Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Distribution of IS Aba1 and IS Aba2 among OXA-type Carbapenemase-Producing Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii from Hospitals in Tehran, Iran

The purpose of this study was to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates and identify the presence of oxacillin-hydrolyzing (OXA) carbapenemase genes and their related insertion sequences (ISs), which have an important role in drug resistance. A total of 105 clinical isolates of A. baumannii were tested for their susceptibility to different antibiotics using a disc diffusion method. All isolates were evaluated for the presence of the bla OXA-51-like , bla OXA-23-like , bla OXA-24-like , and bla OXA-58-like genes along with IS elements by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The PCR analysis showed the presence of the bla OXA-51-like and bla OXA-23-like genes and IS Aba1 in all isolates. About 64.76% of the isolates were positive for the bla OXA-24-like gene, and 92.38% were positive for IS Aba2 . All isolates were negative for the bla OXA-58-like gene. The lowest resistance rates were observed for trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (92.38%) and minocycline and amikacin (93.33% both). The presence of IS elements in the clinical isolates, detected in the current study, can explain the rapid dissemination of resistance genes. The high prevalence rates of OXA genes among the A. baumannii isolates show that it is necessary to control nosocomial infections and isolate patients with these infections.
Biochemical Composition and Gross Energy Value of Garua Bachcha, Clupisoma garua from a Coastal River, Bangladesh

Clupisoma garua is a catfish species of the order Siluriformes locally known as Ghaura/Gharua which is native to Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. This study was carried out from January 2019 to September 2019 at three months interval to estimate the proximate composition and energetic value of C. garua from the Payra River through AOAC standard method. Significant differences were observed in case of proximate composition (P < 0.05) for moisture (74.77-75.46%), ash (2.11-2.44%), crude protein (18.69-19.09%) and lipid (2.74-2.84%) contents. Moreover, the energy contents of these samples were calculated from the proximate analysis using accepted conversion factors. The energy contents range from 76.40-77.57 Kcal in this study. This energy content and valuable information on the rich nutrient composition of C. garua should guide policy and programs to improve food and nutrition security, as well as these values, are useful references for consumers to choose fish based on their nutritional contents in Bangladesh.
Spatiotemporal change of diurnal temperature range and its relationship with sunshine duration and precipitation in China

We examined the spatiotemporal variation in diurnal temperature range (DTR) and discussed the reasons for the changes of DTR in China based on data from 479 weather stations from 1962 to 2011. Results showed that DTR decreased rapidly (0.291°C/decade) from 1962 to 1989 due to slightly decreased Tmax and significantly increased Tmin, but the decrease in DTR has stopped since 1990 as Tmax and Tmin kept pace with each other. During 1990–2011, DTR remained trendless, with slight increase in the 1990s and slight decrease after 2000. During the whole study period from 1962 to 2011, DTR decreased at a rate of 0.157°C/decade nationally. Spatially, decreases in DTR were greatest in Northeast China and lowest in Southwest China with a transect running from northeast to southwest showing the decreasing trends change from high to low. Seasonally, DTR decreases were greatest in winter and lowest in summer, and the magnitudes of decrease reduced from the north to south of China. The changes in DTR were closely correlated with changes in sunshine duration (SD) in China except the Tibetan Plateau, suggesting that SD decrease is an important contributor to the decrease of DTR through its influence on Tmax. In addition to the contribution of SD decrease, the increasing of precipitation played an important role in DTR decrease in Northwest China, the most arid region of China. It appeared that changes of cloud cover (CC) were not the reasons for DTR changes in the past 50 years as CC has decreased during the study period.
Shocks and Stability of Risk Preferences

While economists in the past tended to assume that individual preferences, including risk preferences, are stable over time, a recent literature has developed that indicates that risk preferences respond to shocks. This paper combines survey data and ﬁeld experiments with three diﬀerent tools that facilitated elicitation of dis-aggregated measures of risk preferences, including utility curvature, probability weighting and loss aversion. By treating the recent shocks as natural experiments, the study assessed the sensitivity of each of these risk preference measures to the recent idiosyncratic and covariate (drought) shocks among a sample of resource-poor young adults living in a semi-arid rural environment in Sub-Saharan Africa. The results show that the dis-aggregated risk preference measures revealed substantial shock eﬀects that were undetected when relying on a tool that elicited only one single measure of risk tolerance. Both the timing and covariate nature of the shocks aﬀected the dis-aggregated measures of risk preferences diﬀerently, pointing towards the need for further studies of this kind in diﬀerent contexts.
Towards real-time optimal control of wind farms using large-eddy simulations

