Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Childhood autism spectrum disorder: insights from a tertiary hospital cohort in Kenya.

Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairments in behavior, social communication, and interaction. There is little data on ASD from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) describing clinical characteristics in large cohorts of patients. Preliminary studies report a high male sex ratio, excess of nonverbal cases, possible infectious etiologies, and comorbidities e.g. epilepsy. Objective To describe the clinical characteristics of children diagnosed with ASD in an African context. Methods A retrospective medical chart review identified 116 children diagnosed with ASD according to DSM-5 criteria at a pediatric neurology clinic in Nairobi, Kenya. Results The male to female ratio was 4.3:1. The median age at presentation was 3 years with speech delay as the most common reason for presentation. Expressive language delay was observed in 90% of the population. Sixty percent who obtained imaging had normal MRI brain findings. Only 44% and 34% of children had access to speech therapy and occupational therapy respectively. Epilepsy and ADHD were the most prevalent comorbidities. Conclusion An early median age at presentation and preponderance of male gender is observed. Access to speech therapy and other interventions was low. A prospective study would help determine outcomes for similar children following appropriate interventions.
Stem conduction systems effect on the production and quality of mini tomato under organic management

This research evaluated the influence of stem conduction types on the production and physicochemical characteristics of tomato fruits (hybrid Coco, mini type) under organic management. The experiment was conducted between August 2013 and January 2014. The treatments consisted of 4 different conduction systems: 2 traditional stems; 2 stems emerging from axillary cotyledon buds (“bottom stem”); 3 “traditional” stems and 4 stems emerging from tip pruning. Eleven harvests were conducted from 22nd November 2013 to 31st January 2014. Data collected included fruit number per plant, yields (g∙plant−1), fruit physicochemical characteristics, average weight, fruit diameter, pH, titratable acidity (TA), soluble solids (SS), SS/TA ratio, reducing sugars, ascorbic acid, lycopene, β-carotene, chlorophyll-a and chlorophyll-b. Stem conduction types did not affect fruit yields per plant (g∙plant−1). However, the greater number of stems resulted in more fruits per plant, but the fruit produced had a smaller diameter and average weight. The treatments with more stems also showed higher fruit lycopene levels, TA, and reducing sugars. Thus, under similar growing conditions, it may be recommended that organic mini tomatoes be pruned with 3 or 4 stems to increase the number of fruits per plant.
Determination of heavy metals in the roasted and ground coffee beans and brew

Some compounds present in coffee beans can affect consumer health. The present study determines the content of heavy metal in coffee cultivated in the Cerrado Mineiro region (Alto Paranaiba – MG, Brazil), to compare the values found with the legal standards and check how these metals are extracted from the respective infusions. Fifty samples of coffee beans were analyzed, taken from the Alto Paranaiba region, MG, Brazil. Determination and quantification were done by recording the values from the atomic absorption spectrophotometer for the metals mentioned: cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn). The Cr concentrations presented earlier the limit allowed by law in 66% of the coffee samples. And 74% of the samples contained Pb in higher than permissible concentrations. For all the infusions, the metals evaluated were found in lower concentrations and were less significant with respect to the maximum permissible daily intake, except for Pb were quantified very high levels. Only seven of the 50 coffee samples revealed results with levels that were quantified to be within the legally stipulated standards. The Pb and Cr metals were found to have the highest percentage of leaching in the coffee infusions. Key words: Coffee powder, chemical contaminants, law, drink, leaching.
Solubility of carbon, manganese and silicon in γ-iron of Fe-Mn-Si-C alloys

