Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Multi-Agent System based Two-Phase Market Model to Incorporate Demand Response in Grid-Tied Microgrids

In this paper, a MEMF is proposed to manage power balance in grid-tied microgrids. The MEMF maintains two virtual markets viz. Local market in which potential sellers and buyers will participate in trading within the microgrid using CDA market auction, and Global market in which power mismatch (surplus/deficit) of the microgrid in the local market is mitigated by the grid. In addition, a novel linear bidding algorithm is introduced for stake holders to decide their quote prices for day-ahead trading intervals for ethical trading. The trading mechanism is modified dynamically to enhance benefits to both sellers and buyers. It also enables customers with low priority loads to participate voluntarily in DR. The generally used incentive policy is modified to yield more benefits to the customers. In the proposed MEMF, both MAS and grid-tied microgrid are simulated using MATLAB/SIMULINK. The simulation results on a test system are presented for illustrating the effectiveness of DR on the proposed trading and managing algorithm.
Recent trends in managing abnormal uterine bleeding

“HMB is defined as bleeding in excess of 80 ml per menstrual cycle when measured objectively”. The heaviest blood loss is usually on the first two days with abnormal menstruation occuring for a duration of 7 days. To estimate the menstrual blood loss objective methods can be used. However discomfort of the patient and hematological status can be taken into consideration for an appropriate management. Hallberg’s alkaline hematin technique is considered as a gold standard method of estimating the blood loss. In this method hemoglobin is extracted by 5% NaOH solution from the collected sanitary pads or tampons and the menstrual blood lost is estimated. Collection and storage of these used tampons and sanitary pads is often difficult for many women therefore a semiquantitative measurement using an alternative and simpler method known as (PBAC) pictorial blood loss assessment chart was developed by Higham. AUB is an important healthcare problem, causes both physiological as well as psychological stress and a common indication for hysterectomies.
EFFECTS OF CARBON SOURCES, PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS AND INOCULUM SIZE ON Citrus suhuiensis CELL SUSPENSION CULTURE GROWTH

Cell suspension culture of Citrus suhuiensis (C. suhuiensis) was established to determine the best growth condition based on the effects of carbon source, plant growth regulators (PGRs) and inoculum size. Friable callus from the cotyledon explant was used to initiate the cell suspension cultures. Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 50 g/L glucose achieved the highest cell dry weight (CDW) and µmax of 23.2 g/L and 0.47 h-1 respectively compared to glucose at 30 g/L and other carbon sources. For PGRs effects, 0.5 mg/L 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) gave the highest amount of CDW and µmax; 11.91 g/L and 0.32 h-1. Furthermore, the inoculum size at 10% (v/v) gave the maximum CDW and µmax of 15.45 g/L and 0.71 h-1 respectively compared to 20% (v/v) and 30% (v/v) of inoculum. The results achieved can be used for further statistical optimization of C. suhuiensis cell suspension culture growth parameters in which the interactions between those parameters can be further studied and understood.
Assessing Consumers’ Intention to Purchase Green Energy Brands

This research aims to assess consumers’ intention to purchase green energy brands. A descriptive analysis was employed for data analysis by using a sample of 300 students. The results of descriptive analysis inferred that of the twenty-two items assessed, two statements which represented the nature experience factor were the top important aspects highlighted by the respondents in respect to positive perception towards green energy brands, namely “Brand X evokes the sensation of being in nature” and “Brand X makes me feel close to nature”. This significant result implies that the popularity of the brands associated with green energy brands influenced respondents’ perceptions. Philips was the most popular green energy brands. Philips has achieved a CDP Climate Change A List ranking for its leadership in corporate climate action. Further, Lenovo, Haier, and Ericsson were the next preferred green energy brands. The outcomes from the study propose a different frontward motion to the outcomes of prior studies on green energy brands by providing further facts to narrow down the research gap with regard to assessing consumers’ intention to purchase green energy brands. Direction for future research is also furnished.
Synergism of microorganisms and enzymes in solid-state fermentation of animal feed. A review

