Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Capability of the Inter-Eye Differences in Osmolarity, Break-Up Time and Corneal Staining on the Diagnostic of Dry Eye.

PURPOSE Inter-eye variability is a recognized characteristic of Dry Eye Disease (DED) and has been proposed as a diagnostic indicator in clinical practice. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic potential of the absolute difference between eyes in three key diagnostic tests recommended by the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Dry Eye Workshop II (TFOS DEWS II) Diagnostic Methodology report: tear film osmolarity, Fluorescein Break-Up Time (FBUT), and ocular surface staining. METHODS A total of 180 participants were included in a cross-sectional study. Before a dry eye examination, participants completed an online self-administered OSDI questionnaire. The TFOS DEWS II diagnostic criteria for DED assessment were used: along with OSDI, osmolarity, FBUT and ocular surface staining were measured in all participants in both eyes following standardized methodology. Based on signs and symptoms, participants were diagnosed as having No DED or DED. After diagnosis, the parameters were computed as the right and left eyes' absolute inter-eye difference (|OD-OS|). RESULTS Receiver Operating Characteristics analyses for computed parameters were used based on the previous diagnosis. ROC analyses showed that Osmolarity|OD-OS| have a diagnostic capability to differentiate between No DED and DED participants with a cut-off value of 9.5 mOsm/L (AUC = 0.745 ± 0.052, p < 0.003), whereas FBUT|OD-OS| and Corneal Stainning|OD-OS| have not (AUC, both p ≥ 0.160). CONCLUSION The present study found that the Osmolarity|OD-OS| parameter could be used as a diagnostic indicator for DED assessment, while the FBUT|OD-OS| and the Corneal Staining|OD-OS| parameters do not have this capability.
Multiple System Atrophy