The study was performed on alloys with a carbon content of 0,37-0,57 % (wt.), silicon 0,23-0,29 % (wt.), manganese 0,7-0,86 % (wt.), the rest– iron. To determine the phase composition of alloys used microstructural, microanalysis and X-ray analysis. In addition, the physical characteristics of the alloys studied in this paper were determined, such as alloy chemical dependence of extension and contraction ratio, impact toughness and hardness. The results obtained in this paper showed that the iron-based alloy with the content of carbon of 0.57 % (wt.), silicon of 0.28 % (wt.) and manganese of 0.86 % (wt.)) had the superior microstructure and physical properties. It was determined that after a number of crystallization and phase transformation the alloy phase structure includes two phases: a-iron and cement magnesium doping Fe2.7Mn0,3C. For the first time using the method quasichemistry received an expression of the free energy of a γ-iron alloyed with silicon and magnesium, and determined the solubility limit of carbon, manganese and silicon. The maximum content in γ-iron can reach: carbon 6,8 % (at.), manganese – 67,5 % (at.), silicon – 2,3 % (at.).
COVID‐19, occupational social distancing and remote working potential: An occupation, sector and regional perspective

Abstract A key question regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and the uncertainty around the implications of social distancing measures and remote working is how it will economically impact people and places differently We generate two indices which capture (i) social distancing potential and (ii) remote working potential This is accomplished using occupational level data from O*NET The paper identifies that social distancing and remote working potential differs considerably across occupations, sectors and places At a town level ? more affluent, dense and highly populated, better educated, and better broadband provisioned towns have greater potential for social distancing and remote working
Sampled-output observer design in the presence of nonlinear heat PDE sensor

The problem of observer design is addressed for linear plants that are observed with heat PDE sensors, leading to a global system with ODE-PDE cascade structure. One novelty of the study is that the PDE sensor includes globally Lipschitz nonlinear dynamics. The other novelty is that the proposed observer relies on sampled measurements at the sensor boundary. The observer provides online estimates of both the plant (finite-dimensional) state vector and the sensor PDE distributed state. Exponential stability of the observation error system is analysed using backstepping-like transformation, Lyapunov-Krasovski type functional, Wirtinger’s and Halanay’s inequalities. Additional observer features are highlighted by simulation results, including its robustness to global Lipschitz assumption, and its applicability to output feedback stabilisation.
ANATOMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TENSION WOOD IN Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A. Juss.) Mull. Arg.

O lenho de tracao e uma estrutura anatomica importante, que permite a reorientacao do tronco e participa na arquitetura dos ramos, tendo a funcao de reforco estrutural. Contudo, sua presenca em grande quantidade afeta significativamente as propriedades tecnologicas da madeira, como no caso da seringueira. Entretanto, ainda ha demanda de informacoes acerca de sua origem, distribuicao e caracteristicas estruturais nessa especie. Portanto, esse trabalho objetivou caracterizar as estruturas celulares no lenho de tracao e lenho oposto em Hevea brasiliensis (seringueira) e sua distribuicao radial e longitudinal. Para tanto, discos da base e do meio do fuste comercial foram coletados de tres arvores provenientes de um plantio comercial localizado em Tabapoa - SP. Foram mensurados o diâmetro tangencial dos elementos de vaso, comprimento de fibras (gelatinosas e nao-gelatinosas), ângulo microfibrilar e proporcionalidade de elementos celulares, e a relacao entre a presenca de fibras gelatinosas e o diâmetro de vasos. Foram observadas fibras gelatinosas nos dois tipos de lenho e nas duas alturas do fuste avaliadas. Os dois tipos de lenho foram diferenciados pelo comprimento de fibras gelatinosas e a proporcao de parenquima axial. A regiao de tracao no meio do fuste foi a que mais se diferenciou das demais, com fibras gelatinosas mais compridas e menos abundante, maiores diâmetro e proporcao de vasos.Alem disso, foi observado menor diâmetro de vasos nas regioes com alta proporcao de fibras gelatinosas, sugerindo que a planta investe mais em sustentacao que na conducao de liquidos.
Sexuality, migration and family: understanding Jia and its impact on Chinese young gay men’s migration motives from a temporal perspective

ABSTRACT Based on analyses of the lived experiences and narratives of Chinese intranational migrant young gay men, this article investigates the complicated ways in which jia (family/home) motivates their migrations from a temporal perspective. I identify three temporal aspects of their migrations—life course, generation, and imagining the future. I also demonstrate the different ways in which jia motivates their migrations in relation to their past (pre-migratory experiences), their present (migratory experiences) and their future (narratives of an imagined future). I argue that by combining hetero – and homonormativity with the intersection of individualisation and familism, or, to use Yan’s term, neo-familism, the complicated role that jia plays in motivating Chinese young gay men’s migration can be better understood. By illustrating the intricate entanglements of sexuality, migration, and family, this article aims to challenge the North-centric conceptualizations of intranational queer migration and open up new possibilities to theorise queer migration from an East Asian perspective.
Aplicativos Móveis No Cuidado Em Saúde: Uma Revisão Integrativa

