Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
DISSEMINATED TOXOPLASMOSIS IN A CAPTIVE KOALA (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS)

Toxoplasma gondii was found in the heart, brain, liver, spleen, lymph nodes, urinary bladder, kidney, and adrenal glands of a captive adult female koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that died at the San Francisco Zoo. Predominant lesions were encephalitis, myocarditis, and necrosis of the pancreas and adrenal glands. Organisms were identified as T. gondii on the basis of tissue cyst
A new species of Azendohsaurus (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha) from the Triassic Isalo Group of southwestern Madagascar: cranium and mandible

Abstract: Here, we describe a new species of Azendohsaurus from the Middle–Late Triassic of Madagascar, extending the geographical range of a taxon known otherwise only by a single species from Morocco. Although Azendohsaurus has consistently been regarded as an early dinosaur (based on various advanced dental and gnathic features resembling those characterizing certain dinosaur subgroups), the relatively complete skeletal material, now available from Madagascar, argues strongly against its dinosaurian affinities. Rather, the retention of numerous primitive cranial and postcranial features indicates a surprisingly early divergence of Azendohsaurus within Archosauromorpha and an unusual mosaic of characters in this taxon. Features considered diagnostic of Sauropodomorpha thus are inferred to occur homoplastically in at least one clade of nondinosaurian archosauromorphs, indicating a complex evolution and distribution of features traditionally thought to be derived within archosaurs. Azendohsaurus has teeth resembling those of both early sauropodomorph and ornithischian dinosaurs, yet also possesses numerous inarguable basal archosauromorph cranial and postcranial attributes. This highlights the risk of uncritically referring isolated, Middle–Late Triassic (or even later), ‘leaf‐shaped’ teeth with denticles to the Dinosauria. Similarly, the occurrence of such teeth in an early diverging archosauromorph indicates that specializations for herbivory originated more frequently within this clade than conventionally assumed. For example, Azendohsaurus and numerous basal sauropodomorph dinosaur taxa share an array of convergently acquired features associated with herbivory, including tooth denticles, expanded tooth crowns, a downturned dentary and the articular located at the ventral margin of the mandible. Some of these features (denticles, expanded crowns and the ventrally deflected articular) are even more widespread among archosauromorphs, including aetosaurs, silesaurs and ornithischian dinosaurs. A downturned dentary also occurs in Trilophosaurus, a taxon further marked by unique specializations for herbivory, including transversely lophate, tricuspid teeth. An array of features associated with herbivory also occurs in rhynchosaurs and certain crocodilians (e.g. Simosuchus). This distribution suggests that craniodental features associated with herbivory were much more pervasive across the archosauromorph clade than previously recognized, possibly evolving at least six to eight times independently.
On simple comb zero rotation: Rouche’s theorem approach

ABSTRACT This paper presents the method for increased attenuation in comb-folding bands by using a simple comb zero rotation on the unit circle in the complex z-plane. The rotations of the zeros of the comb filter on the unit circle are achieved by adding and subtracting a positive constant to a comb-system function. Even and odd parities of the length (or decimation factor) of the comb filter are discussed separately. The resulting filter is a multiplierless, linear-phase filter with the increased widths of the comb-folding bands relative to the original comb filter. Efficient structures and the discussion how to choose the parameters of design are also provided. Finally, the comparisons, with some existing methods based on comb rotation, are also included.
Rhizovocality

In this conceptual paper, the author offers a rethinking of the concept of voice in qualitative research informed by feminist, postcolonial, and poststructural theories. Using Deleuze & Guattari's (1987) figuration of the rhizome, the irruptions of voice in feminist and postfoundational qualitative research are mapped to invent a concept of voice, rhizovocality, that signifies voice as excessive and transgressive yet interconnected. This mapping begins with early feminist emancipatory research that assumed an authentic, silent woman's voice in need of liberation. Then, the author moves into dilemmas of power that emerged from critiques of problematic representations of voice within feminist research. The third section of the paper is a postcolonial feminist response to imperial uses of voice in feminist research, and the final part is a feminist deconstructive critique of voice in qualitative research. The article concludes with an argument for rhizovocality as a conceptual, deconstructive tool for working the limits of voice in qualitative research.
Molecular markers from the mitochondrial genome of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) : evolutionary dynamics and application

