Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Strategic development projects in the Yorkshire and the Humber, east midlands and eastern regions

Summary iv 1. Introduction 1 2. Anticipated components of the SDP intervention 2 3. Evaluation research design 6 4. The impact of the projects on local burglary 14 5. Net effect – crime displacement or diffusion of benefit? 16 6. Anticipatory benefit 19 7. Did targeted (repeat victimisation) prevention work? 21 Summary and conclusions 30 Appendix 1 32 Table A.1 Average cost per crime and burglary equivalents 32 Table A.2 Proportion of crimes 33 Table A.3 Example of calculation for project C3 33 Appendix 2 34 References 36 List of figures Figure 3.1 Areas of investigation 10 Figure 7.1 Project A3 - monthly burglaries in SDP area and project progression 26 Figure 7.2 Project C7 - monthly burglaries in SDP area and project progression 26 List of tables Table 4.1 Impact of projects on local burglary 14 Table 5.1 Impact of the projects on burglary in the project area, displacement and 17 diffusion of benefit (measured in burglary-equivalent terms) – burglaries per month Table 7.1 Measured change in rates of repeat victimisation by estimated effect of 21 project on burglary Table 7.2 Project delivery of target-hardening to burglary victims (RV) 22 Table 7.3 Average total and percentage expenditure on burglary reduction 24 measures by project outcome group Table 7.4 Number of interventoni s planned and implemented, leverage of 25 funds and total project expenditure (averages) Table 7.5 Project management by outcome group 27
Influence of Disordered Eating on Serum Nesfatin, Female Reproduction, and Metabolic Feature in Patients With Diabetes

Background: Eating disorders (EDs) can cause significant disturbance of the menstrual cycle and impaired female fertility. The comorbidity of EDs in T1DM leads to poorer glycemic control and subsequently more complications. Nesfatin-1 performs an important role in controlling food intake, gastrointestinal motility, glucose homeostasis, and reproductive functions. We aimed in the current research to explore the serum nesfatin-1 levels in female patients with diabetes, and also to assess the influence of disordered eating on its levels, metabolic, and reproduction features. Materials and Methods: We conducted a case-control study on 70 participants (30 patients with DM and 40 control group). We selected 20 female patients with T1DM and 10 patients with T2DM. Both groups suffer from EDs and reproductive dysfunctions. Serum nesfatin-1 levels were measured. Results: Women with DM had significantly lower values of Serum nesfatin-1 (ng/mL) (0.70±0.2) compared to controls (2.21±0.391), P < 0.001 . Interestingly, there was a non-significant difference between female patients with T1DM (0.83±0.33) from other group T2DM (0.63±0.08) regards serum nesfatin-1, p =0,332 . Duration of diabetes, HbA1c, estradiol, and LH scores were independently associated with serum nesfatin-1. Remarkably, we detected that the sensitivity and specificity of serum nesfatin-1 values for distinguishing EDs from the other group among female patients with DM were 96.3% and 99%, respectively. Conclusion : Nesfatin-1 levels were found to be significantly lower in female patients with DM compared to the control group and negatively correlated with cardiometabolic risk factors as well as EDs pattern and reproductive dysfunction parameters.
Australian Soil Classification

The Australian Soil Classification provides a framework for organising knowledge about Australian soils by allocating soils to classes via a key. Since its publication in 1996, this book has been widely adopted and formally endorsed as the official national system. It has provided a means of communication among scientists and land managers and has proven to be of particular value in land resource survey and research programs, environmental studies and education. Classification is a basic requirement of all science and needs to be periodically revised as knowledge increases. This third edition of The Australian Soil Classification includes updates from a working group of the National Committee on Soil and Terrain (NCST). The main change in this edition accommodates new knowledge and understanding of the significance, nature, distribution and refined testing for soils comprising deep sands, leading to the inclusion of a new Order, the Arenosols. The introduction of the Arenosols Order led to a review and changes to Calcarosols, Tenosols and Rudosols. The Australian Soil Classification is Volume 4 in the Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbooks Series.
Islamic Law Perspective: The Issue of Interfaith Marriage and its Impact on Society in Indonesia

