Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Phenobarbital as alternate anticonvulsant for organophosphate‐induced benzodiazepine‐refractory status epilepticus and neuronal injury

Organophosphates (OPs) such as diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP) and soman are lethal chemical agents that can produce seizures, refractory status epilepticus (SE), and brain damage. There are few optimal treatments for late or refractory SE. Phenobarbital is a second‐line drug for SE, usually after lorazepam, diazepam, or midazolam have failed to stop SE. Practically, 40 minutes or less is often necessary for first responders to arrive and assist in a chemical incident. However, it remains unclear whether administration of phenobarbital 40 minutes after OP intoxication is still effective. Here, we investigated the efficacy of phenobarbital treatment at 40 minutes postexposure to OP intoxication.
Soilless Media and Fertigation for Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse Production of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cv Green Long

Field experiments were conducted using different soilless media with drip fertigation at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India during spring - summer (November - May) seasons for 2 years (2004–2006) to evaluate the economic feasibility of soilless media in combination with drip fertigation levels for a cucumber variety Green Long. The effect of growth and yield with soilless media were studied on biometric and yield responses. The results of soil either alone or conjunction with soilless media were compared with drip fertigation in terms of growth and yield of the crop. There were nine different media levels and two fertigation levels with 18 treatment combination replicated twice. The treatment of peat: vermicompost: sand (T2F1) was found to have a positive influence on plant height, flower characters, and yield per hectare in greenhouse as well as open field cultivation as compared to other soilless media. The highest yield (113.89 t/ha) was registered in T2F1 (peat: vermicompost: sand) under naturally ventilated polyhouse and yield per hectare and the highest yield (96.11 t ha−1) was registered in T2F1 (peat: vermicompost: sand) in open field cultivation. A yield increase of 18.45% was observed with the cucumber grown in greenhouse under the treatment of T2F1. The benefit-cost ratio (3.43) was found to be highest for peat: vermicompost: sand with 100% drip fertigation under greenhouse.
Motivational profiles of Chinese and Filipino students: a person-centred analysis

ABSTRACT This study aims to complement existing literature on Asian students’ motivation through the adoption of person-centred approach in understanding Chinese and Filipino students’ motivational profile using self-determination theory. By means of cluster analysis, both Study 1 involving Chinese college students (N = 306) and Study 2 involving Filipino high school students (N = 893) identified four clusters: 1) high autonomous-high controlled, 2) high autonomous-low-controlled, 3) moderate autonomous-moderate controlled and 4) low autonomous-low controlled. These clusters were significantly different when compared across various outcomes. Specifically, the high autonomous-low controlled motivation and high autonomous, high controlled motivation groups demonstrated the most favourable outcomes whilst moderate autonomous-moderate controlled, and low autonomous-low controlled motivation had the least favourable outcomes. The study yielded both etic and emic findings different from western findings. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed within the cultural context in which the participants operate.
Keefektifan bahan ajar berbasis praktikum sederhana untuk menurunkan miskonsepsi siswa pada materi sistem pencernaan makanan

This study aims to determine the reduction of students' misconceptions on food digestive system material through simple practicum-based learning. Simple practicum that is carried out includes test of vitamin C content by titration of iodine and formalin test with turmeric. Simple practicum means using simple tools and materials that are easy to find and the operation is also easy. This research was conducted on high school class XI students in Bandung City as much as one class. The research method used was a weak experimental method. The sampling technique was carried out by purposive sampling. Decrease in student misconceptions in terms of the results of the pretest and posttest. After learning, a questionnaire is given to find out students' responses to simple practicum-based learning. The results of the study showed that simple practicum food test was able to reduce student misconceptions, with an average reduction in misconceptions by 72%. Students' misconceptions are seen based on the analysis of conceptual changes. Conceptual change type Pattern I is a change towards positive (understanding the concept) showing the highest percentage of 68%. The highest decrease in misconceptions was found in the concept of food substances, while the lowest decrease in misconception was found in the concept of structural and bioprocess relationships.
Evaluation of gaps in early warning mechanisms and evacuation procedures for coastal communities in Sri Lanka