The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are obligate biotrophic symbionts with a key role in ecosystem functioning by their main contribution to plant mineral nutrient uptake. A fragment of the mitochondrial large subunit gene of ribosomal RNA (mtLSU) has been established as a molecular marker for population studies in Glomus intraradices, based on its homogeneity within isolate though genetic variation among isolates. The respective region of the mtLSU was analyzed in five species of Glomus (G. mosseae, G. geosporum, G. caledonium, G. clarum, G. coronatum) from the same major clade (Glomus group A), Glomus sp. ISCB 34 from the related Glomus group B and two species of Scutellospora. The nucleotide polymorphism was very low among related morphospecies and differences were mainly caused by the exon/intron structure, limiting the resolution to a species level. Phylogenetic analyses suggested vertical inheritance from common ancestors for some introns as well as horizontal transfer for others. Four mitochondrial intergenic spacers (rns/nad5, atp6/nad2, nad3/nad6, and nad6/cox3) were assessed as potential intraspecific markers. Combined, they offer a resolution even higher than the mtLSU, with the highest polymorphism found in the rns/nad5 spacer, most likely caused by processes of evolutionary dynamics involving homing endonucleases. A mtLSU PCR approach was applied to study the population structure of G. intraradices at geothermal sites in Europe and North America, revealing considerable newly-discovered mtLSU sequence types as well as previously-reported types from arable fields. The molecular survey showed strong biogeographical structure in the occurrence of G. intraradices. Overall, this PhD thesis project showed that the genetic characteristics of the AMF mitochondrion are promising for development of molecular genetic markers and evolutionary sequence analyses, and will therefore be relevant for further studies of genetics, ecology and evolution of AMF.
Provenance and tectonic setting of neoproterozoic supracrustal rocks from the Ceará Central Domain, Borborema Province (NE Brazil): constraints from geochemistry and detrital zircon ages

Major- and trace-element and U–Pb analyses of detrital zircons were performed on metavolcano sedimentary sequences and igneous rocks from the Ceará Central Domain (CCD) in the Borborema Province of northeastern Brazil. No significant geochemical differences were found between these rocks, which were possibly initially deposited as parts of a very large metavolcano-sedimentary sequence. Weathering in the source area was moderate, and the sediments were deposited as both sands and clays. The sources of the sediments were likely mixtures of felsic and intermediate rocks deposited predominantly in an active-margin setting with minor contributions of both continental arc and passive margin components. Three main source ages were identified: Palaeoproterozoic (~2.2 Ga), for which potential sources include the Palaeoproterozoic Madalena-Algodões Suite; early Neoproterozoic (~850 Ma), related to felsic volcanic magmatism due to continental rifting, initial phases of the Santa Quitéria Magmatic Arc, or magmatic arc systems on the margins of the Palaeoproterozoic crust; and late Neoproterozoic (~650 Ma), associated with extensive granite generation and migmatization events accompanying Santa Quitéria Arc activity. Deposition of the CCD volcanosedimentary rocks occurred shortly before regional, collision-type metamorphism accompanying the amalgamation of the São Francisco-Congo Cratons (~ 620–630 Ma).
Adaptive scheduling of batch servers in flow shops

Batch servicing is a common way of benefiting from economies of scale in manufacturing operations. Good examples of production systems that allow for batch processing are ovens found in the aircraft industry and in semiconductor manufacturing. In this paper we study the issue of dynamic scheduling of such systems within the context of multi-stage flow shops. So far, a great deal of research has concentrated on the development of control strategies, which only address the batch stage. This paper proposes an integral scheduling approach that also includes succeeding stages. In this way, we aim for shop optimization, instead of optimizing performance for a single stage. Our so-called look-ahead strategy adapts its scheduling decision to shop status, which includes information on a limited number of near-future arrivals. In particular, we study a two-stage flow shop, in which the batch stage is succeeded by a serial stage. The serial stage may be realized by a single machine or by parallel machines. Through an extensive simulation study it is demonstrated how shop performance can be improved by the proposed strategy relative to existing strategies.
Improved analysis for the intermodulation performance of amplifiers with envelope signal injection

Large signal analysis of a nonlinear amplifier excited by a multi-tone signal is presented. The special case of a four-tone signal comprising two equal-amplitude sinusoids and their injected envelope is considered in detail and the results are compared, whenever possible, with previously published experimental results. The results show that although the envelope-injection can result in an improvement in the third-order intermodulation, it degrades the fifth-order intermodulation performance compared with the no envelope-injection case. Moreover, the results show that improvement in third-order intermodulation can be achieved only for certain values of the phase angles of the components of the injected envelope.
The Relationship between Health Literacy and Medica tion Adherence in a Hypertensive Patient Population

