Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Influence of the Coriolis eﬀect on the properties of scattering resonances in symmetric and asymmetric isotopomers of ozone †

Scattering resonances above dissociation threshold are computed for four isotopically substituted ozone species: 16 O 18 O 16 O, 16 O 16 O 18 O, 18 O 16 O 18 O and 16 O 18 O 18 O, using a variational method with accurate treatment of the rotation–vibration coupling terms (Coriolis effect) for all values of the total angular momentum J from 0 to 4. To make these calculations numerically affordable, a new approach was developed which employs one vibrational basis set optimized for a typical rotational excitation ( J , L ), to run coupled rotation–vibration calculations at several desired values of J . In order to quantify the effect of Coriolis coupling, new data are contrasted with those computed using the symmetric-top rotor approximation, where the rotation–vibration coupling terms are neglected. It is found that, overall, the major properties of scattering resonances (such as their lifetimes, the number of these states, and their cumulative partition function Q ) are all influenced by the Coriolis effect and this influence grows as the angular momentum J is raised. However, it is found that the four isotopically substituted ozone molecules are affected roughly equally by the Coriolis coupling. When the ratio Z of partition functions for asymmetric over symmetric ozone molecules is computed, the Coriolis effect largely cancels, and this cancelation seems to occur for all values of J . Therefore, it does not seem grounded to attribute any appreciable mass-independent symmetry-driven isotopic fractionation to the Coriolis coupling effect.
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Objectives: For young patients receiving cancer chemotherapy, the major concern is gonadal dysfunction with impaired reproductive capacity. The impact of such therapy in patients with lymphoma was focus of this study. Methods: Semen analysis and serum FSH and LH levels were determined pretreatment, immediately after completion of therapy and at follow-up in 60 patients of lymphoma receiving chemotherapy. Results: Pretreatment infertility was present in 13.2% of patients. After completion of treatment, 76.9% developed azoospermia. However, after a mean follow up of 56.66 months, percentage of normospermic patients declined to 43.3%, recovery being better in patients of age less than 30 years. Conclusion: The effects of chemotherapy on testicular activity were significant with combination containing cyclophosphamide and procarbazine. Recovery in spermatogenesis and FSH levels to normal was seen in patients receiving cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone but was least when
The Infuence of Blue and Red Light on Seed Development and Dormancy in Nicotiana tabacum L.

: The correct development of seeds is a pivotal requirement for species preservation. This process depends on the balance between sensing the environmental stimuli/stressors and hormone-mediated transduction, which results in physiological responses. The red and blue regions of the electromagnetic spectrum are known to infuence seed dormancy and germination. Here, we report on the effects induced by the blue (peak at 430 nm) and red (peak at 650 nm) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum on seeds from photo-and skotomorphogenetic capsules developed under white, blue, or red light. Regardless of exposure, seeds from skotomorphogenetic capsules showed an almost absent dormancy in association with altered germination kinetics. Conversely, in seeds from photomorphogenetic capsules, the exposure to the blue region induced skotomorphogenetic-like effects, while the exposure to the whole visible range (350–750 nm), as well as to only the red region,
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, INCOME INEQUALITY AND POVERTY: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC)

Even though the role that financial development plays in boosting economic growth has received considerable empirical attention in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), but the same cannot be said about the impact that financial development has on poverty and income inequality. This paper therefore empirically examines the financial development-poverty-income inequality nexus in 15 SADC countries from 1995 to 2018. Specifically, the paper analyzes the impact of three important dimensions of financial development (i.e. access, depth, and stability) on poverty and inequality. The paper finds that all the three dimensions of financial development reduce inequality in the SADC region by disproportionately increasing incomes of the poor. Also, SADC countries with better-developed financial intermediaries experience faster declines in poverty and inequality. Moreover, financial stability has a larger poverty and inequality-reducing effect relative to financial access and depth. The results are robust when macroeconomic and institutional factors; and reverse-causality are controlled for.
Population size in conservation of local chicken breeds in chosen Eu- ropean countries Populationsgrößen in Erhaltungszuchtprogrammen für einheimische Hühnerrassen in aus- gewählten Ländern Europas

