Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Varietal evaluation of garden pea under semi-arid conditions of Vidharba region

An experiment was conducted to study the performance of different varieties of garden pea under Akola conditions at Department of Horticulture, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra. Eight varieties were evaluated on black soil in replicated randomized block design. All varieties exhibited considerable variation in their performance for most of the parameters. Better yield parameters in terms of number of green pods per plant, green pod weight, green pod length, green pod yield per plant and yield per hectare were noticed in all the varieties. Number of pods per plant was maximum in PB-89 (16.43) followed by Palam Triloki (13.9) and minimum in Jawahar Matar-2 (9.83). Similarly for pod character maximum pod weight was recorded in PB-89 (6.12 g) and minimum in Arka Kartik (3.27 g). Length of green pods was highest in variety PB-89 (10.4 cm) followed by Ankur (8.93 cm) and lowest was observed in Jawahar Matar-2 (5.8 cm). Green pod yield per plant was highest in PB-89 (87.93 g), Palam Triloki (75.45 g) and Ankur (68.42 g) whereas maximum pod yield per ha was recorded in PB-89 (93.12 q/ha) followed by Palam Triloki (76.97 q/ha). Among all the varieties highest protein and TSS content were recorded in Palam Triloki (23.06 and 17.67% respectively).
Three-Dimensional Dental Analysis for Sex Estimation in the Italian Population: A Pilot Study Based on a Geometric Morphometric and Artificial Neural Network Approach

Dental dimorphism can be used for discriminating sex in forensic contexts. Geometric morphometric analysis (GMA) allows the evaluation of the shape and size, separately, of uneven 3D objects. This study presents experiments using a novel combination of GMA and an artificial neural network (ANN) for sex classification, applied to premolars of Caucasian Italian adults (50 females and 50 males). General Procrustes superimposition (GPS) and the partial least square (PLS) method were performed, respectively, to study the shape variance between sexes and to eliminate landmark variations. The “set-aside” approach was used to assess the accuracy of the proposed neural networks. As the main findings of the pilot study, the proposed method applied to the first upper premolar correctly classified 90% of females and 73% of males of the test sample. The accuracy was 0.84 and 0.80 for the training and test samples, respectively. The sexual dimorphism resulting from GMA was low, although statistically significant. GMA combined with the ANN demonstrated better sex classification ability than previous odontometric or dental morphometric methods. Future research could overcome some limitations by considering a larger sample of subjects and other kinds of teeth and experimenting with the use of computer vision for automatic landmark positioning.
Registry for Acute Coronary Events in Nigeria (RACE‐Nigeria): Clinical Characterization, Management, and Outcome

Background Coronary artery disease was hitherto a rarity in Africa. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) accounts for coronary artery disease–related morbidity and mortality. Reports on ACS in Africa are few. Methods and Results We enrolled 1072 indigenous Nigerian people 59.2±12.4 years old (men, 66.8%) with ACS in an observational multicentered national registry (2013–2018). Outcome measures included incidence, intervention times, reperfusion rates, and 1‐year mortality. The incidence of ACS was 59.1 people per 100 000 hospitalized adults per year, and comprised ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction (48.7%), non–ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction (24.5%), and unstable angina (26.8%). ACS frequency peaked 10 years earlier in men than women. Patients were predominantly from urban settings (87.3%). Median time from onset of symptoms to first medical contact (patients with ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction) was 6 hours (interquartile range, 20.1 hours), and only 11.9% presented within a 12‐hour time window. Traditional risk factors of coronary artery disease were observed. The coronary angiography rate was 42.4%. Reperfusion therapies included thrombolysis (17.1%), percutaneous coronary intervention (28.6%), and coronary artery bypass graft (11.2%). Guideline‐based pharmacotherapy was adequate. Major adverse cardiac events were 30.8%, and in‐hospital mortality was 8.1%. Mortality rates at 30 days, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year were 8.7%, 9.9%, 10.9%, and 13.3%, respectively. Predictors of mortality included resuscitated cardiac arrest (odds ratio [OR], 50.0; 95% CI, 0.010–0.081), nonreperfusion (OR, 34.5; 95% CI, 0.004–0.221), pulmonary edema (OR, 11.1; 95% CI, 0.020–0.363), left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (OR, 4.1; 95% CI, 0.091–0.570), and left ventricular systolic dysfunction (OR, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.302–3.367). Conclusions ACS burden is rising in Nigeria, and patients are relatively young and from an urban setting. The system of care is evolving and is characterized by lack of capacity and low patient eligibility for reperfusion. We recommend preventive strategies and health care infrastructure‐appropriate management guidelines.
Family Caregivers in Rural Appalachia Caring for Older Relatives With Dementia: Predictors of Service Use

