Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Solar Neighborhood Kinematics from Gaia–LAMOST Dwarf Stars

We use high-precision kinematic data from Gaia data release 2 (DR2) and spectroscopic data from Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fibre Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) data release 5 (DR5) to explore the kinematics of solar neighborhood dwarf stars in the northern and southern sides of the Galactic plane. The metallicity range of the sampled stars is −0.5 < [Fe/H] < 0.5. Systematic north–south asymmetries in stellar radial motion and rotation are detected: stars in the north disk are moving toward the outer disk, while stars in the south disk have inward-streaming motion toward the Galactic center; stars in the north disk rotate slower than stars in the south disk in general. The tilt angle is antisymmetric about the Galactic plane: for an assumed Galactocentric distance of the Sun, R0 = 8.122 kpc, the increase in the tilt angle αRz with the vertical distance z is well described by the relation . The variation of stellar kinematics with the vertical distance to the Galactic plane has no essential dependence on the metallicity.
A rare case of asymmetrical vernal keratoconjunctivitis

A 12 years old boy presented in our OPD complaints of itching and redness in right eye since 2 months. There was associated history of copious mucous discharge in both eyes. On slit-lamp bio microscopic examination, right eye revealed two giant cobblestone papillae along with multiple small papillae while in the left eye small papillae were present. Right eye also showed Punctuate epithelial keratitis with no signs of corneal involvement in left eye. There was no history of use of contact lenses of suturing to the eye, hence, deviating from the diagnosis of giant papillary conjunctivitis. He was treated with oral and topical anti allergic medications. Cobblestone papillae persisted even after maximal tolerated dose. Two doses of Supratarsal injection of 20 mg Triamcenolone Acetonide (Corticosteroid) were given in right eye one month apart. We observed complete recovery from allergic symptoms. Cobblestone papillae and punctuate epithelial erosions regressed completely. Patient was asymptomatic after two months, i.e. no recurrence. In this case, we indicate the use of Supratarsal corticosteroid injection in recalcitrant vernal kerato-conjunctivitis. Promising results were seen without adjuvant topical or oral medications.
Link Optimization in Software Defined IoV Driven Autonomous Transportation System

Due to the high mobility, dynamic nature, and legacy vehicular networks, the seamless connectivity and reliability become a new challenge in software-defined internet of vehicles based intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Thus, effieicnt optimization of the link with proper monitoring of the high speed of vehicles in ITS is very vital to promote the error-free and trustable platform. Key issues related to reliability, connectivity and stability optimization for vehicular networks are addressed. Thus, this study proposes a novel reliable connectivity framework by developing a stable, and scalable link optimization (SSLO) algorithm, state-of-the-art system model. In addition, a Use-case of smart city with stable and reliable connectivity is proposed by examining the importance of vehicular networks. The numerical experimental results are extracted from software defined-Internet of Vehicle (SD-IoV) platform which shows high stability and reliability of the proposed SSLO under different test scenarios, such as vehicle to vehicle (V2V), vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle to anything (V2X). The proposed SSLO and Baseline algorithms are compared in terms of performance metrics e.g. packet loss ratio, transmission power (i.e., stability), average throughput, and average delay transfer. Finally, the validated results reveal that SSLO algorithm optimizes connectivity (95%), energy efficiency (67%), throughput (4Kbps) and delay (3 sec).
ANTIOXIDANT AND LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF CRASSOCEPHALUM CREPIDIOIDES (BENTH.) S. MOORE; AN UNDERUTILIZED VEGETABLE FROM NIGERIA

West Africa region i.e. Nigeria is blessed with many local and leafy vegetables which are known for managing some ailments beside their rich nutrient content. Some of these vegetables are tagged exotic while many are neglected or underutilized. Crassocephalum crepidoides is among the latter, it is reputed for the management of many ailments traditionally. This study is to evaluate the inflammatory inhibitory and antioxidant activities of the leaves of C. crepidioides through 2, 2′-azino-bis-(3-ethyl) benzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) radical cation scavenging and anti-lypoxygenase activities. The positive control employed are indomethacin and ascorbic acid, the IC 50 value for the anti-inflammatory activity of the extract is significant (39.59 µg/mL) when compared with that of the positive control 31.06 µg/mL (Indomethacin), the extract showed a good antioxidant effect with an IC 50 of 45.78 µg/mL, ascorbic acid was used as a positive control (41.56 µg/mL). This work affords new awareness on the use of C. crepidioides , a medicinal plant commonly used in many countries of West Africa as wild vegetable. The phytochemistry of the vegetable is largely unknown except for few screening done by few authors. Further isolation and more pharmacological evidences should be encouraged on this plant.
Effect of atorvastatin on delirium status of patients in the intensive care unit: a randomized controlled trial

