Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Factors Influencing Quality Of Service Delivery In Public Universities In Kenya Case Of City Campuses In Nairobi County

xi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 1 1.1 Background of the study . 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem . 5 1.3 Purpose of Study . 7 1.4 Objectives of the study. 8 1.5 Research Questions . 8 1.6 Significance of study. 8 1.8 Delimitation of the study . 9 1.9 Limitation of the study . 9 1.10 Definitions of Terms as used in the study . 10 1.11 Organization of the Study. 11 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW . 12 2.
Passive acoustic monitoring of bed load discharge in a large gravel bed river

Surrogate technologies to monitor bed load discharge have been developed to supplement and ultimately take over traditional direct methods. Our research deals with passive acoustic monitoring of bed load flux using a hydrophone continuously deployed near a river bed. This passive acoustic technology senses any acoustic waves propagated in the river environment and particularly the sound due to interparticle collisions emitted during bed load movement. A data set has been acquired in the large Alpine gravel‐bedded Drau River. Analysis of the short‐term frequency response of acoustic signals allows us to determine the origin of recorded noises and to consider their frequency variations. Results are compared with ancillary field data of water depth and bed load transport inferred from the signals of a geophone array. Hydrophone and geophone signals are well correlated. Thanks to the large network of deployed geophones, analysis of the spatial resolution of hydrophone measurements shows that the sensor is sensitive to bed load motion not only locally but over distances of 5–10 m (10–20% of river width). Our results are promising in terms of the potential use of hydrophones for monitoring bed load transport in large gravel bed rivers: acoustic signals represent a large river bed area, rather than being local; hydrophones can be installed in large floods; they can be deployed at a low cost and provide continuous monitoring at high temporal resolution.
Jelly Fish ( Lobonemoides robustus Stiasny, 1920) Bloom in the Cox’s Bazar Coast During 3-4 August 2022: Factors Identification and Minimization Approaches

: Jellyfish are a very important animal that is crucial for the marine ecosystem. But massive growth of jellyfish in a short time can be detrimental. A huge occurrence of jellyfish was noticed on the Cox’s Bazar coast (Najirartek to Sabrang) during 3-4 August. The present study was conducted to identify the species, whether it was a bloom or not and factors of that bloom. A mixed method (natural science data and social science data) was used to find out these causes. A total of 127 fishermen were selected randomly for the study. About, 34% of fishermen reported that they saw 200-500 jellyfish while 16% of fishermen mentioned they saw 70-100 jellyfish within a small area. Some reported that they saw 5000 or above with the naked eye on the water surface. This incidence can be termed a jellyfish bloom. They identified the causes like banning of fishing, red water or black water, lack of rainfall and increase in salinity were the main regulating factors. The species aggregated in the Darianagar to Laboni beach due to the wind and current direction. Lobonemoides robustus is edible and this can be a great component to meet the blue economy goal
Sugarbeet Yield and Quality Response to Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate and In-Season Prediction of Yield and Quality Using Active-Optical Sensor

iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . iv LIST OF TABLES . vii LIST OF FIGURES . ix INTRODUCTION . 1 LITERATURE REVIEW . 4 Sugarbeet production in the USA . 4 Sugarbeet nitrogen management . 4 Effect of nitrogen on sugarbeet yield . 6 Effect of nitrogen on sugarbeet root quality . 8 Ground based sensor and vegetation indices . 10 In-season yield and quality prediction using crop sensor . 11 MATERIALS AND METHODS . 13 Site description and experimental design . 13 Soil sampling and analyses . 15 Ground based active optical sensor and reflectance data collection . 15 Statistical analyses . 16 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION . 17 Growing conditions . 17 Inorganic soil N during the growing season . 20 Root yield . 22 Sugar concentration . 26 Sugar loss to molasses (SLM). 28 In-season normalized difference vegetation indices (NDVI) . 28
Evaluation of nonlinear frequency compression: Clinical outcomes

