Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Electron Microscopy (EM) Analysis of Collagen Fibers in the Peri-Implant Soft Tissues around Two Different Abutments

The design of the implant prosthesis–abutment complex appears crucial for shaping healthy and stable peri-implant soft tissues. The aim of the present animal study was to compare two implants with different healing abutment geometries: a concave design (TEST) and a straight one (CTRL). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to quantify the three-dimensional topography and morphological properties of collagen at nanoscale resolution. 2 swine were included in the experiment and 6 implants per animal were randomly placed in the left or right hemimandible in either the physiologically mature bone present between the lower canine and first premolar or in the mandibular premolar area, within tooth extraction sites. Each CTRL implant was positioned across from its respective TEST implant on the other side of the jaw. After 12 weeks of healing, 8 specimens (4 CTRL and 4 TEST) were retrieved and prepared for histological and TEM analysis. The results showed a significantly higher percentage of area covered by collagen bundles and average bundle size in TEST implants, as well as a significant decrease in the number of longitudinally oriented bundles with respect to CTRL implants, which is potentially due to the larger size of TEST bundles. These data suggest that a concave transmucosal abutment design serves as a scaffold, favoring the deposition and growth of a well-organized peri-implant collagen structure over the implant platform in the early healing phase, also promoting the convergence of collagen fibers toward the abutment collar.
The Winds of Changes: How Research Alliances Respond to and Manage Shifting Field-Level Logics

Research alliances, like other research-practice partnerships (RPPs), aim to bridge the historic divide between educational research and practice and improve education in particular local contexts. Yet, although these demands reflect multiple and contested field-level logics, little prior research has examined the ways these logics impact the work of RPPs. This longitudinal, qualitative study explores the field-level logics that dominated the local contexts of two research alliances; how these logics shifted over time; and how research alliances responded to these shifts. Results show that field-level logics of research, practice, and community contended in both local contexts, and that alliance design, resources, and local contexts shaped research alliances’ efforts to respond to and manage shifting demands.
Investigation of endophytic fungi in Moringa oleifera Lam. and determination of the phytochemical and proximate contents of its leaves and seeds

Moringa oleifera Lam. is embedded with huge nutritional values hence, it is being utilized in folklore medicine for various therapeutic and pharmacological applications. This study was conducted to identify the endophytic fungi associated with commercial dried and fresh leaves and seeds of Moringa oleifera. The phytochemical and proximate contents of the ethylacetate extracts of the samples were also determined. Surface sterilization procedures were carried out to isolate fungi while identification was by standard identification manuals. The phytochemical content analysis was by standard protocols while the proximate content analysis was done using AOAC protocols. Endophytic fungi isolated are from genus; Aspergillus, Rhizopus, Fusarium, Rhizoctonia, Saccharomyces, Xylaria, Mucor, Nigrospora, Trichoderma, Alternaria, Penicillium and Macrophomina. From the qualitative analysis, flavonoid, tannin, steroid, alkaloid, terpenoids and cardiac glycoside were observed in all samples while saponin and phlobatannins were not detected in any sample. Reducing power was only observed in the fresh leaves and seeds samples. In quantitative analysis, fresh leaves showed the highest quantity of flavonoids (55.86±0.36 mg/g) while the fresh seed had highest quantity of cardiac glucosides, tannin and terpenoids. The dried leaves showed highest quantity of steroid and alkaloids. In the proximate analysis, the dried leaves had higher carbohydrate and crude fibre of 39.06±0.27 % and 14.32±0.01 % respectively. Moisture content was highest in the fresh leaves sample (20.26±0.06 %). Dried branded seed had the highest ash, crude lipid and crude protein contents. This study has shown that the leaves and seeds of M. oleifera are domains of diversity of endophytic fungi.
Efficient Sparse Bayesian Channel Estimation for Near-Field Ultra-Scale Massive MIMO Systems

