Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparative Analysis of Intellectual Quotient in Developmental Population with Severe Hearing Loss: Hearing Aids vs. Cochlear Implant Users

The development of language, memory and intellectual functions is linked to normal hearing and correct sounds interpretation. Hearing loss (HL), especially in its severe form, negatively affects the development of these functions. This prospective study aimed at comparing the Intelligent Quotients (IQ) of children with cochlear implants (CI) with the ones of people wearing hearing aids (HA) after one year of hearing rehabilitation. 21 subjects with severe/profound bilateral hearing loss (deafness) were included in this study. Eleven children with congenital profound HL underwent CI and ten children with moderate to severe HL (congenital and acquired) were rehabilitated by HA. Children’s IQs were assessed at enrolment (T0) and 12 months after hearing aids/CI use plus speech therapy. Statistical analyses were performed to analyze the data within and between groups. Comparison of IQs showed no statistically significant differences between CI and HA none at T0 and T1. The subtests showed lower scores in verbal comprehension and process speed index in patients treated with HA when compared to CI. This study showed that auditory rehabilitation can support the normal development of cognitive function in children between six and eight years of age. The use of the correct hearing aids based on the patient’s hearing thresholds is important to maximize the rehabilitation outcomes. Due to the small sample size, although stratified for age, our results must be considered preliminary and further analyses on larger samples are needed to confirm our data.
Comparative study of pure RCC and graded RCC cattle through software based recording system in different regions of Bangladesh

Recording systems are important to maintain data properly with a view to justifying the merits of productive and reproductive parameter as well as pedigree evaluation, towards any decision making pathway. Considering this, the current research was conducted to assess the computer and mobile software based animal recording system, which have important effect on production and reproduction on Red Chittagong cattle and their graded cattle. For this reason, this survey was conducted at well-developed pre-tested questionnaire through mobile application software under thirteen study areas. The study areas were selected based on the density of Red Chittagong Cattle population in those areas. After data collectionollected data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 software and mean comparisons were estimated by LSD and Duncan method. Numbering (highest-11.32% at Godagari, lowest at Naikhongchari-4.25%), Artificial Insemination (highest 20% at Godagari and lowest at Naikhongchari-1%), service per conception rate (highest at Sylhet-1.37 and lowest at Swandip-1.14), calving rate (highest 12.34% at Anowara and lowest 4.20% at Keshobpur) and birth weight (highest 16.50±0.57 kg at Hathazari and lowest 12.79±0.49 kg at Godagari) were different in each regions. Lactation length, milk yield, and growth rate of two category cattle were found statistically significant (P<0.05) between two groups of cattle. These three productive parameters were higher for Red Chittagong Cattle (230±5.16 days, 3.10±0.13 L/day, 0.197 kg/day) respectively. The software based recording system helps to get proper data which will help for selection of superior sires and dams with high genetic merit as well as data can be restored anytime from this software based recording system. Asian Australas. J. Biosci. Biotechnol. 2023, 8(3), 70-77
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: interdisciplinary creative art practice and nature connections.

Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine with the large majority of cases classed as idiopathic, meaning there is no known cause. Typically, most cases occur in children and young people affecting approximately three per cent of the adult populace with five out of six cases being female. The BackBone: Interdisciplinary Creative Practices and Body Positive Resilience pilot research study used arts and humanities methods to measure the impact of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) on well-being and body perception. The research aimed to contribute to a better understanding of alternative treatments towards improving quality of life in young women diagnosed with AIS. In particular, concentrating on two highlighted priorities from the Scoliosis Priority Setting Partnership: (1) How is quality of life affected by scoliosis and its treatment? How can we measure this in ways that are meaningful to patients? (2) How are the psychological impacts (including on body image) of diagnosis and treatment best managed.Using established medical techniques, art-based workshops, and focus groups with postoperative participants with AIS and their families we gathered both quantitative and qualitative data. The workshops explored the aesthetics of imperfection through material investigations that focus on the body as both an object and how it is experienced using the metaphor of tree images. Drawing parallels between the growth patterns of trees that, for complex and often unknown reasons, have grown unexpectedly we explored questions around ideological notions of perfect growth through art-making in a non-clinical setting. Uniquely, the pilot project sought to draw on insights from four key disciplines (art, medicine, psychology and human geography), thinking across boundaries to evoke different ways of knowing and understanding the complexities of body perception through image-making.
Spatial and Seasonal Variation in Physico-chemical Quality of Ikoli Creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria

This study assessed the Spatial and seasonal variation in Physico-chemical quality of Ikoli creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria. Triplicate samples were obtained from 5 locations for a two seasons viz; March and June, 2014. The water samples were analyzed following standard methods. Mean seasonality results for dry and wet were 27.47 and 27.33 C (temperature), 6.78 and 7.102 (pH), 27.766 and 42.738 μS/cm (conductivity), 45.492 and 29.354 NTU (turbidity), 7.298 and 23.868 mg/l (total dissolved solid), 24.45 and 10.712mg/l (biological oxygen demand), 5.734 and 7.558 (dissolved oxygen), 0.066 and 0.072 mg/l (nitrite), 0.114 and 0.112 mg/l (nitrate), 3.14 and 3.088 mg/l (chloride), 4.354 and 4.336 mg/l (sulphate), 2.234 and 2.634 mg/l (calcium), 1.888 and 2.576 mg/l (potassium), 3.638 and 4.066 mg/l (sodium) and 1.348 and 1.732 mg/l (magnesium) respectively. There was significance difference (P<0.05) in most parameters for spatial distribution as well as seasonality. The study showed that season affect physico-chemical quality of Ikoli creek. Anthropogenic activities in the creek could affect the physico-chemical quality of water. This could be the reason while there was variation based on spatial distribution
Orogen transplant: Taconic–Caledonian arc magmatism in the central Brooks Range of Alaska

The Doonerak fenster of the central Brooks Range, Alaska, exposes a unique package of Cambrian−Devonian(? ) volcanic and sedimentary basement rocks (Apoon assemblage) within the Mesozoic−Cenozoic Brookian fold-and-thrust belt. Recognition of a major pre-Mississippian unconformity within the fenster led to previous correlations between the Apoon assemblage and age-equivalent strata in the North Slope subterrane of the composite Arctic Alaska−Chukotka microplate. Previous age constraints on the Apoon assemblage are limited to a handful of Cambrian−Devonian paleontological collections and hornblende K-Ar and 40 Ar/ 39 Ar ages from mafic dikes ranging from ca. 520 to 380 Ma. We conducted U-Pb and Hf isotopic analyses on igneous and sedimentary units in the Apoon assemblage to test links with the North Slope subterrane and assess the tectonic and paleogeographic setting of this early Paleozoic arc complex. Igneous zircon from a leucogabbro in the Apoon assemblage analyzed using a sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe with reverse geometry (SHRIMP-RG) provided a 207 Pb-corrected 206 Pb/ 238 U age of 462 ± 8 Ma (2σ). Detrital zircon analyzed using laser ablation−inductively coupled plasma−mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) from volcaniclastic and tuffaceous strata of the Apoon assemblage yielded a spectrum of unimodal and polymodal age populations, including prominent age groups at ca. 490−420, 540−520 Ma, 1250−960, 1500−1380, 1945−1750, and 2830−2650 Ma. Lu-Hf isotopic data from the ca. 490−420 Ma age population, including the Middle Ordovician leucogabbro, are highly juvenile (e Hf ∼+7−10), implying a distinct lack of crustal assimilation during Ordovician−Silurian arc magmatism. In context, these data suggest that a juvenile arc complex, herein referred to as the Doonerak arc, marks a prominent tectonic boundary between pre-Mississippian crustal fragments of Laurentian- and non-Laurentian affinity in the Arctic Alaska−Chukotka microplate. The U-Pb geochronologic and Hf isotopic data also provide a connection to Taconic−Caledonian arc magmatism along the edge of the Iapetus Ocean and linkages between the Apoon assemblage and the Descon Formation and plutonic equivalents of the Alexander terrane (Prince of Wales Island, Alaska).
Derivation and verification of empirical catchment response time equations for medium to large catchments in South Africa