Abstract. Large-eddy simulations (LESs) are commonly considered too slow to serve as a practical wind farm control model. Using coarser grid resolutions, this study examines the feasibility of LES for real-time, receding-horizon control to optimize the overall energy extraction in wind farms. By varying the receding-horizon parameters (i.e. the optimization horizon and control update time) and spatiotemporal resolution of the LES control models, we investigate the trade-off between computational speed and controller performance. The methodology is validated on the TotalControl Reference Wind Power Plant using a fine-grid LES model as a wind farm emulator. Analysis of the resulting power gains reveals that the performance of the controllers is primarily determined by the receding-horizon parameters, whereas the grid resolution has minor impact on the overall power extraction. By leveraging these insights, we achieve near-parity between our LES-based controller and real-time computational speed, while still maintaining competitive power gains up to 40 %.
Breakdown of the velocity and turbulence in the wake of a wind turbine – Part 1: Large-eddy-simulation study

Abstract. A new theoretical framework, based on an analysis in the moving and fixed frames of reference (MFOR and FFOR), is proposed to break down the velocity and turbulence fields in the wake of a wind turbine. This approach adds theoretical support to models based on the dynamic wake meandering (DWM) and opens the way for a fully analytical and physically based model of the wake that takes meandering and atmospheric stability into account, which is developed in the companion paper. The mean velocity and turbulence in the FFOR are broken down into different terms, which are functions of the velocity and turbulence in the MFOR. These terms can be regrouped as pure terms and cross terms. In the DWM, the former group is modelled, and the latter is implicitly neglected. The shape and relative importance of the different terms are estimated with the large-eddy-simulation solver Meso-NH coupled with an actuator line method. A single wind turbine wake is simulated on flat terrain, under three cases of stability: neutral, unstable and stable. In the velocity breakdown, the cross term is found to be relatively low. It is not the case for the turbulence breakdown equation where even though the cross terms are overall of lesser magnitude than the pure terms, they redistribute the turbulence and induce a non-negligible asymmetry. These findings underline the limitations of models that assume a steady velocity in the MFOR, such as the DWM or the model developed in the companion paper. It is also found that as atmospheric stability increases, the pure turbulence contribution becomes relatively larger and pure meandering relatively smaller.
High-frequency radar-derived coastal upwelling index

Coastal upwelling has been extensively studied since it plays a critical role in the connectivity be-tween offshore waters and coastal ecosystems, which has impacts on water quality, ﬁsheries, and aquaculture production. Signiﬁcant efforts have been devoted to the quantiﬁcation of the intensity, duration
Synergistic e ﬀ ects of harpin and NaCl in determining soybean sprout quality under non-sterile conditions

: Salinity induces antioxidant accumulation but always enhances disease susceptibility in plants. However, the e ﬀ ects of NaCl in regulating disease infection in soybean sprouts have not been well studied under conditions that are not strictly aseptic. Here, the e ﬀ ects of harpin and NaCl in controlling disease development and antioxidant accumulation were investigated in soybean sprouts under non-sterile conditions. After storage for 0 and 7 days, NaCl-enhanced disease severity was drastically suppressed by application of either harpin or salicylic acid (SA), relative to controls. Moreover, the decrease in SA content due to salinity was partially restored by harpin. Interestingly, the combined treatment with both NaCl and harpin drastically enhanced the accumulation of antioxidants (e.g., ascorbic acid and phenolics) and the total antioxidant ability (evaluated by Fe 3 + reducing power) in soybean sprouts, compared with individual NaCl and harpin treatments. Compared with individual treatments, the synergistic e ﬀ ects of NaCl and harpin in eliciting phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and polyphenol oxidase activities were also examined in postharvest soybean sprouts. The results suggest that harpin drastically improved the quality of salt-treated soybean sprouts by reducing disease severity and elevating antioxidant accumulation during storage under non-sterile conditions.
International Investment Positions and Risk Sharing: An Empirical Analysis on the Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey

We explore the determinants of bilateral portfolio investments and their dynamics by using data from nine waves of the IMF coordinated portfolio investment survey (CPIS). The main goal of our analysis is that of understanding whether a diversification motive can be found, among the various determinants. As diversification variable, we use the correlation between the idiosyncratic components of gross domestic product (GDP) growth and take into account unobserved heterogeneity by means of a country pair-fixed effect panel model. We find strong evidence that a diversification motive is relevant to explain bilateral portfolio holdings. It also turns out that investing in stocks of less synchronised partner economies contributes to income smoothing to some extent.
Influence of rotor blade flexibility on the near-wake behavior of the NREL 5 MW wind turbine

Abstract. High-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 5 MW wind turbine rotor are performed, comparing the aerodynamic behavior of flexible and rigid blades with respect to local blade quantities as well as the wake properties. The main focus has been set on rotational periodic quantities of blade loading and fluid velocity magnitudes in relation with the blade tip vortex trajectories describing the development of those quantities in the near wake. The results show that the turbine loading in a quasi-steady flow field is mainly influenced by blade deflections due to gravitation. Deforming blades change the aerodynamic behavior, which in turn influences the surrounding flow field, leading to non-uniform wake characteristics with respect to speed and shape.
Status of research on the development and regeneration of hair follicles

