Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Phytochemical studies of the endangered tree, Saraca asoca

Saraca asoca (Roxb.) De Wilde. is an endangered medicinal tree that has immense medicinal importance. Six accessions of S. asoca were analyzed for phytochemicals to identify the accessions with the highest content of medicinal compounds and to characterize two pharmaceutically important compounds. The chloroform and ethanol extracts of bark and the ethanol and chloroform extracts of flowers of the accessions were qualitatively tested for secondary metabolites. Total phenolics and flavonoids were also estimated to select the accessions with the highest content, which was further investigated by a sensitive and reliable high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for the pharmacologically important quercetin and catechin. The accession, Sa-O, identified based on the results of phytochemical analysis incidentally is the fifty-year-old ornamental tree on the University campus, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
Profile of injuries among sitting volleyball players with disabilities in Rwanda

Background: Sports injuries are some of the risk of paralympics sport. Injuries are somewhat high compared with injury rates in able-bodied athletes. Injuries might have an impact on the participation and future health. It is paramount to investigate sports specific injuries to eliminate associated risks.Aim: To identify patterns of injuries among sitting volleyball players in Rwanda.Methods: A prospective quantitative study was conducted among 158 sitting volleyball players competing in the 2013-2014 season. The research team composed by physiotherapists used the data collection process following the consensus on injury definitions and data collection procedures. The ethical clearance and permission were obtained from relevant bodies. ANOVA or the Mann–Whitney U-test were used for continuous variables while Chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests were used for categorical variables.Results: All the 158 players aged 25±6 years participated in the study; with male predominance (66.5%). Fifty-eight players (37%) sustained at least one injury. Nearly half of injuries (n=43) were mild, consistent for both male and female. There was no statistical difference in the patterns of injuries comparing male and female participants.Conclusion: Sitting volleyball players with disability in Rwanda sustained a high prevalence of injuries. The fingers, hands and wrists were the most injured body parts. However, the health and integrative advantages should outweigh the risk of adverse effects associated with participation in sports such as injuries.Keywords: Sitting volleyball, People with disabilities (PWDs), Injury
Point-of-care testing for C-reactive protein in acute cough presentations

Acute cough is one of the most common illnesses in the UK with an estimated 48 million cases per annum. The majority of these presentations are thought to be of viral aetiology and self-limiting in nature, yet some studies report antibiotic prescription rates of approximately 65% in the UK. Clincians' decision-making process can be influenced by both patient expectations and difficulty in differentiating between viral and bacterial aetiologies by clinical examination alone. Despite warnings about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from the World Health Organization, clinicians in the UK continue to have high prescription rates for acute cough presentations in comparison to other developed health care systems. This article will consider the feasibility, efficacy, benefits and limitations of using point-of-care testing (POCT) of C-reactive protein (CRP) within primary care in the United Kingdom to help inform management of acute cough.
Social Competition , Psychopathology and the ( Physiological ) Developmental Trauma . A Narrative Review

The chapter considers the human individual in his BrainMind functioning within the interaction of two vertices, that of the development and that of the motivational/emotional systems. Particular attention is paid to the evolutionary period of adolescence, which constitutes above all for the human species, a real transit to a new hormonal, cerebral, cognitive and emotional organization and at the same time to new relational contests. This transit is therefore characterized, as shown, by a potential (physiological) trauma that makes the adolescent a subject particularly exposed to the difficulty of integrating the multiplicity of motivational/emotional systems in connection to brain, cognitive and emotional development and therefore with the adaptive expectations required by the culture of belonging. The consequence of this complex multifactorial dynamic is a relative vulnerability to psychopathology and to the determination of additive behaviors both from substances and without substances.
Prevalence of Haemoparasites of Sheep and Goats Slaughtered in Bauchi Abattoir