Objective: To integrate or conhecimento produced on the use of mobile applications not cared for in health. Method: Integrative review of the literature used by the Boolean operator and with the following combinations: patients and applications, moveis and patient assistance; patients and mobile applications and patient care, nas databases Scielo, Lilacs, Medline, Cinahal. Results: The 11 articles will show that the most important applications are related to the dimensions of life with chronic conditions (45%), carry out rehabilitation activities (27%), access instructions and information (18%), improve or serve in the health service (9%). Conclusion: The use of technologies of the mobile application type is not cared for in health and is important for the population. Using these technologies is an aid to live with the quality of life and support to monitor, inform, re-enable and access the health services.
Evaluation of Risk Parity Asset Allocation Strategy in Indonesia Mutual Fund During 2010–2019 Period

DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.24018/ejbmr.2020. 5.5. 519 Vol 5 | Issue 5 | September 2020 1 Abstract — Indonesia as the largest country in Southeast Asia have the highest GDP among the other countries in the region. In 2011, McKinsey & Company conducted a research to understand the annual consumer spending trend in Indonesia. According to the research, financial services will be the main consumption in Indonesia in 2030. Despite those promising situations, mutual fund industry in Indonesia was facing a big challenge in 2019. During 2019, Indonesia Financial Authority (OJK) has suspended 37 mismanaged mutual fund products from several investment managers. And actively managed mutual funds will have more exposure on this mismanagement risk. Aside from mismanagement and underperforming risk of actively managed mutual fund, investor also facing high risk of equity asset class. Recently, IDX Composite (IHSG) experience a tremendous -28% drop in Q1 2020. Biggest peak to bottom drawdown during that period was -37,49% from 14 January 2020 until 24 March 2020. This situation creates a challenge for mutual fund sales agent (APERD). But a challenging situation also offers opportunities. Mutual fund sales agent (APERD) that can offer optimum asset allocation suggestion that can give maximum risk protection can take advantage of these situation. One such unique strategy that has not been applied by other mutual fund sales agent (APERD) is risk parity that became popular after 2008 financial crisis. This research applied risk parity framework in passively managed mutual fund because most of actively managed mutual funds in Indonesia underperform the benchmark in the 10-year period. Because of that, passively managed mutual funds provide better investment opportunity. Four equity indexes (LQ45, Jakarta Islamic Index, Bisnis 27, and Sri Kehati) and one passively managed fixed income mutual fund (ABF Indonesia Bond Index Fund) that have existed for 10year period was chosen to apply the risk parity method. Sharpe ratio calculation is used to evaluate the portfolio performance compared to commonly used portfolio strategy in the world according to 2018 Legg Mason Global Investment Survey. Result of the analysis is that risk parity portfolio offer better Sharpe ratio compared to commonly used portfolio strategy in the world. Result of 2009 April 2020 back-testing process also show that risk parity can protect investor from equity market downturn in 77.3% of the case. With above result, risk parity can offer better risk protection for Indonesia individual investor.
C. H. McLennan (‘Mallee Bird’) and his Aboriginal informant Jowley: The source of early records of the Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis in Victoria?

