Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of different sediments from Meiliang Bay of Taihu Lake on the growth of three submersed aquatic macrophytes

The effects of two different sediments(lake sediment vs.bank sediment) from the heavily polluted Meiliang Bay of Taihu Lake were investigated on the growth of three submersed aquatic macrophytes using artificial culture method.Vallisneria natans(Lour.)Hara,Hydrilla verticillata(Linn.F.) Royle,and Potamogeton malaianus Miq.grew well on the contaminated lake sediment when they were cultured in plastic tanks,and the biomass and shoot height of the three plants were also much higher than those cultured on the bank sediment in the same tank.The difference of V.natans in the two types of sediment was most obvious.The contents of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b on the lake sediment were both higher than those cultured on the bank sediment in the same tank.The difference of leaf colour of V.natans between the two sediments was remarkable.The root vitality of V.natans and H.verticillata on the lake sediment was higher than that on the bank sediment.However,the roots of the two submersed aquatic macrophytes were stronger and the root number per shoot was high when grown in the bank sediment.The results showed that the three submersed aquatic macrophytes were able to grow normally under conditions of the overlying water and sediments from the heavily polluted area of Meiliang Bay of Taihu Lake.
Applications of Waqf-Featured Fund in the Malaysian Islamic Fund Management Industry: A Comparative Study

Historical evidence demonstrates the enormous role waqf institutions have played in the development and advancement of Muslims throughout the Muslim history. With the proper structure and strategy, waqf contributes to numerous spheres of life, including mainstream economic development. Contemporary development of Islamic finance has enabled the waqf concept to be linked to various financial products, including Shariah-compliant investment instruments, such as, Islamic unit trust funds and Islamic wholesale funds. This paper aims to highlight the current applications of the Waqf-Featured Fund (WFF) in the Malaysia Islamic Fund Management Industry. This is in relation to the launch of a new WFF framework to facilitate the offering of Islamic funds with waqf characteristics. The study took both qualitative via in-depth semi-structured interviews with eleven (11) WFF stakeholders, as well as, analyzing of policy documents, journal articles, books, and online resources. The findings shed light on the current issues and challenges confronting waqf projects in Malaysia, as well as the current guidelines and essential requirements for the WFF, the current application of the WFF in the Malaysian Islamic Fund Management (IFM) industry, and a proposal for the future application model, which includes fund collection, investment structure, distribution process, and fund reporting.
ASSESSMENT LOADING PREDICTION FOR AGING PLATFORMS IN ICE REGION BASED ON GRAY TOPOLOGICAL METHOD

Considering the irregularity and random fluctuation of ice thickness data,a dynamic gray topological model is established.The ice thickness in Bohai is predicted by the model as an example,and a good fitness is revealed between the prediction and practical values,which shows that the proposed approach is feasible and effective.Based on the predicted ice thickness specimens,the parameters for ice thickness Weibull distribution in remaining service term are estimated,and the assessment loading in later service period is obtained.In this way more reliable enviroment load parameter for safety assessment of aging platform can be provided.
Evaluation of PCR Methods and Urease in Diagnosis of Patients with Helicobacter pylori Infection in Qazvin, Iran

Background: Plenty of efforts have been made to introduce potential biomarkers specific for Helicobacter pylori to offer efficient screening methods for detecting positive individuals. In order to establish a reliable platform to prevent and control H. pylori infections and to amend reversible risk factors, it is obviously required to decipher the epidemiologic characteristics of the infection in a certain society. Objectives: Our study was designed to determine the prevalence of H. pylori infections in patients with upper gastrointestinal disorders in Qazvin province, Iran, where there is lack of evidences in this context. Methods: This descriptive, cross sectional study included 100 patients suffering from gastric and duodenal symptoms. To identify H. pylori infections in the gastric biopsy samples, urease enzyme detection method as well as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used. Results: Positive H. pylori infections were seen by PCR in 56% and 44% of men and women, respectively. The results achieved by urease enzyme detection method showed 52.5% and 47.5% positive samples in men and women participants, respectively. Conclusions: Although there was a high prevalence of H. pylori infection among the study population using urease method and PCR technique, no significant correlation was observed between the infection and participant’s sex, age, or job.
Perceptions and factors associated with COVID Appropriate Behavior (CAB) obedience among general public in India: A mixed methods research

