Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Pre-Operative or Post-Operative Misoprostol in Caesarean Delivery: Does It Differ?

Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of the rectally administered misoprostol pre-operative versus post-operative in minimizing intraoperative blood loss and prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in cesarean delivery. Material and Methods: This study included 180 pregnant women at term (37 40 weeks) undergoing Caesarean delivery under regional anesthesia. Group I (n = 84) received 400μg rectal misoprostol preoperatively, and Group II (n = 82) received 400μg rectal misoprostol postoperatively. Hematocrit level was measured and recorded at admission as a preoperative routine investigation and repeated 24 hours following cesarean delivery. The patients were evaluated in terms of operative time, operative blood loss and any side effects of administered drugs. Results: The demographic characteristics of participants as age, parity and gestational age were comparable between the two groups. As regard the estimated blood loss (M ± SD) during cesarean section in group I (preoperative misoprostol) was 372.33 ± 25.997 ml, in group II (postoperative misoprostol) was 722 ± 34.089 ml (p = 0.001). Hematocrit value after cesarean section was significantly lower in group II than in group I (P = < 0.001). The 2 groups were not different in terms of side-effects except for abdominal pain (P value 0.02). Conclusion: Administration of rectal misoprostol prior caesarean appears to be safe, more effective than postoperative administration for decreasing the amount of blood loss during cesarean section.
Dose dependent treatment with boric acid induces more changes in the sperm cells of endangered trout Salmo coruhensis and rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss

This study was designed to test the usefulness of boric acid on endangered trout Salmo coruhensis and rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss sperm quality and fertility. Different activation solutions (NaCl, 0.3%; NaHCO3, 1%) were supplemented with boric acid (0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 mM). Sperm motility, duration, fertility and hatching rate were determined in sperm samples. Our results indicated that addition of boric acid (0.5 mM) to different activation solutions was increased motility rate, duration, fertility and hatching rate in endangered trout (S. coruhensis) and rainbow trout (O. mykiss). On the other hand, an increase in the concentration of boric acid caused a significant decrease the motility rate, fertility and hatching rate of sperm endangered trout (S. coruhensis) and rainbow trout (O. mykiss) (p<0.05) after concentration 2 mM. The boric acid concentrations in activation solution containing NaCl used for O. mykiss were too high to determine the dose response in the nontoxic range. Consequently, sperm quality was affected by quantitative changes different concentrations of boric acid and the best results were obtained at concentration 0.5 mM for two species. Additionally, further experiments would be realized for O. mykiss in activation solution containing NaCl to determine the dose response in the non-toxic range.
Articaine vs Lidocaine in Removal of Third Molar Surgery: A Clinical Study

Introduction: The choice of local anesthetic solution in extraction of teeth is based on three main clinical considerations: anesthetic potency, latency and duration of the anesthetic affect. The study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy articaine vs lidocaine in the surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars. The parameters studied were the onset of anesthesia ,pain during injection ,pain during procedure and after the procedure and duration of anesthesia between the two anesthetics Material and methods: A prospective study was conducted on 30 patients planned for surgical removal of mandibular third molars. The patient was administered one of the anesthetics and the parameters were noted. Results: The differences in latency, pain during procedure and after procedure was statistically significant between articaine and lignocaine. Conclusion: We concluded that articaine had a significant faster onset of action and longer duration of action when compared to lignocaine.
Effects of plant growth regulators and explant type on the in vitro micro-propagation of wild ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweif.)