Indonesia has different cultures, customs, and religions, as well as different beliefs; of course, each society has different rules, including marriage. Every marriage cannot be separated from the important influence of religion, belief, and culture of the community and religious leaders in the area where the community is located. The aim of this research is to explore knowledge about the perspective of Islamic religious law in interfaith marriages. This research also aims to determine the possible social impacts that can occur for those who enter into interfaith marriages in Indonesia. The research method used in this research is a normative legal research method, namely using legal material sources in the form of statutory regulations, court decisions/decisions, contracts/agreements/agreements, legal theory, and expert opinions. The results of the research obtained are that there are no loopholes, and potential interfaith marriages can be legalized according to religious law and law in Indonesia, apart from that, interfaith marriages can trigger potential conflicts between communities, family relationships, husband and wife relationships as well as the resulting negative impact on the resulting children, from interfaith marriages. This research has implications for comparisons of how other Muslim-majority countries handle interfaith marriages within the framework of Islamic law. This can provide valuable insight into alternative approaches and potential best practices for Indonesia.
Nano copper-organic framework as a delivery system to improve the efficiency of commercially available drugs for cryptosporidiosis: In vivo experimental study

Background: Considering low efficacy, and high toxicity of the commonly used drugs in cryptosporidiosis, in addition to the development of drug resistance, trial for a novel approach is required. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of Nifuroxazide (Antinal), Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (Septrin), Nitazoxanide (NTZ), loaded-on copper-benzene tricarboxylate (Cu-BTC) metal organic frameworks (MOH) for treatment of Cryptosporidium -experimentally infected mice. Material and Methods: Ninety male Swiss albino mice were divided into nine groups. Except for the 1 st group (control negative), all mice were infected with 10 3 Cryptosporidium oocysts. Except for 2 nd group (infected non treated), the remaining groups of infected mice were administered the tested drugs 2 nd day post infection (PI) for 7 days. Daily stool examination for oocyst shedding from day 3 to 18 PI was conducted to evaluate drugs’ efficacy. Furthermore, to confirm Cryptosporidium complete eradication, real time PCR (RT-PCR) was performed on stool samples collected after 3 weeks PI. Survival rate was also calculated for 3 weeks PI (at 7 th , 14 th and 21
A Comparative Institutional Analysis of Learning Communities for Postgraduate Students: Region-Wide And Intra-University Group Comparisons

The recognition of the importance of learning communities for postgraduate students has been on the rise in recent times. As a result, many postgraduate students may wish to establish a learning community (lc) with peers and/or faculty members as a way of benefiting from the support lc s offer. This study undertakes a conceptual analysis of some key features required for organising and sustaining lc s and utilises the comparative institutional analysis (cia) approach in order to model a variety of coordination types that can exist between faculty members and masters’ course students or doctoral students undertaking lc activities. This paper endeavours to conceptually depict the typologies of two lc s with respect to cia principles, and to draw conclusions about their respective cost-efficiency and sustainability, as well as outline implications for further research.
The role of the gut microbiota and the use of new therapies in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Introduction: Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract with a multifactorial nature of the disease. IBS affects 11% of the population, with the gut microbiota playing an important role in the pathophysiology. Purpose: The aim of this article is to present the course of irritable bowel syndrome, the role of the gut microbiota in pathophysiology, and new therapeutic approaches, including probiotics, based on the current state of knowledge. Conclusions: IBS is a syndrome whose exact pathophysiology is not fully understood. The state of the gut microbiota has a huge impact on the course of the disease, but also on the functioning of the whole body. New therapies currently in use, i.e. probiotics, are showing promising results, but more research is needed to find the golden mean to treat the disease. Methods: Data for the article were retrieved using PubMed setting the time descriptors to 2013-2023. Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the more common functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. It manifests as recurrent abdominal pain, discomfort and bloating accompanied by bowel movements without a direct underlying cause. From multicentre clinical studies, it is known that disorders of various mechanisms within the brain-gut axis, altered gastrointestinal motility and visceral hypersensitivity are the underlying causes. In addition, many scholars are of the opinion that disturbances in the gut microbiota play a key role in the pathogenesis of IBS.
Association of perceived stress with working memory, visuospatial and global cognitive function in elderly Egyptians.

