Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Molecular Identification of E coli from Meat product imported from Turkey via Ibrahim Khalil border and marketed in Iraq

Prevention and control of foodborne diseases is an international public health goal. Imports of food of animal origin are monitored for contamination, and alerts are reported regularly, In order to assess the level of the risk for public health from imported meat entering the Kurdistan, 358 meat samples were collected at Ibraheam al-khaleal border points between Turkey and Kurdistan Region of IRAQ. molecular tools used for identified E coli o157 ,. out of 358 samples 29 samples were positive . the positive sample confirmed by traditional and biochemical assay (Vietic 2) The E coli 157 is one of hundered of strains of the bacterium that causes illness in human. Keyword: E coli,. RT-PCR,. Meat Product DOI: 10.7176/JSTR/6-04-01
Suppressing the Influence of Ectopic Beats by Applying a Physical Threshold-Based Sample Entropy

Sample entropy (SampEn) is widely used for electrocardiogram (ECG) signal analysis to quantify the inherent complexity or regularity of RR interval time series (i.e., heart rate variability (HRV)), with the hypothesis that RR interval time series in pathological conditions output lower SampEn values. However, ectopic beats can significantly influence the entropy values, resulting in difficulty in distinguishing the pathological situation from normal situations. Although a theoretical operation is to exclude the ectopic intervals during HRV analysis, it is not easy to identify all of them in practice, especially for the dynamic ECG signal. Thus, it is important to suppress the influence of ectopic beats on entropy results, i.e., to improve the robustness and stability of entropy measurement for ectopic beats-inserted RR interval time series. In this study, we introduced a physical threshold-based SampEn method, and tested its ability to suppress the influence of ectopic beats for HRV analysis. An experiment on the PhysioNet/MIT RR Interval Databases showed that the SampEn use physical meaning threshold has better performance not only for different data types (normal sinus rhythm (NSR) or congestive heart failure (CHF) recordings), but also for different types of ectopic beat (atrial beats, ventricular beats or both), indicating that using a physical meaning threshold makes SampEn become more consistent and stable.
The Effect of Muscle Energy Technique on Headache, Upper Cervical Rotation and Deep Upper Cervical Muscle Thickness in Cervicogenic Headache (Randomized Clinical Trial)

Background: Cervicogenic headache (CGH) is a disabling condition associated with musculoskeletal impairment of the cervical region. There is limited evidence for the efficacy of muscle energy technique (MET) on CGH. Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the effect of MET on CGH patients. Methods: In this single-blinded, randomized, controlled study, thirty subjects with CGH aged 18 - 55years were randomly assigned into two groups, intervention group (MET in cervical muscles + infrared (IR) radiation) and control group (IR). Both groups received these interventions for 6 sessions, 3 times a week for two weeks. Outcome measures included headache index, upper cervical rotation range of motion (ROM), and deep upper cervical muscles thickness. Results: In the intragroup analysis, the headache index and upper cervical rotation ROM were significantly different in the two groups (P 0.05). The effect size was large in the MET group than that in the control group for ROM and headache index (d > 0.7), but this was less than medium for muscle thickness in the two groups (d < 0.5). Conclusions: MET + IR is a suitable and durable approach for CGH treatment and increase of upper cervical rotation ROM rather than IR alone, but this approach cannot change the muscles thickness significantly in 2 weeks.
DOES BASAL CELL CARCINOMA ARISING IN YOUNGER PATIENTS HAVE A MORE INVASIVE BEHAVIOR THAN THAT ARISING IN OLDER POPULATION

There is an impression that basal cell carcinomas (BCC) occurring in younger population may be of more invasive behavior in comparison to those arising in older patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate this hypothesis by comparing the histological types of BCC in a large cohort of young and old patients. A total of 287 histological reports and clinical records were evaluated. A consecutive series of 95 patients less than 45 years old were compared with a consecutive series of 192 patients over 45 years of age. Tumors were classified according to the accepted definition of aggressive (morpheic, infiltrative and micronodular) and less aggressive (nodular and superficial) histological growth patterns. Aggressive growth types were found in 32% of patients over 45 and 29% of patients under 45, a difference which was not significant. There was a higher rate of incomplete excision in younger patients and this was highly significant (17% compared to 5%, P < 0.01). This study found that BCCs arising in young patients are not histologically different from those found in the older population. Clinically observed aggressive behavior of BCC in young patients may result from inadequate surgical excision due to cosmetics and diagnostic doubt.
Surface Wave Tomography of Northeastern Tibetan Plateau Using Beamforming of Seismic Noise at a Dense Array

