Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hyaluronic acid addition to collagen reduces the trismus and swelling after surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars: A Split-Mouth, randomized controlled study

Background: Removal of impacted third molars is associated with postoperative complications such as pain, swelling, ecchymosis, trismus, infection, and hematoma. Thus, contemporary surgery aims to reduce complications by applying collagen or hyaluronic acid in the socket after extracting the impacted mandibular third molars. This study aimed to study the e�cacy of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) addition to collagen, compared to collagen application alone, on the magnitude of swelling and trismus following impacted mandibular third molar surgery. Methods: About 20 patients underwent impacted bilateral lower third molars surgery (n = 40). Opaque envelopes carried out randomization; two materials were applied topically in the socket collagen alone or with hyaluronic. The post-operative mouth-opening limitation and swelling rate were assessed on the third and seventh days after the extraction. Results: The mean age was 22.7 ± 3.079 years (75% female, 25% male). A statistically signi�cant difference was detected for the trismus between the two treatment groups on the seventh (p= 0.005) but the difference between the groups was not statistically signi�cant on the third day (p= 0.061). The swelling scores of the hyaluronic acid addition group were signi�cantly lesser than those of the collagen alone group on the third and the seventh days (p<0.05) except for lateral canthus to angulus mandibulae on the third day (p= 0.133). Conclusion: Adding hyaluronic acid to collagen could effectively reduce the severity of facial swelling and trismus following surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars. Trial
Named Entity Recognition for Speciﬁc Domains - Take Advantage of Transfer Learning

—Automated text analysis as named entity recognition (NER) heavily relies on large amounts of high-quality training data. For domain-speciﬁc NER, transfer learning approaches aim at overcoming the problem of lacking domain-speciﬁc training data. In this paper, we investigate transfer learning approaches in order to improve domain-speciﬁc NER in low-ressource domains. The ﬁrst part of the paper is dedicated to information transfer from known to unknown entities using BiLSTM-CRF neural networks, considering also the inﬂuence of varying training data size. In the second part instead, pre-trained BERT models are ﬁne-tuned to domain-speciﬁc German NER. The performance of models of both architectures is compared w.r. t. different hyperparameters and a set of 16 entities. The experiments are based on the revised German SmartData Corpus, and a baseline model, trained on this corpus.
Chemical composition, toxicity and physiological effects of thyme oil and its two components on mulberry pyralid moth

Thymus vulgaris is a plant with known insecticidal properties. In order to explore its use in the control of the mulberry snout moth, the essential oil this plant and two of its major components, thymol and carvacrol, were evaluated in laboratory bioassays. GC-MS analysis of the oil depicted thymol (26.9%) and carvacrol (5.7%) as the major constituents. The estimated LD 50 values for thyme essential oil, thymol and carvacrol were 2.82, 32.18 and 56.54 µg/larva, respectively. However, the thyme essential oil was more toxic than its two main compounds.The activity of certain detoxifying enzymes such as α-and β-esterase, glutathione S-transferase and cytochrome P450 were signi�cantly inhibited in thymol-treated larvae compared to the control group. Similarly, the activity of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatases enzymes in thymol-treated larvae decreased while the activity of acid phosphatases increased. Our results suggest that thyme essential oil and its components have potential for the control of G. pyloalis larvae in mulberry orchards, where no synthetic chemicals are allowed.
A determination of the U.S. Atlantic continental shelf under the provisions of the law of the sea convention

The United Nations Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention includes provisions given in Article 76 for establishing the outer limits of a coastal state's legal continental shelf and for denoting the seaward extent of rights over natural resources. A preliminary determination of these limits has been done for the U.S. east coast. The methodology used is a viable and cost-effective approach that appears ideally suited to coastal states having large amounts of interpreted bathymetric and geophysical data pertaining to their continental shelves. The determinations are reproducible, use unbiased published data, and conform to the intent of the LOS Convention.
SERVICE QUALITY AND STUDENTS' SATISFACTION AT HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY COMPETITIVENESS

