Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Regeneration of Pancreas Β-Cells in Alloxan-Induced Diabetes Rats Treated with Aqueous Seed Extract of Syzygium aromaticum: A Preliminary Study

Aim: The present study was conducted to investigate the preventive/curative effect of aqueous seed extract Syzygium aromaticum in alloxan-induced diabetes in rats. Study Design: Twenty Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups. The ﬁrst group served as a control (received 1 ml of normal saline). The second group served as Diabetic control (received 1 ml of normal saline). The third group served as test 1 (pre-treated with 500 mg/kg body weight (b.w.) of aqueous Syzygium aromaticum seeds extract for seven days prior to diabetic induction and post-treated with aqueous seeds extract of Syzygium aromaticum after diabetic induction) and the fourth group served as test 2 (post-treated with 500 mg/kg b.w. of aqueous seed extract of Syzygium aromaticum after diabetic induction) in a daily oral dose for 14 days. Results: Treatment of rats with aqueous seed extract of Syzygium aromaticum in a daily dose of 500 mg/kg significantly mitigates the induced changes in the glucose and lipid proﬁle parameters. Histopathological examination of the pancreas showed the destruction of β-cells in the diabetic control group and recovery of damaged tissues when treated with 500 mg/kg b.w. of aqueous seeds extract of Syzygium aromaticum. Conclusion: The present study suggests that aqueous seed extract S. aromaticum seeds extract at a dose of 500 mg/kg body weight brings about regeneration of the B-cells of the pancreas and signiﬁcant beneﬁcial effects in various physiological parameters in alloxan-induced diabetes.
Information technologies adoption in SMEs of Souss-Massa region: A qualitative study

This article seeks to explore the main factors influencing the adoption of information systems technologies (ISTs) in Moroccan SMEs. To do this, we mobilize a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews with decision-makers of SMEs in the Souss-Massa region; and the content of these interviews is analyzed using "Nvivo11" software. The results confirm that in addition to perceptions of the usefulness of ISTs, their reduced cost, and despite the pressure on the stakeholder’s SME to adopt them, the computerization of this entity is explained in the Souss-Massa region by government incentives and the decision-maker's intention. Because it is in the presence of a willingness on the part of the SME's decision-makers to equip this entity with ISTs that it becomes computerized under the pressure of these stakeholders and as long as the actors who operate there are in favor of the use of these technologies.
Evaluation of the Effects of Tecar Therapy on Acute Symptoms of Athletes Following Lateral Ankle Ligament Sprain

Background and Objectives: Tecar therapy as a modality has been considered due to its reported effects on reducing pain and swelling and finally increasing range of motion and improving function. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of tecar therapy on acute symptoms of athletes following lateral ankle ligament sprain in the treatment and control groups between pre-treatment periods, after 6 sessions, and after 12 sessions of treatment. Methods: In this study, 23 patients in each group including athletes with an acute lateral ankle ligament sprain in the acute stage in Tehran. The participant of this study were divided into 2 groups of control with normal treatment and the second group with normal treatment + tecar treatment. Participants were homogenized in terms of age, height, weight, and level of exercise. To evaluate the pain intensity of patients in the two groups and to measure the swelling of the ankle joint, a tape measure (mm) was used. A goniometer was used to measure the degree of ankle motions. The Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) questionnaire was also used to collect data. Results: Statistical analyzes showed that the mean numerical visual criterion of pain in both groups was significantly lower after 6 and 12 sessions of treatment (P<0.001). The results of the analysis of variance showed that the mean swelling in the treatment group and in the control group after 6 and 12 sessions of treatment (P<0.001) was significantly lower than the mean swelling before treatment. Also, the mean swelling after 12 sessions of treatment was significantly lower than after 6 sessions of treatment (P<0.001). Regarding daily life activities and the percentage of athlete satisfaction in performing the activity, the test results showed that the athlete’s scores after 6 and 12 sessions of treatment (P<0.001) were significantly higher than before treatment. Also, their scores after 12 sessions of treatment were significantly higher than 6 sessions (P<0.001). The performance scores in both groups after 6 and 12 sessions of treatment (P<0.001) were significantly higher than performance scores before treatment. Also, the performance scores after 12 sessions of treatment were significantly higher than 6 sessions of treatment (P<0.001). Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that tecar therapy in patients with lateral ligament sprain of the ankle joint improves the condition of symptoms after an injury, including swelling, pain, daily life activities, percentage of athlete satisfaction with daily activities, and finally his performance and it can be used as a complementary treatment along with common therapies.
Determinants of Personal Financial Literacy in Sri Lanka: With Special Reference to University Students

