Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
miR-210 regulates vascular endothelial cell apoptosis in arteriosclerosis obliterans through the JAK1-STAT3 pathway

Introduction Atherosclerosis is a continuously worsening chronic condition that starts in the arteries and may then affect other blood vessels. There is increasing evidence linking microRNAs to the development of arteriosclerosis obliterans (ASO). Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRTPCR) was applied in this study to detect miR-210-5p (miR-210) expression, and significant upregulation was observed in human arterial walls where ASO was prevalent.
Development of a core set of single nucleotide polymorphism markers for genetic diversity analysis and cultivar fingerprinting in cowpea

Cowpea is an important legume crop worldwide. However, the diversity and relationship of current accessions remain unclear due to a lack of robust genetic information. A set of 40,089 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) adapted to the Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) SNP genotyping platform were developed from the existing Illumina Cowpea iSelect Consortium Array for cowpea germplasm genetic diversity assessment and variety identification. Using the genotypic data of 299 cowpea accessions obtained from this SNP assay, a precore pool of 434 SNPs and 50 informative core SNPs was selected and validated for use in future genetic diversity analyses of cowpea germplasm. By further genotyping 75 commercial cultivars using the set of 50 core SNPs, pairwise genotype alignment and dendrogram analysis both showed that each cultivar could be uniquely identified by this core set of markers. The KASP markers developed in this study provide a flexible marker resource for both basic and applied research of cowpea. The precore SNP pool and the core SNP set also provide valuable tools for genetic variation assessment and variety rights protection for cowpea breeders.
Impact of SCUBA divers on the coral reefs of a national park in the Mexican Caribbean

ABSTRACT Coral reefs provide numerous ecosystem services and host more than 20% of marine biodiversity. However, the impact of recreational SCUBA diving on coral reefs is not often quantified in marine protected areas. We quantified the impact of divers on coral reefs in five sites within the National Park Reefs of Puerto Morelos, Mexico during high and low tourist seasons. We recorded the number and types of impacts on coral reefs done by divers during 30 minutes and the occurrence of endangered Acropora spp. The impacts most frequently recorded were "touching coral" and "creating sediment clouds" in the shallowest site, during the low season. A warning system was adopted by the Park based on the results. Making this information available for decision-making is crucial for ensuring the sustainable management of tourism, contributes to the conservation of fragile coral reef ecosystems, and ensures the sustianbility of livelihoods that rely on them.
How does smartphone usage affect the severity of neck pain, neck-pain related disability, and cervical lordosis? A pilot study

Objective: Long-term and repetitive use of smartphones may cause musculoskeletal symptoms such as neck pain. This pilot study aimed to examine the effect of smartphone usage on neck pain, disability, and cervical lordosis. Material and Methods: Seventy-eight patients were enrolled in this cross-sectional pilot study. The level of smartphone use was evaluated with the Smartphone addiction scaleshort version (SAS-SV). Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire (NBQ), Neck Disability Index (NDI), and 100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) were used to assess pain and disability. Cervical lordosis angle was measured using the Cobb method. Results: A positive significant correlation with low correlation coefficient (r= 0.277, p=0.014; r: 0.295, p=0.009) was determined between SAS-SV and NBQ, and NDI. However, no correlation was found between SAS-SV and cervical lordosis angle (p>0.05). When applying simple linear regression modeling to predict neck pain severity, the SAS-SV total score alone explained 7.7% of the variance of the NBQ and 9.0% of the variance of the NDI total score. Conclusion: We concluded that it would be beneficial to question the frequency and position of smartphone use, to recommend to use it less, and to avoid prolongation in neck flexion for patients with chronic neck pain.
Effect of Mother Baby Care (MBC) Package with the Palembang Cultural Approach Adaptation to Physic and Psychological Period Post Partum