This study evaluated prototype multichannel nonlinear frequency compression (NFC) signal processing on listeners with high-frequency hearing loss. This signal processor applies NFC above a cut-off frequency. The participants were hearing-impaired adults (13) and children (11) with sloping, high-frequency hearing loss. Multiple outcome measures were repeated using a modified withdrawal design. These included speech sound detection, speech recognition, and self-reported preference measures. Group level results provide evidence of significant improvement of consonant and plural recognition when NFC was enabled. Vowel recognition did not change significantly. Analysis of individual results allowed for exploration of individual factors contributing to benefit received from NFC processing. Findings suggest that NFC processing can improve high frequency speech detection and speech recognition ability for adult and child listeners. Variability in individual outcomes related to factors such as degree and configuration of hearing loss, age of participant, and type of outcome measure.
Investigation of PE and Sports Teachers' Professional Identity Perceptions in Terms of Some Demographic Variables

Professional identity perceptions of Teachers' affect their educational views, behaviors, emotions and decisions. This study aims to determine the level of PE and sports teachers' perceptions of professional identity and to examine whether these perceptions are differentiated by demographic variables. The research was conducted using the survey model in quantitative research method. The research was conducted with 312 PE and sports teachers in Isparta in the 2022-2023 academic year. The data for the survey was collected using a personal data form and a scale of perception of professional identity for PE and sport teachers. To analyze the data obtained, frequency, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, kurtosis and skewness values were calculated. Since the data were not normally distributed, non-parametric analyses were used. To determine the difference between variables, the Mann Whitney U test was used for pairwise comparisons and the Kruskal Wallis-H test for multiple group comparisons. Effect sizes were also calculated. The results showed that PE and sport teachers' perceptions of professional identity were very high. In addition, it was found that PE and sport teachers' perceptions of professional identity differed significantly according to the variables of age, years of service, school type, and participation in professional development activities.
Reconstruction of Alar Lining and Nostril Base by Oral Mucosal Flap Based on Muscular Pedicle

Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University Cairo, Egypt. Abstract Background: Nostril base and Alar wings are forming the major part of the nasal vestibule. This study proposes an innovative technique for functional restoration of alar lining and nostril base by myomucosal oral flap. It also evaluates the functional and aesthetic results of this technique after reconstruction of the nostril and alar subunits.
Contributions to understanding volcanic nature, their hazards and geothermal exploration: Personal insights from Mexican volcanism

Extensive studies covering the diversity of volcanoes and eruptive styles have been performed worldwide showing that volcanoes are complex systems that require further investigation to be fully understood. Volcanological research performed in the last decades by my colleagues and myself on a natural laboratory (Eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt), reveals interesting features that represent important contributions to the understanding of volcanic nature worldwide, their hazards, and geothermal exploration. This paper focuses particularly on some relevant subjects of present interest, such as monogenetic versus polygenetic behavior, complex evolution of polygenetic volcanoes (hybrid volcanoes, assembly of caldera systems, unraveling the eruptive history, role of glaciers on the repetitive collapse of volcanoes), eruptive processes (lateral migration of phreatomagmatic activity, syn-eruptive bimodal eruption of contrasting magmas), and petrologic processes and systems (double compositional zonation in magma mixing and min-gling in the origin of ignimbrites; polymagmatic multilayered magmatic plumbing systems). Understanding how volcanoes work is necessary to assess volcanic hazards. For this, I focus on uncovering active vol-canism, assessing volcanic edifice instability in active and non-active volcanoes, and developing hazard mapping. Multiple contributions to volcanology are applied to improve geothermal exploration, as a case study of Los Humeros volcanic complex and geothermal field. Finally, volcanic geology is considered a key issue to be developed before any geological, geophysical, or geochemical approach.
Deletion of GABA A Receptor (cid:1) 1 Subunit-containing Receptors Alters Responses to Ethanol and Other Anesthetics