1Agricultural University of Warsaw, Poland 2Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University of Copenhagen, Denmark 3University of Rzeszow, Poland 4University of Parma, Italy 5Institute for Small Animal Research, Gödöllõ, Hungary 6Research Institute for Poultry Breeding, Slovakia 7August Cieszkowski Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland Manuskript eingegangen am 8. März 2006, angenommen am 24. Juni 2006
THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN E-GOVERNMENT: A CASE OF NEPAL

-Abstract- Information technology (IT) strategies are organized and long-term approaches to connect government with citizens. Federal, state, and local governments are investing in the development of IT strategies to promote their e-government goals. E-government improves and enhances the infrastructures and services provided to the citizens. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the strategic role of IT in e-government. The findings of this study indicates that better configuration of IT strategies with different projects, clear legislation, implementation guidelines and standards are required. A detail analysis of citizen participation can be performed from literature, general practice, incentives and organization to highlight,
INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND VALUE ADDITION IN AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IN NIGERIA

This work examined the impact of infrastructural development on value addition in agricultural output in Nigeria from 1981 to 2016, using secondary annual time series data. The methodology is centred on the neoclassical growth theory. The production function estimation tailed the Cobb-Douglas model stated as Hicks-neutral high-tech evolution (infrastructural development), on assumption that technological progress is both capital and labour augmenting. The value addition of the agricultural output model follows Solow Residual (SR) but with factor weights estimated econometrically. Results show that infrastructure has a significant effect on agricultural output value addition. Results also suggest that government capital expenditure on agriculture has a positive significant effect on agricultural output while value added tax has a negative effect on agricultural output value addition. The causality result shows that there is a unidirectional causality from value addition in agricultural output to infrastructural development in Nigeria. This work, consequently, indorses that satisfactory and appropriate care of prevailing infrastructure needs to be sustained while ratifying appropriate guidelines which will engineer effective execution and accomplishment of novel infrastructural ventures in Nigeria in order to enhance agrarian subdivision growth, decrease degeneration of farmstead yield and promote the prospect of diversification of the Nigerian economy.
Trust in the physician: based-on-evidence advice to favor it

those associated with patients’ characteristics and those associated to physician’s ones. The first group includes the patient’s sociodemographic antecedents, health condition, selection of the physician, experience in the system, satisfaction, and symmetry of perspectives. The second group includes physician’s sociodemographic characteristics, online information, physical appearance, communication, emotional intelligence, and humility. Results. From this revision, authors synthesize five bits of advice for physicians to improve patients’ trust: a) be friendly to online information; b) take care of your personal aspect; c) show empathy, honesty, and competence; d) actively include patients in decision-making; and e) accept that we all make mistakes.
Ef ﬁ cient generation of a self-organizing neuromuscular junction model from human pluripotent stem cells

The complex neuromuscular network that controls body movements is the target of severe diseases that result in paralysis and death. Here, we report the development of a robust and ef ﬁ cient self-organizing neuromuscular junction (soNMJ) model from human pluripotent stem cells that can be maintained long-term in simple adherent conditions. The timely application of speci ﬁ c patterning signals instructs the simultaneous development and differentiation of position-speci ﬁ c brachial spinal neurons, skeletal muscles, and terminal Schwann cells. High-content imaging reveals self-organized bundles of aligned muscle ﬁ bers surrounded by innervating motor neurons that form functional neuromuscular junctions. Optogenetic activation and pharmacological interventions show that the spinal neurons actively instruct the synchronous skeletal muscle contraction. The generation of a soNMJ model from spinal muscular atrophy patient-speci ﬁ c iPSCs reveals that the number of NMJs and muscle contraction is severely affected, resembling the patient ’ s pathology. In the future, the soNMJ model could be used for high-throughput studies in disease modeling and drug development. Thus, this model will allow us to address unmet needs in the neuromuscular disease ﬁ eld.
Board Characteristics, Ownership Structure and the Market for Corporate Control in India