Abstract Background and Objectives Residents of rural Appalachia tend to experience poorer health and greater economic distress than rural dwellers elsewhere in the United States. Although family is the first line of support for older adults needing care, it is unclear whether dementia caregivers in Appalachia assume these care responsibilities because of strong informal networks that support them in their caregiving role, underresourced formal services for persons with dementia, or culture-based reluctance to accept help from outsiders. This research examines how rural residents of Appalachia manage the care of relatives with dementia. Research Design and Methods The study was grounded in the Andersen Behavioral Model, supplemented with culturally relevant variables. Family caregivers from rural Appalachian counties in Virginia caring for community-dwelling relatives with dementia participated in a structured phone interview (N = 163). Generalized structural equation models were estimated, with predisposing, need, and enabling variables as predictors. Use of support services (e.g., meal delivery) and personal services (e.g., home health nurse) by family caregivers to care for the person with dementia were the dependent variables, and caregiver’s rural community identity and attitude toward services were moderators. Results Approximately half the sample utilized at least one support service and one personal service. Predisposing and need factors predicted the use of support services, whereas predisposing, need, and enabling factors predicted personal services. Caregivers who strongly identified with their cultural roots were less likely to use personal services unless they held a generally positive view of formal services. Discussion and Implications Although the extent of needs and the caregiver’s economic situation were essential influences on formal service utilization, the main drivers were the caregiver’s identification with rural Appalachian culture and attitude toward services. Findings point to within-group heterogeneity that requires differential approaches to delivery of community-based services accounting for varying attitudes, preferences, and family resources.
Endocrine Mucin-Producing Sweat Gland Carcinoma Treated With Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Meredith L. Post, HT (ASCP) QIHC‡ Min Deng, MD*§ *Department of Dermatology Medstar Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University Hospital Washington, District of Columbia †Department of Internal Medicine Medstar Washington Hospital Center Washington, District of Columbia §School of Medicine Georgetown University Washington, District of Columbia ‡West Virginia University Medicine Morgantown, West Virginia
A high fill-factor infrared bolometer using micromachined multilevel electrothermal structures

A high fill-factor uncooled infrared (IR) bolometer has been fabricated by using thin-film titanium resistors sandwiched in a surface-micromachined silicon oxinitride membrane (50 /spl mu/m/spl times/50 /spl mu/m). This bolometer is realized in multilevel electrothermal structures with a fill-factor over 92%. From the multilevel structure, thermal isolation can be independently optimized without sacrificing IR absorbing area. Initial measurements show a thermal time constant of 12 ms, a responsivity of 1600 V/W, and a detectivity (D*) of 5/spl times/10/sup 8/ cm/spl radic/Hz/W.
An experimentally validated double-mass piezoelectric cantilever model for broadband vibration–based energy harvesting

Narrow bandwidth is the major challenge to today’s vibration-based energy harvesters. Compared with other broadband approaches that involve moving parts and control electronics, a double-mass piezoelectric cantilever beam provides a simple and reliable solution to widen the effective bandwidth as a vibration energy harvester. In this article, a continuum model of a double-mass lead zirconate titanate cantilever subject to sinusoidal base excitation is presented. First, the undamped equation of motion along with boundary and transition conditions is derived from Hamilton’s principle, followed by modal analysis that determines the eigenfunctions and natural frequencies. Next, the coupled electromechanical equations for sinusoidal base excitation are obtained. The output voltage and relative displacement are solved analytically. The frequency response function and mode shapes predicted by the model are validated against experiments.
Inflammation of Unknown Origin: Evaluation and Prognosis of 57 Cases

