Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Clinicopathological Studies and New Markers for Trypanosoma evansi in Experimentally Infected Rats

| Traypanosoma evansi is a dangerous protozoal disease that usually results in severe economic losses in the camel producing countries. So, this study aimed to monitor some clinicopathological and pathological alterations associated with T. evansi infection experimentally and assess the diagnostic and prognostic value of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), creatine kinase (CK), cardiac troponin I and cholinesterase in T. evansi infection. In this study, 24 albino rats (12 males and 12 females) were used; samples were collected from 4 rats before the experiment (0 day) and from the rest rats at 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, 35th day after intraperitoneal injection of T. evansi. Hematological results demonstrated a significant (P<0.05) microcytic hypochromic anemia accompanied with a significant (P<0.05) leukocytosis and lymphocytopenia in T. evansi infected rats until 21st day, then the anemia converted to macrocytic hypochromic anemia. The biochemical results showed a significant (P<0.05) hypoproteinemia, hypoalbuminemia, decreased A/G ratio, hyperglobulinemia, hypoglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypochlestrolemia and a significant (P<0.05) increase in the renal function tests, MMP-2, MMP-9, CK, cardiac troponine I and cholinesterase activities. The main lesions in the examined organ sections were necrosis, edema, fibrosis, inflammatory cell infiltrations and loss of structure. On the other hand, MMP-2, MMP-9, CK, cardiac troponin I and cholinesterase had good values of sensitivity, specificity and correlated efficiently with the other clinicopathological changes in T. evansi infected rats. Conclusion: this study showed clearly that T. evansi infection associated with several clinicopathological as well as histopathological changes and suggested MMP-2, MMP-9, CK, cardiac troponin I and cholinesterase as new markers for T. evansi infection.
Serological Investigation of Q Fever in Anatolian Buffaloes

Buffaloes as in other animals have been demonstrated to play a role in certain diseases transmitted to susceptible animals and human populations. In this study, serum samples were collected from Anatolian Buffaloes in breeding Samsun and around were examined for Q Fever. For this purpose 184 sera were analyzed with commercial ELISA test kit. Totally 29 (15.8%) were determined positive for Q Fever from examined 184 serum samples. Serum samples obtained from Anatolian Buffaloes were examined first time in terms of serologically in our region respect to Q Fever. As a result, the data provided within the scope of the research indicate a Q Fever seropositivity level that could pose a risk for our indigenous buffalo population. We concluded that the data obtained from this study can constitute a resource to similar studies in our region. The epidemiology of the disease can be elaborated in the light of studies that will be carried out with more comprehensive researches in our region.
Exploring Winery Visitors in the Emerging Wine Regions of the North Central United States

Most of the pioneering studies related to wineries were conducted in famous wine regions, the results of which were not especially applicable to the small and emerging wineries in the United States. These wineries rely heavily on visitors’ on-site purchases; this highlights the importance of understanding winery visitors’ behaviors. This study explored the sequential relationships among winery visitors’ pre-trip characteristics (motivation, wine involvement), on-site experiences (perceived value), and post-trip evaluations (satisfaction, place attachment, winery loyalty). Intercepted winery visitors provided their e-mail addresses and were sent an online survey. Partial-least-squares structural equation modeling results showed that leisure-motivated and low wine-involved visitors perceive more diverse values in their winery experiences. Visitors’ perceived services, social benefits, and wine-quality values contributed to the positive post-trip evaluations. Winery owners stand to benefit from this research by being able to design winery experiences that are highly valued. Limitations are discussed and future research is suggested.
A new Spirodela polyrhiza genome and proteome reveal a conserved chromosomal structure with high abundances of proteins favoring energy production

Duckweeds are a monophyletic group of rapidly reproducing aquatic monocots in the Lemnaceae family. Spirodela polyrhiza, the Greater Duckweed, has the largest body plan yet the smallest genome size in the family (1C = 150 Mb). Given their clonal, exponentially fast reproduction, a key question is whether genome structure is conserved across the species in the absence of meiotic recombination. We generated a highly contiguous, chromosome-scale assembly of Spirodela polyrhiza line Sp7498 using Oxford Nanopore plus Hi-C scaffolding (Sp7498_HiC) which is highly syntenic with a related line (Sp9509). Both the Sp7498_HiC and Sp9509 genome assemblies reveal large chromosomal misorientations in a recent PacBio assembly of Sp7498, highlighting the necessity of orthogonal long-range scaffolding techniques like Hi-C and BioNano optical mapping. Shotgun proteomics of Sp7498 verified the expression of ∼2,250 proteins and revealed a high abundance of proteins involved in photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism among other functions. In addition, a strong increase in chloroplast proteins was observed that correlated to chloroplast density. This Sp7498_HiC genome was generated cheaply and quickly with a single Oxford Nanopore MinION flow cell and one Hi-C library in a classroom setting. Combining these data with a mass spectrometry-generated proteome illustrates the utility of duckweed as a model for genomics- and proteomics-based education.
Composition Variation of Essential Oil from the Stems of Schisandra chinensis with Different Fruit Colours

