Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Modelling of Daily Suspended Sediment Concentration Using FFBPNN and SVM Algorithms

The river is an essential resource of fresh water on the earth, and its management is very challenging. Sedimentation and erosion is a very complex process of the river system. Suspended sediment concentration (SSC) plays a key role in this process. Therefore, water resources planning and management are essential for this. Generally, the sediment concentration estimated by direct measurement, but this process is costly and cannot apply in all rivers. It is essential to develop some technology that can predict the suspended sediment concentration. So, in this study, a feed forward back propagation neural network (FFBPNN) and support vector machine (SVM) were used to predict the suspended sediment concentration. One year of daily data was collected from the river Ganga at Varanasi cross-section. The performance of the model estimated for training and validation stages based on root mean square error (RSME), Coefficient of correlation (R) and Nash–Sutcliffe model efficiency (NSE). The performance of applied model indicated that FFBPNN (RSME = 176.2, R = 0.955 and NSE = 0.912) for validation is more precise for suspended sediment load prediction than SVM (RSME = 222.1, R = 0.930 and NSE = 0.864). This study shows that the soft computing technique is a robust tool for SSC prediction.
Study the effects of smoking on selected oral biomarkers levels in chronic periodontitis cases in Al-Hilla city

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a hydrolase enzyme, a membrane-based glycoprotein produced by many cells within the area of the periodontium and gingival crevice. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a cytokine that functions as a white blood cell growth factor. GM-CSF stimulates stem cells to produce granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils) and monocytes. Subjects and method: the study comprised 40 participate , 25 smoker chronic periodontitis , 15 normal subject as control , age ranged between (20-50) years old , this study carried out in periodontal department clinic/ collage of dentistry / university of Babylon , Hilla city , Iraq, 5 ml of unstimulated whole saliva was collected from all subjects to measure Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) by Enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay technique (ELISA). Results : the result show there are highly -significant differences in the levels of(ALP and GM-CSF) between smoker and control Conclusion: Smoking in chronic periodontitis patients has positive effects on levels of (ALP and GM-CSF) in saliva.
Terms of reference and discursive representations : A case study with Saddam Hussein in the 1991 Gulf War

This study investigates connections between terms of reference and discursive frames using U.S. newspaper reports on the 1991 Gulf War and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein as a case study. Combining results from a quantitative and qualitative analysis of different terms of reference, three discursive frames were identified: The Statesman, The Madman and Our Saddam. The most common discursive frame was of a foreign head of state. Newspapers also included representations that both demonized Saddam Hussein and discussed him in the context of Middle Eastern in-groups. Previous research has highlighted the demonization of Saddam Hussein in news reports during the war, but the findings of this study suggest that an overtly demonizing discursive frame was a minority view. However, its use nonetheless showed lasting impact beyond the end of the military operation. Press reports thus showed more varied and ambivalent representations than previous analyses may have suggested.
The Impact of Using Interactive Boards on Secondary School Students’ Learning Outcomes in Egypt in the Computer Skills Course

This study seeks identifying impact of using interactive boards on secondary school students’ learning outcomes in Egypt in the course titled (computer skills). The learning outcomes in this regard refers to academic achievement in the latter course. An experimental approach is adopted to ensure that the goals are met. 40 male school students were sampled. They were selected from 2 sections of the first secondary grade in a private secondary school in Cairo, Egypt. They got divided in an equal meaner into control and experimental groups. To teach the control group, interactive boards weren’t used. To teach the experimental group, interactive boards were used. During the trial, 4 lessons were covered in each section through 4 periods. Pre-test and a posttest were employed for having the achievement measured in the latter course. SPSS program was used. Based on analysis, the two groups are similar in terms of the computer literacy level. The researcher concluded that using interactive boards significantly and positively affect achievement in the latter course. He recommends providing secondary school teachers in Egypt with training courses that improve their ability to use interactive boards in classroom.
Four Tick-Borne Microorganisms and Their Prevalence in Hyalomma Ticks Collected from Livestock in United Arab Emirates