This study examines the effect of board characteristics and ownership structure of a target firm on (1) the likelihood of it getting acquired, (2) the likelihood of its majority acquisition (that is, acquisition of more than 50 percentage points of shares of target company) and (3) the impact on shareholders’ wealth (that is, the unexpected change in stock price of the target firm in the event of an announcement that it is being acquired). Various attributes such as board size, proportion of independent directors (board composition) and duality (a concept of CEO and chairman being the same person) have been used to measure board characteristics. Promoters’ ownership and institutional ownership have been used to measure the ownership structure of a target firm. The results show that while size of the board of the target firm as well as institutional ownership are found to have a positive relationship with the likelihood of it getting acquired, promoters’ ownership has an inverted U-shaped relationship with the probability of acquisition implying that firms with very low and very high promoters’ ownership are less likely to get acquired. On the other hand, duality of the target firm has a negative relationship with the probability of it getting acquired. The promoters’ ownership of the target has a U-shaped relationship with the probability of majority acquisition. Finally, the board characteristics and ownership structures do not have a significant relationship with the target firm’s shareholders’ wealth.
Switching from Natural Desiccated Thyroid to a Liquid Formulation of Levothyroxine for Hypothyroidism

Natural desiccated thyroid (NDT) is a treatment option for many patients with hypothyroidism, but some still exhibit symptoms despite achievement of normal levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). In this retrospective case series, 13 patients with hypothyroid symptoms were switched from NDT to a liquid formulation of levothyroxine (LT4; Tirosint®-SOL). Laboratory values ≥4 weeks following the switch showed a decrease in TSH levels, maintenance of free triiodothyronine (fT3) levels, and significant increases in free thyroxine (fT4) levels. Patients reported good tolerability, and case summaries are presented for four patients. In summary, this small retrospective case series showed that patients who still had hypothyroid symptoms despite use of NDT can respond well to oral LT4 liquid formulation, including patients who are intolerant of gluten and/or lactose or on hormone replacement therapy or iron supplementation.
The Use of Sustained Low-efficiency Dialysis in the Treatment of Sepsis-associated Acute Kidney Injury in a Low-income Country: A Prospective Cohort Study

ABSTRACT Background Limited data are available regarding the management and outcomes of patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI) requiring dialysis in Sudan. Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is a highly favored treatment modality in such patients. However, it stays unavailable and expensive treatment in most low-income countries. We aimed to evaluate the use of sustained low-efficiency dialysis (SLED) in the treatment of hemodynamically unstable patients with SA-AKI admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Materials and methods A prospective cohort was conducted in Baraha Medical City, Khartoum, Sudan. Patients above 18 years of age, who were admitted to the ICU between January and September 2020 with SA-AKI, and required SLED or CRRT were enrolled. These were followed up till death or discharge from the ICU. They were observed regarding their dialysis tolerance, rate of renal recovery, ICU mortality, and cost of therapy. Data analysis was done using SPSS. Results Fifty-three adults were enrolled. Their mean age was 62 ± 11 years, and 56.6% were males. Thirty-one patients (58.5%) received SLED and 22 (41.5%) underwent CRRT. Patients in the two groups were age and sex matched and showed no significant differences in their comorbid conditions, source of sepsis, sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, and their indications for dialysis (p > 0.05). Patients treated with SLED showed similar dialysis tolerance, rate of renal recovery, length of ICU admission, and risk of death compared to those treated with CRRT (p > 0.05). Moreover, SLED treatments were less expensive than CRRT, and the costs of ICU admission among the SLED group were significantly less (p < 0.001). Conclusion Our study shows that SLED is safe and effective. It is readily available and can be routinely performed in the treatment of hemodynamically unstable patients with SA-AKI at a significantly lower cost. How to cite this article Taha AKA, Shigidi MMT, Abdulfatah NM, Alsayed RK. The Use of Sustained Low-efficiency Dialysis in the Treatment of Sepsis-associated Acute Kidney Injury in a Low-income Country: A Prospective Cohort Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2024;28(1):30–35.
Deep learning based brain age prediction uncovers associated sequence variants

