Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mental Health and Attitudes Toward Seeking Counseling in Mexican Americans: Exploring Values and Social Class

As previous research points to the importance of studying a specific ethnic group due to within group differences among the Latinx community, this research focused on Mexican Americans’ mental health disparities by examining mental health and attitudes toward seeking counseling in relation to relevant cultural factors, such as cultural values, generational status, and social class. Based on a sample of 350 Mexican American college students, the findings revealed that better mental health was related to lower adherence of the familism value, higher adherence of the respect value, and higher subjective social class. Moreover, more positive attitudes toward seeking counseling was related to lower adherence to familism and traditional gender role cultural values. Lastly, our findings did not support the moderation hypothesis by generational status. Mental health professionals need to consider that multidimensional cultural aspects operate differently by hindering or enhancing help-seeking attitudes and mental health.
Influence of different methods of irrigation and nitrogen levels on crop growth rate and yield of maize (Zea mays L.)

An experiment was conducted on alfisol at the Agronomy Farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand during two consecutive rabi seasons of the year 2002–03 and 2003–04 with a view to study the influence of different methods of irrigation and nitrogen levels on crop growth rate and yield of maize (Zea mays L.). Twenty treatment combinations, comprised of four methods of irrigation (flat bed, all furrow, alternate furrow and skip furrow irrigations) and five nitrogen levels (75, 100, 125, 150 and 175 kg ha−1) were tried in a split plot design replicated four times, wherein, methods of irrigation were relegated in the main plots and nitrogen levels were assigned to the sub-plots. The results revealed that methods of irrigation and nitrogen had significant influence on growth attributes. Significantly higher grain and stover yields (5165 and 8297 kg ha−1) were recorded under all furrow irrigation than alternate and skip furrow irrigation but it was at par with flat bed irrigation which recorded the grain and stover yields of 4917 and 8018 kg ha−1, respectively. Application of 175 kg N ha−1 (N5) recorded significantly higher grain yield (5077 kg ha−1) than the rest of the nitrogen levels except 150 kg N ha−1, which recorded the grain yield of 4960 kg ha−1 but 150 and 125 kg N ha−1 were also at par.
Finger Vein Recognition Based on Anatomical Features of Vein Patterns

Finger vein recognition is a promising biometric authentication technique that depends on the unique features of vein patterns in the finger for recognition. The existing finger vein recognition methods are based on minutiae features or binary features such as LBP, LLBP, PBBM etc. or from the entire vein pattern. However, the minutiae-based features cannot accurately represent the structural or anatomical aspects of the vein pattern. These issues with the minutia feature led to increased false matches. Recognition based on binary features have limitations such as increased false matches, sensitivity to the translation and rotation, security and privacy issues etc. A feature representation based on the anatomy of vein patterns can be an alternative solution to improve the recognition performance. In the IJCB 2020 conference, we showed that every finger vein image contains one or more of a kind of 4 special vein patterns which we refereed as Fork, Eye, Bridge, and Arch (FEBA). In this paper, we further enlarge this set to 6 vein patterns (F2EB2A) by identifying two variations in the Fork and Bridge vein patterns. Based on 6 anatomical features of the possible 6 vein patterns in a vein image, we define a $6\times $ 6 feature matrix representation for finger vein images. Since this feature representation is based on the anatomical properties of the local vein patterns, it provides template security. Further we show that, the proposed feature representation is invariant to scaling, translation, and rotation changes. The experimental results using two open datasets and an in-house dataset show that the proposed method has a better recognition performance when compared to the existing approaches with an EER around 0.02% and an average recognition accuracy of 98%.
From Diversity to Inclusion: Centring the Voices of Undergraduate Engineering Students

