Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hemşirelik Bölümü Öğrencileri İle Mühendislik Bölümü Öğrencilerinin Yaşlılığa İlişkin Görüşleri ve Yaşlılara Karşı Tutumları

Amac: Bu calisma, Hemsirelik bolumu ogrencileri ile Muhendislik bolumu ogrencilerinin yasliliga yonelik bilgi, tutum ve dusuncelerinin belirlenmesi amaciyla yapilmistir. Farkli bolumlerde okuyan ogrencilerle yasliya iliskin tutumlarina yonelik calismalar olmasina ragmen muhendislik bolumu ogrencilerinin yasliya iliskin tutumlarinin belirlenmesi ile ilgili arastirmalara rastlanmamistir. Saglik egitimi almayan ve yasli bireyler ile hemsirelik ogrencilerine gore daha az iliski kuran bir bolum olmalari nedeniyle muhendislik okuyan ogrenciler calisma kapsamina alinmistir. Materyal metod: 2017-2018 ogretim yili guz donemi bir universitenin Saglik Bilimleri Fakultesi Hemsirelik Bolumu ile Teknoloji Fakultesi Muhendislik bolumunde okuyan 688 ogrenci ile yapildi. Veri toplama araci olarak literatur taranarak olusturulan 19 soruluk Kisisel Bilgi Formu ve 34 maddeden olusan Duyan ve Gelbal tarafindan Turkceye uyarlanan Yaslilara Yonelik Tutum Olcegi kullanildi. Veriler SPSS 16.0 programi ile analiz edildi. Bulgular: Calismaya katilan ogrencilerin %58’3’u Hemsirelik, %41,7’si Muhendislik fakultesi ogrencisidir. %79,7’si cekirdek aileye sahip, %21,8’i evlerinde yasli ile birlikte yasamakta, %70,3’u yaslilara bakim verecegini dusunmekte, %43,8’inin yasliya hic bakim vermedigi, %51,6’si geriatri kavramini bilmekte, %80,5’i ailesi yaslandiginda birlikte yasamak istemekte, %92,7’sinin yaslilik hakkinda bilgilendirme yapildiginda yaslilari daha iyi anlayacaklari gorulmektedir. Hemsirelik ve muhendislik bolumu ogrencilerinin Yaslilara Yonelik Tutum olcegi toplam puanlarinda istatistiksel olarak fark bulunmamistir (z=-,195; p=0,846). Sonuc: Saglik egitimi alan hemsirelik bolumu ogrencileri ile saglik egitimi almayan muhendislik bolumu ogrencilerinin yaslilara yonelik tutumlari arasinda fark bulunmamistir. Ogrencinin cinsiyet, bolum, sinif, aile yapisi, mezun oldugu okul, anne-babanin mezun oldugu okul, yasadigi yer acisindan, gruplar arasinda istatistiksel olarak anlamli bir fark olmadigi saptanmistir (p>0.05).
Clinicopathological and Immunohistochemical Study of High Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma

Background: High grade serous ovarian carcinoma has a heterogenous morphology and marked genomic instability with aggressive behavior and poor overall prognosis. A molecular classification of HGSOC demonstrated 4 subtypes; C1, C2, C4 & C5 as a trial to correlate this molecular classification with patient prognosis. A correlation between these molecular subtypes, clinical data, histopathological criteria and immunohistochemical features needed to be established aiming at individualization of the treatment of each patient to achieve the best outcome. Aim: Investigating for a correlation between the histopathological classification of high grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC), clinicopathological parameters, and immunohistochemistry. Methods: Eighty five cases of high grade serous ovarian carcinoma were revised for their clinical data regarding their age, pathological staging, CA 125 levels, ascites, and chemotherapy regimen taken. The cases classified into four groups. Paraffin-embedded HGSOC specimens were re-cut at 5 microns thickness sections and stained with haematoxylin and eosin stain and examined for the different histopathological criteria. The tissue sections were also stained immunohistochemically with antibodies against Ki67, CD8, E cadherin, Vimentin, ER & PR. Results: HGSOC could be classified into 4 groups (mesenchymal, immunoreactive, Proliferative & differentiated type either with SET features or papillary features). Ki 67 & CD8 had a strong significant correlation with the proliferative subtype & immunoreative subtype respectively (P< 0.001). Low PR expression was also correlated with advanced stage disease in cases underwent 1ry debulking surgery (P=0.03). in cases received neoadjuvant treatment, differentiated subtype with SET features showed a statistically significant correlation with high CD8 expression.
DatalogMTL over Integer Timeline

We study DatalogMTL—an extension of Datalog with metric temporal operators—under integer semantics, where the temporal domain of both interpretations and temporal operators consists of integer time points only. This is in contrast to the standard semantics, which is deﬁned over the rational timeline. DatalogMTL under integer semantics is an interesting language for knowledge representation: on the one hand, one can often assume the integer timeline in applications; on the other hand, DatalogMTL under integer semantics strictly captures prominent temporal extensions of Dat-alog such as Datalog 1 S . We show that the integer semantics leads to more favourable computational properties than the rational semantics. We ﬁrst show that reasoning over integers is at most as hard as reasoning over rationals for DatalogMTL and its natural fragments. Then, we investigate syntactic fragments of DatalogMTL where adopting the integer semantics makes reasoning signiﬁcantly easier. In particular, we show that complexity drops from P-hard to NC 1 -complete for the propositional fragment (where all object variables are grounded), and from TC 0 -hard to ACC 0 for the linear fragment where the past diamond operator is the only metric operator allowed in rule bodies. Thus, reasoning in such fragments is both tractable and highly parallelisable, which suggests their appropriateness for data-intensive applications.
Transvaginal Sonographic Assessment of the Cervix for Prediction of Successful Induction of Labor in Nulliparous Women

Induction of labor is commonly performed in obstetric practice. Many methods have been suggested as good predictors of the outcome of labor induction, yet none of them is satisfactory enough. To assess cervical length and uterocervical angle measured by transvaginal ultrasound as predictors of successful induction of labor. Prospective cohort study was conducted in a university-affiliated hospital over 150 nulliparous women undergoing induction of labor, in the period between May 2018 and August 2019. Transvaginal sonographic measurement of cervical length and uterocervical angle was done before induction of labor by prostaglandins. The patients were followed up till delivery and the outcome was recorded. The best cut-off value of cervical length for prediction of success of labor induction was 32.3 mm with 60% sensitivity and 56% specificity and the best cutoff value of uterocervical angle was 110.2 degrees with 87% sensitivity and 93% specificity. The cervical length showed a significant negative correlation while the uterocervical angle showed a significant positive correlation with the success of labor induction. Cervical length and uterocervical angle are good predictors of successful labor induction.
An archive of data from resonant column and cyclic torsional shear tests performed on Italian clays

Measurement of soil properties under cyclic and dynamic loading conditions is a critical task in the solution of most geotechnical earthquake engineering problems. The main dynamic properties of soils are usually expressed in terms of shear modulus, G, and damping ratio, D, and they are generally obtained from laboratory tests at different strain levels. Dynamic geotechnical problems often require a site-level or territorial approach involving a considerable number of dynamic laboratory tests that might be too expensive and time-consuming. Thus, it is a common practice to use empirical relationships between dynamic parameters and measurements from routine geotechnical tests. Therefore, the availability of a large and reliable archive of multiple testing results constitutes a fundamental step for geotechnical earthquake engineers and researchers. To this aim, a large data-set of the index and dynamic parameters measured from 170 undisturbed clay samples obtained from 90 sites in Central and Northern Italy is made available, and its use and application are further described and discussed.
Hazardous Waste Management: An African Overview

Hazardous waste materials and their management are of prime importance to society. This article gives an overview of the current practices that relate to hazardous waste management. It looks at issues concerning the transboundary or international movement of harmful materials from industrialized nations to the developing and emerging world. This study has shown that Africa, most notably Nigeria, has become a dumping ground for hazardous waste materials as a result of the high importation of scrap computers and electronic devices into the country. The public health hazards, such as birth deficiencies, cancers, and even infectious diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B and C, respectively, have been traced to the improper management of these waste materials. The review highlights a few models on hazardous waste management as developed by previous literature, which gives a hierarchy, ranging from source reduction, recycling, and landfill options. Studies reveal that hazardous waste management in Africa must revolve around wealth creation, economic, and environmental sustainability. The study provided evidence that the recycling option has high potentials in the areas of energy recovery. The data collected show South Africa to be the most advanced in the African continent in the field of hazardous waste management. For a sustainable environment, keen attention must be paid to hazardous waste management globally.
Expression Levels of Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress-Related Genes in Skin Biopsies and Their Association with Pityriasis Alba

Background and objectives: Pytiriasis alba (PA) is a common skin disorder which affects 80% of children between six and 16 years. The etiology of PA is unclear, but hypo-pigmented patches in photo-exposed zones characterize the disease. Because the high ultraviolet exposition of the skin promotes an acute inflammatory response and an increase of oxidative stress (OS), this study aimed to evaluate the expression levels of inflammatory and OS-related genes in skin biopsies, and their association with PA. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out. Skin biopsies of the lesion sites and healthy skin (controls) from 16 children with PA were evaluated. The tissue expression of IL-4, IL-6, IL-17A, TNFα, INFγ, IL-1β, SOD1, and HMOX1 was analyzed by qRT-PCR, using SYBR Green and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene as the endogenous control. Results: There were differences in the ΔCq values of HMOX1, SOD1, IL-6, and IFNγ between tissue with lesions and healthy skin (p < 0.05). Compared with healthy skin, IL-6, IFNγ, HMOX1, and SOD1 were predominantly under-expressed in the lesion sites. However, 25% of skin biopsies with lesions showed over-expression of these four genes. Positive correlations between the expression of IL-6 and HMOX1, SOD1, and IFNγ (p < 0.05) were also observed. Conclusions: Our results suggest the presence of molecular stages of PA, defined according to the over-expression (first stage) or under-expression (second stage) of the HMOX1, SOD1, IL-6, and IFNγ genes in abnormal skin tissue. These findings may have implications for the selection of treatment for PA-related lesions.
Problematic Internet Use and Its Association with Anxiety, Substance Use, and Academic Performance among Secondary School Students in Nigeria

Background: Internet addiction is increasingly recognized as a public health concern among children and adolescents. Its psychological and behavioural associates should be closely investigated in Nigeria. The present study aimed to report how prevalent problematic internet use is and examine its associations with psychological problems, such as depression and anxiety, and neuro-behavioural issues like drug use. Methods: Two public and two private schools were selected by convenience. Thereafter, a total of 420 secondary school students were randomly selected to fill a questionnaire. The data collection sheet comprised a socio-demographic section, the WHO Questionnaire for Student Drug Use Survey, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Internet Addiction Test. Frequency was used to determine the prevalence, while a Chi-square and an independent t-test were conducted to examine the relationship between problematic internet use and other variables. Results: A total of 378 questionnaires were analysed. Eighty-eight (23.3%) of the participants had scores indicating problematic internet use. While participants who had cases of anxiety (P<0.001), poor academic performance (P=0.04), used alcohol (P=0.03), and caffeine (P=0.04) over the past 30 days were associated with problematic internet use. Following a logistic regression, only students with cases of anxiety had a significant independent association with problematic internet use (AOR=1.09, 95%CI:1.02-1.16). Conclusions: Problematic internet use is not only common among students, it also has a relationship with commonly occurring worrisome psycho-behavioural variables, requiring further research.
Plant strategies in extremely stressful environments: are the effects of nurse plants positive on all understory species?

ABSTRACT Facilitation by nurse plants likely increases from outside the canopy to the center of the canopy as stresses decrease towards the center of the canopy. These stress gradients may be important in controlling plant distributions, with stress-tolerant species specializing outside the canopy or at the canopy edge, and stress intolerant species specializing at the center of the canopy. We tested if interactions with nurse plants control the distribution of understory species, and if plants species specializing in the understory environment experience higher physiological stress when grown outside the canopy than species specializing in the open environments. We tested these predictions in field sites in the arid environment of Saudi Arabia. We measured the environmental conditions, understory species abundance, and functional and physiological traits of species found under nurse plant Acacia gerrardii. We found that Acacia trees have an overall facilitative impact on the understory species. Species found more commonly under nurse tree canopies experience significant physiological stress when growing outside canopies. In contrast, species found more commonly outside canopies do not experience significant physiological stress when growing either under canopies or outside canopies. Our results demonstrate that differences in species ability to tolerate environmental stresses are important in structuring herbaceous plant communities under nurse plants in these extremely stressful environments.
Postgraduate TEFL Students' Performance and Perception on Research Article Writing and their Challenges in Conducting Research

Writing publishable research articles is a great concern of academicians, which requires awareness on all its relevant aspects. However, the obstacles are elusive and postgraduate students' challenges are not fully explored. In this mixed methods research and for the purpose of investigating Iranian graduate and postgraduate EFL students’ performance on their research articles in terms of language and compositional conventions, 30 students participated. Their research articles were analyzed using a researcher-made scale. The same conventions were utilized as a questionnaire to investigate participants' perceptions on the essentials of language conventions in research articles to find the relationship between their performance and perceptions. Besides, a focus group interview was conducted among 12 of the participants to investigate challenges they face in conducting research and writing research articles. The results of the content analysis of the research articles indicated a mediocre performance, while the data analysis of the questionnaire indicated a high perception towards essentials of research article writing. This discrepancy was confirmed by the statistical analysis of correlation. The results of the analysis of the multifaceted challenges students have in both conducting research and writing a research article paved the way for pertinent implications to practitioners in terms of curriculum, syllabus, and methodology.
Use of enzyme modified sweet potato starch in formulation of ice cream

This study focuses on use of enzyme modified sweet potato starch in formulation of ice cream. The different formulation were made to standardize the level of enzyme modified sweet potato starch is mixed with khoa viz., 0:100, 10:90, 20:80, 30:70 and 40:60 respectively to replace fat. Results sensory evaluation showed that ice cream sample M1I2 received highest sensory score i.e. 8.5 containing 20 per cent enzyme modified starch. Further studies carried for influence of addition of EMS on overrun, total solids, meltdown point and viscosity (cP) of ice cream mix. Results showed overrun value was in the range of 48.41 to 55.32 percent whereas total solid content was in between 34.50 to 37.31 percent. The apparent viscosity of ice cream mix was in the ranged of 129.87 to 147.17cP. Further, chemical properties of ice cream mix were also studied include fat, protein, titratable acidity and pH. It was observed that there was remarkable decrease in fat content from 9.85 to 5.79 percent was noticed with increased EMS level. It could be finally concluded that up to 20% incorporation of enzyme modified sweet potato starch can be used to reduce fat content in formulation of low calorie ice cream.
Do Crude Oil Price Changes Affect Economic Welfare? Empirical Evidence from Ghana

Abstract This paper sought to explore the impact of crude oil price changes on economic welfare in Ghana. The paper employed the Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) estimation technique on an annual time series data spanning 1983 – 2017. The findings revealed that crude oil price changes have a negative and significant impact on economic welfare in the short and long run, albeit marginal. In terms of covariates, the findings revealed that trade openness and gross fixed capital formation have positive and significant impact whilst interest rate have negative impact on economic welfare in both the short and long run. Foreign direct investment had a positive effect, albeit insignificant. The paper recommends among others, the hedging of prices with respect to imported crude oil so as to manage the risks associated with crude oil price changes on economic welfare. Keywords: Economic Welfare; Crude Oil Prices Changes; Autoregressive Distributed Lag; Ghana
Frontal Instability and Energy Dissipation in a Submesoscale Upwelling Filament