Student satisfaction assessment is vital in determining service quality at higher learning institutions. To remain competitive with other private higher education providers, it is important that the institution continuously acquire, maintain, build stronger relationships and assess the level of students’ satisfaction. This study measures the level of student satisfaction with current services offered by Malaysian university colleges. The exploration and comparison of possible differences in terms of level of satisfaction across gender and various programs/disciplines formulate key objectives. General survey guided by a well structured questionnaire has been administered across a valuable sample of 245 students. A well established university college in Selangor has been selected as sample case and data was collected from twelve different disciplines and/or programs. Ten major constructs i.e. teaching, administrative/management support, transportation, library, computer labs & general labs, accommodation, medical; sports, prayer/religious facilities, and class room facilities were used. Mean analysis reflect student satisfied with many core services & facilities like teaching, administrative support, library, labs, accommodation, medical, and sports, while dissatisfaction has been reported only in three augmented areas like transportation, class room and prayer facilities. Quite interestingly, no significant differences of opinion have been recorded among male or female respondents. Overall, satisfaction level is high and results indicate satisfaction of university college students on educational services offered by the private higher education institution.
Development of the Soil Moisture Index to Quantify Agricultural Development of the Soil Moisture Index to Quantify Agricultural Drought and Its “User Friendliness” in Severity-Area-Duration Drought and Its “User Friendliness” in Severity-Area-Duration Assessment Assessment

This paper examines the role of soil moisture in quantifying drought through the development of a drought index using observed and modeled soil moisture. In Nebraska, rainfall is received primarily during the crop-growing season and the supply of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico determines if the impending crop year is either normal or anomalous and any deficit of rain leads to a lack of soil moisture storage. Using observed soil moisture from the Automated Weather Data Network (AWDN), the actual available water content for plants is calculated as the difference between observed or modeled soil moisture and wilting point, which is subsequently normalized with the site-specific, soil property–based, idealistic available water for plants that is calculated as the difference between field capacity and wilting point to derive the soil moisture index (SMI). This index is categorized into five classes from no drought to extreme drought to quantitatively assess drought in both space and time. Additionally, with the aid of an in-house hydrology model, soil moisture was simulated in order to compute model-based SMI and to compare the drought duration and severity for various sites. The results suggest that the soil moisture influence, a positive feedback process reported in many earlier studies, is unquestionably a quantitative indicator of drought. Also, the severity and duration of drought across Nebraska has a clear gradient from west to east, with the Panhandle region experiencing severe to extreme drought in the deeper soil layers for longer periods ( (cid:1) 200 days), than the central and southwestern regions (125–150 days) or the eastern regions about 100 days or less. The anomalous rainfall years can eliminate the distinction among these regions with regard to their drought extent, severity, and persistence, thus making drought a more ubiquitous phenomenon, but the recovery from drought can be subject to similar gradations. The spatial SMI maps presented in this paper can be used with the Drought Monitor maps to assess the local drought conditions more effectively
Confinement of Photo-Injected Electrons at Hybrid Interfaces

A prerequisite for advancing hybrid solar light harvesting systems is a comprehensive understanding of the spatio-temporal dynamics of photo-induced interfacial charge separation. Here, we demonstrate access to this transient charge redistribution for a model hybrid system of nanoporous zinc oxide (ZnO) and ruthenium bipyridyl chromophores. The site-selective probing of the molecular electron donor and semiconductor acceptor by time-resolved X-ray photoemission provides direct insight into the depth distribution of the photo-injected electrons and their interaction with the local band structure on a nanometer length-scale. Our results show that these electrons remain localized within less than 6 nm from the interface, due to enhanced downward band-bending by the photo-injected charge carriers. This spatial confinement suggests that light-induced charge generation and transport in nanoscale ZnO photocatalytic devices proceeds predominantly within the defect-rich surface region, which may lead to enhanced surface recombination and explain their lower performance compared to titanium dioxide (TiO 2 )- based systems.
Simultaneous organic aerosol source apportionment at two Antarctic sites reveals large-scale and eco-region specific components

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are the most pristine areas of the globe and represent ideal places to investigate aerosol-climate interactions in an unperturbed atmosphere. In this study, we present PM1 (Particulate Matter < 1 µ m) source apportionment for two sample sets collected in parallel at two British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stations, namely Signy and Halley, during the austral summer 2018-2019. We find that Water Soluble Organic Matter (WSOM) is a major aerosol component at both sites (average 25-33%). Remarkable differences between pelagic (open ocean) and sympagic (influenced 20 by sea ice) air mass histories and related aerosol sources are found. The application of non-negative factor analysis techniques to H-NMR spectra of the samples allows the identification of five Organic Aerosol (OA) sources: two primary (POA) types, two secondary (SOA) types, and a fifth component of unclear origin possibly associated with the atmospheric ageing of primary emissions and dominating at Halley. Overall, the concentrations of primary and secondary organic aerosols are prevalently dictated by the emissions in sympagic and pelagic marine regions, with atmospheric circulation causing to establish marked 25 latitudinal gradients only for some of such aerosol components. Our results strongly indicate that various sources and aerosols processes are controlling the Antarctic aerosol population, with the emissions from sympagic and pelagic ecosystems affecting the variability of submicron aerosol composition both in maritime areas as in inner Antarctic regions.
Transitional Labour Markets, from theory to policy application. Can transitional labour markets contribute to a less traditional gender division of labour ?

