Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
IS THERE ANY RELATION BETWEEN RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE AND COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT VALUES? A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Objective: It was aimed to examine the relationship of complete blood count values with recurrent miscarriage. Method: We carried out a case-control study of patients who had recurrent miscarriage between 2010-2018. Data were collected from 50 patients who were meeting the case group inclusion criteria, and age-matched healthy control group with at least one live birth who consisted of 60 women. Red blood cell (RBC), hemoglobin (HB), hematocrit (HTC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), platelet count (PLT), platelet distribution width (PDW), mean platelet volume (MPV), red cell distribution width (RDW) and plateletcrit count (PCT) were examined by complete blood count. SPSS 20.0. 0 software was used for statistical analysis. P values 0,05). MPV and RDW values and PCT calculations were significantly higher than healthy control group (p 0.05). Conclusion: Complete blood count parameters such as high MPV, RDW, PCT, and low MCHC could be considered as an important predictor of recurrent miscarriage. Our findings should be supported by further prospective studies involving a larger number of patients in order to clarify the relationship between these blood cell function markers and recurrent miscarriage.
A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Master Degree in Finance from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics. The impact of exhaustibility on commodity prices: An event study approach

The objective of this work is to study the impact of exhaustibility on spot and futures prices of a specific set of resources, whose future limited availability and low substitutability performance have been highlighted by scientific papers. I modelled exhaustibility as a set of events, which might raise investors’ awareness regarding the intrinsic scarce nature of the commodities selected. I conducted an event study using ordinary least squares regressions for nine commodities over the sample 10/09/1993 – 10/09/2018 with event dummy variables grouped into eight categories. Regression results assert the presence of abnormal return in correspondence with the selected occurrences; however, it is difficult to determine a universally valid pattern in terms of significance and direction of the effect.
Factors Influencing Gender Gap In Higher Education of Malaysia:A University of Malaya Sample

This study aims to identify why academic performance differs between male and female students at school level that lead them to qualify for entrance into universities. Entrance qualification to university is based on the meritocracy system of their academic achievement. More female students have always outperformed the male students in their educational attainment. The inequality of gender in the enrolment of students into universities had become a serious phenomenon for the last three decades. The quantitative method of research utilizes data analysis from University Malaya samples (167 students). The findings revealed that female students have different characteristics such as their attitude, inspiration vision and hard work that affect their educational achievement (p=0.002). The relationship between gender and subject choice shows that more male students represented in subject choice like Engineering, Mathematics and Physics while females specialized more in Linguistics, Education and the Social Sciences (p=0.004). However, the finding indicates that “this phenomenon does not affect nation’s development and country leadership”. In light of these results, several suggestions were proposed for the solution and implication to increase the number of male students in tertiary institutions.
Determination of success rate of root canal therapy performed by dentistry students in the Department of Endodontics at Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran, during 2014-2017

IntroductionRoot canal treatment, including pulp removal, mechanical and chemical cleaning, and canal filling is an important part of a dentist's job. This study aimed to evaluate the quality and success rate of root canal therapy performed by dentistry students in the Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.MethodsThis retrospective study was conducted from 2014 to 2017. In total, 62 students were randomly divided into two equal groups of males and females. For each tooth, four radiographs, including the periapical images of the initial radiograph, master apical file, master cone, and final obturation radiographs, were reviewed under the supervision of an endodontist. The investigated technical errors included transport, ledge, perforation, underfilling, overfilling, and presence of void and broken instrument. Data were analyzed in SPSS software (Version 22). A P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsAccording to the results, only 79.3% of the students committed at least one type of root healing error, and there was no significant difference between males and females regarding the overall prevalence of error (P=0.12). However, errors, such as underfill, broken instrument, and transport were more common among males; moreover, void and perforation errors were slightly more prevalent among females. It should be noted that this difference was not statistically significant.ConclusionsThe results of the present study can help identify the weaknesses of treatment in order to improve the quality of root canal treatment, especially regarding student gender in the School of Dentistry affiliated to Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Intensive Speech Therapy Programme Combined with a Speech Bulb Prosthesis in the Prosthodontic Rehabilitation of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction

Velopharyngeal insufficiency resulting from a defect in the soft palate, acquired or congenital, causes incomplete closure of the palatopharyngeal sphincter. An individual with such a defect suffers from multiple problems in eating, speaking, breathing, as well as psychological trauma, in society. This case report describes the rehabilitation of a patient with a congenital velopharyngeal defect using a definitive speech bulb obturator and an intensive speech therapy program. The patient underwent speech therapy for a period of three months. A speech and voice assessment was conducted before and after speech therapy. A speech intelligibility test was conducted, and nasalance was measured using a nasometer. Significant improvement in speech, mastication, and velopharyngeal function was achieved after bulb reduction and speech therapy.
WHICH ARE THE MOST COMMON NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS IN TIMIȘ COUNTY?

Thanks to its high diversity as regards the forest composition and structure, Romania has a great potential for harvesting several categories of wood and non-wood forests products (NWFPs). The aim of this research was to highlight the most representative NWFPs in the case of Timiș County. Four categories of NWFPs (i.e. Mushrooms, Tree products, Understory plants and Animal origin) and nineteen criteria proposed within the FP1203 COST Action European non-wood forest products network were taken into account. An Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used in order to evaluate both qualitative and quantitative criteria and to assess the performance of selected alternatives (i.e. NWFPs) by means of pairwise comparisons. The analyses were carried out using the Expert Choice Desktop software package. Penny bun and European hare were the most representatives non-wood forest products, when all the 19 selected criteria received an equal importance. In the view of switching the focus from wood to non-wood forest products harvesting, the forest managers should take also into consideration this kind of analyses in order to assess the potential of certain products in a particular scenario.
Effect of Brassicaceae as cover crops

In addition to true cereals (Poaceae) and legumes (Fabaceae), which are most commonly used as cover crops, plant species from the mustard family (Brassicaceae) are increasingly used due to their biological and agronomic characteristics. Crucifers grow fast, develop high biomass, achieve great land coverage (> 80%) and possess high nutrient uptake. These are the reasons that their use as cover crops has a beneficial effect on soil fertility, erosion prevention, weed suppression and groundwater quality protection. Majority of crucifers contain glucosinolates, the enzymatic conversion of which releases biologically active compounds into the soil, which are toxic to soil pathogens, nematodes and some weeds. In this way, crucifers act as soil biofumigants, and this effect is used in the control of harmful organisms within the cover crops technology. Due to different production systems and agroecological conditions, the release of these compounds in the soil is not constant, so the efficiency is not always the same. In this regard, biofumigation as a biological measure should be seen as a part of an integrated pest management strategy. With its flowers, crucifers attract a large number of insects: pollinators, predators and parasitoids, thus positively affecting the biodiversity of beneficial insects and the biocontrol of harmful ones. The most commonly used multipurpose cover crops are: rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), white mustard (Sinapis alba L.), brown mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. ), charcoal turnip (Brassica rapa rapifera), fodder radish (Raphanus sativus L.), oil radish (Raphanus sativus var. oleifera) and others.
Structural and climate drivers of the historic Masiere di Vedana rock avalanche (Belluno Dolomites, NE Italy)

