Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Assessment of Anti-SARS CoV-2 seroprevalence in habitants of Assam (AASSHA): report of the first serosurvey in Assam

The world today has almost come to a standstill because of a virus wreaking havoc in the form of a pandemic of COVID-19, which reinstates the might of an invisible enemy as against the most evolved species on earth. As on 28th September 2020, more than 33 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported, including close to 1 million deaths worldwide. As on 29th of September 2020, 6.1 million people in India were affected. Out of this number the contribution of Assam is more than 1.7 lakh.
A study to assess the knowledge and practices of menstruation among rural adolescent girls

Background: Adolescence is phase of maturations where an individual experiences drastic changes in growth and development. Age group 10-19 years is defined as adolescent age by World health organization. In developing countries, this is the period when many children drop-out of school and miss out on education. Among adolescent girls’ menstruation is a major life changing event. We conducted this study among rural adolescent girls to know their knowledge, attitude and practices towards menstruation. We also educated all girls on physiology and hygienic practices during menstruation.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among adolescent girls attending our out-patient clinic in the rural area. All girls were interviewed to assess their knowledge and practices towards menstruation. Informed consent was taken from all girls before stating the study. Data presented in form of frequency, percentages. Chi-square test was applied to analyze for association.Results: 87% were students, 88% adolescent girls belonged to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. 98% adolescent girls had attained menarche before 15 years of age, 27% adolescent girls had dysmenorrhea presenting as pain in abdomen region. Sanitary pad was being used by only 64% adolescent girls, of whom, 59.4% change sanitary pad twice daily, 75% dispose it by burning. Overall, 36% adolescent girls used cloth, of whom, 41.7% changed cloth twice a day, 69.4% adolescent girls wash and burn the cloth. Among adolescent girls still studying in school 71.2% used sanitary pads which was statistically significant.Conclusions: Education is essential to empower girls to take informed decisions. On receiving adequate information on menstruation, girls were willing to adapt healthy hygienic practices. Hence, health education activities should be started at all schools so as to inculcate good practices early in life.
Study of clinical and etiological profile of hypertensive emergencies in children admitted in pediatric emergency department

Pediatric hypertension is defined as the sustained elevation of either the systolic or diastolic blood pressure at or above the 95 percentile BP for a child’s age, sex and height percentile. The severity of the elevation will dictate how many measurements are needed prior to diagnosis and work up. In 2004, pediatrics published updated sex-, age-and height percentile-specific 50, 90, 95 and 99 percentile systolic and diastolic BPs for children aged 1 to 17 years and is used to classify children with hypertension. Hypertensive emergencies in children are not common and have been mostly due to secondary underlying disease. But because of increase in the incidence of obesity/ metabolic syndrome, the incidence of primary hypertension is been increasing over recent years. There is a strong association of hypertension with obesity and with increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity hypertension is also becoming bigger issue. The association of obesity with insulin resistance and hypertension, otherwise known as metabolic syndrome, predisposes children to the development of cardiovascular disease. Thus, resulting in an increasing ABSTRACT
Density-Functional Theory Simulation of the Dissociative Chemisorption of Water Molecules on the MgO(001) Surface

The reaction of water molecules with the MgO(001) surface was studied with density-functional theory using periodic boundary conditions for a better understanding about the formation of H+ and HO– ions on the MgO(001) terrace through the structural, reaction barrier, and thermodynamic studies. This process is relevant as the initial hydroxylation step of this surface, and it is part of a catalyzed hydrolysis mechanism.The geometries and the dissociation energies of one, two, and three water molecules adsorbed on a clean MgO(001) were obtained and the type of adsorption assessed. Transition states for the dissociation processes were computed. The results show that the adsorption of a single water molecule does not lead to dissociation. For the dimer and trimer of water molecules, one molecule dissociates while the others coadsorbed stabilize the H+ and HO– ionic species on the surface. In the two cases, the dissociation products on the surface converged through the formation of hydrogen bonds among the for.
CLIENT SATISFACTION AND QUALITY OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FACILITIES IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

Client satisfaction and quality of care of family planning services affect contraceptive uptake and continued usage of method. The study aimed to determine and compare client satisfaction with quality of family planning services between public and private health facilities in an urban area of Lagos, Nigeria. A cross sectional study was carried out among consecutively recruited 240 women accessing family planning services in July 2013 at public and private health facilities (120 per facility). Data collection was done with exit interview, client-provider interaction and facility audit questionnaires from measure evaluation. Data was analyzed with epi-info and level of significance was set at 5% (p<0.05). Major findings include: (public vs private) mean age was 35.5±5.5 years vs 37.9±7.5 years; mean waiting time (minutes), 24.8±11.7 vs 48.7±17.8 (p<0.001). Statistically significant differences were observed in perceived long waiting time, (12.5%, 15/120) vs (30%, 36/120) (p<0.001); active participation, (95.8%, 115/120) vs (100%, 120/120) (p=0.020); client received method of choice, (66.3%, 56/80) vs (72.3, 60/83) (p=0.010). Overall, private provider clients were better satisfied with services (93%, 112/120) than clients in the public facility (88%, 105/120) (p <0.001). The private provider clients were better satisfied with services. Training of public providers on interpersonal relationship, counseling and communication skills is recommended. Private providers should implement strategies to reduce waiting time.
Life-cycle and natural history of the endangered terrestrial orchid Genoplesium baueri in eastern New South Wales