Some Canadian undergraduate engineering programs report 30–40% of enrolled students are women. Kanter’s tipping point theory argues that women become less tokenized when they make up 30% of a group’s population. Other scholars have found that in comparable situations, women continued to experience discrimination, hostility, and competition. This critical study provides further evidence against a tipping point for equity by centring the experiences of traditionally underrepresented undergraduate students studying at a faculty of engineering with 35% women undergraduates enrolled. Reflective thematic analysis of experiences shared bywomen, racialized students, 2SLGBTQ+ students, and students from lower socio-economic statuses found instances of discrimination, varying perceptions of capabilities, and inequitable access to support, community, and on-campus leadership roles. Therefore, institutions need to acknowledge the intersectional experiences of students and work toward changing campus culture in addition to diversity efforts.
Sound channel in an exponentially stratified ocean, with application to SOFAR

For much of the World's oceans, the stability of the water column beneath the thermocline is quite well represented by N2(z) = gρ−1 ∂zρ′ = NO2e−2z/B, where ∂zρ′ is the vertical gradient in potential density, NO ≈ 3 cycles/h is the surface‐extrapolated “Brunt‐Vaisala” frequency, and B ≈ 1.3 km is the stratification scale. This leads to an idealized sound channel C(z) = C1 [1 + e(η + e−η − 1)] = C[1 + e(1/2)η2 − (1/6)η3 + …] with a minimum velocity at the axis z = z1, η = (z − z1)/12B being dimensionless depth relative to z1. The parameters e, z1 are explicitly expressed in terms of the five coefficients α, β, γ, a, b (temperature, salinity, pressure coefficients of C; temperature and salinity coefficients of ρ′), given only the form of N(z) and a representative T, S relation. The up‐down asymmetry of the channel, a consequence of the fundamental structure of the oceans, plays a first‐order role in the propagation characteristics. As an application, the ray arrivals for an axial source and receiver are comp.
The Relationship between Agency, Communion, and Neural Processes Associated with Conforming to Social Influence

Social influence is ubiquitous in our daily lives, influencing our opinions, beliefs, and behaviors. Individual differences may determine who is most likely to conform to the opinions of others. More specifically, individual differences in interdependent and independent self-construal determine an individual ’ s sensitivity to and focus on their social surroundings. Relatedly, society traditionally ascribes and prescribes different levels of agency (independence) and communion (interdependence) to men and women. Here, we examined how individual differences in self-construal, and their congruence with gender expectations, influence how people process and respond to social feedback. Results from independent behavioral and neuroimaging samples show that a stronger interdependent self-construal was associated with increased likelihood of conformity, whereas an independent self-construal was not. Further, neuroimaging data suggests that the relationship between brain activity and conformity is moderated by the congruence of gender stereotypes and self-construal. Specifically, stereotypically congruent women (with stronger interdependence) and men (with stronger independence) showed increased activity in mentalizing regions (and value regions in men) when conforming. Stereotypically incongruent women (with stronger independence) and men (with stronger interdependence) showed decreased mentalizing activity when conforming. These results shed light on underlying (neuro)psychological mechanisms that are associated with conformity among different groups.
Whole-body vibration as a passive alternative to exercise after myocardial damage in middle-aged female rats: Effects on the heart, the brain, and behavior

