Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Public knowledge and awareness of the effect of diabetes mellitus on oral health

Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common chronic disease with an increasing prevalence, affecting general and oral health, with several oral manifestations. A bidirectional effect of diabetes and periodontal diseases has been reported by many researchers. Aim This study aimed to evaluate public awareness and knowledge of the association between DM and oral health among public living in Saudi. Methods A cross-sectional survey was done in Saudi Arabia to determine knowledge, attitudes, and awareness to assess public regarding knowledge of DM-related oral health. Questionnaire was designed and distributed in local Language to a convenient sample group through social media outlets. Results One hundred-ninety completed questionnaires. Our study findings indicated a general awareness of the association between DM and oral health but demonstrated a lack of awareness concerning some oral diseases related with DM. 134 out 190 participants (70.5 per cent) of the respondents confirmed that DM had a negative effect on oral health, and 46.9 per cent considered periodontal disease to have a negative effect on glycemic control. There was a reasonable knowledge concerning DM-related oral manifestations. In contrast, one third of the respondents considered it possible to treat patients with DM and with a blood glucose below 3.9 mmol/Which indicated that they think a low blood glucose level has good prognosis and 43.7 per cent agreed that patients with DM should take antibiotics after tooth extraction, while 33.7 per cent of respondents agreed that antibiotics should be administered prior to tooth extraction. These are important considerations for early diagnosis and onset management of oral disease. Conclusion These findings indicate the need for targeted and specific health information education. They also support a greater need for collaboration between physicians and dentists.
Pinpointing the Barriers to Recycling at Destination

This paper aims to gain further understanding of the barriers that prevent tourists at tourist destinations from recycling. Methodologically, a survey was carried out with a questionnaire, reaching 371 units through a convenience sampling procedure on the island of Gran Canaria. The measuring instruments consisted of a Likert ‘beliefs’ scale, comprising statements related to a wide range of recycling barriers, as well as both sociodemographic and situational information. Firstly, we performed an exploratory factor analysis on the barriers scale, and several obstacles to recycling were identified, such as a lack of knowledge and familiarity, blaming of the system of collection, assumed incompatibility with a relaxing holiday, erroneous beliefs about environmental usefulness, disregard towards the place being visited and a certain sense of detachment, the non-existence of incentives, and an unwillingness to comply with perceived demands. Secondly, by means of ANOVA tests, we measured the causal relationship between these barriers to recycling and the tourists’ sociodemographic and situational profiles. The practical implications shed light on how to overcome the difficulties that occur for the tourist at the destination with regards to recycling, by considering the tourists’ beliefs and their sociodemographic and situational background.
Classification of Atrial Fibrillation and Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Using Smartphone Mechanocardiography: A Multilabel Learning Approach

Timely diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is crucial to prevent morbidity and mortality. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) and heart failure (HF) are two prevalent cardiac disorders that are associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality, especially if they are concurrently present. Current approaches fail to screen many at-risk individuals who would benefit from preventive treatment; while others receive unnecessary interventions. An effective approach to the detection of CVDs is mechanocardiography (MCG) by which translational and rotational precordial chest movements are monitored. In this study, we collected MCG data from a study sample of 300 hospitalized cardiac patients using multidimensional built-in inertial sensors of a smartphone. Our main objective was to detect concurrent AFib and acute decompensated HF (ADHF) using smartphone MCG (or sMCG). To this end, we adopted a supervised machine learning classification using multi-label and hierarchical classification. Logistic regression, random forest, and extreme gradient boosting were used as candidate classifiers. The results of the analysis showed the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve values of 0.98 and 0.85 for AFib and ADHF, respectively. The highest percentages of positive and negative predictive values for AFib were 91.9 and 100; while for ADHF, they were 56.9 and 88.4 for the multi-label classification and 69.9 and 68.8 for the hierarchical classification, respectively. We conclude that using a single sMCG measurement, AFib can be detected accurately whereas ADHF can be detected with moderate certainty.
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a rural population of north India

The prevalence of diabetes is showing an upward trend in most countries. According to the 6th edition of International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, it is estimated that there are currently 387 million people with diabetes worldwide and this number is set to increase to 592 million by the year 2035.China has the largest number of people with diabetes in the world (98 million) followed by India with (65 million). These figures of India are predicted to increase to 109 million by 2035.
F18-FDG Cardiac PET/CT: An alternative tool for myocardial viability determination prior to coronary revascularization decision in severe ventricular dysfunction

Purposes: The aim of the present study was to evaluate clinical value and accuracy of Fludeoxyglucose Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography Computerized Tomography (FDG C-PET/CT) as an alternative tool for myocardial viability determination prior to coronary revascularization decision in lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) patients. We accepted lower LVEF as 35% or less for the study. FDG C-PET/CT is reported to be the gold standart for myocardial viability detection among other techniques such as thallium-201 rest-redistribution scintigraphy myocardial perfusion imaging and dobutamine stress echocardiography. Materials and Methods: Between the dates of 01.01. 2010 and 10.07. 2019, 191 consecutive patients (mean age 64±9.1 years) underwent CABG operations with severe LVEF dysfunction with 35% or less. These impaired LVEF patients were calculated as the 4.4% total CABG cases. Myocardial viability was also studied and elaborated by F18-FDG C-PET/CT for all cases. Elaboration was detailed as viable myocardial tissue, hibernated myocardial tissue or necrosis areas (scars, nonviable tissue) via segmentally images of the heart. Final surgical decision was primarily depended on F18-FDG C-PET/CT for the majority of cases. Results: 191 CABG operations were performed. Perioperative deaths occured in 18 (9.4%) cases. Mortality reasons were prolonged CPB in 4 (2%) cases, severe and unmanageable ventricular arrhytmias in 5 (2.6%) cases, MOD with prolonged intubation in 6 (3.1%) cases and major neurological complication in 2 (1%) cases. Our mean coronary graft number was 3.5±0.8. LIMA was used in the majority of cases (n=176, 92.1%). LIMA was anastomosed to LAD for each case. IABP insertions were applied in 81(42.4%, 43 cases intraoperatively, 38 cases at ICU) patients. 236 patients with impaired LVEF and severe coronary artery disease were evaluated by F18-FDG C-PET/CT prior to operation. 191 cases (80.9%) were accepted as canditates for revascularization with multiple viable segments.45 cases (19.1%) presented transmural scar tissue (non-viable) images by FDG uptake analysis. This group cases were considered to be with non-beneficial results from revascularization. Thus, these patients were referred to medical treatments. Mean number of viable segments on F18-FDG C-PET/CT were calculated as 5.2±1.4 for each patient. Conclusions: The presence of myocardial viability is crucial to define reasonable canditates for revascularization in cases with lower LVEF. Among other preoperative viability detection techniques such as dobutamin echocardiography and myocardial perfusion scintigraphies, F18 FDG cardiac PET/CT is accepted as the ‘Gold Standart’ for segmental analysis on basis of distinguishing scar tissue from viable components. We strongly advocate F18-FDG cardiac PET/CT to be a suitable and effective tool to evaluate CABG indications in severe ventricular dysfunction.
Temperature-dependent development and survival of small hive beetle, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

The small hive beetle (SHB) Aethina tumida Murray, (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) is an invasive pest of honey bees recently found in Korea. We investigated the influence of temperature on the development and survival of immature SHBs. The beetle’s immature stages were exposed to different constant temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 37 and 39 °C) under stable and continuous dark conditions and a relative humidity of 75 ± 5%. All immature stages successfully developed to the next stage at the temperature range from 15 to 39 °C, except for the egg at 15 °C and wandering larvae and pupae, which suffered 100% mortalities at 39 °C. Total immature developmental period at 18.6 and 35 °C ranged from 53.9 days to 20, respectively. Lower developmental thresholds were determined according to a linear model as 16.0, 11.6, 9.6, 12.6, and 11.8 °C for eggs, feeding larvae, wandering larvae, pupae and total immatures, respectively. Among the non-linear models, Analytis-3/Briere-1 was selected as the best to describe the temperature-dependent developmental rate of all immature stages of SHBs based on Akaike information criterion corrected (AICc) values and biological adequacy. According to this model, optimum and high developmental threshold temperatures for eggs, feeding larvae, wandering larvae, pupae and total immatures were 39.1, 36.5, 33.2, 35.5, and 34.8 °C and 46.5, 44, 40.4, 42.5 and 41.5 °C, respectively. According to the polynomial regression model, maximum survival was estimated at temperatures of 28.2, 28.7, 26.7 and 26.5 °C, of eggs, feeding larvae, wandering larvae and pupae, respectively. This study can be used to predict the potential distribution of SHB in non-native locations.
Social Intelligence and Effective Service Delivery in Public Secondary Schools, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

In every competitive market, effective service delivery is needed to stay afloat. In consideration of the numbers of secondary schools springing up in recent times, it was necessary to investigate effective service delivery as predicted by social intelligence of Management in using secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. The Ex-post facto design was adopted for the study. The study population of 2,583 staff at Management cadre was used, from which a sample size of 537 was selected using multistage sampling procedure. The instruments were structured questionnaire christened management social intelligence questionnaire (MSI) and effective service delivery (ESD). The reliabilities of the instruments (MSI and ESD) were tested using the Cronbach Alpha statistical tool, which yielded correlation coefficients of 0.75 and 0.83 respectively. Data obtained from 537 Management staff of secondary schools in the study area were analysed using linear regression. Results revealed that Management social intelligence: interpersonal relationship, situational control, and self-judgement significantly predict leadership’s effective service delivery in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. Therefore, it was recommended that the Ministry of Education and State’s Secondary Education Board should pay close attention to Management social intelligence in public secondary schools to ensure continuous patronage of this sector. Keywords: Social Intelligence, Service Delivery, Management, Public School and DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-8-16 Publication date: March 31 st 2020
Duration after Malayan Pit Viper Bite to Detect Coagulopathy in Songklanagarind Hospital

Objective: The main objective was to determine the duration from the bite of a Malayan pit viper (MPV) until a prolonged clotting time in order to create a practice protocol for the Emergency Department (ED) of a university hospital in southern Thailand. The secondary objective was to know the incidence of adverse reactions from the MPV antivenom. Material and Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study of patients with MPV bite from 1 January 2006 to 30 November 2017 in the ED at Songklanagarind Hospital. Results: The study included 153 patients. The average age was 45 years. The median elapsed time from bite to the ED was 40 minutes (interquartile range 30, 80). Fifty nine patients (38.6%) had coagulopathy. The median elapsed time from bite to coagulopathy was 5 hours 30 minutes (range, 40 minutes to 48 hours 40 minutes). Four patients (6.8%) had coagulopathy within the first 2 hours. Thirty patients (50.8%) had coagulopathy within the first 6 hours. Coagulopathy was detected in most of the patients (83.1%) within the first 24 hours. Fifty patients (84.8%) received antivenom. Four patients had immediate hypersensitivity reactions. Conclusion: The ED protocol should follow-up with a 20-minute whole blood clotting test at 6 hours after a bite to determine the appropriate disposition. If the patients do not have coagulopathy after 6 hours from snake bite, it is safe to follow-up at 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours after the bite. The incidence of antivenom hypersensitivity was low
Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Neotropical Region. Part II. Subfamily Lamiinae

A catalogue of the subfamily Lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Neotropical region is presented. The tribes (36), genera (723), species (4231) and subspecies (60) are listed in alphabetical order. Under each family-group name bibliographical references are given and under each species-group name, data on the type-locality, the acronym of the institution where the type is deposited, the geographical distribution and detailed bibliographical references are provided. Two new combinations are proposed: Urographis eucharis (Bates, 1885), new comb. and Urographis vexillaris (Bates, 1872) new comb. , both from Graphisurus LeConte, 1852, not Kirby, 1837. The following new names are given: Alcathousiella new name to replace Alcathous Thomson, 1864, preoccupied by Alcathous Stal, 1863, Hemiptera; Camposiellina new name to replace Camposiella Lane, 1972, preoccupied by Camposiella Hebard, 1924, Orthoptera; Edechthistatus new name to replace Parechthistatus Giesbert, 2001, preoccupied by Parechthistatus Breuning, 1942, Coleoptera; Elytracanthina new name to replace Elytracantha Lane, 1955, preoccupied by Elytracantha Kleine, 1915, Coleoptera; Eranina new name to replace Erana Bates, 1866, preoccupied by Erana Gray, 1840, Aves; Heteresmia new name to replace Esmia Pascoe, 1859, preoccupied by Esmia Leach, 1847, Mollusca; Eupalessa new name to replace Eupales Dillon & Dillon, 1945, preoccupied by Eupales Lefevre, 1885, Coleoptera; Melzerus new name to replace Idiomerus Melzer, 1934, preoccupied by Idiomerus Imms, 1912, Collembola; Midamiella new name to replace Midamus Dillon & Dillon, 1945, preoccupied by Midamus Simon, 1881, Arachnida; Neoamphion new name to replace Amphion Reiche, 1840, preoccupied by Amphion Huebner, 1819, Lepidoptera; Neocolobura new name to replace Colobura Blanchard, 1851, preoccupied by Colobura Billberg, 1820, Lepidoptera; Neohoplonotus new name to replace Hoplonotus Blanchard, 1851, preoccupied by Hoplonotus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846, Coleoptera; Neohylus new name to replace Hylus Dillon & Dillon, 1945, preocuppied by Hylus Van Dyke, 1945, Coleoptera; Neolampedusa new name to replace Lampedusa Dillon & Dillon, 1945, preoccupied by Lampedusa Boettger, 1877, Mollusca; Proseriphus new name to replace Seriphus Bates, 1864, preoccupied by Seriphus Ayres, 1857, Pisces. One new synonym is proposed: Proxepectasis Monne & Giesbert, 1992 = Parepectasoides Breuning, 1979.
The influence of advertising appeals on viral advertising, brand awareness, and purchase intention: The moderator role of hedonic personality

Viral advertising has become a trending topic nowadays. This study aims to examine the effect of advertising appeals on viral advertising, brand awareness, and purchase intentions with the hedonic personality playing as a moderating role. The use of hedonic personality itself to predict viral intentions, brand awareness, and purchase intentions have not been widely discussed by other researchers. This study can be classified as explanatory research with purposive sampling and partial least square as sampling techniques and data analysis. This study was designed to focus on individuals who can be classified as social media active users with a minimum age of 18 years old. The result shows that advertising appeals (humor and informative) have a positive and significant impact on viral intention and attitude toward advertisement. Thus, the higher viral intention and the positive attitude toward advertisement will increase the possibility of purchase and the level of brand awareness. While hedonic personality was significantly proved moderates the relationship between viral intentions and brand awareness in this study. The nature of respondents in this study who mainly are at high level of hedonic personality make the moderation role of hedonic personality has no significant impact on the relationship of viral intentions on purchase intentions. Therefore, the viral factor on hedonic consumers did not seem to correlate purchase intentions.
From Rags to Riches: Corporate Elite of Pakistan from 1947-1970

This paper focuses on the historical narrative of the establishment and development of corporate elite of Pakistan in almost twenty years which became a symbol of a success story to follow in those years. Literature cover this area under the concept of industrial development and resource allocation but less work is done on it with the Power Elite approach under political economy perspective. This paper argues that it is due to collusion and contestation of the existing elite of that time, that a new elite, Corporate, was established and then was nurtured by other elites to safe guard their own vested interest. The private investors who turn up to be big business groups within two decades used networking among themselves via family links and playing active role in politics. This act of developing corporate elites was aided by international affairs which in turn enhanced the economic and political influence of business groups.
The 8th Grade Students’ Competencies in Alternating Different Symbolic Representations of Rational Numbers

One of the attributes of rational numbers that make them different from integers are the different symbolic modes (fraction, decimal and percentage) to which an identical number can be attributed (e.g. 1/4, 0.25 and 25%). Some research has identified students’ difficulty in mental calculations with rational numbers as has also the switching to different symbolic representations between fractions and decimals. However, pupils’ performance, and repertoire of strategies have not been systematically studied in mental calculations with rational numbers expressed in different symbolic representations. The principal question of this research: how is the ability of students to perform mental calculations with rational numbers affected when the same number changes in fraction, decimal and percentage? For the purpose of the study 62 8th grade students were interviewed to examine how this symbolic shift in the number of operations affects the success and type of strategies they use, and the ability to alternate the rotation of these symbolisms. The results of the research show that the symbolic change of the rational numbers affects the success and the type of strategies that students use in mental calculations. Another result of the study demonstrated that students are not flexible when switching between the different symbolic representations of rational numbers as benchmark while performing mental calculations.
Is It Cultural Context or Cultural Value? Unpackaging Cultural Influences on Stigma Toward Mental Illness and Barrier to Help-Seeking

There have been growing interests in sampling underrepresented populations to test whether psychological processes are universal. The present cross-sectional study examined cultural influences on stigma toward mental illness and perceived barrier to help-seeking among Hong Kong Chinese, Chinese Americans, and European Americans (N = 555 university students). Significant cultural differences were found in the mean levels, with the two Chinese groups reporting higher levels of stigma toward mental illness and perceived barrier to help-seeking than European Americans, and these cultural differences were accounted for by face concern. In addition, the strengths of paths from face concern to stigma toward mental illness and perceived barrier to help-seeking were equivalent across the three cultural groups. These findings tease apart the source of cultural influences and underscore the importance of comparing cultural differences both at the mean level and the structural level, but more importantly, to unpackage the observed differences by testing the mediating role of cultural values.
Functional characterisation of pncr003;2L, a small open reading frame gene conserved from drosophila to humans

Small open reading frame genes (smORFs) are a new class of genes, which emerged from the revision of the idea that open reading frames have to be longer than 100 codons to be protein coding and functional. Although bio-informatics evidence suggests that thousands of smORF genes could exist in any given genome, proof of their functional relevance can only be obtained through their functional characterization. This work represents such a study for a Drosophila smORF (pncr003;2L), which was initially misannotated as a non-coding RNA because of its lack of a canonical long open reading frame. Here I show that pncr003;2L codes for two small peptides of 28 and 29 aa, expressed in somatic and cardiac muscles. After generating a null condition for this gene, I use the adult Drosophila heart as a system to assess the function of pncr003;2L. With this system, I show that the small pncr003;2L peptides regulate heart contractions by modulating Ca2+ cycling in cardiac muscles, with either lack or excess of function of these peptides leading to cardiac arrhythmias, and abnormal calcium dynamics. Finally, through an extensive homology study, I show that these small peptides share a great amount of structural and functional homology with the peptides encoded by the vertebrate smORFs sarcolipin (sln) and phospoholamban (pln), which act as major regulators of the Sarco-Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium ATPase (SERCA), the channel responsible for calcium uptake into the ER following muscle contraction. These results highlight the importance of the pncr003;2L smORF and the Drosophila system, for the study of cardiac pathologies, but most importantly, they show that this family of peptides, conserved across evolution, represent an ancient system for the regulation of calciumtrafficking in muscles. This work corroborates the prevalence, and relevance of this novel class of genes, and shows that closer attention should be given to smORFs in order to determine the full extent of their biological contribution