Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Birth Preparation Coaching Sessions on Women's Self Efficacy for Coping with Labor Pains and Outcomes

Background : Women with childbirth experience as a significant life event that can affect them for the rest of their lives. Research from previous years supports the effectiveness of childbirth coaching sessions as one of the best ways to help women improve self-efficacy and cope with labour pain. Aim : Evaluate the effect of birth preparation coaching sessions on women's self efficacy for coping with labor pains and outcomes. Design: Quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. Setting: This study was carried out at antenatal care clinics in health care centers and the labor unit at Dar Sahet Elmar`Aa hospital that follow Egypt healthcare authority in Port Said city. Sample: 132 of primigravida women were randomly divided into two groups as part of a purposive sample. Tools : Four main tools were used: A Structured interviewing questionnaire, childbirth self-efficacy inventory, numerical rating scale, and childbirth outcomes sheet. Results : Showed that the mean scores for result outcome expectancy and self efficacy expectancy at the pretest did not significantly differ between the study and control groups. However during the posttest and throughout the follow-up phase, there were highly significant differences between the two groups (p=0.000). Additionally, the mean score of labour pain during the 1st and 2nd stage of labour decrease among the study group compared to control groups with highly significant differences (p = 0.001). Based on the method of delivery, intrapartum complications, and duration of labour, there were statistically significant differences between the studied groups (p=0.010, 0.015 and 0.005 respectively). Moreover, the studied groups differed statistically significantly in terms of apgar scores and ICU admissions (p= 0.002 & 0.012 respectively). Furthermore, both the studied groups showed positive correlations among total pain scores, self-efficacy scores, and labour outcomes. Conclusion: The study concluded that birthing coaching sessions improved study group members' self-efficacy in managing labour pain and labour outcomes when compared to control group members. Recommendations: To improve pregnant women's self efficacy, outpatient clinics should distribute brochures and posters about simple ways to deal with labour pain.
Estimation of the long-term cyclical fluctuations of snow-rain floods in the Danube basin within Ukraine

Floods are a periodic natural phenomenon, often accompanied by negative consequences for the local population and the economy as a whole. Therefore, knowledge of the trends of maximum flow have great practical importance, because it is the basis for planning and designing various hydraulic structures, hydrological forecasting, the mapping of flood risk, etc. In this paper, we analysed the long-term cyclical fluctuations of the maximum flow of snow-rain floods of the Danube basin within Ukraine (5 large rivers, 14 medium and 5 small). The database includes time series (34 gauging stations) of the maximum discharges of the cold period from the beginning of the observations up to 2015. The methodological approaches (developed by Gorbachova) are based on the use of hydro-genetic methods − namely the mass curve, the residual mass curve, and combined graphs. The presented results illustrate that the longterm fluctuations of the maximum flow of snow-rain floods are synchronous at all study gauging stations in the Danube basin within Ukraine, but these fluctuations are not always in the synchronous phase. We found that the maximum flow of snow-rain floods in the Danube basin within Ukraine have four types of long-term fluctuations, each with a different cycle duration.
The Predictive Value of Graft Viability and Bioenergetics Testing Towards the Outcome in Liver Transplantation

Donor organ biomarkers with sufficient predictive value in liver transplantation (LT) are lacking. We herein evaluate liver viability and mitochondrial bioenergetics for their predictive capacity towards the outcome in LT. We enrolled 43 consecutive patients undergoing LT. Liver biopsy samples taken upon arrival after static cold storage were assessed by histology, real-time confocal imaging analysis (RTCA), and high-resolution respirometry (HRR) for mitochondrial respiration of tissue homogenates. Early allograft dysfunction (EAD) served as primary endpoint. HRR data were analysed with a focus on the efficacy of ATP production or P-L control efficiency, calculated as 1-L/P from the capacity of oxidative phosphorylation P and non-phosphorylating respiration L. Twenty-two recipients experienced EAD. Pre-transplant histology was not predictive of EAD. The mean RTCA score was significantly lower in the EAD cohort (−0.75 ± 2.27) compared to the IF cohort (0.70 ± 2.08; p = 0.01), indicating decreased cell viability. P-L control efficiency was predictive of EAD (0.76 ± 0.06 in IF vs. 0.70 ± 0.08 in EAD-livers; p = 0.02) and correlated with the RTCA score. Both RTCA and P-L control efficiency in biopsy samples taken during cold storage have predictive capacity towards the outcome in LT. Therefore, RTCA and HRR should be considered for risk stratification, viability assessment, and bioenergetic testing in liver transplantation.
Caractéristiques physico-chimiques des fluides associés à la genèse du gisement de tungstène de Borralha (Nord Portugal)

