Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of the Timing of Frozen Embryo Transfer on Pregnancy Outcomes in High Ovarian Response Patients Undergoing Freeze-All Strategy

Background: Frozen embryo transfer (FET) can greatly improve the pregnancy outcomes for high ovarian response (HOR) population. However, it is not known whether the impaired endometrial receptivity derived from controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) can be fully recovered in the first menstrual cycle after oocyte retrieval, and whether the timing of FET is a risk factor on pregnancy outcomes in HOR population undergoing freeze-all strategy.Methods: A retrospective cohort study to compare the pregnancy outcomes of the immediate and delayed FET groups in HOR population undergoing freeze-all strategy. Propensity score matching was used to make the potential risk factors of the immediate and delayed FET groups comparable. Multivariable regression analysis was used to study the effect of the timing of FET on pregnancy outcomes in the entire cohort and propensity score-matched cohort, even in different COH protocol cohorts as subgroup analysis.Results: We showed that the immediate FET group were no worse than delayed FET group in the entire cohort [clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), adjusted odd ratio (OR), 0.942, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.784-1.133; spontaneous abortion rate (SAR), adjusted OR, 1.118, 95% Cl (0.771-1.623); live birth rate (LBR), adjusted OR, 1.060, 95% Cl (0.886-1.267)]. The same results were obtained by χ2 test in the propensity score-matched cohort (CPR, 60.5% versus 63.5%; SAR, 11.6% versus 12.3%; LBR, 48% versus 49.3%) (P > 0.05). Subgroup analysis indicated that pregnancy outcomes of immediate FET were non-inferior to delayed FET in short-acting gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) long protocol (P > 0.05). The SAR of the immediate FET group were lower than that of the delayed FET group in GnRH antagonist protocol (adjusted OR, 0.646, 95% CI, 0.432-0.966) and long-acting GnRH-a long protocol (adjusted OR, 0.375, 95% CI, 0.142-0.990) (P < 0.05), no differences were observed in CPR and LBR (P > 0.05). Conclusions: These findings indicate that immediate FET might not affect pregnancy outcomes in HOR patients undergoing freeze-all strategy. Delaying FET could increase the SAR in GnRH-ant and long-acting GnRH-a long protocols.
The Fungi Concerned in Fiber Deterioration

On the basis of a survey of the literature and of test results here reported on more than 400 fungus isolates, cellulose-decomposing activity is shown to be very widely distributed but not universal among the fungi. It occurs with a high degree of regularity among isolates of certain genera-e.g., Alternaria, Chaetomium, Curvularia, Fusarium, Gliomastix, Helmintho sporium, Humicola, Memnoniella, Stachybotrys, and Trichoderma, and probably with equal fre quency in other genera which have not been so extensively studied. It occurs in a greater or smaller number of species in many of the several groups or subdivisions of the genus Aspergillus but apparently not in all of them, in a much smaller but rather widely diverse group of species in the genus Penicillium, apparently not at all in Mucor, Rhizopus, and other genera of the Mucoraceae, and probably only rarely among the actinomycetes. Tests on Cladosporium herbarum show that the temperature optima for growth of isolates of this fungus are in general distinctly below the approximately 30°C used by several other workers in experiments with it; this fact is believed to account, at least in part, for the poor cellulose-decomposing activity shown by it in their tests. Tests on Pullularia pullulans have failed to detect cellulolytic activity.
Serum Antibodies against Porphyromonas gingivalis GroEL are Insufficient to Induce P.gingivalis-accelerated Atherosclerosis

Mio Hagiwara, Tomoko Kurita-Ochiai, Tomomi Hashizume-Takizawa, Masaaki Suemitsu, Kayo Kuyama, Hirotsugu Yamamoto, Kazuhisa Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Akimoto, and Masafumi Yamamoto Nihon University Graduate School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Oral Surgery, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8587, Japan Departments of Oral Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology, Oral Pathology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8587, Japan Laboratory of Periodontology and Immunology, Division of Oral Science of Health Promotion, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
Heat-Induced Gel Formation of .beta.-Lactoglobulin: A Study on the Secondary and Tertiary Structure As Followed by Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy

A variety of conditions affect the character of thermally induced β-lactoglobulin (β-LG) gels. The effects of these conditions on the secondary and tertiary structure of β-LG during gel formation were studied by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. Use of very short path length quartz cells (as low as 0.01 mm) allowed the in situ observation of gel formation. Salt concentrations and pH were not observed to significantly change the secondary structure composition, either before or after heating. It is important to note that no unfolded structure was detected during gel formation. However, an increase in residual tertiary structure was observed at higher salt concentrations after heating
Movimento de água e resistência à penetração em um Latossolo Vermelho distrófico de cerrado, sob diferentes usos e manejos

Na Fazenda Experimental da Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira - UNESP, no Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul, conduziu-se um estudo com o objetivo de se avaliar as modificacoes do movimento de agua de um Latossolo Vermelho distrofico sob vegetacao de cerrado, para diferentes condicoes de uso e manejo do solo. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado, com 6 tratamentos e 10 repeticoes, constando dos seguintes usos e manejos: plantio direto com culturas anuais; preparo convencional com culturas anuais; cultivo minimo com culturas anuais; vegetacao natural (cerrado); area com pastagem e area com cultura de seringueira. Foram avaliados o movimento da agua no solo atraves da infiltracao na superficie, condutividade hidraulica do solo saturado e resistencia do solo a penetracao, nas profundidades de 0-0,10; 0,10-0,20 e 0,20-0,40 m. O uso e o manejo do solo alteraram o movimento da agua do solo e sua resistencia a penetracao. O cultivo minimo revelou-se como o sistema de manejo com melhores resultados, mostrando maior capacidade de infiltracao de agua no solo, condutividade hidraulica do solo saturado e menor resistencia do solo a penetracao, quando comparado ao sistema de vegetacao natural. Dentre os sistemas de usos e manejos estudados, os sistemas com seringueira e pastagem apresentaram menor capacidade de infiltracao da agua no solo e maior resistencia do solo a penetracao.
Study on effect of dynamic load on rail joint bar by finite element method (FEM)

ABSTRACT The effects of vertical dynamic wheel loading and bolt conditions on rail-end joint bar by using the finite element method (FEM) in terms of vertical displacement, principal and shear stress are investigated. Preliminary results of dynamic load show that variation of either tight/loose-bolted joint bar has the response of rail-end joint varies, the joint bar vertical displacement, principal and shear stresses on the joint bar also vary. The test results show that contact force at the wheel-rail joint bar interface would not change monotonically with the variable train speed and the shear stresses calculated at joint bar significantly lower than the principal stress and stresses of the joint bar for a given speed. The tightly bolted joint bar is strongly recommended because of its high stiffness causing smaller deflection and smaller principal and shear stress on the joint bar can reduce initiation of failure around the joint.
The annexation threat: local government boundary changes, race, and the formation of new cities

ABSTRACT One prominent explanation for municipal incorporation – i.e., the formation of new cities – is that it is a defensive response to the threat of annexation posed by neighboring cities. In this paper, we conduct cross-sectional regression analyses to examine the relationship between race, municipal annexation, and municipal incorporation between 2000 and 2010. Our results suggest that annexation by neighboring cities plays a key role in driving municipal incorporation activity in the U.S.; cities that are next to unincorporated majority-white communities tend to annex more aggressively than those next to majority-minority communities, likely as a result of racially selective annexation efforts; majority-white communities are more likely to incorporate in response to the encroachment via annexation of the nearest city; and communities that have higher shares of non-Hispanic whites than the annexing city are especially likely to use incorporation as a defensive strategy to prevent annexation.
Histopathologic Examinations Of Rats Treated By Chronic Inhalation Exposures To Glass Fibers