Solid-state fermentation (SSF) has been researched and applied in the food industry for a long time and constitutes a feed material processing technique. An important objective of SSF is the production of enzymes, organic acids and other metabolites of economic importance. It was indicated that the utilization value of some substrates was increased by post-fermentation by probiotics (Chu et al., 2017; Chuang et al., 2019). Recently, SSF has been employed to enhance nutrient bioavailability, inhibit gut pathogenic bacteria and reduce anti-nutritional factors content in plant protein sources, resulting in improved nutrient digestibility, thereby improving performance and gut health of domestic animals (Olukomaiya et al., 2019). In the fermentation process, the utilization efficiency of microorganisms on the macromolecular material in feed can be improved by using enzymatic co-fermentation. For example, the monosaccharide produced by cellulase hydrolysis of crude fibre can provide energy for probiotics to synthesize microbe protein (Ghosh et al., 2019). Simultaneously, cofermentation can also overcome the challenge of less enzyme production by microbial fermentation alone, and improve feed quality. This advantage is of great significance for the development and application of feed sources (Bartkiene et al., 2018; Wang et al., 2019). So, the main purpose of this review is to summarize the SSF method in which enzyme and microbe are used simultaneously in feed processing and to evaluate their simultaneous effect on feed SSF. Moreover, the basis for the follow-up of the rational use of enzyme in feed SSF is provided. ABSTRACT. Fermentation and enzymolysis are commonly used biological treatment methods to treat forage, especially unconventional one. Both these treatments can improve the nutritional value of the forage, reduce the content of anti-nutritional factors and ameliorate the digestibility of feed. Microbial-enzymatic synergism treatment constitutes an organic combination of fermentation and enzymolysis, which can strengthen the processing of forage and achieve a superior feeding effect. In this review, the objectives of microbial-enzymatic synergism treatment are summarized, including decomposing macromolecular nutrients, decreasing anti-nutritional factors and increasing specific target products. The substrates, microbes and enzymes used in microbe-enzyme synergy are also summarized. Furthermore, the similarities and differences between one-step and two-step technological processes of synergy are presented and the current evaluation system of microbial-enzymatic synergism treatment is reviewed. Existing problems and future development directions of microbial-enzymatic synergism treatment are also discussed. Received: 5 January 2021 Revised: 7 February 2021 Accepted: 8 February 2021
Evaluation of The Mutagenicity and Oxidative Stress of Fipronil After Subchronic Exposure in Male Albino Rats

Fipronil (FPN) is a wide-ranging effective N-phenylpyrazole insecticide that is commonly used in agriculture and public health for a long time but until now no adequate data available concerning its side effect. The present study was to evaluate the oxidative stress, cytotoxicity, and mutagenic effect of FPN subchronic exposure. Twenty male Albino rats (120g±10%) were randomly assigned into four groups each has five animals, a control group, two FPN treated groups with doses of 3.9, and 2.3 mg kg-1 b.w. per day for 90 days and the fourth group is a positive control group. Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), Catalase (CAT), and Malondialdehyde level (MDA) were used as oxidative stress biomarkers. The cytotoxicity was estimated by micronucleus assay, while the mutagenic effect was studied on the P53 tumor suppressor gene using the single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) technique. The results showed that SOD significantly decreased in the high and low doses treatments and insignificant changes in CAT compared to control. MDA was significantly elevated in the high dose group and remained insignificant in the low dose. The high dose of FPN was showed an increased number of micronuclei in the Normochromatic Erythrocytes (NCE) in the bone marrow. PCR-SSCP analysis by acrylamide gel didn’t show mutations in the P53 gene. This study demonstrated that FPN induces oxidative stress and micronuclei but did not show alternation of the P53 gene. The study indicated the relative safeness of fipronil to be used in the public health field with taking all use precautions.
Analysis of Air Monitoring System in Megacity on the Example of St. Petersburg

The paper considers the current problem of improving the quality of atmospheric monitoring. The paper aimed at conducting a monitoring section of the existing situation in the studied territories in St. Petersburg. The following study methods were described: gravimetric, electrochemical, and chromatographic. The analysis of samples was carried out on the following laboratory facilities of the mobile environmental laboratory: PU-3E aspirator, ECOLAB portable gas analyser, DUSTTRAK 8533 dust analyser, portable gas chromatograph FGKh-1, professional weather station. The study consisted of two parts and was carried out in two districts of the city: Novosmolenskaya Embankment of the Smolenka River (Vasileostrovsky District) and the banks of the Volkovka River (Frunzensky District). As a result of the study, the concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, carbon oxide, suspended solids and volatile organic compounds in the air of the studied districts were measured. The obtained values were compared with the maximal single limiting concentration (LMCm.s.) and assumptions were made about the possible sources of pollution. In the territory of Novosmolenskaya Embankment, the concentration of nitrogen dioxide varied from 0.211 mg/m3 to 0.472 mg/m3, which means the exceedance of LMCm.s. The maximum permissible concentration of the volatile organic compounds (VOC) content in air was exceeded by several orders of magnitude. No exceedance of LMCm.s. was detected for the content of carbon oxide and suspended solids in the air. The empirical data was used to build the air pollution content maps and to calculate the atmospheric pollution index in the studied territory.
What Do Italians Think About Coronavirus? An Exploratory Study on Social Representations

