Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Bullying Among Early Adolescent Egyptian School Students

Background: Bullying among school students is defined as a type of violence that has increased nowadays. It is a very serious problem that can affect children and adolescents with multiple negative impacts e.g. poor school achievement and mental health problems. Objective(s): To assess the frequency of bullying, determine gender differences as regards different bullying behaviors among early adolescent school students. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study. It was conducted on 350 primary and preparatory school students in Tanta district, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to the students asking about their socio-economic standards, experiencing different bullying behaviors, their types, and their psychological effects on the affected students. Results: The studied students experienced bullying in the form of bullies (6%), victims (22%), bully-victims (7%), and witnesses (55%). About 56% of students who experienced bullying were males and 44% were females. About 60% of female students were victims versus 39% in males, while males experienced other bullying behaviors (bully, bully-victim, witness). Physical and verbal bullying reached 53.1% & 49.8% respectively, while cyberbullying was 23.2% and sexual bullying 12.1%. Physical bullying was significantly more frequent among male students (p-value = 0.003). However, female students were significantly more experiencing verbal and cyberbullying (p-value = 0.002 & 0.001 respectively). Conclusion: The frequency of bullying experience among early adolescent school students was high. Female students were experiencing bullying behaviors less than male students. Screening for bullying behavior during the routine visits of the adolescents in primary health care facilities is recommended.
Resistivity size effect in epitaxial iridium layers

The resistivity size effect in Ir is quantified with in situ and ex situ transport measurements at 295 and 77 K using epitaxial layers with thickness d = 5 – 140 nm deposited on MgO(001) and Al 2 O 3 (0001) substrates. Data fitting with the Fuchs-Sondheimer model of the measured resistivity ρ vs d for single-crystal Ir(001)/MgO(001) layers deposited at T s = 1000 °C yields an effective electron mean free path λ eff = 7.4 ± 1.2 nm at 295 K, a room-temperature bulk resistivity ρ o = 5.2 µΩcm, and a temperature independent product ρ o λ eff = (3.8 ± 0.6)×10 -16 Ωm 2 which is in good agreement with first-principles predictions. Layers deposited at T s = 700 °C and stepwise annealed to 1000 °C exhibit a unique polycrystalline multi-domain microstructure with smooth renucleated 111-oriented grains that are >10 μm wide for d = 10 nm, resulting in a 26% lower ρ o λ eff . Ir(111)/Al 2 O 3 (0001) layers exhibit two 60°-rotated epitaxial domains with an average lateral grain size of 88 nm. The grain boundaries cause a thickness-independent resistivity contribution  ρ gb = 0.86 ± 0.19 and 0.84 ± 0.12 µΩcm at 295 K and 77 K, indicating an electron reflection coefficient R = 0.52 ± 0.02 for this boundary characterized by a 60° rotation about the <111> axis. The overall results indicate that microstructural
THE EFFECT OF USING EUCALYPTUS OIL, LEAVES, AND SEED CAPSULES AS SUPPLEMENT IN DIETS ON LACTATING EGYPTIAN BUFFALO PRODUCTIVITY AND METHANE PRODUCTION

