Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Aerobic cometabolism of chloroform by butane and propane grown microorganisms from the Hanford subsurface

approved: Lew Semprini Batch microcosm studies were carried out to screen for microorganisms from the subsurface of Hanford DOE site that could cometabolically transform chloroform (CF) under aerobic conditions. The potential need for CF bioremediation at the Hanford site has resulted from the large release of carbon tetrachloride (CT) to the subsurface, of which a fraction anaerobically transformed to CF. Potential cometabolic substrates were screened for their ability to promote aerobic cometabolism of CF. The potential cometabolic substrates tested were isoprene, propene, octane, ammonia, methane, propane, and butane. Microcosms were constructed with 125 ml batch serum bottles filled with 25 g of aquifer solids, 50 ml of synthetic groundwater, and 60 ml of headspace air. Consumption of methane, butane, propane, and propene was slow, while the consumption of ammonia was very slow. Microorganisms stimulated on propene and octane showed no ability to transform CF. Limited CF was transformed in microcosms stimulated on ammonia and methane. Over 90 °,/0 transformation of CF was observed in microcosms stimulated on either butane or propane during the initial incubation. Redacted for Privacy Successive addition studies with methane, propane, and butane microcosms were conducted, because these substrates showed the most potential for driving CF cometabolism. The studies indicated that the most effective CF transformation was achieved by butane-utilizers. CF transformation was correlated with the consumption of the primary substrate. Propaneand butane-utilizers grown in the absence of CF showed transformation yields 3 times greater than those grown in the presence of CF. In butane fed microcosms, CF transformation was linked with butane and oxygen consumption, indicating that an oxygenase enzyme of the butane-utilizers was likely responsible for CF transformation. The butane-utilizers showed no ability to transform CT, which also suggests the possibility of CF transformation by an oxygenase enzyme. In butane microcosms, complete transformation of 55 pg of CF (1200 tg/L of CF in aqueous solution) was observed. The maximum transformation yield of 0.03 g CF transformed/ g substrates consumed was achieved by the butane-utilizers. A stoichiometric amount of chloride was released to solution from CF during CF transformation, indicating that complete dehalogenation of CF was achieved by butane-utilizers. In our knowledge, these were the first observations, demonstrating butane as a cometabolic substrate for CF
Effect of telmisartan on hypertensive dementia patients: an observational study

Background: This was a prospective observational study done to observe the effects of telmisartan on cognitive function in hypertensive dementia patients.Methods: The study included new diagnosed hypertensive and normotensive dementia patients. Patients comprised of four groups; hypertensive dementia patients taking telmisartan (group 1), hypertensive dementia patients taking donepezil and telmisartan (group 2), normotensive dementia patients taking donepezil (group 3) and normotensive dementia patients taking drugs which does not affect memory (group 4). Cognitive function of four groups were compared to each other at 4, 8 and 12 weeks.Results: In group 1, 2 and 3 mini-mental state examination (MMSE) scores has increased by 1.69, 16.81, and 13.28 percent and in group 4 there is decrease in MMSE score by 6.03 percent in 12 weeks.Conclusions: In this study we can conclude that telmisartan has dementia preventing propensity which is better than placebo but not as good as donepezil.
Outdoor education in Canada: a qualitative investigation

ABSTRACT Outdoor education (OE) is a broad term referring to organized outdoor learning . Given Canada’s large size, sparse population, varied landscapes and diverse culture , developing a comprehensive understanding of the philosophies, goals and activities of OE in Canada is challenging. While Canada has a long history of OE, scholars struggle to articulate the ‘Canadian way(s)’ of OE. Therefore, this study seeks to describe the philosophies, goals, and activities of Canadian OE programs to stimulate the development of a deeper understanding of Canadian OE. An interpretative phenomenological analysis framework was used to explore 22 participant’s descriptions of their OE programs. Findings indicate that OE in Canada is influenced by a blend of philosophies that include hands-on experience, integrated learning, and journeying through the land. Common goals include personal growth and building community integrated with place consciousness and environmental goals. Hiking, canoeing and kayaking, skiing and snowshoeing were the most common activities.
Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Elektronik Berbasis Flip Book Untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Peserta Didik