Abstract. The “Masiere di Vedana” rock avalanche, located in the Belluno Dolomites (NE Italy) at the foot of the Mt. Peron, is re-interpreted as Historic on the base of archaeological information and cosmogenic 36Cl exposure dates. The deposit is 9 km2 wide, has a volume of ~ 170 Mm3 correspondings to a pre-detachment rock mass of ~ 130 Mm3, and a maximum runout distance of 6 km and an H / L ratio of ~ 0.2. Differential velocities of the rock avalanche moving radially over different topography and path-material lead to the formation of specific landforms (tomas and compressional ridges). In the Mt. Peron crown the bedding is subvertical and includes carbonate lithologies from lower Jurassic (Calcari Grigi Group) to Cretaceous (Maiolica) in age. The proximal deposit is made of Calcari Grigi Group limestone, the distal deposit comprises upper Jurassic limestones (Fonzaso Formation, Rosso Ammonitico, and Maiolica), while the middle Jurassic Vajont Limestone dominates the central sector of the deposit. In the release area the bedding, the SSE-vergent frontal thrust planes, the NW-vergent backthrust planes, the NW-SE fracture planes, and the N-S Jurassic fault planes controlled the failure and enhanced the rock mass fragmentation. Cosmogenic 36Cl exposure ages, mean 1.90 ± 0.45 ka, indicate failure occurred between 340 BC and 560 AD. Although abundant Roman remains were found in sites surrounding the rock avalanche deposit, none was found within the deposit, and this is consistent with a Late Roman or early Middle Age failure. Seismic and climatic drivers are discussed. Over the last few hundred years, earthquakes up to Mw 6.3 including that at 365 AD, affected the Belluno area. Early in the first millennium, periods of climate worsening with increasing rainfall are known in the NE Alps. The combination of climate and earthquakes induced progressive long-term damage to the rock. The present Mt. Peron crown shows hundreds of meters-high rock prisms bound by backwall trenches, suggesting a potential landslide hazard for the whole mountain belt north of Belluno affected by the same structural characteristics.
An introduction to complex system science ∗

These lecture notes are prepared as teaching material for an introductory course on Complex systems science for the use of master students in engineering and computer science. As such, they should be considered a work in progress and always under constant revision. The ﬁeld of complex systems is wide and these notes cover only a portion of it, which the author believes to be relevant for engineering and computer science curricula. Most of this teaching material is taken from the documents cited in the bibliography, with revisions and amendments. However, the author of these notes is the sole responsible for errors and inaccuracies.
Effectiveness of Group Logo-Therapy Program on Existential Anxiety among Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is one of the most common diseases both in Iran and in the world, which has been widely reported to be associated with anxiety and distress in the metabolic syndrome group. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of an educational group logotherapy on existential anxiety in patients with metabolic syndrome. This study was a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest with a control group. The study population consisted of adult women aged between 25 to 60 years old with Metabolic Syndrome that referred to the health center of Semnan County in 2018. The sample included 30 (15 for each group) patients with Metabolic Syndrome who were selected as an available and randomly recruits to each of the groups. Then, the participants in the experimental group participated in 10 sessions of 90 min of Group Logo-Therapy Program, while the control group did not receive any intervention. The instrument for gathering data was the Existential Anxiety Questionnaire. To analyze the data, SPSS.v21 software and statistical tests such as MANCOVA and paired t-test were applied. The results indicated that the group logo-therapy program had a statistically significant impact on components of meaning anxiety and death anxiety, but no difference between control and experimental group in term of loneliness anxiety and responsive anxiety was observed. Also, the results indicated that there was stability at the follow-up stage for death anxiety and loneliness anxiety. According to the results, the group logic training program has been effective in changing some of the variable dimensions of existential anxiety and has increased the ability of individuals to face logic and consequently responsibility for life. And, considering the transient existence of the world in place of insecurity and isolation, it calls for human effort and activity, so it is recommended to use this intervention for people with existential anxiety.
The application of GIS-based binary logistic regression for slope failure susceptibility mapping in the Western Grampian Mountains, Scotland