Ticks and associated tick-borne diseases in livestock remain a major threat to the health of animals and people worldwide. However, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), very few studies have been conducted on tick-borne microorganisms thus far. The purpose of this cross-sectional DNA-based study was to assess the presence and prevalence of tick-borne Francisella sp. , Rickettsia sp. , and piroplasmids in ticks infesting livestock, and to estimate their infection rates. A total of 562 tick samples were collected from camels, cows, sheep, and goats in the Emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah from 24 locations. DNA was extracted from ticks and PCR was conducted. We found that Hyalomma dromedarii ticks collected from camels had Francisella sp. (5.81%) and SFG Rickettsia (1.36%), which was 99% similar to Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae and uncultured Rickettsia sp. In addition, Hyalomma anatolicum ticks collected from cows were found to be positive for Theileria annulata (4.55%), whereas H. anatolicum collected from goats were positive for Theileria ovis (10%). The widespread abundance of Francisella of unknown pathogenicity and the presence of Rickettsia are a matter of concern. The discovery of T. ovis from relatively few samples from goats indicates the overall need for more surveillance. Increasing sampling efforts over a wider geographical range within the UAE could reveal the true extent of tick-borne diseases in livestock. Moreover, achieving successful tick-borne disease control requires more research and targeted studies evaluating the pathogenicity and infection rates of many microbial species.
An analysis of the consequences of acute appendicitis between urban and rural patients in Bangladesh

Tasnuva Iqbal1 , Khondker Abul Kalam Azad2 , Muhammad Irfanul Alam3 , Mainul Haque4* 1Department of Surgery, Chattogram International Medical College and Hospital, Chattogram, Bangladesh. 2Chattogram Medical College Hospital, Chattogram, Bangladesh. 3École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP French School of Public Health), Campus de Paris: Saint-Denis, Île-de-France. 4 Unit of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Wives' Perceptions of Husbands with Erectile Dysfunction in Indonesia: The Fulfilment Pattern of the Wife's Sexual Partner Who Experiences Erectile Dysfunction due to Diabetes Mellitus

This study aims to reveal women's perceptions and experiences regarding sexual perceptions and to understand the barriers and challenges when facing problems in experiencing erectile dysfunction due to diabetes mellitus. Generally, women want romantic relationship activities, so they feel pain when they experience erectile dysfunction. The study was conducted at the Public Health Center in Surabaya with a purposive sampling method on 21 women whose husbands had sexual problems due to complications of diabetes mellitus. The interview became the most dominant instrument and the results were interpreted by phenomenological analysis. The results of this study indicate that deficiencies in meeting sexual needs due to erectile dysfunction can be followed up by always responding and maintaining patterns of fulfilling sexual needs that support each other physically, psychologically and socially and understand each other between partners.
ECB Communication as a Stabilization and Coordination Device: Evidence from Ex-Ante Inflation Uncertainty

This paper investigates the impact of ECB communication of its assessment of the economic outlook on ex-ante inflation uncertainty and sheds light on how central bank information shocks operate. The paper finds that ECB communication of new outlook information not only reduces professional forecasters’ disagreement (i.e., the cross-sectional dispersion of their average point forecasts of inflation) but also makes forecasters less uncertain about their own beliefs, thus reducing ex-ante average individual uncertainty. By combining and exploiting these types of exante inflation uncertainty, results suggest that central bank information acts as a “coordination device” able to influence opinions and actions. Most importantly, it generates a “stabilizer effect” by substantially decreasing the dispersion among the inflation point forecasts, which converge towards their unconditional aggregate mean. The results of this paper not only help to explain the impact of new central bank information, but they are also useful for policymakers to define a communication strategy that attenuates ex-ante inflation uncertainty in the most effective way.
Physiological and biochemical traits, antioxidant compounds and some physico-chemical factors of Spirulina platensis cultivation as influenced by Moringa oleifera leaves extract culture medium enriched with sodium bicarbonate and kanwa