AbstractEffects on rats of a chronic inhalation exposure to glass fibers were examined histopatho-logically with special reference to pulmonary fibrosis and tumor genesis. Twenty-seven male Wistar rats of 6 wk of age were exposed to glass fibers, the exposure concentration was 2.2 ± 0.6 mg/m3, and the mass median aerodynamic diameter 2.6 mm (the geometric standard deviation 1.9), for I yr. Among them 6 and 9 rats were sacrificed just after the 1-yr exposure period and after a further l-yr clearance period, respectively. Among 25 control rats who did not undergo the exposure, 5 and 15 rats were sacrificed at the same time as each exposure group. Twelve exposure and five control rats died during the exposure and clearance period, respectively. No tumors were found in both the exposure and control rats immediately after the inhalations. There were no pneumoconiotic nodules or interstitial fibrosis in any of the rats, though a somewhat shorter survival was observed in the exposure group than in the control gr.
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING IN THE CHOICE OF WRITING STRATEGIES AMONG INDONESIAN EFL GRADUATE STUDENTS

This study aims to describe the factors which contribute in the choice of writing strategies among Indonesian EFL graduate students. This study was conducted in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta especially in the graduate program of English language studies. The subjects of this research are six students who enroll in the program. The instruments used for this research were questionnaire and interview. Afterwards, the data were analyzed by using Miles and Hubberman’s flow model. Based on the result of analysis, there is an arising finding that can be sketched out: factors contributing to the use of writing strategy were identified to be students’ belief, students’ awareness, students’ language proficiency, writing time, writing type, and writing activity environment. In conclusion, employing writing strategies in a high frequency by considering students’ belief, awareness, language proficiency, writing time, writing type, and writing activity environment is strongly essentials as it will help them to achieve a good writing outcome.
Which isoplanatic patch size for high angular resolution techniques?

The isoplanatic patch size is of interest to reach a high performance with an Adaptive Optics system, since the reference star for its calibration should be located in the same isoplanatic domain than the science source. Different techniques and methods have been developed leading to estimations of the isoplanatic patch but all are model-dependent. We first present a review of these techniques and methods of isoplanatic patch size measurement. We developed a new technique for the estimation of the isoplanatic angle based on an extended object. This technique is now part of our new turbulence profile monitor PML based on the observation of the Moon limb or Sun edge. The first statistics of the isoplanatic angle with this new technique are presented and compared to the exiting techniques based on scintillation measurements or other turbulence parameters such as Fried parameter and/or C 2 n profile.
Improvement of Phenylpropanoid Production with Elicitor Treatments in Pimpinella brachycarpa Nakai

Pimpinella brachycarpa Nakai, known as cham-na-mul in Korea, is a popular edible herb and vegetable. Phenolic compounds are recognized as a vital group of plant secondary metabolites that provide innumerable, valuable therapeutic properties. Elicitors are biofactors or chemicals from diverse sources that can trigger morphological and physiological responses in the target organism. This study examined the effect of methyl jasmonate (MeJA), salicylic acid (SA), and chitosan treatment on the accretion of phenolic compounds in P. brachycarpa Nakai. This plant was harvested under different concentration of elicitor treatment for time course. Eight phenolic compounds including were detected in response to elicitor using HPLC. While the untreated controls showed the lowest phenolic content, treatment with 0.3% chitosan, 0.1 mM SA, and 0.1 mM MeJA resulted in 1.43-, 1.39-, and 1.35-fold increase in the phenolic content, respectively. The highest content of most of the individual phenolic compounds followed a similar trend according to treatment type, with chitosan treatment showing the highest content, followed by SA and then MeJA treatments. Thus, we demonstrate that the treatment with optimal concentrations of these elicitors for an optimal period of time increases the production of phenolic compounds in P. brachycarpa Nakai.
A replication of proximity to chronic wasting disease, perceived risk, and social trust in managing agency between hunters in Minnesota and Illinois

Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA; Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA; U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Ethnic enclaves and ethnoburbs: are there differences in associations with juvenile offense type among Asian Americans?