1 CONTENTS. 2 INTRODUCTION. 3 1.1 RESEARCH AIM. 4 1.2 THE IMPLICATIONS OF SLOPE INSTABILITY IN SCOTLAND. 5 2 THE STUDY AREA . 8 2.1 CONTEMPORARY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STUDY AREA. 11 3 SLOPE FAILURE PROCESSES WITHIN THE STUDY AREA. 12 3.1 CONTEMPORARY SLOPE FAILURE PROCESSES . 14 3.1.1 Hillslope flow initiation . 15 3.1.2 Translational slide initiation . 16 4 SUSCEPTIBILITY, HAZARD AND RISK. 18 5 LIMITATIONS . 20 6 FOUNDATIONS OF METHODOLOGY AND DATA REQUIREMENTS . 21 6.1 DATABASE DEVELOPMENT . 22 6.2 VARIABLES . 22 6.2.1 Location – the dependent variable. 22 6.2. 2 Independent variables. 24 6.3 THE DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL AND INDEPENDENT VARIABLES. 24 6.3.1 Elevation. 25 6.3. 2 Calculating Flow direction and Gradient . 27 6.3. 3 Gradient. 29 6.3. 4 Contributing Area. 30 6.3. 5 Slope curvature. 32 Profile curvature . 33 Planiform curvature . 34 6.4 LAND COVER . 35 7.0 BINARY LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS . 37 8.0 RANKED RECLASSIFICATION. 42 9 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION . 48 9.1 SUSCEPTIBILITY AND THE ORIGINAL PARAMETER DATA . 48 9.2 SUSCEPTIBILITY AND RECLASSIFIED PARAMETER DATA . 50 9.3 SUSCEPTIBILITY AND LAND COVER. 52 10 IMPLICATIONS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT . 55 11 RECOMMENDATIONS. 57 Remedial measures. 58 Disclaimer . 58 REFERENCES. 59
Metabolic Disorders in Patients with HIV

Abstract Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and subsequent antiretroviral therapy (ART) are known to be related to different metabolic disorders. Although ART decreased HIV-associated mortality and morbidity, mortality rates in patients with HIV and ART are 3 to 15 higher than those in the general population. More than 50% of the mortality is due to diseases like: diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), chronic renal disease and complications following bone fractures. In patients with HIV the metabolic disorders are mainly caused by mithocondrial toxicity, a side effect of ART, and they are represented by: dyslipidemia, lipoatrophy, insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus.
Comparative Study Between Corpus Luteum Changes in Normal Pregnancy and Threatened Abortion Using Transvaginal Color Doppler Sonography

Background: Threatened abortion constitutes 15–20% of pregnancies and is one of the commonest gynecological emergencies. Aim of work: The aim of our study is to compare the clinical and sonographic characteristics between women with threatened abortion compared to those with normal pregnancy using transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonography, to predict pregnancy outcome in first trimesteric threatened abortion pregnancies. Patients and methods: This study a prospective cohort observational, was carried out on 200 pregnant women (divided into two groups). Group I: 100 pregnant women with normal pregnancy. Group II: 100 pregnant women with threatened abortion, in Al-Galaa Maternity Hospital & Al-Hussien University Hospital. Results: As regards the site, size and growth rate of C.L. , there was no significant difference between normal pregnancy and threatened abortion. By T.V. S, 4 different patterns of C.L. could be identified: hypoechoic, thick walled cyst, complex cyst and simple cyst; and none of them was predictive of pregnancy outcome in threatened abortion. As regards resistive index of luteal blood flow, only resistive index increases significantly if abortion occurs; and so far, Doppler studies could serve as a predictive diagnostic tool in assessing C.L. function. Conclusion: There is significant increase in resistive index of corpus luteum blood flow in cases of threatened abortion which ended as missed, incomplete or complete abortion compared to the continued or control cases. Keywords: Corpus Luteum, Normal Pregnancy, Threatened Abortion, Transvaginal Color Doppler Sonography
Male adolescents' knowledge, perceptions and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS prevention : A case study of Elembelle District in Ghana

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of male adolescents towards HIV/AIDS in order to institute meaningful preventive measures for the control of HIV/AIDS in Elembelle community. Method: the study employed Qualitative research approach to address HIV/AIDS prevention among male adolescents. Six male adolescents from six different villages in the Ellembele District formed the study sample. The ages of the subjects range between 15 and 19 years. The method of collecting data was convenience sampling technique. One of the researchers obtained data through semi structured questions. Findings: The results of the study clearly suggest general HIV/AIDS knowledge may be high but behavioural change is on the low side, the youth continue to practice risk behaviours. The adolescents see the disease as a threat to the society and are clearly aware of the transmission routes and prevention methods but the virus keeps on spreading among the adolescents. Conclusion: Various policy makers and implementers should move beyond raising awareness to focusing on behavioural change because that is the only way to fight the spread of AIDS. Government, opinion leaders and religious bodies should show even stronger commitment in reducing the spread of HIV in the district.
A CASE STUDY OF WEST JAVA CSR FORUM INDONESIA ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND PARTNERSHIP (THE SUCCESS STORY OF WEST JAVA CSR FORUM, INDONESIA)

