Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Prevalence and correlates of eating disorders in greek-cypriot adolescents and young adults

The present study aimed to explore the prevalence rates of eating disorders among Greek-Cypriot adolescents and young adults and examine the role of the following variables in relation to eating disorder risk: gender, age, dieting, exercise and present-ideal weight discrepancy. One thousand and eighty-one middle, high school and university students responded to self-reported measures assessing eating disorders, weight-related concerns and behaviors. Prevalence estimates were 26% for high eating disorder risk and 14.98% for subthreshold eating disorders symptoms while 12% of participants met criteria of an eating disorder diagnosis. Multivariate logistic regression confirmed well-established predictors for eating disorder risk including present to ideal weight discrepancy which had a differential effect on risk in adolescents (i.e., 6-10 kg) and young adults (11+kg). This is the first study to provide prevalence rates of the entire eating pathology spectrum among Greek-Cypriot youth. Results are discussed in terms of their implications in the development of age-specific screening tools and prevention programs.
Use of a High-Intensity Resistance Exercise Program to Improve Lower Extremity Strength and Mobility in a 105-Year Older Woman: A Case Report

In older adults, the safety and effectiveness of resistance exercise have been established (1-5). However, there is paucity of information pertaining to the application of resistance exercise, specifically high-intensity resistance exercises in very old individuals (100+ years of age). This report presents the case of a 105-year older woman, who completed high-intensity resistance exercises as part of a home-health physiotherapy program.
Insights into the Semantics of Reduplication in English and Arabic

The paper aims to describe and compare the semantics of reduplication in English and Arabic. The paper shows more semantic similarities in reduplication than differences between both languages; although, Arabic reduplication is noted to be semantically more productive than English reduplication. Both languages divide reduplication into full/partial, free/bound, and continuous/discontinuous. Moreover, both languages share the senses of reduplication like; repetition, emphasis, intensity, onomatopoeia, contempt, affection, plurality, non-uniformity, and instability, nonsense, spread out, scatter, movement, contrast, continuity, completion, and lack of control. The semantic connection was developed between most of these concepts, which showed that ambiguity was common between both languages. Both the languages used reduplication in the nursery rhymes, lyrics, games, prayers, second language teaching, children’s phonics cartoons, advertisements, tongue twisters, slogans, newspaper headlines, and political and ideological rhetoric. These similarities support the belief of some linguists stating that different languages in the world share a variety of ‘universal’ semantic features. The study concluded that Arabic reduplication was semantically more productive than English reduplication.
Hydro-Ethanolic Extract of Mentha pulegium Exhibit Anthelmintic and Antioxidant Proprieties In Vitro and In Vivo

During recent decades, the emergence of chemoresistance among synthetic anthelmintic drugs has increased the interest in screening novel natural anthelmintic compounds derived from plants. The current study is aimed to determine the chemical profile, anthelmintic and antioxidant properties of Mentha pulegium hydro-ethanolic extract. Two tests were used to assess the in vitro anthelmintic activity of the hydro-ethanolic extract of M. pulegium against Haemonchus contortus; egg hatch assay (EHA) and adult worm motility (AWM) assay. M. pulegium extracts at the doses of 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 mg/kg were evaluated in vivo in mice infected with Heligmosomoides polygyrus. The anthelmintic efficacy was monitored using faecal egg count reduction (FECR) and total worm count reduction (TWCR). The antioxidant activity of M. pulegium extract was evaluated by testing the total antioxidant capacity and the DPPH free radical-scavenging ability. Chromatographic characterization of M. pulegium composition using RP-HPLC revealed the presence of phenolic acids such as syringic acid, ferulic acid and the presence of flavonoid compounds, such as isorhamnetin-3-O-glucoside and kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside. We observed 91.58% inhibition in the EHA at 8 mg/mL after 48 h of incubation (IC50=1.82 mg/mL). In the AWM assay, M. pulegium extract achieved 65.2% inhibition at 8 mg/mL after 8 h. The highest dose (4000 mg/kg) showed a significant nematicidal effect 7 days post-treatment by inducing 60.39% FECR and 71.6% TWCR. We also report strong in vivo antioxidant capacity of the extract, as revealed by a significant increase of the enzymatic activities of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) enzymes in mice infected with H. polygyrus. Together, the results in this paper suggest that M. pulegium possesses anthelmintic properties and could be a potential source of novel compounds for the control of helminth parasites as well as its associated oxidative damage.
Seasonal Changes in Productive and Reproductive Performance in Holstein Dairy Cows Synchronized for Estrus with the Ovsynch Protocol Under Subtropical Conditions

