Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Ethnic, Skill, Qualification Diversity of Board of Commissioners and Stock Performance

The goal of this study is to examine the effect of ethnic, skill, and qualification diversity of the board of commissioners on stock performance in emerging markets. This study employs 266 companies listed on IDX (Indonesia Stock Exchange) during 2011-2017 periods. The result shows that ethnic, skill, and qualification diversity of the board of commissioners do not have a positive impact on stock performance among Indonesian companies. However, quality audit and company age (CA) have negative and significant impact on stock performance.
Decomposition Analysis of Wheat Growth and Its Policy Implications in Pakistan

Wheat is an incredibly political crop because of its inelastic demand in Pakistan. Wheat accounts for almost 50 percent calorie intake in the country with a relatively greater share in total calorie intake in rural areas of the country. Despite the sensitivity of this crop, it is always challenged by various factors like climate change along with other economic and political influences make it difficult to meet the nutrient requirement of the rapidly growing population. For a better-informed policy framework, it is necessary to study the previous patterns of growth of the wheat crop and its contributing factors to formulate more vigorous growth targets of the wheat crop in the future. For this purpose, we decomposed wheat growth into the area, yield and their joint effect from 1947 to 2016 both overall and decade wise to study any structural breakdown overtime. The results of the decomposition analysis reveal that the area contribution of wheat remained 35 percent while yield contribution was 61 percent. The same is the case in decade wise analysis which reveals that in future yield can be increased by adopting favourable policies to harness the yield potential of wheat in the country.
Dexmedetomidine sedation for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration, a randomised controlled trial

Background and aim Appropriate sedation is important to the success of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA). Dexmedetomidine is a sedative agent that operates via the α2 adrenergic agonist, which provides sleep-like sedation with little respiratory suppression. This study compared the efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine sedation with propofol in cases of EBUS-TBNA. Methods Patients requiring EBUS-TBNA were randomly assigned dexmedetomidine sedation (D, n=25) or propofol sedation (P, n=25). Vital signs, diagnostic yield and the bispectral index (BIS) were recorded throughout the bronchoscopic procedure and recovery period. The tolerance and cooperation of the patients were evaluated using questionnaires. Measurements and results The lowest mean arterial blood pressure in group D (79.2±9.9 versus 72.5±12.9 mmHg, p=0.049) exceeded that in group P, the lowest heart rate was lower (60.9±10.2 versus 71.4±11.8 beats·min−1, p=0.006) and the mean BIS during sedation was significantly higher (84.1±8.3 versus 73.6±5.7, p<0.001). Patients in group D were more likely to report perceiving procedure-related symptoms and express an unwillingness to undergo the bronchoscopy again, if indicated (41.1 versus 83.3%, p=0.007). One subject in group D aborted EBUS-TBNA due to intolerance. Many of the variables in the two groups were similar, including the proportion of hypoxaemic events, recovery times, patient cooperation and diagnostic yield. Conclusions The effects of dexmedetomidine on haemodynamics were in line with its pharmacodynamic features. Patients who received dexmedetomidine were more likely than those who received propofol to perceive the procedures. Overall, dexmedetomidine did not prove inferior to propofol sedation in terms of patient cooperation or diagnostic yield. Compared to propofol sedation for EBUS-TBNA, dexmedetomidine provided patients lighter sedation with lower heart rates and less decrease in blood pressure. The recovery times, hypoxaemia, cooperation and diagnostic yield in the two groups were similar. https://bit.ly/33qgEj3
Perceived Impact of Globalization and Global Citizenship Identification

In the present research, we examined associations between perceived impact of globalization and global citizenship identification. We constructed a single-item measure of perceived impact of globalization (SIPIG) and tested its convergent and divergent validity (Study 1). The SIPIG showed adequate test-retest reliability in a sample of students (Study 2) and positively correlated with global citizenship identification in samples recruited both from within the U.S. (Studies 1, 3, 4) and outside the U.S. (Canada, Brazil, Vietnam, and India; Study 3). Lastly, SIPIG predicted antecedents of global citizenship identification in a broader model of global citizenship identification and its outcomes (Study 4). Together, the results suggest a positive association between perceived impact of globalization on the self and identifying with global citizens.
The role of probiotics on the roadmap to a healthy microbiota: a symposium report

