Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Association of carob galactomannans with probiotic bacteria in synbiotic fermented milk and colon targeted-release carrier

For the first time, this study presented the use of raw locust bean gum (LBG) as a prebiotic, with one probiotic strain in synbiotic fermented milk or combined with Na-alginate as a biopolymer, for a targeted release of bacteria under colon-like conditions. For this purpose, the fermentative characteristics (biomass, pH), bacterial survival, and developed viscosities of the stored fermented milks were determined. The survival rates of microencapsulated bacteria using the emulsion technique under simulated gastrointestinal conditions (stomach: pH 2 + 0.3% pepsin; colon: pH 6.5 + 1% pancreatin + 0.3% bile) were also evaluated. Results showed that all the tested bacteria maintained better biomass and acidifying activities in the presence of LBG, especially at 2%. During cold storage, the viscosities of the LBG-fermented milks were regulated and better appreciated, especially at 2%. Lactobacillus rhamnosus LbRE-LSAS and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bb12 microencapsulated separately in Ca-alginate-raw carob gum maintained good survival rates (51 - 66%) as compared to free cells (21 - 59%) under simulated digestive conditions, and were released under colon-like conditions. Therefore, the formulation of LBG-enriched fermented milks containing probiotic bacteria could represent a very good candidate for industrial application. Ca-alginate-raw LBG beads for the specific release of probiotics in the colon could benefit consumers with celiac disease or other digestive disorders because LBG is naturally gluten-free.
Aversive Self-Focus and Alcohol Consumption Behavior in Women with Sexual Identity-Uncertainty: Changes in Salivary Cortisol Stress Response Among Those who Drink-to-Cope

Background Individuals who report sexual identity-uncertainty are at-risk for heavy alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder symptomology. The current study examined the impact of states of aversive self-focus on subsequent consumption of ostensibly alcohol-containing beverages among a sample of women in early adulthood with varying levels of sexual identity-uncertainty (N = 75). Methods Utilizing a 2 (self-focus: negative vs. neutral) × 2 (attribution for any psychological discomfort: external vs. none given) between-subjects design with 3 within-person assessments of salivary cortisol, both a moderation model and mixed-effects general linear model were tested. Results States of aversive self-focus caused increases in overall consumption among women higher in sexual identity-uncertainty. Findings suggested consumption of ostensibly alcohol-containing beverages was more likely among women higher in sexual identity-uncertainty who also reported consuming beverages to cope with distress. Among women who reported higher levels of sexual identity-uncertainty and drinking-to-cope motives, salivary cortisol concentrations dampened more quickly over time, as they supposedly consumed alcohol. Conclusion Findings demonstrate that, among women reporting sexual identity-uncertainty who are motivated to consume alcohol to forget about troubles or worries, situations which evoke states of aversive self-focus may contribute to differences in alcohol consumption in early adulthood.
RESPONSE OF SOME MAIZE CULTIVARS TO NITROGEN FERTILIZATION UNDER TWO FARMING SYSTEMS

Two field experiments were carried out at Agric. Res. Stat., Fac. Agric. ,Cairo Univ., during 2000 and 2001 seasons to study the effect of nitrogen fertilizer levels on growth, yield and yield components of some maize cultivars under two farming systems. Data revealed that number of days to emergence, plant height, ear height, yield and its components of no- tillage system (NT) were lower than those of conventional system (CT). Increasing N level from 80 to 110 or 140 kg / fad significantly delayed tasseling and silking. Application of 140 kg N/fad increased grain yield/ fad, over the 80 and 110 kg N/ fad by 42.76 and 10.81% in the first season and by 39.60 and 9.61% in the second season, respectively. Both single cross 10 and three-way cross 310 hybrids surpassed the open pollination cultivar Giza 2 for plant height, ear height, number of leaves / plant and ear leaf area. While, Giza 2 cultivar was the earliest in tasseling and silking. SC 10 hybrid exceeded TWC 310 hybrid and Giza 2 cultivar in grain yield /fad by 5.51 and 15.49% in the first season and 5.61 and 14.51% in the second one, respectively. SC10 produced greatest ear leaf area under the conditions of CT system and 140 kg N / fad. Under the condition of CT system SC 10 hybrid with 110 kg N/ fad or 140 kg N/ fad produced highest grain yield / fad. It could be concluded that SC10 is the best studied cultivar and could be produce greatest grain yield under the CT system with 110 kg N/ fad. However, under no-tillage system, the highest grain yield was obtained with growing SC 10 and 140 kg N / fad.
Economic Policy Uncertainty and Tourism in Croatia: A Wavelet Analysis