Self-reliance can be done by building a empowerment woman and child-directed quality of life and the role of women through the success of post partum mothers in mer awat herself and her baby. Pemulangan early from hospitals require assistance care at home with nursing care method Mother Baby Care (MBC) with Palembang cultural approach. The purpose of this study to assess the effect of packet MBC with a cultural approach Palembang to physical and psychological adaptation mom post partum. The methode used Quasi-Eksperimental pretest-posttest with Controllergroup . Sampling using purposive sampling, with 30 respondents each group. Bivariate data analiysis used two different mean dependent samples paired t-test, Wilcoxon and Mann Whithney test. Diperoleh h acyl research there is not a difference sigi ni fican physical adaptations post partum mothers before and after the intervention of the intervention group. p value = 0.000, t idak ada differences in physical adaptations mother postpartum seb forgetting and after the intervention in the control group p value = 0.397, there are significant differencec in adaptation of psychological maternal postpartum before and after the intervention group intervensi p value = 0.000 , t There was no difference in psychological adaptation of post partum mothers both before and after the intervention in the control group. p value = 0.114. Results of multivariate concluded that age (p value: 0.006) and family support (p value: 0,036) Mother adaptation influence post partum after getting a care package Mother Baby Care (MBC) with approach Palembang culture.
Career Aspiration of Students: The Influence of Peers, Teachers and Parents

Aim: The study examined the influence of Peers, Teachers and Parents in the career aspiration of students in public Senior High Schools. Three research questions and three hypotheses framed the study. Study Design: Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. One Hundred and Ninety Six (196) students, 30 teachers, and 50 parents were selected to respond to self designed questionnaires using stratified and simple random sampling techniques. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The findings indicated that: Teachers do not significantly influence the career aspirations of students, Parental influence is a major determinant in the career aspirations of students, Peers influence the career aspirations of male and female students differently, the influence of peers on career aspirations of students does not vary on the basis of age and programme of study. Original Research Article Owusu et al.; JESBS, 34(2): 67-79, 2021; Article no.JESBS. 67509
Highest rates of gross primary productivity maintained despite CO2 depletion in a temperate river network

Aquatic primary productivity produces oxygen (O2) and consumes carbon dioxide (CO2) in a ratio of ~1.2. However, in aquatic ecosystems, dissolved CO2 concentrations can be low, potentially limiting primary productivity. Here, results show that a large drainage basin maintains its highest levels of gross primary productivity (GPP) when dissolved CO2 is diminished or undetectable due to photosynthetic uptake. Data show that, after CO2 is depleted, bicarbonate, an ionized form of inorganic carbon, supports these high levels of productivity. In fact, outputs from a process‐based model suggest that bicarbonate can support up to ~58% of GPP under the most productive conditions. This is the first evidence that high levels of aquatic GPP are sustained in a riverine drainage network despite CO2 depletion, which has implications for freshwater ecology, biogeochemistry, and isotopic analysis.
Comparison of Life Satisfaction and Attitude towards Disability between Congenital and Acquired Physical Disabilities

The most common physical deformity includes upper and lowers limbs deformity that could be acquired or congenital. Such deformity produces difficulty in daily life activities including reaching, walking, lifting, and carrying things. The present study aimed to explore life satisfaction and attitude towards disability between congenital and acquired physical disabilities. A sample of eighty (N=80) participants was included in the study out of which (n=40) were congenital and (n=40) were acquired physical disables. The sample was collected from different rehabilitation and paraplegic centers as well as institutions through the purposive sampling technique. Satisfaction with life scale and attitude toward disabled person scales were included. It was hypothesized that there will be a significant difference in terms of life satisfaction between congenital and acquired physical disables. The second hypothesis was the attitude towards disability will be positive among the congenital group than the acquired one. An independent sample t-test (IBM SPSS statistics version 20) was applied to analyze the difference between congenital and acquired physical disables. Results of the study indicated that congenital physical disabled were found with highly satisfied from their life (α=.000) and possess a positive attitude towards disability (α=.000) than the acquired physical disables.
Amphibious Shear Wave Structure Beneath the Alaska‐Aleutian Subduction Zone From Ambient Noise Tomography