The objective of the study is to determine the factors for the personal financial literacy of university students. The study aims at the determinants that reasoning on personal financial literacy. The sample was selected from a final year student at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Pearson Chi-Square was used to test the hypotheses. The study found that faculty, relevant course, work experience, monthly money receiving are the main determinants for the personal financial literacy of undergraduates. On the other hand, gender, education of parents, race, financial management skills, and personal financial literacy are not the significant factors for determinants to personal financial literacy. The outcomes of the study will be useful to academics, policymakers to understand the main determinants for personal financial literacy
First Case of Gynandromorphism in the Orchid-Bee Eulaema meriana (Olivier) (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

The discovery of the first case of gynandromorphism in Eulaema meriana (Olivier) is described and illustrated. A specimen from Los Ríos, western Ecuador, discovered in the Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (MECN) collection, exhibits mostly male features on the left and female features on the right, except for the jugal comb of the hind wing and terminalia. This finding is compared to other reported cases in orchid bees.
Modified arthroscopic Broström procedure using a soft anchor for chronic lateral ankle instability: Short-term follow-up results

Objectives This study aims to examine the clinical outcomes and complications of lateral ligament reconstruction performed using soft anchors according to the arthroscopic modified Broström technique (MBT) for the treatment of chronic ankle instability (CAI) and to evaluate the frequency of return to sports. Patients and methods A total of 14 patients with CAI (9 males, 5 females; mean age: 30.1±4.6 years; range, 22 to 38 years) who underwent the MBT with soft anchors between January 2015 and December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Ankle function was evaluated using the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Scale and Karlsson Ankle Function Score (Karlsson/Peterson, K/D score), while pain was evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) after a minimum follow-up of 12 months. Results The mean follow-up was 23.6±7.7 months. The mean overall AOFAS score was 74.0±2.6 preoperatively, which improved to 96.2±1.9 in the postoperative period (p=0.001). The mean pre- and postoperative K/P scores were 72.4±3.1 (range, 68 to 78) and 95.3±2.2 (range, 92 to 98), respectively (p=0.001). The mean preoperative VAS score was 2.4±0.9 (range, 1 to 4) and showed a significant improvement to 0.6±0.5 (range, 0 to 1) in the postoperative period (p=0.001). Nine (64.3%) patients returned to sports activities after surgery at a mean period of 9±2.1 months. Conclusion In the treatment of CAI, arthroscopic MBT performed with soft anchors provides successful outcomes in short-term follow-up. In addition to being a minimally invasive technique, MBT is a reliable and safe approach with low complication rates and significant functional improvement. However, the low ratio of return to sports should be considered as a failure of this technique.
143 G2019-056 Comparison of hCG Versus Gonadotropin-Releasing_Layout 1