ABSTRACT By using wavelet analysis, we find that domestic Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) has short and long-term adverse effects on domestic tourism in Croatia. Domestic and global EPU (GEPU) have a negative relationship with foreign arrivals; however, the impact of domestic EPU on foreign arrivals is significantly bigger. The co-movements between nights of stay per domestic tourists and domestic EPU are positive in the short and the long run, while the relationship with GEPU is negative. Our findings for the foreign arrivals per tourist is the opposite of those for the domestic. There is a positive relationship between foreign arrivals per tourist and GEPU.
Sunflower Oilcake as a Potential Source for the Development of Edible Membranes

Sunflower oilcake flour (SFOC) resulting from the cold extraction of oil is a rich source of valuable bio-components that stimulated the development of novel, biodegradable and edible films. The films were prepared by incorporating different concentration of sunflower oilcakes (0.1–0.5 g). The obtained films were characterized in terms of physical, water-affinity, antimicrobial and morphological properties. The edible-film properties were affected significantly by the presence and the level of SFOC added. The water vapor permeability and water vapor transmission rate improved with the amount of SFOC added. However, the solubility, oxygen and grease barrier were slightly lower than control film. SEM analysis revealed a rougher but continuous structure with the increases in sunflower oilcake. Moreover, the films with different SFOC levels were opaque, thus presenting good protection against UV radiation. Overall, the SFOC can be use as raw material to produce edible films with suitable properties and microbiological stability for food-packaging applications.
Competition indices used to evaluate the agronomic and monetary advantage in intercropping: A review

With the depletion of land available for agricultural crop cultivation, farmers must take steps to enhance the crop production in order to provide food to the population, improve their livelihood, and generate income. Although there are many methods of cultivation such as greenhouse cultivation and ponic systems to alleviate the problem of land scarcity, those methods may be very expensive. But intercropping can be identified as a method of cultivation to increase the productivity of the land with lower costs, where it involves cultivation of two or more crops together with each other. All the intercropping combinations would not be successful depending on the competition for light, space, time, nutrients and water as well as on the interaction between each. In this context, scientists have identified indices to evaluate the degree of compatibility of each crop combinations. These indices will determine whether any particular crops can be grown in combined to increase the productivity. Authors reviewed the published information and summarized the results. The objective of compiling this review was to gather information of various intercropping researches on intercropping indices and to show the degree of success or unsuccess of each and every crop combination. This paper provides a great idea on the resource use efficiency and advantage of intercropping while giving comparative ideas on selecting crop combinations for intercropping systems. For the compilation, many research articles on various crop combinations were studied and the most important and valuable data were gathered in this paper. This paper would be very much useful for researchers who are going to experiments with the studies related to intercropping.
Seed Coat Scarification of Albizia julibrissin Durazz. by Natural Mechanisms1

Fungal and fire treatments were applied to seeds of Albizia julibrissin to simulate natural mechanisms of seed coat scarification. Seeds in unsterilized soil which contained natural microorganisms resulted in increased germination compared to seeds in sterilized media. Germination in cultures of Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, and Pythium indicated Rhizoctonia was most effective as a seed scarifier. Fire treatment at 1, 3, 5, and 10 seconds indicate that 1 second enhanced seed germination. Scanning electron micrographs of treated seed indicated that fungal hyphae alters the surface of the macrosclereid cells which may allow for imbibition of water. Seeds sub-jected to fire had large cracks in the macrosclereid layer.
Selection of suitable potting media for the propagation of Evolvulus alsinoides L. (slender dwarf morning glory) through seeds and stem cuttings

