Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Prevalence of Depression among the Patients with End Stage Renal Disease and their Care Givers, and its Associated Factors at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi

-----------------------------------------ABSTRACT Objectives: The aim of our study is to determine the prevalence of depression among the patients with end stage renal disease and their care givers, and its associated factors at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi Pakistan. Methodology: The type of study is a cross sectional study, conducted for a period of 6 months from June 2015 to November 2015, at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. The study population consisted of n= 400 individuals (n=200 patients, n=200 attendants). Beck’s Depression Inventory questionnaire was employed to the study participants. Various factors such as gender, education level, employment and marital status, and various co morbidities were studied for their association with depression. Results: The prevalence of severe and moderate depression among the patients undergoing dialysis was 72.5%, and it was 35% among the caregivers having a p value of less than 0.001. The patients at the highest risk of depression were married, unemployed and with an income of less than Rs. 5000/-. The factors that had a positive association with depression were marital status (p value of less than 0.001), employment status (p value 0.01) low level of income (p value of 0.061), females (p value of 0.045), level of education below grade 10 (p value of 0.045). Anemia showed an association with depression (p value of 0.023). Conclusion: According to the results of our study a significant number of patients who were undergoing maintenance hemodialysis were depressed, and were two times likely to be depressed when compared to their care givers. Marriage and unemployment were the factors most associated with symptoms of depression. Household income showed a negative relation, but gender and education level were found to be not related to the incidence of depression.
Relationships between Advertising Value and Dimensions of Advertising: A case of Television Advertising of GSM Providers in Indonesia

Irritation Mobile service industry plays an important role in Indonesia as it connects people in all areas across the country. Its ability to reach remote areas, flexibility and richness in features make it one of the fastest growing industry in Indonesia. This leads to a fierce competition among mobile operator companies to get more subscribers and maintain the existing ones by using advertising, including television advertising. This study found that there are relationships between perceived advertising value and advertising dimensions. These findings are consistent with prior findings from other researches. Recommendation and further study are summarized and addressed to the advertising scholars and practitioners.
Effect of delayed processing on sensory quality, organoleptic test, nutritional composition and pH of fresh Engraulicypris sardella (Usipa) stored at ambient temperature

The study on nutrient composition (moisture, protein, fat and ash), sensory quality, pH and organoleptic test of fresh Engraulicypris sardella stored at ambient temperature was investigated at various time intervals. Acceptable freshness (sensory) quality of the fish was estimated at 6 hours after which, consumer liking declined significantly (P<0.05). However, when fish were deep fried in edible vegetable cooking oil for about 15 minutes, its acceptability extended up to 14 hours of ambient storage suggesting the importance of processing in value addition. Significant (P<0.05) reduction in all nutrients was observed after 6 hours of ambient storage. In freshly caught fish, pH was close to normal (6.40) but decreased sharply during the first 3 three hours to 6.35 then increased to 6.36 after 6 hours before drastically decreasing to its lowest point (6.28) at 12 hours then rising sharply to 6.41 at 14 hours of ambient storage (rejection time). The study demonstrated that optimum nutrient content in fresh E. sardella can be obtained if fish are consumed not later than 6 hours of ambient storage. Therefore, it is recommended that beyond 6 hours of ambient storage, fresh E. sardella should be presented in a processed form to extend consumers’ liking of the fish.
Investigating the Natural Bee Space and Comb Cell Dimensions of an Ethiopian Honeybee Race (Apis Mellifera Scutellata) in Borana Zone, Southern Ethiopia

A study to determine bee space and comb cell dimensions for local honeybee race (Apis mellifera scutellata) was conducted in two districts of Borana zone, Oromia regional state, Southern part of Ethiopia during 2017. Data regarding bee space, worker bee comb cell dimensions, comb thickness and comb space were measured in traditional log hives using digital caliper. Comb length and comb width were measured and the number of worker bee cells per unit area were marked and counted from the combs. The collected data was fitted in GLM procedure of SAS version 9 to identify the effect of agro-ecology and comb type on the considered parameters. The race maintained an average 11.30±1.99mm bee space and 18.78±3.0mm comb thickness. The overall worker bee cell width and depth of the race were 4.65±0.30mm and 10.28±0.74mm respectively. It was observed that the race can construct a comb with an average of 44.80cm long and 20.51cm wide in their nest. The mean number of worker bee cells count per 100cm2 is 539.44 cells (ranging from 441-621). This finding shows variations in bee space (11.30mm), cell diameter (4.65mm) and cell depth measurements (10.28mm) from other similar studies in the other parts of the country. Based on the analyzed data, it is understood that ecological differences (climate, vegetation type, altitudes, etc.) between the midland and lowland has got significant variation in biological diversity of the honeybee races of the study area compared to the other zones of the region/ country. Thus, it is suggested that further study on these measurements is required as parameters for the honeybee geographical races of the zone and the surrounding areas to come to a reliable recommendation to use this specification in improved hive construction.
JEL Classification Codes: O0, R0, J3, J6 Migration, Unemployment and Growth Through Urban Agglomeration: A Harris-Todaro Growth Model April 2008