Even though Sri Lanka has established Early Warning (EW) mechanisms and Evacuation Procedures (EP) for the communities affected by the coastal disasters, there are several gaps, which hinder effective mechanisms in operation of disaster management practices. These gaps affect both the vulnerable communities and relevant authorities involved in the Disaster Management sector. This paper aims to identify and evaluate those gaps while providing adequate solutions. ,For that, questionnaire surveys were carried out with a sample size of 217 via an online survey (117) among the urban level and interviews and telephone interviews (100) with the village level coastal communities. Data analysis was carried out using statistical analysis of questionnaire surveys and grounded theory was used for in-depth qualitative study. ,Primary and secondary data obtained from the surveys were categorized under five themes, namely, response to early warning systems, evacuation routes, shelters, drills and training, effect of having a family vehicle, relatives and domestic animals, evacuation of people with special needs and cooperation with local government units. This paper analyses these themes in detail. ,While critically evaluating the gaps in existing early warning mechanisms and evacuation procedures, this paper identifies correlations between some of the gaps and recommendations as well. Input from the international academics were also obtained at different forums and have strengthen the findings to overcome the barriers, which hinder successful mechanisms.
Robust optimisation for ripple effect on reverse supply chain: an industrial case study

This study examines the ripple effect on the system performance of the reverse supply chain (RSC) network and introduces a robust optimisation model for designing strong RSC networks to cope with the uncertainties caused by the ripple effect. In this manner, to the best knowledge of authors, a robust optimisation model for RSC design against the ripple effect in the context of green principles is formulated for the first time. That being the case, the study aims to provide remarkable managerial insights thanks to the developed robust optimisation model by adopting a proactive strategy before a long-term disruption occurs in the network. To this end, the robust optimisation model is applied to an industrial case study from an enterprise disassembling the household appliance. The scope of the case study is limited to the enterprise's recycling activities in the northern region of Turkey which is a potential landslide site due to the heavy rainfall. Computational experiments are performed through a set of scenarios regarding the different weight uncertainty values to reveal the changes in objective function value and decision variables. Based on the results, whilst the computationally tractable robust solutions are obtained; the price of robustness is higher than expected to protect the constraints against violation when the probability of constraint violation equals 0.01.
Effect of bhringraj (Eclipta alba) herb on in vitro fermentation characteristics of bajra straw and bajra straw-based complete feed

An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of Bhringraj (Eclipta alba) herb supplementation to bajra straw @ 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4% kg−1 dry matter substrate on degradability of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM) and neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and total gas production (TGP) using goat rumen liquor. Significant improvement in nutrient degradability of DM, OM and NDF in bajra straw and TGP production was observed due to Bhringraj supplementation with maximum values at 3% kg−1 DM. Another in vitro trial was performed to evaluate the effect of 3% Bhringraj kg−1 DM on rumen fermentation characteristics in complete feed having bajra straw and concentrate mixture in 60:40 ratio. The treatment significantly improved nutrient degradability (DM, OM and NDF), TGP, total rumen nitrogen and TVFA in comparison to control. Addition of Bhringraj in complete feed did not alter rumen pH, however there was significant decrease in rumen ammonia-nitrogen in herb supplemented complete feed.
The Acute Effect of Static Stretch Alone and in Combination with Dynamic Exercise on Some Functional Indices in Athletes with and without Hamstring Tightness

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the acute effects of static stretch alone and in combination with plyometric exercises on some functional indices in athletes with and without hamstring tightness. Methods: For this controlled laboratory study, 20 female athletes with hamstring tightness and 15 female athletes with normal hamstring participated voluntarily in static stretching exercises or stretching in combination with plyometric exercises in two consecutive days after warm up, with a random stretching order. The maximum voluntary hamstring isometric strength, maximal vertical jump, and Y balance test were also measured. Results: The results indicated that both static stretching and stretching in combination with plyometric exercises may affect balance more adversely in athletes with hamstring tightness. Both types of stretching programs may also cause adverse effects on balance, muscle strength, and maximal vertical jump (P <0.05). Conclusion: According to the results, the level of balance of individuals with hamstring tightness may be affected more adversely through static stretching exercises. Thus, we suggest that the static stretch should not be prescribed for athletes with hamstring tightness at the warm up of training sessions.
How Does the Air‐Sea Coupling Frequency Affect Convection During the MJO Passage?

