Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
CORRELATION OF TNF-Α EXPRESSION TO CLINICAL STADIUM IN NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA

Introduction: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most common malignancies in Indonesia with over 13.000 new cases reported yearly, especially in the male. The TNF-α serum is reported as a new biomarker to predict bone invasion, post-therapy distant metastasis, and poor life sustainability in NPC. Objective: To identify the expression of TNF-α in regards to the clinical stage of NPC. Material and methods: This is an analytic study with 126 NPC samples of patients in Haji Adam Malik General Hospital. Results: NPC mostly found in age group 41-60 years (57.1%), male (71.4%),non-keratinizing SCC (79.4%), and stage IV group (54.8%). In immunohistochemistry evaluation, most of TNF-α overexpressed in non-keratinizing SCC(68.0%), T3-T4 (50.8%), N2-N3 (62.7%) and clinical stage III-IV (69.9%). Spearman's test for categorical correlation yield a p-value of <0,001. Conclusion: There is a significant correlation between TNF-α expression and the stage of NPC.
Evaluation and Comparative Study of the Nutritional Profile and Antioxidant Potential of New Quinoa Varieties

Aims: Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is an ancient crop known for its high nutritive potential. The goal of the present work is to study the nutritional composition, identify some antinutritional factors and antioxidant compounds, and evaluate their antioxidant activity in four advanced lines of quinoa seeds obtained in experimental plots. Methodology: For this purpose, proteins, total lipids, fiber, moisture, ash and carbohydrates, as well as fatty acid composition and mineral content, were determined in whole meal flours of these advanced lines. The presence of trypsin inhibitors, saponins, nitrates, oxalates and phytate was also evaluated, as well as total phenols and antioxidant activity. Results: These new quinoa varieties have good nutritional properties, with high protein content in comparison to cereals. In this work, the analysis of proximate and mineral profile of quinoa showed that this pseudocereal has a similar profile but significantly higher than rice, a traditional cereal. Quinoa is a rich source of magnesium, iron, manganese, copper and molybdenum, which are elements that are deficient in almost all gluten-free cereals. The tests performed on the evaluated antinutrient compounds resulted within the acceptable values for human consumption. The seed extract showed a total phenol content between 43.42 ± 1.35 and 25.82 ± 1.47 mg of gallic acid equivalent/100 g dry weight (P= .05). The antioxidant activities were estimated by DPPH, β carotene and nitric oxide scavenging activity. The results of the methanolic extract were, in average, 88.95 for %DPPH, 26.56 for %β carotene, and varied between 85.82 ± 8.32 to 22.20 ± 1.80 for %NO (P= .05). Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that the new quinoa lines obtained in the central-west region of Argentina, which present agronomic advantages, are safe for human consumption and beneficial due to the content of nutrients and bioactive compounds that exert protection against many diseases.
Performance regulation of distribution systems using reference networks

It is becoming very important to be able to demonstrate and quantify the necessity and benefit of particular investment and operational decisions in electricity distribution systems, particularly in the context of service quality. Consequently, network performance, traditionally considered mainly from the network owner's perspective, is now becoming customer driven, leading to the need to include an assessment of customers' worth of supply and the benefit they derive by system investment. This concept is at the heart of performance-based regulation. However, the development requires a framework to be created that would enable strategic decisions to be determined. In the UK, this centres on the Information and Incentive Project (IIP). This was set up to strengthen the incentives with respect to delivering the quality of output. As the IIP is based on financial penalties and rewards, the overall distribution revenue is a function not only of the operating and capital costs incurred by the network owner in providing the service, but also of the quality of customer service. These new performance-based developments in regulation, including the UK IIP activities, require a framework to be created that would enable strategic decisions to be determined. This necessitates an understanding of the relationship between certain input and output parameters involved in the decision-making process which in turn requires tools for quantifying the relationship between investment and operational decisions with system performance. Such a quantitative understanding would enable a strategy to be set, subsequent to which specific designs could be implemented. At UMIST, considerable work has been carried out on the development of alternative approaches, concepts and techniques to support and facilitate the strategic decision-making process related to distribution network operation and investment expenditure. These are discussed in this article.
An empirical study of a pin fin heat exchanger in laminar and turbulent flow