Blood samples were collected from about 200 animals 100 each of sheep and goats slaughtered at the abattoir were randomly sampled between July and December, 2011. The breeds of sheep sampled were the Yankasa, Balami and Uda while the Kano brown and Sokoto red were the breeds of goats sampled in this study. The result shows that Anaplasmaovisis the most prevalent haemoparasite in both sheep and goat. The relatively high incidence of the haemoparasite could be attributed to the favorable environment conditions for the survival and proliferation of the arthropod vector responsible for their transmission. The relatively very low prevalence of Babesiaovisobserved in this study could probably be due to the fact that animals that recovered from Babesiosis become immune to re-infection. The result of this study clearly indicates that heamoparasitic infections are common in the small ruminants kept by the animal owners (pastoralists) in the area of study. It was evident that the effect of the haemoparasites on the packed cell volume (PCV) of the infected animals shows significant decrease in the mean PCV values of the infected animals when compared to the uninfected animals. There is need for an appropriate treatment against these parasites in infected animals. This when carried out will improve the living standard of the owners since these animals have great economic potentials due to their high fertility and early maturity. Include parcentages of parasites observed.
Cumulative Impact Factor: 45.01 A BRIEF ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN TRADE POLICIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA FROM 1980 – 2010

The perennial problem facing Nigeria foreign trade policies is not unconnected with the inappropriate application of policy framework that will alleviate the current economic downswing in the country’s trade volume.This research work therefore will seek to identify the effect of Nigerian foreign trade policies on her economic development.The researcher adopted an experimental survey design; the frequency table was used for presentation of time series secondary data collected from CBN bulletin, a simple regression analysis was used as a statistical tool to test the hypothesis.The Hecksher-OhlinSamuelson neoclassical factor endowment trade theory and traditional flow model of exchange rate was used to analyze the foreign trade policies approach of Nigeria. The finding of the study reveals that import/export policies, exchange rate policies are effective tools for economic development because it will help the country to engage in trading of commodities in which they have comparative advantage.
Prevalence of Metallo-beta-lactamase Production in Imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas in Tertiary Care Center at Kota Region

Introduction: Pseudomonas spp. is common cause of nosocomial infection. Metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) production is an important cause of antimicrobial drug resistance in Pseudomonas. Determination of their prevalence is essential to form an effective antibiotic policy and for prevention of their spread in hospital and community. Objective: To detect the prevalence of MBL production in imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas isolated from different clinical samples and their antibiotic sensitivity profile. Methods: Pseudomonas isolates from various clinical samples were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. Imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas isolates were further processed for MBL detection by combined disc synergy test (CDST) and double disc synergy test (DDST) with imipenem. Result: Among 7493 processed clinical specimens, 202 Pseudomonas spp. were isolated. Of these, a total of 73 Pseudomonas spp. was found resistant to imipenem. 69 (94.52%) imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas isolates were positive for MBL by CDSTimipenem-EDTA (CDST-IPM) method, whereas 65 (89.04%) were positive by DDST-IPM method, respectively. MBL positive Pseudomonas was most prevalent in pus (36.23%). MBL-producing Pseudomonas was most susceptible to piperacillintazobactam combination (43.48%). All MBL-producing Pseudomonas isolates were resistant to ceftriaxone. Conclusion: MBL-producing Pseudomonas was highly prevalent in Kota region, which is one of the major causes of resistance to imipenem and other antimicrobial agents. There is a requirement of regular surveillance and strict antibiotic policy to fight against these multi-drug resistant pathogens.
Role of phospholipase C in banana in response to anthracnose infection