OBJECTIVE: To compare some cycle characteristics and outcomes using a protocol consisting of a GnRH agonist trigger or hCG trigger after cotreatment with GnRH antagonist. STUDY DESIGN: Thirty-three patients under 35 years of age with polycystic ovarian syndrome, polycystic ovarian morphology, or previous high response who underwent ovulation trigger by GnRH agonist trigger and 132 patients under 35 years of age with the polycystic ovarian syndrome, polycystic ovarian morphology, or previous high response who underwent ovulation trigger by hCG for IVF treatment. Patients were non-randomly assigned to an ovarian stimulation protocol consisting of either GnRH agonist trigger after cotreatment with GnRH antagonist (study group) or hCG trigger after antagonist protocol (control group). RESULTS: The positive pregnancy test was obtained in 70 women in the control group whereas in 13 cases in the study group (p=0.161). No case in the study group needed hospitalization whereas there were 15 cases in the control group who were required to be hospitalized due to ovarian hyperstimulation related symptoms (p=0.04). CONCLUSIONS: The use of a protocol consisting of a GnRH agonist trigger after GnRH antagonist cotreatment and freeze-all strategy reduces the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in high-risk patients undergoing IVF without affecting pregnancy rates.
What Do We Know about Theory of Mind Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease?

Theory of mind (ToM) is a social cognitive skill that involves the ability to attribute mental states to self and others (what they think (cognitive ToM) and feel (affective ToM)). We aim to provide an overview of previous knowledge of ToM in Parkinson’s disease (PD). In the last few years more attention has been paid to the study of this construct as a non-motor manifestation of PD. In advanced stages, both components of ToM (cognitive and affective) are commonly impaired, although in early PD results remain controversial. Executive dysfunction correlates with ToM deficits and other cognitive domains such as language and visuospatial function have also been related to ToM. Recent studies have demonstrated that PD patients with mild cognitive impairment show ToM deficits more frequently in comparison with cognitively normal PD patients. In addition to the heterogeneity of ToM tests administered in different studies, depression and dopaminergic medication may also be acting as confounding factors, but there are still insufficient data to support this. Neuroimaging studies conducted to understand the underlying networks of cognitive and affective ToM deficits in PD are lacking. The study of ToM deficit in PD continues to be important, as this may worsen quality of life and favor social stigma. Future studies should be considered, including assessment of the patients’ cognitive state, associated mood disorders, and the role of dopaminergic deficit.
TAGE: Task Agnostic Graph Embeddings

Recently, Graph Neural Network (GNN) architectures have shown state-of-the-art results on many network tasks, primarily because of their ability to generate node embeddings through their recursive aggregation and transformation of a node’s neighbours. However, both pre-training and input features have been relatively understudied. With regards to pre-training, current understanding on the potential generalization across tasks of GNNs is minimal. With regards to input features, previous work on GNNs generally initialize node embeddings with the task-speciﬁc features contained within the node and with little structural information of the node. In this paper, we aim to address both of these problems by presenting TAGE, an unsupervised deep learning model for learning structural node embeddings. TAGE generates embeddings containing structural properties for each node, which are then concatenated with task-speciﬁc feature vectors for downstream classiﬁcation tasks. These combined embeddings contain more information than the traditional GNN inputs, and they allow for a more ﬂexible application of pre-training than the traditional ImageNet/BERT-style, an important consideration in graph problems which cover a wide range of domains. We also introduce a new unsupervised comparative loss function to encourage structural similarity in TAGE embeddings. We experiment with TAGE embeddings on a variety of datasets and models and ﬁnd that while some manner of similarity is effectively learned, performance changes on most models are unfortunately minimal. However, model size analyses using TAGE embeddings indicates that TAGE can potentially reduce the number of parameters necessary in a GNN to achieve a certain performance threshold.
Effects of d a-Tocopherol on Progression of Reepithelialization, Matrix Remodeling and Appearance of Epidermal Appendages in Secondary Skin Wounds of Diabetic Rats