This study aims to examine and understand the CSR forum by looking at the success of the implementation of West Java CSR Forum in the form of a case study. The study use qualitative approach that are in-depth interviews and focus group. Data were collected through in-depth interviews; 4 respondents from government sector (as the founder and facilitator of the CSR Forum), and 10 respondents from the corporate sector (as the members of the Forum). In addition, focus group discussions were conducted with the community, the beneficiaries of the programme, consisting of opinion leaders and the nongovernmental organization (NGO). In this study, the data processing was carried out using NVivo program managing, analyzing and interpreting of data collected from various sources. With analissi software NVivo qualitative data analysis was performed with data queries, model visualization, graphics graphics and charts NVivo. This study found that the government is the main driving force and the facilitator in a CSR partnership. Collaboration and stakeholder's involvement are the main activities. Cooperation and community participation should be developed with the orientation towards bottom-up through community empowerment. This study proposes that ongoing dialogue is used as a strategic tool in the communication system to achieve mutual trust and mutual understanding for creating a strong synergy between government, corporate sector and local communities to achieve sustainable development.
SPROUTED ZEA MAYS ON DATE PALM LEAVES AND POTATOES PEEL WASTE MIXTURE AND ITS EFFECTS ON PERFORMANCE OF DESERT GOATS UNDER DRY SEASON IN SINAI.

The objectives of this study were to evaluate Sprouted techniques by planting white corn seeds (Zea Mays L.) on four roughage mixtures of date palm leaves (Phoenix dactylifera L.) and potatoes peels waste (Solanum tuberosum). Twenty five desert male goats averaged (eighteen months old) 22.76 ±1.29 kg live body weight were divided randomly into five equal groups (5 animals each) to receive one of the following experimental roughages R1: alfalfa (Medicago sativa) hay (control), R2: 75% potatoes peel waste (PPW) + 25% date palm leaves (DPL), R3: 50% potatoes peel waste (PPW) + 50% date palm leaves (DPL), R4: 25% potatoes peel waste (PPW) +75% date palm leaves (DPL) and R5: 100% date palm leaves (DPL). Goats were used in feeding trial lasted about fourty five days. The metabolism trial was conducted after the feeding trial to get the most nutritious sprouts green fodder (SGF) with concentrate feed mixture (CFM). Results showed that sprouting corn seeds on potatoes peel waste (PPW) and date palm leaves (DPL) as a media had increased CP, EE, C.CHO and ash contents while decreased OM, CF, NDF and ADF contents as compared with none sprouted media. Sprouted corn seeds on PPW or DPL revealed a significant (P≤0.05) improvement in digestibility coefficients of DM, EE and C.CHO. Nutritive values expressed as TDNg/Kg B.W. and DCP% increased significantly (P≤0.05) in sprouted mixtures as compared with control (R1). Goats fed R3 had (P≤0.05) lowest total feed intake and highest digestibility coefficients of DM, CP, EE, C.CHO and DCP. Also, goats fed the treated mixture R3 retained higher (P≤0.05) nitrogen values and nitrogen intake comparable with other studied groups. Goats fed sprouted mixtures had improved (P≤0.05) values of total water intake and decreased urinary water execration. Sprouted corn seeds had improved Na and K balances (g/kg BW) as compared with control group (R1). Goats fed sprouted mixtures had significantly higher (P≤0.05) values of total volatile fatty acids (VFA), ruminal ammonia (NH3- N), serum total proteins, albumin, globulin, urea and creatinin compared with control group. In conclusion we can produce green fodder by utilizing dried potatoes peel waste (PPW) and date palm leaves (DPL) as a media mixture (50% PPW and 50% DPL) by simple methodology using sprouts corn without any harmful effect on desert goats under dry season.