Introduction Delirium is one of the most prevalent complications in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, which is related to worse clinical outcomes including a longer ICU stay, longer duration of mechanical ventilation, higher mortality rates and increased risk of cognitive impairment. Observational studies have suggested that statins might have a positive effect on delirium status of hospitalized patients. To date, there has been no trial assessing the effect of atorvastatin on delirium status in critically ill patients. Thus, the aim of the current study was to determine the efficacy of atorvastatin on delirium status of patients in the ICU. Methods In this randomized, double-blind and controlled trial, a total of 90 patients in the general ICU who had delirium for at least 2 days were randomly divided into atorvastatin (40 mg/day) (n = 40) and control (n = 50) groups. Delirium status of the patients was determined twice a day at 10:00 a.m. and 18:00 p.m. using the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS). Results Administration 40 mg/day of atorvastatin significantly reduced the mean RASS score and increased delirium-free days at both morning and afternoon time points compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusions Administration of atorvastatin had a significant positive effect on delirium status in patients admitted to the ICU.
An Expanded Role for WRINKLED1 Metabolic Control Based on Combined Phylogenetic and Biochemical Analyses

During triacylglycerol biosynthesis in developing oilseeds of Arabidopsis thaliana, fatty acid production is regulated by the seed-specific transcription factor WRINKLED1 (WRI1). WRI1 is known to directly stimulate the expression of fatty acid biosynthetic enzymes and a few targets in glycolysis. However, it remains unclear to what extent and how the conversion of sugars into fatty acid biosynthetic precursors in seeds is controlled by WRI1. Based on a previously reported DNA binding motif for WRI1, the ASML1/WRI1 (AW)- box, we developed a comparative genomics approach to search for conserved binding motifs in upstream regions of Arabidopsis thaliana protein-encoding genes and orthologous regions of 11 other Brassicaceae species. The AW-box was over-represented across orthologs for 915 Arabidopsis thaliana genes. Among these, 73 genes with functions in the biosynthesis of fatty acids and triacylglycerols and in glycolysis were enriched. For 90 AW-box sequences associated with these target genes, binding affinity to heterologously expressed Arabidopsis thaliana WRI1 protein was determined using Microscale Thermophoresis. Sites with low dissociation constants are preferentially located close to the transcriptional start site and are highly conserved between the 12 Brassicaceae species. Most of the associated genes were found to be co-expressed with WRI1 during seed development. When 46 automatically and manually curated genes containing conserved AW-sites with high binding affinity are mapped to central metabolism, a conserved regulatory blueprint emerges that infers concerted control of contiguous pathway sections in fatty acid biosynthesis and glycolysis. Among unexpectedly identified putative targets of WRI1 are plastidic fructokinase, phosphoglucose isomerase and several transcription factors. One sentence summary A combined comparative genomics and in-vitro DNA binding assay approach was used to identify conserved binding sites for the WRINKLED1 transcription factor in central metabolism and lipid biosynthesis.
Habitat use, interspecific competition and phylogenetic history shape the evolution of claw and toepad morphology in Lesser Antillean anoles

Ecologically functional traits are the product of several, at times opposing, selective forces. Thus, ecomorphological patterns can be disrupted locally by biotic interactions, such as competition, and may not be consistent across lineages. Here, we studied the evolution of claws and toepads in relationship to macrohabitat (vegetation), use of structural microhabitat (perch height) and congeneric competition for two distantly related Lesser Antillean anole clades: the Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis roquet series. We collected univariate and geometric morphometric data from 254 individuals across 22 species to test the hypotheses that functional morphology should covary with both vegetation and perch height and that the presence of a competitor may disrupt such covariation. Our data showed predictable associations between morphology and macrohabitat on single-species islands but not when a congeneric competitor was present. The outcomes of competition differed between series, however. In the A. bimaculatus series, species with a sympatric congener diverged in claw and toepad traits consistent with functional predictions, whereas A. roquet series anoles showed either no association between habitat and morphology or the opposite pattern. Our results demonstrated that ecomorphological patterns across macrohabitats can be disrupted by competition-driven microhabitat partitioning and that specific morphological responses to similar ecological pressures can vary between lineages.
Appraisal of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) of Family Control Devices Among Rural Rajputs and Scheduled Caste of Hatwar Area of Bilaspur District, Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract This paper seeks to bring out KAP of family control devices among couples of two rural populations named Rural Rajputs and Schedule Caste (Chvnars) of Himachal Pradesh Although these couples belong to agricultural and labouring communities yet they are in favour of small family size and thus for contraception because of various socio-economic reasons. Sterilization is the most commonly practised method of family welfare (planning). Coitus inemiptus is the second most common method. The less practised and available devices of contraception (in decreasing order of actual practice) are condom. I.U. D. and chemical contraceptives and rhythm method. Large proportion of respondents (married males) from Rajput Caste knew about (aware of) more number of contraceptives than those from scheduled caste (Chamars). This may be attributed to the higher literacy rate among Rajputs as compared to chamars.
What Matters When Purchasing Fresh Agri-Food for Taiwanese Consumers? A Best-Worst Scaling Approach

