Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Study of Ultra Sound Guided FNAC of Liver Lesions

Introduction: Mass lesions of liver are generally evaluated by Fine needle aspiration and it is especially useful in the investigation of non-neoplastic and neoplastic mass lesions of the liver. Aim of present study was to denote accuracy of ultra sound guided fine needle aspiration cytomorphological study in diagnosing the liver lesions. Material and Methods: Patients who have been admitted during a period between 2014 to 2016 with suspected liver diseases were subjected to ultrasound guided FNAC and cytological assessment. Results: Fine needle aspirations of liver were performed on 58 patients. Out of which 46 were suspected by malignant lesions and 12 of non-neoplastic lesions. Of the 46 aspirations performed on patients with suspected malignancy, 36 were diagnosed as positive (78.26%). Among other 12 nonneoplastic lesions only 7 were diagnosed positive under cytological examination by FNAC (58.33%). This could be due to more yield of material in malignant lesions than non neoplastic lesions of liver. Conclusions: In most of the cases Cytomorphological study of Hepatic masses by fine needle aspiration yields an accurate diagnosis but in some cases correlation with other investigations and ancillary studies are required for definitive diagnosis.
“ Detection of various β-lactamases amongst gram negative bacilli from clinical isolates with special reference to Metallo β-Lactamases ”

“Detection of various β-lactamases amongst gram negative bacilli from clinical isolates with special reference to Metallo β-Lactamases” Dr. Sonal P. Chavan 1 , Dr. Sunanda N. Shrikhande 2 , *Dr.Ratna R.Prasad 3 Dr. Gajbhiye S R 4 . 1. Assistant Prof, Dept. of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Govt. Med. College, Nagpur-440018, Maharashtra. 2. Prof. & HOD, Dept. of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Govt. Med. College, Nagpur-440018, Maharashtra. 3. Junior ResidentII, Dept. of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Govt. Med. College, Nagpur-440018, Maharashtra. 4. Assistant Prof, Dept. of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Govt Medical College, Nagpur-440018, Maharashtra
RESPONSE OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF FINGER MILLET AGAINST DISEASES AND EVALUATION OF EFFICACY OF FUNGICIDES AGAINST LEAF BLAST

The present investigation was undertaken to evaluate the response of different varieties of finger millet i.e. PR 1639, KMR 652, WN 562, VR 1117, GSMC 1 and GPU 67 against the important diseases viz. leaf blast, Cercospora leaf spot, seedling and leaf blight and banded blight. The variety PR 1639 showed the highest disease severity with respect to leaf blast (29.06%) and Cercospora leaf spot (8.55%). The variety VR1117 was found to be the best over other variety in terms of reduced severity against all the diseases observed. Highest severity of seedling and leaf blight and banded blight was observed in the variety GSMC 1. The result of evaluation of fungicides viz. Carbendazim 50% WP, Mancozeb 75% WP, Tricyclazole 75% WP and Hexaconazole 5% EC showed the best performance of Tricyclazole 75% WP over other fungicides in terms of reducing the leaf blast severity (1.15%) followed by Carbendazim 50% WP (3.79%).
Improved radiotherapy for locally advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) patients