The importance of air‐sea coupling in the simulation and prediction of the Madden‐Julian Oscillation (MJO) has been well established. However, it remains unclear how air‐sea coupling modulates the convection and related oceanic features on the subdaily scale. Based on a regional cloud‐permitting coupled model, we evaluated the impact of the air‐sea coupling on the convection during the convectively active phase of the MJO by varying the coupling frequency. The model successfully reproduced the atmospheric and oceanic variations observed by satellite and in situ measurements but with some quantitative biases. According to the sensitivity experiments, we found that stronger convection was mainly caused by the higher sea surface temperatures (SSTs) generated in high‐frequency coupled experiments, especially when the coupling frequency was 1 hr or shorter. A lower coupling frequency would generate the phase lags in the diurnal cycle of SST and related turbulent heat fluxes. Our analyses further demonstrated that the phase‐lagged diurnal cycle of SST suppressed deep convection through a decrease in daytime moistening in the lower troposphere. Meanwhile, in the upper ocean, the high‐frequency air‐sea coupling helped maintain the shallower mixed and isothermal layers by diurnal heating and cooling at the sea surface, which led to a higher mean SST. In contrast, the low‐frequency coupled experiments underestimated the SST and therefore convective activities. Overall, our results demonstrated that high‐frequency air‐sea coupling (1 hr or shorter) could improve the reproducibility of the intensity and temporal variation in both diurnal convection and upper ocean processes.
Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy: Evolution and Adaptation

Partial table of contents: EVOLUTION AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Evolution and Variation. Neurons and Sensory Receptors. The Vertebrate Central Nervous System. Theories of Brain Evolution. THE SPINAL CORD AND HINDBRAIN. The Spinal Cord. Sensory Cranial Nerves. Motor Cranial Nerves. The Reticular Formation. The Cerebellum. THE MIDBRAIN. Overview of the Midbrain. Isthmus. Tegmentum and Tori. Optic Tectum. THE FOREBRAIN: DIENCEPHALON. Overview of the Forebrain. Epithalamus. Dorsal Thalamus. THE FOREBRAIN: TELENCEPHALON. Striatum. Dorsal Pallium. Visual Forebrain in Amniotes. Limbic Telencephalon. CONCLUSION. Evolution of the Brain in Vertebrates. Appendix. Glossary. Index.
Evaluation of fungicidal and fungistatic activity of plant essential oils towards plant pathogenic and saprophytic fungi.

The contact and vapor effects of essential oils from different plants were studied in vitro for fungicidal and fungistatic activity towards different Basidiomycete, Ascomycete, Zygomycete and Oomycete taxa. Of nine essential oils tested, most were fungicidal at very low concentrations to most of the fungi. Hyphae were more sensitive than spores to the formulations. The essential oils citral, β-citronellol, geraniol and oil of lavender, at 1 μL mL -1 medium or 12 μL L -1 of air, inhibited growth and germination in the fungal species examined. Different species of fungal genera reacted differently to the formulations. Some of the formulations were fungistatic to spore germination.
Impacts of corporate social responsibility toward employees on employee motivation in enterprises: A case study in Vietnam