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of heat stress on productive and reproductive performances in Holstein dairy cows during summer compared to winter seasons. During each seasons, temperature– humidity index (THI), rectal temperature, and respiration rate were recorded for 105 days. Daily milk yield (Kg/day) was recorded for 5 consecutive months each season. Serum cholesterol, glucose, urea and progesterone (P4) concentrations were determined around the times of inseminations. Conception rate to first insemination (CR/AI), overall pregnancy rate, number of services per conception (NSPC) and number of days open (DO) were determined each season. Values of THI, rectal temperatures and respiration rate were greater in summer than winter. Daily milk yield was greater (P<0.05) in winter months compared to summer. Serum glucose and urea concentrations were greater in summer than winter during the dry period and at the times of GnRH and PGF injections. However, cholesterol was greater in winter during GnRH and PGF injection times. Serum P4 concentrations were not affected by GnRH treatment in summer, whereas GnRH injection increased P4 concentration during winter season. More winter cows conceived to first AI and required less number of services per conception and had fewer days open compared to summer cows.
The Impact of Corporate Diversification on Firm Performance

This study investigates the relationship between corporate diversification and firm performance of Philippine publicly-listed non-financial firms, using the resource-based view (RBV) view of the firm as its framework. The results show that the: (1) degree of diversification has a positive effect on firm performance; and (2) type (related or unrelated) of diversification has different effects on firm performance, with related diversification outperforming unrelated diversification. Ultimately, firm performance is linked to the successful diversification of valuable, rare, and inimitable economies of scope to related businesses, and not just to the absolute amount of diversification.
ffect of oral and transdermal hormone therapy n hyaluronic acid in women with and without history of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

delivery, and it was lon oi: 10.1016/j.ajog. 2007.10. 804 he dose of oral estradiol to 4.0 mg/day resulted in normalization of the evels, whereas the addition of medroxyprogesterone acetate led to falls 11.0% to 10.7 %) in hyaluronic acid. Transdermal estradiol 50 g led o a rise (3.2 %) in hyaluronic acid only in the control group. Other iver markers were normal at baseline and during hormone therapy.
Lake catchment characteristics and external P load - cultivated area/lake area ratio as a tool for evaluating the risk of eutrophication from land use information

The effects of land use on external P load (LP), critical P load (LC) and on LP/LC of 27 lakes in Finland were examined with regression analyses. Catchment area to lake area ratio (AC/AL), cultivated catchment area to lake area ratio (AF/AL) and the percentage of cultivated land in the catchment (F%) were used as independent variables. We studied whether these parameters can be used to estimate the risk of exceeding the critical P load (LP/LC > 1). All three parameters had a positive effect on LP and LP/LC. Compared with AC/AL and F%, AF/AL had a higher coefficient of determination in predicting LP and LP/LC. This was because AC/AL does not include land use variations in catchments and F% does not include information on catchment size, while AF/AL includes information on both. Critical P load was exceeded when AF/AL > 1.63. AF/AL can be a useful and simple tool for evaluating the risk of lake eutrophication.
The Impact of Innovation Input and Output on IPO Pricing and Long-term Performance --Evidence from the Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry in China

Employing data from bio-pharmaceutical new issuers in China, this paper studies the different impacts of innovation inputs and output on initial public offering (IPO) pricing in an emerging market. Six types of information are employed and two indices are constructed to measure innovation input and output. The results show that these two dimensions play different roles in IPO pricing. Innovation output contributes to both the relative issuing and trading prices as well as the IPO first-day return while innovation input plays a weak (if any) role in IPO pricing. The two dimensions can enhance each other when input and output are both higher. They both contribute to increase five-year post-IPO market performance, giving supports to that both innovation input and output are undervalued at stage of IPOs.
A remark on Fourier transforms and functions analytic in a half-plane

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The northern European shelf as increasing net sink for CO2

Abstract. We developed a simple method to refine existing open ocean maps towards different coastal seas. Using a multi linear regression we produced monthly maps of surface ocean fCO2 in the northern European coastal seas (North Sea, Baltic Sea, Norwegian Coast and in the Barents Sea) covering a time period from 1998 to 2016. A comparison with gridded SOCAT v5 data revealed standard deviations of the residuals 0 ± 26 μatm in the North Sea, 0 ± 16 μatm along the Norwegian Coast, 0 ± 19 μatm in the Barents Sea, and 2 ± 42 μatm in the Baltic Sea.We used these maps as basis to investigate trends in fCO2, pH and air-sea CO2 flux. The surface ocean fCO2 trends are smaller than the atmospheric trend in most of the studied region. Only the western part of the North Sea is showing an increase in fCO2 close to 2 μatm yr−1, which is similar to the atmospheric trend. The Baltic Sea does not show a significant trend. Here, the variability was much larger than possibly observable trends. Consistently, the pH trends were smaller than expected for an increase of fCO2 in pace with the rise of atmospheric CO2 levels. The calculated air-sea CO2 fluxes revealed that most regions were net sinks for CO2. Only the southern North Sea and the Baltic Sea emitted CO2 to the atmosphere. Especially in the northern regions the sink strength increased during the studied period.
Knowledge, awareness, and practice (KAP) towards intestinal parasitic (IP) infection among university student in Selangor

