Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Modeling Effectiveness of Bioretention Cells for Control of Stormwater Quantity and Quality

Bioretention is the process of using biological processes and rapid infiltration along with the storage of water to reduce contaminants. A bioretention cell creates an aesthetically pleasing water treatment area to help meet the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) pollutant standards in, for example, the petroleum producing, refining, and distribution industry, parking lots of shopping centers, and residential homes. Pollutants that may be impacted consist of petroleum products (BTEX, cyclohexane, paraffins, and olefins), metals (cadmium, copper, lead, zinc), and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus). Currently there are no design models for bioretention cells that combine the removal of nutrients with infiltration, sorption of metals, and degradation of organic compounds. The model to be discussed will account for these constituents, as well as take into account specific site characteristics like climatic location, area drained, bioretention cell properties, and various loads of pollutants entering. The resulting output from the model would include the dimensions of an infiltration layer, an organic layer, and an anoxic layer, pollutant levels after moving through the cell with associated trapping efficiency, and water quantity leaving the cell. Results of preliminary column tests performed in the laboratory will determine the infiltration and sorption properties of various organic materials.
Is it possible to predict post-adenotonsillectomy hemorrhage in children with preoperative blood tests? Single-center retrospective study

Introduction: Post-adenotonsillectomy (PAT) bleeding, a life-threatening surgical complication, remains unpredictable despite preoperative blood tests. Every surgeon would like predictive markers for this complication of one of the most common procedures performed in pediatric ear, nose, and throat (ENT). Objective: The purpose of the study is to see whether the results of the blood tests we perform routinely preoperatively in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy (AT) (lymphocyte count and percentage, C reactive protein, fibrinogen, or coagulation variables International Normalized Ratio and activated partial thromboplastin time) can potentially predict early post-AT bleeding. Focus has been placed on the presence of relative lymphocytosis (a value of lymphocyte percentage above 55%) in the blood cell count of the patients and its possible connection to postoperative hemorrhage. Method: We conducted an observational retrospective study on 801 children undergoing adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, or AT over a period of 6 months in our ENT department. Statistical analysis was performed to compare the data. Results: we did not find a statistically significant correlation between preoperative blood markers (coagulation or inflammatory) and early post-AT bleeding. An important blood marker in relation to PAT bleeding appears to be relative lymphocytosis. Relative lymphocytosis has a weak predictive value of early postoperative bleeding in children with AT (sensitivity of only 31.58%, but acceptable specificity of above 80%). In other words, 80% of patients without relative lymphocytosis will not bleed in the first 24 h postoperatively. Children with relative lymphocytosis may need tighter surveillance in the first 24 h after AT. Conclusions: Relative lymphocytosis has a weak predictive value of early postoperative bleeding in children with AT children.
Outcome Predictors of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy As Definitive Versus Bridging Treatment for Acute Cholecystitis

