Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Szilikátipari Tudományos Egyesület lapja

The cement production causes different types of pollution in addition to the high amount of energy needed for the manufacturing process, starting by the site extraction and ending by the factory production; at the same time millions of tons of glass waste are dumped yearly at landfills. This research verifies the possibility of partially replacing cement by glass waste powder (GWP) in new concrete mixes. For this purpose, two different concrete mixes having compressive strengths of 25 MPa and 32 MPa were made with 0%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% of GWP as a partial replacement of cement. The properties of fresh concrete mixes were determined by the slump, air content and flow table tests. Concerning the tests on hardened concrete, the compressive strength test was carried out on cylindrical specimens at 7, 14 and 28 days in addition to the water absorption and the tensile strength tests at 28 days. As a result, the partial replacement of cement by GWP showed no clear effect on the properties of the fresh concrete mixes. Whereas, 10% GWP in 25MPa concrete mix gave higher compressive and tensile strengths at 28 days and increased the moisture content; and 15% GWP in 32 MPa concrete mix gave the higher compressive strength at 28 days but decreased the tensile strength and the moisture content.
The Impact of Financial Inclusion on Poverty in Low and Lower-middle Income Countries

Promoting financial inclusion is considered as primary strategy in poverty alleviation efforts globally. However, the effectiveness of financial inclusion in achieving poverty free world is fairly inconclusive. This study examines the impact of financial inclusion on poverty in low and lower-middle income countries by employing multivariate OLS and the Ordered Probit Model. The estimation under multivariate OLS model confirms that the improvement in financial inclusion reduces poverty even after controlling for physical and human capital. The results are robust and statistically significant. It reveals that the Financial Inclusion Index (FII) has greater impact on poverty than Adults Account Holding Ratio (ADACC) indicating to policy makers that improving account penetration alone has little impact on poverty reduction. Thus a mixed approach is required for an effective poverty alleviation intervention. In addition, the positive and significant relationship between primary education and poverty signals that the failure of attending primary education at appropriate age induces poverty. <br><br>The ordered probit model takes into account of greater discrepancies in poverty among low and lower-middle income countries when estimating the impact of financial inclusion on poverty. This model estimates the likelihood of a country being exposed to different scale of poverty given the level of financial inclusion. While the sign and the significance of coefficient show that the financial inclusion lessens poverty the marginal effects indicate that the impact of financial inclusion varies based on the scale of poverty. Accordingly, financial inclusion is most likely to reduce poverty significantly in countries where poverty is very low and further increases poverty in countries where poverty is very high. This finding will help policy makers to reassess their poverty alleviation strategies for countries exposed to very high poverty. <br>
Pastos y Forrajes Inglés 2019 ok.indd

Objective: To evaluate the performance of productive indicators in Cavia porcellus (Guinea pig), fed five forage species, during the growth-fattening stage. Materials and Methods: A study was conducted in the Gupancay farm, located in the Gualaceo canton, Azuay province, Ecuador. A complete randomized experimental design was applied with five treatments, which corresponded to the evaluated species: T1Medicago sativa L. , T2Alnus acuminata Kunth, T3Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) cv. Morado, T4Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray and T5= Saccharum officinarum L. + balanced feed. The duration of the experimental period was four months. The diets were formulated with the forage species and the concentrate feed, in 70-30 % ratio for all the treatments. Fifteen male crossbred newly-weaned Guinea pigs, similar in age and weight, were used. The evaluated indicators were: live weight, weight gain, feed conversion and carcass yield. Results: The best bromatological composition was for M. sativa and T. diversifolia, with crude protein values of 20 and 21 %, respectively. A. acuminata showed the lowest protein values (5 %), but the highest crude fiber (35,2 %) and organic matter ones (94,8 %). However, the in vitro organic matter digestibility was low with regards to the other forage plants (59,3 %). The best productive results were for the treatments that used M. sativa and T. diversifolia. The lowest values were recorded in S. officinarum and A. acuminata, with significant differences (p<0,001). Conclusions: The best performance for the variables weight gain, feed conversion ad carcass yield were obtained in the treatments that included M. sativa and T. diversifolia in the diet of Guinea pigs. These forage species had a crude protein percentage higher than 20 %.
Conditional Analysis and Unconditional Conclusion in Clinical Trial with Interim Analysis

In a properly defined statistical analysis, the basic requirements include a complete specification of the sample space and a statistical model used in inference. The two are considered as key components for a statistical analysis, if there is any fuzzy description in the key components, the statistical analysis lost its foundation. For a clinical trial with interim analysis, although many techniques to deal with the error inflation caused by the repeated significance tests have been developed, the specifications of the key components were not complete, the clinical trial with interim analysis needs a further refinement.
“Evaluate the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Urinary Tract Infection [UTI] & its Prevention Among Adolescent Girls in Selected Senior Secondary Schools At Udaipur, Rajasthan.”