In this letter, we propose an efficient off-grid sparse Bayesian learning (SBL) algorithm to estimate the near-field (NF) channel in ultra-scale massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. We first exploit the sparsity of the NF channel in the polar domain and perform an off-grid sampling of angles and distances. Then, an effective SBL method is proposed for sparse channel recovery and off-grid refinement. The sampled grid points are set to adjustable parameters, which undergo iterative updates by resorting to an accurate block majorization-minimization (MM) algorithm and gradient calculation. The proposed method demonstrates efficient channel estimation capabilities even in the absence of prior knowledge of the noise variance, leveraging the sparse characteristics of the NF channel. Simulation results demonstrate that our approach significantly improves the sparsity and accuracy of the NF channel representation. Furthermore, it outperforms the existing state-of-the-art algorithms in terms of estimation performance while requiring less pilot overhead.
Inoceramidos (Bivalvia) : diagénesis e implicaciones paleoambientales. Maastrichetiense inferior. Golfo de Vizcaya. País Vasco

La dinamica de las interacciones entre conchas de inoceramido y el sedimento carbonatado que las incluye, con los fluidos contenidos en los poros, constituye el nucleo central y punto de partida de esta memoria. En la secciones estudiadas, como consecuencia de la diferente evolucion diagnetica durante el enterramiento de las fases solidas consideradas, se ha puesto de manifiesto que algunos inoceramidos, y las tendencias en los registros isotopicos y minerologicos de la roca, podian retener parte de la senal geoquimica original y, por tanto, podiamos inferir conclusiones de tipo paleoambiental. El empleo de tecnicas petrograficas,minerolagicas y geoquimicas avanzadas, junto con un adecuado tratamiento estadistico, ha permitido alcanzar los resultados novedosos que se exponen en esta memoria. Un primer grupo de resultados hacen referencia a aspectos puramente diageneticos y se circunscriben a los procesos fisico-quimicos que acontenieron tras la muerte del organismo y su posterior enterramiento en el sedimento carbonatado. La minerologia de arcillas, minerales muy sensibles a los cambios en las condiciones fisico-quimicas del medio, ha permitido establecer diferencias en el grado de enterramiento entre secciones. Partiendo de este hecho, se describe como ha sido la evolucion de la senal isotopica (carbono, oxigeno estroncio) de las conchas de inoceramido y como es la del sedimento que los incluye a medida que el enterramiento progresa. Nuestras investigaciones senalan qud las conchas de inoceramido, por un lado, y el sedimento carbonatado, por otro, han seguido, bajo las mismas condiciones de enterramiento, repartos isotopicos diferentes. Las pautas de comportamiento de la matriz carbonatada y las conchas, derivan de un fuerte control primario textural y composicional. La geoquimica de elementos menores y traza aplicada a los conchas de inoceramido y a los cementos de la roja encajante apoya las observaciones obtenidas por tec
North Sulawesi Single Local Fruit Detection Using Efficient Attention Module Based on Deep Learning Architecture

A Local fruit detection system is an agricultural vision field that can be implemented to increase the profit of a commodity. Besides that, North Sulawesi has a variety of local fruits which are widely used by people in their area and have a high selling value. The sorting system is an essential process of agricultural robots to sequentially separate fruit one by one. This automation process requires an accurate vision system to detect and separate fruit precisely and precisely. In addition, the implementation of a practical application demands a method to be able to work in real-time on low-cost devices. This work aims to design a local single fruit detection system for Sulawesi North by applying deep learning architecture to produce high performance. The architecture is designed to consist of an effective backbone for rapidly separating the distinctive features, an efficient attention module to improve feature extraction performance, and a classifier module employed to estimate the probabilities of each local fruit category. As a result, the designed model produces an accuracy value of 99,27% and 99,57% on the Fruits-360 and the local datasets, respectively. It outperforms other light architectures. In addition, deep learning models are designed to produce higher efficiency values than other competitors and can operate quickly at 100,488 Frames per Second.
Pulmonary Artery Pressure Status in Hemodialysis Patients and Its Association with Nutritional and Biochemical Markers

