Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
High resolution X-ray imaging using a silicon strip detector

The authors present the first images and an initial evaluation of a scanned-slot X-ray imaging system based on edge-on silicon strip detectors and high-speed low-noise parallel processing ASICs. The authors have demonstrated noiseless single photon counting above a minimal threshold of 7.2 keV. Edge scans show negligible cross talk between different channels in the ASIC. The Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) has been measured and found to agree with the ideal MTF for 100 /spl mu/m pixel size. The first images are obtained at very low exposures and show the high performance of the system. The authors also present a way of enhancing the X-ray flux to a slot by using a refractive X-ray lens. They believe this focusing device will significantly enhance the potential for scanned-slot X-ray imaging.
Phenotypic and genotypic coefficients of variation and other growth attributes in sesame genotype under rain-fed conditions

An experiment was carried out at Gedarif Agricultural Research Station, Sudan, for two consecutive rainy seasons (2009 and 2010) to estimate the phenotypic and genotypic coefficients of variation, heritability in broad sense, genetic advance and genetic advance as percentage of the mean for yield and other growth attributes in seven sesame genotypes. A randomized complete block design with four replicates was used. The parameters were days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, plant height, number of capsules/plant, seed yield/plant (g) and seed yield (kg/ha). A wide range of variability was detected among the genotypes for all characters in both seasons. The earliest maturing genotype combined over two seasons (77.00 days) was SPS2003T10 whereas the latest one (87.10 days) was Gedarif -1. The lowest yielder genotype (361.00 Kg/ha) was Ziraa-9 whereas the highest yielder (591 Kg/ha) was Gedaref-1 which out-yielded the overall mean yield by 28.43% in the first season and by 23.88% in the second season. High heritability coupled with low genetic advance was recorded for days to 50% flowering, days to maturity and plant height which indicate dominant and epistatic gene action while low to moderate heritability with high genetic advance was recorded for the yield and its components which indicate the additive nature of inheritance. Therefore, direct simple selection may improve the morphological traits of the crop, whereas, other mechanisms may be needed to improve the seed yield and its components.
OLD AND NEW EMERGING THEREPIES FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that is characterized by central nervous system inflammation, demyelination, and axon loss. It’s affect up to two million people world wide and represents a prime cause of neurological disability in young adults and has wide health, psychological, economical and social consequences. Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of human MS, is a demyelinating, inflammatory disease of the CNS and is induced by the immunization of susceptible strains of rats or mice with myelin antigens combined with adjuvant. The current treatments for MS progression include disease modifying agent viz. cytostatic, immunomodulatory drugs such as mitoxantrone and cyclophosphamide (CY), biological agents such as interferon (IFN)-beta, natalizumab and the random polymer glatiramer acetate. Although clear-cut beneficial effects are observed in many patients treated with these drugs, in addition, all of these compounds have potentially serious side effects, some require systemic administration and the biological agents are costly and immunogenic, causing response failure during prolonged treatment. The present review compiled the data on those agents which shows promising affect in different clinical trial of MS and its animal model EAE and therefore used in treatment of MS in future.
Impact of Sporting activities on Bone Mineral Density

Bone mineral density is used in clinical medicine as an indirect indicator of osteoporosis and fracture risk. There is a statistical association between poor bone density and higher probability of fracture. Fragility fractures, which result from a fall from no greater than standing height, are a significant public health problem leading to much medical cost, inability to live independently, and even risk of death. Bone density measurements are used to screen people for osteoporosis risk and to identify those who might benefit from measures to improve bone strength. It is estimated that around 40% of US white women and 13% of US white men aged 50 years will experience at least one clinically apparent fragility fracture in their lifetime. At age 50, a white woman has a 17% chance of sustaining a hip fracture, 15% chance of vertebral fracture and 16% chance for forearm fracture, with comparable figures of 6%, 5% and 2.5% respectively, for fractures in white males (Cummings & Melton, 2002). The 1 st year total direct cost of osteoporotic fractures is estimated to be 25 billion Euros in Europe (Melton et al, 1992). The report of Abstract
Intravenous and intraperitoneal paclitaxel with S-1: new hope for patients with pancreatic cancer and peritoneal metastases?