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to analyze the public perception toward COVID Appropriate Behavior (CAB) obedience and to identify the factors associated with declining CAB. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It is a mixed methods study conducted from November 2021 to September 2022 in Pune city, India. A set of 15-CAB guidelines published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (GoI), were used as a base document to design the instruments of qualitative and quantitative study. Using a one-sample Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, CAB scores were tested for normality and distribution. Comparisons of various parameters were done using z test for proportion and paired t-test (statistical significance level was 0.05). Thematic content analysis was conducted for qualitative data analysis and verbatims are reported where applicable. RESULTS: The main motivation for people to get vaccinated was family and personal safety and a higher proportion of people felt safer post-vaccination which was linked to a reduced likelihood of CAB obedience. Qualitative results showed that people's lack of empathy and concern for others leads to undesirable personal behaviors such as spitting in public places, not wearing masks, etc., The need for socialization is high but discomfort with the use of masks/face shields and habituation with the disease were prominent causes of CAB disobedience. CONCLUSION: We conclude that reduced fear and gradual habituation have led to reduced CAB obedience. There is a need to reinforce empathy and concern for others to improve adherence to CAB like maintaining social distancing and wearing masks in public places for personal and social safety from the disease.
A critical comparative review of generalized gradient approximation: the ground state of Fe3Al as a test case

Quantum-mechanical calculations have become an indispensable tool for computational materials science due to their unprecedented versatility and reliability. Focusing specifically on the Density Functional Theory (DFT), the reliability of its numerous implementations was tested and verified mostly for pure elements. An extensive testing of binaries, ternaries and more-component phases is still rather rare due to a vast configurational space that is nearly infinite already for binaries. Importantly, there are well known cases of theoretical predictions contradicting experiments. In this paper, we analyze the failure of theory to reproduce correctly the ground state of the Fe3Al intermetallic compound. Namely, most exchange-correlation (xc) energies within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) predict this material in the L12 structure instead of the experimentally found D03 structure. We test the performance of 36 combinations of 6 different GGA parametrizations and 6 different Fe and Al potentials. These combinations are evaluated employing a multi-dimensional multi-criteria descriptor { ΔE , a, { μFe }, {C ij }} consisting of fundamental thermodynamic properties (energy difference ΔE between the D03 and L12 structures), a structural aspect (lattice parameter a), electronic-structure related magnetic properties (local magnetic moments of Fe atoms { μFe }) and elastic properties (a complete set of second-order elastic constants {C ij }). Considering the thermodynamic stability as the most critical aspect, we identify the Perdew–Wang (1991) GGA xc-functional parametrization as the optimum for describing the electronic structure of the Fe3Al compound.
New specimens of Amblyrhiza inundata (Rodentia: Caviomorpha) from the Middle Pleistocene of Saint Barthélemy, French West Indies

The extinct Pleistocene giant rodent Amblyrhiza inundata is reported here for the first time from the island of St Barthelemy. Bracketing uranium-thorium dates provide an age of ~ 500 ka for the specimens, making these the oldest known examples from any of the islands of the Anguilla bank. As with con-familial heptaxontids on Jamaica, and probably Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, Amblyrhiza appears to have become extinct in the late Middle Pleistocene, long before anthropogenic impacts that correlate with the loss of several smaller West Indian endemic rodents. Le rongeur geant disparu du Pleistocene Amblyrhiza inundata a ete signale ici pour la premiere fois sur l'ile de St Barthelemy. La datation par uranium-thorium sous et au dessus de la sample donnent un âge de ~ 500 ka pour ces specimens, ce qui fait d'eux les plus anciens specimens connus des iles du banc d'Anguille. Comme les heptaxontids, membres de la meme famille, a la Jamaique, et probablement a Porto Rico et Hispaniola, Amblyrhiza semble avoir disparu a la fin du Pleistocene Moyen, bien avant les impacts anthropogeniques qui sont en correlation avec la disparition de plusieurs petits rongeurs endemiques des Antilles.
Case report: 10 years follow-up of psychosis due to Fahr’s disease complicated by a left temporal stroke