GABA A receptors have been implicated in mediating several acute effects of ethanol including anxiolysis, ataxia, sedation/ hypnosis, and anticonvulsant activity. Ethanol sensitivity of neurons has been associated with expression of (cid:1) 1 subunit-containing receptors. The objective of this study was to deter- mine the contribution of (cid:1) 1 subunit containing receptors to ethanol responses in comparison to neurosteroids and other anesthetics using GABA A receptor (cid:1) 1 subunit knockout mice. Deletion of (cid:1) 1 subunit-containing receptors did not alter the anxiolytic, ataxic, anticonvulsant, or hypnotic effects of ethanol or acute functional tolerance to ethanol but did increase sensitivity to the locomotor-stimulating effects of ethanol. The abil- ity of ethanol to potentiate muscimol-stimulated chloride uptake and ethanol clearance was also not altered following (cid:1) 1 subunit deletion. The anticonvulsant and hypnotic effects of neurosteroids as well as their potentiating effect on GABA-mediated Cl (cid:1) uptake were unaltered in (cid:1) 1 (cid:1) /
The Prehospital Care of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Referral Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the Utility of Telemedicine

Aim : This study aimed to investigate the effects of the type of admission (ambulance/outpatient clinic) and telemedicine use in patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Material and Method : A retrospective observational study was conducted at a referral PICU between January 2019 and December 2021. Telemedicine was utilized for patients admitted from other hospitals and through the emergency response system. The study recorded the type of admission (ambulance/outpatient clinic), the efficacy of telemedicine, clinical manifestations
Grand Challenges Canada Economic Returns to Mitigating Early Life Risks Project Population Studies Center 2-27-2014 Learning and Earning : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India

This paper estimates the short-and-medium-run effects of participating in a subsidized vocational training program aimed at improving labor market outcomes of women residing in low-income households in a developing country. We combine pre-intervention data with two rounds of post-intervention data from a field experiment to quantify the short-and-medium-run effects of the program. In the short-run, we find that program participants are significantly more likely to be employed, work additional hours, and earn more. These short-run impact estimates are all sustained in the medium-run. We also identify credit constraints, local access, and lack of proper child care support as important barriers to program participation and completion. We are able to rule out two alternative mechanisms signalling and change in behavior that can drive these findings. Finally, a simple cost-benefit analysis suggests that the program is highly cost effective.
The Magnetopause Deformation Indicated by Fast Cold Ion Motion

The magnetopause deformation due to the upstream magnetosheath pressure perturbations is important to understand the solar wind‐magnetosphere coupling process, but how to identify such events from in situ spacecraft observations is still challenging. In this study, we investigate magnetopause crossing events with fast‐moving cold ions in the magnetosphere from Magnetospheric Multiscale observations, and find when fast‐moving cold ions are present at the magnetopause, they are closely associated with the magnetopause deformation, which is featured by fast magnetopause motion and significant magnetopause normal deflection from model predictions. Therefore, fast‐moving cold ions can be a useful indicator to search for magnetopause deformation events. By integrating the cold ion speed, the inferred magnetopause deformation amplitude varies from 0.1 to 2.0 RE. Further statistics indicate that such magnetopause deformation events prefer to occur under quasi‐radial interplanetary magnetic field and fast solar wind conditions, suggesting high‐speed magnetosheath jets could be one direct cause of magnetopause deformations.
A Semi-Physiological Three-Compartment Model Describes Brain A Semi-Physiological Three-Compartment Model Describes Brain Uptake Clearance and Efflux of Sucrose and Mannitol after IV Uptake Clearance and Efflux of Sucrose and Mannitol after IV Injection in Awake Mice Injection in Awake Mice