Much of the gender inequality in the labour market is brought about by women's dual role as worker and (potential) carer. In this regard transitional arrangements can contribute to mitigate the risks associated with parenthood and to distribute risks more equally. This paper looks at these issues in light of the transitional labour market (TLM) concept. The first section discusses various gender-equality models which imply different ways of organising, for example, childcare, parental leave and flexible working time. Sections two and three look at gender inequalities in labour market outcomes and discuss transitional arrangements that can contribute to the achievement of more gender equality in six countries taken as examples. The last section discusses the results of the labour market and institutional analysis in light of the TLM concept.
Proportionality and conservativity: the view from Turkish

Proportional numerals like 70% and two-thirds , which express a relation between two quantities, give rise to distinct interpretations inside different constructions. In The company hired 70% of the women , the cardinality of the women that are hired is compared to the cardinality of all the women (a proportional reading). In The company hired 70% women, on the other hand, the cardinality of the women that are hired is compared to the cardinality of all the hired individuals (a reverse-proportional reading). This paper is concerned with the form-meaning relations associated with proportional measurement constructions and reverse proportional measurement constructions in Turkish. Proportional numerals inside reverse proportional expressions appear to violate a semantic universal known as the Conservativity Constraint. Building on previous research, we propose a Conservativity-compatible analysis for such constructions in Turkish. We claim that these expressions exhibit non-conservativity effects due to the fact that the noun inside them is interpreted only in its vP-internal position. Proportional measurement constructions, on the other hand, undergo DP-movement, as a result of which the noun inside them is interpreted both in the tail and in the head of the movement chain, blocking non-conservativity effects. We show that the analysis developed in this paper for proportional expressions also accounts for the distribution of non-conservative readings of the proportional context-sensitive determiners many and few .
Development and validation of a gene signature for patients with head and 1 neck carcinomas treated by postoperative radio(chemo)therapy

: 125 Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify and independently validate a novel gene signature 126 predicting loco-regional tumor control (LRC) for treatment individualization of patients with 127 locally advanced HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) who are 128 treated with postoperative radio(chemo)therapy (PORT-C). 129 Experimental Design: Gene expression analyses were performed using nanoString technology on 130 a multicenter training cohort of 130 patients and an independent validation cohort of 121 pa- 131 tients. The analyzed gene set was composed by genes with previously reported association to 132 radio(chemo)sensitivity or resistance to radio(chemo)therapy. Gene selection and model building 133 were performed comparing several machine-learning algorithms. 134 Results: We identified a 7-gene signature consisting of the 3 individual genes HILPDA , CD24, 135 TCF3 and one metagene combining the highly correlated genes SERPINE1 , INHBA , P4HA2 , 136 ACTN1 . The 7-gene signature was used, in combination with clinical parameters, to fit a multi- 137 variable Cox model to the training data (concordance index, ci=0.82), which was successfully 138 validated (ci=0.71). The signature showed improved performance compared to clinical parame- ters alone (ci=0.66) and to a previously published model including hypoxia-associated genes and cancer stem cell markers (ci=0.65). It was used to stratify patients into groups with low and high 141 risk of recurrence, leading to significant differences in LRC in training and validation (p<0.001). Conclusions: We have identified and validated the first hypothesis-based gene signature for HPV-negative HNSCC treated by PORT-C including genes related to several radiobiological aspects. A prospective validation is planned in an ongoing prospective clinical trial before poten- tial application in clinical trials for patient stratification. response radiobiological Therefore, the major aim of this study was to develop and validate a gene signature and corre- sponding statistical model for patient stratification beyond HPV infection status to improve the risk assessment for patients with locally advanced HNSCC who receive PORT-C. For the devel- opment of this gene signature, a gene set was composed in-house using a hypothesis-driven ap- proach. The gene set incorporated genes that cover many radiobiologically important aspects such as DNA repair, cell cycle, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, CSC markers, hypoxia, pro- liferation, invasion, metastasis, as well as genes that were reported to be involved in cisplatinum- resistance. The signature was developed and independently validated on two large patient co- horts for the primary endpoint LRC and the secondary endpoints OS and freedom from distant 205 metastases (DM). To find the optimal results, internal validation methods were applied, and sev- eral statistical methods were compared, including advanced machine learning techniques.
Palaeogeography, palaeohydraulics and palaeoclimate of the Mio–Pliocene Siwalik Group, eastern India