This study was aimed to obtain baseline information on the knowledge, awareness, and practice (KAP) towards intestinal parasitic (IP) infection among university students in Selangor, Malaysia. Questionnaire surveys were circulated among 150 university students via online to assess social demographics, knowledge, awareness, and practice of parasitic infection. The simple questions with yes-no and listings were used in this survey. Total correspondents were 60 university students from various fields of study from Selangor. Total participation of male and female students was 28.30%, and 71.10%, bachelor students (51.67%), followed by diploma students (45%) and both master and PhD students at 1.67%. Assessment on knowledge indicated that 56.67% of students knew about IP, and 8.3% had an idea on the protozoan parasites, which can be transmitted via unclean environment or contaminate food. However, the students showed a higher level of awareness for IP infection but failed to know that food handlers can spread IP infection. Lastly, for the assessment for practice, generally, all responded positively, despite not knowing that poor hygiene is causative for IP infection. KAP among university students a lacuna still prevails, which can aid them to be susceptible for parasitic infection.
THE WAVE FORMS AND DIRECTIVITY OF A TSUNAMI GENERATED BY AN EARTHQUAKE AND A LANDSLIDE. S. 1. IWASAKI

Using arealistic topography ofan ocean, differences in wave forms anddirectivities of tsunamis generated by earthquakes and landslides are investigated through numerical simulations. The ocean is composed of a shelf, shelf slope and bottom regions. Tsunami sources are located on the shelf slope and the bottom region. The length of the tsunami source is 100 km and the width is 50 km. For the earthquake, uniform vertical deformation of 1 m is assumed to jerk instantaneously. For the landslide, solid slab with 50 m thickness is assumed to be moved in off-shore direction with the uniform velocity. The boundary condition on the coastline is solid and elsewhere are open boundaries. The linear long wave simulation model is used. Tsunamis generated by landslides show strong directivities compared with those generated by earthquakes. Bu~ in the range less than 3 n/8 from the direction of the minor axis of tsunami sources, the variation of the directivity coefilcients are almost the same regardless of differences in the generation mechanisms, generating regions and the ocean topographies. The ratios of the amplitude of the first crest ( trough ) to trough ( crest) of the waves are roughly unity for the tsunamis generated by earthquakes. ,But those for the landslides, the ratios are varied from unity to 1/5 depend on the azimuths of the observing points.
Motivation, Proficiency and Performance in Extensive Reading

Abstract – Motivation and reading proficiency are key factors in student performance in English language learning extensive reading programs (ER). Digital ER programs provide teachers an ability to conveniently monitor students’ progress and provide researchers a new opportunity to quantitatively and reliably analyze the collated reading data for reading habits and performance. This paper analyzed the performances of 205 university students, across three levels of proficiency, in the online ER program xreading VL under two different approaches, one with no predetermined goals, where students relied on their intrinsic motivation to read books, and one with well-defined reading goals so that students were motivated extrinsically to read. The data shows that reading performance and enjoyment vary between different levels of proficiency when students are subjected to different motivational requirements. High and intermediate level readers perform better and enjoy reading more under intrinsic conditions while low level readers benefit greatly from extrinsic motivational requirements.
Yttrium speciation in subduction zone fluids from ab initio molecular dynamics simulations

The rare Earth elements (REEs) are important geochemical tracers for geological processes such as highgrade metamorphism. Aqueous fluids are considered important carriers for the REEs in a variety of geological environments including settings associated with subduction zones. The capacity of a fluid to mobilize REEs strongly depends on its chemical composition and on the presence of suitable ligands such as fluoride and chloride. In this study, we present structural and thermodynamic properties of aqueous yttrium–chloride and yttrium–fluoride species at a temperature of 800 C in a pressure range between 1.3 and 4.5 GPa derived from ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. The total yttrium coordination by H2O and halide ions changes from seven to eight within the pressure range. For the yttrium–chloride species, a maximum number of three chloride ligands was observed. The derived thermodynamic data show that aqueous yttrium–fluoride complexes are more stable than their yttrium–chloride counterparts in chlorideand fluoride-rich environments at conditions relevant to slab dehydration. Mixed Y(Cl,F) complexes are found to be unstable even on the molecular dynamics timescale. Furthermore, in contrast to field observations, thermodynamic modeling indicates that yttrium should be mobilized at rather low fluoride concentrations in high-grade metasomatic systems. These results suggest a rather low fluoride activity in the majority of subduction-zone fluids because yttrium is one of the least-mobile REEs. Additionally, the simulations indicate that yttrium drives the self-ionization of hydration water molecules as it was observed for other highfield-strength elements. This might be a general property for highly charged cations in aqueous solutions under hightemperature and high-pressure conditions.
Impact of Treatment with Direct Acting Antiviral Drugs on Glycemic Control in Patients with Hepatitis C and Diabetes Mellitus