This research aims to analyze the structure and content of the social representation of the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, paying particular attention to socially constructed meanings, in order to understand in what way the Covid-19 pandemic is going to take form in the collective consciousness The study involved 484 Italian citizens, recruited through snowball sampling Data were collected using the free association technique and the inductive term "Coronavirus", by an online questionnaire administered between April 17 and April 26, 2020 Participants were also asked to clarify the meaning of each of the three words elicited The corpus of words was analyzed by using EVOC 2005 software, adopting a structural approach and following the prototypical method The corpus of sentences related to the meanings of the words has been analyzed through an inductive content analysis supported by Nvivo10 software The social representation of Covid-19 is structured around fear, which represents the shared emotion that revolves around the risk of contagion and the current pandemic state Alongside these elements that constitute the central system, the representation is enriched with further terms located in the near peripheries, probably shared by certain subgroups and related to physical consequences, to the daily situation of quarantine, and knowledge about the virus The other elements related for example to specific feelings, to the perception of danger, or the protection are probably anchored to subjective experiences Some relevant aspects, such as parallelism with other representations, the role of the media, and emotions, have been identified and discussed
Novel Mechanisms to Modulate Microglial Functional Phenotypes in Health and Disease

Microglia are resident innate immune cells that maintain homeostasis and sense a range of pathophysiological impairments within the central nervous system (CNS). Based on their involvement in brain disease progression, microglia-targeted therapy has emerged as a potential approach for reducing the burden of CNS disease. Microglia activation requires the activation of different signal pathways via neurotransmitters, neuropeptides and/ or other extracellular molecules, which each can be targeted. The neuropeptide VGF (non-acronym) is secreted by neurons and hydrolysed into biologically active peptides. One of these peptides is TLQP21, which binds to the complement receptors C1qbp and C3aR1. Although both receptors are expressed in microglia, the effect of TLQP21 on microglial cells has not been elucidated. The goal of the first study in the present dissertation was to determine whether TLQP21 might be a useful target in modulating microglial function. I demonstrate that exogenous application of TLQP21 stimulates microglial outward rectifying potassium (K+) currents, intracellular calcium (Ca2+) release, phagocytosis, and migration in C3aR-dependent manner. Interestingly, C3aR1 receptors were only expressed in microglia in vitro, but not in situ; suggesting that their expression might vary between different microglial activation states. Furthermore, in vitro and in situ activation of C1qbp leads to TLQP21 interference with metabotropic purinergic signalling (P2Y) in microglia, thereby, decreasing P2Y12-mediated activation of K+ conductance, microglia migration and laser lesion-induced processes outgrowth, as well as P2Y6-mediated phagocytic activity. Next, I examined other possible P2Y regulators in microglia. Neurofibromin is a known downstream effector of tyrosine kinase receptors and G protein-coupled receptors that indirectly regulates cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels through purinergic receptors. Mutations on this protein results in Neurofibromatosis type 1 disease (NF1). In the second study, a mouse model of NF1 with heterozygous neurofibromin knockout (Nf1 +/-) was employed. Interestingly, only male Nf1 +/microglia showed impaired ATP-induced P2Y-mediated membrane currents and P2Y-dependent laser lesion-induced process movement in situ. Moreover, I found that the P2Y-control of microglial phagocytosis was only affected in male Nf1 +/mice. In contrast, basal phagocytic activity was reduced in both male and female Nf1 +/mice. Studying the neurofibromin downstream signaling intermediate, cAMP, revealed that male Nf1 +/mice exhibited defects in cAMP regulation. Pharmacological blockade of phosphodiesterase III enzyme rescued these defects.
UAV applications in Agriculture 4.0 Aplicações de UAVs na Agricultura 4.0

- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have potentially significant application in agriculture and, with the emergence of the digital farming era and Agriculture 4.0, this platform has become increasingly important. UAV imagery may improve or even replace routine data surveys, as well as optimize phytosanitary product application. High-spatial resolution imagery makes UAVs attractive for several applications where traditional satellite sensing is still unsuitable. With the significant recent development of data science techniques, UAVs have a prominent position in assisting farmers for more efficient decision-making and automating agricultural processes. Thus, this work addresses the main agricultural applications of UAVs into five major topics: topographic survey, physiological assessments, biophysical assessments, monitoring of biological targets, and spraying of phytosanitary products and application of bio inputs.
New Dimensions of Regulatory Complexity and Their Economic Cost. An Analysis Using Text Mining