Background: Although stress has been associated with poor cognitive function, few studies have examined the correlation between perceived stress and cognitive decline in older adults. Objective : To assess the association of perceived stress with global cognitive function, visuospatial and working memory at Ain Shams University hospitals. Methods : A cross sectional study involving 104 elderly attending outpatient clinics and the in-patient department at Ain Shams university hospitals. Demographic data of the participants were collected. Perceived stress scale, MOCA-Basic test, digit backward test and stick design test were taken. Excluded were patients with dementia, depression, organic brain lesion and those using psychiatry drugs. Results : Global cognitive function was assessed by MOCA-B with mean score 21.4 ± 1.99. Most of the participants had moderate level of stress 54.8% and 41.3% have high levels of stress. There was a statistically significant negative effect of stress on cognitive functions of participants (P value <0.001). Conclusion : High stress levels are significantly associated with decline in cognitive function.
Effect of Pomegranate Peel Powder Supplementation on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Blood Metabolites of Japanese Quails

: This study aimed to assess the impacts of pomegranate peel powder on growth performance, carcass characteristics and blood metabolites of Japanese quails. A total of 300 one-week-old male Japanese quails were randomly distributed into 4 equal groups (75 birds into 5 replicates/group). The 1st group (control) was fed the basal diet without any pomegranate peel powder, while pomegranate peel powder was added at levels of 300, 600, and 900 g per ton of feed, respectively in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th groups. At 5 wks of age, the best values of productive performance represented in body weight, weight gain, feed consumption and feed conversion ratio were achieved in groups fed diet supplemented with 900 g pomegranate peel powder/ton. No significant differences between all treatments for carcass characteristics were observed, except for the relative weights of lymphoid organs (bursa of Fabricius, thymus and spleen) which were improved by using pomegranate peel powder at the level of 900g/ton of feed. Additionally, dietary 900 g/ton pomegranate peel powder improved plasma concentration of total protein, albumin, globulin, triglycerides, cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol. It could be concluded that, supplemented diet with pomegranate peel powder up to 900g/ton improved the productive performance traits, carcass characteristics and blood biochemical of Japanese quails.
Hermitian Curvature Flow and Curvature Positivity Conditions

In the present thesis, we study metric flows on, not necessarily Kähler, complex Hermitian manifolds. Using the framework of the Hermitian curvature flows, due to Streets and Tian [ST11], we find a distinguished metric flow (further referred to as the HCF), which shares many features of the Ricci flow. For a large family of convex sets of Chern curvature tensors, we prove its invariance under the HCF. Varying these convex sets, we demonstrate that the HCF preserves many natural curvature (semi)positivity conditions in complex geometry: Griffiths/dual-Nakano/m-dual positivity, positivity of the holomorphic orthogonal bisectional curvature, lower bounds on the second scalar curvature. The key ingredient in the proof of these results is a very special form of the evolution equation for the Chern curvature tensor, which we were able to obtain by introducing a torsion-twisted connection. Motivated by these results, we formulate a differential-geometric version of Campana-Peternell conjecture, which characterizes the rational homogeneous manifolds by certain curvature semipositivity properties. We propose a metric flow approach based on the HCF and make an initial progress towards the conjecture. Specifically, we characterize complex manifolds admitting a metric of quasipositive Griffiths curvature, and find obstructions on the torsion-twisted holonomy group of an Hermitian manifold with a semipositive dual-Nakano curvature. We illustrate the behavior of the HCF by explicitly computing it on all complex homogeneous manifold, equipped with submersion metrics.
True orthophoto generation