Aim To assess the effect of treating chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with direct acting antiviral drugs (DAAs) on glycemic control in patients with concomitant diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods We performed a retrospective case-control study in a viral hepatitis ambulatory clinic in Shreveport, Louisiana, during the period 11/01/2014 to 12/31/2017. All the clinic patient ages 18 years and above with treatment-naïve/biopsy-proven chronic hepatitis C and DM (hemoglobin A1C level ≥ 6.5%) who were eligible for treatment were included in the study. Of 118 such patients, 59 were treated with oral DAAs for 8-12 weeks with the goal of achieving a sustained virologic response (SVR). A control group of 59 patients did not receive treatment for their hepatitis C and was followed in the clinic. Patients in the control group did not receive treatment either due to insurance issues or refusal of hepatitis C treatment. Results Fifty-five of the 59 patients treated with DAAs (93%) achieved a SVR. Six months after treatment completion, their mean ± SEM HbA1C level had decreased by 1.1 ± 0.03% (P < 0.0001). Four of the 59 patients treated with DAAs did not achieve a SVR. Their mean HbA1C 6 months after treatment completion had increased by 0.8 ± 0.2%. Furthermore, there was no improvement in HbA1C levels over time in the untreated group (mean HbA1C increase, 0.2 ± 0.05%; P < 0.0001 vs. the treatment group, which had a mean HbA1C decrease of 0.9 ± 0.2%). Conclusion This controlled study demonstrated that treatment of chronic hepatitis C with DAAs results in statistically significant and meaningful reductions in hemoglobin A1C levels in patients with coexisting diabetic mellitus if a SVR is achieved.
Data Mining: A Knowledge Discovery Approach

We are in an age often referred to as the information age. In this information age, because we believe that information leads to power and success, and now we have sophisticated technologies such as computers, satellites, etc., we have been collecting tremendous amounts of information. Initially, with the advent of computers and means for mass digital storage, we started collecting and storing all sorts of data, counting on the power of computers to help sort through this amalgam of information. With the enormous amount of data stored in files, databases, and other repositories, it is increasingly important to develop powerful means for analysis and perhaps interpretation of such data and for the extraction of interesting knowledge that could help in decision-making. One of the wonderful & powerful means is data mining. In this paper, we present the detailed definition of data mining, terms used in data mining, A suitable architecture for data mining, how it works, its limitations & one of its interesting application & resulted outcome.
Capital market consequences of Integrated Reporting: Evidence from research analysts

The purpose of this study is to assess the market valuation of sell-side analysts’ recommendation revisions under an Integrated Reporting (IR) approach. The advocates of this new corporate reporting approach opine that IR will have favorable consequences in capital markets’ information environment and recent studies corroborate this argument by documenting that IR adoption has important market valuation implications. Nevertheless, the consequences of IR cannot be fully understood without examining how market reacts on information provided by important intermediaries such as financial analysts. We focus on the South African capital market as it is the only setting in which firms are mandated to prepare an integrated report annually. Utilizing a sample of 2,636 recommendation revisions, we find strong evidence that analysts’ revisions exhibit lower information content during the first three years of IR adoption than they had in the last three years before the adoption. These results hold after controlling for analyst, firm and information environment characteristics and are robust to a number of sensitivity analyses.
Review on the Role of Salicylic Acid in Plants

Salicylic acid and its derivatives as one of the plant hormones produced by the plant naturally belong to the group of phenolic acids and consist of a ring linked to the group of hydroxyl and carboxyl group, and the starting ingredient to form the cinnamic acid. It is mainly manufactured within the plant in cytoplasmic cell. This acid was first discovered in Salix spp. , which contains the Salicin compound by 9.5–11% and is present in the plant in the form of free phenolic acids or associated with amino compounds. Symbolized by the symbol SA called chemical ortha hydroxyl benzoic acid chemical formula is C 7 H 6 O 3 .