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a dismal prognosis with a 5-year survival rate still below 7% (1) and is predicted to become the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality within the next two decades (2). Surgical resection in combination with systemic therapy offers the only chance of long-term survival or cure (3). However, at diagnosis only 10–20% of patients have resectable tumors, 30–40% have locally advanced borderline-resectable or unresectable tumors, and the majority of 50–60% of patients present with metastatic disease, frequently with peritoneal metastases (1). Patients with peritoneal metastases have an extremely poor prognosis with survival rates ranging from weeks to several months dependent on the extent of the disease, performance status, and therapy. Peritoneal metastases are frequently associated with severe complications such as intestinal obstruction, massive ascites, and malnutrition. These complications result in a poor performance status and hamper the administration of chemotherapy. Moreover, systemically administered chemotherapeutic drugs may not reach sufficient concentrations in the peritoneal cavity and in peritoneal nodules for effective treatment of peritoneal metastases. More effective treatment strategies for peritoneal metastases are, therefore, one of the most pressing needs in the fight against pancreatic cancer.
The Relationship between Haemoglobin Concentration and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Pre-Eclampsia in a Tertiary Hospital in South-Southern, Nigeria

Pre-eclampsia is one of the most common diseases worldwide [1]. It is a human-pregnancy-specific disease defined as the occurrence of hypertension and significant proteinuria in a previously healthy woman on or after the 20th week of gestation [2,3]. Worldwide, it complicates 2% to 8% of all pregnancies [14]. With other hypertensive disorders, pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal foetal, and neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide [5-7] including developing countries like Nigeria [8-10]. Worldwide, preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders are responsible for about 50,000 to76,000 maternal deaths [11,12]. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates its incidence to be seven times higher in developing countries than developed countries [12,13]. In Nigeria, the prevalence of preeclampsia ranges between 2% to 16.7% [13-15]. In the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, preeclampsia accounted for 3.8% of all antenatal admissions and 9.7% of all caesarean deliveries amongst booked patients [16]. Pre-eclampsia/ Eclampsia accounted for 36% of all maternal deaths in the University of Port Harcourt in 2013 and remains the highest contributor to maternal deaths [16-18]. In normal pregnancy, plasma volume increases with gestation to about 40% above pre-pregnancy levels at 30 weeks followed by a small decrease at term [19]. Abstract
Critical Analysis of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory

This paper is a critical analysis of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory. The test assesses an individual’s personality and examines clinical syndromes. In this paper, we will give a description of the test. We will also go over the technical aspect of the test. We will further discuss practical use of the test. We will additionally discuss some strengths and weakness of the test. Lastly, we will discuss
Histopathological and morphometric analysis of surgically resected thoracic aortic aneurysm due to bicuspid aortic valve disease (BAVD)

Objectives: Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease (BAVD) is a rare entity associated with ascending aortic aneurysm. We present the histopathological and morphometric data of BAVD cases who had thoracic aortic aneurysms requiring surgical intervention. Materials and Methods: Thirteen cases of BAVD from 298 cases of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms requiring surgical intervention between 1995 to 2009 were included. Controls were obtained from autopsy cases with normal aortic valve. Tunica intima was examined for fibrosis (FIB-1), and inflammation (INFL1). Tunica media was examined for lamellar count (LC) and inflammation (INFL 2) whereas elastic fragmentation (EF), cystic medial degeneration (CMD), medionecrosis (MN), smooth muscle disarray (SMD) and fibrosis (FIB-2) were graded by semi-quantitative grading system. CMD was subjected to morphometric area measurement. Tunica adventitia was examined for fibrosis (FIB 3) and inflammation (INFL 3). Results: In media EF (P
THE CLINICAL RISK FACTORS FOR THE GENESIS OF CRVO

Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is the second commonest cause of retinal vascular disorder just after diabetic retinopathy. RVO is associated with a wide variety of systemic and local complicating factors. In over half of the cases with RVO, the age of the disease onset is over 65 years. The most recognized risk factors for RVO are the senility and accompanying systemic vascular diseases. Additional risk factors include thrombophilic mutations, systemic inflammatory conditions and ophthalmic risk factors. The aim of this review is to outline clinical risk factors underlying the occurrence of RVO. © 2016 The Authors. Published by ACT Publishing Group Ltd.
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES IN SALMONELLA INFECTION, CAUSATIVE AGENT OF TYPHOID FEVER – AN OVERVIEW STUDY

Typhoid fever is a prolonged and debilitating fever which is of major public health concern in many countries.Laboratory diagnosis of typhoid fever requires isolation and identification of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. In many areas where this disease is endemssssic, laboratory capability is limited. Recent advances in molecular immunology have led to the identification of sensitive and specific markers for typhoid fever and technology to manufacture practical and inexpensive kits for their rapid detection. Three commercial kits for serologic diagnosis of typhoid fever. Patients presenting with 4 days of fever were enrolled at two hospitals. Patients with serotype Typhi isolated from blood samples, and controls were patients with other laboratory-confirmed illnesses. This paper described following methods for diagnosis in case of typhoid fever, Laboratory analysis. (i) Blood culture (ii) Confirmation and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of isolates (iii) Investigation of stool culture (iv) Widal test. (v) Rapid tests (vi) A polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based test.
Knowledge on risk factors of uterine prolapse among reproductive age group women of Bajrabarahi Municipality of Lalitpur, Nepal