Background: The prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) is reported between 17% and 56% in hemodialysis patients. The pathogenesis of PH in hemodialysis patients is still unclear. Malnutrition may be associated with impaired pulmonary function in hemodialysis patients. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the association between PH and nutritional and biochemical markers in hemodialysis patients. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 80 patients undergoing hemodialysis at the Kowsar Medical Center, Semnan, Iran, from 1 March 2016 to 31 August 2016 were enrolled by complete enumeration. Pulmonary artery pressure was determined by echocardiography between hemodialysis sessions. Arm circumference, triceps fat mass, and body mass index (BMI) were determined. Other laboratory tests included transferrin, serum albumin, cholesterol, triglyceride, and hemoglobin. The source of receiving protein was recorded in a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by the chi-square test and logistic regression analysis at a significance level of less than 0.05. Results: Pulmonary hypertension ( > 25 mmHg) was found in 32 (40%) of the 80 patients studied. The mean of pulmonary pressure in patients with PH was 34.66 ± 5.6 mmHg compared to 16.85 ± 3.7 mmHg in patients without PH. Age, gender, arm circumference, frequency of dialysis per year, and serum levels of albumin, transferrin, triglyceride, and total cholesterol were not significantly different between patients with and without PH. There was a significant difference in the mean hemoglobin level between patients with and without PH (P = 0.003). The likelihood of developing PH was reduced by 0.3 in those with hemoglobin ≥ 11 g/dL compared to patients with hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL (OR = 0.400, P = 0.003). The likelihood of developing PH in patients with albumin ≥ 3.8 g/L decreased by 0.126 compared to those with albumin less than 3.8 (OR = 0.126, P = 0.003). Conclusions: The results of our study indicated a higher incidence of PH in patients with lower levels of hemoglobin and albumin. So, patients undergoing hemodialysis are recommended to be regularly screened for these two variables.
Determination of a mass-transfer coefficient for wood drying by means of thermography

ABSTRACT In the present work, it was demonstrated that mass transfer and mass transfer coefficients related to the wood drying process can be satisfactorily quantified using thermography. The method was based on continuous measurements of the wood’s surface temperature, which were converted to a vapor pressure at the wood surface. The results showed that the values of the experimentally obtained transfer coefficients were in the same order of magnitude as values obtained with classical empirical correlations that apply in boundary layer theory. The measurements also showed that an average value of the mass transfer coefficient obtained during drying satisfactorily describes the complete process. The measurement set-up makes it possible to determine a surface potential accurately and continuously, which is useful in the assessment of wood drying processes.
Speed Control for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Based on Terminal Sliding Mode High-order Control

This paper proposes a novel approach to improve the traditional speed controller of the field-oriented control (FOC) strategy for permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drives. The performance and robustness of the speed controller for PMSM drives are limited when using the traditional proportional-integral (PI) method. The proposed approach is the terminal sliding mode high-order control (TSMHC), designed to ensure fast and accurate tracking for PMSM drives. The TSMHC approach integrates the advantages of terminal sliding mode (TSM) and high-order control law. TSM brings faster tracking with smaller steady-state errors, while high-order control law can reduce the reaching time between the initial system state and the sliding-mode surface with slight chattering. The stability of the TSMHC is evaluated using the Lyapunov stability theory. The simulation results validate the efficiency and superiority of the proposed TSMHC approach.
Applications of Curcumin and Its Nanoforms in the Treatment of Cancer

