Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CLINICAL, HORMONAL, AND METABOLIC PARAMETERS AND THEIR RESPONSE TO TREATMENT WITH METFORMIN IN POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) showing the clinical features of an endocrine and metabolic disorder including, hyperinsulinemia and hyperandrogenism. It considered as the heterogeneous disorder and leading cause of dyslipidemia. The Purpose of this study to investigate the clinical, endocrinal and metabolic parameters, and their differential response to metformin among obese/overweight and lean body weight in polycystic syndrome women in Kerbala province. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective study for two hundred thirty-five Iraqi patients, who newly diagnosed with PCOS based on Rotterdam criteria by physician’s diagnosis during their visit to Women’s Hospital obstetrics education in Karbala /Iraq during the period from July, 2019 till the end of April, 2020. Patients were divided in to obese/overweight PCOS group (body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m) and lean PCOS group (BMI <25 kg/m). Excluded Patients were those with thyroid dysfunction, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and Cushing’s syndrome, matched age was (18-40 years). Enzymatic methods were used for blood sugar, and lipid profile measurement, LH, FSH, TSH, prolactin, total testosterone, estradiol, F. insulin were all tested by cobas e 411 analyzer, ELISA kit was used to measure SHBG. LH/FSH ratio, FAI, and HOMA-IR were calculated, all these parameters were measured for each patient and after 3-months therapy the patients had a medical checkup was repeated. Results: The total 135 PCOS women, 179 (76.17%) were in the obese/overweight group with BMI ≥25 kg/m and 56 (23.83%) were in the lean PCOS group, accordingly the percentages were decrease to 162(68.94%) in obese/overweight group and increase to 73(31.02%) in lean group upon three months of metformin treatment. Prevalence of insulin resistance (IR), dyslipidemia, hirsutism and alopecia was most common in obese/overweight group. FAI, LH pulses frequency or amplitude was higher in obese/overweight, also levels of TSH and prolactin were higher, increase body weight was correlated with several abnormalities of sex hormone levels and less level of SHBG was detected in obese/overweight women, this associated with insulin resistance which caused an increase in free testosterone level. Metformin restored both LH level and ovarian function more in overweight/obese group with TSH level dropping more remarked and SHBG elevated higher with obese/overweight women. In Conclusion: Obese/overweight PCOS women have more risk of metabolic disorders like insulin resistance and dyslipidemia with more noticed signs of hyperandrogenism, Furthermore, improvement in clinical, endocrinal and metabolic parameters that noticed among this group was better than lean body weight one upon metformin therapy period.
Repair of DMA following Incorporation of 1-ÃŸ-o-Arabinof uranosy Icytosine into Herpes Simplex Virus Type I1

The nucleoside analogue 1-/3-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine (araC) is incorporated into herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) DMA, and this correlates with inhibition of virus replication. The tech nique of Weigle-type reactivation (WR) was used to compare the ability of induced cellular DNA repair pathways to recognize or repair ara-C incorporated into HSV-1 DNA and ultraviolet (UV)irradiated virus DNA (254 nm). Pretreatment of monkey cells withlow-fluenceUVirradiation.growthinc/s-dichlorodiammineplatinum(ll), or growth in ara-C followed by infection after a 24-hr incubation period resulted in enhanced survival of UV-irradiated HSV-1. Under the same experimental conditions, no reactivation of HSV-1 inactivated by growth in ara-C is observed. Comparisons between uninfected Vero cells exposed to UV irradiation (30 J/m2) or grown in 10~6 M ara-C demonstrated repair replication in irradiated cells, whereas there was no evi dence for DNA repair at various time intervals following removal of the nucleoside analogue. These observations suggest that, once ara-C is incorporated into HSV-1 or eukaryotic DNA, it is not recognized as a repairable lesion within the limits of the DNA repair assays used in these studies.
Neurocognitive Decay in Puerto Rican Multiple Sclerosis Cases