Wild ginger is a medicinal plant which belongs to Zingeberaceae family. It is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of coughs, colds, flu, malaria and menstrual disorders. However, the plant is at the verge of extinction due to unsustainable harvesting practices. The objective of this study was to develop in vitro micro-propagation protocol for the wild ginger. The MS media with 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 mg L -1 BAP, 2.0 mg L -1 BAP + 0.5 mg L -1 NAA, and 2.0 mg L -1 BAP + 1.0 mg L -1 NAA, were evaluated on leaf, corm and root explants for in vitro shoot regeneration via direct organogenesis. In vitro rooting was investigated on half strength MS medium augmented with 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 mg L -1 NAA. Corm explants were significantly more effective in direct shoot regeneration in vitro than the leaf and root explants which neither regenerated shoots nor formed callus. The 1.0 mg L -1 BAP produced shoots which were significantly higher in number and longer than those from other treatments. However, there was no significant difference between 1.0 and 0.5 mg L -1 BAP. There was also no significant difference between the PGR-free MS medium and 0.5 mg L -1 BAP. No shoots were observed on 2.0 mg L -1 BAP, and on either of the combination of BAP and NAA. The half strength MS medium was effective on in vitro rooting, with no significant differences among the NAA concentrations on rooting percentage, number of roots and root length. From the results of this trial, it can be recommended that corm explants be used for direct shoot regeneration of wild ginger in vitro, with BAP of up to 1.0 mg L -1 , and be rooted on half strength MS medium supplemented with NAA of up to 2.0 mg L -1 .
A Survey on Neural Network Centric Classifier and Clustering Approaches

: The data mining process takes data from a data warehouse as input and identifies the hidden patterns. It also extracts hidden predictive information from data warehouse through the Neural Networks tools. The progressive statistical and computational deep data mining process attract the business enterprise towards transforming their huge data into business goldmines. Normally, classification is done through supervised learning mechanism and clustering through unsupervised learning mechanism. In this work, a review is prepared based on the pattern credentials through classifier and clustering methods. Some experimentation has been done to learn and train the neural network architecture for the predefined data set with different activation functions. The review and discussion inspect only the neural based classification and clustering methods.
Chitinase-3-Like Protein1 (YKL-40) as Biomarker in Serum of Egyptian Breast Cancer Females

Background: YKL-40 is a recently discovered human glycoprotein which is related in amino acid sequence to the chitinase protein family, but has no chitinase activity, its expression was shown to be highly expressed in breast cancer Aim: we aim to detect level of YKL-40 in metastatic and non-metastatic breast cancer patients and comparing the results with fibroadenoma patients and normal females. Methods and materials: 116 female patients were enrolled in this study and they are divided into 37 patients with fibroadenoma, 43 non-metastatic & 36 metastatic patient. Thirty healthy females were also included and served as control. YKL-40 level is detected in serum of studied groups using ELISA kit provided from Quantikine R&D systems, Minneapolis, USA. Results: There is statistical significant difference regarding YKL-40 level between the control group versus nonmetastatic group as well as metastatic group, and between fibroadenoma group and non-metastatic as well as metastatic breast cancer group (P<.001 each). Also there is high statistical significant difference between N1, N2 and N3 in non-metastatic group as well as between N2 and N3 in metastatic group (each<.001). Conclusion: We concluded that there is significantly elevated serum YKL-40 level in breast carcinoma compared to women with benign breast tumors and healthy controls.
Detecting Heart Rates of Expectant Mothers in their 3 Trimester

The on-going research work involved in filtering abdominal electrocardiogram (aECG) and detecting maternal QRS complexes to calculate maternal heart rates will give this research a lead to further detect fetal heart rates. The monitoring of maternal and fetal heart rates help detect fetal hypoxia early in the evolution to acidosis. The maternal ECG is strongly distorted by artifacts like baseline wander and power line interference. This paper briefly recaps the implementation of some methods to remove these noise so as to calculate the maternal heart rate (R-R interval). Kaiser FIR High pass filter has been proved to be an efficient method for the removal of baseline wander from the aECG signal [7]. A Notch filter with a bandwidth of 2Hz was designed in Matlab using FDA tool to remove the 50 Hz power line interference[7]. In the proposed algorithm a RR interval is calculated, based on threshold detection of the R peaks which in turns calculates the maternal heart rates. The method is validated using 19 recorded signals taken from the Physionet non-invasive aECG database. Keywords— asphyxia, Abdominal Electrocardiogram (aECG), baseline wander, power-line interference, Physionet, threshold detection.
Trypanosomosis in Cattle Population of Pawe District of Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, Western Ethiopia: Anemia, Vector Density and Associated Risks