IV was due to some patients tended to arch with their back to compensate for their insufficient compliance to reach the breath-hold amplitude level. Study III investigated the clinical dosimetric benefit of DIBH treatments, planned using a commercial Anisotropic-Analytical-Algorithm (AAA) dose calculation algorithm. Detailed Monte Carlo (MC) simulations were carried out for this purpose. DIBH resulted in better dose sparing of the OARs, compared to FB. However, the MC simulations revealed similar inferior target dose coverage between MC and AAA irrespectively of FB and DIBH treatment plans. This observation is therefore related to the treatment planning dose calculation algorithm rather than the breathing adapted treatment technique. The dosimetric aspects of complex dosimetry in heterogeneous patient-like geometries were explored in two different studies in the thesis. In order to investigate known calculation issues in the thorax region, a thoracic-like phantom was designed and constructed to obtain detailed dosimetry information in heterogeneous clinically relevant geometries. The lungs of the phantom were constructed in low-density balsa wood, the body in Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and the bone in high-density delrin. Study IV investigated the performance of AAA, using a plastic scintillator detector system and the well-defined heterogeneous phantom. The treatment planning system (TPS) calculated doses agreed for the least complex cases, while for the more complex cases dose deviations ≥ 4% were observed. The dosimetric challenges in TPS calculations for clinically relevant geometries were underpinned. For lung cancer treatments, tumor volume changes during radiotherapy are well known. Due to incorrect scatter calculations by the TPS, the dosimetric challenges increase when tumor and field sizes decrease. The philosophy of radiotherapy is to deliver the same prescribed dose to the tumor volume, irrespective of the size of the tumor. Study V investigated the dosimetric challenges for the TPS in the heterogeneous thoracic-like geometry and its dependence on tumor size. Thus, a change of tumor size and resulting plan adaption over the course of a treatment was simulated. For this purpose, tumor inserts of different sizes (ranging from 1-8 cm in diameter) was used in the phantom. Severe dose deviations were observed, especially for small tumor sizes ≤ 2 cm in diameter. Our results imply that there exist severe tumor-size dependency, which potentially could have implications on the radiotherapy treatment planning of lung cancer. This thesis concludes that the clinical gain of DIBH is not always beneficial over FB treatments. There were additionally identified severe tumor-size dependent dose deviations that were large enough to potentially have implications for lung cancer radiotherapy treatment planning. The scintillator system and the heterogeneous phantom provide a promising tool for critical evaluation of complex radiotherapy calculations and dose delivery.
Effect of Peripheral Administration of Ghrelin on Serum Insulin, T3, T4 and Some Biochemical Parameters in Geese

Nowadays, ghrelin has been identified in six species of birds (includes chickens, turkey, emu, goose, duck and Japanese quail). In present study, effect of exogenous ghrelin on serum insulin, T3, T4 and some biochemical parameters of geese were investigated. Forty eight 28d old geese were assigned in to 3 treatments and 4 replicates (include 4 birds in each replicate). The experiment was arranged in completely randomized design (CRD). The injected dosage of ghrelin was different in treatments: 0, 50 and 100 μg ghrelin/kg BW. Injection procedure was conducted on d 28 of age and before onset of experimental rearing period. 12 h after ghrelin injection, two birds from each replicate of each treatment that had BW close to the mean replicate was subjected to collection of blood sample. Analysis of serum samples show that the injection of ghrelin caused insulin declines in serum (G50 and G100 in comparison with G0). There is lower level of T4 was observed for ghrelin-injected groups which group with high dosage of ghrelin (G100) show lowest level of T4. Uric acid had minor elevation for G50 and dramatic elevation for G100 when compared with G0. Other parameters include T3, Ca, P and Total protein haven’t any changes via peripheral ghrelin administration. In conclusion, ghrelin administration in goose can decrease insulin and T4 levels and increases uric acid concentrations in serum. Further investigations can be suggested to identification of goose ghrelin roles.
Effect of Dietary Organic Selenium Supplementation yfon Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Antioxidative Status of Growing Rabbits. World Vet. J. 9(1): 16-25. www.wvj.science-line.com;

Total of 45 weaned male New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits about six weeks old with an average initial body weight 618.11±10.01g were randomly allotted to three dietary groups; the first group fed the basal diet without organic Se, the second fed basal diet +0.2 mg Se-yeast, the third fed basal diet +0.2 mg Se-algae. The obtained results showed that supplementation rabbit diets with Se-yeast and Se-algae have no impact on final body weight and average daily body weight gain. Se-algae supplementation tended to increase (P<0.05) average daily feed intake. Rabbits group fed diet supplemented with Se-yeast achieved better (P<0.05) FCR than that group fed Se-algae (5.06 g feed/g gain). Supplementation of Se-algae at 0.2 mg was the highest (P<0.05) in total protein, albumin, and globulin concentration (7.94, 4.16 and 3.78 g/dl). Diets supplemented with Se-yeast or Se-algae significantly reduced plasma creatinine levels compared to the control group. All recorded values of creatinine and urea concentrations were within the normal ranges. Dietary supplementation with 0.2 mg Se-yeast or Se-algae resulted in a significant (P<0.05) decrease in the activity of AST enzyme. Plasma total cholesterol and plasma LDL levels were significantly decreased (P<0.05) with dietary supplementation with Se-yeast or Se-algae. There was a significant (p<0.05) decrease in plasma MDA level in rabbits fed diets supplemented with Se-yeast or Se-algae. While Catalase activity was significantly (P< 0.05) increased. Rabbits fed diet supplemented with Se-algae was the lowest (P<0.05) group in ether extract meat content while dietary supplementation of Se-algae significantly increased (P<0.05) Se content of rabbits meat of hind leg. Conclusively, Se-yeast and Se-algae can be used as selenium sources in growing rabbit diets without causing any adverse effects on growth performance. Besides, their beneficial effects in improving the antioxidative status.
Methods and techniques to evaluate sciatic nerve recovery in rats