Despite uncertainties and errors in measurement, observed peak discharges are the best estimate of the true peak discharge from a catchment. However, in ungauged catchments, the catchment response time is a fundamental input to all methods of estimating peak discharges; hence, errors in estimated catchment response time directly impact on estimated peak discharges. In South Africa, this is particularly the case in ungauged medium to large catchments where practitioners are limited to use empirical methods that were calibrated on small catchments not located in South Africa. The time to peak (TP), time of concentration (TC) and lag time (TL) are internationally the most frequently used catchment response time parameters and are normally estimated using either hydraulic or empirical methods. Almost 95% of all the time parameter estimation methods developed internationally are empirically based. This paper presents the derivation and verification of empirical TP equations in a pilot scale study using 74 catchments located in four climatologically different regions of South Africa, with catchment areas ranging from 20 km2 to 35 000 km2. The objective is to develop unique relationships between observed TP values and key climatological and geomorphological catchment predictor variables in order to estimate catchment TP values at ungauged catchments. The results show that the derived empirical TP equation(s) meet the requirement of consistency and ease of application. Independent verification tests confirmed the consistency, while the statistically significant independent predictor variables included in the regressions provide a good estimation of catchment response times and are also easy to determine by practitioners when required for future applications in ungauged catchments. It is recommended that the methodology used in this study should be expanded to other catchments to enable the development of a regional approach to improve estimation of time parameters on a national‐scale. However, such a national‐scale application would not only increase the confidence in using the suggested methodology and equation(s) in South Africa, but also highlights that a similar approach could be adopted internationally. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Factors Associated with Controlled Glycemic Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Study from a Large Medical Center and Its Satellite Clinics in Southeast Region in the USA

Diabetes, including type 1, type 2, and gestational, is a significant public health issue responsible for various clinical, economic, and societal issues. Most of the consequences, if uncontrolled, can result in serious health problems, such as heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease. Approximately 37.3 million Americans have diabetes, including 37.1 million adults 18 years or older, with 90–95% type 2 diabetes (T2D). The purpose of this study is (1) to explore the profile of patients with T2D and (2) to identify the associated factors of diabetic status. Examined factors included sociodemographic characteristics, social factors, and comorbidities. The study analyzed a primary dataset from a retrospective chart review of adult patients with T2D who were seen at a large medical center and its satellite clinics in the southeast region of the United States in 2019. Sex, dyslipidemia, and the number of concordant comorbidities were found to be significant associated factors of diabetic status. In the era of intertwined patient-centered approach and public health, the study’s findings can guide treatment plans and interventions targeting individuals and communities.
Does State Ownership Have Limits in Romania?: An Assessment of Firm Performance and Market Outcomes

The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.
Effect Of Maternal Iron Deficiency Anemia On The Baby Anthropometric Measurements And Hematological Indices

Anemia is one of the most prevalent nutritional deficiency problems afflicting pregnant women. Objective: - to evaluate the impact of maternal anemia on the baby anthropometric measurements (B. weight, length, head circumference) & biochemicals (HB, S. iron, S. ferritin). Prospective cross-sectional hospital based study was conducted on 200 Pregnant women attending labor room at AL-Jamhoria hospital from 1st April to end of May 2012, aged between 18-42years old, who delivered vaginally. Maternal venous blood was extracted few hours before delivery for (Hb, S. iron, S. ferritin) and umbilical cord blood immediately after delivery for baby (Hb, s. ferritin, s. iron) and babies' anthropometric measurements (B. weight, Length, Head circumference) were taken. 85(42.5%) of total 200 pregnant women were anemic where (27%, 15.5%, 0%) with mild, moderate and severe anemia respectively, with hemoglobin levels (10- 10.9 g/dL, 7- 9.9 g/dL, ≤ 7 g/dL) respectively. 177 (88.5%) of them received iron supplement where (54%, 21.5%, 13%) among control, mild anemia & moderate anemic groups respectively, the mean maternal hemoglobin for control, mild anemic & moderate anemic groups were (12.15±0.82, 10.45±0.30, 8.97±0.74) respectively. The mean maternal iron level for control, mild anemic & moderate anemic groups were (86.35±38, 74.77±2.77, 59.38±35.6) respectively, the mean babies iron levels were (41.2± 1.38, 39.3± 1.38, 37.4± 1.34) for control, mild anemic & moderate anemic groups respectively. The mean maternal ferritin level for control, mild anemic, moderate anemic groups were (40.65±1.88, 24.03±39.52, 13.79±13.37) respectively with mean babies ferritin level for control, mild anemic & moderate anemic groups were (260± 2.63, 321± 2.79, 195± 1.91) respectively. The Anemia is highly prevalent among pregnant women in our country and reaches 42.5% & have impact on the baby growth & hematological indices.
Advancements in Basal Cell Carcinoma Diagnosis: Non-Invasive Imaging and Multimodal Approach