In traditional surface wave tomography based on seismic noise, 2D phase or group velocity distribution is obtained by performing pure‐path inversion after extracting interstation velocities based on the noise cross‐correlation function. In this paper, we show that 2D surface wave phase velocity maps of adequate quality can be obtained directly, without interferometry, by beamforming the ambient noise recorded at array of stations. This method does not require a good azimuthal distribution of the noise sources. The 2D surface wave phase velocity map is obtained by moving the subarrays within a larger dense network of stations. The method is illustrated with seismic noise recorded by over 600 stations of the ChinArray (Phase II). We obtain 2D Rayleigh wave phase velocity maps between 7 and 35 s in Northeastern (NE) Tibetan Plateau and adjacent regions that compare well with results obtained with other methods. The shear wave velocity model is then derived by inverting the phase velocity with depth. The model correlates well with geology and tectonics in NE Tibet. Two clear mid‐to‐low crustal low‐velocity zones are observed at 15‐ to 35‐km depth beneath the Songpan‐Ganzi terrane and Northwestern Qilian Orogen, possibly facilitating lower crustal flow in this key region for the tectonic evolution of NE Tibet.
Socio-Economic Impact of Protected Cultivation on Tomato Growers of Himachal Pradesh

Agriculture occupies the most prominent position in Himachal Pradesh, as it is the mainstay of more than 69 per cent of the state’s population. Since the state is exposed to constraints such as shrinking land holdings coupled with perceptible changes in weather and climate, protected cultivation has emerged as the best alternative for using land and other resources efficiently. The main aim of this technology is to enhance the socio-economic conditions of the farmers. Therefore, the present study was conducted to analyse the cropping pattern, production and productivity of major crops being cultivated under protected conditions and to study its impact in crop productivity, employment and income (farm income and total household income) generation and income variability. In order to have a better insight, the factors under consideration were compared to the open-field conditions. The study is based on primary data collected through survey method for the agricultural year 2015-16. The data had been collected from 60 tomato (30 open-field and 30 polyhouse) growers, selected through proportional allocation method from Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh. The study revealed that protected cultivation had a significant impact in enhancing the crop productivity and was approximately three times higher in comparison to the open-field conditions. The labour utilization pattern on protected cultivation was found to be almost four times higher than that of the open- field cultivation indicating a significant contribution in enhancing the employment opportunities. The average farm and household income of the protected growers was observed to be increased by about 25 and 11 per cent, respectively with the adoption of protected technology in the study area. The income variability of the protected growers was also found to be less in comparison to the open-field growers indicating lesser risk and higher stability of income generated by the protected growers in the study area. Therefore, it can be concluded that protected cultivation has a significantly positive impact in improving the socio-economic conditions of the farmers in the study area and suits well to the agro-climatic conditions prevailing in the hilly areas like Himachal Pradesh. Highlights Protected cultivation had a significant impact in enhancing the crop productivity, employment and income generation. Protected cultivation attains more stable income than open- field cultivation.
Students Critical Thinking Development in National Sciences and Mathematics Competition in Indonesia: A Descriptive Study

This study aimed to describe the development of students’ critical thinking through their participation in the National Sciences and Mathematic Competition in Indonesia, known as Olimpiade Nasional Matematika dan IPA (ONMIPA). Furthermore, this study investigated the response of the participants towards the administration of ONMIPA in various aspects and also examined support given by the institution to their students related to ONMIPA administration. A qualitative approach implemented to answer the research questions. The instruments used to collect the data were observations list, questionnaire, and interview. The respondents of this study were 54 ONMIPA participants and ten ONMIPA 2019. The study revealed that The National Mathematics and Natural Sciences Olympiad or ONMIPA had excellent potential to develop students’ critical thinking skills. The data showed that participants’ responses to the administration of ONMIPA were very positive. Besides, the result revealed that Higher education institutions provided support to participants and the administration of ONMIPA. The support was generally excellent and provided in various forms.
Diagnostic Indexes of a Rapid IgG/IgM Combined Antibody Test for SARS-CoV-2

[Abstract]Objective Coronavirus disease 2019 has become pandemic in the world. The need for IgG/IgM combined antibody test is booming, but data on diagnostic indexes evaluation was inadequate. The aim of this study was to evaluate diagnostic indexes of a rapid IgG/IgM combined antibody test for SARS-CoV-2. Methods A total of 179 patients were enrolled. Serum were collected for IgG-IgM combined antibody test and corresponding nasal and pharyngeal swab specimens were collected for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR. According to SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR results, patients under study were categorized as PCR positive group in 90 patients and PCR negative group in 89 patients. Results 1. Of the 90 PCR positive samples, 77 were tested positive by SARS-CoV-2 IgG-IgM test kit, yielding a sensitivity of 85.6%. Meanwhile, of the 89 PCR negative sample, 8 samples were detected positive, resulting in a specificity of 91%. Positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of this test kit was 95.1%, 82.7%, and 88.3%, respectively. Kappa efficiency between IgG/IgM test kit and RT-PCR were 0.75. 2. Accuracy in mild/common and severe/critical subgroup were 73.9% and 97.7%, respectively. Accuracy in clinical confirmed, suspected cases and other disease subgroups were 70%, 60%, and 100%, respectively. 3. Patients were further divided into 0-7, 8-15 and >= 16 groups according to the time from illness onset to sample collection. Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy in these three groups were 18.8%, 77.8% and 40%; 100%, 50% and 87.5%; 100%, 64.3%, and 93.9, respectively. Conclusion The sensitivity and specificity of this ease-of-use IgG/IgM combined test kit were adequate, plus short turnaround time, no specific requirements for additional equipment or skilled technicians, all of these collectively contributed to its competence for mass testing. At the current stage, it cannot take the place of SARA-CoV-2 nucleic acid RT-PCR, but can be served as a complementary option for RT-PCR. The combination of RT-PCR and IgG-IgM combined test kit could provide further insight into SARS-CoV-2 infection diagnosis.
The function of gametocyte specific factor 1 (GTSF1) in mammalian oocyte and ovarian follicle development

A detailed understanding of the genes and mechanisms that regulate oocyte growth and maturation underpins the development of improved methods of assisted conception. Gametocyte specific factor 1 (GTSF1)-a putative marker of gamete developmental competence, is highly conserved across species but in mammals demonstrates a sexual dimorphism in its function. In mice, male mutants for Gtsf1 have an infertile phenotype, whereas female mutants appear to have normal ovarian function. It is hypothesised that GTSF1 regulates oocyte development in monovular species such as the sheep. Initial studies characterised the expression and cellular distribution of GTSF1 across cDNA libraries spanning ovine oogenesis and embryogenesis and by using in situ hybridisation of fixed tissue. GTSF1 expression was confined to gonadal and embryonic tissues with highest expression in the ooplasm of germinal vesicle (GV)-staged secondary oocytes. The gene sequence of GTSF1 was obtained and the gene and predicted protein sequences revealed close homology across many species with two conserved CHHC zinc finger domains known to bind RNA. Functional analysis of the role of GTSF1 during sheep oocyte maturation was conducted using short interference RNA (siRNA injection) in conjunction with oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM) and oocytectomised cumulus shell co-culture. This system was validated using siRNA knockdown (kd) for a known oocyte-specific gene, Growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9). The effect on GTSF1 kd was evaluated following the microinjection of 770 GV oocytes with siRNA target against the sixth exon of ovine GTSF1. The effects of GTSF1 kd were evaluated in 57 MII oocytes and cumulus shells. Targeted kd of GTSF1 in GV oocytes followed by IVM and cumulus shell co-culture did not affect oocyte meiotic progression or cumulus expansion. Microarray analysis using the bovine GeneChip Affymetrix array revealed that 6 down-regulated genes (TCOF1, RPS8, CACNA1D, SREK1IP1, TIMP1, MYL9) following the GTSF1 kd were associated with developmental competence, RNA storage, post-transcriptional modifications and translation. Immunofluorescent studies localized GTSF1 protein to the P-body in GV ovine oocytes. Collectively these results suggest a possible role of GTSF1 in post-transcriptional control of RNA processing, translational regulation and RNA storage which may impact on oocyte developmental competence.
Wavelet-based convolutional neural networks for gender classification

Abstract. We develop a gender classification method using convolutional neural networks. We train Alexnet Architecture using the luminance (Y) component of the facial image (YCbCr) for the SoF, groups, and face recognition technology datasets. The Y component is reduced to a size of 32 × 32 via discrete wavelet transform (DWT). The use of the Y plane and a low-resolution subband image of the DWT significantly reduce the amount of processed data. We are able to achieve better results than other machine learning, rule-based approaches and the traditional convolutional neural net structure that are trained with three-dimensional RGB images. We are able to maintain comparably high recognition accuracy, even with the reduction of the number of network layers. We have also compared our structure with the state-of-the-art methods and provided the recognition rates.
Parametric study of linear stability of toroidal Alfvén eigenmode in JET and KSTAR

Parametric dependencies of the linear stability of toroidal Alfvén eigenmode (TAE) in the presence of neutral beam injection (NBI) are investigated to understand the beam drive and damping effect of TAEs in JET and KSTAR. It is found that the results depend on the drift orbit width of the beam-ions normalized to the characteristic mode widths. In addition, an analytic expression of the linear growth rate of TAE driven by ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) fast ions is derived. The developed model is applied to the linear stability analysis of a time-varying JET discharge where both the beam damping and the drive are observed with NBI and ICRH. It can successfully reproduce the experimental observations in spite of simple approximations such as the slowing-down distribution for beam-ions and bi-Maxwellian for ICRH fast ions. We note that strong interaction of TAE with beam occurs in plasmas with rather high density with nl≳B02/9 μ0Miv02 favorable for the resonance condition, v0>vA/3. The developed model can allow fast estimation of the linear stability of TAEs, so it should be useful for optimizing the scenarios and feedback control.
Cognitive routing optimization protocol based on multiple channels in wireless sensor networks

With the development of modern communication, available spectrum resources are becoming increasingly scarce, which reduce network throughput. Moreover, the mobility of nodes results in the changes of network topological structure. Hence, a considerable amount of control information is consumed, which causes a corresponding increase in network power consumption and exerts a substantial impact on network lifetime. To solve the real-time transmission problem in large-scale wireless mobile sensor networks, opportunistic spectrum access is applied to adjust the transmission power of sensor nodes and the transmission velocity of data. A cognitive routing and optimization protocol based on multiple channels with a cross-layer design is proposed to study joint optimal cognitive routing with maximizing network throughput and network lifetime. Experimental results show that the cognitive routing and optimization protocol based on multiple channels achieves low computational complexity, which maximizes network throughput and network lifetime. This protocol can be also effectively applied to large-scale wireless mobile sensor networks.
THE POTENTIAL OF FIVE ECO-BIORATIONAL PRODUCTS ON THE REPRODUCTION OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE AND PLANT GROWTH

This work aimed to select potentially useful eco-biorational product that could be used to reduce the reproduction of root-knot nematode. The experiment was carried out in pots under net house. The results revealed that the bio-product Dipel ® ( Bacillus thuringiensis ) proved to be the most effective treatment that reduced the root galls and egg masses by 71.60 and 77.78%, respectively. Also , Dipel ® ( B. thuringiensis ) & Bio-nematon ® ( Paecilomyces lilacinus ) showed their superiority between all treatments on the shoot, root length and root weight.
New insights in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes 1 and 2

7 TIIVISTELMÄ . 9 LIST OF ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS . 11 ABBREVIATIONS . 12 REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE . 14 1. Autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes . 14 2. Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 / Autoimmune polyendocrinopathycandidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy . 15 2.1. Epidemiology. 15 2.2. Clinical manifestations. 16 2.2.1. Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. 17 2.2.2. Endocrine manifestations. 23 2.2.2.1. Hypoparathyroidism 23 2.2.2.2. Addison’s disease 24 2.2.2.3. Gonadal insufficiency 25 2.2.2.4. Thyroid autoimmunity 26 2.2.2.5. Type 1 diabetes 26 2.2.2.6. Pituitary failure 28 2.2.3. Nonendocrine manifestations. 32 2.2.3.1. Alopecia areata 32 2.2.3.2. Vitiligo 33 2.2.3.3. Nail dystrophy 35 2.2.3.4. Gastrointestinal manifestations (autoimmune hepatitis excluded) 35 2.2.3.5. Hepatitis 38 2.2.3.6. Hyposplenia and asplenia 39 2.2.3.7. Kidney manifestations 39 2.2.3.8. Lung manifestations 40 2.2.3.9. Enamel dysplasia 41 2.2.3.10. Eye manifestations 41 2.3. Genetics: AIRE mutations. 43 2.3.1. Autoimmune regulator gene. 43 2.3.2. AIRE mutations and their implications in the phenotype. 44 2.3.3. AIRE functions. 45 2.4. Autoantibodies in APECED. 47 2.4. 1. Tissue-specific antibodies. 47 2.4. 2. Anticytokine antibodies. 47 2.4. 2.1. Interferon alpha autoantibodies. 48 2.4. 2.2. Interleukin-17A, -17F and -22 autoantibodies. 48 2.4. 3. Cell-immune responses in APECED. 49 3. Quality of life. 51 3.1. APECED. 51
Role of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection- A Systematic Literature Review

Background: Coronavirus pandemic is currently a global public health emergency. At present, no pharmacological treatment is known to treat this condition, and there is a need to review the available treatments. Objective: While there have been studies to describe the role of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in various viral conditions, there is limited information about the use of them in COVID-19. This systematic review aims to summarize the available evidence regarding the role of chloroquine in treating coronavirus infection. Methods: The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were used for this review. A literature search was performed using PUBMED & Google Scholar to find articles about the role of CQ in COVID-19 patients. Results: We included 19 publications (Five published articles, three letters/correspondence, one commentary, five pre-proofs of accepted articles, one abstract of yet to be published article, and four were pre-prints (not yet peer-reviewed) articles) in this systematic review. All the articles mentioned about the role of chloroquine and /or hydroxychloroquine in limiting the infection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19). Conclusions: There is theoretical, experimental, preclinical and clinical evidence of the effectiveness of chloroquine in patients affected with COVID-19. There is adequate evidence of drug safety from the long-time clinical use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in other indications. More data from ongoing and future trials will add more insight into the role of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 infection.
Rimsulfuron and Metribuzin Efficacy in Transplanted Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)

In field studies in 1991, 1992, and 1993, rimsulfuron at 26 and 35 g ai/ha, sequentially at 26 g/ha, at 26 g/ha plus metribuzin at 280 g ai/ha, and metribuzin at 280 g/ha were evaluated POST for weed control in transplanted ‘Agriset’ tomato. Common lambsquarters was controlled by rimsulfuron at 35 g/ha. Rimsulfuron plus metribuzin gave consistent control of common ragweed, but jimsonweed control was inconsistent and goosegrass control was generally low. Rimsulfuron treatments caused slight (< 12%) temporary injury to new terminal growth of tomato. Yield of tomato fruit was consistently high in the metribuzin, metribuzin plus rimsulfuron, and rimsulfuron sequential treatments. In greenhouse studies, giant foxtail and large crabgrass control by rimsulfuron was above 95 and 85%, respectively, but goosegrass was not controlled. Height of four tomato cultivars was not reduced, but dry weight of ‘Floradade’ and ‘Sunbeam’ was reduced by rimsulfuron.