Abstract Phospholipase C (PLC) plays an important role in plant immunity, and anthracnose caused by the Colletotrichum species is a common postharvest disease of the banana fruit. This study aims to evaluate the role of PLC in anthrax resistance in banana. The experimental group of banana samples was treated with a banana anthracnose conidia suspension, and the control group was treated with distilled water. After inoculation, the groups were sprayed with ethephon, and indicators, such as hardness and conductivity changes; PLC activity, 1,2‐diacylglycerol (DAG) and phosphatidic acid (PA)content; and MaPLC‐1and MaPLC‐2 expression levels, were assessed at 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 days. Moreover, the expression levels of MaPLC‐1 and MaPLC‐2 were detected in various tissues. The hardness of banana fruits in the experimental group decreased faster than that in the control group. Furthermore, the conductivity was higher in the experimental group than in the control group. Regarding PLC activity, DAG, and PA content, bananas in the experimental group showed higher activities than those in the control group. Moreover, relatively higher expression of PLC mRNA was detected in anthracnose‐inoculated tissues. The evaluation of MaPLC‐1 and MaPLC‐2 expression levels showed that the mature peel had the highest MaPLC‐1 expression level. However, the MaPLC‐2 gene was expressed at relatively low levels in the fruit and at relatively high levels in the flower organs. PLC might play a role in fruit ripening in response to anthracnose resistance.
Studies On Apple Seed Germination And Survival Of Seedlings As Affected By Gibberellic Acid Under Cold Arid Conditions.

Ladakh, the land between earth and sky, is known for its remoteness, difficult terrain and short agriculture season. Nearly 50% of its total land lies between 16500 and 19500 feet above mean sea level. It is virtually unfit for human life and vegetation. The experiment was undertaken with an objective to investigate the effect of various concentrations of plant growth regulator (GA3)) under cold arid conditions to standardize the procedure for seed germination of Apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) so as to increase the dearth of apple seedling plants which can easily acclimatize under these tough conditions with better survival for maximum benefit to nursery growers and orchardists. One of the effects of cold arid conditions is the reduction in seed germination, seedling establishment (survival) and seedling growth but research reveals that pretreatment with growth regulators improves some aspects of seed germination and seedling establishment. Hence to investigate the effect of pretreatment with Gibberellic acid on the seed germination and survival of apple seedlings as well as to standardize the technique under cold arid conditions, the experiment was conducted in Horticulture research field of High Mountain Agriculture Research Institute Leh, Ladakh India. The study clearly indicated that apple seed treated with GA3 500 ppm for 40 hours gave best response regarding seed germination, better growth of seedlings and survival of saplings.
FUMARIA PARVIFLORA- A REVIEW

The preliminary phytochemical analysis of Fumaria parviflora revealed the presence of flavonoids, glycosides, tannins, saponins, steroids, triterpenoids, phenols, alkaloids and anthraquinones. The pharmacological studies showed that Fumaria parviflora possess hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, prokinetic, laxative, dermatological, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, reproductive, anticholinesterase and smooth muscle relaxant effects. This review will highlight the chemical constituents and the pharmacological effects of Fumaria parviflora.
Mixed-Cation Mixed-Metal Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications: A Theoretical Study

Perovskite solar cells based on multiple cations have shown excellent optoelectronic properties with high power conversion efficiency. Herein, the structural, electronic, and optical properties of mixed-cation mixed-metal perovskites MA1–xCsxPb0.25Sn0. 75I3 were studied by employing the first-principles calculations for the first time. Our calculated results reveal that these perovskite materials possess direct band gaps in the range of 1.0–1.3 eV. Moreover, these compounds show excellent photovoltaic performance in terms of strong optical absorption coefficients compared with MAPbI3. Particularly, they also exhibit good structural stability and decrement of lead content. These results demonstrated that mixed-cation mixed-metal perovskites may be potential candidates for high-efficiency light-absorbing materials.
Antibiotic resistance pattern of Acinetobacter baumannii from burns patients: increase in prevalence of blaOXA-24-like and blaOXA-58-like genes