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan bahan ajar elektronik dengan menggunakan flip book dan menggetahui efektifitas penggunaan bahan ajar eletronik terhadap capaian hasil belajar peserta didik. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dalam tiga tahap mengikuti rancangan 4-D model dari Thiagarajan yang terdiri dari define, design, dan development. Proses pembelajaran di kelas dilaksanakan dengan desain one grup pre-test post-test design. Subjek dalam penelitian pengembangan ini adalah peserta didik kelas XI Program Studi Peminatan Ilmu Sosial di MA Al Hayatul Islamiyah Kedungkandang Kota Malang. Hasil dari penelitian ini didapati hasil bahwa penggunaan bahan ajar elektronik berbasis flip book pada pembelajaran ekonomi memberikan dampak positif terhadap peningkatan hasil belajar peserta didik dan peningkatan aktifitas peserta didik diantaranya visual, oral, mendengarkan, menulis dan emosional.
The Panasqueira Rare Metal Granite Suites and Their Involvement in the Genesis of the World-Class Panasqueira W–Sn–Cu Vein Deposit: A Petrographic, Mineralogical, and Geochemical Study

Elucidation of time-space relationships between a given wolframite deposit and the associated granites, the nature of the latter, and their alterations, is a prerequisite to establishing a genetic model. In the case of the world-class Panasqueira deposit, the problem is complicated because the associated granites are concealed and until now poorly known. The study of samples from a recent drill hole and a new gallery allowed a new approach of the Panasqueira granite system. Detailed petrographic, mineralogical, and geochemical studies were conducted, involving bulk major and trace analyses, BSE and CL imaging, EPMA, and SEM-EDS analyses of minerals. The apical part of the Pansqueira pluton consisted of a layered sequence of separate granite pulses, strongly affected by polyphase alteration. The use of pertinent geochemical diagrams (major and trace elements) facilitated the discrimination of magmatic and alteration trends. The studied samples were representative of a magmatic suite of the high-phosphorus peraluminous rare-metal granite type. The less fractionated members were porphyritic protolithionite granites (G1), the more evolved member was an albite-Li-muscovite rare metal granite (G4). Granites showed three types of alteration processes. Early muscovitisation (Ms0) affected the protolithionite in G1. Intense silicification affected the upper G4 cupola. Late muscovitisation (Fe–Li–Ms1) was pervasive in all facies, more intense in the G4 cupola, where quartz replacement yielded quartz-muscovite (pseudo-greisen) and muscovite only (episyenite) rocks. These alterations were prone to yield rare metals to the coeval quartz-wolframite veins.
Influence of boron and zinc on increasing productivity of fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenum graecum L.).

A field experiment was carried out at Horticultural Research Station, Mondouri, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya during 2006-07 and 2007-08 to study the effect of Boron and zinc on growth and seed yield of fenugreek. Zinc was applied in four concentrations (0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3% and 0.4%) and boron was applied in two concentrations (0.1% and 0.2%). The result showed that foliar application of boron @0.1 % and zinc @0.2% twice had been found to be effective in enhancing most of the yield attributes and seed yield of fenugreek. It is also observed that lower concentration is more effective than higher concentration.
Hybrid simulation modelling for dementia care services planning

Abstract Dementia is an increasing problem in today’s ageing society, and meeting future demand for care is a major concern for policy-makers and planners. This paper presents a novel hybrid simulation model that simultaneously takes population-level and patient-level perspectives to calculate the numbers of patients at different stages of disease severity over time, and their associated care costs. System Dynamics is used at population level to capture ageing, dementia onset, and all-cause mortality, whereas disease progression is modelled at individual patient level using Agent-Based methods. This enables the model to account for variability between patients in the rate of cognitive decline, dementia-related mortality and response to treatment interventions. Using epidemiological data from the medical literature, disease progression is modelled via a longitudinal clustering method to identify progression type, followed by mixed-effects regression to reflect each individual’s rate of cognitive decline. Results are presented for population data from the south of England, and show that the currently available interventions have only modest effects at population level.
U.S. Refugee Aid and Civil Conflict

ABSTRACT I present evidence that U.S. aid for refugees mitigates civil conflict in their origin country. My main result is that a 10 percent increase in U.S. humanitarian aid for refugees reduces conflict deaths in their origin country by 1.5 percent. Presumably, aid for refugees entices civilians to flee from the location of conflict, thus depriving armed groups of resources and targets.
Hot and cold seasons in Texas housing markets