I present a 3‐D isotropic shear wave velocity model of the crust and uppermost mantle beneath the Alaska‐Aleutian subduction zone offshore of the Alaska Peninsula, based on seismic data recorded by the Alaska Amphibious Community Seismic Experiment (AACSE) array and some other networks. The model derives from Rayleigh wave phase speed measurements extracted from ambient seismic noise. A new three‐station interferometry (Zhang et al., 2020) approach is applied to improve the data coverage of ambient noise surface waves. Based on the ambient noise Rayleigh wave dispersion data, a Bayesian Monte Carlo inversion is performed to produce the shear wave velocity model. There are several prominent structures captured by the model, including: (1) The major sedimentary basins across the study region are identified by model. (2) Crustal thickness estimates are related with the geological structures. (3) The imaged slab edge is consistent with both the Slab 2.0 model (Hayes et al., 2018) and earthquake locations. And lots of geological and tectonic features related to subduction zone are captured, including the serpentinized forearc and partial melting zone beneath the Aleutian arc volcanoes. (4) Near the Shumagin gap, reduction in Vs is observed at the uppermost part of the incoming Pacific plate, consistent with the active source study of Shillington et al. (2015). The Vs reduction reflects hydration of the oceanic plate which could be related to local seismicity variation.
Unveiling the role of risk‐taking in innovation: antecedents and effects

This study addresses innovation development with a focus on risk- taking, widely considered a relevant driver for the exploration and exploitation of new ideas. The study empirically examines the effects of risk- taking propensity on innovation performance and its antecedents. We consider the role of several key antecedents related to the organizational structure and the activities of firms aimed at encouraging employees to take risks in innovation. We performed an empirical survey within a global and innovation- oriented Swedish company to test our hypotheses. Correlation and linear regression analyses were used to analyze the collected data. The results highlight the significant effect of risk- taking on innovation performance and show that the availability of organizational resources, innovation support activities, clear innovation goals, and collaboration have a significant positive effect on risk- taking. However, contrary to the hypothesis, well- established innovation processes have a significant but negative effect on risk- taking and innovation performance. This study contributes to existing knowledge on the role of risk- taking for innovation, providing insights into designing organizational contexts that encourage an appropriate risk appetite in employees.
A Game Theoretic Approach for Addressing Domain-Shift in Big-Data

In this article, a novel approach is presented to mitigate the issue of domain shift observed in big-data classification. Since little information is available about the shift, we introduce a ”distortion model”, and obtain additional data-samples to represent the shift. Next, a deep neural network (DNN), referred as ”classifier,” is used to compensate for the shift by learning through these additional samples while maintaining performance on training samples. As the exact magnitude of domain shift is uncertain, we compensate for the optimal expected shift by formulating a zero-sum game. In the proposed game, the distortion model is viewed as the maximizing player which increases the domain shift while the classifier becomes the minimizing player that reduces the impact of domain shift on learning. The Nash solution of the game, whose existence is demonstrated mathematically, provides the domain shift and its optimal adaptation through the classifier. To solve the proposed game for the Nash solution, a direct error-driven learning scheme is introduced where a cost function is derived and solved for each layer in the DNN and the distortion model. Comprehensive mathematical and simulation study is presented to demonstrate the efficacy of the approach.
Food and Nutrient Supply from Organic Agriculture in the Least Developed Countries and North America