Background:It has been almost 4 decades since the descriptions of the 3 parts of multiple system atrophy (MSA) have taken place, characterized clinically by dysautonomia, parkinsonism, and cerebellar dysfunction. The discovery of a distinctive pathologic maker has finally provided the conceptual synthesis of these 3 entities into the universal designation of MSA as a distinct disease process with a complex combination of clinical presentations. Although advances have been made in terms of awareness and knowledge concerning the clinical features and pathophysiology of MSA, it remains challenging for neurologists who treat these patients to differentiate MSA from its mimics as well as providing them with effective treatment. Review Summary:The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the advances in the knowledge of the disease, to highlight typical features useful for the recognition of its entity, and to enlist different treatment options. Conclusion:Despite the fact that there is still no treatment modality that can alter the disease progression, a number of useful symptomatic treatment measures are available and should be offered to patients to ameliorate the nonmotor features of MSA and even the motor features that may at least transiently respond to treatment.
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The objective of this research is to describe the relationship between depressive disorder and cognitive deterioration in residentialized elderly people. This is a descriptive and correlational study with 70 elderly. The variables have been assessed with a Psychosocial Variables Questionnaire, CAMCOG and GDS. Depression was significantly correlated with cognitive level in the non-assisted elderly sample (r=0.471, p=0.004). Participants’ age is negatively associated with the score obtained in the CAMCOG of non-assisted sample (r=-0.352, p=0.038). Depression is more frequent in institutions that care for older people when they are more dependent.
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This research characterized interpersonal relationships established by juvenile offenders at treatment facilities, from the juvenile offenders’ perspective. It is a multiple case study conducted through four focus groups with 25 juvenile offenders, aged from 15 to 19 years old, inmate in treatment facilities of two Brazilian States. Participants characterized relationships with the treatment facilities’ workers as hostile and distant. Relationships with peers were mediated by values that perpetuate offending behavior. Adolescents related an approach with their families, as they were a source of social support during the moment of adversity. The period in treatment facilities thus constitutes a time of intense suffering and ineffective in its function of promoting development.
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This study aimed to identify the risk factors of Common Mental Disorders (CMD) using a sample of 565 Brazilian truck drivers. For data capture were applied the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), Scale subscale of Psychosocial risks and questionnaire with socio-demographic, working and occupational stressors. The results obtained by multivariate binary logistic regression analysis, have explained the 39.9% of variation on CMD. The occupational stressor working hours is the predictor variable with highest impact, may implying in an increase of 5.41 times more chance of the trucker to present CMD. The results indicate actions by management level as work organization and public authorities with regard to the external work conditions.
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In early childhood education, socio-emotional learning is not always considered with appropriate planning nor based on scientific evidence. Aiming to analyze impact of an Emotional Regulation (ER) Intervention in school achievement and social skills (SS), fifty-five children from public schools were evaluated by Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM), School Achievement Test (TDE) and Social Skills Rating System (SSRS-BR). After nine 50-minute meetings addressing ER strategies, evaluation of SS by the teacher indicated improvement in all aspects of SS in Intervention Group (IG) and worsening of the self-control in Comparison Group (CG). Self-evaluation of SS showed that IG overcame the initial difference in assertiveness and problem avoidance. Results suggest that ER programs can bring benefits to the development of SS.
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Self-regulated learning refers to intentional, planned, temporal, dynamic, and complex action. Self-regulatory assessment instruments valid for traditional teaching are not suitable for online environments. This study examinates evidence for validation of the Online Self-Regulated Learning Questionnaire (OSLQ) applied to a sample of 1,434 students from an on-line Pedagogy course, 95.12% women and 4.88% men, ages from 21 to 40 years, from different regions of Brazil. AFE and AFC considering Parallel Analyzes. The results indicated a moderate adjustment for the hypothetical six-factor model. The extraction of two factors by AFE indicated that the model has not been confirmed. This result points to the need of further studies using the instrument, aiming at its availability to research.
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Considering the importance of the functional assessment, a scale was developed to evaluate Executive Functions (EFs), State Regulation (SR) and Delay Aversion (DA) in adults, based on a children’s scale, and evidence of content validity was investigated. In Phase 1, items from the children’s version were adapted to generate the Inventory of Difficulties in Executive Functions, Regulation and Delay Aversion for Adults (IFERA-II), with 28 items of EFs (inhibition, working memory and flexibility), RS and DA. Analysis by judges verified the representativeness of the contents of the items. After adaptations, 18 adult participants responded to the IFERA-II and were interviewed regarding comprehension, need for examples and clarity of vocabulary. A new revision led to the preliminary version of the IFERA-II, the psychometric properties of which should be investigated.