ABSTRACT The ninth International Yakult Symposium was held in Ghent, Belgium in April 2018. Keynote lectures were from Professor Wijmenga on using biobanks to understand the relationship between the gut microbiota and health; and Professor Hill on phage–probiotic interactions. Session one included talks from Professor Plӧsch on epigenetic programming by nutritional and environmental factors; Professor Wilmes on the use of “omics” methodologies in microbiome research and Professor Rescigno on the gut vascular barrier. Session two explored the evidence behind Lactobacillus casei Shirota with Dr Nanno explaining the plasticity in immunomodulation that enables the strain to balance immune functions; Dr Macnaughtan outlining its potential therapeutic use in cirrhosis and Professor Nishida detailing effects in subjects under stress. The third session saw Professor Marchesi describing that both the host genes and the gut microbiota can play a role in cancer; Professor Bergheim highlighting crosstalk between the gut and the liver and Professor Cani describing the relationship between the gut microbiota and the endocrine system. The final session explored probiotic mechanisms, with Professor Lebeer dissecting the challenges in conducting mechanistic studies; Professor Wehkamp describing the mucosal defence system and Professor Van de Wiele detailing methods for modelling the gut microbiota in vitro.
Long Term Aerosol Composition Measurements at the CESAR Tower at Cabauw, NL

In this work, intensive mass spectrometric measurements of PM1 aerosol size distribution and chemical composition were performed at Cabauw, the Netherlands, using a High Resolution Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS), an Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (ACSM), a Thermal-Desorption Proton-Transfer-Reaction Time-of- Flight Mass Spectrometer (TD-PTR-ToF-MS), and supplementary instruments. The field campaigns took place in November 2011, during May to July 2012 (both periods with the AMS and the collocated TD-PTR-MS) and between July 2012 and June 2013 (ACSM). Average total aerosol mass loadings of 9.26 μg m−3, 6.40 μg m−3, and 9.50 μg m−3 were observed during the campaign periods, respectively. Within the ACSM campaign, 12 exceedances of the PM2.5 daily mean limit, established by the World Health Organization (WHO), were observed. In almost all campaigns, the highest contribution to total mass were seen by nitrate (21% - 39 %, mainly as ammonium nitrate) and organic compounds (23% - 33 %) on average, especially in periods with relatively high total mass loadings (> 25 μg m−3). The presence of organic nitrate and excess ammonium indicate the high impact of nitrogen containing compounds on the formation and composition of ambient aerosols in Cabauw. Factor analysis was applied to organic aerosols (OA) for all data sets. AMS and ACSM data showed that secondary organic aerosols (SOA, 53% - 84% average contribution to OA) dominated the organic fraction throughout all campaigns. A factor which is attributed to humic-like substances (HULIS) was identified as a highly oxidised background aerosol in Cabauw. Primary organic aerosols (POA) were mainly emitted by traffic (8% - 35% average contribution to OA) and biomass burning (8% - 23 %). A first approach of the application of factor analysis to TD-PTR-MS data was performed in this work, showing good agreement with factors obtained from the collocated AMS. The dominance of secondary aerosol in PM1 shows the high importance of atmospheric ageing processes of aerosol concentration at this rural site. Due to the large secondary fraction of aerosol reduction of particulate mass is challenging on a local scale.
Pattern of Ovarian Follicular Development and Steroid Hormone Concentrations during Estrous Cycle of Lohi Sheep

Muhammad Younis1, Muhammad Irfan-ur-Rehman Khan1*, Mustansar Abbas1, Ali Murtaza1, Imran Mohsin2, Muhammad Shahzad3 and Muhammad Zahid Tahir1 1Department of Theriogenology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore-54000 2Department of Livestock Production, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore-54000 3Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Jhang Road, Faisalabad-38000 Article Information Received 04 November 2019 Revised 22 February 2020 Accepted 04 March 2020 Available online 03 August 2020
CHANGES IN EXTREME TEMPERATURE EVENTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE EL NIÑO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION IN THE WEI RIVER BASIN, CHINA