Evolvulus alsinoides Linn (Vishnukranthi) is a multipurpose medicinal herb used to treat various ailments in traditional Ayurveda medicine. Less availability of quality planting materials exist as a major bottleneck for its commercial scale cultivation. Therefore, a series of experiments were undertaken to evaluate the most promising media for seed and vegetative propagation of Evolvulus alsinoides. Seed viability was tested by Tetrazolium test (TZ test). Suitable seed germination media was tested using seed trays filled with eight potting mixtures in a completely randomized design with five replicates. The effect of auxin (Indole Acetic Acid (IAA) and Indole Butyric Acid (IBA) at 3000 ppm) and rooting media on soft wood and semi hardwood cuttings of Evolvulus alsinoides was tested. Data were analyzed using ANOVA with a statistical analysis system at 5% significance level, and means were separated using Duncan Multiple Range Test. TZ test exhibited the seed viability percentage as 87%. Early and significantly (P≤0.05) higher seed germination (79%) was observed in the soil: sand (1:1) nursery media. Sand was the best media to propagate stem cuttings of E. alsinoides. The highest plant height of 20.3 cm was observed with IBA treated top wood cuttings. Semi hardwood cuttings treated with IAA reported the best performance in terms of number of leaves, number of branches, shoot dry weight, root dry weight and whole plant dry weight of E. alsinoides. Therefore, seed germination in soil: sand (1:1) media and semi hardwood cuttings established in sand media treated with 3000 ppm of IAA were most suitable for propagation of E. alsinoides in mass scale. Potential farmers could easily adopt these findings for cultivation of this valuable medicinal plant.
Statins and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Following Doxorubicin Treatment.

BACKGROUND Statins taken for cardiovascular indications by patients with breast cancer and lymphoma during doxorubicin treatment may attenuate left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) decline, but the effect of statins on LVEF among patients with no cardiovascular indications is unknown. METHODS A double-blind, placebo-controlled, 24-month randomized trial of 40 mg of atorvastatin per day administered to patients with breast cancer and lymphoma receiving doxorubicin was conducted within the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program across 31 sites in the United States. At pretreatment and then 6 and 24 months after initiating doxorubicin, we assessed left ventricular (LV) volumes, strain, mass, and LVEF through cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, along with cognitive function and serum markers of inflammation. The primary outcome was the difference in 24-month LVEF between placebo and treatment groups, adjusted for pretreatment LVEF. RESULTS A total of 279 participants were enrolled in the trial. Participants had a mean (±SD) age of 49±12 years; 92% were women; and 83% were White. The mean (±SD) LVEF values were 61.7±5.5% before treatment and 57.4±6.8% at 24 months in the placebo group and 62.6±6.4% before treatment and 57.7±5.6% at 24 months in the atorvastatin group. On the basis of a multiple imputed data set for missing data and adjusted for each individual's pretreatment LVEF, 24-month declines in LVEF averaged 3.3±0.6 percentage points and 3.2±0.7 percentage points, for those randomly assigned to placebo versus statins, respectively (P=0.93). Across both treatment arms, similar percentages of individuals experienced changes of more than 10 percentage points in LVEF, LV strain, LV mass, cognition, and inflammation biomarkers, including among those with greater than 90% drug compliance. CONCLUSIONS In patients with breast cancer and lymphoma with no existing indication for statin therapy, prospective statin administration did not affect LVEF declines 2 years after doxorubicin. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01988571.).
A model for rest allowance estimation to improve tasks assignment to operators

