Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mitogenomic phylogeny of the Naticidae (Gastropoda: Littorinimorpha) reveals monophyly of the Polinicinae

The Naticidae is a species‐rich family of predatory marine gastropods with substantial interspecific morphological diversity. The classification of the Naticidae has been traditionally based on morphology data, but the phylogenetic relationships within the family are debated due to conflicting molecular results, especially regarding the monophyly of subfamilies Polinicinae and Naticinae. To further resolve the phylogenetic controversies within the Naticidae, we undertake a phylogenetic approach using 14 newly sequenced complete or nearly complete (only lacking a control region) mitochondrial genomes. Both the maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses supported monophyly of the Polinicinae, but paraphyly of the Naticinae due to the placement of the enigmatic genus Notocochlis. The ancestral character reconstruction suggests that the operculum, a character that currently defines the two subfamilies, evolved from an ancestor with a calcareous operculum in the evolutionary history of naticids. In addition, the chronogram estimates that naticids was originated in late Triassic (about 227 million years ago), consistent with previous hypotheses. Our study highlights the importance of using complete mitochondrial genomes while reconstructing phylogenetic relationships within the Naticidae. The evolution scenario of the naticid operculum contributes new insights into the classification of Naticidae.
Costing of HIV / AIDS treatment in Mexico. Revised ed.

This study documents the Mexican experience in HIV/AIDS treatment in three different health subsystems—the Ministry of Health the Social Security Institutes and the National Institutes of Health. Ultimately the study will provide donors and policy makers the information necessary to guide planning and scaling up of comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment. The study consisted of a multicenter retrospective patient chart review and the collection of complementary cost data to describe the utilization of services and to estimate costs of care for adult (18 years of age and above) HIV+ patients in the public sector who had at least one visit to a health facility between January 1 2000 and December 31 2001. Researchers found that since antiretroviral drugs are the greatest single component within treatment cost even a small reduction in drug costs would have a measurable impact on the overall cost of therapy. Other findings highlight several improvements that can be made in the quality of care patients are receiving. (authors)
Impact of Industry 4.0 on supply chain performance

Abstract Considering the crucial role Information Technology (IT) plays in achieving performance improvements in business processes, this paper aims to explore the potential impact of the fourth industrial revolution – Industry 4.0 and its associated technological advances on Supply Chain (SC) performance. This study is exploratory research, conducted based on inductive reasoning, which aims to bring new insights into the topic, and to provide forward-thinking for future research. Hence, through conducting a systematic literature review, the paper attempts to explore the impact of Industry 4.0 on SC performance and to conceptualise and develop findings into an operational framework underpinned by Systems Theory. Based on this research, the application of Industry 4.0-enabling-technologies is expected to bring about significant performance improvements in SCM by enabling a holistic approach towards supply chain management resulting from extensive supply chain integration as well as information sharing and transparency throughout the supply chain. Moreover, these technologies allow for huge performance improvements within individual supply chain processes such as procurement, production, inventory management and retailing through enabling process integration, digitisation and automation, and bringing about novel analytical capabilities.
Large-Scale, Real-Time 3D Scene Reconstruction Using Visual and IMU Sensors

Accurate segmentation of 3D reconstruction using multiple sensors is one of the most important fundamental steps in autopilot and robot navigation. However, in the case of shaking camera feeds, fewer feature and moving objects in the scene, traditional 3D reconstruction systems using visual sensors can easily lead to misalignment and drift of the 3D model. Existing 3D reconstruction systems based on Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO) use complex algorithms, resulting in large memory consumption that limit applicability on mobile devices. To address the challenge, we propose a 3D reconstruction system using visual and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors based on Multi-State Constraint Kalman Filter (MSCKF). Specifically, we employ visual and IMU sensors by fusing data to improve the accuracy of 3D reconstruction models. In addition, our proposed 3D reconstruction system maintains image information and delay linearization for a period of time in the state vector that not only ensures the accuracy of the algorithm, but makes more efficient use of resources. We also compare the performance of our approach with state-of-the-art methods on the dataset and our sensors. Our results show that this proposed 3D reconstruction system using visual and IMU sensors outperforms all previous methods by a large margin.
Association Between the Frequency of Eating Non-home-prepared Meals and Women Infertility in the United States

Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine whether eating non-home-prepared meals (NHPM), including fast food, ready-to-eat foods, and frozen foods, was associated with self-reported infertility in the United States women. Methods Data on diet and infertility from women aged 20-49 years who participated in the 2013-2014 and 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys were analyzed (n=2143). Dietary information, including the number and types of NHPM consumed, was obtained from a self-reported questionnaire, and infertility status was analyzed using the following question, “Have you ever attempted to become pregnant over a period of at least a year without becoming pregnant? ” Results The frequency of NHPM consumption was positively associated with self-reported infertility after adjusting for confounding effects (odds ratio [OR], 2.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.48 to 5.38 of >1 vs. 0 NHPM/d). The odds of infertility were 2-3 times higher in women who consumed fast food than in those who did not consume fast food (OR, 2.73; 95% CI, 1.15 to 6.48 of >1 vs. 0 times/d). Conclusions The frequency and types of NHPM may be a factor contributing to infertility. Although our findings require confirmation, they suggest that eating out may be deleterious to women fecundity.
Promoting deep approach to learning and self-efficacy by changing the purpose of self-assessment: a comparison of summative and formative models

ABSTRACT Self-assessment has been portrayed as a way to promote lifelong learning in higher education. While most of the previous literature builds on the idea of self-assessment as a formative tool for learning, some scholars have suggested using it in a summative way. In the present study, we have empirically compared formative and summative models for self-assessment, based on different educational purposes (N = 299). Latent profile analysis was used to observe student subgroups in terms of deep and surface approaches to learning. The results show that the student profiles varied between the self-assessment models. The students taking part in the summative self-assessment group were overrepresented amongst the profile with high level of deep approach to learning. Also, summative self-assessment was related to an increased level of self-efficacy. The study implies that summative self-assessment can be used to foster students’ studying; however, this requires a context where aligning self-assessment with future-driven pedagogical purposes is possible.
Bisphosphonate-Associated Bilateral Atraumatic Ulna Fractures

Aims: From 2003, low-impact fractures have been reported in association with bisphosphonate (BP) therapy. Most have involved the proximal femur, but over 100 cases involving other anatomic locations have been published. The 2010 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research case definition for subtrochanteric or femoral shaft “atypical” fractures (AFF) included non-comminution, transverse orientation, cortical thickening, beaking, and minimal trauma. Because other anatomic locations were excluded, there has been an unstated assumption since then that these atypical fractures are limited to the femur. We present a case of bilateral fractures of the proximal shaft of ulna after bisphosphonate therapy. The similarity to the AFFs suggests that the anatomic location of atypical fractures is not limited to the femur. Methodology: Case report. Results and Discussion: After 15 years of BP use and several months of pain, the patient was diagnosed with a non-displaced transverse fracture of the left proximal ulnar diaphysis. Subsequently she developed a similar insufficiency fracture in her right ulna, and 2 months later the Case Study Hinshaw and Schneider; IJMPCR, 9(1): 1-6, 2017; Article no.IJMPCR. 33170 2 left fracture broke spontaneously. It was non-comminuted, transverse, with cortical thickening, and beaking. It was preceded by prodromal pain. This similarity to the AFFs suggests that the anatomic location of atypical fractures is not limited to the femur. Conclusions: Non-femoral atypical-type fractures have been associated with BP therapy. These atypical fractures suggest a systemic rather than local BP effect, and their exclusion has thus understated the incidence of BP-associated atypical fractures.
First Report of Chromosome Analysis of Two Siganid Fishes (Perciformes, Siganidae)

This is the first report of chromosome analysis in the whitespotted rabbitfish(Siganus canalicutus) and the orange-spotted spinefoot (S. gattatus) from the Andaman Sea, Thailand. Kidney cell samples were taken from three male and three female fishes. The mitotic chromosome preparation was created through direct engineering on kidney cells. Conventional and Ag-NOR staining techniques were applied so as to stain the chromosomes. The results showed that the diploid chromosome number of both S. canalicutus and S. gattatus was 2n=48, that the fundamental number (NF) was 50 in S. canalicutus and 54 in S. gattatus. Among the chromosomes present, both acrocentric and telocentric ones were identified as 246 and 642 respectively. No heteromorphic chromosomes were observed which could be considered as sex-chromosomes. After AgNORs banding technique, a single pair of nucleolar organiser regions/ NORs was observed on the short arm telomeric region of large acrocentric chromosome Pair 1 in both species. The karyotype formulas could be deduced as: S. canalicutus 2n (48) = L2+L t 22+M t 16+S t 8 S. gattatus 2n (48) = L4+L t 18+M a 2+M t 22+S t 2
Complementing SBIRT for Alcohol Misuse with SBIRT for Trauma: A Feasibility Study