Fahr’s disease (FD) is a rare disorder, characterized by basal ganglia calcification and presenting with movement disorders, speech impairment, cognitive deficits, and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Psychotic disorders related to FD are barely described in the literature, and knowledge is missing concerning pathophysiology, course, and management. Here, we report on the long-term follow-up of a patient who had three acute episodes of FD-psychosis characterized by bizarre delusions and behavioral disorganization, without hallucinations. Genetic and metabolic causes of FD were ruled out. In all three episodes, olanzapine monotherapy rapidly and completely resolved psychosis, without inducing metabolic syndrome and extrapyramidal symptoms. In addition to the acute decompensations, the patient presented a tame, introverted, industrious, and perfectionistic personality, which we could interpret as the “parkinsonian personality” described for many other basal ganglia disorders. Moreover, bizarre appearance, reduced affectivity, abulia, concrete speech, and stiff motricity in the context of a mild asymmetric extrapyramidal syndrome characterized the mental status. The cognitive profile was initially marked by executive difficulties and partial agnosia, with an IQ of 86. In the course of 10 years, the patient suffered from an ischemic stroke in the left superior temporal gyrus, which provoked a decline in memory and executive functions, without any impact on the psychiatric picture. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome emerged as the underlying cause; thus, for the first time in the literature, an overlap of FD and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is described here. This case report stresses once more the need for better integration of psychiatry and neurology and for the investigation of secondary causes of late-onset psychosis.
COMPLEX CHARACTERS OF MANY KINDS? GENDERED REPRESENTATION OF INNER STATES IN READING ANTHOLOGIES FOR CZECH PRIMARY SCHOOLS

L1 literacy instruction in Czechia largely relies on reading anthologies, i.e., textbooks containing short excerpts of literary texts from the 19th to 21st century. Focusing on current Year 3 anthologies ( N = 13), we have developed a simple, scalable and transferable analytical procedure examining what types of characters (male, female, animal, other) are represented in the narratives included ( N = 530), what experience dimensions (cognition, emotions, bodily engagement) these characters are attributed, and on what levels of complexity. We found that female characters overall are strongly underrepresented in the anthologies, including excerpts from the most recent children’s literature which is predominantly authored by women. Further, female characters show lower complexity than male characters in emotions, bodily engagement, and especially cognition. In a concluding case study of one particular text, we demonstrate how even excerpts with relatively complex characters of both genders may tend to perpetuate deeper imbalances. Our approach provides an experientially nuanced alternative to traditional content analysis yet its more basic steps remain easy to use for practitioners in selecting literary texts for teaching. It can be applied in research anywhere but also in designing classroom activities exploring diversity in stories, whether the focus is gender, ethnicity, or other.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ASSET QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS (DMBs)

The well-being of any economy is entangled with that of its financial intermediaries. It is for this undeniable reason that regulators continually evaluate and closely monitor the performances of the financial institutions. Series of performance evaluation frameworks are used to check the healthiness of financial institutions but one that has gained global recognition is “CAMELS rating model”. Therefore, this study evaluates the enigma between corporate governance indicators and asset quality of DMBs in Nigeria. Using ex-post facto research design, data of 2012 to 2017 were obtained from the annual reports of twelve (12) listed DMBs and analyzed using statistical tools such as simple average, ordinary least square, fixed effect, random effect techniques and decomposition of the selected DMBs. Findings revealed that UBA has the best asset quality with the average ratio of non-performing loan to total loan (0.0175), while Union bank is the least performing bank in terms of asset quality with the average ratio of non-performing loan to total loan (0.2579). The study recommended that CBN should improve on its supervisory responsibilities of the DMBs in Nigeria, especially the ones that were ranked low in order to engender a robust banking sector and sound financial system.
Outcomes of Cortical Bone Fenestration Performed on the Denuded Frontal Bone to Induce Granulation Tissue Growth: A Case Study

Open wounds with denuded bone may pose a challenge for surgeons if primary closure or flap surgery is not feasible. In such cases, cortical bone fenestration (CBF) has been employed as a preconditioning procedure to induce granulation tissue growth and provide a suitable bed for skin grafting or secondary intention healing. Our clinical study aimed to assess the outcomes of CBF performed on open wounds involving the denuded frontal bone. We treated a patient with multiple open wounds involving the denuded frontal bone using secondary intention healing in conjunction with CBF procedures and evaluated the outcomes of the fenestrated bones as well as the wound healing process at regular intervals. Granulation tissue did not develop on the fenestrated bones throughout the healing process. However, the frontal wounds healed well without complications at 16 weeks after CBF through the centripetal migration of granulation tissue from the wound margins and simultaneous epithelialization. Our results suggest that CBF procedures that do not adequately expose the diploic space fail to induce granulation tissue growth and may not be needed to treat open wounds with less than 5 cm of denuded skull bone.
Data-Driven Phase-Based Control of a Powered Knee-Ankle Prosthesis for Variable-Incline Stair Ascent and Descent