Menkhorst, P. and Ryan, E. 2015. C. H. McLennan (‘Mallee Bird’) and his Aboriginal informant Jowley: The source of early records of the Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis in Victoria? Memoirs of Museum Victoria 73: 107–115. Historical records of the Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis in north-western Victoria have not always been accepted as valid despite prominent contemporary ornithologists accepting them. We present new supporting information gleaned from newspaper articles written under the pseudonym ‘Mallee Bird’ published in national and local newspapers in the early 20th century. ‘Mallee Bird’ was Charles H. McLennan, a bushman and well-regarded ornithologist who worked on pastoral runs established among the terminal lakes of the Wimmera River in the Big Desert of north-western Victoria. We also provide biographical details of a local Aboriginal man, Jowley, identified by McLennan as his informant about the nest site and clutch size of the Night Parrot. We provide evidence that McLennan and Jowley were known to each other and probably worked together on cattle runs in the Hopetoun–Pine Plains region around the turn of the 19th–20th century. McLennan and Jowley’s observations of Night Parrot calls, habitat use, breeding and flight are some of the earliest published natural history of this most mysterious of Australian birds. They mostly corroborate other contemporary accounts and concur with preliminary findings of current research on the species in south-west Queensland. The relationship between McLennan and Jowley is one of the few documented Victorian examples of aboriginal information being incorporated into European ornithological knowledge. McLennan’s support and encouragement of ornithological expeditions to the Wonga Lake–Pine Plains area was pivotal in having the area declared the first National Park in the Murray Mallee region.
A Phylogenetic Analysis of Shape Covariance Structure in the Anthropoid Skull

Phenotypic traits evolve in a coordinated manner due to developmental and functional interactions, mediated by the dynamics of natural selection; the dependence between traits arising from these three factors is captured by genetic (G) and phenotypic (P) covariance matrices. Mammalian skull development produces an intricate pattern of tissue organization and mutual signaling that integrates this structure, although the set of functions it performs is quite disparate. Therefore, the interplay between these interactions, and their relationships with the adaptive landscape may thus influence divergence in covariance structure among sister lineages. Here, we evaluate the stability of phenotypic covariance structure in skull size and shape along the diversification of Anthropoid Primates under a explicit phylogenetic framework. We estimate diversity in covariance structure, testing hypotheses concerning the phylogenetic distribution of P-matrix variation and pinpoint which traits are associated with this variation. We find that most changes occurred in the basal split between Platyrrhini and Catarrhini, and that these changes occurred within both Orbital and Basicranial trait sets, while Oral, Nasal and Vault trait sets present stable associations along the Anthropoid phylogeny. Therefore, changes in P-matrix structure among Anthropoids are restricted to trait sets whose functional significance is associated with the accommodation of the two precursor tissues that compose the skull, while the stability in the remaining regions hints at the stability of the underlying functional relationships imposed by the adaptive landscape.
Construction of Regional Logistics Weighted Network Model and Its Robust optimization: Evidence from China

In this paper, we construct a regional logistics model from a macroperspective. First, based on the gravity model, the index of logistics attraction between cities is established as the weight of the model, and hence the regional logistics weighted model is constructed. Next, we use the social network analysis method to analyze its structure and make specific recommendations for the construction of logistics networks. Finally, we analyze the model’s response to random attacks and deliberate attacks. From our study, it is found that when the failure nodes or edges reach a certain percentage, the regional logistics network will collapse on a large scale. Therefore, it is important to optimization the threshold of the regional logistics network. This clearly provides a new perspective for the study of the regional logistics networks.
Antalya’nın Tarihi Yapıları Üzerinde Bulunan Bitkiler ve Ekolojik Etkileri