Le gisement de tungstene de Borralha est du type filonien et les filons mineralises sont essentiellement quartzeux. Le gisement a la particularite de presenter egalement deux breches d'effondrement a ciment quartzeux, spatialement associees aux filons. Tres schematiquement, les structures mineralisees sont caracterisees par l'association quartz, wolframite, scheelite et sulfures. La temperature, depuis le depot des tungstates jusqu'a celui des sulfures, a peu varie : entre 330 et 290 °C. La pression, lors du depot de la mineralisation principale en W et de la formation des breches, etait de l'ordre de 650 a 1 000 bars. Les solutions hydrothermales, d'une salinite moyenne de 10 % poids eq. NaCl, sont d'abord carboniques (jusqu'a 11 mole % CO2) puis ensuite purement aqueuses. Les solutions transportant le tungstene sont essentiellement sodiques, chlorurees, faiblement carboniques et acides. Elles sont peu corrosives puisqu'elles ne provoquent qu'une faible alteration des epontes filoniennes.
Rare case of super-response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Macedonian patient with Dilated Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy

Background: Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is rare cardiomyopathy with increased and prominent endomyocardial trabeculations also known as spongy myocardium. It is often found in association with a dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and has high incidence of Heart failure (HF). Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is currently recommended by the available guidelines for selected patients with Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Aim: Our case report aims to highlight the therapeutic benefits and superresponse to CRT in a patient with Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy and HFrEF. Case report: 55-year-old Macedonian male patient with HFrEF, Left bundle branch block (LBBB) remained symptomatic (NYHA III) despite optimal medical treatment (OMT). Echocardiography and CMR findings were in addition to dilated and left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy. Cardiac resynchronization therapy was indicated and 18 months after implantation of CRT-P device we have achieved complete and utter reversibility of systolic myocardial function (EF from 23% to 53%), left ventricular internal diameter was reduced from 90mm to 64mm, left ventricular end systolic volume (LVESV) was reduced from 319ml to 98ml and patient quality of life significantly improved. Conclusion: Cardiac resynchronization therapy is a safe and valuable method of treatment for patients with HFrEF due to dilated left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy.
Extracellular Vesicles as Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agents for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review

Standard non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) treatment involves surgery, recently combined with chemotherapy or immunotherapy in cases of advanced tumors. EVs, including exosomes, are integral to carcinogenesis, and are found in NMSC releasing mediators impacting tumor progression. Nevertheless, the precise intercellular signaling role of NMSC-derived EVs remains unclear. This review aims to elucidate their potential role in NMSC diagnosis and treatment. This systematic review encompassed literature searches in electronic databases from inception to September 2023, based on certain inclusion and exclusion criteria, addressing NMSC-derived EVs, their molecular cargo, and their implications in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of NMSC. Key components were identified. Extracellular vesicle (EV) proteins and RNA have emerged as diagnostic biomarkers in EV-based liquid biopsy. Circular RNA CYP24A1, known for its molecular stability, holds promise as a diagnostic biomarker. Long noncoding RNAs (lincRNA-PICSAR) and Desmoglein 2 (DSg2) are linked to drug resistance, serving as prognostic biomarkers. EV mediators are being actively investigated for their potential role as drug delivery agents. In conclusion, this systematic review showed that NMSC-derived EVs display promise as therapeutic targets and diagnostic biomarkers. Further research is imperative to fully comprehend EV mechanisms and explore their potential in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Effect of processing parameters on the mechanical properties of Carbon/PEKK thermoplastic composite materials

This work presents the effects of processing parameters on the mechanical properties of Carbon/PEKK thermoplastic composite laminates. Semi-crystalline PEKK polymer based composites are gaining interest of many researchers due to their higher glass transition temperature (156{493}C), high strength and stiffness, high toughness, low moisture absorption and excellent environmental resistance. The moderate processing temperature of PEKK polymer (330-380{493}C) has enabled its processability to be easier than PEEK. Different processing conditions are applied to fabricate flat laminates from Carbon/PEKK unitape using compression molding. Subsequently, their mechanical properties are determined. The primary properties of interest include tensile strength and tensile modulus for 0{493} and 90{493} laminates. Maximum tensile strengths for 0 and 90 degrees laminates are found to be 2130 MPa and 80 MPa respectively. Their maximum moduli are 161 GPa and 10.5 GPa respectively. The effects of the consolidation parameters on the mechanical properties are examined. Scanning Electron Microscopy is performed to observe the difference in microstructure due to the variable processing conditions. A processing window to obtain optimum properties for the laminates is established. The investigated range of parameters can serve as a guide to consolidate Carbon/PEKK laminates for high performance aerospace applications.
A discussion on ocean currents and their dynamics - Ocean models