Many aspects of the biology of Genoplesium baueri R.Br. (Orchidaceae) an endangered terrestrial orchid endemic to New South Wales, Australia, remain unknown. In this study observations were made on (1) plant morphology; (2) the biology of the fruit and seeds; (3) the biology of the plant tuber and the spatial patterning of emergent plants ; (4) the morphology of the pollen and the identity of pollen vectors and (5) to develop a preliminary description of the lifecycle of the orchid, by carrying out annual surveys of two key Genoplesium baueri populations in northern Sydney, for a 12-year period and collecting data on fruits, tubers and pollinators opportunistically. Individual plants cannot be tracked from year to year. We observed that each emergent plant produces a tubular leaf and an inflorescence of 1-15 non-resupinate flowers. Fruit capsules contained numerous tiny seeds, which were slightly larger than seeds of a closely related species, Corunastylis filiformis. The papillose surface of mature tubers of Genoplesium baueri differed greatly from the smooth, spherical tubers of Corunastylis fimbriata and is likely to be the site of orchid mycorrhizae. The occurrence of clumps of closely-packed, variously-sized tubers, each subtending single Genoplesium baueri plants, warrants investigation as development by vegetative increase at the tuber level provides one of several possible explanations. The morphology of the pollinarium and evidence of Chloropid fly-mediated pollination was observed. Our better understanding of the natural history and biology of Genoplesium baueri will contribute to orchid systematics and help inform management decisions regarding this species to ensure its persistence into the future.
Influences of origin and destination on migrant fertility in Europe

The current study examines the quantum of childbearing of migrants from low-fertility contexts (Poland and Romania) at multiple destinations (Italy and the UK), and compares them to stayers at origin and to non-migrants at destination, combining the multi-origin/multi-destination approach with the ‘context-of-origin’ perspective. Using data from the Labour Force Surveys (2009-2015) and adopting a gender and a couple perspective, we show that Polish and Romanian women have fewer children than non-migrants at destinations. Romanian migrant women and men have a fertility similar to that of stayers at the origin, especially in UK, suggesting a socialization pattern for this group. Our findings also suggest the presence of the disruption mechanism for migrants, mainly in the short term, combined with a ‘catch-up’ in the long run explained by family reunification, primarily in Italy. However, the ‘catch-up’ over time of residence is found to be slower compared to previous studies. Finally, we find selection into migration and into different destination play an important role.
The effect of lifestyle modification on depression amongst myocardial infarction patients after revascularization by Dr .

Background: Patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) are prone to depression, and its presence is associated with poor adverse cardiac outcomes. Although lifestyle modification (LSM) has been shown to be beneficial in managing depression in patients with CAD, it is not known whether the mode of cardiac intervention (coronary artery bypass graft surgery {CABG} vs percutaneous coronary intervention {PCI}) influences the outcome Objectives: We examined the prevalence of depression and depression traits amongst myocardial infarction (MI) patients after revascularisation and compared the effect of LSM on incidence of depression and depression traits in patients who underwent CABG versus PCI Method: We evaluated the risk factor profile, depression characteristics and lifestyle changes of 100 consecutive participants undergoing coronary revascularization over a 15-month period (Jan 2017 to March 2018). The Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) was used to assess depression and the Goldin leisure-time exercise (GLTE) questionnaire to assess physical activity (PA). Results: 100 patients were recruited (mean age males 60.73±4.52 yr and females 60.29±3.64 yr), with 5 dropouts leaving 95 patients for complete analysis. Most of the patients were low-income earners 53 (53.0%) and 21.0% had tertiary level education. The majority had multiple CAD risk factors and comorbidities (79.0%). Prior to the LSM program 51 patients (51.0%) had depression and depression traits {CABG 34 (66.7%) vs PCI 17 (33.3%), p = 0.047)}. After LSM the overall prevalence of depression and depression traits fell to 33 patients (34.7%), {PCI 8 (23.0%) vs CABG 25 patients (72.0%), p = 0.001}. The mean depression scores also fell from 21.11±7.75 to 14.98±9.61 (p = 0.002). At baseline PCI patients were more physically active compared to CABG {3 (60.0%) vs 2 patients (40.0%), P = 0.715} respectively. After the LSM, more PCI patients undertook PA compared to CABG {24 (60.0%) vs 14 patients (35.0%) respectively, p = 0.012}. The PA
School-Level Planning and Effective Resource Utilization in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Rivers State, Nigeria