Hair loss, or alopecia, is a prevalent condition in modern society that imposes substantial mental and psychological burden on individuals. The types of hair loss, include androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, and telogen effluvium; of them, androgenetic alopecia is the most common condition. Traditional treatment modalities mainly involve medical options, such as minoxidil, finasteride and surgical interventions, such as hair transplantation. However, these treatments still have many limitations. Therefore, exploring the pathogenesis of hair loss, specifically focusing on the development and regeneration of hair follicles (HFs), and developing new strategies for promoting hair regrowth are essential. Some emerging therapies for hair loss have gained prominence; these therapies include low-level laser therapy, micro needling, fractional radio frequency, platelet-rich plasma, and stem cell therapy. The aforementioned therapeutic strategies appear promising for hair loss management. In this review, we investigated the mechanisms underlying HF development and regeneration. For this, we studied the structure, development, cycle, and cellular function of HFs. In addition, we analyzed the symptoms, types, and causes of hair loss as well as its current conventional treatments. Our study provides an overview of the most effective regenerative medicine-based therapies for hair loss.
B7-H6 promotes the killing activity of NK cells against cervical cancer through the downstream ERK pathway of NKp30

OBJECTIVE As a ligand of NKp30, B7 homolog 6 (B7-H6) is involved in the immune regulation of various tumors. The aim of this study was to clarify the effect of B7-H6 expressed in HeLa cells on NK cell killing function. METHODS The expression of B7H6 was changed in HeLa cells using short hairpin RNA. Furthermore the effect of B7-H6 on the killing function of NK cell was analyzed after cell co-culture. Flow cytometry was used to detect NKp30 expression, degranulation function, perforin (PFP) and Granzyme B (GZMB) secretion function of NK cells. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect interferon-γ (INF-γ ) production function. The cytotoxicity of NK-92 cells was determined using the CytoTox 96 Non-Radio active Cytotoxicity Assay. Western blotting (WB) detection was used to detect the ERK phosphorylation level in NK cells.
HighTech and Innovation

E-commerce reviews are becoming more valued by both customers and companies. The high demand for sentiment analysis is driven by businesses relying on it as a crucial tool to improve product quality and make informed decisions in a fiercely competitive business environment. The purpose of this review paper is to explore and evaluate the applications of the BERT model, a Natural Language Processing (NLP) technique, in sentiment analysis across various fields. The model has been utilized in certain studies for various languages, restaurant businesses, agriculture, Automated Essay Scoring (AES), Twitter, and Google Play. The BERT model's fine-tuning steps involve using pre-trained BERT to perform various language understanding tasks. Text pre-processing is conducted to clean up the data and convert it to numbers before feeding it into BERT, which generates vectors for each input token. We found that BERT outperformed the norm on a range of general language understanding tasks, including sentiment analysis, paraphrase recognition, question-answering, and linguistic acceptability. The detection of neutral reviews and the presence of false reviews in the dataset are two problems that have an impact on the model's accuracy. Training is also slow because it is huge and there are many weights to update. Additional research could be conducted to improve the BERT model's accuracy by constructing a false review categorization model and providing more training to the model in recognizing neutral reviews.
Feeling Unsafe Among Female Users of Crowded Public Transportation

Introduction: Sexual harassment is a serious problem; it often occurs in public spaces, especially on crowded public transportation. In acts of sexual harassment, women are considered more vulnerable to being victims. The impact of these acts of sexual harassment is the emergence of insecurity among female users; Feeling of security is considered the most important factor when one uses public transportation. Objective: This study analyzes the importance of the insecurity women feel when using congested public transportation. Method: A total of 215 female respondents using dense public transportation were involved in filling out the insecurity scale research questionnaire, the Personal Safety Perception Index. The collected data is then analyzed using correlation and regression statistical techniques. Result and Discussion: The results of the study stated that the insecurity felt by women when using crowded public transportation can influence fear of crime, especially in sexual harassment crimes. Conclusion: It can be concluded that insecurity in women who use public transportation is very influential on the condition both psychologically and physically of the woman
Challenges and strategies to implement exclusive breastfeeding in the selected Districts of Limpopo Province, South Africa: professional nurses´ perspectives