A quasi experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding urinary tract infection [UTI] & its prevention among adolescent girls in selected senior secondary schools. The sample consisting of 140 adolescent girls. Adolescent girls were selected by using simple random sampling. The tool comprised of structured self administered questionnaire. The post was conducted after one week. The data obtained were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The mean score of post test knowledge 32.77 (91.03%) was apparently higher than the mean score of pre test knowledge score 16.60 (46.11%), suggesting that the structured teaching programme was effective in increasing the knowledge of the adolescent girls regarding urinary tract infection [UTI] & its prevention. The mean difference 16.17 between pre test and post test knowledge score of the adolescent girls was found to be significant.
Exploring Collaborative Filtering Recommender System for Scratch

Scratch is an online learning platform developed by Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Labs. Scratch helps young and inexperienced students to develop programming skills and think creatively. With Scratch, one can program interactive stories, games, and animation. It also provides a collaborative platform through which users can share their own code and also see other peoples work. It has often been observed that some users’ get demotivated easily because either they are unsure of where to go further after they have started or because the programming exercises are not up to their individual expectations. Thus, the concern arises of how do we keep users motivated on Scratch and improve the user experience. An eﬀective solution is to recommend users with projects from other users according to their level of knowledge and previous experience. This intuitively is known as Recommender Systems (RSs), a system that recommends users with contents based upon their previous activities. Recommender system in an educational environment is proven to be signiﬁcantly bene-ﬁcial. We analyse the data made available by Scratch community and try to suggest an eﬀective recommendation method. We explore the traditional recommendation techniques such as content-based ﬁltering and collaborative ﬁltering methods on dataset and compare the recommendation results. We explore the diﬀerent methods for ﬁnding the recommendations from the dataset and the weighted average and multiple linear regression to evaluate the predictions.
Further evaluation of Binomial confidence intervals and difference intervals

Abstract Wallis (2013) provides an account of an empirical evaluation of Binomial confidence intervals and contingency test formulae. The main take-home message of that article was that it is possible to evaluate statistical methods objectively and provide advice to researchers that is based on an objective computational assessment. In this article we develop the evaluation of that article further by re-weighting estimates of error using Binomial and Fisher weighting, which is equivalent to an ‘exhaustive Monte-Carlo simulation’. We also develop an argument concerning key attributes of difference intervals: that we are not merely concerned with when differences are zero (conventionally equivalent to a significance test) but also accurate estimation when difference may be non-zero (necessary for plotting data and comparing differences).
Control of Pests in Saline Paddy of Percut, Northern Sumatera

Rice and fish are an important source of protein for the people of North Sumatra that can be produced from tidal rice cultivation. The research was conducted started from March 2017 to September 2017 using group random design method on two plots of rice plantation in Paluh Merbau Sub-district, Percut Sei Tuan, North of Sumatra. Comparison between IR 64 paddy types with nila tilapia (Tilapia mosambicca) on two plots, in the control area and tidal area are predicted to show a comparison of fish composition and diversity of species of insects identified to family/species levels categorized into 4 groups (Predators, Parasites, Pests, Parasitoids). Yellow Sticky Trap (YST) more effective used than Sweep Net (SN) and Core Sampler (CS) in Paddy of Percut. Calculation of richnesse index of Margallef (R1), Index Jaccard, Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index (H ') in tidal rice fields. Dominant pests such as Orseolia oryzae and Leptocorisa oratorius are controlled using environmentally friendly bioinsecticides, such as . T-Test, Kruskal-Wallis test and correlation test showed significant differences between the abundance and the dominance of insects in the control and tidal areas; the effectiveness of insect trap testing and the most effective use of vegetable pesticides. Furthermore, differences in insect biodiversity during the sampling period and phase of paddy were affected by physical, chemical, and biological factors in Percut Sei Tuan, North of Sumatra.
Seeking Reconciliation and Reintegration: Assessment of a Pilot Restorative Justice Mediation Project

Assessment of a Pilot Restorative Justice Mediation Project by Clara Ramírez-Barat & Hugo van der Merwe Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, February 2005. Clara Ramírez-Barat is a Ph.D student in Philosophy at the University Carlos III of Madrid. She is writing a dissertation about different conceptions of justice in transitional societies. Hugo van der Merwe is Programme Manager of the Transitional Justice Programme at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.
Effect of Investment Decision, Dividend Policy And Company Size On Financial Performance (Empirical Study Of Go Public Companies Listed On The Idx)