Background: Medication adherence plays a key role in the manag ement of chronic diseases. Low health literacy leads to failure in disease management and medicati on dherence. Aims: The present study was carried out to investigate t he relationship between health literacy and medicat ion adherence in hypertensive patients. Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional study design was us ed. Setting: The population of this consisted of 101 hypertensi ve patients were referred to the Internal Diseases nd Cardiology Outpatient Clinics of a hospital in Cy prus between June and August 2017. Method: The ‘Descriptive Information Form,’ ‘Commitment to Medical Treatment/Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale’ and ‘Adult Health Literacy Scale’ were used as data collection tools. Percentages, the Mann-Whi tney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test and Spearman’s rho corr elation coefficient were used for statistical analy ses of the data. Results: The findings showed that the patients had low leve ls of medication adherence and health literacy. A moderate, significant, positive, linear relationshi p was found between the level of health literacy an d medication adherence among hypertensive patients. The level of health literacy was found to be lower among patien ts with a low level of education, women, and hypertensive pat ients with disease duration of 5-9 years . Conclusion: In conclusion, medication adherence among hyperten siv patients can be elevated by increasing their level of health literacy. To ensure medicatio n adherence, future studies should aim to develop, im lement and evaluate interventions to increase the level of health literacy.
Synthesis and corrosion inhibition study of mild steel in 0.5 M hydrochloric acid by 1-((2- arbamoylguanidino) (furan-2-ylmethyl) urea

Received 3 March 2020; Accepted 20 March, 2020 The corrosion inhibition of mild steel in, 0.5M HCl solution by 1((2-arbamoylguanidino) (furan-2-ylmethyl) urea (CFU) was investigated using weight loss experiment at different temperature (30oC, 40oC, 50oC). The CFU was synthesized and characterized using FTIR and 1HNMR. The finding indicates that CFU acts as an effective corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in hydrochloric acid solution. The inhibition efficiency and surface coverage of mild steel increased with increasing concentration of CFU, but reduced as temperature increases. Langmuir adsorption isotherm and freundlick adsorption isotherm were used to deduce that the adsorption mechanism was physical adsorption. The estimation of the adsorption also determined the free Gift’s energy at the range of -12KJmol-1 to -14KJmol-1, which implies that the reaction was spontaneous. The inhibitive ability of CFU was attributed to the presence of oxygen, nitrogen and aromatic furan in its structure.
Volatility Is Log-Normal—But Not for the Reason You Think

It is impossible to discriminate between the commonly used stochastic volatility models of Heston, log-normal, and 3-over-2 on the basis of exponentially weighted averages of daily returns—even though it appears so at first sight. However, with a 5-min sampling frequency, the models can be differentiated and empirical evidence overwhelmingly favours a fast mean-reverting log-normal model.
Predominance of obligate outbreeding in the simultaneous hermaphrodite Celleporella hyalina sensu lato

Simultaneous hermaphroditism affords the potential for self-fertilization, which could be selectively advantageous under restricted opportunity for outbreeding. Such restriction may apply to free-spawning sessile invertebrates, such as bryozoans, when the vagaries of settlement place colonies at a distance from potential partners. Contrasy to this scenario, however, most populations studied within the Celleporella hyalina species complex showed little or no evidence of self-fertilization. Most colonies kept in reproductive isolation failed to produce embryos or produced few, abortive embryos, whereas controls kept together in culture vessels copiously produced viable embryos. These results, together with previous work demonstrating severe inbreeding depression and the capacity ofjuvenile colonies to store allosperm, suggest that Celleporella hyalina is typically, although not exclusively, an obligate outbreeder.
Optimization of Extrusion Conditions for Development of Fish-Maize Based Extruded Snacks by Response Surface Methodology

The aim of this work is to study the extrusion process and optimum conditions for development of maize-fish based extruded snacks by using Design-Expert® software for Response Surface Methodology (RSM). However, there are still low developed maize-fish extruded products on the market. Mixture of maize flour and dried fish powder was used. Effect of main extrusion conditions like feed moisture, barrel temperature and screw speed were studied. Product responses such as Specific Mechanical Energy (SME), Expansion Ratio (ER), Bulk Density (BD), Water Absorption Index (WAI), Water Solubility Index (WSI) and hardness (H) were estimated and studied using RSM. Maize-fish flour mixture was extruded at moisture content (14-18%), screw speed (400-550 rpm) and barrel temperature (125-175°C). There was a significant effect of feed moisture on all of the estimated responses. Screw speed had significant effect on ER, BD, WSI and hardness of extrudates while barrel temperature had significant effect on SME, ER, WSI and hardness. By increasing the feed moisture BD and hardness increased but SME, ER, WAI and WSI decreased. Increasing the screw speed resulted in reducing BD and hardness, but ER and WSI both were increased. By increasing barrel temperature SME and hardness were reduced while ER and WSI both were increased. Optimization of extrusion conditions for snacks processing was 14.27-15.12% feed moisture content, 400-463 rpm of screw speed and 173.61°C of barrel temperature.
Talin-1 Gene Expression as a Tumor Marker in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients: A Pilot Study

