Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PLAUSIBLE EFFECT OF BOTTLE GOURD (LAGENARIA SICERARIA) PULP ON GLYCEMIC STATUS AND LIPID PROFILE OF THE SUBJECTS WITH TYPE II DIABETES

The purpose of the study was to investigate the pulp waste obtained after juicing bottle gourd (LagenariaSiceraria) fruit belonging to cucurbitacae family, into a powdered product to be used into a dietary fibre supplement. It is reported that adequate dietary fibre is essential for proper functioning of the gut and has also been related to risk reduction for a number of chronic diseases including heart disease, certain cancers and diabetes. Therefore the study was undertaken to explore whether the pulp powder rich in fiber content exhibits any therapeutic properties when consumed by type II diabetic subjects. The study was begun with determination of acceptable dose of bottle gourd pulp powder (DBPP). Thereafter the pulp powder was administered to 25 diabetic subjects every day at fasted state for a month and baseline BMI, blood pressure of and fasting blood glucose (FBG) and serum lipids were recorded. Administration of pulp powder resulted in remarkable lowering of triglyceride and VLDL-c level (p<0.01) with a significant elevation (p<0.01) in HDL-c. A reduction in FBG and total cholesterol was also noticed though it was not statistically significant. There was significant improvement (p<0.01) in BMI of the subjects under study after a month with a decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure which was not statistically significant. These observations reveal that consumption of DBPP has therapeutic potential and may yield better results if consumed for longer duration.
THE IMPACT OF KEROSENE PRICING ON ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY IN IBADAN METROPOLIS

This study was conducted with the central aim of ascertaining the socioeconomic impacts of kerosene (paraffin) pricing on alternative sources of energy in Ibadan, a city in South West Nigeria. Data were collected through a survey of residential properties in Ibadan metropolis. Both descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression model were used for the empirical analysis. The models were used to analyse the socioeconomic variables of the household preference for cooking. The variables included sex, marital status, employment status, and income level as well as expenditure pattern on fuel. The descriptive analyses showed that affordability, efficiency of fuel type were the major factors that made the respondents to prefer kerosene to other sources of fuel. The multinomial logistic analysis showed that income is the major determinant for the choice of fuel type and this determines their spending pattern on fuel type selected. However, as the price of kerosene increase, individuals are compelled to opt for less efficient fuel like charcoal, and firewood. This therefore confirms the fact that income plays major role in the choice of fuel type in the study area. Thus improvement of income of respondents would largely influence the spending pattern and shift from less efficient fuel type to more efficient fuel. Keyword: Fuel, Kerosene, Energy, Determinant, Household, Income JEL Classifications: D12, N7, O13, P28, R32.
Sleeve gastrectomy for the treatment of Asian type II diabetics: long term results

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a restrictive bariatric procedure that is gaining increasing favor among bariatric surgeons in Asia due to its lower technical complexity, limited complication profiles, and good efficacy on weight reduction. Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a global epidemic that is strongly linked with obesity. While the prevalence of T2DM and obesity has been rapidly cumulating in Asia, more and more research attentions are raised on the long-term metabolic impact of LSG on Asian T2DM patients. Although emerging systematic reviews on the long-term results of LSG have been recently published, most of these results were focusing on data from North America, Latin America and Europe. Specific attention on the long-term results of LSG on Asian T2DM patients was lacking in the literature. In this review, the current literature evidence about the long-term results of LSG on weight reduction and diabetic remission in Asian T2DM patients was analyzed.
A Learner Corpus Analysis

This paper presents part of the results of a learner corpus study of English oral and written production by a large number of Japanese native speakers. Each participant was asked to perform two tasks, namely spoken and written narratives, using a picture book titled “Frog, where are you? ” (Mayer, 1969) containing 24 wordless pictures. For the analyses in the current study, the data from 80 learners, focusing on audio-recorded and transcribed spoken narratives, was used. The Japanese learners’ speech production was examined based on Processability Theory (PT; Pienemann, 1998, 2005; Bettoni & Di Biase, 2015) as well as on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR; Council of Europe, 2001). Results show that there is a correlation between second language (L2) proficiency levels and L2 developmental stages in a learner corpus of L2 spoken English. On the other hand, the dispersion is found to increase at higher stages as shown in previous studies (e.g., Granfeldt & Ågren, 2013; Hagenfeld, 2017).
High-fat Diet Alone or Combined with Stress Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Female Rats

