Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PLATELET INDICES IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Studies have highlighted the occurrence of Reactive thrombocytosis during the active phase of pulmonary tuberculosis. Role of platelets in inflammatory response is attributed as the cause. But very few studies have demonstrated changes in Platelet related indices in such cases. Hence we aimed to study the relation between platelet indices and an acute phase reactant, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate in newly diagnosed cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. Our study included a total of 150 newly diagnosed cases of pulmonary tuberculosis showing sputum positivity for mycobacterium tuberculosis . In such cases, platelet parameters were correlated with erythrocyte sedimentation values. We found statistically significant positive correlation between Plateletcrit and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in active cases of pulmonary tuberculosis.
BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AMONG DENTAL SURGEONS OF LUCKNOW

Objectives-To assess the awareness about the disposal of Biomedical waste like surgical waste and mercury disposal among dental surgeons. Materials and method-A cross-sectional questionnaire based study was conducted to assess the awareness and attitude towards the BMW among the dental surgeons in Lucknow. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed among dental surgeon and results was collected and analysed statistically using SPSS software version 17.0. Results-Survey was conducted on 100 dental surgeon with predetermined questionnaire asked about BMW management in Lucknow and the results showed that the 59.76 % of dental surgeons were aware about BMW management. Conclusion-The results of present study showed that there was moderate knowledge and awareness about BMW among dental surgeons in Lucknow hence proper training programme about biomedical waste management should be conducted among dental surgeons routinely.
Polygamy and Mental Health: an International Perspective

Citation: Alean Al-Krenawi. “Polygamy and Mental Health: an International Perspective”. EC Psychology and Psychiatry 1.1 (2016): 1-3. Polygamy The term polygamy is a Greek word meaning ‘‘the practice of multiple marriages’’ and is used in related ways in social anthropology, socio-biology, and sociology. Polygamy can be defined as a type of marriage practice or union that involves a number of people sharing a common spouse [1]. There are four main forms of polygamy: polygyny is the marriage of one man to many women, polyandry refers to the marriage of one woman to two or more husbands, polygyndry is a situation in which two or more women are at the same time married to two or more men, and polygynandry is used to refer to group marriage [1,2]. The other type of polygamy is an informal polygamy which describes relationships characterized by the simultaneous existence of a legal marriage of one man to a woman and an affair with a second woman that has become a stable feature of the family structure [3].
Impact of Gender on Psychological Well-Being among Post-Graduate Students

According to Huppert [1], “Psychological well-being is about lives going well. It is the combination of feeling good and functioning effectively. ” An individual with high psychological well-being is happy, capable, well-supported, satisfied with professional and personal life. Psychological well-being indicates physical and mental wellness. Singh [2] has stated that psychological well-being is difficult to define. It has been taken to consist of discomfort or desirability and from any disturbance of mental functions. It is a somewhat malleable concept which has to do with people’s feelings about everyday life activities. Such feelings may range from negative mental states or psychological strains such as anxiety, depression, frustration, emotional exhaustion, unhappiness, dissatisfaction to a state which has been identified as positive mental health [3,4].
Comparative Physio-Biochemical and Transcriptional Profiling of two Contrasting Accessions of Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.) in Response to Water Stress Tolerance

Worldwide, abiotic stresses adversely affect the crop productivity and quality. Among the various stresses, drought is a major threat to agriculture. Approximately, 70% of yield reduction has been estimated as a direct result of abiotic stresses (Acquaah, 2007). The magnitude of these effects depends on its impact on the plant physiological, biochemical, as well as molecular biological processes and the ability of plant to adapt drought stress (Bulbotko, 1973; Atkinson et al., 2000; Massonnet et al., 2007).
Anxiety and Stroop Performance Prof

The study probed the effect of cognitive and emotional Stroop on the performance of students from different levels of anxiety. Anxiety is a normal and healthy reaction to perceived danger that triggers a variety of physical, mental and behavioral changes in order to facilitate a speedy response (WHO, 2004). Again, anxiety has also been found to have an important role to play in situations of cognitive conflict. The Stroop effect has often been widely used for assessing conflict (Stroop, 1935; MacLeod, 1991). In the present study, a mixed sample of 89 students from the Government schools of Chandigarh in the age range of 14-18 years (mean age= 15.9 years) was taken, for the purpose. The repeated measures ANOVA and other analysis of the data brought out performance differences with regard to how different groups of anxiety perform during cognitive and emotional Stroop task situations. The study revealed that anxiety significantly interacts with Stroop performance. Further, high anxiety damages emotional Stroop performance more than it damages the cognitive Stroop performance i.e., high anxiety individuals show more reactive control (Braver, 2012). On the other hand, low and moderate anxiety seems to lead to more errors on cognitive Stroop as compared to the emotional Stroop.
EFFECT OF GAMMA RADIATION ON MORPHOLOGICAL AND GROWTH PARAMETERS OF MULBERRY VARIETY M5