Background and Objectives: Notwithstanding the increased prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii drug-resistant isolates, treatment options are progressively limiting. This study aims to provide a recent report on antibiotic susceptibility in burn wound isolates of A. baumannii, and the importance of OXA beta-lactamases in carbapenem resistance. Materials and Methods: The susceptibility levels to different antimicrobial categories were determined among 84 A. baumannii isolates from burn wound infection between 2016 and 2018. Multiplex PCR was used to detect OXA beta-lactamases genes, including blaOXA-51, blaOXA-23, blaOXA-24 and blaOXA-58. ISAba-1 association with blaOXA-51, blaOXA-23 and blaOXA-58 was detected by PCR mapping. Results: All the isolates were determined as multidrug-resistant (MDR) and 69% as extensively drug-resistant (XDR). Different carbapenems MIC ranges (MIC50 and MIC90) were observed among the isolates harboring blaOXA-like genes and isolates with the OXA-24-like enzyme showed higher carbapenems MIC ranges. The prevalence of blaOXA-51-like, blaOXA-23-like, blaOXA-24-like and blaOXA-58-like were 100%, 53.57%, 41.66% and 30.95%, respectively. ISAba-1 insertion sequence was found to be upstream to blaOXA-23-like and blaOXA-58-like genes in 23 out of 45 (71.1%) blaOXA-23-like-positive and 4 out of 23 (15.3) blaOXA-58-like-positive isolates, respectively. Conclusion: Resistance to carbapenems as the last resort for treatment of A. baumannii infections is growing. This study, for the first time in Iran, has observed the increased frequency of blaOXA-24-like and blaOXA-58-like genes and found an association between ISAba-1 and blaOXA-58-like gene, which signifies the possible risk of increased diversity in OXA beta-lactamases and growth in carbapenem resistance.
An enzyme in disguise

The enzyme carbonic anhydrase binds its zinc ion by three histidine residues in a similar manner to the way copper is bound to nitrite reductase. This remote similarity has now been shown to be real [Andring et al. (2020). IUCrJ, 7, 287–293]. A carbonic anhydrase with two bound copper ions is also a nitrite reductase.
Dietary Nitrate Supplementation: Dose-Response Relationships and Effects on Intermittent Exercise Performance

Dietary supplementation with inorganic nitrate (NO3 ) has been shown to lower the oxygen (O2) cost of submaximal exercise and to improve performance during continuous endurance exercise. The objectives of this thesis were: 1) to improve understanding of the supplementation procedures in which NO3 is most likely to benefit exercise physiology and performance, and 2) to explore the ergogenic potential of dietary NO3 in intermittent exercise. Recreationally-active adult participants volunteered to participate in the original investigations presented in this thesis. These participants underwent various oral NO3 supplementation regimes and subsequently provided venous blood samples for the determination of plasma nitrate concentration ([NO3 ]) and plasma nitrite concentration ([NO2 ]), and completed different exercise tests to assess the potential for NO3 supplementation to improve physiological responses during exercise and exercise performance. Chapter 4: Following the ingestion of 70, 140 and 280 mL concentrated NO3 -rich beetroot juice (BR: containing 4.2, 8.4 and 16.8 mmol NO3 , respectively) plasma [NO2 ] increased dose-dependently, with peak changes occurring at ~2-3 h post ingestion. The O2 cost of submaximal exercise and exercise tolerance were also influenced dose-dependently 2.5 h post acute BR ingestion when compared to a NO3 -depleted placebo (PL). Specifically, 8.4 mmol and 16.8 mmol lowered the O2 cost of moderate-intensity exercise by 1.7% (P = 0.06) and 3.0% (P < 0.05), respectively. Exercise tolerance during severe-intensity exercise was significantly improved after ingestion of 8.4 mmol (+14%; P < 0.05), with no further improvement evident following ingestion of 16.8 mmol (+12%; P < 0.05). 4.2 mmol NO3 did not significantly lower the O2 cost of submaximal exercise or improve exercise tolerance. Chapter 5: Plasma [NO2 ] was dose-dependently elevated 2 h and after 7 days and ~4 weeks of supplementation with 3 mmol and 6 mmol NO3 . Compared to pre-supplementation baseline, and PL, moderate-intensity exercise O2 uptake ( O2) was not lowered with a low dose of dietary NO3 (3 mmol NO3 ) acutely (2 h) or after ingesting it daily up to ~4 weeks. In contrast, ingestion of 6 mmol NO3 significantly lowered submaximal exercise O2 by 3% after 2 h (P = 0.06), 7 days and ~4 weeks (both P < 0.05) of supplementation. Another interesting observation was that the reduction in submaximal exercise O2 after ~4 weeks of supplementation with 6 mmol NO3 was preserved 24 h after consumption of the final NO3 dose despite plasma [NO2 ] having returned to baseline. Chapter 6: In recreational team sport players, 28 mmol dietary NO3 administered over ~30 h improved performance in the Yo-Yo
Health Problems Among Workers Who Recycle Electronic Waste in Southern Thailand