Powered knee-ankle prostheses can offer benefits over conventional passive devices during stair locomotion by providing biomimetic net-positive work and active control of joint angles. However, many modern control approaches for stair ascent and descent are often limited by time-consuming hand-tuning of user/task-specific parameters, predefined trajectories that remove user volition, or heuristic approaches that cannot be applied to both stair ascent and descent. This work presents a phase-based hybrid kinematic and impedance controller (HKIC) that allows for semi-volitional, biomimetic stair ascent and descent at a variety of step heights. We define a unified phase variable for both stair ascent and descent that utilizes lower-limb geometry to adjust to different users and step heights. We extend our prior data-driven impedance model for variable-incline walking, modifying the cost function and constraints to create a continuously-varying impedance parameter model for stair ascent and descent over a continuum of step heights. Experiments with above-knee amputee participants ( $\text{N}=$ 2) validate that our HKIC controller produces biomimetic ascent and descent joint kinematics, kinetics, and work across four step height configurations. We also show improved kinematic performance with our HKIC controller in comparison to a passive microprocessor-controlled device during stair locomotion.
Impact of organophosphates and other pesticides on blood parameters of fishes and earthworms

The earthworms and fishes are regarded as most agro-economically valuable organisms in India and around the world. The earth worms living underground can make the soil fertile by two means. First, it can flip the down soil upwards and sec - ondly it can make the soil rich with nitrogen produced from waste products. In In - dia and in other parts of the world, both fresh water and marine fishes are consumed largely. An indiscriminate use of pesticides in agriculture may stall the earthworm population and production of fishes by creating different physiological anomalies either by themselves or by their derivatives, though both of the organisms are non-target to the pesticides. Blood performs almost all important and vital physiological functions due to its circulatory nature. It transports necessary nutrients, gases and waste products throughout the body. Therefore, the present study was designed to explore the impact of various pesticides in modulations of hematological/cellular/ metabolic and free radical parameters in blood of earthworms and fishes. We ob - served significant variations in different hematological parameters of these two or - ganisms upon acute exposure to few organophosphates and other pesticides. These results suggest that the acute exposure of these pesticides can affect the non-target organisms and change the balance of eco-system adversely.
choice and duration of antibiotic therapy in polymicrobial surgical site infection / periprosthetic joint infection ( SSI / PJI ) ?

RECOMMENDATION: The optimal choice and duration of antimicrobial therapy in polymicrobial PJIs remain unknown. Antimicrobial therapy for polymicrobial PJI should be targeted at the organisms that are present. There is limited literature on the antibiotic treatment as polymicrobial PJIs are very heterogenous. We recommend four to six weeks of intravenous or highly-available oral antimicrobial therapy, that is based on the in vitro susceptibilities of the individual microorganisms, patient allergies and intolerances.
The Electrophysiology of Semantic Processing in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis

Language de�cits vary widely among people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the semantic processing of autism and its underlying electrophysiological mechanism are still unclear. PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase were searched for event-related potential (ERP) studies on semantic processing in people with ASD published in English before September 1, 2022. Pooled estimates were calculated by xed-effects or random-effects models according to the heterogeneity. The potential moderator was explored by meta-regression and subgroup analysis. This meta-analysis has been registered on PROSPERO (no. CRD 42021265852). Our study included 14 articles and 18 studies, including 254 ASD patients and 262 controls. Compared to the controls, ASD patients showed a reduced N400 amplitude (Hedges' g = 0.350, P<0.001) in response to linguistic stimuli instead of non-linguistic stimuli. The N400 amplitude can be affected by verbal intelligence and gender. The reduced overall N400 amplitude in ASD patients under linguistic stimuli suggests a linguistic-specic de�cit in semantic processing in individuals of ASD. The decrease of N400 amplitude might be a promising indication of the pool language capacity of ASD.
Factor Influencing The Neighborhood Accessibility Of Private Rental Apartments For Public Officials: A PLS-SEM Approach

This article examines the accessibility of private rental housing in Addis Ababa for government personnel. The primary focus of this study is to examine the extent to which public sector employees can obtain a private rental apartment and the factors affecting accessibility. The study used a cross-sectional survey methodology and a cross-sectional triangulation research strategy to reach this conclusion. We collected quantitative data from 422 respondents using a questionnaire. Quantitative data were coded and analyzed using factor analysis in the PLS-SEM model. We analyze the constructs that affect the accessibility of private rental housing in Addis Ababa for public sector personnel. We divided the accessibility data into LSNA (Neighborhood Accessibility of the Housing Unit) and LSSE (Safety and Social Environment). All independent variable constructs were significantly related to accessibility as determined by factor analysis. This study’s finding contributes to a broader society, as our research shows that renting offers more flexibility for those with uncertain future housing needs.