This Master Thesis investigates methods for generating true orthophoto imagery from aerial photographs and digital city models. The thesis starts by introducing the theory for generating orthophotos, followed by a comparison of orthophotos with true orthophotos. Methods and problems that arise when extending the theory to true orthophotos are treated. On the basis of the investigation, an overall method for creating true orthophotos is devised. The remaining chapters treat the steps of the method in details, and evaluate the results. The true orthophoto rectification is divided into four general steps: Rectification, color matching, mosaicking and feathering. Creating the image mosaic is found to be the most crucial part of the process. Three methods for mosaicking source images are tested. They all rely on simple pixel score techniques used for assigning pixels from the source images. The best method found uses a method where the score is calculated as a combination of the distance to the source images nadir points and the distance to obscured areas. A histogram matching algorithm is used for giving the source images the same radiometric properties, and feathering is applied along the seamlines to hide remaining differences. The method is tested on a range of areas, and the overall result shows that the method gives reasonable results, even if the surface model is inaccurate or incomplete. It is furthermore assessed that the method can be applied to large-scale true orthophoto projects.
Investigation of intellectual capital and firm performance in Thailand: Mediating role of earnings quality

This study was conducted to investigate two main aspects. First, it seeks to analyze how intellectual capital impacts firm performance. Second, it examines how intellectual capital impacts firm performance through earnings quality. To achieve these objectives, 114 financial datasets from service businesses listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) during the period from 2019 to 2020 were utilized. The hypotheses were tested through various analytical techniques, including descriptive statistics, normality tests, a correlation matrix, structural equation models, and path analysis. The findings revealed that earnings quality indirectly impacted firm performance, as assessed by Tobin's Q and return on assets. The study demonstrated that earnings quality, measured through discretionary accruals, served as a partial mediator between intellectual capital and return on assets. Furthermore, earnings quality was identified as a full mediator in the association between intellectual capital and Tobin's Q. After analyzing the data during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was found that businesses that utilized information technology systems and employed efficient distribution channels demonstrated high relational capital efficiency (RCE). This efficiency positively affected market value. The practical contribution of this study provides managers with measurement methods for intellectual capital development, enabling them to enhance operational efficiency in intellectual capital and generate high earnings quality that reflects market value. Additionally, it highlights the importance of adapting to digital-era economic changes. Regulatory bodies can further promote and support intellectual capital to increase market value.
Radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

BACKGROUND Radiotherapy is an alternative to cystectomy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. In other disease sites, synchronous chemoradiotherapy has been associated with increased local control and improved survival, as compared with radiotherapy alone. METHODS In this multicenter, phase 3 trial, we randomly assigned 360 patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer to undergo radiotherapy with or without synchronous chemotherapy. The regimen consisted of fluorouracil (500 mg per square meter of body-surface area per day) during fractions 1 to 5 and 16 to 20 of radiotherapy and mitomycin C (12 mg per square meter) on day 1. Patients were also randomly assigned to undergo either whole-bladder radiotherapy or modified-volume radiotherapy (in which the volume of bladder receiving full-dose radiotherapy was reduced) in a partial 2-by-2 factorial design (results not reported here). The primary end point was survival free of locoregional disease. Secondary end points included overall survival and toxic effects. RESULTS At 2 years, rates of locoregional disease-free survival were 67% (95% confidence interval [CI], 59 to 74) in the chemoradiotherapy group and 54% (95% CI, 46 to 62) in the radiotherapy group. With a median follow-up of 69.9 months, the hazard ratio in the chemoradiotherapy group was 0.68 (95% CI, 0.48 to 0.96; P=0.03). Five-year rates of overall survival were 48% (95% CI, 40 to 55) in the chemoradiotherapy group and 35% (95% CI, 28 to 43) in the radiotherapy group (hazard ratio, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.63 to 1.09; P=0.16). Grade 3 or 4 adverse events were slightly more common in the chemoradiotherapy group than in the radiotherapy group during treatment (36.0% vs. 27.5%, P=0.07) but not during follow-up (8.3% vs. 15.7%, P=0.07). CONCLUSIONS Synchronous chemotherapy with fluorouracil and mitomycin C combined with radiotherapy significantly improved locoregional control of bladder cancer, as compared with radiotherapy alone, with no significant increase in adverse events. (Funded by Cancer Research U.K.; BC2001 Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN68324339.).
Nutritive value and manure quality in supplemented maize stover and grass hay diets for ruminants.

