Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
EFFECT OF CONFIGURATIONS OF PARTIAL CONCRETE JACKETING ON BEHAVIOR OF STRENGTHENED BEAM

With the continuous developments of civil engineering practices in general and structural engineering in particular, engineers have been investigating the rehabilitation/strengthening techniques of existing structures to save them and/or increase their load capacity by raising the efficiency of the structural elements of existing buildings such as beams and columns. This technique used for different purposes such as in increasing the lifetime of these structures, adapting with the change of functionality of the building, and to overcome the error design. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of the strengthening reinforced concrete (RC) beams using partial concrete jacketing with different configurations. Using partial concrete jacketing consider as a demand for the RC beams that have architectural limitations in terms of the size such as beams in the building edges. This study will focus on increasing the load capacity of beams in existing buildings. The effect of using the partial concrete jacketing technique on the load capacity of beams will be investigated aiming at identifying the best practices in this regard using Finite Element Method (FEM)-based numerical analysis utilizing ANSYS software. Moreover, Reinforcement stress is discussed. The results of the numerical analysis have verified experimentally utilizing previous research. It is noticed that this proposed concrete jacketing proves to be a more effective technique to strengthen the existing beams which shall help engineers in practical use in the field. Effect of Configurations of Partial Concrete Jacketing on Behavior of Strengthened Beam http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp 601 editor@iaeme.com
Extended Spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from Burn Wound Infections

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative, nonmotile, encapsulated, lactose-fermenting, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. It is found in the normal flora of the mouth, skin, and intestines (Ryan et al., 2004), it can cause many infections like destructive changes to human and animal lungs if aspirated, specifically to the alveoli resulting in bloody sputum. Infection is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in burned patients (Gomez et al., 2009). The type and quantity of microorganisms that colonize the burn wound may influence the risk of invasive wound infection. The pathogens that infect the wound are primarily gram-positive bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and gram-negative bacteria such as Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 5 Number 9 (2016) pp. 400-404 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Comparison of Salivary andPlasma Antioxidant Levels in OralSCC Patients and Healthy Subjects

Comparison of Salivary and Plasma Antioxidant Levels in Oral SCC Patients and Healthy Subjects Oral squamous cell carcinoma (oscc) is one of the most prevalent cancers. It has become more evident that cellular aging and decreased surveillance play role in the development of this disease. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the total antioxidant status (TAS) of saliva and serum in patients with oscc.
The Role of Multilingualism on Multilingual Memory Representation During Naming and Translation Production Tasks

Purpose: To examine the multilingual memory representation with a number of assumptions including: 1) translation from L2 to L1 and L3 to L1 is faster than the translation from L1 to L2 and L2 to L3 due to conceptual mediation effect in the latter, 2) naming in L1 is faster than that in L2 and L3 due to phonological and lexical access latencies in the latter, 3) recall after translation is better than that after naming and L1 recall rate would be better than that of L2 and L3 and 4) L3 performance be it in recall, naming or translation productions tasks would be better due to recency effect. Method: The study was carried out using the SuperLab version 5, conducted on the Language Lab where 20 multilinguals took part in the study. The examined languages were Arabic (as either L1 or L3), English (as L3 almost) and Turkish (as either L1 or L3). A list of 144 words in the form of 12 categories and then two lists: categorised and randomised was used. Three tasks were undertaken: naming, translation production and incidental recall tasks. Results: Our findings which were based on the collected Response times (RTs), retrieval rates and statistical analyses using the Minitab 17indicated that translation from L2 to L1 and L3 to L1 was only faster than that of L1 to L2 and L1 to L3 when using randomised lists. Besides, translation from L2 to L3 and L3 to L2 were not consistent where the former was shorter in the categorised lists but longer in the randomised lists. As for naming, it was shorter for L1 in both the categorised and randomised lists. However, while the lexicon size of L1 approved to be the largest with the fastest RTs, the RTs for L2 and L3 were variable affected by the type of used lists: categorised or randomised. Also, retrieval rate was higher after naming in the categorised lists but not in the randomised lists where the retrieval rate after translation was higher. The difference of retrieval rate was not significant between naming and translation tasks though it was higher in favour of the naming task. The recency effect was not absolute where it was only showed when using the randomised list that the RTs of L3 in both naming and translation tasks had faster RTs than those of L2. Conclusion: 1) Conceptual access is not required while naming-resulting into faster naming times as compared to picture naming or translation which require conceptual access 2) the representation of multilingual memory seems to be developmental other than that assuming lexical or conceptual, 3) neither the word association nor the concept mediation hypotheses are consistent with our output; the developmental hypothesis assuming variability and influence of dominance language is more consistent with our output. , and 4) categorisation could play the role of either facilitation or interference as it supported the incidental recall to overcome that of translation in our study and it also lead to less retrieval rate after translation.
Interpreting Users’ Perceptions of Mobile Security Methods and Their Effectiveness