The prospects for using Moringa oleifera leaves extract (MLE) supplemented with different concentrations of kanwa or sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) as a low-cost alternative growth medium of Spirulina platensis were evaluated in a small-scale outdoor cultivation system. The present study was aimed to evaluate the potential of MLE growth medium enriched with different concentrations (4 or 8 g L-1) of kanwa and NaHCO3 on growth, chlorophyll content, biochemical characteristics, antioxidant compounds and some physico-chemical factors. Jourdan’s standard medium was taken as control. The results showed that the growth parameters such as cell population, biomass dry weight, cell productivity and specific growth rate were positively affected in MLE cultivation medium enriched with kanwa or NaHCO3 at different concentration levels. The addition of urea, kanwa or NaHCO3 in MLE cultivation medium at different concentration levels increased significantly (p< 0.05) the protein content, the peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase activity, the conductivity, pH, total dissolved solids and salinity from 20 to 25 days of cultivation whereas a decrease in carbohydrate and phenol content was recorded during all the period of the experimentation. The highest values of growth parameters were notably in MLE medium supplemented with urea and kanwa at 8 g L-1. The MLE medium enriched with urea and kanwa at 8 g L-1 was shown to be an appropriate growth medium that can be used as a low-cost alternative growth medium for commercial cultivation of S. platensis. Key words: Antioxidant compounds, biochemical traits, growth, Moringa oleifera leaves extract, physico-chemical factors, Spirulina platensis.
POLITECNICO DI TORINO Corso di Laurea Magistrale in: INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE (ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT) Tesi di Laurea Magistrale EVALUATION OF AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUCCESS FACTORS IN LARGE SCALE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES Department of Management and Production Engineering

Successful agile implementations for IT development processes have revolutionized the way in which software is being delivered. During the last decade success factors of agile development research developed rapidly, and an increased attractiveness of the agile methodology for large scale set-ups has surged. This dissertation proposes a model consisting of six factors that that influence the success of large scale agile IT development project, qualifying success in terms of cost, time, scope and stakeholder contentment. A 5 point Likert-scale type survey was sent out to 85 agile practitioners. Statistical analysis carried out via SPSS v. 21.0. Suggest that personal characteristics, technical capabilities as well as a company ́s management commitment play a crucial role in the success of large scale agile development processes, while the company’s organizational culture seems to be unconnected. Identifying the importance of which factors bring the highest success helps setting out scalability mechanisms that correctly prioritize them, thus improving project outcomes. Relevant considerations such as exogenous variables that might affect survey respondents as well as research limitations and future work are addressed along the previous matter.
View-independent Vehicle Category Classification System

—Vehicle category classification is important, but it is a challenging task, especially, when the vehicles are captured from a surveillance camera with different view angles. This paper aims to develop a view-independent vehicle category classification system. It proposes a two-phase system: one phase recognizes the view angles helping the second phase to recognize the vehicle category including bus, car, motorcycle, and truck. In each phase, several descriptors and Machine Learning techniques including traditional algorithms and Deep neural networks are employed. In particular, we used three descriptors: HOG (Histogram of Oriented Gradient), LBP (Local Binary Patterns) and Gabor filter with two classifiers SVM (Support Vector Machine) and k-NN (k-Nearest Neighbor). And also, we used the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN, or ConvNet). Three experiments have been elaborated based on many datasets. The first experiment is dedicated to choosing the best approach for the recognition of views: rear or front. The second experiment aims to classify the vehicle categories based on each view. In the third experiment, we developed the overall system, the categories were classified independently of the view. Experimental results reveal that CNN gives the highest recognition accuracy of 94.29% in the first experiment, and HOG with SVM or k-NN gives the best results (99.58%, 99.17%) in the second experiment. The system can robustly recognize vehicle categories with an accuracy of 95.77%.
Mixed-Integer Linear Regression Kalman Filters for GNSS Positioning