Background Females with cardiovascular disease seem more vulnerable to develop concomitant mental problems, such as depression and cognitive decline. Although exercise is shown beneficial in cardiovascular disease as well as in mental functions, these patients may be incapable or unmotivated to perform exercise. Whole body vibration (WBV) could provide a passive alternative to exercise. Aim of the present study was to compare WBV to exercise after isoproterenol (ISO)-induced myocardial damage in female rats, regarding effects on heart, brain and behavior. Methods One week after ISO (70 mg/kg s.c., on 2 consecutive days) or saline injections, 12 months old female rats were assigned to WBV (10 minutes daily), treadmill running (30 minutes daily) or pseudo intervention for 5 weeks. During the last 10 days, behavioral tests were performed regarding depressive-like behavior, cognitive function, and motor performance. Rats were sacrificed, brains and hearts were dissected for (immuno)histochemistry. Results Significant ISO-induced cardiac collagen deposition (0.67 ± 0.10 vs 0.18 ± 0.03%) was absent after running (0.45 ± 0.26 vs 0.46 ± 0.08%), but not after WBV (0.83 ± 0.12 vs 0.41 ± 0.05%). However, WBV as well as running significantly reduced hippocampal (CA3) collagen content in ISO-treated rats. Significant regional differences in hippocampal microglia activity and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression were observed. Significant ISO-induced CA1 microglia activation was reduced after WBV as well as running, while opposite effects were observed in the CA3; significant reduction after ISO that was restored by WBV and running. Both WBV and running reversed the ISO-induced increased BDNF expression in the CA1, Dentate gyrus and Hilus, but not in the CA3 area. Whereas running had no significant effect on behavior in the ISO-treated rats, WBV may be associated with short-term spatial memory in the novel location recognition test. Conclusion Although the female rats did not show the anticipated depressive-like behavior or cognitive decline after ISO, our data indicated regional effects on neuroinflammation and BDNF expression in the hippocampus, that were merely normalized by both WBV and exercise. Therefore, apart from the potential concern about the lack of cardiac collagen reduction, WBV may provide a relevant alternative for physical exercise.
History of Respiratory Events Prior to a First COPD Diagnosis and Future Exacerbations: A Longitudinal Observational Cohort Database Study in Japan

Background Little is known about the association between respiratory events prior to diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and future clinical outcomes in Japan. We investigated the association between pre-COPD diagnosis respiratory events and the incidence of exacerbations in a cohort of newly diagnosed COPD patients in Japan. Patients and Methods Data were retrieved from the JMDC claims database. Patients ≥40 years old with a first COPD diagnosis (≥1 hospitalization or ≥2 outpatient claims for COPD) between 2010 and 2016 were included. The incidence rate (IR) of exacerbations in patients with or without any respiratory event (including lower respiratory tract infection and respiratory failure) in the year preceding diagnosis was compared. A negative binomial model explored the association between pre-diagnosis respiratory event and IR ratio (IRR) of exacerbations. Results A total of 20,212 patients newly diagnosed with COPD were identified: 61% male, mean age 55 years (SD 9); of these, 955 (4.7%) had experienced ≥1 respiratory event in the year preceding diagnosis. Median duration of follow-up was 3.3 years during which the IR of exacerbations was 0.31 per patient-year (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.29–0.33) in patients with respiratory event, and 0.11 (95% CI 0.10–0.13) in patients without. The IR for severe exacerbation was nearly 10 times greater in patients with respiratory event versus without. Experiencing respiratory event pre-diagnosis was independently associated with an increased IRR of future moderate-to-severe exacerbation (adjusted IRR, 2.7; 95% CI 2.3–3.1). Conclusion Patients experiencing respiratory events in the year preceding COPD diagnosis should be considered at-risk of worse clinical COPD outcomes.
THE ROLE OF RESONANCES IN THE MODAL THEORY OF SPIRAL STRUCTURE IN GALAXIES

Grand design spiral galaxies are argued to be governeed by one or two global modes in relatively cool stellar disks. The dynamical support of these structures depends on the mutual interaction between gas and stars in the disk, the modeling of which is quite complex. On the observational side, a very promising tool to identify the underlying structure in the older stellar disk is the new imaging instrumentation in the K-band (around 2.1 mu); these infrared images are now showing very smooth, regular, and bisymmetric large scale spiral structure (that is naturally interpreted as direct evidence for modes) even when the visual appearance (dominated by the gas) exhibits multiple-armed and branched structures. In the modal theory of spiral structure, resonances play a crucial, but in many respects indirect, role (e.g., the inner Lindblad resonance is expected to limit the number of self-excited modes to the ones responsible for hte observed large scale structure). I will focus here on two specific aspects that have direct observational counterparts: 1) typical location of the corotation circle for normal and for barred modes; 2) the interpreataion of observed gaps in terms of interference patterns of the waves supporting the modes.
Single-mode and single-polarization operation of photonic crystal fibres