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disorder with onset commonly observed in early and middle adulthood. The neuropathological process includes inflammation and demyelination of neurons in the central nervous system, causing dysfunction in the conduction of these cells. The lesions in the white matter of individuals with MS detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been associated with dysfunction in memory, the total area of the white matter lesions in MS patients are the best predictor of neuropsychological dysfunction.
In vitro Organogenesis of Stevia rebaudiana Bert. with Different Explants and Growth Regulators

Objective: To evaluate various explants and growth regulators in order to improve in vitro propagation of Stevia rebaudiana through organogenesis. Design/Methodology/Approach: Explants and growth regulators in two different concentrations were evaluated. The explants were nodal segment, axillary bud, and apical meristem; while the growth regulators were benzylaminopurine (BAP) at 1.125 mg L and 3.0 mg L, naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) at 1.5 mg L and 3.0 mg L, and CIDEF-4 brassinosteroids (BRs) at 1.0 mg L and 1.5 mg L. In total 18 treatments with seven repetitions. Contamination, oxidation, and survival were recorded during induction; while leaf number, regrowth height, and root presence were recorded during multiplication. Results: At the induction stage there was a differential response between explants according to their ontogenetic age; during multiplication, the morphological components showed differences between concentrations of growth regulators and explants, with higher effectiveness when adding BAP to apical meristems. Study Limitations/Implications: Both the origin and the age of explants can induce differential growth while interacting with growth regulators. Findings/Conclusions: Apical meristem explants showed better advantages for in vitro reproduction of S. rebaudiana since they present less contamination and higher survival at the induction stage, even when exhibiting the highest oxidation among explants, which did not influence the decrease in their survival. At the multiplication stage with apical meristem, height, leaf number, and root presence were increased. Values were high when interacting with BAP.
Prediction of Equilibrium Moisture Contents of Black Grape Seeds (Siah Sardasht cultivar) at Various Temperatures and Relative Humidity: Shelf-Life Criteria

Background and Objectives: Food wastes are sometimes valuable; of which, seeds are significantly important. Grape seeds, as byproduct of grape processing, contain valuable substances for the production of advanced oils as well as feeds. Therefore, the major aim of this study was to assess moisture sorption isotherms of black grape seeds at various conditions. Materials and Methods: Moisture sorption isotherms of black grape seeds (Siah Sardasht cultivar) were measured using static gravimetric method with saturated salt solutions at five various temperatures of 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 ̊C. Water activity ranged 0.1–0.9. Five mathematical models of Guggenheim, Anderson and De Boer (three-parameter), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (two-parameter), D’Arcy-Watt (five-parameter), Henderson (two-parameter) and Halsey (twoparameter) were used to fit data using non-linear regression analysis method. Results: Results showed that the moisture sorption behavior of grape seed was temperature dependent as indicated by increases in equilibrium moisture contents at all levels of water activity with decreasing temperature. The best fit with experimental data in all water activities and temperatures were linked to Guggenheim, Anderson and De Boer model. D’Arcy-Watt model at 40, 50 and 60 ̊C was adjusted well. The net isosteric heat of sorption was achieved using ClausiusClapeyron equation and showed the maximum value (754.3 kJ/kg) at a moisture content of 0.1 (%d.b). Conclusions: Rapid spoilage of grape seeds may occur at a water activity of 0.3 or greater for 20 ̊C and that of 0.6 for other temperatures. The Guggenheim, Anderson and De Boer model presented the best fitting. At highlighted temperatures, net isosteric heat increased significantly with decreases in moisture contents.
Benefit of Doing Business with Someone (Un)like You: Positive Effect of Brand Personality Incongruence on Brand Collaborations