Complex or poorly drafted regulations are more difficult for economic agents to implement, eroding economic efficiency. The literature has so far concentrated on the analysis of regulatory complexity as a phenomenon related to the “quantity” of norms. Regulation can also be complex because of “qualitative” reasons such as its linguistic ambiguity or its relational structure (references between legal documents). This article innovates by analyzing these new dimensions of complexity: we develop new indicators for legibility and regulatory interconnectedness. To do so, we constructed a new database (RECOS - Regulatory Complexity in Spain) extracting information from 8,171 norms (61 million words) covering the regulation set of all the Spanish autonomous regions. We analyze the relationship between these new indicators and productivity (as a relevant economic variable) and judicial efficacy (as a relevant institutional-structural variable). While each of these areas should be analyzed in separate articles, this research shows that the new dimensions of regulation complexity matter and also have significant results.
Surgical Management Of Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries By Ligament Reconstruction Using Mersilene Tape And Ethibond

Background: Acromioclavicular (AC) injuries account for 9% to 12% of all shoulder injuries. Rockwood grade IV to VI AC injuries require surgical fixation, which can be done by Mersilene tape reconstruction, K-wire transfixation, hook plates, reconstruction using autografts, or suture anchors. But no gold standard procedure has been established till date. Material & Methods: 12 patients of AC joint disruption treated by surgical reconstruction using mersilene tape and ethibond suture were evaluated functionally using Visual analog scale (VAS) and Constant and Murley scores and radiological for re-displacement and fixation. Results: The mean age in the group was 46.6 years (range 26 to 61), with male to female ratio of 3:1. Mean delay in surgery was 11 days (range 4 to 14 days), mean blood loss was 100 ml and mean duration of surgery was 54 min. The mean pre-operative VAS score improved from 6.41 to post-operative score of 2.68 and 1.25 at 6 and 12 months respectively. Constant Murley score improved from a mean pre-operative score of 51 to a post-operative score of 88.33 and 92.08 at 6 and 12 months respectively. At the final follow up all the patients had satisfactory results in terms of pain, cosmetic correction and movements and strength of the shoulder. The AC joint was clinically as well as radiologically stable in all the cases. Conclusion: Anatomic reconstruction of AC joint disruption requires reconstruction of both coracoclavicular ligament as well as acromioclavicular ligament to achieve stability in both superiorinferior as well as antero-posterior plane, which can be achieved by mersilene tape fixation augmented by 5-0 ethibond suture leading to excellent results.
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CRUDE EXTRACTS OF Solanum incanum AGAINST Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

Human pathogenic microorganisms have developed resistance in response to indiscriminative use of commercial drugs. Plants produce many secondary metabolites with microbiocidal activity hence their use in traditional medicine. Herbalists in Kenya use medicinal plants including Solanum incanum in treating microbial infections. Though S. incanum has been used to treat different diseases in humans and animals, there is little information on antimicrobial activities of its extracts against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. In this study, phytochemical analysis and antibacterial activity of solanum incanum leaves, roots and seeds extracts were determined. Ethanolic and aqueous extracts of leaf, root and seed of concentrations 25, 50, 75 and 100, and amoxicillin 25 mg/ml (control) with three replications were used for antibacterial analysis by the agar-well diffusion method. The results were subjected to analysis of variance at P < 0.05. Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, saponins, steroids and tannins. Solanum incanum exhibited significant antibacterial effect against the two test bacteria. Ethanol extracts were more active than extracts against the bacteria. Ethanol extracts at 100% inhibited growth of Staphylococcus aureus more than the Escherichia coli. The zones of inhibition for Staphylococcus aureus were 35.0±0.6 mm, 30.94±0.3 mm and 30.14±0.64mm for seed, root and leaves respectively.On the other hand, the zones of inhibition for Escherichia coliat 100% ethanol were 27.20±0.06, 23.14±0.12 and 21.0±0.4 seed, root and leaves respectively.The results validate the use of these plants in ethnomedicine and potential of this plant in treating infections caused by the two bacteria.
Common English Syntactic and Pronunciation-related Errors Made by Trainee Simultaneous Interpreters

The crucial aim of this paper is to unveil the common English syntactic and pronunciation errors made by trainee simultaneous interpreters. Knowing these common errors will help interpreting instructors focus on these two linguistic aspects while teaching simultaneous interpreting. In addition, recognising these repetitive errors will give trainee interpreters a clear and focused picture of the errors that they can avoid during their interpreting assignment. A focus on general interpreting is discussed, as well as the main and repetitive syntactic and pronunciation- related errors. Data from 96 trainee interpreters were analysed using the Triangular Model of Interpreting. Study findings showed that grammatical errors were most common and took many forms, such as incorrect pronouns, verb-related errors, to+ infinitive, incorrect use of adjectives, and redundancy of subject and subject-verb order. Pronunciation problems ranked second and included hesitation, mispronunciation, and spoonerism. In addition, it was observed that the number of mistakes made by trainee interpreters depends on their English proficiency, and the direct effect of their mother language