Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Clinical experience of COVID-19 patients: Disease course and treatment features

Introduction: The first and only Corona Israeli hospital opened on March 2020 designated to treat positive COVID-19 in-patients solely. We present our clinical experience and outcome on 52 COVID-19 in-patients on Corona B department. Methods: The research cohort included 52 COVID-19 adult Israeli patients. Information on epidemiologic, demographic, clinical, laboratory, imaging and treatments features. Research individuals were categorised into disease severity categories of mild versus moderate and severe disease was compared. Results: The mean age among the mild and the moderate-severe disease patients was 57.10 ± 17.69 and 70.07 ± 12.71 years, respectively (p=0.023, 75% had mild disease and the majority were men (55.8%). The most common coexisting comorbidities were hypertension and Diabetes mellitus. The main symptoms were fatigue (73.1%) and cough (63.5%). Laboratory abnormalities included elevated inflammatory markers such as serum ferritin, CRP, D-dimer and Troponin levels. Majority of patients with mild disease had a normal chest x-ray imaging, in contrast to patients with moderate-severe disease (p=0.011). Bilateral pulmonary opacities found in 61.5% of patients with moderate-severe disease, versus 18.2% of patients with mild disease (p=0.001). The patients received varied treatments, including O2 supplementation, inhalations, High flow nasal oxygen, antibiotics, glucocorticoids, Hydroxychloroquine, Tocilizumab, anticoagulation and physiotherapy. Conclusions: There was difference between patients with mild disease compared to moderate to severe disease in terms of clinical, laboratory and imaging results, course of disease and treatment. Hopefully, our study notions will contribute to the COVID-19 knowledge growing field, and might help understating the disease course and treatments development.
ANALISIS LOKASI DAN KUALITAS PRODUK TERHADAP MINAT BELI KONSUMEN PADA UKM AISA COOKIES BLITAR

Penelitian ini dilakukan di UKM Aisa Cookies Blitar. Penelitian ini terdiri dari variabel lokasi, kualitas produk, dan minat beli konsumen. Penelitian ini bertujuan yaitu untuk mengetahui pengaruh lokasi dan kualitas produk secara simultan terhadap minat beli konsumen pada UKM Aisa Cookies Blitar. Latar belakang penelitian ini, peneliti menemukan masalah lokasi usaha yang sulit dijangkau serta tidak setabilnya harga bahan baku kue kering yang berdampak pada produksi kue kering. Pengambilan data menggunakan rumus slovin dengan jumlah 100 responden. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah kuesioner, wawancara, dan observasi. Metode analisis data menggunakan uji validitas, uji reliabilitas dan analisis regresi linier berganda dengan pendekatan statistik yang dilakukan melalui program SPSS versi 16. Hasil dari penelitian yang telah dilakukan menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial lokasi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap minat beli ditunjukkan dengan nilai t hitung sebesar 4,201 dari nilai t table 1,660, artinya ada pengaruh lokasi terhadap minat beli. Lokasi dan kualitas produk berpengaruh signifikan terhadap minat beli secara simultan dengan nilai f hitung sebesar 138,407 lebih besar dari f tabel 3,10 dengan nilai probabilitas 0. R Square pada analisis regresi sebesar 74,1% dan sisanya 23,9% dijelaskan oleh faktor-faktor lain yang tidak dimasukkan dalam model penelitian ini. Kesimpulan dari skripsi ini yaitu lokasi berpengaruh terhadap minat beli konsumen pada UKM Aisa Cookies, kualitas produk berpengaruh terhadap minat beli konsumen pada UKM Aisa Cookies, serta lokasi dan kualitas produk berpengaruh terhadap minat beli konsumen pada UKM Aisa Cookies. Kata Kunci : lokasi, kualitas produk, minat beli
PERSONALITY AND JOB OUTCOMES: MEDIATION OF ETHICAL IDEOLOGY

Purpose: This study aims to theorize new conceptual linkages between two popular paradigms of management research personality (Big Five Trait) and ethics (Ethical Ideology). Big Five personality traits and ethical ideology dimensions (idealism and relativism) relationship with job outcomes such as interpersonal conflict, workplace deviance, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) were proposed. Methodology: This study adopted a longitudinal field survey design. Data analysis for descriptive, regression, and correlation techniques, was done using SPSS v 17 whereas conduct Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) of study variables was done using AMOS v 16. Main Findings: Results revealed significant association of i) extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness with OCB, ii) Agreeableness and neuroticism with workplace deviance and iii) agreeableness, openness to experience, neuroticism with interpersonal conflict. Moreover, agreeableness was a significant predictor of idealism ethical ideology, neuroticism and openness to experience were significant predictors of relativism ethical ideology. Idealism significantly predicted interpersonal conflict and OCB and relativism significantly predicted workplace deviance and interpersonal conflict. Idealism ethical ideology mediated between extraversion and interpersonal conflict, agreeableness and interpersonal conflict as well as OCB. On the other hand, relativism ethical ideology mediated between openness to experience and interpersonal conflict. Similarly, relativism also mediated between neuroticism and two job outcomes (interpersonal conflict, workplace deviance). Limitations/ Applications: Future research directions and implications for theory and practice are suggested. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study explained the conceptual mechanism that individual outcomes of the Big Five traits are determined through the ethical ideology of the respective personality trait; moreover, this study also added empirical evidence in existing OB literature from a unique cultural context i.e., Pakistan.
Denoising real bursts with squeeze-and-excitation residual network