Purpose This paper aims to use statistical analyses to understand the trends on housing liquidity and pricing by accounting for macroeconomic factors that vary at national level and at metropolitan statistical area level for all metropolitan statistical areas in Texas. In addition, the authors test for seasonality in all the metropolitan statistical areas in Texas. Design/methodology/approach Using publicly available data from Zillow a listing website, the authors conduct an analysis of all housing markets at metropolitan statistical area level in Texas to understand the factors that drive the liquidity and pricing. The authors use two measures for liquidity, namely, time to sell the house and sales to list ratio. The authors also try to understand the decision to lower the price of the listed houses. In addition, the authors conduct a test for seasonality within the year in these housing markets. Findings The analyses conclude that there is a significant impact of listing prices, unemployment rates, 30-year mortgage rates, consumer sentiment and oil price changes on the liquidity of the housing markets and decisions of sellers to adjust the prices down. In addition, the authors provide evidence of the existence of seasonality in most metropolitan statistical areas in Texas both for pricing and volume of transactions. Originality/value This is the first study to look at housing liquidity and pricing trends for about 25 markets in Texas. In addition, the authors provide evidence of the importance of oil prices for the housing markets in Texas metropolitan statistical areas.
Do Animals’ Minds Matter Less, When Meat Gets Personal? Replications of Piazza and Loughnan (2016) in China

Piazza and Loughnan found that the high intelligence information about animals leads to higher moral standing judgment except for self-relevant animals. We replicated the original three studies in China. Study 1 finds that the intelligence information about a fictional animal does not affect moral standing judgment or hunting decisions, inconsistent with the original study. By manipulating the intelligence of animals in one’s culture (pig) versus in other cultures (tapir or trablan), Study 2 consistently finds that intelligence information does not influence moral standing judgment only for pigs. Study 3 reveals that participants have higher moral standing judgment for pigs from another’s perspective but not from one’s own perspective, regardless of the intelligence information. These findings partly replicate the original findings, indicating inconsistency in how people apply mind information in judging the moral standing of animals. When animals become self-relevant, intelligence information no longer increases the moral standing of animals.
Comparing the three types of approach of advertising in brand building in emerging markets

ABSTRACT The aim of this research is to compare and examine the effectiveness of an emotional, Shock and humour advertising strategies in terms of brand recall, image and attitudes towards the advertisement and purchase intentions towards the brand. Secondly, to determine the moderating effects of generation Y on these three types of advertisements. And lastly, to provide marketers with a better understanding of the effectiveness of three types of advertisements and emphasize the importance of alternative methods of breaking through the advertising clutter. To measure the impact of different types’s advertisement, six advertisements from each of the three categories, i.e. Shock; Humour and Emotional are shortlisted and linked together. These advertisements (18 in total) are then shown to respondents. Respondents recorded their views in the questionnaire. A total 345 respondents participated in this study. Brand recall is high in both emotional and humorous ads, but the purchase intention is high in an emotional advertisement in eastern culture. Type of product should influence the advertising approach in the promotion of a brand.
Modelling perceived value as a driver of tourism development

This study investigates visitors’ perceived value in little known small areas, at the early stage of tourism development, participating in a European regional development project, for improving the local tourism supply and marketing initiatives, with limited investments. We suggest to employ an Ordinal Structural Equation Model with Pairwise Likelihood estimator to deal with non-normal and missing data. We detect which destinations’ aspects convey the greatest value to tourists, identify market segmentation variables, test the relations of perceived value with satisfaction, intention to recommend and destination image. Results are relevant for policymakers and destination managers, even more in the post-COVID-19 tourism recovery.
On Waviness and Two-Sided Surface Features in Thermal Elastohydrodynamically Lubricated Line Contacts

Machine components are designed to endure increasingly severe operating conditions due to the strive for improved energy efficiency of mechanical systems. Consequently, lubricated non-conformal contacts must rely on thin lubricant films where the influence of surface topography on the lubricating conditions becomes significant. Due to the complexity of the multiphysical problem, approximate assumptions are often employed to facilitate numerical studies of elastohydrodynamically lubricated (EHL) contacts. In this work, the rough, time dependent, thermal EHL problem is solved with focus on two main analyses. The first analysis focuses on the influence of sinusoidal roughness and the difference between a thermal non-Newtonian approach and an isothermal Newtonian approach. The second analysis is focused on the lubricating mechanisms taking place when two-sided surface features overtake within the thermal EHL contact. The results indicate that the film thickness in the outlet of the contact may be significantly overestimated by an isothermal Newtonian approach and that differences in the high-pressure region may also occur due to viscosity variations in the inlet of the contact. Moreover, for the studied two-sided surface features, it became evident that not only the surface feature combination but also the overtaking position influence the film thickness and pressure variations significantly.
Fungi Associated With Persistent Cough In Immunocompromised Hosts In Jos And Environ