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The study investigated predictive models of reading and arithmetic based on performance and functional measures of executive functions (EF’s). Ninety-four children (mean age = 6.14y) were evaluated through EF performance tests. Parents and teachers responded to a functional measure of EF. Two years later, children’s reading and arithmetic were evaluated. There were low correlations between EF and later academic performance. For the reading model, inhibition was a relevant variable, with no gain in the prediction with the joint consideration of different EF measures. For arithmetic, attention and delay aversion presented a relevant contribution. When functional measure was considered, the model’s prediction increased. The study indicated skills of interest in identifying children at risk of poor academic performance.
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The objective was to systematically review the relationship between Chronic Kidney Failure and Hemodialysis with cognitive function. This systematic review followed the parameters proposed by PRISMA. The search for articles was carried out in the PubMed database. A total of 113 articles were found, of which 31 were selected for analysis. Analyzing the studies’ samples, it was found that 19.3% of them had a control group, that the most used instrument was the Mini-Mental State Examination (41.9%), and that patients of older age and patients with longer hemodialysis treatment had worse cognitive scores. It is concluded that HD can reduce the cognitive function of people with CKF.
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This study aimed to test the predictive capacity of pathological traits of personality and career adaptability on four constructs that compose the well-being at work: work engagement, job satisfaction, burnout, and workaholism. A total of 204 Brazilian working adults (M age = 34.02, SD = 10.39) participated in the study, which responded to scales measuring pathological traits, career adaptability resources, and well-being components at work. Our findings indicate that pathological traits are, in general, negatively related to job satisfaction and work engagement and positively associated with burnout and workaholism. After the insertion of career adaptability, there was an increase in most of the models’ explanation. The contribution of adaptability was significant only for job satisfaction prediction.
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The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility (limited effectiveness, acceptability and practicality) of the Strengthening Families Program, a universal preventive intervention, for Brazilian families. A pre-experimental study was carried out, with pre-test, post-test, 6and 10-12-month follow-ups. 74 adolescents and their parents participated. Scales on academic, parenting, and health outcomes were applied to adolescents at the four assessment times. Direct observation of implementation fidelity and families engagement in the intervention and telephone interviews with facilitators were used to investigate acceptability and practicality. The results show significant increase in parental supervision and learning selfefficacy. High levels of fidelity and parent/guardian engagement as well as moderate levels of adolescent engagement were found. The facilitators found the intervention had acceptable goals, but procedures excessively structured and unsuitable for families with low educational level. Practical implications are discussed.
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This paper investigates motivation to learn and learning strategies in a sample of 353 Brazilian students in elementary and secondary education. Data were collected through the Motivation to learn scale and two Learning Strategies Assessment Scales, one for elementary school and another for high school. Learning goals and use of metacognitive strategies were predominant in the sample. Significant positive and negative correlations between the subscales were found. Two models emerged explaining 33% and 37% of the variance in the use of learning strategies that can be attributed to motivation to learn factors. The study underscores the importance of motivation to learn for engaging students in strategic behavior.
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Based on the importance of the stress phenomenon, this research sought to evaluate the relationship between stress, coping strategies, negative life events and biological markers, based on the Transactional Stress Model. A general hypothesis of mediation was formulated: coping strategies would mediate the relationship between negative life events and biological markers. The sample consisted of 96 users of a biomedical school laboratory, in which 77.78% were female. Participants answered the Brief COPE questionnaire, as well as a questionnaire on negative life events. Laboratory tests were collected shortly after the application of the questionnaires. Mediations were found between Venting, Red Blood Cells and Hemoglobin. The research aimed to contribute to the knowledge in the field of stress and coping, as well as to serve as a possible empirical study of the Transactional Stress model.
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This study aimed to analyze an intervention on Strengths Based Character Education for the Elderly (Educafi) and its effects on the variables character strengths, psychological well-being, life satisfaction and depressive symptoms. Forty-one elderly people participated in the research, divided into three groups: experimental, active control and control. Participants answered the same questionnaires in three moments: pretest, post-test and follow up. Statistically significant results were obtained for depressive symptoms, but not for the positive constructs assessed. Elderly people who participated in Educafi decreased the levels of these symptoms from the pretest to the post-test. However, in the follow up they returned to the initial levels. The results are discussed and suggestions for Educafi and other positive interventions for the elderly are presented.
Analysis of Climate Change Characteristics in Yili Valley