Purpose To evaluate a three-compartmental semi-physiological model for analysis of uptake clearance and efflux from brain tissue of the hydrophilic markers sucrose and mannitol, compared to non-compartmental techniques presuming unidirectional uptake. Methods Stable isotope-labeled [ 13 C]sucrose and [ 13 C]mannitol (10 mg/kg each) were injected as IV bolus into the tail vein of awake young adult mice. Blood and brain samples were taken after different time intervals up to 8 hours. Plasma and brain concentrations were quantified by UPLC-MS/MS. Brain uptake clearance (K in ) was analyzed using either the single-time point analysis, the multiple time point graphical method, or by fitting the parameters of a three-compartmental model that allows for symmetrical exchange across the blood-brain barrier and an additional brain efflux clearance. Results The three-compartment model was able to describe the experimental data well, yielding estimates for K in of sucrose and mannitol of 0.068 ± 0.005 and 0.146 ± 0.020 µl. min -1 . g -1 , respectively, which were significantly different (p<0.01). The separate brain efflux clearance had values of 0.693 ± 0.106 (sucrose) and 0.881 ± 0.20 (mannitol) µl. min -1 . g -1 , which were not statistically different. K in values obtained by single time point and multiple time point analyses were dependent on the terminal sampling time and showed declining values for later time points. Conclusions Using the three-compartment model allows determination of K in for small molecule hydrophilic markers with low blood-brain barrier permeability. It also provides, for the first time, an estimate of brain efflux after systemic administration of a marker, which likely represents bulk flow clearance from brain tissue.
Patterns and possible causes of skewed sex ratios in American lobster (Homarus americanus) populations

ABSTRACT Multiple studies have identified sex ratios in adult American lobster (Homarus americanus) populations that are skewed toward males in some locations and females in others. The mechanisms leading to these differences, and the subsequent ecological implications, have been reported to be a result of sexual differences in fishing mortality due to sex specific regulations, catchability, or behaviour. In particular, seasonal migrations in response to fluctuating environmental conditions, including temperature and salinity, can lead to skewed sex ratios of lobsters in estuaries, nearshore coastal and offshore habitats. In this review we focus on four relatively well-studied American lobster populations that are consistently male or female dominated: 1) The Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire; 2) The Isles of Shoals, off the coast of New Hampshire and southern Maine; 3) Buzzard’s Bay, Massachusetts and; 4) Georges Bank. We review the available data and discuss the various hypotheses that have been put forth to explain the underlying causes of the skewed sex ratios in each area. We then outline possible changes in reproduction that may be expected if sex-specific changes in local distributions of lobsters shift further due to climate change.
Case Report

Background: Gigantomastia is a breast disorder marked by exaggerated rapid growth of the breasts, generally bilaterally. Since this disorder is very rare and has been re-ported only in sparse case reports its etiology has yet to be fully established. Treatment is aimed at improving the clinical and psychological symptoms and reducing the treatment side effects; however, the best therapeutic option varies from case to case. Case Presentation: The present report described a case of gestational gigantomastia in a 30-year-old woman, gravida 2, parity 1, 17 week pregnant admitted to Pars Hospital, Tehran, Iran, on May 2014. The patient was admitted to hospital at week 17 of pregnancy, although her breasts initially had begun to enlarge from the first trimester. The patient developed hypercalcemia in her 32nd week of pregnancy. The present report followed this patient from diagnosis until the completion of treatment. Conclusion: Although gestational gigantomastia is a rare condition, its timely prognosis and careful examination of some conditions like hyperprolactinemia and hypercalcemia is essential in successful management of this condition.
Rearing background and exposure environment together explain higher survival of aquaculture fish during a bacterial outbreak