Introduction Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) is a treatment option for patients with acute cholecystitis (AC) who are too unwell, or too morbid for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Some patients have PC as a definitive treatment, whereas others have PC as a bridging treatment prior to LC. The aim of this study is to investigate patient characteristics and mortality among those who received PC as definitive treatment versus bridging treatment. Methods Our study retrospectively reviewed all patients treated with PC for AC from February 2019 to November 2022 at the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, England. Fifty patients underwent PC for AC, with 48 patients having follow-up data available for analysis. Of these, 26 patients (54%) only received PC (definitive PC), and 22 patients (46%) later underwent LC (bridging LC). Results In this study, 68.8% of the patients were male, with a mean age of 76 ± 9 years. The overall mean Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) score was 4.96 ± 1.12, and the mean American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score was 2.83 ± 0.36. The median PC drain duration was 42 days. Six patients (12.5%) had a recurrence of AC with a mean of 57 days onset after PC insertion. Twelve patients (25%) experienced PC complications: 11 (23%) were minor, involving pain or a dislodged tube, and one (2%) was major, resulting in a subhepatic abscess. The median duration from PC insertion to LC surgery was 50.5 days. The bridging LC cohort had a 30-day and one-year mortality of 0%, while the definitive PC cohort had a 30-day mortality of 30.8% (eight patients) and a one-year mortality of 46.1% (12 patients). The bridging LC cohort compared to the definitive PC cohort had a significantly lower CCI (4.39 vs 5.57, p<0.05), and a significantly lower ASA (2.61 vs 3.04, p<0.05). The one-year survival cohort compared to the 30-day mortality cohort had significantly lower ASA (2.71 vs 3.25 p<0.05), and a non-significantly lower CCI (4.66 vs 5.86 p=0.094). The presence of negative predictive factors of respiratory dysfunction and hyperbilirubinemia had higher 30-day and 90-day mortality rates of 31.3% and 37.5%, compared to their absence of 9.4% and 21.4% respectively. Conclusion Our results demonstrate that PC is a safe procedure with a high success rate and low complications. We showed that PC is an effective treatment option for bridging a select cohort of patients to receive a delayed LC. Furthermore, the data suggests ASA and CCI scoring can be used as clinical adjuncts to assess whether bridging patients from PC to LC is appropriate. Finally, ASA, respiratory dysfunction, and hyperbilirubinemia can be used as significant negative predictors of post-PC mortality.
Application of Bayesian GLSR to estimate sub daily rainfall parameters for the IFD Revision Project

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has recently revised the Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IFD) design rainfall estimates for Australia. Although there is much better coverage of sub-daily rainfall stations than for the previous IFD data, there are still far fewer continuous rainfall stations in Australia than daily rainfall stations. Bayesian Generalised Least Squares Regression (BGLSR) has been used to estimate sub-daily rainfall parameters based on site characteristics and daily rainfall statistics to improve the spatial coverage of sub-daily data. The BGLSR was applied differently across Australia depending on the density of the spatial coverage of the sub-daily rainfall stations. For areas with good spatial coverage, a process akin to a Region of Influence approach was used where the regression equations vary in space. For parts of Australia with sparser data coverage, fixed areas of analysis were used to provide stable estimates of the regression equation coefficients. L-moments were used to summarise the parameters of the Annual Maxima Series (AMS) data, and thus the BGLSR provides predictions of the mean, L-coefficient of variation and L-skewness. It was found that the BGLSR provided excellent estimates of the mean of the AMS, with the most important predictors being the 24 hour AMS mean rainfall and the latitude of the station. This paper describes the application of the BGLSR for the project and presents the results for one analysis area in detail.
Effects of steam treatment and storage on green honeybush quality

66 Introduction . 67 Materials and methods . 68 2.1 Plant material . 68 2.2 Chemicals . 68 2.3 Experiment 1: Effect of steam treatment before drying (STBD) on green honeybush quality . 69 2.4 Experiment 2: Effect of steam treatment after drying (STAD) on green honeybush quality . 70 2.5 Preparation of infusions . 71 2.6 Milling and extraction of plant material . 71 2.7 Individual phenolic compound content . 72 2.8 Total chlorophyll (TC) content . 73 2.9 Total soluble solids (TSS) content . 74 2.10 Moisture content . 74 2.11 Instrumental colour . 74 2.12 Descriptive sensory analysis (DSA) . 75 2.13 Identification and quantification of volatile compounds . 76 2.14 Statistical procedures. 77 Results . 78 3.1 Cyclopia maculata . 78 Effect of steam treatment before drying (STBD) on green C. maculata quality . 78 3.1.1. 1 Sensory profile of infusions . 78 3.1.1.2 Colour of tea material and infusions . 79 3.1.1.3 Phenolics of aqueous-organic extracts . 80 3.1.1.4 Volatiles of infusions . 80 Effect of steam treatment after drying (STAD) on green C. maculata quality . 94 3.1.2.1 Sensory profile of infusions . 94 3.1.2.2 Colour of tea material and infusions . 95 3.1.2.3 Phenolics of aqueous-organic extracts . 95 Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za
Translanguaging Supports Reading with Deaf Adult Bilinguals: A Qualitative Approach