This study was conducted to determine the fungi associated with persistent cough in immunocompromised patients attending Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and Vom Christian Hospital both in Plateau State. Hundred (100) immunocompromised patients with persistent cough were selected by random sampling. The sputum samples were collected and assayed for fungi using standard methods. The degree of disparity was analyzed using statistical method. Four different fungi were isolated from sputum of 37 (37%) immunocompromised patient with persistent cough, with Candida albicans been the highest 18 (48.6%) followed by Aspergillus niger 12 (32.4%), Cryptococcus neoformans 5 (13.5%) and Penicilium species 2(5.4%). Male subjects 22 (22%) were more susceptible to fungi associated cough than female 15(15%) with significant difference (P value 0.026). HIV, Tuberculosis and co-infection of both (HIV and TB) and prolong use of antibiotics were more predisposing factor associated with fungi related cough. These isolates were tested on 5 antifungal drugs. Ketoconazole and intraconazole were most susceptible to 83.8% of isolates, Amphotericin B had 54.1% susceptible while Griseofulvin and Vericonazole were 18.9% susceptible to the isolates. However, in managing the immunocompromised patient, there is a need for antifungal prophylaxis and sending of sample of immunocompromised host with persistent cough not only for bacteriological analysis but also mycological evaluation.
Impacts the Brand of Experience and Brand Image on Brand Loyalty: Mediators Brand of Trust

This study is to examine the effect of brand experience and brand image on brand loyalty through brand trust. The population of this study is Ijjah_Collection customer via Shopee in Indonesia. The sample of this study consisted of 116 respondents using non-probability method. The method of collecting the data used questionnaire roomates then Analyzed using path analysis with IBM SPSS Statistics 22 program. The results of this study Showed: (1) brand experience has a positive and significant effect on brand loyalty, (2) brand image has a positive effect, but is not significant on brand loyalty, (3) brand experience has a positive effect and signficant on brand loyalty through brand trust, (4) brand image has a positive and significant effect on brand loyalty through brand trust, (5) brand trust has a positive and significant effect on brand loyalty.
Analysis of Commercial Assays for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies or Antigens

Background: COVID-19 produced by SARS-CoV-2 infection has spread worldwide. There is a growing need for immunological assays to detect viral specific antibodies or viral antigen. Current standard of diagnosis is reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in nasopharyngeal swabs. However serological tests can be used to determine previous exposure to the virus and complement the diagnosis. IgM and IgG SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies can be detected as early as one week after infection and assays can be useful to test large groups of individuals. This work revised the available information concerning assays that detect antibodies and antigens for SARS-CoV-2. Methods: Three sources of information were used: technical data sheets (TDS) web pages of the company’s products and published articles in Pubmed with reference to the use of diagnostic kits. All the information was revised until April 5th 2020. Results: There were 226 tests coming from 20 countries mainly from China. TDS were found only in 50 (22.1%). Most assays detect specific antibodies (n 180) based on immunochromatography methods (n 110) and use blood-derived samples (n 105). Assays for antibodies detection measured mainly IgM/IgG (n 112) and the most common procedure time was in vitro diagnosis (IVD). A total 165 articles were found on PubMed 15 were included and only 4 used the commercial kits reviewed. Conclusions: Due to the urgency of producing diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 there is a broad offer of kits. Many tests need additional information for their application. The data collected may be useful in the selection of assays but more and higher quality information is needed.
Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in Neurosurgery Department of Tertiary Referral Hospital at North Sumatera, Indonesia

Introduction : Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common problem that caused morbidity and mortality in the world. Epidemiology information of TBI is very important in understanding the causes and the risk factors of TBI, so that effective programs can be designed to prevent injury. This study purposed to provide overview of TBI pattern in tertiary referral hospital at North Sumatera with focus on epidemiological data of TBI pattern. Methods : The design of this study is a retrospective, and it is done in general hospital H. Adam Malik from June-December 2018 with sample from all patient with traumatic brain injury that admited in hospital. All medical records with diagnosis traumatic brain injury will be assessed for several variables as age, gender, etiology, severity, length of stay and outcome. Results : During the period of study, 118 patients with traumatic brain injury were admitted in neurosurgery ward. The highest TBI cases was occurs in male patients with range age between 18-35 years old, and caused by traffic accident. Most patients admitted to Emergency department with GCS 13-15 and epidural hematoma was the most common lesion found in head CT scan. Length of stay in this research mostly between 1-5 days, and the mortality rate is about 16.9%, which is dominated by severe head injury. Conclusions : Head injury mostly found in male with productive age, and traffic accident be the most common caused. Severe head injury still have quite high mortality rate.