Due to the diverse medicinal and pharmacokinetic properties of turmeric, it is well-known in the therapeutic, pharmaceutic, nutraceutical, cosmetic, and dietary industries. It gained importance due to its multitude of properties, such as wound-healing, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, cytoprotective, anti-aging, anti-cancer, and immunomodulatory effects. Even though the natural healing effect of turmeric has been known to Indians as early as 2500 BCE, the global demand for turmeric has increased only recently. A major reason for the beneficiary activities of turmeric is the presence of the yellow-colored polyphenolic compound called curcumin. Many studies have been carried out on the various properties of curcumin and its derivatives. Despite its low bioavailability, curcumin has been effectively used for the treatment of many diseases, such as cardiovascular and neurological diseases, diabetes, arthritis, and cancer. The advent of nanobiotechnology has further opened wide opportunities to explore and expand the use of curcumin in the medical field. Nanoformulations using curcumin and its derivatives helped to design new treatment modalities, specifically in cancer, because of the better bioavailability and solubility of nanocurcumin when compared to natural curcumin. This review deals with the various applications of curcumin nanoparticles in cancer therapy and broadly tries to understand how it affect the immunological status of the cancer cell.
The Utilization of Moringa Oleifera in Zimbabwe: A Sustainable Livelihood Approach

Information is provided on the uses of Moringa oleifera Lam.in Zimbabwe. Semi-structured interviews and open ended questions were conducted in both rural and urban areas. The tree introduced from India is prized for its edible leaves, seeds and the pods which are eaten as vegetables. The leaves have been compared to spinach in both its appearance and nutritional quality. The leaves and branches may also be used for fodder when nothing else is useable, and the high nutrient content of the leaves would make it a prime candidate to incorporate into a mulching system. This is assuming, however, that the leaves are in abundance and not required as a human food source. The roots, leaves and pods are said to have medicinal properties. Virtually every part of the tree is beneficial in some way and both rural and urban people depend on it for their livelihood. Depending on the purpose and quantity, moringa is grown in nurseries as a community project or on a small scale at the family level. It can function as windbreaks, for erosion control, live fences, as an ornamental or intercropped to provide semi-shade to species requiring less direct sunlight. The benefits of moringa are numerous. The results from this study urge us toward a new perspective on the relationship between human actions and the environment. One theme surrounding the cultivation and use of moringa is the awesome power of our species to alter our land and its living systems. In the struggle for survival and improved living conditions, immediate needs are normally satisfied at the expense of the future. But this is not the case with the cultivation and use of moringa in Zimbabwe. A crucial transition has taken place in the country, where destructive farming practices have been replaced by new and improved cultivation methods which raise moringa without destroying natural systems on which agriculture ultimately depends. The central message of this report are that effective development and effective management of moringa are essential for sustainable growth and poverty reduction in Zimbabwe. Sustainable management of moringa must balance between the short-term needs of the people for their social and economic development and the protection of the natural resource base. Protection is a longer term goal for ensuring that the resource base is utilized wisely so that it can continue to provide benefits for improving people’s livelihoods and quality of life, reducing poverty and fostering economic growth into the future on a sustainable basis.
Anti-PRL-3 Monoclonal Antibody inhibits the Growth and Metastasis of colorectal adenocarcinoma

Background: Colon cancer is the one of leading causes of cancer-related death. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy will be the mainstream in inoperable advanced cancer in clinics. Precision treatment is still lack in colon cancer. Materials and Methods: We developed a series of mAbs targeting PRL-3 through different types of immunogens. The binding domains of mAbs were identified through the ELISA and Western blotting experiments. The antitumor activity of mAbs was verified by cell proliferation, migration and invasion experiments. Xenograft subcutaneous and metastatic models and patient derived Xenograft (PDX) model were established. Results: mAb 12G12 targeting 77-120AA exhibited inhibition in migration and invasion experiments. 12G12 inhibited the migration of multiple types of cancer cells, including colon cancer, gastric cancer, esophagus cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer and pancreatic cancer cells. 12G12 decreased the tumor growth and metastasis in Xenograft subcutaneous and metastatic tumor model, respectively. The antitumor activity of mAb 12G12 was also confirmed in PDX model of gastric cancer. PRL-3 interacted with Golgi protein TMED10. Knockdown of TMED10 expression attenuated the cell migration triggered by purified GST-PRL-3 protein. Conclusion: Our results confirmed the antitumor activity of mAb 12G12 in colorectal adenocarcinoma and provided a new potential targeted therapy of colon cancer.
Global warming increases risk from compound dry‐hot events to human and agricultural systems