In today’s market, brands partner up with each other with new collaborations and products that carry the parent brands’ unique personalities identities. Many of these cross-brand collaborations turn out to be huge successes. However, how would the collaborating brands’ distinct personalities affect the collaboration? In particular, what if the collaborating brands have similar brand personalities to each other (congruent brands) vs. different brand personalities (incongruent brands)? In this research, we examined consumers' views on various brand collaborations. Specifically, we explored the effect of congruent vs. incongruent brand collaborations on consumer’s preferences, purchase intentions and recommendation intentions. In three studies, we found that congruent brand collaborations significantly increased consumers’ likings towards the parent brands. In addition, we found a significant positive impact of incongruent brand collaborations on consumers’ purchase intentions and word of mouth (WOM) towards the new collaborated products. Our findings shed light on the new trend of brand collaborations, especially how brands’ personalities could play a role in the collaboration. We offered not only theoretical contributions to the research of brand collaborations, but also implicational insights for marketers on brand collaboration decisions.
Influence of Parent Involvement to Children’s Learning Intrest During Corona Virus Pandemic

This research aimed to obtain information about influence of parental involvement on children's learning interests at home during the corona virus pandemic. This research used a quantitative approach to the type of ex-post facto research. The population in this research consisted of 90 parents and students. This research was conducted in Buton Regency. The data collection method used a questionnaire and used simple regression analysis. Based on the hypothesis tested, it found a positive and significant influence on children's interest in learning at home during the corona virus pandemic with a regression coefficient of 72,749 and a significant value (sig) of 0,000 <0.05. Parents' involvement in the parenting in program was to provide support, respect the work of children, guide, supervise and discipline. Teaching children at home, Providing motivation, Building good communication with children and school environment to find out the child's development, Building cooperation with schools and the community.
A Novel Bio-Inspired Algorithm Applied to Selective Harmonic Elimination in a Three-Phase Eleven-Level Inverter

Universidad Tecnológica de Altamira, Boulevard de los Rı́os Km. 3+100, Puerto Industrial Altamira, Altamira 89601, Tamaulipas, Mexico Instituto Politécnico Nacional CICATA Altamira, Km. 14.5 carretera Tampico-Puerto Industrial Altamira, Altamira 89600, Tamaulipas, Mexico TecNM/Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero, Juventino Rosas y Jesús Urueta s/n, Col. Los Mangos, Cd. Madero 89318, Tamaulipas, Mexico CINVESTAV del IPN-Unidad Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco 45019, Mexico
International Trade and Technological Diversification

Developing countries feature much higher fluctuations in the growth rate of per capita income than developed ones, partly due to specialization in volatile industries. This paper justifies this specialization pattern drawing on two observations: i) at the industry level, the standard deviation of industry-specific productivity shocks is negatively related to the number of intermediate inputs used in final production; ii) institutional quality represents a source of comparative advantage across industries with different number of inputs due to contractual frictions along the supply chain.
EFFECT OF OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS ON THE REMOVAL OF CADMIUM IONS FROM SIMULATED WASTEWATER USING COMPOSITE SORBENT

This work is studied the effect of operational parameters on the efficacy of composite sorbent in the reclamation of simulated wastewater contaminated with cadmium ions. This sorbent was manufactured from precipitation of hydroxyapatite (resulted from reaction of calcium and phosphate that extracted from cement kiln dust and sewage dead biomass) on the remaining solids from extraction process. The effect of different parameters such as contact time between adsorbate and adsorbent (5-180 min), initial pH of the solution (2-7), adsorbent dosage (0.05-2 g/50 mL) for agitation speed of 200 rpm at 25oC were studied. The best values of these parameters were 120 min, 5, and 0.4 g/50mL for contact time, pH, and adsorbent dosage respectively that achieved the removal efficiencies ranged from 69 to 99.3% due to variation of initial cadmium concentration from 10 to 300 mg/L.
Effect of method of preservation on the chemical composition of Enterolobium cyclocarpum leaves