Based on the data of Yining National meteorological observation station from 1952 to 2005,we analyzed the climate change more than 50 years in Yili Valley.The temperature and the humidity increased obviously,the warming rate was 0.41℃/10a and the winter air temperature was warm especially,the increasing trend of rainfall was more obvious and the rainfall increased at the rate of 21.2mm/10a.Due to climate warming,with the increased frequency of extreme weather/climate events in Yili Valley,the impact will be more severe.
UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES IN RURAL AREA - A COMMUNITY BASED STUDY IN RURAL BHOPAL

Background: Unintentional injuries within the home environment have not so far been recognized to the same extent as traffic and work-related injuries in India, largely because they have not been effectively counted. This study took place in the area under PHC Ratua of district Bhopal, India aiming to determine the profile of unintentional injuries. Methods: All the inhabitants of 11 villages within 5 kms. from the centre formed the study population (13,587). One family member preferably the head was interviewed about their experience of injury in the preceding three months by trained personnel. Results: 487 persons had a total of 543 new injuries during three months prior to the interview. Only 292/543 (53.7%) of the recorded injuries received medical care at health facilities. Home and road traffic injuries constituted the most common injuries with incidence rates of 27 and 24, respectively. Home injuries were most common among young children and the elderly. Majority of the injuries were attributed to ‘‘cutting and crushing’’. Falls were the leading cause among the young (<15 years) and the old (above 60 years). Conclusion: The findings suggest that greater attention needs to be directed toward the prevention of injuries occurring in the home. A larger study in terms of size as well as duration (at least one year) is needed to characterize the patterns of unintentional injuries in more detail, including any seasonal variation.
Impacts of tourist destination image on place attachment and tourist loyalty

Although the importance of tourist destination image as a tool to enhance tourist loyalty is commonly acknowledged, prior res earch on the relationship between tourist destination image and tourist loyalty is not in-depth. Drawing on place attachment theory, a model depicting the relationship among tourist destination image, place attachment and tourist loyalty is constructed. Using the sa mple of 337 inbound tourists from Japanese and Korean and the structural equation modeling method, the empirical results reveal that: 1) Landscape image, merchandise image and facility image have positive effects on affective image. Landscape image and merchandise image significantly and directly affect place attachment while partially mediating the effect of affective image. Service image has a direct effect on place attachment. Facility image has an indirect effect on place attachment. Facility image significan tly and directly affects tourist loyalty while partially mediating the effect of place attachment. 2) Affective image has a direct effect on place attachment and it is an antecedent of tourist loyalty while completely mediating the effect of place attachment.
Comportamiento productivo del lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum [Raf.] Shinn) en cultivo sin suelo

Se ensayaron en cultivo sin suelo cuatro cultivares de lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum [Raf.] Shinn): 'Mariachi Blue', 'Mariachi Green', 'Mariachi Blue Picotee' y 'Mariachi Pink'. El objetivo fue evaluar su comportamiento productivo bajo las condiciones climaticas de la provincia de Almeria, Espana, en la temporada verano-otono de 2006. Se uso perlita tipo B-12 como sustrato y se planto a una densidad de 64 plantas·m-2 con fertirrigacion diaria (pH 5.8; CE 1.5 dS·m-1). El tiempo de riego se ajusto a un drenaje entre 20 y 30 %. Se utilizo un diseno de bloques completos al azar, con 30 plantas controladas por repeticion. Se realizo analisis de varianza y la separacion de medias Fischer. Se evaluo precocidad, largo de vara, numero de flores a la cosecha, flores por vara y peso del ramo (5 varas). Todos los cultivares presentaron gran precocidad, entre 52 y 59 dias. En largo de vara destaco 'Mariachi Blue Picotee' con 68.64 cm y el menor 'Mariachi Blue' con 58.69 cm; en numero de flores por vara, 'Mariachi Pink' obtuvo el mayor numero con 5.59 unidades y la menor 'M. Green' con 4.20 flores. Finalmente el mayor peso del ramo de cinco varas lo obtuvo 'Mariachi Blue Picotee' con 154 g, y el menor, 'Mariachi Green' con 109 g. Los resultados obtenidos indican la conveniencia de producir lisianthus en cultivo sin suelo bajo invernadero, en periodo verano-otono, debido a su precocidad y la calidad de sus flores
Archaeometric characterization of Roman volcanic millstones from Messina territory (Sicily, Italy)