A cross-sectional study was carried out in Pawe district of Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, Western Ethiopia from January to March, 2016 to determine trypanosomosis prevalence, trypanosomosis association with anemia, prevailing trypanosomes species, associated risks and vector density. Blood samples collected from (n= 519) randomly sampled cattle (Bos indicus) was examined using buffy coat technique and hematological procedures. An overall, 29 (5.58%) trypanosomosis prevalence was recorded. The infection was caused by Trypanosoma congolense 22/29 (75.86%) and Trypanosoma vivax 7/29(24.14%). The infection rate difference between trypanosomes was statistically significant (P< 0.05). Mean packed cell volume (PCV) value of the infected animals was lower (22.79% + 4.51) than uninfected animals (25.81% + 5.53) and the variation was statistically significant (P< 0.05). Overall, anemia prevalence of 35.06% (182/519) was recorded and it was significantly higher (58.6%) in infected cattle than in non-infected (33.67%). Significant association was not recorded with study sites, sex groups, age categories and body conditions (P> 0.05). Glossina tachinoides was the only tsetse fly caught and its mean apparent density measured as fly/trap/day was 5.03. In addition, other mechanical transmitters of trypanosomosis such as stomoxys (1.62 f/t/d), tabanus (0.41f/t/d) and haematopota (0.22 f/t/d) were recorded. In conclusion, the result of the current study showed the economical importance of trypanosomosis in the area calling for devising strategic control efforts. [Aki A, and Dinede D. Trypanosomosis in Cattle Population of Pawe District of Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, Western Ethiopia: Anemia, Vector Density and Associated Risks. Researcher 2016;8(3):60-66]. ISSN 1553-9865 (print); ISSN 2163-8950 (online). http://www.sciencepub. net/researcher. 9. doi:10.7537/marsrsj08031609.
The spectrum of benign breast diseases among females: A 6-year histopathological study

Introduction: Benign breast diseases have become a major health issue in modern times to contend with owing to its alarming pace of increase in global prevalence and the adverse risk that it holds in turning cancerous. They account for approximately 90% of all clinical presentations related to the breast. Objectives: 1) To study the gross and microscopic features of benign breast diseases; 2) To categorize the cases into different morphological types. Materials and Methods: Materials for the study consisted of specimens of breast lesions received in the Department of Pathology from SS Hospital over a period of 6 years. They were processed using the routine prescribed protocol, following which a microscopic analysis of the stained smears were carried out. Results: A total of 153 benign breast diseases were received in the department over a period of 6 years with benign to malignant ratio of 1.6:1. They were seen more commonly in the 3rd decade. The most common lesion was fibroadenoma accounting for 64.7%, followed by fibrocystic disease 16.3% and phyllodes tumor (5.2%). Other lesions noted were lactational adenoma (2.6%), gynecomastia (1.3%) and inflammatory lesions consisting of acute mastitis (3.3%), chronic mastitis (2.6%), granulomatous mastitis (3.3%) and fat necrosis (0.7%). Conclusion: Breast lesions are a cause of concern since some carry the potential risk of turning malignant. Timely excision of lesion, evaluation and confirmation of histological findings helps us to differentiate between benign from malignant lesions. Keywords: Benign breast disease, Fibroadenoma, Fibrocystic disease, Phyllodes tumor, Inflammatory breast diseases.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF TWO SOLANUM TUBEROSUM CULTIVARS GROWN IN EGYPT