Extreme temperature indices (ETIs) are used to assess extreme temperature events, to further reveal possible climate impacts of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on temperature extremes. The primary objective of this paper is to investigate the spatial and temporal variability of ETIs, and further examine the linear and nonlinear relationships between ETIs and two ENSO anomalies including the Niño 3.4 and Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) between 1969 and 2016 in the Wei River Basin (WRB) of China. The trends of ETIs were analyzed using Mann-Kendall test and cloud model, and the relationships between ENSO and ETIs were quantified using correlation and wavelet analysis. Results showed that the ETIs had increased from 1969 to 2016. Most of the stations exhibited similar trends for each ETIs except diurnal temperature range (DTR). The trend of minimum temperature (Tmin) was larger than that of maximum temperature (Tmax). Meanwhile, the variability of Tmin in the south of WRB was more stable than in other regions. Niño 3.4 was mainly positively correlated with PC1 of ETIs, and vice versa for SOI. The results help to understand the changes in extreme temperature events and their relationships with climate anomalies, which can provide scientific references for the water resource management of the watershed.
Climate or disturbance: temperate forest structural change and carbon sink potential

Anticipating forest responses to changing climate and disturbance regimes requires understanding long-term successional processes and aggregating these local processes into global relevance. Estimates of existing forest structure and biomass are improving globally; however, vegetation models continue to show substantial spread in predictions of future land carbon uptake and the roles of forest structural change and demography are increasingly being recognized as important. To identify mechanisms that drive change in tree size, density, and carbon, we need a better understanding of forest structural trajectories and the factors that affect those trajectories. Here we reveal a coherent, cyclic pattern of structural change in temperate forests, as predicted by successional theory, and identify significant sensitivity to climatic precipitation and temperature anomalies using large datasets and empirical modeling. For example, in the eastern US above average temperature (+1°C) was associated with a 27% (-0.4±0.1 Mg C ha -1 yr -1 ) reduction in productivity attributed to higher rates of disease (+23%), weather disturbance (+57%), and sapling mortality. Projections of future vegetative carbon sink potential suggests biomass would be lowest on managed lands (72±2 Mg C ha -1 ) and highest when larger trees survive in undisturbed conditions (153±21 Mg C ha -1 ). Overall, the indirect effects of disturbance and mortality were considerably larger than the direct effects of climate on productivity when predicting future vegetative carbon sinks. Results provide robust comparisons for global vegetation models, and valuable projections for management and carbon mitigation efforts.
Thermodynamics and stability of vesicle growth

The stability of growing uni-lamellar vesicles is investigated using the formalism of nonequilibrium thermodynamics. The vesicles, which are assumed to be in an otherwise aqueous solution, are growing due to the accretion of lipids to the bilayer which forms the vesicle membrane.The thermodynamic description is based on the hydrodynamics of a water-lipid mixture together with a model of the vesicle as a discontinuous system in the sense of linear nonequilibrium thermodynamics. The approach assumes that the energy of the bilayer membrane is given by the spontaneous curvature model attributed to Helfrich. Furthermore, the rate at which lipids incorporate into the membrane is taken to be proportional to the surface area of the membrane. In this way, the relevant forces and fluxes of the system are identified in the context of a stability analysis. The resulting constitutive equation for the flux of water across the membrane is used to analyse the stability of spherical vesicles that are subject to different perturbations.First, a simplified approach is presented which restricts perturbations to axisymmetric ellipsoids. In that case, the analysis is carried out using an explicit Cartesian parametrisation. A perturbation theory which describes more general deformations is then developed and applied to the case of arbitrary axisymmetric perturbations. It is found that there are generically two critical radii at which changes of stability occur. For the case where the perturbation takes the form of a single zonal harmonic, only one of these radii is physical and is given by the ratio $2L_p / L_\gamma$, where $L_p$ is the hydraulic conductivity and $L_\gamma$ is the Onsager coefficient related to changes in membrane area due to lipid accretion. The stability of such perturbations is related to the value of l corresponding to the particular zonal harmonic: those with lower l are more unstable than those with higher l. The conditions under which general axisymmetric perturbations reduce to explicit ellipsoidal calculations are also found.A heuristic explanation for the results is proposed whilst possible extensions of the current work and the need for experimental input are also discussed.
Bistable Figure Reversals are Related to Symbol Search Performance: Incremental Validity of Symbol Search as a Measure of Attention and VisualWorking Memory