Owing to their potentially amplified impacts, compound dry‐hot events (CDHEs) can pose serious risk to human life and ecosystems. However, studies have mainly assessed the risk related to CDHEs from the hazard or exposure perspective, while a system risk assessment incorporating the hazard, exposure and vulnerability at the global scale is lacking. This study assessed the risk from CDHEs based on model simulations from Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 (CMIP6) models for different future periods, including near term (2021–2040), mid‐term (2041–2060) and long term (2081–2100) periods, under two different Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) scenarios. Using cropland and population as exposure indicators, the risk from CDHEs to human and agricultural systems was investigated by combing the hazard (the frequency or duration of CDHEs) and vulnerability indicators (GDP and irrigation fraction). Results showed a widespread increase in the risk to human and agricultural systems (represented by the populations and cropland) under the two scenarios (SSP2‐4.5 and SSP5‐8.5) across the globe, particularly in North America, Europe, Africa and Oceania for population and northern South America, large parts of Europe, and southeast China for cropland. The median values of relative changes in risk to human (cropland) systems were 136%, 213% and 207% (102%, 161% and 225%) for the near term, mid‐term and long term, respectively. The increase in hazards was shown to primarily contribute to the increased population risk. This study may provide useful insights for future risk management of compound extremes in human and agricultural systems.
Measuring the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is Australia's national health and welfare statistics and information agency. The Institute's mission is better information and statistics for better health and wellbeing. Please note that as with all statistical reports there is the potential for minor revisions of data in this report over its life. Please refer to the online version at <www.aihw. gov.au>. Front cover artwork Waterholes by Lyndy Delian 'This screen print was inspired by sorrows of the Stolen Generations. Water is common to us all and the ripples on the surface of water reach far away. Stealing children over generations has had far reaching effects on the Aboriginal Nations. Using a contemporary design of circle, which is a common traditional symbol for water, the circles represent community and the half circles represent those who were taken from their families and don't make it back to their communities. Stealing just one child means their children and their children's children unto the last generation will bear the effects. Water is also used to represent tears and tears are common to us all. ' Lyndy Delian
Sustainable adoption of noninvasive telemonitoring for chronic heart failure: A qualitative study in the Netherlands

Objective Noninvasive telemonitoring aims to improve healthcare for patients with chronic heart failure (HF) by reducing hospitalizations and improving patient experiences. Yet, sustainable adoption seems to be limited. Therefore, the goal of our study is to gain insight in the processes that support sustainable adoption of telemonitoring for patients with HF. Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with 25 stakeholders that were involved with the adoption of telemonitoring, such as healthcare professionals, policymakers and healthcare insurers. We analyzed the interviews by using a combination of open-coding and the themes of the Non-adoption or Abandonment of technology by individuals and difficulties achieving Scale-up, Spread and Sustainability framework. Results We found that telemonitoring projects have moved beyond initial pilot phases despite a high level of complexity on multiple topics. The patient selection, the business case, the evidence, the aims of telemonitoring, integration of telemonitoring in the care pathway, reimbursement, and future centralization were items that yielded different and sometimes contradictory opinions. Conclusions This study showed that the sustainable adoption of telemonitoring for HF is a complex endeavor. Different aims and perspectives play an important role in the patient selection, design, evaluations and envisioned futures of telemonitoring. High conviction among participants of the added value that telemonitoring may support further adoption of telemonitoring. Structural evaluations will be needed to guide cyclical improvement and adapt programs to employ telemonitoring in such a manner that it contributes to collectively supported aims.