Machine learning algorithms trained to recognize age-related structural changes in magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of healthy individuals can be used to predict biological brain age in independent samples. The difference between predicted and chronological age, predicted age difference (PAD), is a phenotype holding promise for the study of normal brain ageing and brain diseases, and genetic discovery via genome-wide association studies (GWASs). Here, we present a new deep learning approach to predict brain age from a T1-weighted MRI. The method was trained on a dataset of healthy Icelanders (N = 1264) and tested on two datasets, the IXI (N = 544) and UK Biobank (N = 12395) datasets, utilizing transfer learning to improve accuracy on new sites. A GWAS of PAD in the UK Biobank data (discovery set: N=12395, replication set: N=4453) yielded two sequence variants, rs1452628-T (β=-0.08, P = 1.15 · 10−9) and rs2435204-G (β=0.102, P = 9.73 · 10−12). The former is near KCNK2 and correlates with reduced sulcal width, whereas the latter correlates with reduced white matter surface area and tags a well-known inversion at 17q21.31 (H2). The genetic association analysis was also confined to variants known to associate with brain structure, yielding three additional sequence variants associating with PAD.
Efficacy of Compost and Vermicompost on Growth, Yield and Nutrients Content of Common Beans Crop (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

The experiment was conducted to study the effect of organic fertilization to the sustainability of agricultural sys - tems by recycling nutrients and improving the physical properties of the soil; two important types of organic fertilizers, namely vermicompost and compost were tested to study their effect on soil and growth of common bean ‘Sybaris’. They were mixed in different proportions of with soil by varying ratio: (100% soil, 100% compost, 100% vermicompost, 75% soil + 25% compost, 50% soil + 50% compost, 25% soil + 75% compost, 75% soil + 25% vermicompost, 50% soil + 50% vermicompost, 25% soil + 75% vermicompost, soil 33% + compost 33% + vermicompost 33%). The study findings showed ability of these two types of organic fertilizers to enrich plant growth, development and yield characteristics compared to the control treatment, with superiority of vermicom-post, and there was also a clear discrepancy related to the rate of addition. Most of the results referred to superiority of the higher application rates of these two fertilizers, especially in the case of vermicompost (VC100%). The later treatment recorded the highest values in terms of vegetative, root and yield components. The study concluded that cultivation of bean and addition of vermicompost with soil replacement rates ranging from 50% to 100% has a significant impact on the development, growth, and productivity of the common bean plant.
Anodic and Cathodic preparation of MnO2/Co2O3 Composite Electrode Anodes for Electro-Oxidation of Phenol

The economical and highly performed anode material is the critical factor affecting the efficiency of electro-oxidation toward organics. The present study aimed to detect the best conditions to prepare Mn-Co oxide composite anode for the electro-oxidation of phenol. Deposition of Mn-Co oxide onto graphite substrate was investigated at 25, 30, and 35 mA/cm2 to detect the best conditions for deposition. The structure and the crystal size of the Mn-Co oxide composite electrode were examined by using an X-Ray diffractometer (XRD), the morphological properties of the prepared electrode were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques, and the chemical composition of the various deposited oxide was characterized by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The study also highlighted the effect of current density (40, 60, and 80 mA/cm2), pH (3, 4, and 5), and the concentration of NaCl (1, 1.5, and 2 g/l) on the anodic electro-oxidation of phenol was investigated. The results revealed that the composite anodes are successfully prepared galvanostatically by anodic and cathodic deposition. In addition, the current density of 25 mA/cm2 gave the best cathodic deposition performance. The removal efficiency of phenol and other by-products increased as the current density and the concentration of NaCl in the electrolyte increased, while it decreased as the pH increased. The prepared composite electrode gave high COD removal efficiency (98.769 %) at the current density of 80 mA/cm2, pH= 3, NaCl conc. of 2 g/L within 3 h.
Cardiac Computed Tomography Assessment of the Variation of Papillary Muscle Morphology before Mitral Valve Surgery

Background. The morphology of the papillary muscles of the left ventricle is highly variable. Few studies have investigated papillary muscle morphology using imaging. Objective. This study aimed to assess papillary muscle morphology with primary mitral regurgitation (MR) using cardiac computed tomography (CT). Methods. We examined 116 patients who underwent robotic mitral valve repair for primary MR using preoperative cardiac CT. Papillary muscle morphology was assessed using CT images and compared with operative findings. Results. CT images of papillary muscles were consistent with the operative findings during robotic mitral valve repair in all cases. Both the anterolateral papillary muscle (APM) and posteromedial papillary muscle (PPM) groups were identified in all cases, and the middle papillary muscle (MPM) group was identified in 24.1% of cases. The PPM group had a higher proportion of complex morphologies with more heads and bases than the APM group (head: p<0.001 and base: p<0.001). The PPM group had smaller papillary muscle sizes than the APM group. The MPM group in most patients had one base and one head (78.6%). Papillary muscle sizes were significantly smaller in the order of the APM, PPM, and MPM groups (p<0.001). Conclusions. Cardiac CT allowed clear visualization and accurate assessment of papillary muscle morphology in the left ventricle. It may be useful to obtain the papillary muscle variations preoperatively using CT imaging in procedures involving the papillary muscles such as mitral valve repair.
Distribution of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Perfluorooctanoic Acid in Different Tissues of Fishes and Vegetables from Dahuangpu Wetland Nature Reserve,Tianjin City,China

The concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate(PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid(PFOA) were measured in water of a pond,or-gans of freshwater fish(i.e.,carp and catfish),tissues of vegetables(i.e.,Chinese cabbage and carrot) and their corresponding rhizospheric soil,collected in Dahuangpu Wetland Nature Reserve.Biotransfer factors(BTFs) and bioaccumulation factors(BAFs) of PFOA and PFOS in target vegetables and fishes were calculated,and the trend of distribution for PFOS and PFOA between terrestrial plants and aquatic organ-isms were also compared by this study.The mean concentrations of PFOA and PFOS in water samples(n=3) collected in pond were 22.0±1.3 ng·L-1 and 8.4±0.6 ng·L-1,respectively.In general,PFOA levels in fish were lower than PFOS,which indicated PFOA had lower bioaccumu-lation tendency.The highest concentrations of PFOS were detected in fish liver[carp:17.8 ng·kg-1(WT) ;catfish:21.7 ng·kg-1(WT) ],fol-lowed by kidney,meat and cheek.Among all tissues of Chinese cabbage,root had the highest concentration of PFOA and PFOS with a value of 0.84 μg·kg-1 and 0.42 μg·kg-1(WT),respectively.The BAFs of PFOS and PFOA in fish ranged from 1.7 to 2583,these values were much higher than the BTFs in vegetables(0.01 to 0.59). Furthermore,the BTFs of PFOA in vegetables was greater than PFOS,while the BAFs of PFOA in fish was lower than PFOS.Human exposure through the consumption of target freshwater fishes and vegetables was estimated by this study.The daily intake by general adults via carp and catfish were 104 and 39 ng·day-1 for PFOS,and 2.6 ng·kg-1 and 1.7 ng·d-1 for PFOA,respectively.The contribution for PFOA from the Chinese cabbage and carrot was greater than the two kinds common fish,the values were 18.4 ng·day-1 and 4.1 ng·day-1,respectively.Comparing with the Tolerance Daily Intake(TDI) for PFOA and PFOS from European Food Safety Agency,our results showed that human exposure risk via consumption of carp,catfish,Chinese cabbage and carrot were low.
Creating a Data-Driven Culture in a Startup Environment

This paper explores the process of implementing data-driven culture in a startup environment, specifically focusing on an organization in early stages of data maturity. The paper also underscores the impact of implementing data-driven decision making in a startup environment while acknowledging the challenges inherent in this process of transformation. This paper presents an innovative approach that incorporates an iterative framework, fostering the development of a robust data-driven culture within the unique context of a startup environment.