Background: According to the role of estrogens in metabolic responses to high-fat diet and/or stress, this study aimed to investigate the effect of highcow intra-abdominal fat diet either alone or combined with acute foot-shock stress on glucose metabolism at proestrus and diestrus phases of estrous cycle. Material and Methods: Female rats were divided into high-fat and normal diet groups. The diet groups recruited into control and stressed and finally subdivided into proestrus and diestrus groups. Stress was applied by a communication box. Blood samples were taken after stress exposure to 1 This paper is part of a MSc thesis by Hamid Vasfi. Original Research Article Vasfi et al.; ARRB, 7(4): 261-274, 2015; Article no.ARRB. 2015.127 262 determine glucose related parameters, and then glucose tolerance test was performed. Moreover, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index, body weight, food intake, abdominal fat and adrenal gland weights were evaluated. Results: High-fat diet did not change body weight but decreased food intake and increased energy intake. Moreover, the intra-abdominal fat weight and plasma leptin concentration were increased by applying high-fat diet. In addition, high-fat food consumption caused a decrease in plasma estradiol concentration and an increase in plasma corticosterone level (following stress exposure) in proestrus phase. High-fat diet either alone or combined with stress impaired glucose tolerance at proestrus phase. However, did not affect fasting plasma glucose and insulin levels as well as HOMA-IR index. Conclusion: The results showed that the high-fat diet used in this study, alone or combined with stress, impaired glucose homeostasis in female rats. However, the proestrus phase compared with diestrus phase was more sensitive to the aforementioned environmental interventions.
Topical Vitamin E Acetate for the Treatment of Cheilitis: A Multicentre Experience

Treatment of cheilitis is usually difficult and often disappointing. We evaluated the effects of a topical preparation containing vitamin E acetate (VEA® lipogel) in 254 patients (mean age, 29.5) with cheilitis of various nature and etiology, involving the vermilion region and/or the perioral skin. The most frequent form of cheilitis was that induced by oral isotretinoin; other forms were irritant contact dermatitis, atopic cheilitis, and contact allergy. Patients were instructed to apply VEA® lipogel daily; the number of daily applications was modulated on the basis of the severity of symptoms (two or three times a day in the majority of cases). After 4 weeks of treatment, clinical examination showed that the severity of symptoms and signs significantly improved (P<0.001). The response to treatment was reported as particularly rapid by 32% of patients. Patient's assessment of overall effectiveness and acceptability was positive in the majority of cases. Treatment was well tolerated; local adverse reactions were observed in 2.75% of patients and were mostly transient and mild. Our experience suggests that VEA® lipogel is an effective and safe approach to cheilitis. The safety of this preparation is also due to the presence of only a few excipients and the absence of fragrances, preservatives and colouring agents.
Topical Tranexamic Acid Versus Topical Ascorbic Acid in the Treatment of Melasma: Randomized Clinical Trial