Translanguaging is a pedagogical theory and an approach to teaching language. It conceptualizes the dynamic ways in which bilinguals use their linguistic repertoire and language practices in both languages for learning, meaning-making, reading, and writing. This study reports on the results of a qualitative study using Grounded Theory. The research question posed was, “what insights do bilingual Deaf readers provide regarding their metalinguistic processes and reading strategies used during translanguaging? To answer this question, responses were gathered from Deaf adults who were interviewed on their language and literacy histories. Further, they were queried about their reading comprehension practices using translanguaging. The researchers used videotaped interviews taken in American Sign Language (ASL) then glossed into English for analyses to examine how Deaf adults comprehended English expository texts. Based on the data analysis, the core category, “bridge to literacy” was revealed after identifying seven themes. Recommendations for future research using the translanguaging bilingual theory and practice are included.
Effect of wave-current flow on double-averaged turbulence properties over rough bed of hemispherical obstacles

ABSTRACT Combined wave-current turbulent characteristics are investigated over a rough bed comprising of hemispheres positioned at different spacings (p/r = 4, 6, and 8; p is the patch distance and r is the height of the hemisphere) in terms of time-space averaged (double-averaged) flow components. An Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry was used to measure the instantaneous velocity components for all background flow cases that comprised current-only flow and wave superimposed on current (wave frequency 0 Hz, 1 Hz, and 2 Hz). This study attempts to characterize the double-averaged velocity, relative and formed induced turbulence intensity, and Reynolds shear stress for the specific flow layers due to the interaction of wave-current flow over the hemispherical rough bed. The study further explores how these parameters are modulated with the change in spacing between the roughness elements. The relative contribution of the different turbulent busting events is analyzed for the different positions with respect to the hemispherical elements. Results show that sweep and ejection are the major contributors to all flow conditions and roughness cases explored herein. Furthermore, the anisotropic structure of turbulence due to the superposition of waves for different rough bed conditions is explored in the double-averaged perspective.
THE ISSUES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL OF ORANG ASLI: A CASE STUDY OF POS SENDERUT, KUALA LIPIS, PAHANG.

Education is one of the essential elements for the people to stay out of poverty especially in the Orang Asli community in Malaysia. However, the children of Orang Asli are lagging behind in terms of academic performance and recording a relatively high dropout rate compares with the overall academic performance throughout the nation. In order to increase the level of literacy and decrease the dropout rate of the Orang Asli children, several methods and policies have been implemented such as providing allowances, transportation and accommodation to the students. This paper examined the issues and challenges in the aspect of teaching and learning in the primary school of Orang Asli village which is at Pos Senderut, Kuala Lipis, Pahang. Data was collected through observations and indepth interviews with the parents, students and teachers in the case study area. This paper has discovered several issues and challenges in providing primary education in the school of Orang Asli namely the challenges in teaching and learning with the Orang Asli students, the impact of amenities and infrastructure on teaching and learning, and the role of parents in their children education. Lastly, several suggestions have been made for the purpose of improving the discussed issues.
Creativity as a Positive Factor in the Adolescence Stage: Relations with Academic Performance, Stress and Self-Esteem

Creativity is a construct that aids in conflict resolution. Through the development of creative skills in adolescence, young people can carry out a series of strategies to make decisions or respond to a problem. The possession of creative skills helps students’ personal wellbeing. The aim of this research is to analyze the relationships established between creativity and other individual variables such as academic performance, self-esteem and stress in adolescent students. The following descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with a total sample of 743 adolescent students, between 14 and 19 years of age, from different educational centers in the province of Almería (Spain). The results obtained indicate a positive correlation between creativity and self-esteem and significant differences in the level of creativity among students who have repeated an academic year. Regression analyses indicate that both stress and creativity are two predictor variables of self-esteem. On the other hand, another of the findings obtained is that creativity acts as a mediating variable between self-esteem and repeating an academic year. It is discussed how creativity is a beneficial element in adolescence and, therefore, how its promotion can help the optimal development of adolescent students.
Tectonic and eustatic control on Albian shallowing (Viking and Paddy Formations) in the Western Canada Foreland Basin