Although organic agriculture (OA) is praised unequivocally for its environmental and health benefits, its potential for food security is often questioned because of its perceived lower yield. Least developed countries (LDCs), which have a high prospect of conversion to OA, are underrepresented in the literature related to the yield potential of OA, and its impact on regional food security. This paper aims to assess food and nutrient (calorie, protein, and fat) supply, thereby contributing to food security, from OA using yield ratio (YR) in LDCs and to compare this with North America (NA). Literature is the main source of data to estimate YR. Food supply data available in FAOSTAT for 1963–2013 along with the YR is used to estimate food and nutrient supply from OA in 2013. YR of crops shows a higher yield from OA in LDCs compared to NA. The food supply in LDCs between 1963 and 2013 increased at a higher rate than in NA. However, per capita nutrient supply is growing at a meager rate in LDCs; calorie and protein supply are just above the minimum threshold level and fat supply is still below the threshold level. Cereal is the single most important food item contributing to nutrient supply in LDCs, indicating a lack of dietary diversity. Thus, with relatively higher yields and crop diversity, and localized production and distribution systems, OA will have important contributions in dealing with persistent food insecurity in LDCs. However, a concerted effort is necessary to achieve yield gain and wider acceptance of OA.
Interaction of copper (II) oxide nanoparticles with aquatic organisms: uptake, accumulation, and toxicity

Abstract Nanoparticles are used for several commercial applications, especially medical applications, energy-based research, and environmental applications. The usage of nanoparticles is increasing worldwide due to their unique properties, so all livings are exposed to these materials deliberately or unknowingly. The toxic nanoparticles disrupt the ecological balance of environment. The accumulation, surface area, particle size or shape of nanoparticles, exposure route, exposure time and dissolution contribute to the toxicity. The production of copper (II) oxide nanoparticles has expanded speedily in the last years so; it is important to know the risks that may be caused by their toxicological risks in ecosystems. This review emphasizes the environmental fate of copper (II) oxide nanoparticles. The environmental fate relates to their shapes, sizes, and physicochemical properties. The updated information on the toxicity of copper (II) oxide nanoparticles to aquatic organisms is given. Copper (II) oxide nanoparticles penetrate directly or indirectly into the organs of aquatic organisms through skin absorption, and/or nutrition. After the exposure, protein denaturation, protein oxidation, DNA damage, oxidative stress, generation of reactive oxygen species, hemolysis, and even cell death occurs in aquatic organisms. This review may assist in interdisciplinary studies to evaluate potential toxicity of copper (II) oxide nanoparticles in aquatic ecosystems.
Active jamming recognition based on bilinear EfficientNet and attention mechanism

As electromagnetic environments are increasingly complex, there are more kinds of radar jamming signals. Active jamming recognition has problems of the low recognition accuracy and the high computational complexity, especially under a low jamming ‐ to ‐ noise ratio (JNR). Herein, a deep learning network based on bilinear EfficientNet and attention mechanism is proposed to recognise and classify eight kinds of jamming signals automatically. Firstly, the one ‐ dimensional interference signal is transformed into a two ‐ dimensional time–frequency image by the time–frequency analysis. Based on the transfer learning of EfficientNet ‐ B3, the effective features of the time–frequency image are automatically extracted by the two ‐ way network with attention mechanism, and the active interference classification is realised. The experimental results show that the method's overall recognition rate for eight kinds of interference signals is more than 97.5% when the JNR is − 8 dB and is close to 100% at − 2 dB.
Passionate and engaged? Passion for inventing and work engagement in different knowledge work contexts

Purpose – In response to the increasing interest in entrepreneurs’well-being in both the entrepreneurship and management research fields, this study builds and tests a researchmodel on the role of entrepreneurial passion for inventing inwork engagement in the context of modern knowledgework. The research argument is built on the job demands–resources model, the most commonly used frame for measuring employee well-being in work and organization psychology. The research setting in this study compares digital entrepreneurs and freelancers with traditional knowledge workers and part-time platform workers in terms of passion and engagement. Design/methodology/approach –Using a quantitative research design, the authors collected data from 349 highly specialized knowledge workers through anonymous questionnaires. The research hypotheses were tested with linear and logit models. Findings – The results show that entrepreneurial passion is positively related to increased job demands and work engagement and that job demands can have a positive effect on work engagement in highly complex knowledge work. Originality/value – The study contributes to the entrepreneurship literature by expanding the analysis of entrepreneurial passion outside the entrepreneurship context and into work engagement theory by adding passion for inventing as an important motivational factor in modern knowledge work. Extant literature on the consequences of work digitalization is still scarce, and this study provides insights into successful working on digital platforms.
Audiometric Thresholds and Tinnitus Functional Index of Adult Patients with Tinnitus