Based on agglomeration externalities, we build an endogenous growth model that is consistent with the set of empirical regularities – economic development transitorily involves rural-to-urban migration, urban unemployment, and the resulting urban concentration. Urban agglomeration through migration can generate productivity growth, which attracts further migration. When this self-enforcing feature is combined with the assumption that the urban sector exhibits greater frictions in job matching, we obtain the equilibrium growth path along which the wage and unemployment gaps between rural and urban sectors arise during the urbanization process, the phenomena noted by Harris and Todaro (1970) in their static partial migration equilibrium. We characterize the optimal growth path and draw some policy implications.
Influence of Public Awareness of County Bursary Fund Allocation on Retention of Needy Secondary School Students in Baringo County, Kenya

The objective of the study is to examine the extent to which public awareness on County bursary fund allocation has influenced the retention of needy students in secondary school. The study employed survey design in the collection of data. A study sample of 133 respondents was engaged in from a total population of 6,093 obtained from a stratified random sampling technique. The questionnaire was the method of data collection used to gather the Primary data. The questionnaires were coded and edited for completeness and consistency. They were further processed by utilising statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) program. The analysis procedure included inferential examination and descriptive statistics. The descriptive analysis method provided the sample data in quantitative form, which ended in producing mean and standard deviation. The study established the relationship between dependent and independent variables by conducting regression analysis, which found out that the P-values of awareness of county bursary fund, was 0.001, which is less than 0.05 significance level; this implies that variable is significant. The study concludes that communication through the public participation forum, posters, radio social media was detailed enough to make the application and submission easy for the applicants. The study recommends that more awareness campaign should be enhanced using varies forms of communication. Still, posters and notices should be prioritised as they scored the highest value of 43.4 % as compared to other communication media. The researcher also concluded that the fund retained needy students in secondary school with 61.1% of the interviewed school principals, 65.9% of the bursary applicants and 80% of the bursary committee secretaries agreeing.
Colonization of Burn Wounds and Susceptibility of Bacterial Isolates

The aim of the present study was to assess the time-related changes in the microflora of burn wounds in our setting and to determine the susceptibility pattern to commonly used antibiotics. In a period of 8 months a total of 90 burn wound samples (swabs) from 23 hospitalized patients at the Burn Unit were sent for microbiological examination. Swabs were taken weekly in a period of four weeks or until the patients were dismissed from the hospital. Isolation, identification of bacteria and determination of the antimicrobial susceptibility were according to standard microbiological techniques. In the first and second week of hospitalization, the predominant organism was Acinetobacter spp. By the end of the third week, Pseudomonas aeruginosa had become more predominant. In a period of four and more weeks of hospitalization, 7 samples from two patients were positive (yielding double and triple isolates) with further prevalence of Acinetobacter spp. Most of Gram-negative isolates were multidrug-resistant. Acinetobacter spp isolates were resistant as follows: 100% to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and to cephalosporins, 86.4% to cefepime, 91% to both amynoglycosides, 88.6% to ciprofloxacin and co-trimoxazole, and 84% to piperacillin/ tazobactam and carbapenems. P. aeruginosa isolates were resistant as follows: 100% were resistant to AMC, cefuroxime and cefixime, 95% to co-trimoxazole, from 9% to 40% to cephalosporins, 13.6% to gentamicin,9% to ciprofloxacin, and 4.5% to amikacin and carbapenems. In conclusion, knowledge of the responsible bacterial flora of burn wounds, its prevalence and bacterial resistance, is of crucial importance for fast and reliable therapeutic decisions.
Aphrodisiac Herbal therapy for Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction (ED) or male impotence is described as an inability to maintain penile erection primarily endothelial and neuronal dysfunction which is partly characterized by decreased production of nitric oxide (NO). Male impotence can be caused by androgen deficiency in aging men, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, spinal cord injury, high level of cholesterol, hypertension, prostate surgery, prostate and heart disease, penis anatomical deformity, social and psychological conditions as unhappy marital relationship, depression, and stress. Aphrodisiac is a drink or food that arouse sexuality. It can be categorized into three groups according to their action mode as follows: increase sexual pleasure substances, increase libido substances (arousal, sexual desire), and increase sexual potency (erection effectiveness). Various extracts of medicinal plants and orally active drugs such as vardenafil, sildenafil, and tadalafil are used to increase arterial blood flow for treating (ED) in southwest Asia. Hence, this paper review focuses on medicinal plants used as aphrodisiacs for scientific validation and management of erectile dysfunction (ED).
The Law of Attraction : Positive Thinking and Level of Gratitude towards Happiness