ixteen lactating Egyptian buffaloes randomly assigned to a 4×4 Latin square design to investigate the effects of eucalyptus oil naturally protected in the form of leaves (EUL) or mature seed capsules (EUS) or unprotected crude oil (EUO). The control group (G1) got the basal diet consisting of concentrate feed mixture (CFM), fresh berseem (FB), rice straw (RS), and corn silage (CS) to be 40:60 concentrate: roughage ratio. In the G2, G3, and G4 animals fed the basal diet with a supplement of 200 g/head/day of EUL, EUS, or 4 ml EUO, respectively. Supplement of EUL or EUS increased NH3-N, SCFA's, and acetic acid concentrations in-vitro than EUO. While C2/C3 ratio decreased (P<0.05) with supplement EUL or EUS compared to EUO or control diet. The total bacteria count, and cellulolytic bacteria increased (P<0.05) with supplement EUL or EUS, compared to EUO. While protozoa count increased with supplement EUO compared with EUL, EUS, or control. Methane production and degradability of NDF were lower (P<0.05) with the supplementation of EUS, EUL, or EUO compared to the control diet. Milk fat decreased (P<0.05) with EUO-supplement than the control diet, while an adverse trend was shown for lactose. No differences were found for feed conversion among EUS, EUL, or EUO. Total protein and albumin increased (P<0.05) with supplement EUL or EUS compared to EUO. Supplement EUO increased (P<0.05) AST, ALT, glucose, and creatinine. Blood urea increased (P<0.05) with feeding EUL or EUS compared to EUO, but no difference when compared to the control group. The supplementation of EUL, EUS, or EUO decreased (P<0.05) DM, OM, and CP digestibility compared to the control diet. Digestibility of EE with EUL, EUS, or EUO was higher (P<0.05) than the control diet, while it was higher (P<0.05) with supplementing EUL or EUS than supplementing EUO to the diet. Digestibility of NDF and ADF decreased (P<0.05) with supplement EUL, EUS, or EUO compared to the control diet. Feeding EUS increased (P<0.05) digestibility of NDF and ADF compared to EUL supplementation, which was increased (P<0.05) than feeding EUO. Feeding EUS increased values of TDN and DCP compared to EUL, which was higher than EUO. Finally, the results of the current study confirm that the effect of a supplement of EUO naturally protected in the form of leaves or seeds mitigates the negative effects of directly supplementing crude eucalyptus oil.
Impact of service policies on terminal gate efficiency: a simulation approach

ABSTRACT Congestion at terminal gates is a significant issue that many ports are dealing with. The port of Songkhla, which serves as the main seaport in southern Thailand, has been confronted with this issue, together with an increase in the number of trucks over the last five years. This study aims to investigate alternatives for improving service operations at the terminal gate, including gate lane expansion, queueing policy in exit-gate sharing, and work process reorganization. A simulation model was developed to analyze the queueing performance: truck queue length and gate waiting time. Scenarios analysis was performed and compared to the baseline model to investigate the impact of proposed approaches on gate performance. The simulation results confirm that a gate-sharing policy can alleviate congestion at a certain truck arrival rate. The method of reorganizing work processes by separating customs work from gate operations and placing it in a new work station appears most appealing. It produces a significant improvement in congestion, comparable to the performance of the gate lane expansion approach while requiring less investment.
Pandemic Growth and Benfordness: Empirical Evidence from 176 Countries Worldwide

In the battle against the Coronavirus, over 190 territories and countries independently work on one end goal: to stop the pandemic growth. In this context, a tidal wave of data has emerged since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis. Extant research shows that the pandemic data are partially reliable. Only a small group of nations publishes reliable records on COVID-19 incidents. We collected global data from 176 countries and explored the causal relationship between average growth ratios and progress in the reliability of pandemic data. Furthermore, we replicated and operationalized the results of prior studies regarding the conformity of COVID-19 data to Benford’s law. Our outcomes confirm that the average growth rates of new cases in the first nine months of the Coronavirus pandemic explain improvement or deterioration in Benfordness and thus reliability of COVID-19 data. We found significant evidence for the notion that nonconformity to BL rises by the growth of new cases in the initial phases of outbreaks.
EVALUATION OF DIRECT ACTING ANTIVIRAL AGENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C INFECTION IN ALEXANDRIA

Infection with HCV is a major cause of chronic liver disease, ranging from minor changes to severe fibrosis and cirrhosis with or without HCC. [1] It affects up to 185 million people worldwide, therefore, its prevention and associated disease burden represents a major public health issue. [2] An estimated 71 million people (1% of the world population) were living with chronic HCV infection in 2015 and an additional 1.75 million new infections occurred worldwide. [3].
Pattern of colorectal cancers at tertiary rural hospital in Central India