ABSTRACT Little is known about the neighborhood context of offending for Asian American youth. The current study differentiates between coethnic neighborhood types and considers if residence in ethnoburbs–a more recently conceptualized coethnic neighborhood–is associated with more serious arrests (for substance, property, weapon, or violent offenses). Asian youth in ethnic enclaves had lower odds of a violence arrest relative to youth in non-coethnic neighborhoods. Youth in ethnoburbs had higher odds of a weapons arrest, but this association is attenuated after adjusting for individual-level covariates. Implications for future research include exploring mechanisms for place-based targeted intervention strategies.
Transformational Leadership and Employees’ Helping Behavior in Public Organizations: Does Organizational Structure Matter?

Although transformational leadership (TFL) has been recognized as a significant predictor of follower work behaviors, open questions remain concerning whether its effectiveness is universally valid or contingent on context. Building on social exchange theory and leadership contingency theory, we propose that TFL affects employees’ helping behavior, and this relationship depends on centralized and formalized structural contexts. The results show that TFL is positively associated with employees’ helping behavior; however, when moderated by centralization and formalization, TFL is negatively associated with employees’ helping behavior. The results recognize that organizations’ structural characteristics should not be ignored in TFL literature and practice.
How zoo-housed chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) target gestural communication within and between age groups

Gestural communication among nonhuman primates evolved as a response to their complex social environment. In this scope, males and females, adults and non-adults employ different gestures, probably due to their distinct social roles. In this study, a within and between age group analysis of the gestures produced in different contexts was carried out. For this purpose, a community of 16 captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) was observed during a 3-month period. Initially, data were collected through ad libitum sampling in order to identify their gestural repertoire. Subsequently, focal sampling was used to identify who gesticulated with whom and in what context. Overall, the results showed that juvenile chimpanzees tend to direct their gestures to different age groups according to the context; more specifically, juvenile chimpanzees frequently gesticulate within their age group in play contexts, and with older individuals in locomotion and affiliation contexts. Based on this, a certain degree of flexibility in juvenile chimpanzees gestural signalling is suggested, to the extent that they rather direct their gestural signs to chimpanzees of an apparently more adequate age group, with the aim of involving themselves in the activities’ context in which the gestural sign is produced.
Institutional Environment of Old Age Homes and Its Relation to Adjustment of Older Adults: Evidence from Pakistan

Abstract The study investigated the role of institutional environment in adjustment of older adults living in old age homes of Punjab, Pakistan. The study was conducted on a sample of 270 residents, living in 18 old age facilities across Punjab. The data was collected through a structured interview questionnaire and was analyzed through SPSS (v. 22). The multiple regression analyses suggested that institutional environment along with number of children and number of visitors was a significant predictor of adjustment of older adults. Interventions such as higher support from staff and residents, autonomy, and engagement can help older adults to adjust better in old age homes.
Carbon Dioxide Expiration and Performance Fatigability Following Aerobic Exercise Training: A Longitudinal, Observational, Pilot Study.

Purpose This study examined the influence of aerobic exercise training (AET) on components of carbon dioxide expiration (VCO2), cardiorespiratory function, and fatigability. Methods Twenty healthy adults completed peak cardiopulmonary exercise (CPX) and submaximal tests before and after a vigorous, 4-week AET regimen. Each test was followed by a 10-min recovery and endurance test at 70% of peak wattage attained during CPX. Fatigability was assessed using testing durations and power output. Respiratory buffering (excess VCO2) and non-buffering (metabolic VCO2) were calculated. Data were analyzed for significance (p<0.05) using regressions and paired t-tests. Results Significant improvements in all measures of fatigability were observed after AET. A significant increase in excess VCO2 was observed, though not in metabolic VCO2. Excess VCO2 was strongly predictive of fatigability measures. Conclusion Significant decreases in fatigability are often observed in clinical populations such as obstructive or restrictive lung disease or pulmonary hypertension following AET, even when peak cardiorespiratory function does not appear to adapt. Decreases in fatigability appear to predict longevity with no yet identified mechanism. These results suggest that respiratory buffering and metabolic components of VCO2 may adapt independently to AET, introducing foundational plausibility for an influence of respiratory buffering adaptation to AET on fatigability status.
Unbiased Virus Detection in a Danish Zoo Using a Portable Metagenomic Sequencing System