Quantitative approaches for the evaluation of functional outcome are required in order to develop strategies to improve the regeneration of peripheral nerves. Most of these studies use rats as animal experimental model, as they are inexpensive and easy to work with. In such studies, regeneration can be assessed by numerous methods, including histomorphometry, electrophysiology and gait analysis. Because the sciatic nerve represents the most used one in experimental approaches, testing procedures for the assessment of its function after injuries have been developed. To evaluate the degree of functional loss, a footprint analysis method has been introduced and modified over subsequent years. The method uses indices of hind limb performance showing high degree of correlation with functional recovery. Data support a characterization of the sciatic nerve crush injury that will allow the study of peripheral nerve regeneration in the presence of neuroprotective agents in posttraumatic nerve repair. SCIREA Journal of Biology http://www.scirea. org/journal/Biology
TITLE: Diagnostic value of Interleukin 12 p40 in tuberculous pleural effusions

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TBPE) is frequently problematic. Several markers of TBPE in pleural fluid have been evaluated, with different results. METHODS: Pleural effusions from 96 patients were classified on the basis of definitive diagnosis as tuberculous (39), neoplastic (42) or parapneumonic (15). Adenosine deaminase (ADA), ADA isoform 2 (ADA-2), interferon γ (IFN-γ), CD3 DR T lymphocytes (CD3 DR T), and interleukin 12 p40 (IL-12 p40) were determined in all 96 effusions. The efficiency of IL-12 p40 for diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusions (TBPEs) was evaluated in comparison with those of the other parameters; by comparing the areas under their receiver operating characteristics (ROCs). RESULTS: With the threshold value of 550 pg/mL for IL-12 p40, had a sensitivity of 92.3% (36/39); specificity of 70.2% (17 false positives). The misclassification rate of IL-12 p40 was significantly greater than those of ADA-2 and ADA. Among TBPEs, ADA correlated significantly with ADA-2; and IFN-γ with ADA and IL-12 p40. CONCLUSIONS: Although tuberculous pleural effusions show values of IL-12 p40 significantly higher than neoplastic and parapneumonic fluids, it is less efficient than ADA, ADA-2 and IFN-γ. Its routine determination is accordingly not justified.
A Study on Corporate Governance and Value Relevance of Accounting Information: Evidence from Listed Companies in Mauritius

Purpose-This study evaluates the liaison between Corporate Governance and Value relevance of accounting information in Mauritius for the listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius, basically how by abiding to the Corporate Governance code can bring out more value for investors in terms of earnings per share and net asset value per share. Design/Methodology/ApproachPanel data regression model using fixed effect is used for 30 listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius for a period of 5 years, 2009-2013 by employing the Ohlson (1995) model. Findings-Both earnings per share and net asset value are significant to share prices. Moreover a preference towards a smaller board size, having more independent directors on board has been noticed and where the roles of the Chief Executive officer and the board chair should be separated when NAV is being considered. Originality/Value: This paper examines the relationship between EPS and NAVPS with share prices and looks into the effect of Corporate Governance for listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius in order to measure the quality of those accounting information and evaluate whether it brings any changes to the value relevance of accounting information in the Mauritian case scenario. ___________________________________________________________________________
Management practices and constraints of beef cattle production in communal areas of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