Persons with positive thoughts and grateful minds create a happy disposition which further contributes to creating an emotionally and mentally healthy society. This study aims to establish the philosophy of the Law of Attraction which harnesses positive thinking and gratitude towards happiness and determine the level of gratitude and happiness of the experimental and control groups before and after the introduction of the Law of Attraction’s 28 practical steps. This research is qualitative-quantitative quasi-experimental. There were two groups in this study – the experimental group and control group with 34 participants each. The experimental group underwent the 29-day lecture-training about the Law of Attraction’s 28 practices. Findings revealed that during the pretest, the experimental group had a lower level of gratitude and happiness compared with the control group. During the three posttests, the experimental group consistently manifested a robustly higher level of gratitude and happiness compared with the control group. The significantly high level of happiness of the experimental group in three posttests may be attributed to its high level of gratitude. The high level of gratitude of the experimental group may be attributed to the lecture-training on the Law of Attraction’s 28 practices to harness positive thinking and gratitude towards happiness.
Study of the fluvastatin effect on phenytoin disposition in healthy male rabbits

Introduction: Drug-drug interaction is a serious problem facing patients with chronic diseases like epilepsy; it is also an important reason for drugs refusal and withdrawal from markets. That makes the study and evaluation of the probability of drugdrug interaction is an important research area. Phenytoin is one of antiepileptic drugs which are widely used for seizure relieve. Fluvastatin is a lipid lowering drug that acts by competitively inhibiting 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase that makes fluvastatin as a potent lipid lowering drug and prevents cardiovascular diseases. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of Fluvastatin on daily oral administered phenytoin pharmacokinetic in therapeutic dose and studying the changes in phenytoin serum concentrations when adding oral Fluvastatin to Rabbits. Materials and Method: An in-vivo drug-drug interaction study was conducted in healthy male rabbits between fluvastatin and phenytoin. Parallel designed studies for the two groups of rabbits were conducted. Twelve rabbits were divided into two groups. The first group (control group) received phenytoin of 25 mg/Kg/day for 14 days. On the day 15, blood serum samples were collected over a period of 24.0 hours after the last dose according to the designed time schedule 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 9.0, 12.0 and 24.0 hours. The second group (tested group) received phenytoin of 25 mg/Kg/day for seven consecutive days and at day 8 was added fluvastatin at 4 mg/Kg/day until day 14. On the day 15, blood serum samples were collected at the same time schedule as in the first group. Chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA) was used to measure serum phenytoin levels. Non-compartmental analysis by using WinNonlin was used to determine the different pharmacokinetic parameters such as Cmax, Tmax, AUC 0-24, t 1/2 and ke. Results: Significant increases were reported in tested group related to reference group in Cmax and AUC 0-24 of phenytoin. In control group the parameters were: Cmax= 5.18 μg/ ml and AUC 0-24= 80.99 μg. h/ml. In the tested group these parameters increased significantly to: Cmax= 6.96 μg/ ml and AUC 0-24= 121.93 μg. h/ml. In this group, significant decrease was also reported in ke (0,019 h vs 0,046 h in control group). Moreover, the t 1/2 was doubled in tested group (41, 6 hours vs 20, 44 hours in control group). The decrease in Tmax was insignificant, it decreased from 11.18 hours in the control group to 10 hours in the tested group. Conclusion: Fluvastatin alters the pharmacokinetic parameters of phenytoin to significant levels.
Can headless screw used in fixation of the scaphoid proximal pole fracture be broken after wrist trauma? An unreported complication of scaphoid surgery

The post-traumatic impairment of blood supply of the scaphoid bones’ proximal pole is the subject of controversy in the surgical techniques which would heal this fracture. In a surgery performed with a dorsal approach, the main goal is to make a strong fixation with a small incision and a good implant without disturbing the blood supply of the bone. To date, complications related to surgical treatment of scaphoid proximal pole fractures have been reported in detail. However, there is no other study which presents headless screw failure which placed for the scaphoid proximal pole fracture surgery. Although implant technologies have been developed nowadays, our case report highlights that the endurance of these implants has not been carried out in such proximal pole fractures of the scaphoid, yet. Herein, we present the explanation of a broken headless screw which was placed into the proximal pole fracture of scaphoid, avoiding to affect bone stock of the scaphoid surgical technique. We believe that this surgical technique would be helpful to manage similar difficult situations for orthopedic surgeons.
EVALUATION OF FOUR NONLINEAR MODELS DESCRIBING EGG PRODUCTION CURVE OF FAYOUMI LAYERS