This paper examined how school-level planning relates with effective resource utilization in public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. It is a correlation survey design which involved a sample of 170 principals and 370 teachers drawn from 268 principals and 14,221 teachers in the 268 public senior secondary schools in the study area using a stratified random sampling technique. Self-designed questionnaires tagged ‘School-Level Planning Scale (SLPS)' for Principals and ‘Resource Utilization Scale (RUS)’ for Teachers were used for data collection and the Cronbach’s Alpha was used to test the reliability which yielded index of 0.68 and 0.72 respectively. Multiple and simple regression were used to analyze data to address the research questions, while ANOVA associated with simple regression analysis was implored in testing hypotheses formulated at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there is no significant relationship between school-level planning and physical facilities utilization, school-level planning and teaching manpower utilization, school-level planning and time resource utilization, school-level planning and school finance utilization. But, there is a significant relationship between school-level planning (taken together) and resource utilization in public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. The researcher therefore recommended amongst others that the government should always finance workshops and in-service training for school administrators to enable them acquire basic school-level planning skills, teachers as key actors in the education industry should always be equipped via in-service trainings and workshops for proper school resource utilization, and the government through her Ministry of Education should enhance supervisory and inspectorial activities in secondary schools for the strengthening of school-level planning for school goal attainment.
Effect of pre-harvest bagging on fruit yield, physiological disorders, pest and diseases in pomegranate

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of bagging on fruit weight, fruit yield physiological disorders, pest and diseases in pomegranate cv. Phule Bhagwa Super during 2019-2020 in a Randomized Block Design with six treatments which were replicated four times. The fruit were bagged 30 days after the fruit set. The bagging treatments were Butter paper bag (T1), Brown paper bag (T2), Parchment bag (T3), English newspaper bag (T4) (60 gsm), Marathi newspaper bag (T5) (35 gsm) and Control (T6) (without bagging). The results showed that bagging treatments significantly influenced the fruit weight and yield. Bagging treatments also significantly reduced the physiological disorders namely fruit cracking and sun burn injury as well as incidence of insect-pests namely fruit borer, mealy bug and bacterial disease oily spot. Thus pre-harvest bagging appears to be environmental friendly and effective tool to protect pomegranate fruits from physiological disorders, pest and diseases and also to improve the quality of fruit.
Regeneration of deep intrabony periodontal defects with enamel matrix derivative: A case report

Periodontitis often causes intrabony defects, which are associated with deep periodontal pockets. These defects can be surrounded by one, two or three residual bony walls or even their combination [1]. Intrabony defects are associated with higher risk of periodontal disease progression and to treat them a surgical approach is often required [2]. Several studies have reported that intrabony defects can be successfully treated with a regenerative surgical approach comparatively to an open access lap surgery [3,4]. It can be also con irmed with the available scienti ic evidence that the periodontal regenerative treatment outcome can be maintained stable over time, particularly in patients who do not smoke and are compliant with supportive periodontal therapy [5-7].
Clinical Peculiarities of Rota Viral Infection, Molecular Epidemiology and Health-Related Quality of Life for Hospitalised Children in Children’s University Hospital and Their Family Members. Summary of the Doctoral Thesis

The Doctoral Thesis was developed at Children’s Clinical University Hospital in Riga and Rīga Stradiņs University, Department of Paediatrics. Defence: at the public session of the Promotion Council of Clinical Medicine on 7 September 2020 at 15.00 in Hippocrates Lecture Theatre, 16 Dzirciema Street, Rīga Stradiņs University.
Evaluation of the mesoporous silica material MCM-41 for competitive adsorption of Basic Violet 5BN and Basic Green from industrial dye wastewater

AbstractMCM-41 is demonstrated to be an efficient adsorbent for the removal of two representative cationic dyes, namely Basic Violet 5BN (BV) and Basic Green (BG). Characterization of the adsorbent was studied by FTIR, X-ray diffraction, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller. And various parameters including the solution pH, adsorbent dosage, contact time, initial cationic dye concentration, and temperature were systematically analyzed. It was found that the adsorption was pH independent and the maximum removal percentage of 86.81% BV occurred at pH 5.0 and 25°C using 0.3-g MCM-41, whereas 94.79% BG under the same experimental conditions. Besides, both the adsorptive removal of BV and BG by MCM-41 increased with the adsorbent dosage and contact time, but decreased with the initial dye concentration and temperature. In single component systems, equilibrium data were well presented by the Langmuir isotherm, suggesting the adsorption to be monolayer. And the E values (<8 kJ/mol) resulted from the D–R isotherm fitting s.
Dynamic Functional Connectivity Predicts Treatment Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy in Major Depressive Disorder