A survey study was conducted to determine the management practices and constraints faced by beef cattle producers in 200 households in communal areas of Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality in Mpumalanga province. In this context, the results indicated that while 91.5% of farmers practiced continuous breeding in heifers at younger than two years of age, a higher number approximately 68.5% of farmers relied upon neighbours for breeding bulls. Also, calving percentage was between 50% and 70% as reported by 43.5% of farmers whereas 54.5% of farmers reported 50% to 60% weaning percentage. However, 77.5% of the farmers weaned their calves at five to seven months. 100% of farmers freely grazed their beef cattle on the mountainside and over 93.5% of farmers used veld as a source of feed with 82% of farmers supplementing their beef cattle depending on the season. Overall, the main constraints reported by the respondents were disease (26%) and malnutrition (18%) during dry season. In conclusion, the study finds that regular and proper medication in addition to supplementing feeds can assist by reducing mortality rates and enhancing productivity.
Effect of bypass fat supplementation during early lactation on milk composition of cross bred dairy cows of Kerala

contributing about 17% of the world production. of world. As the agricultural our aim to improve of these parameters as the production is increasing. alternative sources to address the low milk fat . A study was conducted to evaluate the ef gm. bypass fat respectively for 45days. fat (T3) was higher than T2 and T1 per cent was lower in both supplemented
Relationship Between Amount of Homework and Performance in Mathematics among Public Day Secondary School Students in Hamisi Sub-County, Kenya

-Various endeavors have been employed to improve performance in mathematics in Hamisi Sub-County including homework which teachers give to students at various amounts to no avail. Performance in mathematics is still the lowest not only in the county but also in the entire region. Appropriately managed homework may not have been exploited as research done so far has not established the amount of homework which impacts positively on the performance of secondary school students in mathematics. Existing literature indicates that teachers give various amounts of homework tasks based on their own discretion yet little is known about how much homework task is beneficial to learners in terms of improved performance in mathematics. In this study, questionnaires and document analysis guide were used to collect quantitative data which were then analyzed by use of frequencies, percentages and Pearson moment correlation coefficient. Qualitative data were analyzed by creating thematic categories and reported as verbatim excerpts. The study revealed that students assigned 21-30 mathematics questions staggered through different days within a week performed better than those assigned more or less questions for the entire topic but as a single assignment done within a period of one day. The findings of this study may be useful to the Ministry of Education, school managers and administrators to develop a policy on homework as a tool for enhancing performance in mathematics and other subjects instead of leaving its management exclusively at the discretion of
Morphometric and morphological study of nutrient foramina of dry human ulna bones in Telangana region

Background: Nutrient artery is the main source of blood supply of long bones along with the periosteal, epiphyseal and metaphyseal arteries. Nutrient artery enters the bone obliquely through nutrient canal and nutrient foramina. Materials and Methods: In the present study, 147 (69 right sided and 78 left sided) ulna bones of unknown age and sex were used from the bone bank of department of Anatomy, Mamata Medical College, Khammam, Telangana. The Foramen index (FI) was calculated using the formula: Foramen index = (DNF/TL) x 100 DNF = the distance from the proximal end of the bone to the nutrient foramen. TL = total bone length. Size of foramina was measured using syringe needles of various gauzes. Results: Out of 69 right sided bones, four bones have two nutrient foramen and all the other bones showed single nutrient foramina. On the left side, out of 78 bones, nutrient foramina was absent in one bone and two bones showed two foramen and all the other bones showed single nutrient foramina. Mean foramen index was 36.78 ± 6.21 cm and the foramina are located on the upper and middle third and mostly (89.24%) on the anterior surface. Conclusion: The knowledge of morphometry and morphology is of much clinical significance in view of the available recent advancements in the surgical and orthopaedic procedures like joint replacements, graft techniques and micro vascular surgeries.
Analysis AODV, DSR&DSDV Protocols with Uniform Pause & Speed type Over CBR&TCP Connections in VANET