Consumers’ food purchase decision is multifaceted and complex, which is not only influenced by product and process characteristics, but also by the present decision-making circumstances. This study investigates this complexity of consumers’ food choice influenced by product and process characteristics, as well as by the decision-making circumstances (i.e. tactile sensory aspects of the product and shopping location), using best-worst scaling (BWS) methodology. BWS allows measuring the importance of different food buying criteria, thereby eliciting consumers’ preferences. A total of 795 food consumers participated in a street-intercept interview performed in three cities of Taiwan. Results indicate that among the nine food purchase criteria (e.g. country-of-origin (CoO) labelling, production methods, chemical residue testing (CRT) information, price, shopping location, visual appearance, sense of touch, package size, and a recommendation given by a significant one), CRT information is the most important criteria in consumers’ purchase decision, followed by CoO, production methods and hedonic characteristics. Three segments of consumers can be distinguished: the health-conscious purchasers (50.20%), the hedonic buyers (31.90%), and the origin-driven shoppers (17.90%).
Liming Requirements of Greenhouse Peat-based Substrates Amended with Pine Wood Chips as a Perlite Alternative

Processed loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) wood has been investigated as a component in greenhouse and nursery substrates for many years. Specifically, pine wood chips (PWCs) have been uniquely engineered/processed into a nonfibrous blockular particle size suitable for use as a substrate aggregate. The objective of this research was to compare the dolomitic limestone requirements of plants grown in peat-based substrates amended with perlite or PWC. In a growth trial with ‘Mildred Yellow’ chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum ×morifolium), peat-based substrates were amended to contain 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, or 50% (by volume) perlite or PWC for a total of 11 substrates. Substrates were amended with dolomitic limestone at rates of 0, 3, 6, 9, or 12 lb/yard3, for a total of 55 substrate treatments. Results indicate that pH of substrates amended with ≥30% perlite or PWC need to be adjusted to similar rates of 9 to 12 lb/yard3 dolomitic limestone to produce similar-quality chrysanthemum plants. In a repeated study, ‘Moonsong Deep Orange’ african marigold (Tagetes erecta) plants were grown in the same substrates previously formulated (with the exclusion of the 50% ratio) and amended with dolomitic limestone at rates of 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, or 15 lb/yard3, for a total of 54 substrate treatments. Results indicate a similar dolomitic limestone rate of 15 lb/yard3 is required to adjust substrate pH of 100% peatmoss and peat-based substrates amended with 10% to 40% perlite or PWC aggregates to the recommended pH range for african marigold and to produce visually similar plants. The specific particle shape and surface characteristics of the engineered PWC may not be similar to other wood products (fiber) currently commercialized in the greenhouse industry, therefore the lime requirements and resulting substrate pH may not be similar for those materials.
Psychological Correlates of Body Image Dissatisfaction Before and After Bariatric Surgery

Purpose: Identify psychological factors associated with body image dissatisfaction (BID) before, 3 months, and 6+ months after bariatric surgery. Methods: Bariatric patients (n = 444) completed a preoperative interview, 3 month and/or 6+ month postoperative psychology appointment, and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF). Scales measuring generalized distress, depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem were examined. Medical records were reviewed for demographics and current psychiatric diagnoses. Results: Preoperative BID was associated with higher scores on MMPI-2-RF scales of Emotional/Internalizing Dysfunction, Demoralization, Low Positive Emotions, Dysfunctional Negative Emotions, Self-Doubt, Inefficacy, Anxiety, and Negative Emotionality/Neuroticism, in addition to a diagnosis of depression and eating disorder not otherwise specified. Patients who reported BID at 3 months scored higher on MMPI-2-RF scales of Emotional/Internalizing Dysfunction, Demoralization, Id.
Supporting the less-adaptive student: the role of learning analytics, formative assessment and blended learning