Preliminary fMRI research has suggested that both bistable figure reversal and Symbol Search (a measure of processing speed) utilize the same neural pathways during task execution, namely the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. The fMRI findings predict a positive relationship between Symbol Search (SS) and bistable figure reversal (BFR). In Study 1, a bistable Necker Cube and the My Wife/My Mother-in-law figure were presented on cards, and participants indicated reversals by tapping on a table. The frequency of perceptual reversals was positively correlated with performance on SS (WAIS-III) but not with Picture Completion scores (a measure of visual processing). In Study 2 the Necker Cube was presented on a computer screen, and eye movements were monitored. Participants indicated reversals by pressing a response button. Again, the frequency of perceptual reversals of the Necker Cube was positively correlated with performance on SS (WAIS-IV, this time). No correlation was found with looking strategy, as indexed by eye movement variables. The present study provides incremental validity for interpreting and highlighting SS as a measure of attention and working memory.
Case report on the human infection with Tularemia in Mykolaiv Region, 2018

The work aims to provide a study and report the case with a 47-year-old white man from urban-type settlement Oleksandrivka (Voznesensk District, Mykolaiv Region) diagnosed with pharyngitis, amygdalitis, polylymphoadenopathy, and buboadenitis caused by Francisella tularensis. The tularemia diagnosis in the patient was confirmed with agglutination test and western blot of patient’s blood serum in dilutions 1:100 and 1:200 respectively. The additional surveillance study (rodents, ticks, and water samples) in the surrounding area of the patient’s house showed positive results for F. tularensis in ticks in dilution 1:160++++
Disulfram Treatment of NUP98-PHF23 AML Is Not EffectiveIn Vivo: Potential Role for Hematopoietic Stem Cells Niche

Disulfram Treatment of NUP98-PHF23 AML Is Not Effective In Vivo : Potential Role for Hematopoietic Stem Cells Niche Eun Sil Park, M.D., Ph.D., Yang Jo Chung, Ph.D. and Peter D. Aplan, M.D., Ph.D. Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute/National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, Department of Pediatrics and Institute of Health Science, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
Thermal Decomposition of RP-2 with Stabilizing Additives

Abstract : The thermal decomposition of RP-2 and mixtures of RP-2 with four different additives has been investigated. The mixtures with RP-2 contained one of the following: 5% trans-decahydronaphthalene (decalin); 5% 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (tetralin); 5% 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (THQ); 1% THQ; 0.5% THQ; 0.1% THQ; or 256 mg/L of the additive used to make JP-8+100 (the deg +100 additive). Decomposition reactions were performed in stainless steel ampoule reactors at temperatures from 375-deg C to 450-deg C (648 K to 723 K). All of the reactions were run with an approximate initial pressure of 34.5 MPa (5000 psi). After each reaction, the thermally stressed liquid phase was analyzed by gas chromatography. The increase in a suite of light decomposition products was used to monitor the extent of decomposition. The addition of THQ and tetralin had a significant effect on the decomposition of RP-2. Compared with neat RP-2, the addition of 5% THQ slowed the decomposition by about an order of magnitude, while the addition of 5% tetralin slowed the decomposition by approximately 50%. At the concentrations tested, decalin and the +100 additive had little effect on the decomposition of RP-2.
A CNN-Based Structure for Performance Degradation Estimation of High-Speed Train Lateral Damper

This paper addresses the problem of performance degradation estimation of high-speed train lateral damper based on SDS-CNN. The proposed SDS-CNN consists of two types convolution modules, i.e., DA-Module and FE-Module, where the DA-Module is used to adjust data dimension and map original vibration signals into high dimensional space, while the FE-Module is employed to extract features of different frequencies from different scales adaptively. Experimental results on CRH380A high speed train vibration signals validate the superiority of the proposed structure over FCN, MCNN, Time-CNN, ResNet, ResNext, Xception, and EfficientNet, with the minimum MAE (0.46) and minimum RMSE (0.63).
Post Caesarean Section Infections at Juaso Government Hospital