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most effective treatments for major depressive disorder. Recently, there has been increasing attention to evaluate the effect of ECT on resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). This study aims to compare rs-fMRI of depressive disorder (DEP) patients with healthy participants, investigate whether pre-ECT dynamic functional network connectivity network (dFNC) estimated from patients rs-fMRI is associated with an eventual ECT outcome, and explore the effect of ECT on brain network states. Method: Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data were collected from 119 patients with depression or depressive disorder (DEP) (76 females), and 61 healthy (HC) participants (34 females), with an age mean of 52.25 (N = 180) years old. The pre-ECT and post-ECT Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) were 25.59 ± 6.14 and 11.48 ± 9.07, respectively. Twenty-four independent components from default mode (DMN) and cognitive control network (CCN) were extracted, using group-independent component analysis from pre-ECT and post-ECT rs-fMRI. Then, the sliding window approach was used to estimate the pre-and post-ECT dFNC of each subject. Next, k-means clustering was separately applied to pre-ECT dFNC and post-ECT dFNC to assess three distinct states from each participant. We calculated the amount of time each subject spends in each state, which is called “occupancy rate” or OCR. Next, we compared OCR values between HC and DEP participants. We also calculated the partial correlation between pre-ECT OCRs and HDRS change while controlling for age, gender, and site. Finally, we evaluated the effectiveness of ECT by comparing pre- and post-ECT OCR of DEP and HC participants. Results: The main findings include (1) depressive disorder (DEP) patients had significantly lower OCR values than the HC group in state 2, where connectivity between cognitive control network (CCN) and default mode network (DMN) was relatively higher than other states (corrected p = 0.015), (2) Pre-ECT OCR of state, with more negative connectivity between CCN and DMN components, is linked with the HDRS changes (R = 0.23 corrected p = 0.03). This means that those DEP patients who spent less time in this state showed more HDRS change, and (3) The post-ECT OCR analysis suggested that ECT increased the amount of time DEP patients spent in state 2 (corrected p = 0.03). Conclusion: Our finding suggests that dynamic functional network connectivity (dFNC) features, estimated from CCN and DMN, show promise as a predictive biomarker of the ECT outcome of DEP patients. Also, this study identifies a possible underlying mechanism associated with the ECT effect on DEP patients.
Differences and Similarities in Patterns of Society Ageing in the European Union

Population ageing is a demographic problem, which emphasises the need to be interested in the lives of the most vulnerable group–the elderly. The paper investigates the ageing process and similarity of selected countries in the European Union. The EU Member States were assessed and assigned to appropriate clusters according to several indicators related to the areas that affect the lives of the elderlies, namely health status, labour market conditions, and financial security. We focused on the age group 55+ years as it is a disadvantaged age group in a job application. The data from European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS), and European System of integrated Social PROtection Statistics (ESSPROS) were used. The quantitative approaches were applied in the cluster analysis and followed by the panel data regression analysis. The dendrograms visualised the three clusters representing the similarity of the ageing patterns among the explored countries. The heat maps were created to prove the similarity between each couple of the observed countries. Results could be used as a valuable resource to government and national representatives. It can help identify the objectionable determinants and implement appropriate measures to improve the situation of the elderly.
Feeling Insecure and Blaming Immigrants: Relationship Between Subjective Risks and Welfare Chauvinism

We argue that subjective insecurity plays an important role in explaining welfare chauvinism, which is defined as the restriction of immigrants’ access to social benefits and public services. Additionally, macroeconomic performance and welfare regime are closely related to opinions towards welfare usage by migrant groups. To test these propositions, we utilize data from the 8th round of European Social Survey and supplement it with country-level indicators. By using a multilevel ordered logit approach, we found that level of subjective unemployment and income risks are not overlapping with the objective measures, and self-assessed insecurity has a strong and positive effect on welfare chauvinism. At the macro level, higher degrees of GDP growth decrease welfare chauvinism, and Central and Eastern European welfare regime increases the likelihood of exclusionary attitudes in relative terms. The results are robust across different estimation techniques and inclusion of alternative contextual factors.
Stablecoins and cryptocurrency returns: What is the role of Tether?∗

We study the cross-sectional interdependence between returns on cryptocurrency pairs and deviations of Tether USD from its parity to the U.S. dollar. Methodologically, we propose a large-scale Bayesian Vector Autoregressive (BVAR) model which features a global-local shrinkage prior for cross-pairs return correlations. Empirically, we show that deviations from the USDT/USD parity significantly and positively correlate with future returns on cryptocurrency pairs, conditional on both aggregate and asset-specific trading activity. A simple long-only rotational investment strategy which exploits the exposure to the lagged USDT/USD deviations outperforms out-of-sample passive benchmark investments in Bitcoin and a value-weighted market index.