Mulberry variety M5 is an open pollinated hybrid (OPH) selected from the seedling population of Mysore local variety. M5 mulberry variety cuttings were used for irradiation with different doses of gamma rays (1kR to 10kR). During the course of investigation, various propagation parameters viz., sprouting percentage, rooting percentage, survivability, height of the plant, internodal distance, leaf area were recorded. Moderate dosages such as 4kR to 7kR were found to be fruitful in the induction of beneficial variability. Morphological leaf mutants like enlarged leaf (4kR), curvy leaf (8kR), mosaic leaf (8kR) and biforked leaf (9kR) were found in the treated population. In M2 generation, important features like shortened internodal distance and increased leaf area were observed. Increase in rooting % was observed at 4kR (90.03%) when compared to control (89.20%). LD50 of M5 was found to be good between 6kR and 7kR, while acute doses like 9kR and 10kR proved to be lethal for the taxa studied. Height of the irradiated population significantly reduced with the increase in the dosages of gamma rays. Slightly increased plant height was recorded in the population irradiated at 5kR. Increased tendency in the number of branches was noticed at 4kR. Higher doses of gamma rays i.e., 8kR to 10kR drastically reduced the number of branches. The treated plants are grown for full maturity in order to test their potentiality in breeding programme to produce lines.
The effect of smoking on the outcome of dental implant treatment: A literature review

At present, dental implant is the best permanent and secure solution for the replacement of one or more missing teeth giving you a natural appearance. They are made of biocompatible materials, just the same as hip implants or similar orthopedic devices, and function as anchors or as a support for conventional forms of dentistry, such as crowns, bridges, or dentures. Implant is an artificial tooth that is anchored in the gums or jaw bone to replace a missing tooth. Dental implant success is related to operator skill, quality, and quantity of the bone available at the site Review Article
Type II Diabetes Screening at the Periodontal Visit: Patients Experience with Two Screening Methods- A Descriptive Study

Aim: To evaluate the role of gingival crevicular blood as a screening and monitoring tool by comparing with intravenous blood glucose levels. To describe the patients, attitude and experience towards different tools used for screening / monitoring of diabetes mellitus also to know the patients attitude, knowledge, and perception towards the importance of diabetic control. Materials and Methods: The present study was carried out in a total of 75 subjects age range of 30-75 years, reported to the outpatient Department of Periodontology, Rajarajeswari Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore. Blood Samples will be collected from each subjects from gingival crevicular blood (GCB)and Intravenous blood (IVB) for HbA1c and random blood sugar analysis. Results: Statistically analyses was done using spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and the result showed picture-perfect correlation of hba1c and RBS levels in both IVB and GCB samples. The results showed that 0.996 correlation in hba1c levels and 0.999 correlation in RBS levels respectively. Conclusion: Within the limits of the present study, it can be concluded that gingival crevicular blood (GCB) collected during oral examination is an excellent source for assessing the blood glucose level. This technique is safe, easy to perform, and comfortable for the patient and therefore, act as an additional source of diagnosing diabetes and provides a more objective indicator for referring patient to physicians. Thus, it enhances the Dentist role as a member of the health team by identifying the undiagnosed asymptomatic DM. On evaluating the patients experience, we found this as a novel diabetes screening approach which is well-tolerated, convenient and acceptable to patients.
Comparison between Heat Cured Polymethylmethacrylate, Thermoplastic Polyamide and Thermoplastic Acetal in Regarding to their Surface Roughness: In Vitro Study

Introduction: A direct link was found between surface roughness, the accumulation of plaque and the adherence of microorganisms concerning acrylic resins. However, the surface properties of the new thermoplastic materials remain questionable especially after using the conventional finishing and polishing techniques. Studying surface properties of each material makes the recommendation of the proper techniques easier. Objectives: This in vitro study intended to compare three types of denture base materials in regarding to the effect of different polishing techniques on their surface roughness. Methodology: 36 specimens were incorporated in this study. 12 specimens were in each group. 3 groups were formed: Group A: Heat cured Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). Group B: Thermoplastic Polyamides. Group C: Thermoplastic Acetal. Dimensions of specimens were (20 × 20 × 3 mm) with projection at the side. Statistical analysis was carried out using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Statistical significance was defined at P ≤ 0.05. Results: A significant difference was found between the 4 polishing techniques used with technique no. 3 showing the highest significant value 0.0002 (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Polymethylmethacrylate acrylic resin was the highest affected group then thermoplastic acetal and the last affected group was thermoplastic polyamides. Pre-polishing rubberizing with rubber bur improves the polishing procedure.
Bod and Cod Characteristics of Effluents from Formic Acid and Sodium Hydroxide Pulping of Kenaf Stem