Abstract : This study concentrates on the empirical characterization of a staggered array pin fin compact heat exchanger placed in a modular, rectangular wind tunnel. A full analysis of the heat transfer and pressure drop behavior was conducted on various pin-fin shapes, sizes, and configurations. The study was based on airflow over a range of low Reynolds numbers in the laminar and low turbulent flow, as well as higher turbulent flow regimes. The empirical data gathered can be used to corroborate and develop better numerical models to characterize the performance of such compact heat exchangers.
Human and Cobot Cooperation Ethics: The Process Management Concept of the Production Workplace

The competitiveness of modern companies depends today on the ability to implement digitised technologies into production processes in human-friendly ways. The aim of this paper is to analyse ethical aspects of human-cobot cooperation in industrial production and to design a process standard aimed at ensuring an ethically stable cooperative workplace. The scientific contribution of this study lies in the identification and definition of standardized parameters of the ethics of the production process in the workplace. Based on the analysis of cooperative workplaces in 250 industrial companies, a code of ethics has been defined, i.e. a process standard that determines the navigation of the design by selected optimization criteria necessary for setting up a hybrid workplace defined as human and cobot (collaborative robot) with the support of digitised technologies. In the presented results and the final discussion attention is devoted to the need to radically change the philosophy of workplace standardization in the sense of equal access to workload settings by humans and robots. In the process of standardization, it is necessary to consider the difference in the standardization of human jobs and cobot jobs: the thinking process. In modern industrial companies the need has arisen to create working standards that take into account the adaptive ability of cobots and adapt the cobots’ workflow to human needs concerning performance and productivity. The presented results include recommendations for industrial companies to develop an ethical and stable production workplace based on an adequately defined form of cooperation.
Fish Assemblage Structure in Al-Huwaizah marsh southern of Iraq after inscribed on the World Heritage List

The fish assemblage structure in Al-Huwaizah marsh, southern of Iraq was assessed. Fish samples collected monthly by different fishing means from period December 2017 to November 2018. A total of 28959 individual of fish belonging to 9 families and 19 species were collected, 11 of them of native species and 8 of alienspecies. The numerical dominance index value (D3) of the highest three abundant species comprised 74.26% of the total fish caught, included Planiliza abu (Al-Keshny) 38.2% ; Coptodon zilli (Tilapia red abdomen) 29.41% and Carassius auratus (Prussian carp) 6.65%. The total weight of fish caught 2,190,680 tan, highest weight 312,242kg achieved in July, while lowest weight 41,590 kg found in September. The weight dominance index value (D3) of the highest three species in weight recorded 1,409,973 tan of the total weight of fish caught included C. zilli(Tilapia red abdomen) 659,994 kg , S. triostegus (Jerry fresh water) 495,784 kg and O. aureus (Blue tilapia) 245,195kg.The annual rate value for diversity, richness and evenness indices amounted 1.88, 1.75 and 0.64, respectively. Some of physical and chemical properties were studied such as water temperature which ranged from 11. 5Â°C in January to 31. 02Â°C in August month, dissolved oxygen ranged from 2.24 mg/l in September to 9.9mg/l in February, salinity varied from 1. 37â€° in November to 3. 76â€° in September and pH which ranged from 7.4 in June to 8.15 in December.Jaccard Similarity Index (Ss%) was used to know the similarity degree between the monthly catch samples. Also associations between distribution of fish species and the environmental variables were quantified by using canonical correspondence analysis (CCA).
TOPSIS and Modified TOPSIS: A Comparative Analysis