Background: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a most common gynecological health problem contributing to maternal morbidity and mortality among women of reproductive age in developing countries. In Nepal prevalence of uterus prolapse among reproductive age women is around 17-27%. Still large numbers of rural Nepalese women are deprived of access to early diagnosis and quality treatment services related uterus prolapse. The present study was conducted with the aims to assess knowledge on risk factors on uterine prolapse among the reproductive age group of women who have at least one child below five years of age and residing at Bajrabarahi municipality of Lalitpur district. Methods: This is a cross sectional descriptive study. Total 185 individuals were randomly selected from the list of safe motherhood register book of Bajrabarahi municipality for the interview. Semi-structured questionnaire was used as tools to collect data from study participants. Data collected was entered in Epi-data and data analysis was done using SPSS 16.0 version. Bivariate analysis was done using Chi-Square test to find the association between the selected variables of the study. Results: The study results shows that out of total 46.5% of respondents have adequate knowledge and 53.5% of respondents have inadequate knowledge regarding risk factors of uterus prolapse. The study results explicitly reflects the knowledge on risk factors of uterus prolapse is significantly associated with the age of respondent (p=0.021), age at marriage of respondents (p=0.011), education status of respondents (p=0.001) and age at first child birth of respondent (p=0.001). Conclusions: Though majority of respondents have heard about uterus prolapse, very few participants have in-depth or adequate knowledge about risk factors of uterus prolapse. Still extensive efforts of government and non-government organizations are essential to improve maternal health status of rural Nepalese women.
Effect of Jatropha curcas, Psidium guajava and Andrographis paniculata leaf extracts on postharvest performance of cut Mokara red orchid flowers

The effect and optimum concentration of Jatropha curcas, Psidium guajava and Andrographis paniculata single leaf extract (SLE) and double combination leaf extracts (DCLE) on postharvest performance of cut Mokara Red orchid flowers was studied. The 15 mg/L DCLE of P. guajava and A. paniculata containing floral preservative solutions had the stable pH (initial pH 3.0) compared to the pH of SLE floral preservative solutions, resulting in extended vase life of the cut flowers. Moreover, flowers in the above preservative solutionstreated flowers retained better petal colour than the colour in the other treated flowers. Thus, 15 mg/L DCLE-Pg+Ap was used in subsequent experiments to evaluate the long vase life of cut flowers based on higher rates of preservative solutions uptake. The all-preservative solutions contained two groups of bacteriaand three fungi. The 15 mg/L DCLE-Pg+Ap had lower bacterial populations compared to the 15 mg/L DCLE-Jc+Ap, except in fungal growth. Therefore, DCLE-Pg+Ap had the potential as a natural preservative solutions to extend the 3 days more vase life of orchid flowers compared to the control containing 8-HQC (8-hydroxyquinoline citrate). Future research needs to examine which microbes are responsible for xylem blockage and their effects on the postharvest performance of cut flowers.
International Journal of Current Research in

Celastrus paniculatus Willd. a threatened taxon belongs to the family Celastraceae is one of the important medicinal plants. The seeds contain alkaloids and the oil extracted from them has long been regarded as highly beneficial and medicinally effective. Due to its medicinal importance, the plant has been over exploited and effective measures are needed to be taken to conserve the precious germplasms. In present study, an effective protocol for micropropagation has been developed through nodal cultures. Nodal explants from mature plant were collected and cultured on MS medium supplemented with various concentrations of auxins (IAA,IBA,NAA,2,4-D) and cytokinins (BAP,Kin,2-ip,Zea,TDZ) either alone and in combinations under controlled photoperiod and temperature. Maximum number of 15.43±0.17 shoots was regenerated directly from the nodal explants on MS medium supplemented with BAP+NAA+GA3. Histological studies have confirmed the direct regeneration of shoots from the cultures. Thus, obtained shoots were subcultured to rooting medium containing auxins for root induction. The regenerated plantlets were successfully acclimatized on mixture of organic manure, clay and sand (1:1:1) and 75% of regenerates were survived. Accepted: 09 August 2017 Available Online: 06 September 2017
Hopfield neural network in agent based modeling

In recent years, most of the researchers in the field of artificial intelligence focused on developing the Agent Based Modelling in order to simplified their learning algorithms. This version of simplification is useful to find a provable criterion for convergence in a dynamic system. In this paper, an agent based modelling (ABM) was developed by using NETLOGO as a platform for activation functions to carry out logic programming in Hopfield network. The developed model seems to illustrate the task of doing logic programming in a simple, flexible and user friendly manner.
203-207-Cengiz Tavusbay

