessed radiographically. Clinical status was evaluated using the Short Form-36 Health Survey, psychological status was evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and employment outcomes were assessed using the Lam Employment Absence and Productivity Scale (LEAPS). The degree of postoperative sagittal alignment correction was measured, and changes in clinical and employment outcomes and psychological status were evaluated. The relationship between the degree of sagittal alignment correction and each evaluation item was analyzed. RESULTS Following postoperative sagittal alignment correction, all patients could stand erect and look straight. Significant improvements were observed in the clinical and employment outcomes, as well as in patients' psychological status. The degree of sagittal vertical axis correction was significantly correlated with the HADS depression and the LEAPS total scores. The degree of correction of the chin-brow vertical angle was significantly correlated with the Short Form-36 mental health score, the HADS depression and anxiety scores, and the LEAPS total and productivity subscores. Notably, the improvement in the HADS depression score was significantly correlated with the LEAPS total score. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated the psychological changes and subsequent improvement in employment outcomes after corrective osteotomy in patients with AS. The degree of sagittal alignment correction was correlated with improvements in psychological status and employment outcomes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 4.
Trophic ecology of a coastal fish assemblage in Portuguese waters

The diets and trophic ecology of the dominant fish species from the marine coastal region of Aveiro (north-western Portugal) caught during a summer survey were studied. Mysids were the most important prey group for the fish assemblage analysed. As a consequence, there was a high dietary overlap between species and a low incidence of piscivory. Nevertheless, a clear segregation of trophic niches was observed, with one group (comprising the species Chelidonichthys cuculus, Callionymus lyra, Dicologlossa cuneata and Pomatoschistus lozanoi) showing a stronger preference for infaunal epibenthic prey, such as polychaetes and amphipods, another group (including Arnoglossus imperialis, Arnoglossus laterna, Chelidonichthys obscurus, Chelidonichthys lucernus, Echiichthys vipera, Pagellus acarne and Trisopterus luscus) preying mostly upon suprabenthic prey, mainly mysids, and a third group (Engraulis encrasicolus and Trachurus trachurus) feeding largely on planktonic prey like copepods. Some species, including A. imperialis, C. lyra, E. vipera, T. trachurus and T. luscus, showed ontogenic diet shifts that may be related to the habitat occupied by different size-classes and/or to their ability to capture prey of different size.
Evaluation of lipid profile and lipid peroxidase level in pregnant women with pregnancy induce hypertension, preeclampsia and eclampsia in their third trimester of pregnancy versus normotensive pregnant women in the same trimester

Background: The association of altered lipid profile in essential hypertension is well documented. The pathophysiology of the underlying mechanism is unknown. Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism may contribute to endothelial dysfunction. Oxidative stress and decreased antioxidant defense enhance free radical-mediated membrane lipid peroxidation and possibly vascular endothelial damage Objective: To assess the relationship between lipid level and lipid peroxidase with occurrence of hypertension in pregnant women in their third trimester of pregnancy. Study design: Case control study. Patient and Method: A total of one hundred twenty five pregnant women in their third trimester of pregnancy were enrolled in this study. Fifty normotensive pregnant women, thirty pregnant women with pregnancy induce hypertension (PIH), thirty pregnant women with preeclampsia and fifteen pregnant women with eclampsia. The four group were comparable for maternal age, body mass index and gestational age. Blood samples were taken for measurement of serum lipid and lipid peroxidase from the four groups and correlate with occurrence of pregnancy induce hypertension, preeclampsia and eclampsia. Result: There was a significant and direct correlation between occurrence of preeclampsia and total cholesterol in comparison to the control group . There was a significant and direct correlation between preeclampsia and triglyceride, high density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein /cholesterol level. There was a significant correlation between malondialdehyde level and preeclampsia in comparison to the control group. Also there is recognized relation between the malondialdehyde level and eclampsia. Conclusion: abnormal lipid metabolism may play a role in the development of preeclampsia and eclampsia, can be used as a measure for early prediction of this disorder. Date Submitted: 22/9/2014 Date Accepted:19/1/2015 Address for Correspondence: Dr. Esraa Hameed AL-Maini, Assis. Prof. College of Medicine/AlMustansiriya University/Consultant Obs. & Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital
Anthropometric-Parameters and Total-Cholesterol to HDL-Cholesterol Ratio are Better in Long-Distance Cyclists (Indonesia North Coast and Tour de Borobudur 2017 Study)

Total-Cholesterol (TC) to HDL-Cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio in athletes is well-known to be better than sedentary people. However, information about comparison of TC/HDL-C in different groups of cyclists based on cycling touring characteristics and anthropometry parameters is lacking. This study aimed to compare TC/HDL-C ratio between groups based on the type of tour in cyclists population. Eighty-eight participants were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Mean differences of parameters between groups was analyzed by One-Way Anova and independent t-test, whereas multivariate analyses was conducted by binary logistic-regression. P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. TC/HDL-C ratio in all groups were less than 4.5. There is no differences of TC-levels (NC240K: 216.6±55.04, TdB140K: 208.1±27.13, TdB100K: 203.1±31.95; p=0.427). But there is significantly different level of HDL-C (NC240K: 68.9±19.09, TdB140K: 52.1±13.9, TdB100K: 53.6±12.45; p=0.0001) and TC/HDL-C ratio (NC240K: 3.3±1.12, TdB140K: 4.2±1.07, TdB100K: 4.0±1.06; p=0.007). Between TC/HDL ratio groups (≥4 or <4), there were differences of weight, BMI, waist-circumference, hip-circumference and type of tour (p<0.05). Finally, BMI and type of tour were the most influential factor. Long-distance cyclists have a synergistic effect of lipid profile and anthropometry measurements, and heavier cycling tour participant, that represent cycling training habits, tend to have lower TC/HDL ratio(< 4).
Microbiological Quality Assesment of Some Commercial Herbal Drugs

In present study five drug samples viz Zingiber officinalis, Boerhaavia diffusa, Glycerrhiza glabara, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia chebula were analysed for microbial load(Total bacterial count and total yeast and mould count) and for specific pathogenic bacteria (E.coli, Salmonella spp, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) as per WHO norms(Anonymous 1998). Total bacterial load is higher in four samples of herbal drugs (Zingiber officinalis, Boerhaavia diffusa, Glycerrhiza glabara, Terminalia chebula). The total Yeast and mould count in all five samples is beyond the prescribed limits of WHO while Specific pathogenic bacteria are absent in all five sample of herbal drugs.
The Art of Framing: Managing the Language of Leadership

Framing: Seizing Leadership Moments in Everyday Conversations. From the Inside Out: How Your Own View of Reality Shapes Communication Goals. Vision--Based Framing: Enabling People to See the World You See. Context Sensitivity: Recognizing Opportunities and Constraints. Tools for Framing: Metaphor, Jargon, Contrast, Spin, and Stories. Avoiding Mixed Messages. Preparing Yourself to Frame Spontaneously. Establishing Credibility: What You Frame, How You Frame, and How Others Frame You. Epilogue: Framing in Action.