Reports from literature have shown that industrialization improves the economic value of a nation but simultaneously leads to degradation of the environment [1]. Paper is an essential commodity of today’s society. The pulp and paper industry has been growing with demand of paper. These industries also affect the world economy, because their products are consumed worldwide [2] pointed out that pulp and paper industry has been a major consumer of natural resources (wood, water) and energy (fossil fuels, electricity) and a significant contributor of pollutants discharge to the environment. Pulp and paper industry is considered as one of the most polluting industry contributing 100 million kg of toxic pollutants that are being released every year in the environment according to [3]. Effluent quality is commonly judged on the basis of such aggregate characteristics as biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids (TSS), total solids (TS), turbidity, pH, color etc. Biological oxygen demand is the amount of oxygen required for microbial degradation of organic matter while chemical oxygen demand is the amount of oxygen required to breakdown both organic and inorganic matter. Both are parameters which indicate the pollution load of effluent.
GSM TECHNIQUE USED FOR UNDERGROUND CABLE FAULT DETECTOR AND DISTANCE LOCATOR

The aim of this project is to determine the distance of underground cable fault from base station in kilometers and by using the simple concept of ohm’s law. When any fault like short circuit occurs, voltage drop will vary depending on the length of fault in cable, since the current varies. A set of resistors are therefore used to represent the cable and a dc voltage is fed at one end and the fault is detected by detecting the change in voltage using a analog to digital converter and a microcontroller is used to make the necessary calculations so that the fault distance is displayed on the LCD display.
CRIME, DEVIANCE AND DELINQUENCY: DIVERSIFYING THEORETICAL NARRATIVES AND TRANSITION TOWARDS EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON BOKO HARAM

This paper examines crime, deviance and delinquency and their diversifying theoretical narratives; the objective is to provide an empirical basis for appropriate frame work to allow for better explanations of the phenomena in the contemporary society. In order to achieve this objective, the paper stresses the importance of empirical research by examining abstract theoretical postulates on crime, deviance and delinquency. This is achieved by employing a modified methodological approach to the research design with crucial elements of qualitative research, as content analysis are employed in integrated forms at different stages during this research. The paper discusses differential analysis of juvenile delinquency, young person’s offenders and adult criminal typology. It also looks at the apparatus to gauge crime, deviance and delinquency and its social relations to the basics about crime, deviance and delinquency, to what it means to a criminologist, other academics and to a layman. As a corollary to this, a new sociological and/or criminological definition of crime, deviance and delinquency is presented as finding during the cause of this research. More so, in order to have deeper understanding of the phenomena under review, diversifying theoretical narratives from socio-psychobiological dimensions to crime of the Boko Haram suicide phenomenon has been contextualized while Classical Social Tripodal Model provides thrust for such empirical research. Furthermore, in order to have a suitable frame work for the analysis of the phenomena of crime, deviance and delinquency, different theoretical perspectives are reviewed ranging from the Mertonian Anomie Perspectives, Albert Cohen’s Delinquent Boys; Southerland’s Differential Association to Concentric Zone Perspectives of Shaw and McKay; Social Disorganization and/or Cultural Transmission and Claward and Ohlin’s Differential Opportunity Structural Theoretical Perspective were reviewed including the Marxian political economy perspective to crime, deviance and delinquency. The biological and/or constitutional perspectives pioneered by Cesare Lombroso’s Theory of ‘Atavistic Stigmata’ and Sheldon’s ‘Theory of Somatotypes’ are also discussed. Following this, within the biological school, the paper examines the XY Chromosomes model, heredity versus crime, deviance and delinquency with a view to setting a framework that would allow for better explanation of the nature of crime, deviance and delinquency in the contemporary social milieu. The research concludes with an examination of the premise of psycho-dynamic or psycho-analytic frame work to crime deviance and delinquency.
Effect of Spacing and Intercropping on the Growth of Jatropha curcas and Availability of Light under Agroforestry System in Tamil Nadu, India

In recent years, biofuels derived from plant species has been gaining interest due to their potential to improve the energy security. It helps to mitigate climate change by reducing GHG emissions. India started bio-diesel blending from 2015 and National Policy on Biofuels-2018 has the objective of reaching 20% ethanol-blending and 5% biodieselblending by the year 2030 (MPNG, 2018). Among the many oil seed bearing plant species, which yield oil as a source of energy in the form of bio-diesel, Jatropha curcas L. has been identified as a suitable species due to its various favourable attributes like adaptability in a wide range of agro-climatic conditions, short gestation period, hardy nature, high oil recovery and quality of oil etc. J. curcas is a plant native to Latin America belongs to Euphorbiaceae family and can grow upto 3-4 m high on marginal soils. Seeds of J. curcas contain about 35 per cent of non-edible oil (Henning, 2003). It can be International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 06 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Energy-based Control of an Underactuated Crane System with a Flexible Cable and Large Swing Angle