Late Albian shallowing in the Viking and Paddy Formations is investigated using a dynamic forward model on two cross sections through the Western Canada Foreland Basin. The model incorporates flexural loading of the evolving Cordilleran fold-and-thrust belt, sea-level changes, cratonic tilt, and in-plane stress fluctuations. The stratigraphic observations are explained either by a rapid eustatic sea-level drop or by eastward tilting of the North American craton during late Albian times. In both cases, southward increases in the vertical growth rates of the adjacent accretionary wedge are implied. Differences between the predicted stratigraphic patterns in the upper Albian formations of the western and southern parts of the Western Canada Foreland Basin demonstrate the complications arising from local tectonics in determining eustatic sea-level fluctuations from sequence stratigraphy. The models also show that changes both in the magnitudes of intraplate stress and in continental tilt forces can produce intrabasinal highs like those underlying the upper Albian formations in the basin. Furthermore, sediment loading is demonstrated to affect the stratigraphic patterns in relation to the sedimentation rate and the rate of change of accumulation space.
Congenital myasthenic syndromes: beta adrenergic receptor agonist treatment

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, such as pyridostigmine, are the standard symptomatic treatment for myasthenia gravis, and so have naturally been applied to the genetic forms of myasthenia, termed congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS). Although effective for many CMS in others there was no clear response and in some it was positively harmful. Now, with greater understanding of the mutations and molecular mechanisms underlying CMS, treatments can be tailored for the specific syndrome and depending on diseases severity and patient response this can include utilizing different combinations of the drugs. In CMS, over the last 15-20 years b2-adrenergic receptor agonists have moved from occasional use to a mainstream medication. Many cases show life-transforming improvement both when the b2-adrenergic receptor agonists are used alone or in combination. Here we feature how the identification of DOK7-CMS first highlighted the consistent benefit of b2-adrenergic receptor agonists as medication and how it’s application to many different CMS subtypes evolved. The molecular pathogenic mechanisms for many CMS subtypes are now established and this report will also discuss a hypothetical rationale for which forms of CMS are likely to benefit from the b2-adrenergic receptor agonists.
Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Ketosis-Prone Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among Patients Newly Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China

Background We established a nomogram for ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes mellitus (KP-T2DM) in the Chinese adult population in order to identify high-risk groups early and intervene in the disease progression in a timely manner. Methods We reviewed the medical records of 924 adults with newly diagnosed T2DM from January 2018 to June 2021. All patients were randomly divided into the training and validation sets at a ratio of 7:3. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression analysis method was used to screen the predictors of the training set, and the multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to establish the nomogram prediction model. We verified the prediction model using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, judged the model’s goodness-of-fit using the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test, and predicted the risk of ketosis using the decision curve analysis. Results A total of 21 variables were analyzed, and four predictors—hemoglobin A1C, 2-hour postprandial blood glucose, 2-hour postprandial C-peptide, and age—were established. The area under the ROC curve for the training and validation sets were 0.8172 and 0.8084, respectively. The Hosmer-Lemeshow test showed that the prediction model and validation set have a high degree of fit. The decision curve analysis curve showed that the nomogram had better clinical applicability when the threshold probability of the patients was 0.03–0.79. Conclusion The nomogram based on hemoglobin A1C, 2-hour postprandial blood glucose, 2-hour postprandial C-peptide, and age has good performance and can serve as a favorable tool for clinicians to predict KP-T2DM.
Development and Validation of a Risk‐Prediction Nomogram for Preoperative Blood Type and Antibody Testing in Spinal Fusion Surgery