Manual activities are still present in production systems, such as order picking in warehouses, material handling in production systems, loading and unloading of work centres. Many scientific contributions have widely demonstrated production system efficiency is strictly linked to the operator wellbeing. In fact, activities at different pace and duration imply different productivity but also different effects on the fatigue accumulation acquired by the operators, with consequently required resting period. It is necessary to integrate operator fatigue and recovery analysis into traditional decision support models for the design and management of production systems. This paper aims to present an analytical model for setting the time necessary for operators to recover from the performed activity. According to previous research, the exponential trend of fatigue accumulation and recovery alleviation is studied. The energy expenditure rate, predicted with heart rate monitoring, is used to model the fatigue/recovery level, varying the physiological factors of the operators and the characteristics of the analysed manual activities. The model is limited to the activities where the whole body is used rather than a specific part stressed continuously. Finally, it is applied to optimise the scheduling of activities among operators in a manual order picking system. It is demonstrated that its use improves performance in terms of productivity.
Factors influencing consumer purchase behaviour when buying superfoods

The article provides up-to-date information on consumers’ attitudes towards superfoods. The study analyzed consumers’ behaviours and researched their awareness when deciding to buy superfoods. We explored mutual correlations between selected purchasing factors and their impact on consumer purchase decisions when buying superfoods in Slovenia. We conducted quantitative research, a survey with an online questionnaire (by snowball principle), which has shown that two most important buying factors related to superfoods are consumers’ care for their health and nutritional properties of superfoods, because consumers believe they have a positive effect on health. Our research also indicated that superfoods consumers typically consider imported superfoods to be of better quality than indigenous ones, thus, they are willing to pay a 10-20% higher price for the imported superfoods.
Proposed Strategies for Improving Poor Hygrothermal Conditions in Museum Exhibition Rooms and Their Impact on Energy Demand

In museums, poor microclimate conditions, especially large changes in relative humidity and temperature, can lead to serious deterioration of the exhibits. Properly designed heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for precise control of the air parameters are required. However, due to the financial restrictions of museums, complex air-conditioning systems are often not feasible. In this study, we tested and propose novel methods to reduce the short- and long-term fluctuations in the relative humidity in exhibition rooms of a Polish museum. The methods only include indoor temperature and ventilation airflow control strategies, without the use of (de)humidification equipment. The analysis is based on simulations using EnergyPlus software. A multi-zone thermal model of the museum building was validated and calibrated with measured data. A full calendar year was simulated for five control cases (including the current method used) and two internal heat gain schedules. The energy demand for heating and cooling for each case was calculated. The combination of temperature control and adequate ventilation using ambient airflow allows for dramatic improvement in the microclimate conditions. The proportion of the year when the instantaneous indoor relative humidity is ±5% from set point decreased from 85% to 20%. A significant effect was obtained over the summer months.
Finite amplitude solutions in sliding Couette flow

We exhibit nonlinear studies of sliding Couette flow, the flow between two infinitely long coaxial cylinders generated by the sliding motion of the inner cylinder in the axial direction. As a result, two types of finite-amplitude solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations are discovered. First we confirm Gittler (1993)’s axisymmetric linear stability result, namely that the flow can be linearly unstable to axisymmetric perturbations when the radius ratio η = a/b, where a and b denote the radii of the inner and outer cylinders respectively, is smaller than 0.1415. A bifurcation analysis reveals that Tollmien-Schlichting wave like axisymmetric finite-amplitude solutions bifurcate from the basic flow due to this instability. For these obtained numerical equilibrium solutions, the relationship to the theoretical study, valid for asymptotically large values of Reynolds number, R, is discussed. We continue the numerical axisymmetric solution branch, which comes into exist once at R ∼ O(10), to R ∼ O(10), and confirm the quantitative agreement with axisymmetric asymptotic theory developed in this thesis. All of these axisymmetric numerical solutions vanish with increasing η in the range (0.33, 0.40), exhibiting a streamwise localized long-wave structure as this cut-off is approached. Consistent with this observation, the asymptotic theory breaks down when the disturbance wavelength is comparable with R. Secondly, our nonlinear analysis leads to the discovery of non-axisymmetric travelling-wave solutions which appear abruptly at a finite Reynolds number for wide range of η where the linear instability is absent. We also show these solutions of sliding Couette flow can be continued to plane Couette flow, which is the zero-curvature limit of sliding Couette flow. These solutions, including new solutions of plane Couette flow, are characterized by vortex-wave interaction asymptotic theory (Hall & Smith 1991, Hall & Sherwin 2010). We confirm the interaction sustaining solutions is localized at positions at which strong streak shear and outward jets in the roll velocity components are commonly observed. The fact that the interaction can be present for all values of η explains the robustness of the non-axisymmetric solutions against change of geometry. Thanks to this property, it is also possible to find some connections to pipe flow, which is obtained in the limit of vanishing inner cylinder of sliding Couette flow with proper axial pressure gradient.
Cardiac Complications of Hypertensive Emergency: Classification, Diagnosis and Management Challenges