Reducing alcohol misuse is a priority for U.S. health officials considering that misuse of alcohol is a leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. Consequently, health centers are integrating Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol misuse within usual care. Although SBIRT is well validated among general patient samples, results have not generalized to drinkers with probable alcohol use disorder; moreover, little is known about the efficacy of SBIRT with patients who are of low-income or ethnic or racial minority status. Members of these groups are of particular concern because they are at risk to experience trauma, potentially in concert with alcohol misuse. Therefore, translational approaches to delivering SBIRT particularly with these groups of interest might be needed to meet the Grand Challenge of reducing alcohol misuse. Accordingly, this study combined SBIRT with a model designed to address psychological trauma: T-SBIRT. With a sample of 112 adults, most of whom were African American or Latino/a, authors analyzed multiple indicators of feasibility. Results indicated that T-SBIRT is suitable for and acceptable to patients accessing community-based health services, and T-SBIRT can promote high referral acceptance rates to specialty treatment, particularly among patients with probable alcohol use disorder.
NEW DOVYALICIN-TYPE SPERMIDINE ALKALOID FROM DOVYALIS CAFFRA (WARB.); FAMILY: SALICACEAE, CULTIVATED IN EGYPT

Phytochemical investigations of Dovyalis caffra (leaves and twigs) revealed a new dovyalicin-type spermidine alkaloid, named Dovyalicin G (1); which was identified as (E)-N-(4-(1,5-diazocan-1-yl)butyl)-N-methyltetradec-2-enamide, along with previously isolated β-sitosterol (2) and Hentriacontan-1-ol (3). The structures were established using ESI/MS, EI/MS, 1H NMR, APT NMR, and two-dimensional NMR experiments. In addition to the biological studies of the different plant extracts including cytotoxicity, topoisomerase II inhibition, antimicrobial, and in-vitro anti-inflammatory activities. Screening of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) and Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and -2 (COX-2) inhibition to evaluate anti-inflammatory activity were performed. The alkaloid fraction showed good antimicrobial activity against studied microorganisms and remarkable cytotoxic activities against studied cell lines (Besides, total methanolic and petroleum ether extracts). The total methanolic extract showed strong COX- inhibition activity and selectivity toward COX-2, comparing with celecoxib.
Diet of an Assemblage of Four Species of Turtles (Podocnemis) in the Rio Uatumã, Amazonas, Brazil

The structure and functioning of freshwater turtle communities remain understudied topics, especially in tropical regions where biodiversity is higher. The objective of our study was to compare the diets of Podocnemis erythrocephala ,P. expansa, P. sextuberculata, and P. unifilis living in syntopy in Amazonas, Brazil. We tested for qualitative and quantitative variations in the way different species used the same available food resources. We collected fresh stomach flushings from all turtles captured in trammel nets in three lakes in 2012. Sampling was conducted in the four distinct tropical seasons: beginning of rainy season (rising water), peak of rainy season (rapidly rising water), end of rainy season (highest flooded forest water level), and dry season (when water levels were receding). We tested the hypothesis that different food items are available in different quantities at different times of the year due to the seasonality of fruiting trees and other plants in response to the wet and dry conditions. We examined whether food items consumed were related to turtle body size and if there was feeding niche overlap among species. Podocnemis sextuberculata consumed the least amount of food by volume, while P. expansa consumed the highest diversity of food items. All four species are primarily herbivorous, and their diets were composed mainly of fruits and seeds (85.4% mean proportion by volume). Genipa americana (Rubiaceae) was most important in the diet of all species, except in P. sextuberculata. We found some evidence of seasonal differences in the consumption of some plant species. Body size did not influence qualitative (diversity of food items eaten) or quantitative variation of food items (volume), except in P. erythrocephala for which we detected a significant linear relationship between carapace length and the volume of stomach contents. The highest food niche overlap was between P. expansa and P. unifilis, and the lowest niche overlap was between P. erythrocephala and P. sextuberculata. Turtles tended to partition food resources more in areas that had more species feeding in syntopy than in areas with fewer syntopic species.
Sequestration and Histopathological Changes of the Lung, Kidney and Brain of Mice Infected with Plasmodium berghei that Exposed to Repeated Artemisinin

Received: Revised: Accepted: Published online: February 03, 2018 June 12, 2018 September 30, 2018 January 28, 2019 The purpose of this study was to determine the pathogenesis of malarial infection in rodent as in vivo model in humans due to repeated exposure of artemisinin through organ histopathological picture. Healthy adult Albino swiss mice with average weight of 20-30 g were used for the study. Fifteen mice were divided into three groups: mice were infected with Plasmodium berghei which has been ever treated with artemisinin up to 4 times than treated by artemisinin (T4), infected mice with Plasmodium berghei which untreated by artemisinin as a control (C), infected mice with Plasmodium berghei which has been ever treated by artemisinin 4 times but untreated as a treatment control (TC). T4 group was oral administered with artemisinin which was given with "4-day-test" (4-DT) with ED99 dose (200 mg/kg weight of mice) for 3 days which begins 48 hours after infection but C and TC group were given aquadest. The histopathology of the lung, kidney and brain (cerebrum) was studied by routine histology method with Haematoxylin-Eosin staining. Histopathological parameters including edema, hemosiderin, thickened alveolar septa and inflammatory cell infiltration occurred in the lung. Cast formation, glomerulonephritis, tubular necrosis, and congestion could be seen in the cortex area of the kidney. The brain showed cerebral microvessels congested, hemorrhages and necrosis. In conclusion, repeated artemisinin exposure with repeated passages in mice cause increasing of sequestration on the lung and brain and increasing the histopathological changes of the lung, kidney and brain. ©2018 PVJ. All rights reserved
Synbiotic Purple Sweet Potato Yogurt Ameliorate Lipid Metabolism in High Fat Diet Mice Model

1Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. 2Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Master Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. 3Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. 4Department of Histology and Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Bandung, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. *Corresponding Author E-mail : astrid.khairani@unpad.ac. id
Getting along And/Or Getting Ahead: Differential Hexaco Personality Correlates of Likeability and Popularity among Adolescents

Getting along (i.e. to be liked) and getting ahead (i.e. to be popular) are two fundamental psychological motives that have important consequences for adolescents’ well–being. Especially antisocial behavioural tendencies, which are less well covered by the Big Five than by the HEXACO model, have been shown to differentially predict likeability and popularity. In this study, possible differential relations between personality and likeability and popularity were investigated using the HEXACO Simplified Personality Inventory and sociometric measures of likeability and popularity among 552 (12 to 14 years old) adolescents. Results showed that agreeableness was the most important likeability predictor, whereas extraversion (positive), openness to experience, honesty–humility, and agreeableness (all three negative) were the most important popularity predictors. Facet–level analyses revealed that selected HEXACO facets (greed avoidance, fearfulness, social boldness, gentleness, prudence, perfectionism, aesthetic appreciation, and altruism) most strongly—and in opposite directions—differentiated in the prediction of likeability and popularity. Furthermore, none of the expected interactions but several masking and cancellation effects were observed. The results, which are also discussed in light of interpersonal circumplex, resource control strategies, hierarchical differentiation, and socioanalytic frameworks, suggest that—among early adolescents—differential personality predictors may make it difficult to both get along and get ahead. © 2020 The Authors. European Journal of Personality published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Association of Personality Psychology
Conceptual model of diurnal cycle of low-level stratiform clouds over southern West Africa

Abstract. The DACCIWA (Dynamics Aerosol Chemistry Cloud Interactions in West Africa) project and the associated ground-based field experiment, which took place during summer 2016, provided a comprehensive dataset on the low-level stratiform clouds (LLSCs), which develop almost every night over southern West Africa. The LLSCs, inaccurately represented in climate and weather forecasts, form in the monsoon flow during the night and break up during the following morning or afternoon, affecting considerably the radiation budget. Several published studies give an overview of the measurements during the campaign, analyse the dynamical features in which the LLSCs develop, and quantify the processes involved in the LLSC formation. Based on the main results of these studies and new analyses, we propose in this paper a conceptual model of the diurnal cycle of the LLSCs over southern West Africa. Four main phases compose the diurnal cycle of the LLSC. The stable and the jet phases are the two steps during which the relative humidity increases, due to cooling of the air, until the air is saturated and the LLSCs form. Horizontal advection of cold air from the Guinean coast by the maritime inflow and the nocturnal low-level jet (NLLJ) represents 50 % of the local total cooling. The remaining half is mainly due to divergence of net radiation and turbulence flux. The third step of the LLSC diurnal cycle is the stratus phase, which starts during the night and lasts until the onset of surface-buoyancy-driven turbulence on the following day. During the stratus phase, interactions between the LLSCs and the NLLJ lead to a modification of the wind speed vertical profile in the cloud layer, and a mixing of the sub-cloud layer by shear-driven turbulence below the NLLJ core. The breakup of the LLSC occurs during the convective phase and follows three different scenarios which depend on the intensity of the turbulence observed during the night in the sub-cloud layer. The breakup time has a considerable impact on the energy balance of the Earth's surface and, consequently, on the depth of the convective boundary layer, which could vary by a factor of 2 from day-to-day.
Exploring the impact of urbanization on consumer goods distribution networks

PurposeDue to the growing percentage share of urban dwellers, the physical distribution of products faces altering conditions. This research explores the effects that urbanization has on the performance of a fast-moving consumer goods distribution network. A focus is set on changes in distribution cost, the cost-minimal network design, and greenhouse gas emissions.Design/methodology/approachThe analyses are based on a quantitative distribution network model of an existing manufacturer of consumer goods.FindingsThe results indicate that the foreseen population shift will affect the network's economic and environmental performance. Effects are, among others, due to differences in the efficiency of supplying urban and nonurban regions. The combined effects of urbanization and the development of the population size will even more affect the network's performance.Originality/valueResearch dealing with distribution logistics and urbanization primarily focuses on city logistics. In this paper, the object of analysis is the entire distribution system.