Abstract The essential oil compositions from the dried stems of Schisandra chinensis with different fruit colours were analyzed and compared by applying multivariate statistical techniques to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) data sets. As the results, a total of fifty-six compounds representing 91.0-94.4 % of the oil were identified. Of the total identified compounds, monoterpenes (27.6-39.6 %) and sesquiterpenes (22.2-33.6 %) were the main volatile compositions, followed by alcohols (19.6-23.1 %), ketones (4.2-8.0 %) and aldehydes (0.9-1.4 %). Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) were used to successfully discriminate stem samples of S. chinensis with different fruit colours.
Lactation after infant death: an analysis of Australian healthcare agencies’ online health information

ABSTRACT Lactation is a potent signifier of maternal love and care commonly associated with early motherhood and infant survival. It is common, however, for bereaved mothers who have recently undergone miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death to produce breastmilk. Drawing on a critical feminist lens that seeks to understand how maternal subjectivities and lactation norms are constructed through public and reproductive health information, this article tests whether lactation management options after stillbirth and infant death are comprehensively covered in Australia’s health organisations’ online information. A qualitative directed content analysis was conducted to critique the information provided on 21 Australian websites. Information extracted from websites was compared to a ‘best-practice’ Lactation After Infant Death (AID) Framework developed by the research team for the review. We found a notable absence of comprehensive lactation management information targeted directly to bereaved mothers. Moreover, the most common lactation option presented for women without a living infant was lactation suppression. This dearth of appropriate and comprehensive lactation information curtails maternal subjectivies and diverse lactation practices and further isolates women dealing with the painful contradictions of lactation after loss.
Flexural toughness of concrete with aggregate substitution (steel fiber, crumb rubber and tire chips)

Concrete is a construction material that has been used widely in various constructions. For constructions located in seismic areas, require a material that behaves ductile during an earthquake. To obtain ductile concrete behavior, it can be substituted materials such as steel fiber and waste rubber tires. This study aims to determine the flexural toughness of concrete with steel fiber and waste rubber tires substitution. Specimens with dimensions of 100 x 100 x 400 mm with the substitution of 0%, 2.5%, 5%, and 7.5% of Dramix Steel Fiber; 10%, 20%, and 30% of crumb rubber and tire chips. The greater amount of steel fibers in the concrete, the greater value of flexural toughness. The substitution of 7.5% steel fiber, increasing the value of flexural toughness three times than the control specimens. While the number of crumb rubber and tire chips are variations, giving a value of varying flexural toughness. Flexural toughness achieved optimum value for substitution of 10% crumb rubber, where the energy absorption is 6386.225 Nmm.
Students’ Algebraic Proficiency from the Perspective of Symbol Sense

Algebraic proficiency, including procedural fluency and conceptual understanding, is widely discussed worldwide. Algebraic proficiency refers largely to proficiency in symbolic representations which can be investigated through a framework of symbol sense. This research, therefore, aims to analyze students’ algebraic proficiency in terms of symbol sense. We set up a pilot study, involving 22 Indonesian mathematics education students (18-19 year old), in the form of two weeks teaching that combine a conventional approach and the use of a camera calculator in the learning and teaching of quadratic and related equations. The results showed that more than half number of students lacks of symbol sense in the sense that they tend to use procedural strategies rather than symbol sense strategies in solving equations. From the perspective of symbol sense, we concluded that the students acquired more on procedural fluency than on conceptual understanding.
Use of Mosquito Nets: Is it Time to Think Differently?