While mortality in patients with hypertensive emergency has significantly improved over the past decades, the incidence and complications associated with acute hypertension-mediated organ damage have not followed a similar trend. Hypertensive emergency is characterized by an abrupt surge in blood pressure, mostly occurring in people with pre-existing hypertension to result in acute hypertension-mediated organ damage. Acute hypertension-mediated organ damage commonly affects the cardiovascular system, and present as acute heart failure, myocardial infarction, and less commonly, acute aortic syndrome. Elevated cardiac troponin with or without myocardial infarction is one of the major determinants of outcome in hypertensive emergency. Despite being an established entity distinct from myocardial infarction, myocardial injury has not been systematically studied in hypertensive emergency. The current guidelines on the evaluation and management of hypertensive emergencies limit the cardiac troponin assay to patients presenting with features of myocardial ischemia and acute coronary syndrome, resulting in underdiagnosis, especially of atypical myocardial infarction. In this narrative review, we aimed to give an overview of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of hypertensive emergencies, highlight challenges in the evaluation, classification, and treatment of hypertensive emergency, and propose an algorithm for the evaluation and classification of cardiac acute hypertension-mediated organ damage.
A simulação realística como ferramenta gerenciadora do cuidado no controle de hemorragias no trauma

As hemorragias são as principais causas de mortes evitáveis no trauma. A simulação realística voltada para a assistência a pacientes críticos mostra-se uma ferramenta eficiente para o aperfeiçoamento do profissional de enfermagem por permitir a elaboração de vários cenários simulados de atendimento, desenvolvendo habilidades diante dos diferentes contextos da prática profissional. Objetivo: Socializar a vivência profissional enquanto instrutor de um curso de Atendimento Pré-Hospitalar no controle de hemorragias traumáticas, com vistas a gestão da qualidade do cuidado. Método: Trata-se de um relato de experiência realizado em um ambiente residencial, no município de Mangaratiba, no Estado do Rio de Janeiro de 09 a 10 de julho de 2022. Resultados: A experiência vivenciada por meio das Práticas Deliberadas de Ciclos Rápidos, oportunizou avaliar o desenvolvimento das competências e habilidades dos alunos por proporcionar a repetição da atividade até que seus objetivos sejam atendidos. Considerações finais: O uso das estratégias de simulação realística pode constituir uma grande vantagem para o desenvolvimento de competências do profissional de saúde, como tomada de decisão, administração, gerenciamento e liderança.
ON THE SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF BOUNDED FUNCTIONS

The spectral analysis of functions /eLoo(— oo, oo), and the different possible ways of looking at it, are discussed. A method is given for constructing functions /eLoo(— oo, oo) having the property that 0 is in the spectrum of /, but 1 is not the weak limit of any sequence of linear combinations of translates of /.
METRIC PROPERTIES OF THE SET OF ORTHOGONAL PROJECTIONS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS TO OPERATOR PERTURBATION THEORY

We prove that the set of orthogonal projections on a Hilbert space equipped with the length metric is � 2 -geodesic. As an application, we consider the problem of variation of spec- tral subspaces for bounded linear self-adjoint operators a nd obtain a new estimate on the norm of the difference of two spectral projections associated wi th isolated parts of the spectrum of the perturbed and unpertubed operators, respectively. In particular, recent results by Kostrykin, Makarov and Motovilov from (Trans. Amer. Math. Soc., V. 359, No. 1, 77 - 89) and (Proc. Amer. Math. Soc., 131, 3469 - 3476) are sharpened.