Objective: This paper reports a comparative study based on the chemical composition, antioxidant and therapeutic effect of two Egyptian cultivars of Solanum tuberosum ; Baraka (STB) and Alpha (STA) on hepatic functions and oxidative stress in alloxan (ALX)-treated rats. Methods: The potential of cultivars as a source of natural antioxidants were explored using five in vitro assays, and the results were compared with butylated hydroxyl toluene and Trolox. The modulator role of cultivars was assessed by determining its effect on oxidative stress measured by lipid peroxide (LPO) levels, serum aminotransferases and on antioxidative enzymatic activities of glutathione transferases, malondialdehyde, nitric oxide, catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase. In addition, histological examinations of liver, kidney, pancreas and spleen were carried out to confirm the biochemical changes of the diabetic group of rats non-treated and treated with STB, STA and glibenclamide as standard drug. Results: Our findings demonstrated variations in antioxidant activities of each cultivar. An increase in LPO, aminotransferases levels was observed in the ALX-induced diabetic rats. Administration of each cultivar for four w caused a significant reduction in LPO, serum aminotransferases levels in the ALX-induced diabetic rats. Furthermore, a significant improvement in the activities of all the investigated antioxidant enzymes was marked. In addition, the total content of phenolics, flavonoids, anthocyanins, tannins, and alkaloids were varied in each cultivar. Conclusion: STB evidenced remarkable bioactivity compared to that exhibited by STA. Moreover, three known compounds, previously not isolated from Solanum genus, were obtained from the methylene chloride fraction of STB.
Strategic Positioning and Performance in the Tourism Sector: Evidence from Nigeria

This research work examined the relationship between the different strategic positioning typologies and tourism performance. The population consists of one hundred and seventy (170) staffs of tourism industry in Nigeria, while the sample size comprises of one hundred and fourteen (114) staffs. The study utilized a descriptive research design. However, the study adopted questionnaire as a reliable source of data collection, whereby primary data was used to elicit respondents’ opinions on the research topic. The findings revealed that analyzer and reactor typologies strategy positioning have a statistical significant relationship with both monetary and nonmonetary performance in the tourism industry.
Medical Information from Internet for Tunisian Cancer Patients: A Double-Edged Weapon?

Background: Most cancer patients and/or their families consult the websites of scientific or patients’ associations to find answers about diagnosis, treatment protocols and side effects, making internet nowadays the easiest way to get fast and updated information. Despite the fact that internet is since many years available in Tunisia, there is no data regarding its use for health information. Aims: To identify the procedures and motivations of Tunisian online health information seekers and report the impact of online findings on cancer patient’s attitude toward their disease and their oncologist. Methods: We conducted a descriptive study using an individual, semi-structured, questionnaire-based interview was carried out from April to June 2017. Interviews were performed by staff members’ oncology department at the Abderrahmane Mami Hospital in Tunisia. They were addressed to adult patients (aged ≥18 years) treated for localized or metastatic solid cancers. Statistical analysis included descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses. Results: We interviewed 100 patients, mostly (67%) females, with a mean age of 55 years (18-78), and high-school graduated for 35% of them. Eighty eight percent (88%) of them answered to be well informed about their health condition by their oncologist, but in 73% of cases, it didn’t prevent them from searching information in internet. Online health information seekers were either patients alone (19%) or family members (21%) or both (33%). Most online health information seekers were interested to learn about new treatments (64%), nutrition (55%), management of treatment toxicity (54%), supportive care (35%), alternative medicine (27%) and access to online cancer forums (19%). Three quarters of patients have no doubt about the web informations reliability. Online health information had an impact on patients’ decisions in 57.5% of cases. Web data pushed 14% of patients to take parallel medicines or dietary complements without any prescription (i.e. graviola). Conflicting information compared to that received from the treating physician is reported in 33% of cases, leading to a lack of confidence for only 4% of them. High-school graduates and easy internet access were significantly associated with web use in univariate and multivariate studies (HR: 0.167 CI 95% (0.020.97), HR: 0.09 CI95% (0.018-0.446) respectively) Clinical Note Volume 3 Issue 4 Received Date: June 15, 2019 Published Date: July 08, 2019 DOI: 10.23880/mjccs-16000234 Medical Journal of Clinical Trials & Case Studies Rachdi H, et al. Medical Information from Internet for Tunisian Cancer Patients: A Double-Edged Weapon? Med J Clin Trials Case Stud 2019, 3(4): 000234. Copyright© Rachdi H, et al. 2 Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that the web is an important source of health information for Tunisian cancer patients. Oncologists should be aware of online health information impact on patients’ behavior and try to make it beneficial and safe.
STUDY ON SATISFACTION REGARDING INTRAPARTUM AND POSTPARTUM NURSING CARE