Background: Melasma is an acquired hypermelanosis characterized by symmetrical, irregular light-to-dark-brown macules & patches on sun-exposed area, especially on the face. Tranexamic acid is a plasmin inhibitor which inhibits UV induced plasmin activity & subsequently reduces melanogenesis in melanocyte. Ascorbic acid affects the monopherase activity of tyrosinase thus reducing melanin synthesis. In addition, ascorbic acid has a photoprotective effect, preventing the absorption of ultraviolet radiation (UVA &UVB). The aim of this study is to evaluate & compare the clinical efficacy plus adverse effects of topical tranexamic acid and topical Ascorbic acid in the treatment of melasma. Materials and Methods: A total of fifty eight (58) Egyptian female patients are enrolled in this study. This is left-right randomized clinical trial. The total duration of the study was 12 weeks. At baseline, a photo will be taken and the patients will be instructed to use, at night, a wet dressing using TA solution (3 ampoules, total 15 ml of Tranexamic Acid® (500 mg/5 ml), was applied on the left side of the face. and Ascorbic acid cream once daily on the right side of the face. Results: We found no statistical significance differences between Rt side (Ascorbic acid treated side) and Lt side (Tranexamic acid treated side) in MASI score at any times of treatment also there were no statistical significance differences between them in % of change in MASI score. Regarding change in the same side there were statistical significant reduction in MASI score in both Rt side (Ascorbic acid treated side) and Lt side (Tranexamic acid treated side). Side effects were burning sensation and erythema which subside quickly on both sides.
A LATTICE DIMINISHMENT BOLSTERED MIMO CHANNEL EQUALIZER

— with the advancement in the wireless technology, the era of science in the world has changed radically. Wherever we see there is a use of wireless technology deployed to ease the work of mankind. The advancement in the 5 th generation mobile wireless technology inspired us to do a research in the field of lattice diminishment. The main agenda of our project entitled “lattice diminishment bolstered MIMO channel equalizer” is to reduce the lattice without compromising performance.Over the past years, equalization of MIMO channels has gained much attention. Recently, the use of lattice diminishment methods for equalization for transmission over channels in the MIMO systems has been proposed in order to achieve good performance of the equalization scheme. Therefore, methods based on lattice based diminishment became a special interest for many researchers. To this end, several diminishment criteria and algorithms known from lattice theory has been applied. The architecture performs preprocessing steps at channel rate. Preprocessing is based on seysen’s algo-rithm for lattice diminishment. We present algorithmic improvement of the lattice diminishment preprocess in terms of the area & throughput by implementing with minor impact on the error-rate. It turns out the stysen’s algorithm & LLL diminishment perform differently with respect to these post-equalization SNRS, which explains their different error-rate behavior. Lattice diminishment bolstered detection has been shown to considerably increase the performance of linear MIMO detection systems. In this paper, we show that the conventional lattice diminishment is inherently in compatible with the use of different modulation formats across transmit antennas or more. Generally, the use of transmit power scaling. The second enhancement exploits temporal channel correlation to yield lattice diminishment based detectors exhibiting considerably reduced complexity. We examine the complexity & performance and review lattice diminishment. For typical mobiles environments, for example, we demonstrate a complexity diminishment approaching 33% on a 4*4 system, without compromising performance.
Risk Factors of HLA-Haploidentical Transplantation Using the Combination of Unmodified Marrow and CD6-Depleted G-CSF Mobilized Blood Cells.

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation from HLA-haploidentical family members has been studied in 80 patients for the treatment of hematological malignancies in advanced stages. The protocol involves unmodified marrow on day 0 and CD6-depleted G-CSF-mobilized blood cells on day 6. Engraftment was seen in patients treated with myeloablative (12 Gy) and non-myeloablative (4 Gy) doses of total body irradiation. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was mild or absent in 53% and severe GVHD did not develop after changing to a more effective method of depletion of CD6-positive cells. Acute GVHD resolved more often and chronic GVHD was less severe than in HLA-identical sibling transplantation. Here we evaluated survival and relapse risk. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) was the diagnosis in 41 patients, acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) in 19 patients, chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in 2, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 3, high grade lymphoma (NHL) in 14 and severe aplastic anemia (SAA) in one patient. The patient’s age ranged from 17 to 62 years (median 36.5 yrs), for 65 patients a relative of first degree and for 15 patients a second degree relative was the donor. The major cause of death was recurrence of the disease (29 pts.), 7 patients died early and 22 pts. died of complications (infections 12, GVHD 3, pulmonary compl. 2, PTLD 3, cerebr. hemorrhage 1, liver tox. 1). Survival was significantly better in male patients with female donors (2 yr survival 36% vs 13%; p=0.001), patients transplanted with cells from their mother rather than from the father (2 yr survival 55% vs 8%; p=0.02) and patients transplanted in an earlier phase (2yr survival 50% vs 15%; p=0.048). Patients transplanted for ALL (2 yr. survival 31%) fared better than patients with AML/MDS (2yr survival 23%)and patients with NHL (2 yr. survival 12.5%) (p=0.08). Age, number and type of HLA-mismatches, as well as the depletion method had no effect on survival and on relapse risk. The favorable effect of the female gender of the donor on survival was still significant in multivariate analysis after adjustment for the stage of the disease and the diagnosis (p=0.01). The possibility of non-inherited maternal antigens (NIMA) inducing tolerance was tested in siblings sharing the paternal haplotype. There was a weak effect in the host-versus-graft direction (p=0.06), but no effect in the graft-versus-host direction. The risk of relapse was lowest in patients transplanted with stem cells from their mother as compared to those transplanted from their father (p=0.002). Female gender of the donor was favorable even in patients without GVHD. In summary female donors are preferable to male donors for control of leukemia and survival.
Impact of Compensation on Employee Engagement: (Evidence from Telecom Sector of Pakistan)