Article history: Received: February 16, 2020 Received in revised format: March 27 2020 Accepted: March 29, 2020 Available online: March 30, 2020 The research aims to test the impact of corporate social responsibility toward employees on employee motivation in Vietnamese businesses. Based on 804 samples, results show that, besides the factors of opportunistic behavior, all factors of trust and social responsibility had positive impacts on employee motivation. In particular, the trust has the largest level of influence. The study also pointed out the opposite effect of the trust and social responsibility factors of enterprises toward employees on opportunistic behavior in enterprises. The authors propose a number of recommendations to increase employee motivation in businesses in emerging economies, including Vietnam. © 2020 by the authors; licensee Growing Science, Canada
Transcriptional poising prior to the midblastula transition underlies dorsal cell fate specification by the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway

Following fertilization in many multicellular organisms, zygotic transcription is suppressed for several hours and cell divisions, until a major embryonic transition termed the midblastula transition (MBT). Nevertheless, steps critical for later patterning of the embryo occur during this early stage. To address this question, we have optimized the chromatin immunoprecipitation technique to allow the investigation of pre-MBT chromatin architecture. We find that, in the context of transcriptional quiescence before the MBT in Xenopus, Wnt signaling through β-catenin primes dorsal gene expression by establishing transcriptionally poised chromatin architecture at target promoters. This is later resolved into active gene expression following the large-scale activation of zygotic transcription at the MBT. During pre-MBT dorsal specification, β-catenin interacts with a histone H3 methyltransferase activity that targets arginine 8 (R8). Recruitment of the arginine methyltransferase Prmt2 to β-catenin target promoters is necessary and sufficient to establish the dorsal developmental program, indicating that Prmt2-mediated histone H3R8 methylation plays a critical role downstream of β-catenin in establishing poised chromatin architecture and marking key organizer genes for later expression. This work demonstrates a mechanism whereby a signal transduction pathway can establish poised chromatin architecture at target genes, which could have implications for the regulation of gene regulatory networks during development. Additionally, our results suggest the possibility that transcriptional poising plays a broader role in maintaining zygotic genome silencing before the MBT. Degree Type Dissertation Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Graduate Group Cell & Molecular Biology First Advisor Peter S. Klein
Improvement of Self-regulation to Reduce Externalizing Behavior Problems in Juvenile Prisoners

Externalizing behavior problems (EBP) are harmful actions that may distract or harm other people, which includes disobedience, aggression, hyperactivity, impulsive behavior, disruptive behavior, rule violation, and property damage. One of the factors to reduce the EBP is the ability to perform self-regulation. This skill relates to the individual response according to the situational context. This study aims at finding out the effect of selfregulation improvement towards the EBP of juvenile prisoners. The subject of this study were twenty juvenile prisoners (age range 12-18 years old) in two groups, namely experimental and control groups. The experimental group received a self-regulation group therapy to increase the subject’s self regulation, while the control group did not go through the treatment. This study applied the Youth Report Form (YRF) and Adolescent Self Regulation Inventory (ASRI-A) scales. The data analysis used a non-parametric type, namely Mann Whitney, Wilcoxon, and Kendall Correlation tests. The result of the study shows there is a negative effect of self-regulation towards the EBP of juvenile prisoners.
Co-infection and induction of systemic acquired resistance by weakly and highly virulent isolates ofLeptosphaeria maculansin oilseed rape

Abstract The interaction between highly virulent (HV) and weakly virulent (WV) isolates of Leptosphaeria maculans on oilseed rape leaves was examined. In the growth room, leaves of the susceptible cultivar Westar were inoculated with HV and WV isolates together, a HV isolate followed, up to 6 days later, by a WV isolate, or a WV isolate followed, up to 6 days later, by a HV isolate. Both the HV and WV types were detected by PCR in lesions produced by all of these co-inoculations. Isolates from these lesions also yielded colonies of both types. The size of lesions produced by the HV type was reduced if the WV type was introduced at the same time as the HV type. Inoculation with the WV type less than 48h after the HV type also significantly reduced lesion diameter caused by the HV type, but no reduction in lesion size occurred if the WV type was added 64h or later after the HV type. Lesions caused by inoculation with the WV type followed by the HV type were also significantly smaller than those caused by the HV type alone. Maximum reduction in the size of the lesion occurred when the HV type was inoculated 24h or later after the WV type. Inoculation of the second true leaf with the WV type significantly reduced the size of lesions produced by the HV type elsewhere on the same leaf, on neighbouring leaves, and in the stem. We conclude that the WV type can coinfect and coexist with the HV type within a single lesion in leaves and inoculation of the WV type can induce systemic acquired resistance (SAR) in oilseed rape to the HV type. This is the first report of SAR in oilseed rape.
Enzootic Stability of Bovine Babesiosis at Puerto Berrio Region, Colombia