(1) Background: there are few studies on the inflammation of unknown origin (IUO). We sought to determine the etiologies and prognosis of IUO, as well as the contribution of complementary examinations. (2) Methods: this retrospective study analyzed patients meeting the Vanderschueren’s criteria in the Hospices Civils de Lyon from 2005 to 2020. (3) Results: a total of 57 patients (mean age: 67 years; interquartile range: 55–79) were included. Final diagnoses were made for 26 (46%) patients. Non-infectious inflammatory diseases were the most common diagnoses (13/26, 50%), followed by neoplasms (10/26, 38%; 8/10 hematological malignancies), infections (2/26, 8%), and miscellaneous causes (1/26, 4%). Moreover, 18-FDG-PET/CT was contributory in 12/42 cases. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, serology, temporal biopsies, and bone marrow aspirates were contributory in 3/41, 1/57, 5/23, and 3/19 cases, respectively. At last follow-up (mean follow-up duration: 48 months), 8/31 undiagnosed patients were cured (five received an empirical treatment), and 5/31 died (one death was related to the empirical treatment). (4) Conclusion: more than half of the IUO remained undiagnosed. Non-infectious inflammatory diseases and hematological malignancies were the most common etiologies. Moreover, 18-FDG-PET/CT had the highest diagnostic value. Most IUO without final diagnosis persisted. The role of empirical treatments remains to be explored.
Consumption of pistachio nuts positively affects lipid profiles: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the effects of consuming pistachio nuts on lipid profiles (total cholesterol [TC], low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C], high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C], and triglyceride [TG]). Databases of PubMed, Scopus, ISI Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched from inception to June 2019 to identify RCTs documenting the effects of consuming pistachio nuts on blood lipid profiles in adults. Effect sizes were reported as weighted mean difference (WMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI) using the random-effects models (DerSimonian-Laird method). Twelve eligible RCTs were included. Consumption of pistachio nuts decreased TC (WMD: −7.48 mg/dL; 95% CI, −12.62 to −2.34), LDL-C (WMD: −3.82 mg/dL; 95% CI, −5.49 to −2.16) and TG (WMD: −11.19 mg/dL; 95% CI, −14.21 to −8.17) levels. However, HDL-cholesterol levels (WMD: 2.45 mg/dL; 95% CI, −2.44 to 7.33) did not change following pistachio consumption. Consuming pistachio nuts may improve lipid profiles (TC, LDL-C, TG) in adults and may be protective against cardiometabolic diseases. However, further studies with larger sample sizes are required to confirm these results.
Vibrational analysis of tendons' mechanical properties

Authors present a new non-intrusive experimental procedure based on laser techniques for the measurement of mechanical proprieties of tendons. In previous works authors described a new methodology based on the measurement of the first resonance frequency of the tendon by laser vibrometry during in-vitro tensile experiments, with the final aim of establishing a measurement procedure to perform the mechanical characterization of tendons by extracting parameters, as the resonance frequency, achievable also during in-vivo investigation. In this work the experimental procedure has been updated with a measurement technique for the non-invasive determination of tendon cross-sectional area during tensile vibration tests at different load levels. Test procedure is based on a tensile machine, which measure tendons longitudinal elongation generated by a known load. Sample cross-section area is measured and stress-strain curve can be obtained. The cross-section area is measured with a new non-contact procedure based on optical displacement sensor, in such a way as to determine its perimeter. From the perimeter, the area can be easily extracted by integration. At each load level, resonance frequency, damping, area and tensile force are measured, allowing thus a complete mechanical characterization of the tendon. Stress —strain relations have been correlated to the first resonance frequency of the tendon measured using a single-point laser Doppler vibrometer.
Millimeter Wave Oscillations from Tunnett Diodes

Space and time dispersions of carrier distribution included in an avalanche build up process are discussed in Si and GaAs, especially concentrating on exchange frequency from an avalanche to a tunneling in a carrier injection mechanism in transit time diodes. GaAs multilayer structure has been pointed out favorable to realize the relatively low exchange frequency. GaAs high-low-high multilayer diodes (M n+ n n+ ) are fabricated by successive liquid phase epitaxy and exhibit oscillations due to tunnel injection at 92 GHz.
Creep of frozen slopes and ice-filled rock joints under temperature variation

Owing to climate warming trends, there has been an increasing interest in recent years in the accelerating creep of rock glaciers and frozen slopes. In the field of glaciology, the creep of glaciers has been extensively studied, observed, and analyzed for more than 100 years. Many valuable and detailed theoretical models have been proposed through the years for simulating the creep behavior of glaciers. This synthesis paper has no intention of proposing another one. Its purpose is only to supply to these models a potential geotechnical background, borrowed from the connected fields of frozen ground mechanics, rock mechanics, and the mechanics of mixtures. In particular, this paper attempts to extend some known models of mechanical behavior of unfrozen soil and rock masses to masses containing ice and to apply these models to large-scale creep of ice–rock mixtures and ice–rock interface problems under variable temperature and stress conditions.Key words: ice, rock, mixture, rock joints, slope stability, cr.
Achieving academic promotion: The role of work environment, role conflict, and life balance

Fifty-two faculty at two Canadian universities were interviewed about the impact of work environment, role conflict, and worklife balance on career-related experiences and decisions to apply for promotion to full professor. Faculty described conflicts between their academic responsibilities of teaching, research, and service (including limited time for research despite long work weeks) as well as work-life imbalance. These issues were often gendered; women took slightly longer to achieve the rank of associate professor, accepted tasks of lower reward value, held decreased expectations for promotion, and experienced workplace conflict and bullying more than their male counterparts. Even so, faculty identified colleagues as a valuable career support. Our data lead us to theorize that the decision to apply for academic promotion is informed by a cost-benefit analysis, early career experiences, conformity with academic norms that over-emphasize research productivity, as well as access to career-advancing resources (especially time for research). We recommend that the gendered nature of the academic reward system be re-imagined to promote equality, and provide suggestions as to how to do so.
Single currency and regional integration in the ECOWAS region: A new estimation technique using the Pseudo Maximum Likelihood Poisson with High Dimensional Fixed Effects (PPMLHDFE).