: The increasing adoption of open source operating system (OS) platforms, such as Android and iOS, have opened up new security vulnerabilities and threats to mobile devices and other wireless access technologies. Recent statistics show that mobile networks around the globe “generate exceedingly over 86 exabytes of traffic annually”. Thus, mobile security vulnerabilities and threats such as SMS spam, rogue apps, adware, malware, cyber-attacks and unlawful eavesdropping have become an ever-increasing problem for mobile users around the world. This paper proposes a quantitative research survey to investigate mobile device security and the implications of security application recommendations for its users. The objective is to identify increased security risks, and recommend best security practices for mobile users. To obtain quantitative values, web-based questionnaires using the Likert scale were used, and data processed by factor analysis, ANOVA and multiple regression analysis tabulated along a continuum in numerical form. The study thus identifies and reveals the impacts of smartphone security threats such as mobile adware, rogue application downloads, and considers the suitability of smartphone security solutions offered by various vendors. This paper provided insights into users’ problems of malware, attack channels, black industry ‘chain of smartphone security’, and accessibility to smartphone security solutions introduced by mobile vendors. As this study adds to the available body of knowledge, it is anticipated that future research will continue to advance the available information regarding rogue applications, adware, malware, and other security threats related to mobile technology.
Fatty acid profile and in vitro biological properties of two Rosacea species (Pyrus glabra and Pyrus syriaca), grown as wild in Iran

Abstract The high demands for the consumption of edible oils have caused scientists to struggle in assessing wild plants as a new source of seed oils. Therefore, in this study, the oil yield, fatty acid and tocopherol compositions, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the oils obtained from Iran's two endemic plants (Pyrus glabra and Pyrus syriaca) were investigated. The obtained oil yields from the P. glabra and P. syriaca seeds were 33 ± 0.51 and 26 ± 0.28 w/w%, respectively. Oleic acid (C18:1) with the amount of 49.51 ± 1.05% was the major fatty acid in the P. glabra oil, while the main fatty acids in the P. syriaca seed oil belonged to linoleic acid (C18:2) and oleic acid (C18:1) with the amounts of 46.99 ± 0.37 and 41.43 ± 0.23%, respectively. The analysis of tocopherols was done by HPLC, and the results indicated that the P. glabra and P. syriaca seed oils were rich in α‐tocopherol (69.80 ± 1.91 and 45.50 ± 1.86 mg/100 g oil, respectively), constituting 86.24 and 89.01% of total detected tocopherols, respectively. The study on the reducing capacity of the oils indicated that the P. glabra oil had more reducing capacity than the P. syriaca oil. Moreover, the antioxidant activity of the P. glabra seed oil (43.4 ± 0.7 µg/ml) was higher than the P. syriaca seed oil (46.3 ± 1.2 µg/ml). Also, the investigation of the antibacterial activities indicated that the P. glabra and P. syriaca oils have an inhibitory effect on the studied bacteria. The results indicate that the oils of these plants can be appropriate sources of plant oils which can act as natural antibacterial agents.
The Jihadi Terrorism Awareness in the Italian Context