A modal solution approach based on the powerful, full-vectorial, H-field based finite element method (FEM) has been used to analyze the single mode operation of a PCF. Modal solutions of the fundamental modes of highly birefringent PCFs have been obtained. The FEM with perfectly matched layer condition has been used to characterize the leakage loss and the differential loss between the polarized modes of PCFs. The design of a single-mode single-polarization PCF has also been proposed.
Recent Advances in In Vitro and In Vivo Studies of Antioxidant, ACE-Inhibitory and Anti-Inflammatory Peptides from Legume Protein Hydrolysates

Consumption of legumes has been shown to enhance health and lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and specific types of cancer. ACE inhibitors, antioxidants, and synthetic anti-inflammatories are widely used today; however, they have several undesirable side effects. Thus, researchers have focused on finding ACE inhibitors, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory peptides from natural sources, such as legumes. Recently, in vitro and in vivo research has shown the bioactive peptides generated from legume protein hydrolysates, such as antioxidant, anti-hypertensive, anticancer, anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, etc., in the context of different disease mitigation. Therefore, this review aims to describe the recent advances in in vitro and in vivo studies of antioxidant, anti-hypertensive and anti-inflammatory peptides isolated from legume-derived protein hydrolysates. The results indicated that antioxidant legumes peptides are characterized by short-chain sequence amino acids and possess anti-hypertensive properties by reducing systolic blood pressure (SBP) in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR).
Multi-Client Secure and Efficient DPF-Based Keyword Search for Cloud Storage

In this paper, we propose a multi-client secure and efficient keyword search scheme for cloud storage, which is built upon distributed point function (DPF). Specifically, outsourced keyword indexes are encoded by using garbled bloom filter and cuckoo filter, instead of bloom filter adopted by most of the state-of-the-art DPF-based schemes. In this way, clients can apply cuckoo hashing into DPF and utilize a segmentation method to interact with cloud servers for keyword search, and servers can obliviously aggregate DPF evaluation results to perform the search. Accordingly, the computational complexity at server side can be significantly reduced. Furthermore, the proposed scheme preserves constant downlink overheads, which is more communication-efficient for multi-keyword conjunctive search. To achieve privacy preservation and access control for multiple clients, we propose a double encryption method to encrypt outsourced indexes and correspondingly put forward an authorization algorithm from set-constrained pseudorandom functions by which fine-grained search-authorized keys can be generated, and collusion attacks among clients are addressed by integrating Wegman-Carter message authentication codes and cover-free systems. Since our scheme is designed under both semi-honest and malicious models (i.e., malicious servers may return incorrect query results), we use a simulation-based proof to formally demonstrate its security properties. Finally, we develop a proof-of-concept prototype and perform extensive experiments to show our scheme's practicality and efficiency in terms of computation, communication, and storage overheads.
Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Its Effects amongst Nurses in the Selected Intellectual Disability Unit of the Limpopo Province

The COVID-19 pandemic continuously highlights the need for occupational health and safety among healthcare professionals. Physical and mental health safety resulting from needle prick injuries, stress, infections, and chemical hazards are priority work-related musculoskeletal disorders for nurses, including those working in the intellectual disability unit. The intellectual disability unit provides basic nursing care to patients with known mental disabilities, such as learning, problem-solving, and judgment problems, which demand diverse physical activities. Nevertheless, the safety of nurses within the unit receives little attention. Thus, we adopted a quantitative cross-sectional epidemiological survey design to determine the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders amongst nurses working in the intellectual disability unit at the selected hospital in Limpopo Province, South Africa. A self-administered questionnaire collected data from 69 randomly selected nurses from the intellectual disability unit. Data were extracted, coded, and captured in MS Excel format (2016) and imported into the IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), software version 25.0, for analysis. The study reported a low (38%) prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the intellectual disability unit, with significant effects on nursing care and staffing. The effects of these WMSDs included missing work, interference with the daily routine, disturbance with sleeping patterns after work, and absenteeism from work. Since intellectually disabled patients depend entirely on nurses for the basic activities of daily living, this paper recommends the incorporation of physiotherapy among nurses in the intellectual disability unit to treat the incidence of lower back pain while mitigating nurses missing work or absenteeism.
CO EMISSION FROM THE STAR-BURST IRREGULAR GALAXY NGC-1569