Background: In India the incidence of colorectal cancers is moderate to low but the five year survival of colorectal cancers in India is one of the lowest in the world. The poor survival rate warrants the assessment of reasons. Population based data is available only from few regions in India. Hospital based data may give a crude idea regarding the cancer distribution in the respective areas.Methods: The present study was carried out at a tertiary rural hospital in central India. A total of 216 cases of primary malignant tumors of colon and rectum presenting over a period of 10 year interval from 1994 to 2004 were analyzed for demographic and clinical presentation.ResultsThe peak incidence of cancer of colon and rectum was in 7th and 6th decade respectively. The M: F ratio was found to be 1.6: 1 for colorectal cancers combined. The mean age of presentation was 50.6 years. 25% patients with colorectal cancers were below age of 40 years. 48.3% patients with cancer of colon and 79.5% with cancer of rectum had locoregional disease, while 38.2% and 15.7% had distant spread respectively.Conclusions: Rectal cancer was found to be much commoner than colonic cancer supporting the case of independent etiologies. The incidence of colorectal cancer in young patients was high. Disease confined to the primary organ when the patient is first treated was very low.
Determinants of Store Loyalty –Empirical Evidence from United Arab Emirates

Abstract This paper selected and investigated the determinants to achieve store loyalty in United Arab Emirates. The study selected three important variables namely internal, service quality and exogenous variables and tested their impact on achieving store loyalty. Personal interview method was used to collect data from 299 respondents and multiple linear regression analysis was utilized to reach outcomes for this study. The inference indicated that (1) service quality variables have more influence on achieving store loyalty followed by internal and exogenous variables (2) place variables (store oriented) and promotion variables have higher impact, (3) empathy and assurance variables elicit more influence, followed by culture and peer groups found to have more influence over achieving store loyalty. The implications were discussed.
Laparoscopic Repair of Perforated Peptic Ulcer: Simple Closure Versus Omentopexy

Background: Laparoscopic repair of perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) has become an accepted way of management. Omentopexy was the main method of repair for decades. Objective: The goal of the present study was to evaluate whether laparoscopic simple repair of PPU is as safe as omentopexy. Patients and Methods: This prospective study included 50 patients who were diagnosed with perforated peptic ulcers and underwent laparoscopic repair of perforated peptic ulcers at our institute from September 2019 to September 2020. They were divided into two groups: Omentopexy (group A) (n=20) and repair with simple closure only (group B) (n=30). Patients’ age, sex, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, Boey score, perforation size, operation time, leakage, wound infection, and length of hospital stay were evaluated. The data were compared by Mann-Whitney U test and the Pearson’s chi-square test. Results: No patients died nor leaked. After matching, the simple closure and omentopexy groups had similarity in age, gender, pulse rate, respiratory rate, Boey score, perforation size and wound infection. There were statistically significant differences in systolic blood pressure (P = 0.002 ), operating time (136.40 ± 10.45 versus 106.83 ± 6.89 minutes; P < 0.0001), and length of hospital stay (7.20 ± 1.32 versus 5.67 ± 0.55; P < 0.0001). Conclusion: Laparoscopic repair of a perforated peptic ulcer without an omental patch is a safe option and shortens the operating time.
Observational Constraints on Southern Ocean Cloud-phase Feedback

Shortwave radiative feedbacks from Southern Ocean clouds are a major source of uncertainty in climate projections. Much of this uncertainty arises from changes in cloud scattering properties and lifetimes that are caused by changes in cloud thermodynamic phase. Here we use satellite observations to infer the scattering component of the cloud-phase feedback mechanism and determine its relative importance by comparing it with an estimate of the overall temperature driven cloud feedback. The overall feedback is dominated by an optical thinning of low-level clouds. In contrast, the scattering component of cloud-phase feedback is an order of magnitude smaller and is primarily confined to free-tropospheric clouds. The small magnitude of this feedback component is a consequence of counteracting changes in albedo from cloud optical thickening and enhanced forward scattering by cloud particles. These results indicate that shortwave cloud feedback is likely positive over the Southern Ocean and that changes in cloud scattering properties arising from phase changes make a small contribution to the overall feedback. The feedback constraints shift the projected 66% confidence range for the global equilibrium temperature response to doubling atmospheric CO2 by about +0.1 K relative to a recent consensus estimate of cloud feedback.
Accelerated battery lifetime simulations using adaptive inter-cycle extrapolation algorithm

We propose algorithms to speed up physics-based battery lifetime simulations by one to two orders of magnitude compared to the state-of-the-art. First, we propose a reformulation of the Single Particle Model with side reactions to remove algebraic equations and hence reduce stiffness, with 3x speed-up in simulation time (intra-cycle reformulation). Second, we introduce an algorithm that makes use of the difference between the `fast' timescale of battery cycling and the `slow' timescale of battery degradation by adaptively selecting and simulating representative cycles, skipping other cycles, and hence requires fewer cycle simulations to simulate the entire lifetime (adaptive inter-cycle extrapolation). This algorithm is demonstrated with a specific degradation mechanism but can be applied to various models of aging phenomena. In the particular case study considered, simulations of the entire lifetime are performed in under 5 seconds. This opens the possibility for much faster and more accurate model development, testing, and comparison with experimental data.
Comparison between Endoscopic Microdebrider Adenoidectomy and Conventional Curettage Method

Background: Adenoidectomy is a surgical removal of hypertrophic nasopharyngeal lymphoid tissue forming a part of the Waldeyer's ring. Adenoid hypertrophy causes nasal obstruction and airway problems such as snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, recurrent sinusitis, and/or Eustachian tube dysfunction. These complications frequently lead to a need for adenoidectomy. Objective: To compare between cold curettage and endoscopic assisted powered technique as regard operative time, blood loss, postoperative complications. Patients and Methods: This prospective study included 18 patients, both genders, all suffering from hypertrophied adenoid tissue, presented clinically with mouth breathing, snoring, bilateral nasal obstruction and/or discharge and evidenced radiologically with plain X-ray film lateral view to the nasopharynx. All cases presented to ENT Department Zagazag University, during the period from July 2019 to July 2021, seeking for management of their problem. Patients were divided into two groups (9 patients each); Group I: In which patients were undergone conventional adenoidectomy with adenoid curette. Group II: Patients were undergone endoscopic assisted powered adenoidectomy. Results: Conventional curettage method of adenoidectomy group was associated with more operative bleeding than endoscopic assisted powered adenoidectomy group, but there was no significant difference. Nasal packing of conventional curettage method of adenoidectomy group was distributed as following; one patient (11.1%) required mild packing, 3 patients (33.3%) required moderate packing. While in endoscopic assisted powered adenoidectomy group, one (11.1%) required moderate packing. Conclusions: Endoscope assisted powered adenoidectomy needs to be acknowledged as a safe alternative to conventional adenoidectomy.
Effect of Stevia rebaudiana and exercise on fatty liver in type 2 diabetic rats

Introduction: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a prevalent chronic liver disease, which threatens the health of both adults and children. It is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity and insulin resistance. In the present study, we evaluate the effect of Stevia rebaudiana and exercise on fatty liver in T2DM. Methods: Thirty-two male Sprague Dawely rats were divided into normal control, diabetic, Stevia treated diabetic, and exercise treated diabetic rats. Biochemical parameters, oxidative stress markers, and histopathological examination for liver tissue were done. Results: in diabetic group, blood glucose level, HOMA index, cholesterol level, triglycerides level, bilirubin level, liver enzymes (ALT& AST), and MDA were significantly increased. While insulin level, GSH, and CAT activity were significantly decreased when compared to normal control group. Biochemical parameters and Oxidative stress markers were improved in the treated groups, the improvement was more significant in exercise treated group than Stevia treated group. Histopathological examination confirmed our results. Conclusion: Stevia rebaudiana and exercise could protect against liver injury induced by T2DM, as they improve glycemic state, liver enzymes, and oxidative stress markers
Intra-Articular Hybrid Hyaluronic Acid Injection Treatment in Overweight Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Center, Open-Label, Prospective Study

Background: A BMI > 25 is the most decisive, albeit modifiable, risk factor for knee osteoarthritis (KOA). This study aimed at assessing the efficacy of intra-articular injections of hybrid hyaluronic acid (HA) complexes (Sinovial® H-L) for the treatment of KOA in overweight patients in terms of disease severity, cardiocirculatory capacity, and quality of life. Materials: In this single-site, open-label, prospective trial, 37 patients with symptomatic knee OA were assessed at baseline and 3 months after ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection of hybrid HA complexes (Sinovial® H-L). Results: Primary variables displaying a statistically significant improvement after treatment were pain (VAS), disease severity (WOMAC), and cardiopulmonary capacity (6 min walk test). Among secondary variables, quality of life (SF-12) improved significantly, as did analgesic intake for pain control. No statistically significant difference was observed in body fat and muscle mass percentage measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis. Conclusions: Intra-articular hybrid HA injections are significantly effective in improving OA-related disease severity, cardiopulmonary function, and analgesic intake. This supports the role of hybrid HA viscosupplementation as a nonpharmacological treatment to relieve pain, reduce disability, improve quality of life, and limit the risk of polypharmacy in overweight patients with knee OA.
Chinese Medicine as an Adjunctive Treatment for Gastric Cancer: Methodological Investigation of meta-Analyses and Evidence Map

Background: Many meta-analyses (MAs) on Chinese medicine (CM) as an adjunctive treatment for gastric cancer have been published in recent years. However, the pooled evidence reported in MAs and their methodological quality remain unknown. Therefore, we designed a study to comprehensively evaluate and summarize the current evidence of CMs for gastric cancer in published MAs. Methods: A systematic search on MAs published in English from inception to 1st September 2021 was conducted in PubMed and Embase. The AMSTAR-2 tool was used to evaluate the methodological quality of the included MAs, and the results of the quality assessment were visualized using the evidence mapping method. Stata 17/SE was used for statistical analysis (Registration number: INPLASY202190005). Results: A total of 20 MAs (16 pairwise and 4 network MAs) were included from 118 records. These MAs were published in 14 journals from 2013 to 2021, with the number of patients and trials ranging from 688 to 6,857, and from 10 to 85, respectively. A large number of CMs (e.g., AiDi, FuFangKuShen, and HuaChanSu) in combination with chemotherapy for gastric cancer were identified among the included MAs. According to the pooled results reported in MAs, when compared to chemotherapy alone, CMs in combination with chemotherapy not only improve various outcomes on efficacy (e.g., objective response rate, quality of life) but also reduce various adverse reactions (e.g., leucopenia, nausea and vomiting). Only 2 MAs were low in terms of the overall methodological quality, while the other 18 MAs were all critically low. The methodology was required to be advanced significantly, mainly involving: study protocol and registration, explanation for the inclusion of study design, list of excluded studies with justifications, adequate details of included studies, reporting on funding sources of primary studies, and evaluation of the potential impact of risk of bias. In addition, MAs that received funds support (β = 2.68; 95%CI: 0.40 to 4.96; p = 0.024) or were published in journals with higher impact factor (β = 2.81; 95%CI: 0.69 to 4.92; p = 0.012) had a higher score on the overall methodological quality in the univariate analysis, but the results were not statistically significant according to the multivariate analysis. Conclusion: Combining CMs with chemotherapy can potentially improve clinical outcomes and reduce the relevant adverse effects in patients with gastric cancer. However, the methodological quality of relevant MAs requires significant improvement, and the current evidence needs to be validated through multinational trials that are well-designed and have a large sample size.
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Abbreviations: Avp, arginine vasopressin; BPD, borderline personal disorder; CGI, CpG island; ChIP, chromatin immunoprecipitation; Crh, corticotropin releasing hormone; CUS, chronic unpredictable stress; Dusp1, dual specificity phosphatase 1; ELS, early-life stress; EMSA, electrophoretic mobility shift assay; Fkbp5, FK506 binding protein 51; GC, glucocorticoid; GR, glucocorticoid receptor; GRE, glucocorticoid response element; HPA, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal; MDD, major depressive disorder; Pomc, pro-opiomelanocortin; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder; PVN, paraventricular nucleus; Sgk1, serum glucocorticoid kinase 1; YY1, Yin Yang.