Studies were conducted on two maize stovers types (ST) harvested at grain milk (MM) or dry (MD) stages and mixed with graded ratios (20, 40, 60, 80%) of protein supplements (PS) including Lucerne hay (LH), Lespedeza hay (LPZ) and Sunflower oil cake (SFC). Automated in vitro gas production technique (IVGPT) was used. The crude protein (CP) content of LH, LPZ and SFC were 199, 73 and 391 g/kg DM, respectively. The corresponding NDF values were 355, 525 and 324 g/kg DM. The degradability was high in both stovers with that of MM being overall higher (pO.OOl) than MD (mean 775.9 vs 720 g/kg DM). MM rations had higher gas production (GP) than MD ( range 95.4-173.3 vs 98.8-163.2 ml/g DM for MM and MD, respectively). Only ST x PS interaction had an effect (pO.OOl) on the ratio of degradability to gas production i.e. the partitioning factor (PF), in which MD:LPZ rations had highest values apparently as a result of suppressed GP. The rate of GP from fibre fraction (bi) was increased (p<0.001) by supplementation with LH or SFC although the margins were small across the rations. ST, PS and ST x PS interaction affected lag time (C) whereby MD and supplementation with LPZ caused increase of C. MM showed better nutritive value by having marginally higher degradability and shorter lag of fermentation. Among the PS, LH and SFC had generally similar but superior nutritive effects as compared to LPZ. It is suspected that presence of tannins in LPZ was responsible for the negative effects observed. The results suggest that supplementation of the stovers with at most 40% DM contributed by LH or SFC would optimize their utilization, since improvement in degradability or lag time were minimal beyond this ratio. a J. O. Ouda and I.V. Nsahlai. Nutritive value of maize stovers harvested at two stages of maturity and mixed with different types and levels of protein supplements. Journal of Applied Animal Research (Submitted)
Europe's Green Ring

Contents: Central and Eastern European Countries in the Green Ring: De-peasantization or re-peasantization? changing rural social structures in Poland after World War II, Krzystof Gorlach and Pawel Starosta De-peasantization of Hungarian rurality, Imre KovA! ch The changing role of agriculture in the Czech countryside, VA*ra MajerovA! Rural change in Bulgarian transitions, Bob Begg and Mieke Meurs Soviet patrimonialism and peasant resistance during the transition - the case of Estonia, Ilkka Alanen Rural transition problems and post-socialist peasantization in the Russian forest periphery, Eira Varis Post-traditional or post-modern rurality? cases from East Germany and Russia, Karl Bruckmeier and Marina Olegowna Koptina. Mediterranean Countries in the Green Ring: The de-agriculturalization of the Greek countryside: the changing characteristics of an ongoing socio-economic transformation, Charalambos Kasimis and Apostolos G. Papadopoulos Shifting rurality: the Spanish countryside after de-peasantization and de-agrarianistion, JesA * s Oliva and Luis A. Camarero Portugal: the emergence of the rural question, Isabel Rodrigo and Manuel Belo Moreira Reconstructing rurality in Mediterranean Italy, Maria Fonte. The Green Ring in the North of Europe: Peasantization and beyond in Finland and Scandinavia, Leo Granberg and Matti Peltonen Creating and re-creating modernity: peasantization and de-peasantization in Ireland, Hilary Tovey Societal paradigms and rural development - a theoretical framework for comparative studies, Ivar Jonsson. The Future of Peasants in Europe's Green Ring: Afterword, Leo Granberg, Imre KovA! ch and Hilary Tovey.