Tinnitus is a common irritating symptom. Tinnitus functional index (TFI) and measurements of tinnitus match are useful tools for evaluating tinnitus impact. This study aimed at comparing the hearing thresholds to the Quality of life (QoL) of tinnitus patients. But the exact etiology of allergic rhinitis remains unclear, many studies have demonstrated that Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) play an important role in the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis. TLRs, known as Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs), are the crucial components of the innate immune system and express either on the cell membrane or in the endolysosomal compartments.
Teacher-Centered versus Student-Centered Teaching

This empirical study examined preferences between teacher-centered and student-centered teaching methods and academic major with 507 undergraduate college students. Surveys were administered to the students that assessed their level of agreement with teaching methods utilized in the classroom. The results indicate that across all academic majors, students’ preferences included a mix of teacher-centered and student-centered approaches, some of which include lecture with student interaction, demonstrations and practice, lecture with use of PowerPoint, free flowing classroom discussion, guest speakers, and games in the classroom. The least preferred teaching methods were predominantly teacher-centered and included the use of unscheduled quizzes, lecture with no visuals, lecture with handwritten notes, and watching a long film. Significant differences were obtained for preferred teaching methods between academic majors.
A Pragmatic Study on Teachers’ Feedback in EFL Classroom in China

EFL classroom teaching in China, no matter whether it is traditional one or a flipped one, is a dynamic communicative process by using English with the aim of learning it. The interactive discourse between the teacher and the student has its own pragmatic functions, especially the feedback given by the teachers which may influence the teaching and learning efficiency. In order to provide appropriate investigation resources, a corpus of 128,223 words with 36.65 hour-2199 minute real audiovisual college EFL classroom teaching transcripts is built. Taking the data of the resources as supporting evidence, this paper analyzes the pragmatic functions of EFL classroom feedback discourse, and proposes certain pragmatic strategies of increasing interactivity, which has certain pedagogical implications for EFL classroom teaching.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF HERPETOFAUNA IN INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI SUMATERA CAMPUS AREA

Land use change of rubber plantation into ITERA campus area has led to changes in the ecology of the area. Amphibians and reptiles, referred as Herpetofauna, are categorized as wild animals that are sensitive to environmental changes and are considered as bio-indicators. Wild conservation activities including herpetofauna is an essential part to the forest campus concept in ITERA. The objective of the study is to analyze the diversity and distribution of herpetofauna. This applied Visual Encounter Survey (VES) with Time Constraint Method and Glue Trap technique. This research was carried out on six observation path and 180 traps. The ecological index analysis consisted of species diversity, evenness, richness, abundance, and community similarity. Twenty-two herpetofauna species were found, including nine amphibians (5 families) and 13 reptiles (9 families). There was one reptile species with vulnerable conservation status and 3 reptile species included in CITES appendix II. The diversity index value (H ') was 2.29; species evenness (E) value was 0.74; and species richness value was 3.33. Amphibian species with the highest abundance was Fejervarya cancrivora 1.78 individual/hour of observer, while from the reptile species was Hemidactylus frenatus 0.35 individual/hour of observer. There were 550 herpetofauna encounters, where 8 species could be found on all transects and 6 species could only be found on one transect. This research showed that the condition of ITERA habitat currently supported herpetofauna's life and needed conservation activities to maintain herpetofauna diversity. Key words: distribution, diversity, herpetofauna, ITERA