Enterolobium cyclocarpum leaves are less acceptable by ruminants due to their high contents of anti-nutritional factors. The effect of preserving Enterolobium cyclocarpum leaves as hay and silage or silage: hay combinations on the proximate, fibre fractions, antinutritional factors, minerals and vitamins compositions were investigated in this study. Six experimental treatments consisting of 100% fresh Enterolobium cyclocarpum leaves, 100% ensiled Enterolobium cyclocarpum leaves, 100% sun dried Enterolobium cyclocarpum leaves, 75% silage: 25% hay, 50% silage: 50% hay and 25% silage: 75% hay were formulated. Each treatment was replicated 3 times and analyzed for chemical composition. The crude protein content ranged from 14.70 – 22.05%, which significantly differed (p<0.05) across treatments with the highest value in the fresh leaves. The values for neutral detergent fibre ranged from 56.64 – 57.92 %, acid detergent fibre from 37.14 – 39.87 % and acid detergent lignin from 13.30 – 14.96 %, they all differed significantly (p<0.05) across treatments with highest values in the 100% ensiled treatment. Preservation as silage significantly (p<0.05) reduced the concentrations of tannin, phytate and hydrocyanic acid, while preservation as hay significantly (p<0.05) reduced the concentration of saponin. The mineral contents of the EC leaves preserved as silage, hay and silage: hay combinations (Treatments 2 6) compared favourably with the mineral contents of the fresh leaves (Treatment 1). Preserved EC leaves (Treatments 2 – 6) had significantly (p<0.05) higher concentrations of vitamin C (444.21 –657.60 mg/100g) than the fresh leaves (308.79mg/100g). Thus preservation of E. cyclocarpum leaves as silage or hay improved its chemical composition and reduced its contents of anti-nutritional factors.
A Review: Antibacterial activities, antioxidant properties and toxicity profile of centella asiatica

Centella asiatica (C. asiatica) has been widely used as traditional or alternative medicine for thousand years due to its capabilities to cure various kinds of diseases. This plant has been used widely to prepare numerous kinds of food and beverages in many countries due to its beneficial functional properties. Active compounds that contribute to its antimicrobial properties are madecassic acid, asiatic acid, madecassoside, and asiaticoside. C. asiatica extract can inhibit majorities of foodborne pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms. It also contained antioxidant properties and has been proven to have an insignificant toxicity effect on human consumption. Currently, there is an increase of interest in research development for natural antioxidants and antimicrobial agents to replace the synthetic types in the food industry. This review presents information on the antioxidant capabilities of C. asiatica and its function to inhibit, reduce or minimize microbial growth. The toxicity and safety aspects of consuming C. asiatica extract has also been highlighted to provide essential data for the development of natural preservatives.
The Magnetorheological Fluid: Testing on Automotive Braking System

This paper presents the testing of a Magnetorheological brake (MRB) in the braking system of a vehicle. Two techniques are used to determine the capability of the brake system which are the simulation via Matlab Simulink Software and experimental study by using a quarter vehicle test rig. A Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) is employed as a wheel speed control as well as to enforce the MRB to produce the required braking torque need by a vehicle. A dynamic test, namely sudden braking test is performed in three rotational speed conditions which are from 127.5 rad/s (1200 rpm) to 31.42 rad/s (300 rpm), 52.37 Rad/s (500 rpm) and 73.31 rad/s (700 rpm) in two different wheel load which are 10 kg and 15 kg, respectively. The behaviours to be assessed are wheel speed response and brake torque produced by the MRB. From the observation, it is concluded that the capability of the MRB in providing the required brake torque is promising and harmony between simulation and experimental response.
The Impact of Emotional Intelligence Orientation on Audit Sustainability: Empirical Evidence from Vietnam

The study investigates and measures the impact of the emotional intelligence orientation on audit sustainability in Vietnam. Survey data for this research were collected from 260 auditors (CPAs) currently working in auditing firms, for the period from April 2020 to July 2020. In this study, we have built a model with two dependent variables (Emotional intelligence orientation and Audit sustainability) and six independent variables (Proactive audit vision, Continuous audit development, Dynamic audit experience, Audit environmental change, Stakeholder expectation pressure, Advocacy culture). The research methods used include Cronbach’s Alpha test, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmation factor analysis (CFA) and linear structural model analysis (SEM). The results showed that (1) Proactive audit vision, (2) Continuous audit development, (3) Dynamic audit experience, (4) Audit environmental change, (5) Stakeholder expectation pressure are positively related to emotional intelligence orientation. However, Advocacy culture is not positively related to Emotional intelligence orientation. The findings of this study suggest that emotional intelligence orientation positively impacts audit sustainability (similar to the findings by Thapayom, Ussahawanitchakit, & Boonlua, 2017, 2018 in Thailand). The results of this study provide a scientific basis for managers at auditing firms to make appropriate decisions to improve auditing activities in the coming years.
3RSeT: Read Disturbance Rate Reduction in STT-MRAM Caches by Selective Tag Comparison