Abstract How can we best facilitate students most in need of learning support, entering a challenging quantitative methods module at the start of their bachelor programme? In this empirical study into blended learning and the role of assessment for and as learning, we investigate learning processes of students with different learning profiles. Specifically, we contrast learning episodes of two cluster analysis-based profiles, one profile more directed to deep learning and self-regulation, the other profile more directed toward stepwise learning and external regulation. In a programme based on problem-based learning, where students are supposedly being primarily self-directed, this first profile is regarded as being of an adaptive type, with the second profile less adaptive. Making use of a broad spectrum of learning and learner data, collected in the framework of a dispositional learning analytics application, we compare these profiles on learning dispositions, such as learning emotions, motivation and engagement, learning performance and trace variables collected from the digital learning environments. Outcomes suggest that the blended design of the module with the digital environments offering many opportunities for assessment of learning, for learning and as learning together with actionable learning feedback, is used more intensively by students of the less adaptive profile.
Tree diversity and carbon storage cobenefits in tropical human‐dominated landscapes

A lack of spatial congruence between carbon storage and biodiversity in intact forests suggests limited cobenefits of carbon‐focused policies for conserving tropical biodiversity. However, whether the same applies in tropical human‐dominated landscapes (HDLs) is unclear. In India's Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, we found that while HDL forests harbor lower tree diversity and aboveground carbon stocks than relatively intact forests, positive diversity–carbon correlations are more prevalent in HDLs. This is because anthropogenic drivers of species loss in HDLs consistently reduce carbon storing biomass volume (lower basal area), and biomass per unit volume (fewer hardwood trees). We further show, using a meta‐analysis spanning multiple regions, that these patterns apply to tropical HDLs more generally. Thus, while complementary strategies are needed for securing the irreplaceable biodiversity and carbon values of intact forests, ubiquitous tropical HDLs might hold greater potential for synergizing biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.
Vitamin D and bone—the search for the optimal dose

Since the discovery that cod liver oil cured rickets back in 1918, bone disease has been the hallmark of vitamin D deficiency. Still, hundreds year later, we do not know the optimal vitamin D intake or levels for our skeleton. As for most nutrients, the effects of vitamin D intake in the body follow a U-shaped pattern—with an increased risk of detrimental effects at both very low and very high intakes, with a broad range of intakes in between regarded safe and sufficient (1). What the thresholds for too little and too much should be for vitamin D, are still not clarified.
Estimating Wind Speed and Direction Using Wave Spectra

Compact wave buoys are increasingly used to provide monitoring of coastal and oceanic conditions by measuring surface waves in real time. Due to their relatively compact size, they are generally not suited to measure wind directly. However, since the wave field is intrinsically coupled to the wind field, wave measurements can serve as a proxy observation of ocean surface winds. In this study, we use spectral wave observations to estimate wind speed and direction based on the assumption of a universal shape of the wave energy spectrum in the equilibrium range and the presence of a logarithmic wind speed profile above the ocean surface. The wind speed and direction were estimated between 2014 and 2017 at more than a 100 coastal sites with colocated wave and wind observations. Estimates of wind speed and direction based on wave measurements have a root‐mean‐square error of 2 m/s for wind speeds between 3 and 12 m/s (and a relative error of 17% for wind speeds between 10 and 20 m/s) and up to 20° for wind speeds between 10 and 20 m/s. The accuracy of proxy measurements of wind depends on fetch, wave steepness, wave age, directional alignment between wind and dominant waves, and temporal variability of the wind. Further, we show that estimates of wind speed and direction improve considerably as the size of the buoy is reduced.
Marital Adjustment and Prenatal Breastfeeding Efficacy of First Time Mothers in A Low-Income Community in The Philippines

Introduction: All women should be offered support to breastfeed their babies to increase the duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding. This study aims to assess the level of marital satisfaction and its influence to prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy in first time mothers during late pregnancy. Methods: A descriptive correlational was conducted among 128 simple randomized prim gravid women who agreed to participate and had prenatal care check-up in the health center at the time of data gathering. The instruments used were 15-item Marital Adjustment Test (MAT) to measure marital adjustment and 14-item Breastfeeding Self efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF) as a measure of breastfeeding self-efficacy. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was utilized to test the relationships between the sample’s marital adjustment scores to correlate with BFSE of the respondents. Fisher’s t test was utilized to determine the significance of correlations. A p-value of equal to or less than . 05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The study revealed that the sampled mothers have a high level of marital adjustment score (112.05± 21.83). Prenatal mothers responded in the study were highly confident and have high self-efficacy in breastfeeding first child currently bearing (4.55±.51). Lastly, it was found that there is no significant correlation between marital adjustment and prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy (β=-.052, p-value=.280). Conclusion: It was found that there is a high level of marital adjustment and breastfeeding self-efficacy among sampled mothers. However, there is no significant correlation between marital adjustment and prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy. The study suggests incorporating co-parenting intervention involving father’s involvement and assistance with breastfeeding when creating interventions in breastfeeding.