While the Millennium Development Goal 6 has concentrated on malaria elimination strategies with some degree of success, reflected in falling morbidity and mortality over the past 15 years, the situation in Africa is not as promising as the rest of the world. We wondered how effective the message to use insecticide-treated mosquito nets was and with this in mind, in September 2016, we undertook a survey of highly-trained doctors from Nigeria and Ghana, attending Millennium Development Goal 6 postgraduate training courses in Ibadan and Accra to assess whether they practiced antimalarial personal protection policies themselves. Surprisingly, over 40% of the doctors in the Accra survey did not even own a mosquito net with 20% in Ibadan. Only 7% of those in Ghana used their nets daily, rising to 20% in the Nigerian respondents. We conclude that further public health measures are needed to bring home the message that mosquito nets should be used on a daily basis in endemic areas and that no section of society is exempt.
Combining Private and Public Resources: Captive Power Plants and Electricity Sector Development in Bangladesh

ABSTRACT Developing economies need to efficiently utilize both public and private resources to develop their energy sectors. The opportunity cost of failing to do so is high. This article uses a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) approach to assess the integration of the Captive Power Plants (CPPs) in the power sector of Bangladesh. We find that if Bangladesh shut down the CPPs, the long-run industrial output and GDP would fall by 1.5% and 1.2%, respectively. The Impulse Response Functions (IRFs) show that the Bangladesh economy would be more vulnerable to oil price shocks without CPPs. In order to minimize distortion in the energy markets, the government could instead consider alternative reforms such as promoting the use of efficient production technologies or the replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy sources.
Illness Trajectory, the Diagnostic Discovery of Hepatitis C Disease, and “The Accidental Tourist”

This article presents a set of observations on some of the ways in which individuals come to learn that they are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). In doing so, we draw on field data collected in a study of informed consent in HCV clinical research and published reports on HCV surveillance and testing. The concept of illness trajectory is used to illustrate the process of disease discovery. Various circumstances, some related and some unrelated to HCV symptoms, initiate the illness trajectory and the diagnostic search for HCV disease. We borrow the concept of “The Accidental Tourist” to illustrate the unexpected journey of HCV disease discovery. We conclude by considering some implications of the diagnostic search phase of the HCV trajectory for HCV social policy, clinical care, and future research.
Controls on debris‐flow initiation on burned and unburned hillslopes during an exceptional rainstorm in southern New Mexico, USA

AbstractUsing observations from 688 debris flows, we analyse the hydrologic and landscape characteristics that influenced debris‐flow initiation mechanisms and locations in a watershed that had been partially burned by the 2012 Whitewater‐Baldy Complex Fire in the Gila Mountains, southern New Mexico. Debris flows can initiate due to different processes. Slopes can fail as discrete landslides and then become fluidized and move downstream as debris flows (landslide initiated) or progressive bulking of sediment from a distributed area can become channelized and concentrated as it moves downslope (runoff generated). In this study, we have an unusual opportunity to investigate both types of debris‐flow initiation mechanisms in our observations of debris flows, triggered by an exceptional rainstorm in the autumn of 2013. Additionally, we compare our observations with those of a dataset of 1138 debris flows in the Colorado Front Range, triggered during the same weather system. We found that runoff‐generated debris flows dominated in burn areas, and runoff required to start these flows could be well characterized by the Shields stress. Landslide‐initiated debris flows were dominant in unburned areas. Debris‐flow densities were tied to total rainfall and precipitation intensities. Like the observations in the Colorado Front Range, debris‐flow initiation locations were found primarily in areas of relatively sparse vegetation on south‐facing slopes between 25 and 40°, and with upslope contributing areas less than 1000 m2. In terms of preferential locations for debris‐flow initiations, 2013 vegetation coverage, approximated by Green–Red Vegetation Index metrics, proved to be more influential than the 2012 burn‐severity designation. The uniformity of observations between our study area and those in the Colorado Front Range indicate that the underlying hydrologic and landscape patterns of the debris‐flow initiation locations documented in these studies could be applicable to the wider southwest and Rocky Mountain regions. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Prevalence and Assessment of Severity of Depression Among Ischemic Heart Disease Patients Attending Outpatient Cardiology Department Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq

Background: Depression and ischemic heart disease present a major comorbidity.Objective: To determine the prevalence and to estimate the severity of depression, and some of sociodemographic variables among patients with ischemic heart disease.Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq. Study included all patients with ischemic heart disease excluding those with unstable medical illness. Socio-demographic variables, history of comorbid illnesses and complications were compiled. Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) to identify mental illnesses; DSM-IV criteria for depression and Hamilton-17 Scale for severity of depression, were used.Results: A total of 271 patients were approached; 94.1% responded. About a half was having myocardial infarction (50.6%), stable angina (31.4%), and (18%) unstable angina. 45.1% had depression; 14.9% mild, 20% moderate, 7.06% sever, and 3.14% very severe depression. Depressed was significantly associated with age (P=0.008), sex (P=0.000), marital status (P=0.026), occupation (P=0.000), education (P=0.005), income (P=0.000), duration of ischemia (P=0.001), comorbidity with other illnesses (P=0.000), cardiac surgery (P=0.025), and stressful life events (P=0.000). Conclusion: Depression is high among ischemic heart disease patients, significantly associated with demographic variables. Treating physicians and cardiologists need to be aware of this co-morbidity.
Size Effect in Market-wide Liquidity Commonality: Evidence from the Indian Stock Market

Liquidity commonality and the co-movements in trading costs related to such commonality have remarkable implications in market microstructure. Analyzing and identifying such commonality will enable the investor and policy maker to discover evidence regarding the inventory risks and asymmetric information in uencing individual securities’ liquidity. Thus, this study aims at documenting the liquidity commonality and measuring its extent in the Indian stock market. Employing fourteen liquidity measures a ributed to the cost, quantity, time, and multidimensional aspects of liquidity, it empirically proves the existence of co-movements among market-wide liquidity and the individual securities’ liquidity. The study also shows the presence of a size effect in liquidity commonality in Indian stock market. It is found that the slope coefficient indicating the interface between market-wide liquidity and individual securities’ liquidity generally increases with size.
Magnetic resonance imaging of vessel wall morphology and function

This thesis evaluates morphological and functional vessel wall properties measured by magnetic resonance imaging techniques in healthy volunteers and patients with various diseases (i.e. Marfan syndrome patients (MFS), patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm and patients with a previous myocardial infarction. ). This thesis shows that imaging of carotid vessel wall morphology can be reproducible assessed by high-field MRI and that carotid vessel wall imaging benefits from imaging at higher field strengths. For a functional imaging parameter, the aorta pulse wave velocity (PWV), improving spatial sampling density resulted in more accurate PWV-assessment, even when temporal resolution decreased. Moreover, a scan-time reduction was achieved. Aortic PWV showed a high specificity for predicting absence of regional aortic luminal growth for all aortic segments in MFS. In patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm, regional PWV showed high specificity in the descending thoracic to abdominal aorta and moderate results in the ascending aorta and aortic arch. Next, PWV-leveling between aorta and carotid artery at older age was associated with a reduction in blood flow volume towards the brain. Furthermore, vessel wall morphology and function were associated in healthy volunteers and in patients with established atherosclerotic disease. Finally, our findings might indicate a link between atherosclerotic large vessel disease and cerebral small vessel disease in patients with established atherosclerotic disease.
Utilizing the TSCC in Therapeutic Residential Care

ABSTRACT This study evaluated the trends of reported childhood trauma found in two adolescent therapeutic residential communities (TRCs) in the rural Rocky Mountain West as measured by the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC). The participants (N = 168) involved in the study were adolescent males and females aged 12–16 who had been admitted into therapeutic residential care (TRC). Results indicated that depression, disassociation, and anger were the primary trauma symptoms with this population. Implications and recommendations per the evidence-based practice common element approach are included.
The impact of consumers’ positive online recommendations on the omnichannel webrooming experience

Purpose This purpose of this paper is to analyze how consumers’ online recommendations affect the omnichannel webrooming experience based on the internet, physical and mobile channels. Design/methodology/approach Two experimental studies are implemented. Study 1 analyzes the impact of an online review on the physical interaction with the product. Study 2 modifies the moment of receiving the online recommendation and its social tie. Findings Webrooming improves the shopping experience. Online recommendations from anonymous customers increase confidence in the product’s adequacy, although this effect depends on the moment of receiving the recommendation and the level of confidence before interacting physically with the product. Friend recommendations reinforce preferences regardless of previous online experiences. Research limitations/implications This research examines the effects of different types of online recommendations on offline shopping experiences, choice and confidence. Confidence is stressed as a key variable in omnichannel behavior. Practical implications The findings offer practical value for electronic word-of-mouth marketing, omnichannel marketing, as well as online and physical channel management. Originality/value This is one of the first studies that examine the impact of online consumer recommendations on shopping experiences combining online, mobile and physical channels. The results reveal the importance of recommendations’ source and moment of reception for determining consumers’ preferences, choice and confidence.