Tarihi yapilar medeniyetlerin mirasi olarak birakilan onemli kultur varliklaridir. Antalya ilimizde bircok medeniyetin eseri cami, turbe, saat kulesi, medrese, kumbet, hamam, kale, eski yapilar gibi kultur varliklari yonunden cok zengindir. Mart-Haziran 2014 tarihleri arasinda Antalya sehir merkezinde bulunan tarihi yapilar uzerinde bulunan bitkiler toplanmis ve adlandirilmistir. Bu tarihi yapilar uzerinde gorulen 20 familyaya ait 38 tohumlu bitki taksonu tespit edilmistir. Bunlarin en cok bulunanlari Hyoscyamus aureus L. , Scrophularia pinardi Boiss. , Cymbalaria microcalyx (Boiss.) Wettst. , Capparis orientalis Veill. , Parietaria judaica L. , Galium canum subsp. ovatum Req. ex DC. , Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist, ve Bromus rigidus Roth. Bu bitkiler estetik olarak guzel gorulmelerine ragmen bu tarihi yapilara zarar vermektedir. Bu zararlarin onlenmesi icin buralarda istilaci olarak bulunan bitkileri mekanik veya biyolojik mucadele yontemiyle ortamdan uzaklastirilmasi sonucunda buralardaki tarihi eserlerin omrunun uzayacagi ongorulmektedir.
Application of an elevated plasma D-dimer cut-off value improves prognosis prediction of advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Background Tumor-related coagulation dysfunction has been reported to be closely associated with poor prognosis. The present study is aimed to evaluate the prognostic prediction of an elevated plasma D-dimer cut-off value in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods A total of 233 patients initially diagnosed with advanced NSCLC were retrospectively analyzed, an elevated plasma cut-off value 981 ng/mL of D-dimer, which was instead of the clinical cut-off value 500 mg/mL, was used to determine the high and low. Univariate analysis using the Kaplan-Meier method and log-ranking test, and the multivariate analysis using the Cox proportional hazard regression model were performed. Results Results showed when using the D-dimer value of 500 ng/mL as an evaluation standard, there was no significant difference in gender, age, smoking status, histopathology and overall survival rate between normal D-dimer (≤500 ng/mL) and high D-dimer (>500 ng/mL) group. However, when the evaluation standard for plasma D-dimer was set at 981 ng/mL, the age distribution of the high D-dimer (>981 ng/mL) group was significantly different from the normal D-dimer (≤981 ng/mL) group. Moreover, the overall survival rate in the high D-dimer (>981 ng/mL) group was significantly lower than that in the normal D-dimer (≤981 ng/mL) group. Conclusions The present study implied that increasing the plasma D-dimer cut-off value to 981 ng/mL is more beneficial to prognosis prediction in advanced NSCLC.
Open Negotiation: The Back-End Benefits of Salespeople’s Transparency in the Front End

Negotiations today are less likely to be characterized by information asymmetry—the notion that buyers are less informed than sellers—due to the amount of information available to buyers. A number of industries have reacted to this change by shifting their attention to earning profits in aftermarkets: products and services that augment the main purchase (e.g., add-ons, insurance, financing, service and maintenance). In these aftermarkets, firms often retain an information advantage, even if information asymmetries are eliminated from the main purchase. This has given rise to an interesting setting untapped by prior research: information “symmetry” in the front end (main purchase) and information “asymmetry” in the back end (aftermarket). The authors argue that symmetry in the front end provides an opportunity to build trust, as the knowledgeable customer can verify the information disclosed by the seller. In an observational study in the automotive industry, the authors find that customers to whom the salesperson revealed the cost of a car at the beginning of the negotiation spent significantly more in the back end than others. As corroborated in subsequent studies, this effect holds only when cost is disclosed at the beginning of the negotiation and when customers can verify the cost information.
The Contribution of Boreal Spring South Pacific Atmospheric Variability to El Niño Occurrence

Despite the fact that great efforts have been made to improve the prediction of El Niño events, it remains challenging because of limited understanding of El Niño and its precursors. This research focuses on the influence of South Pacific atmospheric variability on the development of the sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) in the tropical Pacific. It is found that as early as in the boreal spring of El Niño years, the sea level pressure anomaly (SLPA) shows a configuration characterized by two significant negative anomaly centers in the north and a positive anomaly center in the south between the subtropics and high latitudes in South Pacific. Such an anomalous SLPA pattern becomes stronger in the following late boreal spring and summer associated with the strengthening of westerly anomalies in the tropical Pacific, weakening the southeasterly trade winds and promoting the warming of tropical eastern Pacific, which is conducive to the development of El Niño events. It is demonstrated that the SLPA pattern in boreal spring revealed in this study is closely associated with boreal summer South Pacific Oscillation (SPO) and South Pacific meridional mode (SPMM). As a precursor in boreal spring, the prediction skill of the South Pacific SLPA in boreal spring for the SSTA in the eastern equatorial Pacific is better than that of the SPMM. This study is helpful to deepen our understanding of the contribution of South Pacific extratropical atmospheric variability to El Niño occurrence.