In this paper, an effective energy based control technique for an overhead crane system with a flexible cable with large swing angle is developed. The studied crane system is categorized as a multi-degree underactuated system whose characteristics can initiate challenges in control design. Thus, simultaneously moving the trolley/payload and suppressing the payload swing and cable vibration is difficult. Due to such a difficulty, to overcome the complexities of the control problem, a corresponding energy-based control strategy will be proposed using linearized model and controlled Lagrangian method. The control objective is moving the payload to the desired position and at the same time, reducing the payload swing and suppressing the cable transverse vibrations. The controller guarantees both tracking of the desired payload position and active damping of payload swing and cable vibration. The simulation results are presented to demonstrate the dynamic behavior and effectiveness of the control system for an illustrative example of the crane systems with flexible cable moving a lightweight payload.
Mothers' Knowledge Regarding The Hazards Xenoestrogens Pose To Young Females: A Cross-Sectional Study in Western Saudi Arabia

Abdulmoein Eid Al-Agha (MBBS, DCH, CABP, FRCPCH) 1 , Abdulaziz Mohammed Alkahtani (MBBS) 2 , FotounAbubakerAqeel (MBBS) 2 and EsraaAbdulhafizKashkari (MBBS) 2 . 1. Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Pediatric Department, P.O. Box 80215, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia. 2. Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Manuscript Info Abstract . Manuscript History
Positioning Strategies and Customer Patronage of Fast-Food Firms in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Our research focus was to investigate the relationship between positioning strategies and customer patronage of fast food firms in Port Harcourt Metropolis in Nigeria. We applied a descriptive research design using cross sectional survey. A self-administered questionnaire was employed with a sample size of 123 which is conveniently extracted from fast food employees out of which110 copies were found useable. To ensure reliability, the Cronbach’s Alpha reliability measure was applied using ‘SPSS’ version 20.0. In analyzing the relationship between our variables of interest and to test the hypothesis, multiple regression analysis was employed with the application of SPSS 20.0 and GRETL software packages. Our findings showed an insignificant relationship between all positioning strategies and customer patronage. Although our estimated relationship of interest was not spurious but only 2.5% of the variation in Customer patronage was explained by the joint influence of customer expectation, location, service quality and assortment. Keywords : Positioning strategy, Customer patronage, Customer expectation, Location, assortment, Dineserv
Prognostic Factors in Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma and the Impact of Pancreatic Fistula on Oncologic Outcomes

Background Pancreatic cancer prognosis remains poor despite recent advances. We aimed to determine prognostic factors associated with pancreatic cancer outcome by retrospective analysis of patients who received curative surgical treatment. Methods In this retrospective study, we analyzed 226 pancreatic cancer patients who received curative surgical treatment from January 2004 to December 2015. The overall survival and disease-free survival rates were determined by the Kaplan- Meier method. Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis were conducted to identify potential and independent prognostic factors. Results The estimated 1, 2, 3, and 5-year overall survival rates after curative resections were 35.84%, 15.48%, and 6.19% respectively. The overall pancreatic fistula rate was 30.53%. Univariate and multivariate analyses identified the following independent prognostic factors for overall survival: microvascular invasion, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio>5, modified Glasgow prognostic score and lymph node ratio>0.3. Additionally, microvascular invasion, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio>5 and platelet/lymphocyte ratio>160 were independent prognostic factors for disease-free survival. Pancreatic fistula was not associated with worse overall survival or disease-free survival. Conclusion Although pancreatic fistula remains the major cause of morbidity after pancreatic resection, it did not appear to influence overall survival and disease-free survival. Inflammation markers, microvascular invasion and lymph node ratio should be thoroughly assessed as independent prognostic factors in pancreatic cancer.
CONSTRAINT ANALYSIS OF FARMERS OPERATING MIXED FARMING IN KERALA

The study was conducted to assess the constraints associated with production and marketing of mixed farming in Palakkad and Thrissur districts of Kerala. Sample size was 300 farmer members apportioned equally among costal, plain, and high range regions of the selected districts. Fifteen problems were reported by farmers in the production of crop and milk together, of which four were common to both activities. Low productivity was an important problem having second rank in both. While most crucial problem to crop production was non availability of land, it was feed cost to milk production. Twelve problems were reported in total by farmers for marketing of crop and milk, of which three problems were general to both activities. These general problems had more or less same rank in both crop and milk marketing. Low price for the product was the most crucial in both cases.Equally important were transportation problem (cost or distance) and lack of marketing facilities.