1. Parasitic diseases represent one of the greatest challenges for aquaculture worldwide and there is an increasing emphasis on ecological solutions to prevent infections. One proposed solution is enriched rearing, where traditional stimulus-poor rearing tanks are equipped with different types of structures to increase habitat complexity. Such spatial enrichment is A cc ep te d A rt ic le This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. known to increase survival of fish during parasite epidemics, but the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. 2. We studied whether enriched rearing affected infection of an important fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare in young Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea-migrating brown trout (Salmo trutta). First, we used natural bacterial exposures and multiple fish populations in a common garden experiment to address the role of host genetic background in effects of enriched rearing. Second, fish from standard and enriched rearing were experimentally exposed to controlled bacterial doses in standard and enriched environments in a full factorial design to explore the relative roles of rearing background and environment of exposure on survival of fish. 3. Enriched rearing significantly increased survival of fish during the natural bacterial outbreak. This effect was also fairly consistent and observed in eight of the ten fish populations. In the controlled exposure, fish exposed in enriched environment had higher survival regardless of their rearing background, suggesting a stronger impact of the environment on the disease progression. Additionally, the survival in the enriched environment was highest among the fish of enriched rearing background, supporting the idea of their higher resistance. 4. Synthesis and applications. Our result suggests that the enhanced survival of fish in enriched rearing results from a combined effect of the environment and improved fish condition, and to a lesser degree from host genetic background. This has important implications for when and how environmental enrichment should be applied. Overall, these results indicate that environmental enrichment has the potential to improve survival of fish during parasitic epidemics and thus reduce use of antibiotics in aquaculture. A cc ep te d A rt ic le This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Lifestyle profile of patients with chronic renal disease in hemodialysis

This study aimed to evaluate the lifestyle profile of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis. This was a quantitative, cross-sectional, analytical and descriptive study. Data were collected at Baixo Amazonas Regional Hospital, in the municipality of Santarém, state of Pará. The participants answered a sociodemographic, associated factors questionnaire created by the authors, and for lifestyle analysis, the Individual Lifestyle Profile Instrument was used. Seventy chronic kidney patients, predominantly male and aged between 21 and 71 years, were evaluated. The average score of the global lifestyle questionnaire was 20.8 ± 7 points, 15.7% had a negative lifestyle rating, 72.2% regular and 8.5% positive. For 24.2%, the disease has an important impact on life. There was a prevalence of regular lifestyle, as well as self-report of important impact of chronic kidney disease on the patient’s life, which can potentially be mitigated by components of a health-promoting lifestyle.
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Background and Aims: Dyslipidemia in diabetes mellitus has been linked to unhealthy lifestyle and bad eating habits. However, this association has not been well studied among rural and urban Ghanaian populations. In this study, we determined the prevalence, knowledge, and lifestyle ‐ associated risk factors of dyslipidemia among
Beneficial effects of the bacterial co-inoculation of Bacillus subtilis , Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus pumilus on the promotion of growth in soybean and maize crops

Despite the great diversity of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) with potential to somewhat substitute the use of N fertilizers in agriculture, the use of Bacillus ssp as new eco-friendly bacterial consortium inoculants are a promising strategy to increase plant growth and crop yield by improving nutrient accessibility in the sustainable agricultural era. Therefore, the aim of this work was to evaluate agronomic efficiency and the viability of using a bacterial consortium of Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus pumilus as growth promoters in soybean and maize crops, two of the most important grain and cereal crops, respectively. They both have high economic and strategic relevance, due to their nutritional value, and are therefore widely used in human and animal nutrition and as raw materials in various industrial sectors. Experiments were carried out in different locations and treatments. The application of the bacterial consortium of Bacillus was compared to the Absolut and Nitrogen controls, as well as to with a registered commercial product. The inoculant containing Bacillus consortium, associated with inoculation of Bradyrhizobium, provided an increase in soybean grain productivity, being statistically superior to the standard inoculation treatment and equivalent to co-inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense (AzoTotal). For maize crop, the co-inoculation with the bacterial consortium resulted in a 25% reduction in the amount of nitrogen used, in addition to promoting the growth of the maize crop, with productivity equivalent to the full dose of N and the application of a microorganism already registered for this purpose ( Pseudomonas fluorescens ). Thus, the results attest to the agronomic efficiency of the aforementioned inoculant in the field, as well as the viability of its use, and can be recommended as a growth-promoting microorganism for soybean and maize crops.