In this study, we analyzed the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of ethyl pyruvate (EP) in an experimental colitis model. Seventeen Wi star Albino rats were divided into three groups: The sham group (n=3), in which no colitis was induced; the EP (n=7) and normal saline (NS) (n=7) group, in which colitis was induc ed. In EP and NS groups, 50 mg/kg of EP or NS was administered subcutaneously for 7 days. W eight changes in the rats were observed throughout the study. All rats were sacrif ced on the seventh day. The injury in the resected distal colons was scored histopathological ly and tissue malonyl dialdehyde (MDA) levels were measured. The injury scores of the NS g roup were found to be higher than those of the Sham group, whereas the scores were lower in the EP-administered group in comparison with both Sham and NS groups (p=0.002 an d p=0.003, respectively). Although tissue MDA levels in the EP group were lower than t hat in the NS group, the difference was not significant. Although there was an apparent wei ght increase in the EP group compared with the NS group, it was not found to be statistic ally significant. The histopathological data indicated that EP reduced inflammatory injury in ra ts with colitis.
Comparison of the Confidence Level of Final Year Dental Students in General Practice between two Saudi Dental Colleges in Riyadh

Aim: To identify and compare the self confidence level in performing variety of essential dental procedures among final year dental students at two Saudi Dental colleges; King Saud University and Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to 249 final year dental students at the two dental colleges. It included a 42 lists, contained variety of dental procedures. Information requested, related to their confidence in performing those procedures using three points scale 1 (not or little confidence), 2 (neutral), and 3 (confident). Paired t-tests were used to determine the statistical significant differences in the means of confidence between the two groups with various factors. ANOVA followed by a Tukey test were used to determine the statistical differences in means of students’ self-confidence with their GPA. Results: Dental procedures with highest confidence includes OHI and fissure sealant (2.95), PRR (2.94), followed by prophylaxis and scaling (2.93), then single RCT (2.92). While that of the least confidence includes veneer (1.88), vital and non-vital tooth bleaching (1.89, 1.86 respectively), inlay and onlay (1.90) and managing of physically disabled patient (1.94). Few differences in confidence levels between the two colleges and gender were identified. Students with High GPA were found more confidents in performing only 3 dental procedures: simple posterior restoration (2.98, p < 0.049), retreatment of failed RCT (2.63, p < 0.049) and repair and relining of existing denture (2.63, p < 0.016). Conclusion: The final year dental students at the two colleges were found confident in the basic dental procedures that were expected to have acquired by the end of their undergraduate courses. Reforming and continues revision of undergraduate curriculum, moving to competency–based system, in addition to these, other learning systems which proven to have better impact on students’ learning outcomes should be encouraged.
SERUM PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES LEVEL AND ADENOSINE DEAMINASE ENZYME ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH TYPHOID FEVER IN NAJAF/IRAQ

In the current study,60 serum samples from patients with typhoid fever and control(50 healthy individuals) were collected during 2014 years and examined for the presence of ADA enzyme, IL-6, and IFN-α. The mean values of ADA enzyme in the serum of typhoid fever patients were significantly higher (52.2± 4.32) than that of the control group(12.3 ± 6.03). The mean concentration of serum IL-6 and TNF-α were also higher significant(P<0.001) in typhoidal patients than healthy control (30.41 ± 1.03 and 6.73 ± 3.62) and (72.35 ± 2.03 and 42.71 ± 4.12). According to the gender, ADA enzyme in male showed high(49.3 L/U) than female(42.5 L/U) with no significant variation(P> 0.05). Male appeared significant raised in the concentration of IL-6 andTNF-α (62.14 ,52.45) pg/ml than female(57.3 , 45.32) pg/ml.
Relationship between Parental factors and Academic performance among Adolescents in Kerman-Iran

The present study examined relationship between parental factors influencing students' performance or failure have always been a basic issue in education; however, despite the extensive line of research conducted and a large amount of budgets spent, there are still huge numbers of students who experience failure in academic performance each year. This study utilized a quantitative approach and correlation research design. Respondents of the study consisted of 400 male and female high school students who were identified by proportional stratified random sampling technique. Instruments for data collection included Buri’s Parent Authority Questionnaire and Paulson’s Parental Academic Involvement Questionnaire. The results of the Pearson correlation analysis showed that parents’ authoritative and permissive styles, parental school involvement were significantly related to academic performance. [Elham Dehyadegary, Sanaz Cheraghi, Khalil Nematollahi, EhsanAvatefi Monfared. Relationship between Parental factors and Academic performance among Adolescents in Kerman-Iran. J Am Sci 2013;9(5s):87-94]. (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.jofamericanscience. org. 14