Objectives This study evaluated the prevalence of adverse health effects among recycling facility workers, and described their socioeconomic situation, health symptoms and work characteristics. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted by interviewing 71 workers in 20 electronic waste (e-waste) recycling facilities in southern Thailand. Data were collected by questionnaire. Risk factors were evaluated using multiple logistic regression analysis. Results Recycling facility workers with blurred vision were significantly associated with being male (p = 0.035), over 40 years old (p = 0.020), and having ≤ secondary school education (p = 0.017). Rash/itching was associated with being male (p = 0.011), over 40 years (p = 0.018), having ≤ secondary school education (p = 0.012). not using a cloth mask (p = 0.019), not using gloves (p = 0.028), not washing hands before lunch (p = 0.005), not cleaning clothes daily (p = 0.025), and not having established ventilation systems in the place of work (p = 0.018). Hand-and-feet numbness were associated with being male (p = 0.025), and being over 40 years (p = 0.023). Headaches were associated with being male (p = 0.028). Conclusion Personal hygiene is important for this occupational group, and it should be emphasized in education programs.
A Symmetric Paired Shipment Algorithm with Concert Agreement for Distributed Hash Space in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks

: Vehicles participating in the mobile network may host different number of virtual servers and they are enable to balance their load in the reallocation of different vehicles. Most decentralized load blancing algorithms designed for adhoc networks based on their virtual servers requires the vehicle to be asymmetric, where as some serve as the rendezvous vehicle to pair virtual servers and participating peers, there by introducing another load balancing problem. While symmetric load balancing algorithms, introduce significant algorithmic overheads and guarantee no throughput and performance metrics. In this paper, A Novel Symmetric load balancing algorithm for adhoc network is resented by having the participating vehicles to approximate the system with global index. Each vehicle independently reallocates in our proposal its locally hosted virtual servers by advertising and inquiring the global index based on their current location. Unlike competitive algorithms, our proposal exhibits performance guarantees in terms of throughput, security and load balance factor and the algorithmic convergence rate and introduces no load imbalance problem due to the algorithmic workload. Through NS2 Simulation we show that our proposed work outperforms existing algorithms in terms of load balancing in vehicular adhoc network with a comparable movement cost.
PT19_OA_Heber 5

Background: The study was conducted to understand the clinical algorithm of intracranial meningioma. Correlation was done by clinical presentation with radiological features and histopathology . The stress upon to understand the necessity for a team-approach between Clinician, Radiologist and Pathologist and vice versa is emphasised. Aim: To correlate histopathology of intracranial brain tumours with the Radiological features. Methods: This is a retrospective study ofintracranial brain tumours, diagnosed by histopathology as various types of meningioma. All the relevant clinical data of the patients were searched from the ward records. The various Radiological features were collected. Results: The total number of intracranial brain tumours studied at during the 5 years period was 51 cases among which 25 cases were diagnosed by histopathology as various types of meningioma conclusively . Spectroscopy provides molecular information with regard to meningiomas and potentially aid in biopsy planning. Surgical resections were done as follows: 17 cases resected as Simpson Grade 1, 3 cases resected as Simpson Grade 2, and 2 cases resected as Simpson grade 3. Venous thromboembolism was seen in 1 patient . Seven patients underwent Stereotactic radiosurgery, among which four patients attended SRS after surgery. Conclusion: The Simpsongrading of resection of meningioma correlated the degree of surgical resection completeness with symptomatic recurrence. Stereotactic radiosurgery is a safe and effective treatment for benign intracranial meningiomas with or without surgical resection. Intracranial meningioma needs correlation between Radiologist, Pathologist and Clinician.