CO emission has been detected in the irregular galaxy NGC 1569 using the 14 m telescope of the Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory. The central 1 kpc of this galaxy contains approximately 7 x 10/sup 6/ M/sub sun/ of H/sub 2/ and 1 x 10/sup 7/ M/sub sun/ of H I. Comparing NGC 1569 with the Scd galaxy IC 342, both of which are t roughly the same distance, the central regions have similar blue luminosities (approx.2 x 10/sup 9/ L/sub sun/), but NGC 1569 has a factor of 32 less CO. In order to form such a luminous region with a small supply of molecular gas, either the present burst of star formation in NGC 1569 must be very efficient and of short duration or the atomic hydrogen in the outer part of the galaxy must be resupplying the central region.
Medial Superior‐Olivary‐Unit Response Patterns to Monaural and Binaural Clicks

Single units in the accessory nucleus of anesthetized cats, isolated with tungsten microelectrodes, show a delicate sensitivity to interaural time and intensity differences. A click delivered to one ear produces a response that may be inhibited by a click presented with some time difference to the opposite ear. When a response occasionally does occur during such inhibition, its latency is increased significantly. Both the amount of this shift and the occurrence of inhibition are dependent upon the interaural time difference. In one well‐studied instance, when the interaural time difference was too large to produce inhibition, an increase in the intensity of the driving click produced effective inhibitory interaction. Monaural unit responses show such variations in latency to a click stimulus that, whenever the effects of time and intensity disparities are under investigation, time measurements should be made from N1 of each cochlea.
A Pediatric Case of Septic Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Tsukamurella paurometabola

We herein report a three-year-old boy with septic pulmonary embolism caused by Tsukamurella paurometabola bacteremia during chemotherapy for rhabdomyosarcoma. During the interval of chemotherapy, the patient was temporarily discharged with a peripherally inserted central venous catheter but was re-admitted to the hospital with a fever on the same day. A blood culture taken at the time of re-admission showed T. paurometabola. The patient had a persistent fever, and computed tomography performed on the ninth day showed septic pulmonary embolism. We stress the importance of being aware of the possibility of septic pulmonary embolism in patients with Tsukamurella bacteremia.
Roles and therapeutic implications of m6A modification in cancer immunotherapy

Recent studies have demonstrated that N6-methyladenosine (m6A), the most abundant, dynamic, and reversible epigenetic RNA modification in eukaryotes, is regulated by a series of enzymes, including methyltransferases (writers), demethylases (erasers), and m6A recognition proteins (readers). Aberrant regulation of m6A modification is pivotal for tumorigenesis, progression, invasion, metastasis, and apoptosis of malignant tumors. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has revolutionized cancer treatment, as recognized by the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology. However, not all cancer patients response to ICI therapy, which is thought to be the result of intricate immune escape mechanisms. Recently, numerous studies have suggested a novel role for m6A epigenetic modification in the regulation of tumor immune evasion. Herein, we review the relevant mechanisms of m6A regulators in regulating various key signaling pathways in cancer biology and how m6A epigenetic modifications regulate the expression of immune checkpoints, opening a new window to understand the roles and mechanisms of m6A epigenetic modifications in regulating tumor immune evasion. In addition, we highlight the prospects and development directions of future combined immunotherapy strategies based on m6A modification targeting, providing directions for promoting the treatment outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitors.