Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of White Matter Integrity Utilizing the DELPHI (TMS-EEG) System

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate brain white matter (WM) fibers connectivity damage in stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) subjects by direct electrophysiological imaging (DELPHI) that analyzes transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-evoked potentials (TEPs). Methods The study included 123 participants, out of which 53 subjects with WM-related pathologies (39 stroke, 14 TBI) and 70 healthy age-related controls. All subjects underwent DELPHI brain network evaluations of TMS-electroencephalogram (EEG)-evoked potentials and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) scans for quantification of WM microstructure fractional anisotropy (FA). Results DELPHI output measures show a significant difference between the healthy and stroke/TBI groups. A multidimensional approach was able to classify healthy from unhealthy with a balanced accuracy of 0.81 ± 0.02 and area under the curve (AUC) of 0.88 ± 0.01. Moreover, a multivariant regression model of DELPHI output measures achieved prediction of WM microstructure changes measured by FA with the highest correlations observed for fibers proximal to the stimulation area, such as frontal corpus callosum (r = 0.7 ± 0.02), anterior internal capsule (r = 0.7 ± 0.02), and fronto-occipital fasciculus (r = 0.65 ± 0.03). Conclusion These results indicate that features of TMS-evoked response are correlated to WM microstructure changes observed in pathological conditions, such as stroke and TBI, and that a multidimensional approach combining these features in supervised learning methods serves as a strong indicator for abnormalities and changes in WM integrity.
Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Origanum majorana L. Essential Oil from the Venezuelan Andes

Abstract Origanum majorana L. (Lamiaceae) is a plant that is used in gastronomy and natural medicine. The plant material used in this study was collected at San Isidro de Apartaderos, Mérida State. A yield of 0.6% of essential oil was obtained by hydro-distillation using a Clevenger trap. The main constituents found were: cis-sabinene hydrate (30.2%), terpinen-4-ol (28.8%), γ-terpinene (7.2%), α-terpineol (6.9%), trans-sabinene hydrate (4.4%), linalyl acetate (3.8%), and α-terpinene (3.6%). The essential oil was also fractionated over a silica gel dry column. Two main fractions were isolated, the first containing 67.6% of cis-sabinene hydrate and the second 72.8% of terpinen-4-ol. The antibacterial activity of the oil was determined using the agar diffusion method and it was found that it was active against Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antibacterial activity of the fractions obtained by dry column chromatography was also tested. It was found that the fraction rich in cis-sabinene hydrate was more active than the one rich in terpinen-4-ol. It was concluded that in the essential oil of Origanum majorana, cis-sabinene hydrate is the more important compound responsible for inhibition of bacterial growth.
Obesity Increases the Severity and Mortality of Influenza and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Since December 2019, COVID-19 has aroused global attention. Studies show the link between obesity and severe outcome of influenza and COVID-19. Thus, we aimed to compare the impacts of obesity on the severity and mortality of influenza and COVID-19 by performing a meta-analysis. A systematic search was performed in MEDLINE, EMASE, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Web of Science from January 2009 to July 2020. The protocol was registered onto PROSPERO (CRD42020201461). After selection, 46 studies were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were analyzed. We found obesity was a risk factor for the severity and mortality of influenza (ORsevere outcome = 1.56, CI: 1.28-1.90; ORmortality = 1.99, CI: 1.15-3.46). For COVID-19, obesity was a significant risk factor only for severe outcome (OR = 2.07, CI: 1.53-2.81) but not for mortality (OR = 1.57, CI: 0.85-2.90). Compared with obesity, morbid obesity was linked with a higher risk for the severity and mortality of both influenza (OR = 1.40, CI: 1.10-1.79) and COVID-19 (OR = 3.76, CI: 2.67-5.28). Thus, obesity should be recommended as a risk factor for the prognosis assessment of COVID-19. Special monitoring and earlier treatment should be implemented in patients with obesity and COVID-19.
Adsorption of phenol and its chlorine derivatives on PILCS and organo-PILCS

La modification des smectites par les polycations inorganiques tres fortement charges donne des materiaux appeles argiles a piliers (PILCS). Ces materiaux sont potentiellement interessants comme supports d'adsorption pour des molecules d'interet agronomique ou pour des molecules polluantes dans le cas du traitement des eaux usees. Les PILCS modifies par un tensioactif cationique (BTDDMAC) ou par sa tete polaire, le chlorure de benzyl trimethyl ammonium (BTMAC) ont ete utilises comme supports d'adsorption du phenol et de ses derives chlores. Les resultats d'adsorption de ces petites molecules organiques ont ete compares a leur adsorption sur des argiles a piliers non traitees (non organophiles). Globalement, la nature organophile des organo-PILCS accroit l'adsorption des chlorophenols. Les proprietes d'adsorption du phenol sont tres nettement ameliorees par le traitement des PILCS par le BTMAC.
Role of Laboratory Sampling Devices and Laboratory Subsampling Methods in Representative Sampling Strategies

Sampling is the act of selecting items from a specified population in order to estimate the parameters of that population (e.g., selecting soil samples to characterize the properties at an environmental site). Sampling occurs at various levels and times throughout an environmental site characterization process. Typically, initial (primary) sampling occurs in the field while subsequent stages of sample size reduction (subsampling) occur until the final laboratory analysis stage. At each step in the measurement process, from planning, site selection, sample collection, sample preparation, through sample analysis, errors can occur that propagate, leading to uncertainty associated with the final result upon which decisions will ultimately be made. The goal of all sampling efforts should be to select samples that are representative of the population (i.e., site) in question. General guidelines, with supporting background and theory, for obtaining representative subsamples for the laboratory analysis of particulate materials using “correct” sampling practices and “correct” sampling devices are presented (“correct” as defined by Gy sampling theory; see Pitard, 1993). Considerations are given to: the constitution and the degree of heterogeneity of the material being sampled, the methods used for sample collection (including what proper tools to use), what it is that the sample is supposed to represent, the mass of the sample needed to be representative, and the bounds of what “representative” actually means.
BIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF A GRASSLAND COMMUNITY OF RAIRANGPUR IN THE DISTRICT OF MAYURBHANJ, ODISHA

The biological spectrum of a grassland community of Rairangpur (86 0 11’ 45’’ E ; 22 0 16’ 45’’N) in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha was studied following Raunkiaer [1] , Dansereau [2] and Rao [3] . The community comprised of 29 species. They belonged to four different life form classes i.e. Chamaephytes, Hemicryptophytes, Geophytes and Therophytes. The community was found to be Therophytic. The percentage of Therophytes was found to be maximum (37.93%) followed by Chamaephytes (27.59%), Hemicryptophytes (20.69%) and Geophytes (13.79%). The present study exhibited higher percentage of Chamaephytes, Geophytes and Therophytes compared to Raunkiaer’s [1] normal spectrum. The species composition, topography, geographical distribution, soil characteristics, climatic conditions and biotic interference of the locality, might be responsible for variation of spectrum value in the grassland community.
Forty pyrenomycetous fungi belonging to Class Sordariomycetes new to Norway

Forty species of ascomycetes belonging to class Sordariomycetes are presented as new to Norway. The species were collected in temperate deciduous forest in South Norway as part of a project financed by the Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. The species are mainly wood-inhabiting, but a few species on bark, bryophytes, fungi, lichens or dung are also included. INTRODUCTION Ascomycetes come in a bewildering array of shapes and forms, and in exceedingly great numbers. However, despite their outstanding importance for biodiversity, especially the non-lichenized members remain little studied and poorly known. This is certainly true for pyrenomycetous fungi, i.e. fungi with perithecia, or with ascomata resembling perithecia. Before the era of modern and molecular systematics, such fungi were collectively AGARICA vol. 36 43 Forty pyrenomycetous fungi belonging to Class Sordariomycetes new to Norway Björn Nordén, Thomas Læssøe, John Bjarne Jordal, Jens H Petersen, Hermann Voglmayr, Walter Jaklitsch Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Gaustadalleen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway Department of Biology/Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Auragata 3, 6600 Sunndalsøra, Norway Nøruplundvej 2, Tirstrup. DK-8400 Ebeltoft, Denmark Division of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Vienna, Austria. Institute of Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection (IFFF), Department of Forestand Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Hasenauerstraße 38, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
The First Human Settlers on the Yucatan Peninsula: Evidence from Drowned Caves in the State of Quintana Roo (South Mexico)

Prehistoric evidence from submerged caves and sinkholes (cenotes) on the Yucatan peninsula provides strong evidence for the existence of an early preceramic human settlement in southern Mexico. During our ongoing paleoanthropological research we have already documented three well-preserved human skeletons as old as 13,000 and 9000 years from these sites in Quintana Roo (Gonzalez et al. 2008a, Gonzalez et al. 2008b). The findings were associated with hearths and a diverse megafaunal assemblage of late-Pleistocene age. A fourth human skeleton was discovered in 2009, two more in 2010, and two others in 2011. Here we provide a first register of these additional five skeletons, bringing the total assemblage to eight. A ninth skeleton was informally reported from the same area by INAH researchers. These findings thus constitute one of the largest databases on bones of early humans in Mexico.
Coordination numbers in natural beach sand

Coordination number controls elastic moduli, seismic velocity, and force transmission in sands and is thus a critical factor controlling the resistance of sands to deformation. Previous studies quantified relationships between coordination number, porosity, grain size, sphericity, and effective stress in pluviated or modeled sands. Here, we determine if these relationships hold in naturally-deposited beach sands. We collect samples while preserving their microstructures and use x-ray computed microtomography images to characterize grain properties. Similar to pluviated and modeled sand studies, we find that average coordination numbers and porosities for freshly deposited natural sands are 8.1 ± 2.8 and 0.37 ± 0.01, respectively. The range and standard deviation in coordination numbers of the natural beach sands are, however, significantly higher than observed in pluviated and modeled sand studies. At the same effective stress and porosities, coordination number is linearly proportional to grain surface area except for the smallest and largest grains. Coordination number depends non-linearly on sphericity. We attribute the higher ranges and standard deviations of coordination numbers in the natural sands to its broader grain size distribution, and we propose that the largest grains limit grain rearrangement, which influences spatial distributions of coordination numbers in natural sands.
Aqueous Lithium-ion Battery LiTi2(PO4)3/LiMn2O4 with High Power and Energy Densities as well as Superior Cycling Stability

Porous, highly crystalline Nasicon-type phase LiTi2(PO4)3 has been prepared by a novel poly(vinyl alcohol)-assisted sol–gel route and coated by a uniform and continuous nanometers-thick carbon thin film using chemical vapor deposition technology. The as-prepared LiTi2(PO4)3 exhibits excellent electrochemical performance both in organic and aqueous electrolytes, and especially shows good cycling stability in aqueous electrolytes. An aqueous lithium-ion battery consisting of a combination of LiMn2O4 cathode, LiTi2(PO4)3 anode, and a 1 M Li2SO4 electrolyte has been constructed. The cell delivers a capacity of 40 mA h g–1 and a specific energy of 60 W h kg–1 with an output voltage of 1.5 V based on the total weight of the active electrode materials. It also exhibits an excellent cycling stability with a capacity retention of 82 % over 200 charge/discharge cycles, which is much better than any aqueous lithium-ion battery reported.
Evaluation of physical properties and sensory attributes of biscuits developed from whole wheat flour supplemented with horse gram flour

Horse gram is a popular traditional grain legume of Uttarakhand which remained underexploited due to its limited competitiveness to the commercial crops. However, it being a cheap source of protein and high in other nutrients and bioactive compounds brings it at par with the commonly grown pulses. Horse gram is highly suitable for commercial foods and its flour could be used in the preparation of various food products. But the non-availability of value added products from horse gram has been a major factor behind the limited utilization of this nutrient rich legume. Therefore, the present study was aimed at developing functional biscuits by incorporating horse gram flour to whole wheat flour and to determine the physical properties and sensory characteristics of horse gram flour biscuits. The biscuits were prepared by blending horse gram flour to whole wheat flour in ratios of 00:100 (control), 05:95 (T1), 10:90 (T2), 15:85 (T3), 20:80 (T4), 25:75 (T5) and 30:70 (T6) and were analysed for physical characteristics. The result showed that the physical properties viz. weight, diameter and thickness of biscuits decreased significantly (p<0.05) with the increase in the level of horse gram flour in the flour blend, while, the spread ratio increased insignificantly. Sensory evaluation showed that the biscuits developed by supplementing 25 per cent horse gram flour to whole wheat flour scored highest in terms of flavour, texture, taste and overall accepatability. Thus, it is evident from the study that horse gram flour may be successfully incorporated to develop highly acceptable value-added biscuits with improved nutritional value.
Mobile Banking as a Business Strategy: Customer Lifestyle Segmentation and Factors Affecting User Loyalty

The purpose of this research is to study the mobile banking strategy used by Bank Mandiri financial institutions. Since several years ago, financial institutions have adopted mobile banking technology as a service to their customers. This study analyzes how the segmentation of Bank Mandiri mobile banking users is based on lifestyle and analyzes the effect of service quality on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. This study analyzes how the segmentation of Bank Mandiri mobile banking users is based on lifestyle and analyzes the effect of service quality on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. The population in this study are Bank Mandiri customers who use mobile banking services. Sampling using simple random sampling with a sample size of 270 respondents. The analysis technique used in this research is SPSS for descriptive testing and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) for hypothesis testing. The results of the descriptive test in this study indicate that an indulgence lifestyle is the most important thing for customers in creating loyalty to Bank Mandiri mobile banking. The results of hypothesis testing in this study indicate that: (1) Service quality affects customer satisfaction, (2) customer satisfaction affects customer loyalty, (3) service quality affects customer loyalty, (4) service quality and customer satisfaction simultaneously affect customer loyalty, (5) customer satisfaction cannot be a mediating variable, where service quality is proven to have a direct effect on customer loyalty without going through customer satisfaction as a mediating variable. Keyword:Mobile Banking Strategy, Lifestyle, Segmentation, Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Loyalty.
Factors of E-service Quality among Malaysian Millennial Streaming Service Users

This study aimed to understand consumers of streaming services (i.e. Music) across a crosssection of Malaysian Millennials in order to identify the underlying relationships between the quality dimensions of the six services: web design, performance, personalisation, trust, satisfaction and repurchase intention. This study uses an e-service quality measurement and a quantitative research methodology. Questionnaires were distributed and collected from 400 Malaysian millennials at local private colleges and universities, who are heavy users of streaming music. Data analysis was performed using descriptive analysis and partial least squares for structural modelling. The results of this study revealed that web design and customisation variables were significantly associated with re-purchase intention. Reliability and responsiveness, expressed as performance, were significant to satisfaction, and the relationship between satisfaction and re-purchase intention was also established. Trust was not significantly influenced by their purchase intention. The findings of this study contribute to and could be applied to other e-services to develop quality metrics to assess the effectiveness of customer-centred focus. Further studies should be conducted on different types of e-services with different choices of e-services quality dimensions that can be examined and compared. JEL Classification: M21, M31
PHYTOREMEDIATION OF LEAD AND NICKEL BY BASSIA SCOPARIA

The soil pollution is consider as a major concern in the present time since it effect the food that human consume and the runoff will pollute the water bodies. This study was conducted to test the ability of Bassia scoparia to up-take the load of lead and Nickel from the soil. Samples of soil were taken from Hilla city and all the chemical and physical properties of the soil were tested, the soil is sandy loam. The first step was to test the parameters of the soil, content and texture, then the study measure the concentration of lead and nickel in the plant in two mean section: the shoot system and the root system, the plant show good ability to uptake the heavy metals from the soil. The concentrations of the studied heavy elements were found to be the highest concentration in the root system compared with the shoot system.
Palmar Dermatoglyphic: A forecast of hereditary diseases by the cumulative and comparative data in eastern Uttar Pradesh

Background: The study of ridges in the form of different designs as Loops, Whorls and Arches, various triangle, ridge counts as Total finger ridge count (TFRC) and Absolute finger ridge count (AFRC) etc. is called as Dermatoglyphics. Aims & objectives: This study is mainly focused on checking the validity and reliability of Dermatoglyphics for the prediction of various diseases which are mostly inherited like Bronchial Asthma, Essential Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus. In this study the finger tip pattern like Loops, Whorls and Arches with Finger ridge count (FRC), TFRC and AFRC is included. Material & Method: The Study has been planned in Govt. Medical College, Azamgarh on 190 healthy individual, out of those 140 were male and 50 were female. The finger tip pattern of both hands was collected in the form of Loops, Whorls and Arches with FRC, TFRC and AFRC. The created data was compared with previous case-control study. Results: It is been observed that there is no solid proof of Dermatoglyphic reliability because of unavailability of standard parameters (quality & quantity) of finger tip pattern, wide range of counts of patterns and Matching of present study results with both case and control of previous studies. Some studies was found important in which the count grading (from higher to lower) was changed from most normal results as Loops-Whorls-Arches to significant results as Whorls-Loops-Arches. The variability of results can also put a question on the inheritance of these diseases as it could be environment induced. Conclusion: Our study conclude that Dermatoglyphics should not be used as a tool for prediction of disease because of high variability in results until the cytogenetic study of these inherited diseases doesn’t show any specific parameter range of finger tip patterns in both aspects quality and quantity
Do Social Ties Trump Collateral in Determining Loan Performance? Evidence Using Same Day Loan Repayments

We compare the performance of collateral based individual loans and joint liability based group loans in situations where the same individual is required to repay both the types of loans on the same day. The group loans out-perform by 10.24 percentage points. The results hold during periods of economic distress indicating co-insurance at work and relatively more for borrowers with scant hard information, indicating better monitoring by the groups. The out-performance exists even when the collateral on individual loans are relatively easily enforceable. Our results show that social ties are more potent than collateral based lending in enforcing loan contracts.
Unit Asking — a method for increasing donations: A replication and extension

We replicate and extend unit asking – a method to increase donations by first asking donors for their willingness to donate for one unit and then asking for donations for multiple units (Hsee, Zhang & Xu, 2013) We conducted a large scale replication and extension using a 2 (unit asking, control) × 3 (domains; children (original), animals, environment) between-subjects design. Across three domains, we find that unit asking increased donations, suggesting that this method can be used to increase giving to different charitable causes.
Ranges of Randomization

A growing literature has shown that people sometimes prefer to randomize between two options. We investigate how prevalent this behavior is in an experiment using a novel and simple method. Subjects face a list of questions in which one of the alternatives is fixed and the other varies, like a Multiple Price List, but in each row they can randomize between the options. We find that the majority of subjects chose to randomize in the majority of questions, and notably, they did so for ranges of values that were “very large. ”
Degradation of the thermal oxide of the Si/SiO2/Al system due to vacuum ultraviolet irradiation

The generation of point defects in Si/SiO2/Al capacitors due to exposure to vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) (10 eV) radiation has been investigated by studying the electron and hole trapping properties and electron‐spin‐resonance spectroscopy for exposures ranging from 1014 up to 1019 photons cm−2 absorbed in the oxide. At low VUV exposures, the generation of hydroxyl groups and electron traps with cross section ≥10−16 cm2 is observed; however, for exposures larger than 1017 cm−2 these centers are subsequently eliminated. For exposures larger than 1018 cm−2 the oxide network is gradually destroyed; oxygen atoms are removed from their network positions and decorated with hydrogen atoms, thus producing water molecules and trivalent silicon centers in comparable numbers. At an exposure of 1019 cm−2, of the order of 1014 cm−2 of oxygen atoms are removed, without any indication that the process would saturate. A tentative model is presented in which the degeneration process takes place at regular network sites; a def.