(1) Background: The aim of this study was to correlate the diagnostic criteria described in dermatoscopy, ultrasonography (US), ex vivo confocal microscopy, and histology to the most common subtypes of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). (2) Methods: We conducted a prospective study including 46 BCC cases, which were analyzed with dermatoscopy using the Delta 30 dermatoscope and Vidix 4.0 videodermoscope, with US using a high-resolution 20 MHz linear probe, with confocal microscopy, along with histopathological analysis. (3) Results: This study categorized BCC by histological subtype, with nodular being the most common (84.8%) and various other subtypes represented. US measurements of tumor thickness correlated strongly with the histopathological depth of invasion index (DI). Dermatoscopy analysis revealed significant associations between specific features and BCC subtypes. The DI was directly related to arborized vessels but inversely related to short, fine telangiectasias, maple-leaf-like areas, and spoke-wheel areas. The presence of ulceration was directly related to the DI. Confocal microscopy images exhibited several characteristics, including fluorescence, nuclear crowding, peripheral palisading, clefting, increased nuclear–cytoplasmic (N/C) ratio, and a “cauliflower-like” appearance. (4) Conclusion: The advanced detection of BCC through imagistic techniques like dermatoscopy, confocal microscopy, and ultrasound improves the diagnosis and may offer valuable insights for treatment in the future by evaluating lesion characteristics.
AdvReverb: Rethinking the Stealthiness of Audio Adversarial Examples to Human Perception

As one of the most representative applications built on deep learning, audio systems, including keyword spotting, automatic speech recognition, and speaker identification, have recently been demonstrated to be vulnerable to adversarial examples, which have already raised general concerns in both academia and industry. Existing attacks follow the same adversarial example generation paradigm from computer vision, i.e., overlaying the optimized additive perturbations on original voices. However, due to the additive perturbations’ nature on human audibility, balancing the stealthiness and attack capability remains a challenging problem. In this paper, we rethink the stealthiness of audio adversarial examples and turn to introduce another kind of audio distortion, i.e., reverberation, as a new perturbation format for stealthy adversarial example generation. Such convolutional adversarial perturbations are crafted as real-world impulse responses and behave as a natural reverberation for deceiving humans. Based on this idea, we propose AdvReverb to construct, optimize, and deliver phoneme-level convolutional adversarial perturbations on both speech and music carriers with a well-designed objective. Experimental results demonstrate that AdvReverb could realize high attack success rates over 95% on three audio-domain tasks while achieving superior perceptual quality and keeping stealthy from human perception in over-the-air and over-the-line delivery scenarios.
Response of nine triticale genotypes to different salt concentrations at the germination and early seedling stages