Introduction despite the efforts of professional nurses, exclusive breastfeeding rate is very low in South Africa. Per statistic South Africa, EBF rate is 32% with Limpopo Province being rated 8% as one of the lowest in South Africa. Implementation of exclusive breastfeeding required professional nurses´ efforts, lactating mothers, families, and community need information and support from the health care system. The purpose of this study aimed at exploring professional nurses´ challenges regarding implementation of exclusive breastfeeding in Limpopo Province. Methods qualitative research involving phenomenological design was employed to explore professional nurses´ challenges using one on one, unstructured, in-depth interview with 30 professional nurses; 27 females and three males, working in the six birthing facilities of two selected districts; Vhembe and Waterberg, in Limpopo Province. Results the three higher order themes emerged were challenges experienced by nurses during promotion of exclusive breastfeeding; findings revealed challenges as cultural and religious beliefs, lack of family/community and health professional support, teen and HIV positive mothers, nurses found to have challenges to implement exclusive breastfeeding. Healthcare system and services such as shortage of staff and lack of proper training on lactation management and perceived measures to promote exclusive breastfeeding suggested by health professionals, which include ongoing health education, door to door campaigns, implementation of policy by health care professionals would promote exclusive breastfeeding strategies that are in place and encourage families and community to support lactating mothers to improve their confident on breastfeeding. Conclusion professional nurses had challenges in promoting exclusive breastfeeding. An intervention is needed to promote exclusive breastfeeding.
The Genetic Variability of Indonesian Local Foxtail Millet Accession Based on Agro-morphological Traits and Early Salinity Tolerance Evaluation Utilizing SiDREB2-based SNAP Marker

Foxtail millet (Setaria italica L. Beauv.) is a grain-producing crop with high nutritional benefits and adaptability to broad environmental conditions. Indonesian local foxtail millet accessions are valuable genetic resources for crop improvement of the species. This study aims to assess the biodiversity of Indonesian local foxtail millet accessions and estimate their salinity tolerance level utilizing the SiDREB2-based SNAP marker and early evaluation at the seedling stage. Our results showed that eight Indonesian local foxtail millet accessions, namely Toraja, Mauliru-2, Hambapraing, NTB-1, ICERI-5, ICERI-6, Botok-4, and Botok-10, had high variability based on agro-morphological traits. The Hambapraing and Mauliru-2 were the potential accessions with high yield estimates (2.33 ton.ha-1 and 1.93 ton.ha-1) and early harvest time (<110 DAT). ICERI-6 was indicated as a salinity-tolerant genotype based on the SiDREB2-based marker and early salinity evaluation at the seedling stage, while Toraja, Mauliru-2, NTB-1, and Botok-4 were categorized as sensitive genotypes. Germplasm variability and the estimated salinity tolerance level of Indonesian local foxtail millet accessions presented in this study serve as essential information in the foxtail millet breeding for high productivity, early harvest time, and salinity tolerant variety.
Combination of precipitation and size exclusion chromatography as an effective method for exosome like extracellular vesicle isolation from pericardial fluids

Extracellular vesicles (EVs), such as exosomes, are nanovesicles that have received significant attention due to their ability to contain various molecular cargos. EVs found in biological fluids have been demonstrated to have therapeutic potential, including as biomarkers. Despite being extensively studied, a significant downfall in EV research is the lack of standardised protocol for its isolation from human biological fluids, where EVs usually exist at low densities. In this study, we tested two well-established EV isolation protocols, precipitation, and size exclusion chromatography (SEC), to determine their efficiency in isolating EVs from the pericardial fluid. Precipitation alone resulted in high yields of low-purity exosomes as tested by DLS analysis, transmission electron microscopy, immunogold labelling and western blotting for the exosomal surface proteins. While EVs isolated by SEC were pure, the concentration was low. Interestingly, the combination of precipitation followed by SEC resulted in high EV yields with good purity. Our results suggest that the combination method can be adapted to isolate EVs from body fluids which have low densities of EV.
On the Interaction of Time-Variable Flows with a Shelfbreak Canyon

Abstract Process-oriented hydrodynamic modeling is employed to study the interaction of along-slope flows with an idealized submarine shelfbreak canyon. The model is forced via prescription of oscillatory flows superposed on steady background flows of various strength and direction. Findings suggest that purely oscillatory flow does not produce significant net onshore transport of dense water. It is rather the steady component of the flow that creates substantial up-canyon flows of ∼0.05 Sv (1 Sv = 106 m3 s−1) in volume transport. This takes place exclusively for flows running on average against the propagation direction of coastal Kelvin waves, whereas flows of the opposite direction operate to suppress cross-shelf density fluxes.
Current Status of Mobile Banking Services in Jordan

: Nowadays, the development of mobile technologies has offered the best opportunity for financial service providers to launch new innovations. One of the promising innovations created by financial providers is mobile banking. This study has conducted a survey to know the current status of mobile banking in Jordan, also to obtain new insights with regard to the factors that can prevent or motivate the adoption of mobile banking among suburban customers in Jordan. The results have shown that only 8 % of the Jordanian banking consumers have used their banking transactions via mobile banking services. In addition, most banking customers believe that they can do their banking transactions without mobile banking (79%)