Cesarean delivery (C-section) is a surgical procedure used to deliver baby incisions in the abdomen and uterus. A C section can be planned ahead of time if the woman develops pregnancy complications. There can be adverse consequences after the woman had gone through the CS of which one is the development of infections. The main purpose of this study is to determine the knowledge associated with post caesarean section infections at Juaso Government Hospital. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, women at the Juaso Government hospital who had undergone cesarean delivery were selected. After ensuring that they were content with and cooperate in the study, a researcher designed questionnaire was filled. A high percentage (67.50%) of women in the study had experienced an infection after the CS. Also, most women (76%) indicated they were not given adequate information about CS. These findings emphasize the need for effective information to be given by health workers to pregnant women.
Drosophila ananassae Stands Distinct from other Species of Drosophila in its Pattern of Chromosomal Polymorphism

75 DOI: 10.37398/JSR.2020. 640209 Abstract: Drosophila, a genus of family Drosophilidae (ClassInsecta; Order-Diptera) is characterized by rich species diversity containing more than 1500 species. It possesses polytene chromosomes which have been mostly studied from salivary glands and polytene chromosome maps have been prepared for a large number of species. It is known that about 100 species of Drosophila contain chromosomal aberrations and thus chromosomally polymorphic. There are different types of chromosomal aberrations but paracentric inversions are more common. There are intra and interspecific variations in the frequencies of inversions and the pattern of chromosomal polymorphism varies in different cases. To explain these findings of different cases different concepts/ hypothesis/ ideas have been proposed by different researchers: ecological niche hypothesis, flexible and rigid polymorphism, homoselection vs heteroselection, genetic coadaptation hypothesis, concepts of central and marginal populations, altitudinal and latitudinal variations, inversion clines, heterosis and balanced polymorphism, linkage disequilibrium, urban and rural population differentiation, suppression of crossing-over, inversion and frequency dependent selection, inversion and rare male mating advantage, inversions, behavior and mate recognition system etc. If these findings and their interpretations are compared among different species, D. ananassae, a cosmopolitan and domestic species, stands distinct from other species and has developed its own mechanism to adjust with its environment.
Population dynamics and forewarning models for prediction of population of groundnut Thrips under different sowing window and groundnut varieties

The correlation was carried out between weather parameter and population of tobacco thrips on different groundnut varieties at different sowing windows and forewarning models for prediction of population of thrips, during kharif season, 2017 and 2018. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three replications. The treatment comprised of four varieties viz., V1: JL-501, V2: RHRG-6083 (Phule Unnati), V3: TAG-24 and V4: JL-776 (Phule Bharati) as main plot and four sowing windows viz., S1: 25rd MW (18th to 24th June), S2: 26th MW (25th June to 01st July), S­3: 27th MW (2nd to 8th July) and S4: 28th MW (09th to 15th July) as sub plot treatments. The correlation of weather parameters with incidence of thrips, showed that the population of thrips was found to have significant and positive correlation with minimum temperature, afternoon relative humidity, wind speed and bright sunshine hours whereas maximum temperature, morning relative humidity, and rainfall showed negative correlation with seasonal incidence of thrips. Sowing of groundnut during 26th MW (S2) and 27th (S3) recorded lower incidence of thrips, whereas, crop sown during 28thMW (S4) recorded with maximum incidence. Among the groundnut varieties, higher incidence was recorded with TAG-24 and minimum was recorded on JL-776 followed by RHRG-6083. Prediction of thrips populations in different sowing window based on regression equations (R2) 52 to 88 per cent validation based on different weather parameters for variety JL-501, (R2) 58 to 86 per cent validation based on different weather parameter for variety RHRG-6083, (R2) 48 to 85 per cent validation based on different weather parameter for variety TAG-24, (R2) 73 to 83 per cent validation based on different weather parameter for variety JL-776 for the prediction of thrips population.