Egg production data used in this work were obtained from records of Fayoumi chickens flock belongs to El-Takamoly poultry project at Al-Azab, Fayoum Governorate. Egg production records over a 52-wk egg laying period related to 1900 hens. All data was summarized on a weekly basis as eggs per hen per week on hen-day (survivor) basis. Regarding Wood and McNally models, (a) stands for initial egg production, (a) parameter value was very low (0.001) for both models. The increasing rate to the egg production peak (parameter b) was 2.90 for the Wood model and 2.19 for the McNally model. Similarly, parameter c, the decreasing rate of egg production from the peak, was estimated to be 0.08 for the Wood model and 0.06 for the McNally model. Depending on compartmental function m, n, p and q represent scale parameter, measure of persistency of egg production, sexual maturity rate, and age at first egg, respectively and estimated values for these parameters were 86.47, 0.01, 0.23 and 21.61 wks of age, respectively, Concerning the modified compartmental model the parameters A, B, C and D represent a scale parameter, the rate of decrease in laying ability, the reciprocal indicator of the variation in sexual maturity and the mean age of sexual maturity of the hens, respectively. In this work the estimated values of the abovementioned parameters were 75.26, 0.006, 1.14 wks and 24.96 wks of age for A, B, C and D respectively. According to goodness of fit criteria, modified compartmental model was the best model for describing the egglaying pattern of Fayoumi layers which had the lowest Akaike information criterion and Bayesian information criterion values and the highest coefficient of determination. Moreover, the modified compartmental model showed correspondence with the actual hen day of egg production (age and percentage at peak were 29.44 weeks of age and 64.16%, respectively).
Moderating Effect of the Internet Understanding on the Relationship between the E-Filing and E-Billing with Individual Taxpayer Compliance

The purpose of this study is to determine e-filing, e-billing, and understanding of the Internet as a moderating variable on taxpayer compliance registered at KPP Pratama Surabaya Genteng. The object of this research was an individual taxpayer registered at KPP Pratama Surabaya Genteng. This type of research is quantitative. The sampling technique used the incidental sampling method, and 100 individual taxpayers are responded. For data analysis, the researchers used WarpPLS 6.0. The conclusion of the study was e-filing and e-billing influence individual taxpayer compliance at KPP Pratama Surabaya Genteng. On the other hand, Internet understanding does not moderate the relationship between e-filing and e-billing towards individual taxpayer compliance at KPP Pratama Surabaya Genteng.
Difficult to Heal Wounds Intralesional Insulin Therapy Trial

Introduction-Insulin exerts metabolic and growth-stimulating actions both through its own receptors and the receptors of its homologous factors (IGFs), although with different degrees of affinity. The A receptor of insulin acts more intensely on the cell membrane, with a metabolic response, whereas the B receptor is quickly internalized, stimulates cell growth, can be directed to the treatment of wounds difficult to heal. Objective-we proposes to evaluate the potential of insulin as an inducing agent in the regeneration of wounds that are difficult to heal as a therapeutic option. Methodology-Simultaneous intra and perilesional injections of 0.01ml of the solution containing 5UI of NPH single-component insulin diluted in 1 ml of lidocaine into various planes and wound sites. Clinical, glycemic and photographic evaluations of the patients were performed. Results-The cicatricial response occured in all patients and observed since the first applications. Withouth glycemic changes. Comments - The responses obtained can be attributed to both the stimulation of insulin receptors and that of their counterparts. Conclusions-The method was effective and without adverse effects. Different intervals between applications did not change the results. The availability of insulin and safety for its use indicate the method as a therapeutic option in difficult to heal wounds.
Secondary School EFL Students’ Perceptions of The Flipped Classroom in Terms of Autonomy, Language Skills, Technological Attitudes, and Motivation

The current study was undertaken in order to investigate EFL students’ perceptions of the flipped classroom in terms of autonomy, language skills, technological attitudes and motivation at the secondary school level. The participants of the study were 113 high school students enrolled at a Turkish science high school. A mixed-method research design was adopted in the study. In order to collect quantitative data, a questionnaire was applied which included six sections: (1) Participant Gender and Grade ; (2) Flipped Classrooms and Autonomous Learning ; (3) Flipped Classrooms and Language Skills ; (4) Flipped Classrooms and Technological Attitudes ; (5) Flipped Classrooms and Motivation ; and (6) Advantages and Disadvantages of Flipped Classrooms, and Suggestions for Improvements (open-ended questions). For the study’s qualitative data, a semi-structured interview approach was employed. Both the questionnaire and the interviews were administered in Turkish, so as to prevent any miscomprehension problems by the participants. The study’s results indicate that the participant students favor flipped classrooms, and that they generally held positive perceptions of flipped classrooms in terms of autonomy, language skills, technological attitudes, and motivation.