En Colombia, la industria ganadera representa el tercer renglon de importancia economica despues de la explotacion petrolera y la agricultura. Este recurso economico se encuentra afectado por enfermedades hemoparasitarias como la babesiosis bovina. Su transmision se encuentra determinada por la relacion vector-parasito- hospedador y esta condicionada por factores bioticos y abioticos. El estado de equilibrio entre el proceso infeccioso y la adquisicion de inmunidad por parte de los hospedadores bovinos es conocido como estabilidad enzootica. Para la determinacion de la estabilidad enzootica en la babesiosis bovina se ha utilizado como indicador anticuerpos tipo IgG especificos para cada especie de Babesia en bovinos entre 3 y 9 meses de edad. Asi, una zona es estable para babesiosis cuando al menos 75% de los bovinos entre 3 y 9 meses de edad son serorreactivos para Babesia spp. Se diseno un estudio descriptivo prospectivo de corte transversal, con una n de 282 bovinos, para evaluar el nivel de estabilidad enzootica en nueve hatos ganaderos de la region de Puerto Berrio, a traves de un muestreo probabilistico aleatorio simple, estratificado por genero y pareado por edad. Se utilizo la tecnica de inmunofluorescencia indirecta (IFI) para la deteccion de anticuerpos tipo IgG especificos contra Babesia bovis y Babesia bigemina. Se obtuvo un nivel de serorreactividad por hato para B. bovis superior al 75% en la poblacion estudiada en cuatro de los nueve hatos. En los hatos con estabilidad enzootica se encontro una relacion positiva entre la frecuencia del tratamiento garrapaticida y la serorreactividad. En particular, cuando la frecuencia de banos es de 90 dias o mas, el nivel de serorreactividad es el doble frente a la frecuencia de banos de 60 dias o menos.
Job satisfaction: Servers of Regional Hospital Gurupi — Tocantins

The investigative balance of this research comprised the macro theme of satisfaction in the work of employees who work directly in the health care team. The cozy locus was the Regional Hospital of Gurupi (RHG), located in the south of the state of the Tocantins, from which we seek to identify and analyze the level of work satisfaction of the professionals who make up the functional staff of the unit. Methodologically, it is configured in a case study of the exploratory-descriptive type, with a qualitative and quantitative approach, whose data collection was performed from March to June 2018 with 160 servers crowded in the referenced unit and selected by simple random sampling. A structured questionnaire was used as a data collection instrument, made available through the “FormSus” web platform, composed of 15 objective questions and 2 open questions, divided into 4 sections, namely: Section A - Data collection sociodemographic; Section B - Professional data; Section C - Work Satisfaction Scale; Section D - Interference of Satisfaction in the services provided. In the analytical stage of the collected data, the descriptive statistic (mean) method was used in sections A and B of the questionnaire, section C was analyzed following the guidance of Siqueira (2008) establishing the means of the scores in each dimension, and for section D qualitative analysis of the participants’ statements in conjunction with the theories previously addressed was used. The results indicated that the servers surveyed are generally dissatisfied with the performance of their tasks, with existing relationships, with the salary received and with the policies of encouraging employees of the unit. With the constant movement in search of excellence in providing health care with quality and safety, it is necessary to keep servers satisfied, fulfilling the mission of the state and public management that is to meet with excellence to social demands.