Over the past twenty years or so, a good qualitative description of the ocean circulation has been built up through the use of two-dimensional wind-driven models. These correctly predict the position and sense ot circulation of the major oceanic gyres, and explain the strong western boundary currents. However, the only direct measurements available for quantitative comparison with theory are those of the transport of the Gull Stream. Observed values are considerably larger than those predicted by linear theory, but can be explained by nonlinear models. Two-dimensional models have their shortcomings, however, because they take no account ot vertical structure. They cannot properly model effects of nonlinearity, bottom topography, or of motions driven by thermohaline effects. They overlook important aspects of the circulation such as the equatorial undercurrent, and upwelling. Three-dimensional numerical models are designed to include these effects, and successfully reproduce, in a qualitative fashion, the major features of the ocean circulation. The models may be used for ‘experiments’ to find possible effects of changing parameters (such as the width and depth of Drake Passage), and to investigate the relative importance of different regions. With presentday computers, however, there are resolution and other problems which limit the degree to which the real ocean’s parameters may be matched.
A Value‐Based Model Selection Approach for Environmental Random Variables

Environmental decisions with substantial social and environmental implications are regularly informed by model predictions, incurring inevitable uncertainty. The selection of a set of model predictions to inform a decision is usually based on model performance, measured by goodness‐of‐fit metrics. Yet goodness‐of‐fit metrics have a questionable relationship to a model's value to end users, particularly when validation data are themselves uncertain. For example, decisions based on flow frequency models are not necessarily improved by adopting models with the best overall goodness of fit. We propose an alternative model evaluation approach based on the conditional value of sample information, first defined in 1961, which has found extensive use in sampling design optimization but which has not previously been used for model evaluation. The metric uses observations from a validation set to estimate the expected monetary costs associated with model prediction uncertainties. A model is only considered superior to alternatives if (i) its predictions reduce these costs and (ii) sufficient validation data are available to distinguish its performance from alternative models. By describing prediction uncertainties in monetary terms, the metric facilitates the communication of prediction uncertainty by end users, supporting the inclusion of uncertainty analysis in decision making.
Distribution and trends in Arctic sea ice age through spring 2011

Analysis of a satellite‐derived record of sea ice age for 1980 through March 2011 shows continued net decrease in multiyear ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean, with particularly extensive loss of the oldest ice types. The fraction of total ice extent made up of multiyear sea ice in March decreased from about 75% in the mid 1980s to 45% in 2011, while the proportion of the oldest ice declined from 50% of the multiyear ice pack to 10%. These losses in the oldest ice now extend into the central Arctic Ocean and adjacent to the Canadian Archipelago; areas where the ice cover was relatively stable prior to 2007 and where long‐term survival of sea ice through summer is considered to be most likely. Following record‐minimum multiyear ice coverage in summer 2008, the total multiyear ice extent has increased to amounts consistent with the negative trend from 2001–2006, with an increasing proportion of older ice types. This implies some ability for the ice pack to recover from extreme conditions. This recovery has been weakest in the Beaufort Sea and Canada Basin though, with multiyear ice coverage decreasing by 83% from 2002 to 2009 in the Canada Basin, and with more multiyear ice extent now lost in the Pacific sector than elsewhere in the Arctic Ocean.
Glacial Erosion Driven by Variations in Meltwater Drainage

The subglacial processes of abrasion and quarrying are thought to be primarily responsible for bedrock erosion by glaciers. While theory points to sliding speed as the dominant control on abrasion, rates of quarrying are likely scaled by a more complex combination of sliding speed, effective pressure, bed roughness, and short‐term water‐pressure fluctuations. Here we pair a model for quarrying based on statistical characterization of bedrock strength with a model for subglacial hydrology that describes the temporal evolution of cavities under the influence of variations in sliding speed and effective pressure. Using a finite element model, we simulate the evolution of the hydrological system at the base of a glacier and compute rates of abrasion and quarrying. Cavity lengths and channel cross sections evolve through time, causing temporal shifts in ice‐bed contact area, which in turn govern the differential stress that influences erosion over the course of a year. Our results demonstrate how variations in meltwater production amplify rates of subglacial erosion relative to the case of steady meltwater generation. The level of amplification depends on how the variations control the ice‐bed contact area. Seasonal variations are most effective in boosting mean rates of basal sliding and hence subglacial abrasion, whereas shorter‐term variations (monthly‐weekly) most strongly influence rates of subglacial quarrying through temporal amplification of differential bedrock stress around cavities. This influence of transient hydrology on subglacial erosion processes may explain why glaciers in temperate climates with strong variations in temperature and precipitation erode faster than similar‐type glaciers in polar environments.
Variations in Key Aroma Compounds and Aroma Profiles in Yellow and White Cultivars of Flammulina filiformis Based on Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry–Olfactometry, Aroma Recombination, and Omission Experiments Coupled with Odor Threshold Concentrations