In this paper we present the results of petrochemical study of Roman cereal millstones and relative elements made of volcanic rocks, found in various archaeological sites of Messina. Fifteen samples dating from the III century AD and one from the second, also dating from the II–III centuries AD, were characterized through archaeological, petrographic, mineralogical and geochemical approach. On the petrochemical point of view the raw materials of the studied millstones are mainlyvolcanic rock characterized by Na-alkaline affinity with intraplate geochemical signature. Only two samples belonging to the K-alkaline seires showing volcanic arc signature. Comparison with literature data of similar volcanic rocks, allowed to constrain the volcanic site of provenance. Most of the intraplate samples are mugearites and benmoreites from Mt. Etna, the other are peralkaline-trachyte from Pantelleria Island and alkaline basalt from Linosa Island. The two arc-type samples derived instead from Islands of the Aeolian Archipelago. The petrochemical study of millstones improve the archaeological research, confirming the ancient communication routes and trade networks in the Mediterranean Region and highlighted the use of volcanic rocks from Sicilian area, during the Roman period, as very important sources of raw materials for millstones.
Impact of Heavy Metals in Food Products from Crude Oil Polluted Area of Nigeria in Testicular Functions of Wistar Rats

Aims: The present study aim at investigating the effect of crude oil contaminated food products on the reproductive function of male rats. Study Design: Randomized controlled Results: There was a decrease in Levels of FSH, LH and Testosterone by 58%, 66% and 82% respectively in testes and epididymis of rats exposed to crude oil contaminated feed when compared with control and non crude oil contaminated feed. Metal concentration in testes and epididymis showed the following arrangement: Pb>Ni>Cd, there was a concomitant increase in antioxidant enzymes, accompanied by increase in the levels of hydrogen peroxide and lipid peroxidation in Wistar rats that received food products from crude oil contaminated area, compared with control group and non crude oil contaminated area. Sperm parameters and histology of testes from all groups showed no observable difference. Conclusion: Crude oil contaminated food products could induce oxidative stress in testes and epididymis of rats which may be as a result of metal accumulation, and this could alter normal spermatogenesis within the testicular micro environment at a longer period of exposure.
Response to Reviewer 1 Comments : How does the ice sheet surface mass balance relate to snowfall ? Insights from a ground-based precipitation radar in East Antarctica

1. The manuscript entitled ”How does the ice sheet surface balance relate to snowfall? Insights from a ground-based precipitation radar in East Antarctica” deals with the very important issue of measuring the Surface Mass Balance (SMB) over the Antarctic Ice Sheet. In particular, the goal of this work is to quantify the different terms of the SMB at Princess Elisabeth Station (Antarctica) and investigate the relation between snowfall and accumulation. The manuscript is for sure within the scope of the Journal and gives a systematic and rigorous analysis of the relation between snowfall and the accumulation at the considered site. Of course this work provides good results but many other sites must be analyzed to come to a more general conclusion.
Isoprene Production and Its Driving Factors in the Northwest Pacific Ocean

Marine isoprene plays a crucial role in the formation of secondary organic aerosol within the remote marine boundary layer. Due to scarce field measurements of oceanic isoprene and limited laboratory‐based studies of isoprene production, assessing the importance of marine isoprene on atmospheric chemistry and climate is challenging. Calculating in‐field isoprene production rates is a crucial step to predict marine isoprene concentrations and the subsequent emissions to the atmosphere. The distribution, sources, and dominant environmental factors of isoprene were determined in the Northwest Pacific Ocean in 2019. The nutrient enrichment in the Kuroshio Oyashio Extension (KOE) surface seawater, driven by the upwelling and atmospheric deposition, promoted the growth of phytoplankton and elevated the isoprene concentration. This was confirmed by observed responses of isoprene to nutrients and aerosol dust additions in a ship‐based incubation experiment, where the isoprene concentrations increased by 70% (t = 4.417, p < 0.001) and 35% (t = 2.387, p < 0.05), respectively. Biogenic isoprene production rates in the deck incubation experiments were positively related to chlorophyll a, temperature, and solar radiation, with an average production of 7.33 ± 4.27 pmol L−1 day−1. Photochemical degradation of dissolved organic matter was likely an abiotic source of isoprene, contributing to approximately 14% of the total production. Driven by high isoprene production and extreme physical disturbance, the KOE showed very high emissions of isoprene of 46.0 ± 13.0 nmol m−2 day−1, which led to a significant influence on the oxidative capacity of the local atmosphere.