Purpose – Employees are getting disengaged with their work that is causing the waste of human capital as well as a great loss of cost and low performance; hence there is a need to engage them in work by changing work environment and their perception about work. The current study has focused on the importance of compensation in changing employee perception about their work. Design/methodology/approach –Descriptive study was conducted to check the impact of compensation on employee engagement. A survey questionnaire was adopted and validated through pilot data (α = .821). Convenience sampling was used to select the employees from middle and upper managerial levels of telecom sector of South Punjab, Pakistan. Overall 300 questionnaires were distributed, out of which 234 return back with 78% response rate. A simple regression analysis was done to predict the relationship between the concerned variables. Findings – After the analysis has been done it was found that compensation is the determinant of employee engagement (r = .087), thus having a significant positive impact on employee engagement. Practical implications – Special attention and effort is required to improve the policies about remuneration system. In addition, the reward and compensation system of the organization should be organized in such a way that the employees working under the same rank and performing the same work duties should get the same remuneration and promotional opportunities. Originality/value – The research highlights the increasing importance of compensation in engaging employees and the need for creating such reward system which make employees fully devoted, engaged and efficient.
02_Journal of Crop and Weed

An experiment was conducted successively during rabi season of 2011-12 and 2012-13 to assess the effects of lime, vermicompost, two levels of inorganic fertilizers and bio-fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of Snow pea (Pisum sativum L. var. macrocarpon) in the College of Agriculture, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar. The yield components and yield of snow pea were recorded highest in 100% NPK (RDF) + biofertilizer+ vermicompost+ lime (T ) followed 6 by 75% NPK + biofertilizer+vermicompost+lime (T ) and the least was in control. There was 8.88% yield increase in T over T . 9 6 9 Application of lime along with 100% NPK gave better result than without lime. The least growth and yield was noticed in control. Although yield characters showed marked superiority in plants applied with 100% RDF integrated with vermicompost and biofertilizers in presence of lime but reducing 25% RDF and integrating with vermicompost and biofertilizers in presence of lime enhanced the quality parameters like T.S. S. (10.48o Brix) and total sugar content of pod (4.36%). A net profit of Rs.72712. 50 per hectare from the snow pea over an investment of Rs.83107. 50 with a benefit-cost ratio of 1.87: 1 was obtained with 100% RDF along with biofertilizers and vermicompost in presence of lime.
Planktonic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the Campanian-Maastrichtian Sudr Formation at Esh El- Mellaha Area, North Eastern Desert, Egypt