Flammulina filiformis (F. filiformis) is called the ‘benefiting intelligence’ mushroom. There is a notable difference between a yellow cultivar (with a robust aroma) and a white mutant cultivar (with a high yield) of F. filiformis. A thorough analysis of aroma differences is essential to improve the aroma of high-yield strains. This study employed a combination of gas chromatography–mass spectrometry–olfactometry (GC-MS-O) and aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA) to analyze the variations in aroma compounds. Then, the contribution of the odorants was determined using flavor dilution (FD) factors and odor activity values (OAVs). Aroma omission and recombination experiments were used to identify the key odorants. A total of 16 key aroma compounds were characterized in F. filiformis, along with four eight-carbon volatiles (3-octanone, 3-octanol, octanal, and 1-octen-3-ol). Finally, the dominant aroma characteristic was “sweet” for the yellow strain, while it was “green” for the white strain. More research is required to investigate the enzymes and corresponding genes that regulate the synthesis of aroma compounds in F. filiformis for future breeding programs.
Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds. and Salvia officinalis L. hydrosols mitigate aging related comorbidities in rats

Introduction Aging is often linked to oxidative stress, where the body experiences increased damage from free radicals. Plants are rich sources of antioxidants, playing a role in slowing down aging and supporting the proper functioning and longevity of cells. Our study focuses on exploring the impact of Mentha rotundifolia (MR) and Salvia officinalis (SO) hydrosols on aging-related comorbidities. Methods The chemical composition of MR and SO hydrosols was analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. 2,2-Diphenyl 1-picrylhydrazyl and 2,20-azino-bis 3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid radicals scavenging assays were used to assess their in vitro antioxidant activity, and heat induced albumin denaturation test was used to evaluate their anti-inflammatory activity. Subsequently, we administered 5% of each plant hydrosol in the drinking water of 18-month-old rats for six months. We then conducted behavioral tests, including open field, dark/light box, rotarod, and Y-maze assessments, and measured biochemical parameters in plasma, liver and brain tissues. Results and discussion At two years old, animals treated with MR and SO hydrosols displayed fewer physical and behavioral impairments, along with well-preserved redox homeostasis in comparison with animals in the control group. These results highlighted the significance of MR and SO hydrosols in addressing various aspects of age-related comorbidities. The study suggests that these plant-derived hydrosols may have potential applications in promoting healthy aging and mitigating associated health challenges.
A citizen science approach to evaluating US cities for biotic homogenization

Cities around the world have converged on structural and environmental characteristics that exert similar eco-evolutionary pressures on local communities. However, evaluating how urban biodiversity responds to urban intensification remains poorly understood because of the challenges in capturing the diversity of a range of taxa within and across multiple cities from different types of urbanization. Here we utilize a growing resource—citizen science data. We analyzed 66,209 observations representing 5,209 species generated by the City Nature Challenge project on the iNaturalist platform, in conjunction with remote sensing (NLCD2011) environmental data, to test for urban biotic homogenization at increasing levels of urban intensity across 14 metropolitan cities in the United States. Based on community composition analyses, we found that while similarities occur to an extent, urban biodiversity is often much more a reflection of the taxa living locally in a region. At the same time, the communities found in high-intensity development were less explained by regional context than communities from other land cover types were. We also found that the most commonly observed species are often shared between cities and are non-endemic and/or have a distribution facilitated by humans. This study highlights the value of citizen science data in answering questions in urban ecology.
MEDIATION EFFECTS OF WORK MOTIVATION: The Influence of Competence, Organizational Communication and Role Conflict on Employee Performance

This study aims to know Effect of Competence, Organizational Communication and Role Conflict on Employee Performance mediated by Work Motivation. To implement these objectives the data collection techniques are used through observation, questionnaires and documentation, using validity test analysis techniques, reliability testing, data analysis techniques, path analysis and sobel test. The results showed that competence had a positive and significant effect on employee performance, organizational communication had a positive and significant effect on employee performance. role conflict has a negative and significant effect on employee performance. work motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. competence can increase motivation that has an impact on employee performance, work motivation can mediate the effect of organizational communication on employee performance. Mediation test results influence the role of conflict on employee performance through work motivation which shows that role conflict can explain the low level of work motivation so that the impact on declining performance the employee.
EFFECTS OF DROUGHT STRESS ON THE BEHAVIOR OF SEVEN GENOTYPES OF DURUM WHEAT (TRITICUM DURUM DESF.) UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS

Durum wheat is one of the major cereal crops in the world as well as in Algeria, where it occupies mainly the semi–arid regions where water deficiency is one of the important abiotic stresses. The improvement of this cereal requires stress-resilient varieties development. The present study aims to evaluate the performance of seven genotypes of durum wheat under greenhouse conditions in order to identify the mechanisms developed by the genotypes to counteract water stress. Yield components, cell turgor