Abstract South–southwestward palaeocurrent swerved to east–southeast and then broadly to southeast over the transition from alluvial fan to axial channel and then to the flood plain in the Mio–Pliocene foreland system within which the Siwalik Group depositd in Darjeeling-Jalpaiguri Districts, eastern India. Palaeocurrent pattern is found to be multi-modal on the fans, virtually unimodal on the axial channel zone and again multi-modal, more profoundly, on the flood plain. Coarse siliciclastic mass-flows were progressively eliminated and gave way to predominant bed-load transport downfan and the axial river, and then to suspension-load dominance in fine siliciclastics on the flood plain. Distal flood plain lacustrine sediment included most of the coals and the entire bulk of the dolomitic limestone. Further resolution in palaeogeography within the frame of aforementioned foursome facies associations is elicited in twenty-six distinctive facies altogether. Critical evaluation of chemical indices (CIA, CIW, ICV, PIA, as well as Rb/Sr ratio) for weathering and depleted δ 18 O values indicate a high precipitation rate. The contention is further corroborated by the high discharge rate calculated from cross-set thicknesses within the main channel deposits. Reconciliation of various relevant data sets collected or calculated from all known worksites along the entire 2000 km-long exposure belt of the Siwaliks along the Himalayan foothills reveal confluence of two tributaries, one from the west and the other from the east, close to the present study area before escaping onto the Indian plains. Channel parameters, channel-belt width and discharge thus attained maxima in the present study area. The precipitation rate and temperature increased eastward overall as a prelude to the modern trend in this regard. 13 C enrichment indicates that the transition from C 3 to C 4 vegetation had already set in.
Maternal Morbidity Following a Trial of Labor After Cesarean Section vs. Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery at KIU Teaching Hospital

This study aimed to determine maternal morbidity and predictors of successful vaginal birth control (VBAC) among women at KIU Teaching Hospital. A retrospective cohort study was used, with 384 files of women who delivered between 2014 and 2018 selected. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the incidence of maternal morbidities. Univariate analysis and bivariate logistic regression were performed using STATA version 14.0 to identify predictors of successful VBAC. The mean age of the study participants was 25.62 years, with 63.54% of them elective repeat caesarean sections (ERCD) and 36.46% trial of labor after caesarean sections (TOLAC). Morbidities included uterine rupture, thromboembolism, transfusion requirement, and endometritis. Risks of TOLAC versus ERCD included uterine rupture, thromboembolism, and blood transfusion requirement. BMI, birth weight, spontaneous onset of labor, previous safe vaginal birth, and non-diabetic status were found to be predictors of successful VBAC. Delivering women with previous cesarean sections is a complex process that involves the physician's knowledge, experience, and fear of litigation, as well as the previous maternal experience and knowledge. Any decision made will affect the present pregnancy's outcome, future obstetric performance, and fertility of the patient. Keywords: Maternal Mortality Rate, Cesarean delivery, Women, pregnancy, Labour.
Charge separation in thunderstorms: small scale processes

An analysis is presented of the many possible processes acting within a thunderstorm that can result in the separation of electric charge, and it is concluded that only those involving collisions between ice crystals and small hail pellets can account for the observed high fields and lightning. The fundamental physical processes causing the charge transfer when the ice particles interact remain to be identified, but it appears that differences in contact potential of ice formed in different ways in the atmosphere may be important.
Effect of Gender Segregation on Organisational Creativity in Selected Deposit Money Banks in Lagos State, Nigeria

rganizational creativity is critical to achieving set goals. Most corporate O bodies have begun to align priorities to focus on strategies that improve the creativity levels of their organisations especially the banks. The banking industry plays an important role in the modern economic world by facilitating internal and external transactions. However, it is observed that the linkage between gender segregation and organizational creativity has not been fully established and this has adversely impacted the performance level of some banks in Nigeria. This study evaluated the effect of gender segregation on organisational creativity in selected deposit money banks in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The population of this study comprised of 3,098 employees of the selected deposit money banks (First bank of Nigeria, United Bank of Africa, Guaranty Trust Bank, Access Bank and Zenith Bank,) located in Lagos State. The sample size of 450 was determined using research advisor's table. Adapted and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficients for the constructs ranged from 0.726 to 0.763, Composite Reliability ranged from 0.760 to 0.802. The response rate was 81.1%. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential (simple linear regression) statistics. Findings revealed that gender segregation had a significant effect on organisational creativity in selected 2 deposit money banks in Lagos, State ( β = -0.092, t = -2.710, R = 0.020, p < 0.05). The study concluded that gender segregation had significant effect on organizational creativity in selected deposit money banks in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study therefore recommended that deposit money banks' managers should encourage peaceful coexistence and participation of employees irrespective of gender to improve organisational creativity.