In this paper, recursive filters are formulated for the mixed-integer GNSS receiver estimation problem, where the integer variables come from the ambiguities in the carrier-phase measurements. Insights from the linear setting illustrate pitfalls in designing optimal recursive filters, motivating a relaxation of the original optimization problem and a departure from conventional methods. A set of filters are developed for sequential nonlinear mixed-integer estimation based on statistical linearization, entertaining two estimate densities and taking the time-evolution of the ambiguities into account by adapting the process noise covariance based on a statistical model. Numerical examples illustrate the efficacy of the proposed algorithms.
HOME 2 Study: Household Versus Personalized Decolonization in Households of Children With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infection—A Randomized Clinical Trial

approach decolonization skin soft tissue (SSTI) bur-densome and costly. prior SSTI increases risk for SSTI, we hypothesized that the effectiveness of decolonization measures to prevent SSTI when targeted to household members with prior year SSTI would be noninferior to decolonizing all household members. Methods. Upon completion of our 12-month observational Household Observation of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus au­ reus in the Environment (HOME) study, 102 households were enrolled in HOME 2 , a 12-month, randomized noninferiority trial. Pediatric index patients with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) SSTI, their household contacts, and pets were enrolled. Households were randomized 1:1 to the personalized (decolonization performed only by household members who experienced SSTI during the HOME study) or household (decolonization performed by all household members) approaches. The 5-day regimen included hygiene education, twice-daily intranasal mupirocin, and daily bleach-water baths. At 5 follow-up visits in participants’ homes, swabs to detect S. aureus were collected from participants, environmental surfaces, and pets; incident SSTIs were ascertained. the personalized approach for the primary 3-month cumulative SSTI: 23 of 212 (10.8%) participants reported SSTI in household approach households, while 23 of 236 (9.7%) participants reported SSTI in personalized approach households (difference in proportions, −1.1% [95% confidence interval, −6.7% to 4.5%]). In multivariable analyses, prior year SSTI and baseline MRSA colonization were associated with cumulative SSTI.
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and its bioavailability in Lake Esrum, Denmark

The standing stock of organic carbon is in most lak~s dominated by dissolved organic carbon (DOC) of elther allochthonous or autochthonous origin. Bacteria efficiently keep easily accessible dissolved compounds at very low concentrations; thus, compounds with long turnover times normally dominate the DOC pool. However, between 10-25% ofthe standing stock is bioavailable (BDOC) over time scales of days to weeks (S0NDERGAARD & MIDDELBOE 1995). The most recent review on DOC lability, DEL GJORGIO & DAVIS (2003), concluded a higher percentage o f lake DOC was ! abii e compared with river and marine samples. They also observed a systematic difference in degradation kinetics among systems. Marine waters have very high initial degradation rates compared to lakes and rivers. Differences in BDOC concentrations and degradation kinetics among systems are difficult to explain, but likely explanations are the origin and age ofDOC (DEL ÜIORGIO & DAVIS 2003). Very few studies have covered seasonal and spatial developments in DOC lability, so it is not known how much within system variability affects cross-system analyses. It was the purpose o f this study to follow the seasonal pattern o f DOC and its degradability in a dimictic, temperate lake dominated by autochthonous DOC.
Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) for Better Growth and Higher Yield