Islamic terrorism is an extremely complex, articulated and constantly evolving criminal phenomenon: born and rooted in Islamic culture, it has been expanding down to Western world and presents itself in different ways. Terror is, as we shall see later, the primary object of terrorist groups: that is why we decided to conduct a pilot study with the aim of probing perception of the phenomenon on the part of the subjects. In this regard, we conducted an innovative and unique study, analysing for the first time the results of 1493 questionnaires that have been administered to a sample of Italian university students, concerning the perception of this growing phenomenon. the study has confirmed how the strategy of terror, whatever is its nature and its purposes, has a strong impact on lifestyles, on the formation of prejudices, on the general conception of the world; It shifts the coordinates and changes life perspectives. The study is innovative in terms of perception of the terrorist phenomenon since it appears to be one of the first studies in this area focusing on the Italian context
Effect of Basil Seed Gum and Tracaganth Gum as Fat Replacers on Physicochemical, Antioxidant and Sensory Properties of Low Fat Mayonnaise

In present study, application of basil seed gum (BSG) and tracaganth gum (TG) as fat replacers were studied in low fat mayonnaise formulation. Hence, sesame seed oil (SSO) was substituted common vegetable oils at the levels of 20 and 30%. Fat was partially substituted by BSG at levels of 2.5 and 4.5% and TG at levels of 1.6 and 2.5%. FF (full fat or control with 78% oil), F1 (30% SSE, 1.6% TG), F2 (20% SSE, 2.5% TG), F3 (30% SSE, 1.6% TG and 2.5% BSG), F4 (20% SSE, 2.5% TG and 2.5% BSG), F5 (30% SSE, 1.6% TG and 2.5% BSG) and F6 (20% SSE, 2.5% TG and 4.5% BSG) are treatment used in this study. Physicochemical, antioxidant and sensory analysis of FF and Low fat treatments were evaluated. Results indicated that BSG and TG beside fat replacer and low calorie content roles can improve the viscoelastic behavior and consistency of low fat mayonnaise with their suitable water absorption properties. Also, incorporation of SSO can improves the antioxidant and anti-rancidity traits and brings healthpromoting attributes to the final product because of the presence of phenolic compounds and their antioxidant properties. In view of sensory attributes, F4 showed similar textural characteristics as those of control. Likewise, all treatments have acceptable pH and acidity and no creaming was observed. According to the results of present study, it can be concluded that BSG, TG and SSOare suitable substitutions for conventional high fat mayonnaise without any adverse effects on quality attributes of mayonnaise. Nearby, employing SSE can both prevent rancidity and include antioxidant effects to mayonnaise, so that such mayonnaise can be accounted as a functional food.
No Association between Chlamydia Psittaci and Ocular Adnexal Lymphoma in North American Samples.

Previous studies linked infection by Chlamydia psittaci to ocular adnexal lymphomas in Italian patients (Ferreri et al., JNCI 2004). Patients treated with doxycycline to eradicate the organism have demonstrated disease regression (Ferreri et al., J. Clin Oncol, 2005). To assess whether Chlamydia psittaci is associated with ocular adnexal lymphomas in a North American population, we studied 24 ocular adnexal lymphoma biopsy specimens from adults, 16 control lymphoma specimens from patients with systemic lymphomas not involving the ocular adnexa and five benign control ocular tissue samples. There were fifteen MALT, five diffuse, large B-cell, three follicular, and one mantle cell lymphoma specimens. The presence of Chlamydia psittaci DNA was investigated by PCR in each group. DNA was isolated from sections of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue. Two different assays were utilized: 1) a previously published conventional PCR/gel based assay targeting a 111 bp fragment of the 16S gene [Madico, J. Clin Micro, 2000] and 2) a realtime PCR assay amplifying a 148 bp portion of the 16S gene with detection via a specific fluorescent probe. Amplification was carried out to 60 cycles. Positive controls consisted of isolated DNA from Chlamydia psittaci strain VS1, CP3, and FP. A human DNA internal control was utilized to assess DNA quality and amplification success. Both assays detected Chlamydia psittaci DNA from isolated strains. All patient samples in all categories yielded negative results using both assays. Thus, we could not confirm that Chlamydia psittaci is associated with ocular adnexal lymphomas in our patient population. Differences in the prevalence of Chlamydia psittaci infection in North America and Europe or technical differences in application of the assays may underlie the differences in our findings when compared to the Italian series. Confirmation with larger numbers of specimens is required.
Comparison of Mamdani-Type and Sugeno-Type Fuzzy Inference Systems for Air Conditioning System

:- Fuzzy inference systems are developed for air conditioning system using Mamdani-type and Sugeno-type fuzzy models. The results of the two fuzzy inference systems (FIS) are compared. This paper outlines the basic difference between the Mamdani-type FIS and Sugeno-type FIS. It also shows which one is a better choice of the two FIS for air conditioning system.
Refining the Round Robin Algorithm using a Recomputed Time Quantum: a comparison

The Round Robin CPU scheduling algorithm is a CPU scheduling algorithm that utilizes resources in an efficient manner using time a time quantum. This time quantum is used with the combination of pre-emption and first come first serve scheduling algorithm to eliminate starvation and gives a fair allocation to every process. In this paper, the proponents have come up and designed a new formula derived from common formulas used in different researches using different computations of the time quantum. Similar variables in the Round Robin CPU scheduling algorithm were used but with a more efficient approach. This derived formula for computing the time quantum was used for the Refined Round Robin scheduling algorithm. Benchmarks and comparisons in an environment with different test cases were shown to exhibit the performance differences between the proponents' formula and other known alternative formulas of the time quantum. The proponents have conducted this research in order to find out more ways to make the Round Robin CPU scheduling algorithm more efficient and effective, gaining higher CPU performance.
Nutritional Epidemiological Tools for Sodium Intake

Dietary sodium is a determinant of blood pressure. Modern diets provide excessive amounts of salt, and in developed and developing countries the intake of processed foods with high salt levels is increasing. In order to establish effective nutrition policy, it is necessary to know the quantity of consumed salt as well as identify the main dietary sources of salt. Different methods are currently in use for estimating dietary sodium intake. The use of 24-hour urinary collection to assess sodium intake is considered the most accurate method but involves considerable burden for participants. The use of the spot urine method has been proposed as an alternative however in not recommended without calibration methodology. Sodium estimates based on dietary surveys include several methods such the 24-hour dietary recall, the food frequency questionnaire, and the diet record, with often under-estimates intake due to under-reporting and difficulties quantifying sodium in concentration discretionary salt and recipes. Food compositions databases and nutritional softwares can be used to assess sodium consumption. More research is necessary to improve nutritional epidemiological tools for sodium intake
Using Self-Determination Theory in Social Robots to Increase Motivation in L2 Word Learning

This study presents a second language word learning experiment using a social robot with motivational strategies. These strategies were implemented in a social robot tutor to stimulate preschool children’s intrinsic motivation. Subsequently, we investigated their effect on children’s task engagement and word learning performance. The strategies were derived from the Self-Determination Theory, a well-known psychological theory that assumes that intrinsic motivation is strongly related to the fulfilment of three basic human needs, namely the need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. We found an increase in the strength and duration of task engagement when all three psychological needs were supported by the robot. However, no significant results for learning gains were observed. Our intervention appears a promising method for improving child-robot interactions in educational settings, especially to sustain in long-term interactions. CCS CONCEPTS • Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in HCI; • Applied computing → Interactive learning environments. ACM Reference Format: Peggy van Minkelen, Carmen Gruson, Pleun van Hees, Mirle Willems, Jan de Wit, Rian Aarts, Jaap Denissen, and Paul Vogt. 2020. Using Self-Determination Theory in Social Robots to Increase Motivation in L2 Word Learning. In Proceedings of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ’20), March 23–26, 2020, Cambridge, United Kingdom. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 9 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3319502.3374828
Copper Toxicity: A Comprehensive Study

Copper (Cu) is an essential trace minerals that is vitally important for physical and mental health. But due to wide spread occurrence of copper in our food, hot water pipe, nutritional deficiencies tablet and birth control pills increases chances of copper toxicity. Copper is not poisonous in its metallic state but some of its salts are poisonous. Copper is a powerful inhibitor of enzymes. It is needed by the body for a number of functions, predominantly as a cofactor for a number of enzymes such as ceruloplasmin, cytochrome oxidase, dopamine β-hydroxylase, superoxide dismutase and tyrosinase. It is present in several haematinics and its salts are also used therapeutically because of their astringent and antiseptic properties but sometimes copper salts are poisonous for human organ system.Copper Toxicity is increasingly becoming common these days. It is a condition in which a increase in the copper retention in the kidney occurs. Copper first start depositing in the liver and disrupts the liver’s ability to detoxify elevated copper level in the body thus adversely affect nervous system, reproductive system, adrenal function, connective tissue, learning ability of new born baby, etc. When acidic foods are cooked in unlined copper cookware or in lined cookware where the lining has worn through, toxic amounts of copper can leech into the foods being cooked. This effect is exacerbated if the copper has corroded, creating reactive salts. The compounds of copper, often acting poisonously are blue vitriol (bluestone), the sulphate; and verdigris. In large amount taken at once, either of these will cause severe vomiting, pain in the abdomen, and purging; afterwards headache, and, in fatal cases, convulsions or paralysis before death. Slow poisoning will result from taking small amounts of copper daily, as in cooked or pickled articles, for a length of time.The current paper provides an overview of copper toxicity: acute and chronic, general symptoms, mode of administration medico-legal and forensic aspects, possible detection methods, treatment, etc.
FISH DIVERSITY AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MINALIN CHANNEL-PAMPANGA RIVER BASIN DURING DRY AND WET SEASON, MINALIN, PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES

The study was conducted to assess the species composition, abundance and diversity of fish including physico-chemical characteristics of the Minalin Channel-Pampanga River Basin during dry season (February April 2018) and wet season (July September 2018). Findings showed that 24 fish species (16 fresh water and 8 marine) where identified representing 16 families (9 fresh water and 7 marine). The most abundant species recorded are E. hawaiiensis and S. melanotheron during dry season. Likewise, over-all catch of species is more abundant in the dry season. This shows that dry season has higher diversity index compared to wet season. This result could be linked to the seasonality of some species in the fishing area. The seasonality is related to the biology requirements of fishes and external factors that influence these requirements. As to the physicochemical characteristics of the river, the result of the study showed an abrupt change of salinity from 11.57 ppt in the dry season to 0 ppt in the wet season. This variation could be linked to the drop of temperature and increase of water inputs during wet season. The decrease in temperature observed during wet season could be directly linked to minimal sunlight that reaches the surface and subsurface layer of the river caused by huge amount of precipitation. This seasonal variation in catch composition and abundance could be a function of seasonal change in habitat condition which affects diversity indices.
Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Diagnostic Experience in a Reference Hospital: A Case Series

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor, usually located in sun-exposed skin, with aggressive behavior and with high recurrence risk and metastatic disease. In Latin America, case series have been published, and it does not exceed 32 patients in 10 years, and in Colombia, there are case reports. We present a descriptive retrospective cross-sectional study in patients diagnosed with MCC in the Department of Pathology and Laboratories at the University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá(FSFB) between January 2003 and December 2018. We present the demographic, clinical, and pathological variables of these patients, as well as a literature review.