Recent development in memory technologies has introduced <italic>Spin-Transfer Torque Magnetic RAM</italic> (STT-MRAM) as the most promising replacement for SRAMs in on-chip cache memories. Besides its lower leakage power, higher density, immunity to radiation-induced particles, and non-volatility, an unintentional bit flip during read operation, referred to as <italic>read disturbance</italic> error, is a severe reliability challenge in STT-MRAM caches. One major source of read disturbance error in STT-MRAM caches is simultaneous accesses to all tags for parallel comparison operation in a cache set, which has <italic>not</italic> been addressed in previous work. This article first demonstrates that high read accesses to tag array extremely increase the read disturbance rate and then proposes a low-cost scheme, so-called <italic><underline>R</underline>ead Disturbance <underline>R</underline>ate <underline>R</underline>eduction in STT-MRAM Caches by <underline>Se</underline>lective <underline>T</underline>ag Comparison</italic> (3RSeT), to reduce the error rate by eliminating a significant portion of tag reads. 3RSeT proactively disables the tags that have no chance for hit, using low significant bits of the tags on each access request. Our evaluations using gem5 full-system cycle-accurate simulator show that 3RSeT reduces the read disturbance rate in the tag array by 71.8 percent, which results in 3.6x improvement in <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$Mean~Time~To~Failure$</tex-math><alternatives><mml:math><mml:mrow><mml:mi>M</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mspace width="3.33333pt"/><mml:mi>T</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mspace width="3.33333pt"/><mml:mi>T</mml:mi><mml:mi>o</mml:mi><mml:mspace width="3.33333pt"/><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>l</mml:mi><mml:mi>u</mml:mi><mml:mi>r</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math><inline-graphic xlink:href="asadi-ieq1-3082004.gif"/></alternatives></inline-formula> (MTTF). In addition, the energy consumption is reduced by 62.1 percent without compromising performance and with less than 0.4 percent area overhead.
Defining patterns in the influence exerted by the interelated biochemical corrosion on concrete building structures under the conditions of a chemical enterprise

The effect of microbial and chemical corrosion on concrete structures operated in the conditions of chemical enterprises has been established that makes it possible to reliably predict the timing of their decommissioning in order to prevent industrial disasters. Even though the construction complies with all building codes, concrete structures eventually undergo chemical and biological corrosion. The innovation proposed in this study implies investigating the depth and degree of damage to concrete at the microscopic level by the method of raster electron microscopy. In addition, the TPD-MS method has been suggested for determining the quantitative and qualitative state of the carbonate components of concrete and sulfur compounds. This study has found that in concrete samples from the titanium dioxide production plant, the amount of carbon dioxide release is twice less than in control samples at t=600 °C while the level of sulfur dioxide, on the contrary, increases. This is due to the ability of thionic bacteria to accumulate sulfate acid that destroys the cementing component in concrete. The reported results confirm the impact of products of the activity of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans microorganisms on corrosion processes in concrete. In addition, when using the TPD-MS method, it was established in the storage room of the finished product that heating the control sample of concrete leads to a release of the significant amount of СО2 at t=580–600 °C. However, the experimental samples of concrete are almost lacking carbon compounds because the acid metabolites of microfungi interfere with its formation. Microscopic and REM studies revealed the localization of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Aspergillus fumigatus in concrete. This study has established patterns related to the mechanism that forms chemical compounds in concrete and the metabolism of microorganisms