Selection of an appropriate Multiple Attribute Decision Making (MADM) method for providing a solution to a given MADM problem is always challenging endeavour. The challenge is even greater for situations where for a specific MADM problem there exist multiple MADM methods with similar degree of suitability. The Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and its dominant variant the Modified TOPSIS methods are two very similar methods applicable to the same type of MADM problems. This study provides extensive simulation-based comparisons and mathematical analysis of these two popular methods in order to clarify the confusion regarding their selection for solving MADM problems.
Low-voltage and broadband Ti:LiNbO/sub 3/ modulators operating in the millimeter wavelength region

Summary form only given. In conclusion we have developed ridged Ti:LiNbO/sub 3/ optical modulators with thin buffer layers and thick coplanar waveguide (CPW) electrodes. We demonstrated that a low-voltage-type-module has a drive voltage of 3.3 V with bandwidth of 45 GHz and a broadband type-module has a bandwidth of >100 GHz with drive voltage of 5.1 V.
Assessing the potential effects of nevirapine in South African surface water on fish growth: A chronic exposure of Oreochromis mossambicus

Aquatic environments around the world have become mixtures of different types of pollutants, including pharmaceuticals. The presence of pharmaceuticals in aquatic environments has raised concerns regarding the possibility of unintended effects on aquatic animals. South Africa is currently the largest consumer of HIV antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) worldwide. Nevirapine (NVP), a first-line ARV, has been associated with serious liver toxicity in humans and has been repeatedly detected in South African surface water. We investigated the potential effect of NVP on the growth of larvae and juveniles of the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) through a chronic laboratory exposure. Larval and early juvenile stages were exposed to the highest reported environmental relevant concentration of NVP in South African surface water (1.48 μg/L) for 60 days in a static renewal system. Body mass and total length measurements were recorded and analysed for individuals aged 1, 5, 30 and 60 days. In total, 455 fish were assessed. The growth parameters of larvae exposed to NVP were not statistically significantly different (p>0.05) from those of control larvae. However, the juveniles exposed to NVP showed a slightly lower mean growth rate between the 30th and 60th day compared with the control fish. These results suggest that the concentration of NVP in South African surface water has no significant detrimental effects on fish growth during the first 2 months of their life. Further studies to investigate the effects on all life stages of fish are needed as it is evident that the growth rate of exposed fish could be affected after this stage. Significance: This study was the first to investigate the effect of an antiretroviral drug in surface water on fish growth. Chronic exposure to the highest environmentally relevant concentration of nevirapine in South African waters did not affect the growth of early life stages of Mozambique tilapia. The levels of antiretrovirals in aquatic systems should be monitored closely as their consumption is likely to increase in the future.
Spiral Galaxies

Our vision of galaxies has changed significantly since the era of large galaxy surveys like the Sloan, which gave us extensive statistics with millions of galaxies. The Hubble sequence classification described in Chapter 1 still remains very widely used but has been enriched with broad categories based on color that indicate the recent formation of stars: the red sequence of passive galaxies, consisting solely of old stars, and the blue cloud of galaxies with active star formation. Chapter 3 focused on galaxies with a dominant spheroid, which are generally found on the red sequence. One of the key questions about the evolution of galaxies that remain to be answered is to understand how a galaxy can suddenly pass from one category to another. This is a graduate-student level lecture, not a review article.
The Effect of Cleaning

These data come from a survey carried out by Thomson Laboratories and Building Use Studies for the Building Research Establishment. They show the effects of wet cleaning. Cleaning was carried out as inconspicuously as possible over a weekend in one part of an office. The mean number of symptoms refers to the average number of chronic, building‐related symptoms per person (like headaches or dry eyes, which go away again when the person leaves the building) reported by the people in the study area. The control gives the results for another part of the same office which was not cleaned. These data show that wet cleaning (like shampooing the carpets and wiping down surfaces) significantly improves levels of chronic symptoms. Remember, though, that these results are only from one building, so they need to be further verified.
PENGARUH GIRO WADIAH DAN MUDHARABAH TERHADAP PENINGKATAN LABA (SURVEY PADA PT BANK BRI SYARIAH CABANG BEKASI)