The progress of regional integration in ECOWAS is leading to the desire to create an optimal monetary zone. This desire to create an optimal monetary zone is leading to a wave of divergent views on the effect and exchange rate regime of the single currency on trade. On the one hand, WAMZ countries want to adopt it with a flexible exchange rate, while on the other hand, WAEMU countries want to adopt it with a fixed exchange rate pegged to the euro. This divergence of views is at the heart of our problem. We need to analyze the effect of this currency and its flexible exchange rate regime on regional integration, more particularly the market integration of the Economic Community of West African States. Our evaluation is based on an augmented gravity model as the basic theoretical model, with the Pseudo Maximum Poisson Likelihood with High Dimension Fixed Effects (PPMHDFE) as the estimation method. This panel study is based on data from the World Bank (WDI), IMF (DOTS) and CEPII from 2009 to 2018. The question addressed by the analysis of the potential effect of sharing a single currency on integration by the ECOWAS market, allows us to arrive at two main results. (i) The potential effect of the single currency on trade is significant, robustness tests confirm the positive effect of currency sharing on trade. (ii) The flexible exchange rate has positive effects on trade. Thus, we therefore call on the political leaders of ECOWAS countries to make efforts to meet the convergence criteria and the establishment of this single currency in order to be the foundation of the single African currency, on the one hand. On the other hand, we recommend the adoption of a single currency with a variable exchange rate with a gradual approach.
The Use of Mindfulness to Improve Emotional Regulation and Impulse Control among Adolescents with ADHD

ABSTRACT This article reviews a mindfulness intervention and its effect on emotional regulation and impulse control among middle school students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Substantial literature exists to support the use of mindfulness among adolescents with ADHD to improve negative symptoms of emotional regulation and impulsivity. Middle school students were recruited to participate in a six-week intervention that involved formal and informal mindfulness practices. Pre- and post-intervention mixed methods outcomes measures indicate that a mindfulness intervention improves ADHD symptoms, reduces the frequency for external cues to identify negative symptoms, improves the ability to implement mindfulness techniques during events that produce negative symptoms of emotional regulation and impulse control, and improves the understanding of what mindfulness is. Further research is indicated to determine additional uses for mindfulness as an occupational therapy intervention to improve social and educational participation and among adolescents with ADHD.
Occupational Toxicity and Health Hazards of the Healthcare Providers at Healthcare Facilities in Sulaimani City, Iraq

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the occupational health hazards that face health care providers in Sulaimani City. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted utilizing quantitative data collection methods. It involved 159 respondents including Physicians, Pharmacists, Medical assistants, Laboratory Instructors and Nurses who worked in 8 major health facilities in Sulaimani city, Kurdistan region, Iraq. Results: Nurses were the most susceptible group to sharp related injuries 13.84%, cuts and wounds 10.69% than the others and they were more experiencing verbal abuse in the workplace 15%. Laboratory instructors represent the most exposed group to contaminated specimens/biohazards 17.6% and blood borne pathogens 13.84, while the physicians represent the most prone group to acquire infectious diseases 15.1% and both the physicians and the nurses were equally exposed to airborne diseases 11.32%. Furthermore, physicians were the most group that suffered from work related stress 13.8%; and medical assistants were the most susceptible to radiation 3.1%. Meanwhile, Laboratory instructors were the most exposed group to physical distress 15.1%, falls 5%, unsafe staffing 13.8%, chemical spills 8.8% and noise 5.4%. Conclusion: Healthcare providers in these settings experienced various types of occupational hazards in their workplaces, which became a dominant issue among the health care providers. Interventions should be established to alleviate these hazards.
Effects of Youth Employment Policies on Employability in the Congo

This article analyzes the effect of public employment policies on the employability of young people in the Republic of the Congo. An ordered multinomial logit model with correction for selection bias was used on survey data regarding the improvement of youth employment policies in French-speaking Africa carried out in 2018 in the Republic of the Congo. The results show that participation in the employment program improves the employability of young people in the Republic of the Congo but that its effects are limited. Similarly, beyond the effects of employment policies on employability, variables such as sex, age, marital status, religion, and enrollment in the Office National de l’Emploi et de la main-d’Oeuvre (ONEMO), currently the Agence Congolaise Pour l’Emploi (ACPE), influence participation in employment programs in the Republic of the Congo. These results give rise to implications for economic policy.