Salinity stress poses a major challenge to agricultural productivity worldwide, and understanding their responses at the early growth stage is vital for devising strategies to cope with this stress. Therefore, to improve triticale productivity, this study investigated the salinity stress tolerance of different salt-tolerant triticale genotypes aiming to cultivate them on saline soils. To this end, salinity stress impacts on nine triticale genotypes, i.e., Zhongsi 1084, Gannong No. 2, Gannong No. 4, Shida No. 1, C6, C16, C23, C25 and C36 at germination and early seedling stages was evaluated. Each genotype was subjected to six treatments inducing control, 40, 80, 120, 160, and 200 mM NaCl treatments to study their effect on seedling and termination traits of the nine genotypes. Compared to the overall mean seedling vigor index, the seedling vigor index was higher in the genotypes Zhongsi 1084 and C6 (39% and 18.1%, respectively) and lower in Gannong No.2 (41%). Increasing NaCl concentrations negatively affected germination and seedling traits. Compared to other genotypes, Zhongsi 1084 had the highest mean germination rate, germination vigor index, germination percentage, mean daily germination and germination energy. It also showed the lowest relative salt injury. The relative salt injury was higher in the genotype Shida No. 1 than those in Gannong No. 2, Gannong No. 4, Shida No. 1, C16, and C36 genotypes. All genotypes exhibited desirable mean germination time except for line C6. High significant positive correlations were observed among germination rate, germination vigor index, germination percentage, mean daily germination, seedling vigor index, and root length. Principal component analysis (PCA) grouped the most desirable genotypes into two clusters. Our study determined salt stress tolerance of nine triticale genotypes at germination and early seedling stages. to select salt-tolerant genotypes that can be cultivated on saline soil or after salt irrigation.
Phenotypic Investigation of Vancomycin, Teicoplanin and Linezolid Resistance Among Enterococcus spp. Isolated from Children Diarrhea

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci(VRE) were common among Enterococcus. faecalis and Enterococcus faecium. Teicoplanin resistance or sensitivity can determine the VRE phenotypes whether VanA (VanR/tecR) or VanB (VanR/ tecs). Linezolid resistance among VRE regards an newly emerged health problem. Infection with LRVRE or TRLRVRE pushan hazardous alert for hard to heal illness. Twenty eight Enterococcus spp. isolates were recovered from children diarrhea after their inoculation on m-EI chromogenic agar. Antibiotics susceptibility and phenotypic detection of antibiotics resistance were performed according to CLSI 2016. The results revealed 92.86% resistance to rifampin, 85.71% to erythromycin. VRE were 46.42%, TRE were 25% and LRE were 35.71% while co-existed resistance for Vancomycin/Teicoplanin/Linezolid(TRLRVRE) were detected 25% in. concern antibiotics resistant patterns, the MDR compile (85.7%) while XDR compile (10.7%) and there is no PDR among Enterococcus. spp. isolates were PDR. The presentstudy conclude that VanA and VanB phenotypes were common among MDR and XDR and although there is no using of linezolid but the emergence of TRLRVRE isolates were stated.
Megaflaps adjacent to salt diapirs

Megaflaps are steep stratal panels that extend far up the sides of diapirs or their equivalent welds. They have multiple-kilometer fold widths and structural relief and are thus distinct from smaller-scale composite halokinetic sequences. Maximum dips range from near-vertical to completely overturned. Although overturned megaflaps are associated with flaring salt, there is no direct link between megaflap formation and the initiation of salt sheets. Strata within a megaflap are usually convergent, and the lower boundary is typically concordant with the top salt. The upper boundary ranges between a prominent onlap surface and a more diffuse zone of gradual rotation and thinning, and growth strata likewise display both onlap and stacked wedge geometries. We use quantitative cross-section restoration to elucidate the origin and development of megaflaps. Megaflaps typically represent the relatively thin roofs of early salt structures that include single-flap active diapirs, passive diapirs, salt pillows, and salt sheets. They develop during halokinetic drape folding as the minibasin sinks, during contractional squeezing of the diapir and its roof, or during some combination of the two. The kinematics are dominated by either limb rotation or kink-band migration, in which roof strata move through a fold hinge into a lengthening steep megaflap. Both restoration results and direct field evidence suggest that internal strain is minor, with little bed lengthening and thinning. Recognition and understanding of megaflaps are critical to successful petroleum exploration of three-way truncation traps against salt. Megaflaps also have implications for the lateral seal of stratigraphic traps and fluid pressures in minibasins.