In diabetes the delayed wound healing is believed to be due to many reasons such as hyperglycemia, infection, suppressed immunity and oxidative stress. Since vitamin E is an effective antioxidant and its active form is tocopherol, this study was designed to explore its role in wound healing process in both healthy and alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Twenty four albino rats were divided into four groups; healthy control, diabetic control, healthy treated and diabetic treated. Treated groups received d a-tocopherol (200 mg/kg body weight) orally daily for 3 weeks. Under general anesthesia, full-thickness excisional skin wounds were created on the dorsal surface of thoracic region. Progression of wound healing was assessed by macroscopic and microscopic features of wounds recorded at weekly intervals. Serum biochemical parameters were also estimated for each animal at the end of 3 weeks. It was observed that re-epithelialization, matrix remodeling and reappearance of epidermal appendages were earlier in treated groups as compared to control groups and this was also associated with significantly increased serum antioxidant status and total protein content. It is concluded that oral administration of d a-tocopherol promotes skin wound healing in both healthy and alloxan-induced diabetic rats, suggesting that its antioxidant potency is reasonably effective in the management of skin wounds.
Effect of Ohmic Heating on the Rheological Characteristics and Electrical Conductivity of Mulberry (Morus nigra) Puree

The effect of temperatures (30–90°C) and concentrations (50% and 100%) on rheological parameters of mulberry puree processed with ohmic heating (OH) were evaluated. The electrical conductivities of mulberry puree ranged from 0.022 to 0.102 S/m for 50% puree and 0.052 to 0.185 S/m for 100% puree. The best model for rheological parameters of mulberry puree was the power law model (R2>0.90). The effects of OH treatment and temperature of puree on the flow behavior index (n) were insignificant (p≥0.05). However, a significant difference (p<0.05) between consistency coefficient (K) of OH-treated and control sample was observed in 100% puree. The pseudo activation energy (Ea) of ohmic-treated puree was 9.67 kJ/mol for 50% puree and 3.69 kJ/mol for 100% puree, both of these values were significantly lower than that of the unprocessed 100% puree (16.07 kJ/mol). The obtained Ea indicates that after undergoing ohmic heating pretreatment, consistency coefficient of mulberry puree became less sensitive to temperature.
Assessment of Genetic Variability and Transmissibility Index in Rice Genotypes (Oryza sativa L.)

Aim: To assess the Genetic Variability among the accession/ genotype and its contributing traits. Methodology: A field experiment was conducted using 35 genotypes including 2 checks of rice during the season of kharif, 2017, at the Field Experimental Centre, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh to evaluate genetic variation and heritability of yield and related traits. The experiment was designed with a randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. Analysis of variance revealed significant difference among the genotypes for all traits indicating existence of genetic variability among the accessions. Results: Highest genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) and phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) were recorded for Spikelet’s per panicle, tillers per hill, panicle per hill and grain filling. High heritability in broad sense was obtained for days to 50% flowering (99.6%), days to maturity (98.7%), test weight (97.9%), harvest index (96.9%) and grain yield per hill (96.6%) which is indicating the high heritable portion of variation. High to medium estimate of heritability in genetic advance were obtained for grain yield (38.51), spikelet’s/ panicle (37.94), panicle/ hill (36.97) were indicating the roles of additive gene action and good scope of selection using their phenotype performance. Interpretation: Considering, all of these characters, spikelet’s per panicle, days to 50% flowering and days to maturity were important yield related traits and could be used for selection in future rice breeding programme.
Lung nodule and cancer detection in computed tomography scans using deep learning

Accurate nodule detection in computed tomography (CT) scans is an essential step in the early diagnosis of lung cancer. Radiologists often use Computer-aided detection (CAD) systems to receive a second opinion during images examination. Nodule classiﬁcation is a crucial stage of the full process, which comes as the second phase in a CAD system, right after candidates detection. Its task is to distinguish between true nodules and false positives. The main goal of this thesis was to compare different deep learning methods, that can be used for nodule classiﬁcation by evaluating their efﬁciency on a common database - LIDC-IDRI. We implemented three neural networks with 2-D convolution and three with 3-D, tested their performance and reported competitive FROC sensitivity scores. Used methods are compared among themselves and across other studies. Experimental results demonstrate a strong dependence between higher scores and 3-D CNNs application. For instance, VGGNet-11 gives 72.1% sensitivity at 8 FPs/scan, while same model with three dimensional convolution - VGGNet-11 3-D produces 91.9% at 8 FPs/scan rate. Based on the obtained results we recommend to use VGGNet-11 3-D for nodule detection, as it showed the best performance compared to other implemented methods. Moreover, received sensitivity of 91.9% at 8 FPs/scan and 90.6% at 4 FPs/scan rate demonstrates the promise of chosen network and its competitiveness with the state of the art method, which reported 92.2% at 8 FPs/scan and 90.7% at 4 FPs/scan. Our source code 1 is publicly available so it can be used for future work in other studies.
Study of Structural Behavior of Cadmium Based Alloys at Molten State