This study was conducted to examine the effect of Giro Wadiah and Mudharabah deposits on the Net Profit of BRI Syariah. Research carried out by the unit of analysis Islamic Bank BRI in Bekasi. The method used in this research is descriptive method with data collection approach. Studies conducted through Primary data is data obtained directly from the research subjects in this case PT. Bank BRI Syariah and secondary data is data obtained from the research literature. The results showed that: (1) changes in demand deposits wadiah significant effect on Net profit in Syariah BRI (2) Changes in deposits mudaraba significant effect on net profit at Syariah BRI (3) Simultaneously Mudharabah Deposits Demand deposits and significant effect on the net profit at Syariah BRI.
Effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in Pulmonary Inflammation in Asthma Induced by House Dust Mite (HDM): Dosimetry Study

Asthma is characterized by chronic inflammation in the airways. Several models have been proposed for the discovery of new therapies. Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is relatively new and effective, very low cost, with no side effects. However, there is still no consensus on the optimal dose to be used. In this sense, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the best dose in an experimental model of asthma induced by House Dust Mite (HDM). Balb/c mice received administration of 100 ug/animal HDM and LLLT applications (diode laser: 660 nm, 100 mW and four different energies 1J, 3J, 5J, and 7.5J) for 16 days. After 24 hours, we studied inflammatory, functional, and structural parameters. The results showed that LBI was able to modulate the pulmonary inflammation observed by reducing the number of cells in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (BALF) as well as reducing the percentage of neutrophils, eosinophils and T lymphocytes. On the other hand, LLLT increased the level of IL-10 and reduced levels of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 in BALF. LLLT was able to reduce the production of mucus, peribronchial eosinophils, collagen deposition, bronchoconstriction index, and bronchial and muscular thickening in the airways. We concluded that the use of LLLT in the treatment of chronic inflammation of the airways attenuated the inflammatory process and functional and structural parameters. We emphasize, in general, that the 1J and 3J laser presented better results. Thus, photobiomodulation may be considered a promising tool for the treatment of chronic pulmonary allergic inflammation observed in asthma.
Changes in cognitive functioning as an effect of complex treatment of myofascial pain in temporomandibular disorders

Introduction: Pain reduction is a benefit that comprehensive treatment of myalgic temporomandibular disorders can provide. Myalgic pain reduction is associated with a series of changes at the neurophysiological level, which are inseparably connected with psychoemotional and cognitive changes. It has not been established if the course of these changes is the same for chronic myofascial pain in temporomanibular disorders as it is for other types of chronic pain. Objectives: The present study examined changes in cognitive functioning among patients with myofascial pain before and after three months of prosthetic treatment supplemented with psychoeducational and physiotherapeutic therapy. Material and methods: Participants were 45 patients, 23 were people with painful myofascial temporomandibular disorders and 22 were people with disorders of the same type who did not complain about pain symptoms. Statistical analysis included group comparisons of verbal learning, perceptiveness, attention, verbal fluency, immediate and working memory as well as selected executive functions measured with a number of psychological tests and neuropsychological clinical trials. Results: Analyses based on two-sided dependent samples t-tests as well as the Fisher’s LSD tests conducted in the analysis of variances showed therapeutic effects, both, with reference to chosen spheres of cognitive functioning, which initially differentiated the control and research groups, as well as the ones which did not differentiate these two groups. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that cognitive functioning undergoes dynamic changes in the initial phase of treatment. Some of these changes may be specific for myofascial pain. The awareness about those changes may appear to be essential for planning therapeutic procedures and beneficial to maintain patient’s engagement in the process of treatment.
Environmental degradation problems in the Heihe River Basin, northwest China