The main goal of care services is provide and promote mankind’s health. Patient satisfaction is recognized as an important parameter for assessing the quality of patient care services. Spatially mothers’ satisfaction from delivery is very important because psychological health. So, keeping in view a descriptive study was carried out to assess the level of satisfaction regarding intrapartum and postpartum nursing care among 100 women admitted at selected hospital of Ludhian intrapartum nursing care, maximum no. of women (73%) were highly satisfied, whereas 26% of them were satisfied and only 1% was uncertain and regarding postpartum nursing care, more than half women (58%) were satisfied followed by less than half of women (40%) were highly satisfied and remaining 2% were uncertain. Furthermore, the study can be replicated on a large sample. The study findings concluded that level of satisfaction was more rega postpartum nursing care. the quality of hospital services.
Knowledge Aptitude and Perspective Study Regarding Awareness of Dengue Fever among 4th Year Students of Nishtar Medical College, Multan-Pakistan

Introduction: Dengue is a viral disease that has caused significant morbidity and mortality in various regions of the world, especially in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. There is a lack of information on knowledge, attitudes and practices of the people regarding dengue infection. Objective of study: The objective of the study was to ascertain the knowledge, attitude and practices of 4 th year medical students at Nishtar Medical College in relation to awareness of Dengue fever. Methodology: This was an observational, cross-sectional study in which data was collected by a close ended questionnaire distributed among the students of 4 th year medical students. Findings: Data was collected from 146 responses. All respondents (100%) claimed to know about the dengue fever but only 67 (47.95%) of the respondents knew about the causative agent of the disease and only 57 (39%) of the respondents were well aware of the treatment strategies against the infection. A total of 106 (73.28%) of respondents claimed to know the preventive measures. 139 (95%) knew the preventive measures through their well acquaintance with electronic and print media. The study was carried out at Nishtar Medical College, which is one of the biggest Hospital of Asia. Conclusion: The proportion of medical students having adequate knowledge about Dengue infection is not very encouraging.
ENGAGING WITH EDMODO TO TEACH ENGLISH WRITING OF NARRATIVE TEXTS TO EFL STUDENTS

This experimental research aimed to explore the effect of teaching English writing of narrative texts by using Edmodo learning media through blended learning on the tenth-grade students in one of the senior high schools in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It further looks into the students’ responses on the use of this media in learning English writing of narrative text. To study the development of the students’ writing before and after using Edmodo learning media in the classroom, the writing tests were given to the students. The data were gained quantitatively and qualitatively. The quantitative data were collected from the pre-test, treatments for three class meetings and the post-test, while the qualitative data was collected through the open-ended questionnaire which was distributed to the students after the treatments were done. Statistical formulas were used to calculate the mean, standard deviation, and t-test for the students’ pre-test and post-test scores. The hand coding and computer coding were used to analyze the data from the questionnaire. The results from the analysis of quantitative data showed that there was an improvement in students’ writing of narrative texts; their scores improved from the pre-test to the post-test after treatments with Edmodo were done. Furthermore, the analysis of the questionnaire revealed a majority of positive responses from the students. Those who negatively responded towards the use of this online learning media said that it was due to the necessity of the Internet connection and computers, laptops or mobile phones to operate Edmodo. Not all students have the privilege of possessing such devises and the Internet quota can also be costly. Thus, they recommended the school to provide them with free access to the Internet and computers should learning by using this media is to be continued in the future. Keywords: Blended learning, Edmodo, EFL students, English writing, narrative texts.