Based on high-resolution turbulence microstructure and near-surface velocity data, frontal instability and its relation to turbulence are investigated inside a transient upwelling filament in the Benguela upwelling system (southeast Atlantic). The focus of our study is a sharp submesoscale front located at the edge of the filament, characterized by persistent downfront winds, a strong frontal jet, and vigorous turbulence. Our analysis reveals three distinct frontal stability regimes. (i) On the light side of the front, a 30–40-m-deep turbulent surface layer with low potential vorticity (PV) was identified. This low-PV region exhibited a well-defined two-layer structure with a convective (Ekman-forced) upper layer and a stably stratified lower layer, where turbulence was driven by forced symmetric instability (FSI). Dissipation rates in this region scaled with the Ekman buoyancy flux, in excellent quantitative agreement with recent numerical simulations of FSI. (ii) Inside the cyclonic flank of the frontal jet, near the maximum of the cross-front density gradient, the cyclonic vorticity was sufficiently strong to suppress FSI. Turbulence in this region was driven by marginal shear instability. (iii) Inside the anticyclonic flank of the frontal jet, conditions for mixed inertial/symmetric instability were satisfied. Our data provide direct evidence for the relevance of FSI, inertial instability, and marginal shear instability for overall kinetic energy dissipation in submesoscale fronts and filaments.
Root Involvement in Plant Responses to Adverse Environmental Conditions

Climate change is altering the environment in which plants grow and survive. An increase in worldwide Earth surface temperatures has been already observed, together with an increase in the intensity of other abiotic stress conditions such as water deficit, high salinity, heavy metal intoxication, etc., generating harmful conditions that destabilize agricultural systems. Stress conditions deeply affect physiological, metabolic and morphological traits of plant roots, essential organs for plant survival as they provide physical anchorage to the soil, water and nutrient uptake, mechanisms for stress avoidance, specific signals to the aerial part and to the biome in the soil, etc. However, most of the work performed until now has been mainly focused on aerial organs and tissues. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about the effects of different abiotic stress conditions on root molecular and physiological responses. First, we revise the methods used to study these responses (omics and phenotyping techniques). Then, we will outline how environmental stress conditions trigger various signals in roots for allowing plant cells to sense and activate the adaptative responses. Later, we discuss on some of the main regulatory mechanisms controlling root adaptation to stress conditions, the interplay between hormonal regulatory pathways and the global changes on gene expression and protein homeostasis. We will present recent advances on how the root system integrates all these signals to generate different physiological responses, including changes in morphology, long distance signaling and root exudation. Finally, we will discuss the new prospects and challenges in this field.
Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma (PPARγ) Gene Variant in Relation to Physical Activity and Obesity Among Malay Children

Introduction: The Pro12Ala variant of the Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma (PPARγ) is one of the critical genetic factor predispose to positive energy balance leading to obesity. Objective: This study aimed to determine the association between Pro12Ala variant in the PPARγ gene with body mass indexs (BMI) status, physical activity and fat intake among Malay children. Methods: A total of 119 subjects aged between 9-11 years old from primary school in Kota Bharu, Kelantan were recruited. Anthropometric measurements were taken and activity counts of the subjects were recorded using accelerometer (Actigraph GT3X+). A food diary was distributed to all subjects to collect the data of the fat intake. Genotyping was performed using High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis. Data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 19. Results: There was a significant association between Pro12Ala variant in the PPARγ gene with BMI status. The allelic frequency of wildtype (Ala/ala) and heterozygous (Pro/ala) among overweight group were 0.83 and 0.17 respectively and 0.92 and 0.08 in the normal weight group (p=0.03). There was a significant difference in BMI, waist circumference and hip circumference between heterozygous and wildtype groups. Conclusion: The study found that there was a significant role of Pro12Ala variant in the PPARγ gene in overweight Malay children.