Department Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biochemistry, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt Department of Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Hepatology, Faculty of MedicineBenha University, Benha, Egypt Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Faculty of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology, Cairo, Egypt Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt Department of Tropical Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt Shebin-Elkoum Fever Hospital, Shebeen-elkoum, Egypt
Joint Filtering of Intensity Images and Neuromorphic Events for High-Resolution Noise-Robust Imaging

We present a novel computational imaging system with high resolution and low noise. Our system consists of a traditional video camera which captures high-resolution intensity images, and an event camera which encodes high-speed motion as a stream of asynchronous binary events. To process the hybrid input, we propose a unifying framework that first bridges the two sensing modalities via a noise-robust motion compensation model, and then performs joint image filtering. The filtered output represents the temporal gradient of the captured space-time volume, which can be viewed as motion-compensated event frames with high resolution and low noise. Therefore, the output can be widely applied to many existing event-based algorithms that are highly dependent on spatial resolution and noise robustness. In experimental results performed on both publicly available datasets as well as our contributing RGB-DAVIS dataset, we show systematic performance improvement in applications such as high frame-rate video synthesis, feature/corner detection and tracking, as well as high dynamic range image reconstruction.
Risk Factors of Neonatal Death in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sheik Hassan Yabare Referral Hospital, East Ethiopia, 2019: Unmatched Case Control Study

Child and neonatal mortality are a grave problem in Ethiopia. The first one month of life-the neonatal period is the most vulnerable time for a child’s survival. Ethiopia remains to have one of the highest rates of neonatal deaths in Africa with the rate of 30 deaths per 1000 live births. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the risk factors of neonatal death among Neonates admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sheik Hassan Yabare Referral Hospital, East Ethiopia. Materials and methods: Unmatched Case Control Study was conducted from August 1 to August 30, 2019. Data were extracted from the medical records of neonates admitted during a two-year period from July 30, 2017 to August 01, 2019. using pretested questionnaire. Cases and controls were selected using the systematic sampling technique. Data were entered using Epidata 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 23.0 for cleaning and analyses. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were done to determine factors associated with neonatal mortality and P-values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 76 (33.3%) cases and 152 (66.7%) controls were included in this study. The multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the possible risk factors of neonatal death in this study were; history of maternal urinary tract infection or sexually transmitted infection [AOR=3.058; 95% CI (1.136-8.229)]. Conclusion: The major risk factor of neonatal mortality in this study was maternal urinary tract infection, it was also investigated risk factors such as Residence, Birth weight, Parity, Antenatal visits, Type of breastfeeding, premature rupture of membranes or Place of delivery, Intrauterine growth retardation but were not observed to be predictors for neonatal death. Consolidation of the existing risk-based prevention and treatment strategies as well as boosting up of antenatal care and institutional delivery practices are recommended to improve neonatal survival.
Fossil prokaryotes and protists

Fossil prokaryotes and protists the origin of life Prokaryotes Dinoflagellates Acritarchs Ebridians Silicoflagellates Calcareous nannofossils Diatoms Foraminifera Radiolaria Tintinneds biostratigraphy evolutionary history of Prokaryotes and Protists. Appendix: Methods in micropaleontology.
VALUE STOCKS AND GROWTH STOCKS: A STUDY OF THE ITALIAN MARKET

This article focuses on the study of value and growth stocks in the Italian market during the period 2001-2018, trying to understand if there is a difference in terms of return between the two share classes and which could be the explanation. The analysis reveals a persistent and large value premium in the early 2000s, while after the financial crisis the premium diminished considerably. The excess return provided by value stocks was marked and persistent only in case of smaller firms, while in case of large-cap stocks the phenomenon was limited and present only in the early years of the 21st century. Finally, the analysis suggests that value stocks are not particularly riskier than growth stocks. Therefore, it seems that, at least in part, the value premium in the Italian market may present a mispricing explanation.