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is receiving increased attention for the detection of new viruses and infections occurring at the human–animal interface. The ability to actively transport and relocate this technology enables in situ virus identification, which could reduce response time and enhance disease management. In a previous study, we developed a straightforward mNGS procedure that greatly enhances the detection of RNA and DNA viruses in human clinical samples. In this study, we improved the mNGS protocol with transportable battery-driven equipment for the portable, non-targeted detection of RNA and DNA viruses in animals from a large zoological facility, to simulate a field setting for point-of-incidence virus detection. From the resulting metagenomic data, we detected 13 vertebrate viruses from four major virus groups: (+)ssRNA, (+)ssRNA-RT, dsDNA and (+)ssDNA, including avian leukosis virus in domestic chickens (Gallus gallus), enzootic nasal tumour virus in goats (Capra hircus) and several small, circular, Rep-encoding, ssDNA (CRESS DNA) viruses in several mammal species. More significantly, we demonstrate that the mNGS method is able to detect potentially lethal animal viruses, such as elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and the newly described human-associated gemykibivirus 2, a human-to-animal cross-species virus, in a Linnaeus two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) and its enclosure, for the first time.
Conversion of Syngas to LPG and Aromatics Over Commercial Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst and HZSM-5 in a Dual Bed Reactor

The commercial Co-based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst and HZSM-5 were tested in a single reactor process. FT catalyst was evaluated at 463 K, whereas HZSM-5 was evaluated at various temperatures (523, 573, and 623 K). The effect of syngas flow rate, HZSM-5 temperature and loading on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and aromatics selectivities were investigated. HZSM-5 addition suppressed the formation of CO2 and CH4, and remarkably enhanced the simultaneous formation of LPG and aromatics. The optimal operating conditions were identified as: THZM-5 = 623 K, HZSM-5 loading = 2.5 g, and GHSV = 4.8 Lsyngas/(gcat h).
Generalized model for predicting phase behavior of clathrate hydrate

An improved and generalized model was developed to predict the dissociation pressures of hydrate-forming gases and the complicated phase behavior of multicomponent hydrate systems. Based on the van der Waals-Platteeuw theory with the Kihara spherical-core potential function, a new equation for the water fugacity in the filled hydrate phase is provided. Instead of vapor pressures of ice for conventional approaches, it adopts the molar enthalpy difference between ice and liquid water. Since it always maintains its unique form whether the hydrates coexist with ice or water, it can be successfully applied to predict the multiphase equilibria of simple and mixed hydrate systems. The fugacities of all components in vapor and liquid phases coexisting with hydrates were calculated by the Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK) equation of state incorporated with the modified Huron-Vidal second-order mixing rule. Lower and upper quadruple points and neighboring four three-phase curves around these quadruple points were described correctly by this model calculation. The Kihara potential parameters for the interaction between water and gas molecules are presented by fitting experimental dissociation pressures. Various types of systems involving hydrate mixtures containing either two guest components or inhibitors were extensively tested to examine the model's potential applicability to predicting the complicated phase equilibria.
Changes in phlogopites during their artificial alteration

Abstract When phlogopites containing only a little iron are artificially altered with sodium tetraphenylboron solutions, the vermiculite-like products contain fewer interlayer cations than the original micas. Structural formulae of the products are calculated from the chemical analyses, together with infrared examination of the angular vibration band of water at 1650 cm−1 to distinguish between water of hydration and hydroxyl groups. The formulae obtained are consistent with the weight-loss curves and show that the products contain, more than 4(OH,F) per formula unit. The interpretation of these formulae is that the silicate layers lose net negative charge by protonation of structural oxygen anions to form new hydroxyl groups.