The objective of this research is to get an understanding on the effect of the investment decision, dividend policy, and company size on financial performance and the implication on value of a company using structural equation model (SEM). It is expected that this model will give more comprehensive analysis on the effect of the investment decision, dividend policy and company size on financial performance of public companies, which includes the direct or indirect effect on one variable against the others variables on public companies in Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2011-2014. This analysis was based on target population of 513 companies and the samples of 315 public companies in Indonesian Stock Exchange, with following findings. The investment decision, dividend policy and company size gave a direct effect on the value of the companies, respectively 2,34%, 4,62% and 9,49%. Indirectly, the investment decision effected the financial performance 7,82%, and then indirectly, dividend policy effected the financial performance 12,96%, and company size effected the financial performance 12,59%. Total effect of investment decision, dividend policy and company size on financial performance respectively 10,16%, 17,58% and 22,08%. Out of the three variables, the company size had more dominant effect on financial performance. The investment decision, dividend policy and company size has a direct and indirect positive effect on each others. The theoretical finding on this research can be developed to make an investment decision, dividend policy and company size of public company. In other words, the three variables will have some means of effect on financial performance compare with other factors.
Large eddy simulations and direct numerical simulations of high speed turbulent reacting flows

The objective of this research is to make use of Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) for the computational analyses of high speed reacting flows. Our efforts in the first phase of this research conducted within the past three years have been directed in several issues pertaining to intricate physics of turbulent reacting flows. In our previous 5 semi-annual reports submitted to NASA LaRC, as well as several technical papers in archival journals, the results of our investigations have been fully described. In this progress report which is different in format as compared to our previous documents, we focus only on the issue of LES. The reason for doing so is that LES is the primary issue of interest to our Technical Monitor and that our other findings were needed to support the activities conducted under this prime issue. The outcomes of our related investigations, nevertheless, are included in the appendices accompanying this report. The relevance of the materials in these appendices are, therefore, discussed only briefly within the body of the report. Here, results are presented of a priori and a posterior analyses for validity assessments of assumed Probability Density Function (PDF) methods as potential subgrid scale (SGS) closures for LES of turbulent reacting flows. Simple non-premixed reacting systems involving an isothermal reaction of the type A + B yields Products under both chemical equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions are considered. A priori analyses are conducted of a homogeneous box flow, and a spatially developing planar mixing layer to investigate the performance of the Pearson Family of PDF's as SGS models. A posteriori analyses are conducted of the mixing layer using a hybrid one-equation Smagorinsky/PDF SGS closure. The Smagorinsky closure augmented by the solution of the subgrid turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) equation is employed to account for hydrodynamic fluctuations, and the PDF is employed for modeling the effects of scalar fluctuations. The implementation of the model requires the knowledge of the local values of the first two SGS moments. These are provided by additional modeled transport equations. In both a priori and a posteriori analyses, the predicted results are appraised by comparison with subgrid averaged results generated by DNS. Based on these results, the paths to be followed in future investigations are identified.
Egr1 Knockdown Combined with an ACE Inhibitor Ameliorates Diabetic Kidney Disease in Mice: Blockade of Compensatory Renin Increase

Background Increased compensatory intrarenal renin diminishes the efficacy of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in the treatment of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Early growth response-1 (Egr1) is a crucial transcriptional factor in the progress of DKD and is a potential transcription factor of intrarenal renin according to bioinformatic analysis. However, whether inhibition of Egr1 can suppress compensatory renin increase in DKD is unclear. Methods We generated a high-fat diet (HFD)/streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mouse model. The mice were treated with either enalapril (an ACEI) or enalapril combined with a shEgr1 plasmid, and age-matched DKD mice were used as controls. Urine microalbumin, urinary renin and kidney TGF-β1 were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Masson staining were used to determine renal pathological changes. Egr1, renin, TNF-α, and FN were measured by real-time quantitative PCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry. The SV40-MES13 murine mesangial cell line was transfected with pENTER-Egr1 plasmid and siEgr1. Results Our results showed that enalapril increased the renin level of urinary and renal in DKD mice, while shEgr1 attenuated this effect. In addition, enalapril treatment reduced the levels of urinary microalbumin, TNF-α, TGF-β1 and FN, and alleviated the pathological changes, while shEgr1 strengthened these effects. The protein and mRNA expression of renin in the SV40 MES13 cells was upregulated and downregulated following overexpression and silence of Egr1, respectively. Conclusion Silence of Egr1 could alleviate renal injury in DKD by downregulating intrarenal renin.
Myopia and Regional Variations in Retinal Thickness in Healthy Eyes