The simple statistical model or simple theory of mixing has been used to study the structural behavior of cadmium based alloys at their molten state at a temperature of 800 K by computing thermodynamic functions and structural functions. The thermodynamic functions include free energy of mixing (GM), activity (a), the heat of mixing (HM), and the entropy of mixing (SM). The structural functions include concentration fluctuation in the long-wavelength limit (SGG(0)) and Warren-Cowley short-range order parameter (α1). Interchange energy or interaction energy or ordering energy (ω) was calculated for the respective alloys system and found to be positive and temperature-dependent. Based on interchange energy (ω) and coordination number (Z), theoretical values of all the functions are calculated by applying the grand partition function. All the computed values for the mentioned functions are in good agreement with experimental values. For the cadmium based alloys, viz., Cd-Zn & Cd-In, both show the segregating in nature at temperature 800 K for the concentration of range 0.1 to 0.9, however, Cd-Zn is more segregating than Cd-In.
The Implementation of Integrated Management of Children Illness in Primary Health Community in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

BACKGROUND: The mortality rate for infants and toddlers aged 12–59 months in Yogyakarta has shown a fluctuating trend between 2008 and 2014. To reduce infant and toddler mortality rates, the Yogyakarta city government has made some efforts to implement integrated management of children illness (IMCI). Thus, it can be said that one of the successful actions of the government in reducing mortality and morbidity of infants and toddlers is determined by optimizing the role of IMCI in the primary health community (PHC) as the vanguard in public health services. The results of the preliminary study found that all PHCs in the cities of Bantul and Yogyakarta had implemented IMCI, although there were no data related to how the inputs, processes, and outputs in the implementation of the IMCI were. AIM: This study aims to determine the implementation of IMCI related to its inputs, processes, and outputs at PHC in Bantul and Yogyakarta City. METHODS: This research method used descriptive research. RESULTS: Based on previous study results, in 2019, the average health center had fulfilled the “output” activities regarding 60% of toddler visits carrying out IMCI. CONCLUSION: It indicated that some health centers had implemented the IMCI program optimally.
Incidence and relative abundance of rice stem borers in three selected rice fields in Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria

This study was conducted to investigate the incidence of rice stem borer infestations and the species composition present in the selected rice fields. Data were collected between April 2017 and November 2018 across three locations, which include the upland rice field in Agbajege, Ogun state, rainfed lowland in Itoikin and Mangrove swamp in Igbogun, Lagos state, respectively. The incidence of rice stem borers was indicated by dead heart and white heads symptoms, while tillers were excised for rice stem borer identification and population. Results showed a high and low incidence of rice stem borers with no significant difference(p>0.05) at p= 0.29 and 0.37 between the early and late planting seasons in the rainfed lowland and upland rice fields respectively. Planting seasons were significant in the incidence of rice stem borers in mangrove swamp rice fields at p<0.05, p=0.01). This study showed that the predominant species of rice stem borers present in the three study sites were Chilo zacconius and Sesamia calamistis. C. zacconius was the most abundant species at 89% while S. calamistis was 11%. Rice stem borer populations were significantly higher at (p<0.05, p=0.000) in flooded zones while the highest rice stem borer populations were observed at the reproductive phase of the rice plants. Thisstudy showed that the planting seasons coincided with the peak period of the development of rice stem borers. Hence, conservation of natural enemies, monitoring and surveillance should be adopted in insect pest management in rice agroecosystems