Okra is an economically important vegetable crop grown in tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world. A field experiment was conducted at Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Allahabad, (U.P) India, during the March to June season of 2017, to study the growth, yield and quality of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) as influenced by the Integrated Nutrient Management. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. The twelve treatment combinations viz. T1 (Control), T2 (FYM @ 20tn/ha), T3 (Poultry Manure @ 10tn/ha), T4 (Vermi Compost @ 10tn/ha), T5 (FYM @ 10tn/ha + PM @ 5tn/ha), T6 (FYM @ 10tn/ha + VC @ 5tn/ha), T7 (Poultry manure @ 5tn/ha + Vermi Compost @ 5tn/ha), T8 (FYM @ 10tn/ha + Poultry manure @ 5tn/ha + Vermi Compost @ 5tn/ha), T9 (NPK @ 50% + FYM @ 10tn/ha + PM @ 5tn/ha), T10 (NPK @ 50% + FYM @ 10tn/ha + VC @ 5tn/ha), T11 (NPK @50% + Poultry manure @5tn/ha + Vermi Compost @5tn/ha) and T12 (NPK @ 75% + FYM @2.5tn/ha + Poultry manure @2.5tn/ha + Vermi Compost @2.5tn/ha) were allocated randomly in each plot. The results revealed that the treatment T12 significantly found best among the all treatments at all successive growth stages in almost all the traits i.e. plant height (154.0 cm), number of Branches per plant (4.91), fresh weight of plant (17.11t/ha) and dry weight of plant (2267.67kg/ha) as growth parameters; whereas no. of pods per plant (12.44), single pod weight (15.17gm), length of pods (11.58 cm), dry weight of pods (1039.33kg/ha), total pod yield (14.29t/ha) as yield related traits and protein content (16.61%) and TSS (2.44˚Brix) as quality parameters while the treatment T1 (control) showed lowest response in term of growth, yield and quality of okra.
WTO Accession and Growth: Tang and Wei Redux

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the WTO, this paper re-estimates the impact of WTO accession on growth. Joining the multilateral trading system not only expands access to international markets but also requires commitment to domestic reforms. Tang and Wei (2009) showed that there is in fact a positive effect of WTO on growth also during the period of accession when these commitments are undertaken. In this paper, we extend Tang and Wei's analysis to the sample of 32 newly acceded countries. We find that WTO accession is associated with a significant positive increase in GDP growth. This effect is larger than previously estimated. We find that five years after accession an economy is 30% larger, and that the impact of WTO entry on growth persists beyond the first five years.
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Use of Academic Library Resources

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted higher education, including academic libraries. This paper compares the use of library resources (including interlibrary loan, website and discovery tool pageviews, database use, patron interactions, etc.) at three university libraries before and after the pandemic. The latter part of the 2019 and 2020 spring semesters are the time frames of focus, although two control time frames from earlier in those semesters are used to determine how the semesters differed when the coronavirus was not a factor. The institutions experienced similar patterns of use across many metrics.
Evaluación in vitro de la eficacia antimicrobiana de tres materiales de obturación de conductos en dientes temporales

espanolObjetivo: evaluar la eficacia antimicrobiana de tres materiales de obturacion radicular en odontopediatria. Materiales y metodo: hidroxido de calcio, Vitapex® y Endoflas®se evaluaron y compararon entre si. La actividad antimicrobiana fue evaluada contra Escherichia coli, bacteria aislada comunmente en los canales radiculares de dientes primarios. La estadistica descriptiva y la estadistica analitica (prueba U de Mann-Whitney) se realizaron para valorar los resultados. Resultados: todos los materiales mostraron actividad antimicro-biana pasadas 24 horas. La comparacion intergrupal revelo diferen-cias significativas. Endoflas® mostro zonas de inhibicion significa-tivamente mas altas.Conclusiones: Endoflas® tiene actividad antimicrobiana superior, seguido de hidroxido de calcio y Vitapex EnglishObjective: to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of three root canal obturation materials in pediatric dentistry. Materials and method: calcium hydroxide, Vitapex® and Endo-flas® were evaluated and compared with each other. Antimicrobial activity was evaluated against Escherichia coli, bacteria commonly isolated from the root canals of primary teeth. A descriptive statistics and analytical statistics (Mann-Whitney’s U-test) were performed to evaluate the results. Results: all materials showed antimicrobial activity after 24 hours. The intergroup comparison revealed significant differences. Endoflas® showed significantly higher inhibition zones.Conclusion: Endoflas® has superior antimicrobial activity, fol-lowed by calcium hydroxide and Vitapex®