— Over the past few years Vehicular Networks are receiving a lot of attention due to the wide variety of services they can provide. VANETs is a form of mobile ad hoc network providing communications among nearby vehicles as well as between vehicles and nearby fixed equipment, usually described as roadside equipment. Vehicles are becoming “computer networks on wheels” and acts as mobile nodes of the network. In last few years many ideas of ad hoc routing protocols have been proposed and implemented in this area to improve three main functionalities, route discovery, maintenance and selection of the efficient path from the various available paths but the highly dynamic mobility patterns of vehicles may influence the protocols performance and applicability that shows the unsuitability of the existing mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) routing protocol for VANET. The reconstruction of existing protocol or introducing new idea of routing in VANET environment will be a milestone and the performance evaluation will be a nice approach towards that. In this paper, we compare and evaluate the performance of following routing protocols: AODV, DSDV, and DSR with Uniform Pause & Speed type Over CBR&TCP Connections. The Simulation studies are conducted using NS2.
Role of S-100B as a Serum Biochemical Marker for Brain Injury in Egyptian Patients with Phenylketonuria

Background: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a metabolic disorder characterized by high phenylalanine (Phe) levels in blood. Tissue accumulation of L-phenylalanine (Phe) is the biochemical hallmark of human phenylketonuria (PKU), an inherited metabolic disorder clinically characterized by mental retardation and other neurological features. The mechanisms of brain damage observed in this disorder are poorly understood. S-100B protein is highly specific for nervous tissue where its role is not yet fully understood. Objective: The aim of our study was to determine the diagnostic value of measuring S-100b in the serum of PKU patients as a marker for brain lesion. Additional validity should be acquired by a comparison with plasma levels of phenylalanine. Methods: Nineteen PKU patients from 15 families were selected from the clinic for special needs at the National Research Centre. Their age ranged between 2 and 20 years in addition to 15 healthy controls with same age. Blood samples were drawn to investigate circulating serum levels of S-100b using ELISA technique for all the studied cases. Results: Statistical significant increase of serum S-100B concentrations was present in PKU patients compared to controls. Regarding sensitivity and specificity, PKU patients, serum neural protein S-100b showed high sensitivity and specificity values. In addition, there was non significant negative correlation between S100B and Phe Conclusion: we concluded that serum S-100B blood could be a useful peripheral marker of nervous system damage in patients with phenylketonuria. [Mohga S Abdallah, Hayat M Sharada, Esmat Ashour, Lamiaa Mageed, Nagwa Meguid. Role of S-100B as a Serum Biochemical Marker for Brain Injury in Egyptian Patients with Phenylketonuria. Journal of American Science 2010;6(12):971‐978]. (ISSN: 1545‐1003). http://www.americanscience. org.
Teachers Beliefs and Practices on the Implementation of Performance Assessment in Higher Education

The ultimate goal of education is that students can participate in real-world activities and assessment systems help them to understand the real situations and to know their abilities and skills development. Thus, in this paper, the main aim is to describe teachers beliefs and practices about the implementation of performance assessment in public college under The Ministry of Industry in Indonesia. Interviews, observation, and document analysis were used to find the beliefs of the two teachers. The researcher used the components from Ruiz-Primo and Shavelson (1996) as the framework in analyzing the findings. Each of these components has its own big points to explain participants beliefs. Results indicate that their beliefs created based on their knowledge and experiences. It also influences what they say and what they do in creating and directing the performance assessment. However, the differences also found between the findings, the theories, and previous
A STUDY ON THE LEVELS OF C

Objectives: attention towards its prevention. The first lines of defense in stroke prevention are detecting and adequately treating of underlying systemic inflammation and a novel marker for atherothrombotic disease. Present study is an attempt to study the levels of C between serum C Materials and Methods: hundred healthy age and sex matched controls were randomly selected for this case sectional study conducted from June 2016 to January 2017. Patients were examined, inves per proforma. In both cases and controls CRP levels were estimated. Results: levels (0.6 mg/dL). Mean CRP levels among cases was 3.7 mg/dL and controls was 0.5 m was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion: stroke at levels of > 0.6 mg/dl. measures to reduce CRP levels by using statins probably helps in a significant way for primary and secondary prevention of stroke.