Abstract Purpose To investigate the effects of refraction on retinal thickness measurements at different locations and layers in healthy eyes of Saudi participants. Methods Thirty-six randomly selected adults aged 27.0 ± 5.7 years who attended a Riyadh hospital from 2016 to 2017 were categorized into three groups: non-myopic (spherical equivalent refraction [SER], +1.00 to –0.50 diopters [D]), low myopic (SER, –0.75 to –3.00D), and moderate to high myopic (SER ≤ –3.25D). Full, inner, and outer retinal thicknesses were measured at nine locations by spectral-domain stratus optical coherence tomography (Optovue Inc., Fremont, CA, USA) and were compared according to refractive group and sex. Results The mean SERs for the non-myopia, low myopia, and moderate to high myopia groups were 0.2 ± 0.6, –1.5 ± 0.5, and –7.5 ± 1.9 D, respectively. Refractive error, but not sex, had significant effects on the retinal layer thickness measurements at different locations (P < 0.05). The parafoveal and outer retinal layers were significantly thicker than the perifoveal and inner retina layers in all groups (P < 0.05). The full foveal thickness was higher and the full parafoveal and perifoveal regions were thinner in moderate to high myopic eyes than in the non-myopic eyes (P < 0.05), but were similar to those in the low myopic eyes (P > 0.05). The foveal thicknesses measured in the inner and outer layers of the retina were higher but the thicknesses measured at the inner and outer layers of the parafoveal and perifoveal regions were lower in moderate to high myopic eyes. Conclusion There were regional differences in the retinal layer thicknesses of healthy Saudi eyes, which was dependent on the central refractions. This is important when interpreting retinal nerve fiber layer thicknesses in myopia and disease management in Saudi participants.
Management of double-head pterygium with conjunctival autograft and primary closure

Purpose Double-headed pterygia are rare and present the surgeon with challenges. This case report illustrates the surgical management and the course of healing in a double-head pterygium patient. Case report A 53-year-old man was referred to our eye hospital with a double-head pterygium of the right eye. During the follow-up examinations, 1 and 3 years later stable findings were found. Five years after initial referral we saw a progression of the double-head pterygium and the patient explained a worse visual acuity. The nasal and temporal pterygium was resected and conjunctival autograft transplantation, and a primary closure was performed, respectively, for the bulbar conjunctival reconstruction. After the surgery, a reduction in the inflammation and healing of the conjunctival lesion could be seen. At the 12-month follow-up, there was no sign of recurrence or any postoperative complication. Conclusion A surgical excision combined with conjunctival autograft transplantation and primary closure in a one-time intervention seems to be effective and economical for the treatment of double-head pterygium.
Exosome-Delivered c-Met siRNA Could Reverse Chemoresistance to Cisplatin in Gastric Cancer

Background Drug resistance often occurs in the treatment of gastric cancer, which is the main cause of poor prognosis of chemotherapy. c-Met is overexpressed in a variety of tumors including gastric cancer, often leads to poor prognosis of gastric cancer, therefore regarded as a key target for the treatment of gastric cancer. This study aims to determine whether exosomes with si-c-Met could inhibit the resistance to cisplatin in gastric cancer (GC). Methods The protein expression levels of c-Met in tumor tissues and normal tissues of patients were evaluated by Western blot (WB) and immunohistochemistry (IHC), HEK293T cells were transfected with si-c-Met, exosomes were isolated, then co-cultured with gastric cancer cell lines and confirmed that it was incorporated into the cells by transmitted electron microscopy. Functional experiments were performed to examine the inhibitory effect of exo-si-c-Met on gastric cancer cell resistance in vitro, and xenograft models were used to reveal that exo-si-c-Met can enhance the sensitivity of tumors to cisplatin in vivo. Results High expression of c-Met is associated with poor prognosis of GC patients. si-c-Met significantly inhibited migration, invasion and promoted apoptosis in vitro, which indicated that si-c-Met sensitizes the response of gastric cancer cells to cisplatin. Exo-si-c-Met sharply reduced c-Met expression in gastric cancer cells and reverse the resistance to cisplatin in vitro and in vivo. Conclusion Our results indicate that exo-si-c-Met can inhibit the invasion and migration of gastric cancer cells and promote apoptosis in vitro and inhibit tumor growth in vivo, reversing the resistance to cisplatin in gastric cancer.
Two Cases of Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder Diagnosed in the Acute Inpatient Unit

Pathological grief has been noted to have considerable adverse effects on affected individuals. In the DSM-5, the diagnosis of complicated grief is included under conditions for further study as Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder (PCBD). PCBD can be easily missed because it is a relatively new and developing diagnosis. It can also be overlooked when it is comorbid with more common psychiatric disorders. We present 2 patients with PCBD diagnosed in the inpatient unit, while the patients were admitted for comorbid disorders. PCBD contributed immensely to both patients' suffering and decline in functioning. This report highlights the presentation, diagnoses, and management of these patients. We theorize that paying attention to separation distress, reactive distress to loss, and identity disruption in individuals who have been bereaved for over 12 months will enhance treatment specificity and lead to better patient outcomes.