Environmental degradation in the Heihe River Basin of arid northwestern China is discussed in the paper. Under conditions of arid climate and unreasonable human activities, the processes of overuse of water resources by people in the basin have significant effects on the different kinds of environmental degradation, which include water environmental changes, land desertification and salinization, and vegetation degeneration. Furthermore, some proposals for environmental degradation research and control in the study site are put forward.
Mobile Game Usability Practices in Arab Game Companies

The mobile game industry is expanding rapidly in the Arab world. More companies are entering the market to develop mobile games for Arabic users. As the competition is increasing among these companies, a need to develop usable Arabic mobile games has raised as well. This paper investigates the mobile game usability practices in Arab game companies. In particular, it aims at studying the perception of mobile game usability to Arab game companies along its importance and utilized methods with a focus on heuristic evaluation. The investigation is based on surveying game companies in six Arab countries. Results have shown that the majority of surveyed companies conduct usability practices at different levels of engagement. Some companies use multiple methods of usability testing in multiple stages of the lifecycle, whereas others use less method and in late stages. Moreover, it has been found that the size of the company as well as the organization (in-house or outsourced) who conducts usability testing have an impact on the perception of game usability, its importance, and the selection of methods and tools used to conduct the testing. In addition, results have shown that heuristic evaluation is not a common practice among Arab game companies.
Influence of machine-crop parameters on the threshability of sorghum

The threshing section on combine harvester or thresher machine affects grain and stalk separation performance. The present study is conducted with view to optimize important operational and crop parameters influencing the threshing of sorghum . In this research, the effects of cylinder speed with four levels (13, 17, 21 and 25 m s -1 ) , concave clearance (5, 10 and 15 mm) and feed rate (420, 500 and 590 kg h -1 ) were investigated on un-separated seed percentage , damaged seed percentage and germination. Result of ANOVA showed that cylinder speed had a significant effect on unseparated seed percentage and damaged seed percentage ( P Concave clearance created a significant effect on damaged seed percentage. Though the feed rate did not have significant effect on all adjectives, the unseparated seed percentage increased with increas ing of feed rate. The thresher efficiency and damaged seed increased with increase of cylinder speed. The increase of Concave clearance from 5 to 10 mm caused that unseparated seed weight percentage increased from 0.69% to 0.78%, and damaged seed rate decreased from 13.01% to 11.01%. Generally , the best performance for sorghum threshing was given at the 21 m s -1 cylinder speed, 10 mm Concave clearance and 590 kg h -1 feed rate. Keywords: s orghum, t hreshing quality, c ylinder thresher
Implementing an electronic records management system

Purpose – This article seeks to consider the practical implementation of an electronic records management system in the National Health Service Purchasing and Supply Agency, a UK government agency.Design/methodology/approach – It examines the four main stages from specifying and selecting the system through to post‐implementation evaluation and identifies the lessons learned within the context of the specific organisation and its record‐keeping culture.Findings – The implementation of an ERM system causes a massive cultural shift that can be made easier with the backing of senior management. However, the desired results can also be achieved with a strong team if senior management empowers the project but does not get personally involved.Originality/value – This article will give insight to those organisations that are thinking of implementing an ERM system.
DECORATED SPINDLE WHORLS FROM MIDDLE HORIZON PATARAYA

The production of cloth, even to meet a community’s most basic needs, is one of the most time-consuming activities in non-industrial societies. This would have been all the more true of the beautiful textile arts of the Andean Middle Horizon. This paper presents data on a common artifact class related to textile manufacture, spindle whorls, recovered during excavation at Pataraya, a Huari colony located along a likely trade route between the south coast and the sierra in the southern Nasca Valley. The whorls were specially made, well-crafted, and nicely decorated. They were found in a number of different contexts suggesting that spinning was an ongoing, continuous activity woven into the other daily chores, special tasks, and extraordinary events of life at Pataraya.