Three upper Campanianupper Maastrichtian exposures on the western flank of Esh El-Mellaha range, north Eastern Desert, Egypt from north to south: Wadi Dib, Wadi Abu Had, and Bir Mellaha sections are studied. This interval is represented by the Sudr Formation which is classified into Markha and Abu Zeneima members from base to top. This rock unit is found very rich in planktonic foraminiferal assemblages. Fifty seven planktonic foraminiferal species belonging to seventeen genera, six subfamilies, five families, four superfamilies and one suborder are recorded and most of them are belonging to family "Globotruncanidae” where it includes eleven genera and thirty eight species. So, the phylogenetic development of the recorded species and genera from this important family is discussed. Eleven planktonic foraminiferal biozones are distinguished in the studied sequence; one of late early Campanian to late Campanian age (Globotruncana ventricosa Zone); two of late Campanian age (Globotruncanella havanensis (=CF9) and Globotruncana aegyptiaca (CF8a) zones); four of early Maastrichtian age (Rugoglobigerina hexacamerata (CF8b), Gansserina gansseri (CF7), Contusotruncana contusa (CF6), Pseudotextularia intermedia (CF5) zones); and for the first time four of late Maastrichtian age (Racemiguembelina fructicosa (CF4), Pseudoguembelina hariaensis (CF3), Pseudoguembelina palpebera (CF2), and Plummerita hantkeninoides (CF1) zones). The Campanian / Maastrichtian boundary is located within the lower part of the Abu Zeneima Member between (CF8a) and (CF8b) zones, while the early / late Maastrichtian boundary is located within the upper part of the Abu Zeneima Member between (CF5) and (CF4) zones. Two unconformity surfaces are recorded within the Sudr Formation. The first one is recorded at the three studied sections and it lies between the Markha and Abu Zeneima Members due to absence of the late Campanian Globotruncanita calcarata Zone; while the second unconformity surface is recorded at both Wadi Abu Had and Wadi Dib sections only and it lies within the uppermost part of Abu Zeneima Member due to absence of the last two latest Maastrichtian CF2 and CF1 zones. [Abdel Galil A. Hewaidy, Sherif Farouk and Arafa F. El-Balkiemy. Planktonic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the Campanian-Maastrichtian Sudr Formation at Esh El-Mellaha Area, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. J Am Sci 2017;13(3):41-69]. ISSN 1545-1003 (print); ISSN 2375-7264 (online). http://www.jofamericanscience. org. 6. doi:10.7537/marsjas130317.06.
Study of serum adiponectin and lipid profile in newly diagnosed hyperthyroid patients

Introduction: Thyroid dysfunction is associated with metabolic changes that affect lipid and carbohydrate metabolism as well as adipocyte function. Adiponectin, an adipocyte derived hormone has been shown to decrease body weight by increasing thermogenesis and lipid oxidation. Changes in profile of lipid and adiponectin have been reported in patients with thyroid dysfunction. But the evidence is controversial. The present study aimed to explore the relationships between thyroid function and lipid profile and serum adiponectin levels in hyperthyroid patients. Materials and Method: A case control study was carried out on patients attending OPD, Department of Medicine RMRI, Bareilly. 100 cases of newly diagnosed hyperthyroid patients and 100 cases of age, sex matched apparently healthy controls were selected for analysis of biochemical parameters (plasma glucose, thyroid profile, adiponectin, lipid profile). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 20.0. Results: We found that serum adiponectin level was significantly higher in hyperthyroid patients as compared to control (p<0.0001). Positive correlation was observed between thyroid hormones and serum adiponectin level. No significant differences was observed in lipid profile among hyperthyroid patients and control group. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that hyperadiponectinemia is associated with hyperthyroidism. Regarding lipid profile no significant changes was observed in hyperthyroid patients as compared to control, though more extensive study with increased sample size may provide more insights.
Diabetıc Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma Induced by Central Diabetes Insipidus

Hyperosmolar hyperglisemic nonketotic coma (HONKC) is a rare but fatal complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) [1]. The most frequent precipitating factor is infections. Other precipitating factors are undiagnosed DM, drugs like corticosteroids and thiazide diuretics, diseases causing contregulatory hormon increase and poor compliance with diabetic medications [2]. Furthermore, polyuric dehydration caused by diabetes insipidus (DI) can lead to HONKC. In literature there are cases both caused by nephrogenic and central DI (CDI) [3-11].