With advancements in minimally invasive techniques, the use of spinal fusion surgery is rapidly increasing and transfusion rates are decreasing. Routine preoperative ABO/Rh blood type and antibody screening (T&S) laboratory tests may not be appropriate for all spinal fusion patients. Herein, we constructed a nomogram to assess patient transfusion risk based on various risk factors in patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery, so that preoperative T&S testing can be selectively scheduled in appropriate patients to reduce healthcare and patient costs.
Oversizing Consideration of Proximal Stent Graft in Hemodynamically Stable and Unstable Patients Undergoing Emergent Endovascular Aortic Repair

Consideration for oversizing the proximal stent graft is suggested in endovascular aortic repair. However, a special recommendation for the proximal oversizing ratio (OSR) in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) is ambiguous. This study aims to evaluate the effect of different degrees of the proximal oversizing ratio (OSR) on risk of type IA endoleak (TIAEL) in hemodynamically stable and unstable patients with rAAA undergoing emergency endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). Our study included 134 rAAA patients undergoing emergent EVAR, and we did not observe a significant association between hemodynamic instability and risk of T1AEL (HR 3.89, 95%CI 0.40–37.75, p = 0.24). All three T1AELs in the hemodynamically unstable subgroup were observed in patients with OSR ≤ 30%, but no significant difference was found regarding T1AEL between patients with OSR > 30% and OSR ≤ 30% (0.00% vs. 11.11%, p = 0.19). As for hemodynamically stable patients, OSR > 20% was associated with a significantly decreased risk of T1AEL (HR 0.03, 95%CI 0.01–0.53, p = 0.016). In conclusion, a proximal OSR > 20% is associated with a decreased risk of T1AEL in hemodynamically stable patients, while an OSR > 30% did not add an additional advantage of lowering the risk of T1AEL in hemodynamically unstable patients.
Economic Growth: Reconciling the Micro and Macro Evidence

We compare the estimated effects of health in a macroeconomic production function model of economic growth with the effects that are found using calibration based on wage regressions. We allow for gradual adjustment in income level towards the steady state which means that both the level and growth of inputs can affect economic growth. We find that the estimated macroeconomic effects of health are positive, and not significantly different from the microeconomic estimates. We find similar results for education provided we instrument schooling levels with literacy rates to correct for measurement error. 1 Corresponding author email: dcanning@hsph.harvard. edu
Orta Anadolu Koflullarinda Farkli Toprak ‹flleme, Mercimek-Buday ve Nadas-Buday Ekim Nöbeti Sistemlerinde Mercimek ve Budayda Kök Uzunluu Younluu ile Toprakta ‹nfiltrasyon Ölçümleri*

The research was carried out for four years in the two locations Haymana-Ankara and Gozlu-Konya under different climate characteristics of the Central Anatolian Region. The aim of the reseach was to improve soil fertility in dry farming areas and to increase the benefit from fallow areas. Different soil tillage treatments and lentil-wheat versa fallow- wheat rotations systems resp. were examined in these experiments. According to experimental results highest root-length densities (RLD s ) of winter sown lentils were obtained in soil layers of 0-20 and 20-40 cm in comparison to deeper soil layers of 20 cm each down to 1 m soil depth. I. e. RLD s decreased with increasing soil depth. This reduction was higher in wheat RLD s in comparison to lentil. In soil layers of 40-60 cm and 60-80 cm resp. higher values of RLDs were found in lentil when comparing lentil with wheat. Moreover, higher RLDs could be observed in wheat plants after lentil. This significant result indicates that remaining root channels of the previous crop lentil could be used with advantage by wheat roots, whereas fallow as a previous crop could not contribute to build up an extensive root channel system. In terms of infiltration rate, lentil plots were superior to fallow plots during harvest time of lentil. Similar tendencies were observed after harvest time of wheat. It could be concluded that the infiltration rate was effected positively by tap-root crops, even in the following cropping season.