: The goal of image denoising is to recover a clean image from noisy input(s). For single image denoising, utilising similarities (or priors) within and across an image dataset helps recover clean images. As the noise level increases, using multiple frames become feasible, which is defined as burst denoising. In this study, the authors propose a deep residual model with squeeze-and-excitation (SE) modules for the burst denoising. Unlike previous methods, the authors' model does not need an explicit aligning procedure, which is light-weighted and fast. The network contains a noise estimation convolutional neural network, which makes it capable of blind denoising. Besides, by inverting the image processing pipeline and simulating real noise in bursts, their model can suppress real noise blindly. Since denoising performance is closely related to the noise level, frame displacement, and the number of frames (burst length), intensive experiments including ablation study are performed. Quantitative results show that the proposed method performs significantly better than previous state-of-the-art methods V-BM4D and KPN in removing Gaussian noise. Qualitative results show that the proposed method is also effective in removing real noise using bursts and the SE module is key to reduce blur in results.
Analysis of energy input-output of irrigated rice production in Jere Bowl Borno State, Nigeria

The study analyzed energy input-output of irrigated rice production at the Jere Bowl Borno State, Nigeria. One hundred and thirty farms were sampled through multistage sampling procedure. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and energy equations. The result showed that total of 36,397.85 MJ/ha of energy was consumed in the irrigated rice production with the highest energy input taken up by irrigation water (48.51%) and fuel (23.58%). The forms of energy estimated showed that direct energy contributed much to rice production (76.21%) than the indirect energy with 23.77%; similarly, renewable energy constituted higher energy (59.98%) to the production system, while non-renewable energy constituted only 39.99% of energy to the production system. The results on energy indices of rice production indicated energy ratio of 2.47, specific energy of 31.38 MJ/kg, energy productivity of 0.147 kg/MJ, water productivity of 0.103 kg/M3 and net energy of 53,598.71 Mj/ha. The lower values of energy indices indicate inefficient use of energy. The study recommended that farmers should adopt efficient and cost effective irrigation system which will ensure efficient utilization of energy. Key words: Input-output, energy, direct energy, indirect energy, renewable energy, indices, water productivity.
Vulnerability in Social Epistemic Networks

ABSTRACT Social epistemologists should be well-equipped to explain and evaluate the growing vulnerabilities associated with filter bubbles, echo chambers, and group polarization in social media. However, almost all social epistemology has been built for social contexts that involve merely a speaker-hearer dyad. Filter bubbles, echo chambers, and group polarization all presuppose much larger and more complex network structures. In this paper, we lay the groundwork for a properly social epistemology that gives the role and structure of networks their due. In particular, we formally define epistemic constructs that quantify the structural epistemic position of each node within an interconnected network. We argue for the epistemic value of a structure that we call the (m,k)-observer. We then present empirical evidence that (m,k)-observers are rare in social media discussions of controversial topics, which suggests that people suffer from serious problems of epistemic vulnerability. We conclude by arguing that social epistemologists and computer scientists should work together to develop minimal interventions that improve the structure of epistemic networks.
Blue Light Increases Neuronal Activity-Regulated Gene Expression in the Absence of Optogenetic Proteins

Abstract Optogenetics is widely used to control diverse cellular functions with light, requiring experimenters to expose cells to bright light. Because extended exposure to visible light can be toxic to cells, it is important to characterize the effects of light stimulation on cellular function in the absence of optogenetic proteins. Here we exposed mouse cortical cultures with no exogenous optogenetic proteins to several hours of flashing blue, red, or green light. We found that exposing these cultures to as short as 1 h of blue light, but not red or green light, results in an increase in the expression of neuronal activity-regulated genes. Our findings suggest that blue light stimulation is ill suited to long-term optogenetic experiments, especially those that measure transcription, and they emphasize the importance of performing light-only control experiments in samples without optogenetic proteins.
Effect of interface dipole on channel engineering and on direct tunneling current in double gate MOSFET

In the present work, the effects of interface dipoles on channel engineering and on direct tunneling current have been studied for a double gate (DG) NMOSFET with Si and In0.53Ga0. 47As as channel materials. The gate tunneling current (IG) has been calculated for both type of devices and simulation results are reported using Silvaco ATLAS 3D TCAD. A gate length of 10 nm has been used for the simulations. All simulations have been carried out by considering the Direct Quantum Tunneling current model along with the self‐consistent solution of Schrödinger's equation with Poisson's equation. The wavefunction penetration into SiO2 has also been considered. Fermi Dirac statistics has been used in case of heavy acceptor doping of channel region in the devices studied. The effects of high‐k material, metal gate work function, and P+ channel doping variation on IG have also been studied. The calculations of IG have been carried out using SiO2 (0.8 nm thickness), and with its equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) using SiO2 + HfO2 (0.7nm + 0.641nm). In case of SiO2 + HfO2, changes in dipole moment at interface take place and lead to the change in work function of metal gates. This has been considered under interface dipole effects. It has been observed that IG of the NMOSFET decreases when high‐k material is used as gate dielectric. Also, the gate metal with high work function and heavy acceptor type doping of channel results in decrease in IG. There is a further reduction in IG by including the interface dipoles effect.
Rediscovery and redescription of the rare, critically endangered snake Emmochliophis miops (Serpentes: Colubridae), with comments on its natural history, distribution, and phylogenetic relationships

Rediscovery and redescription of the rare, critically endangered snake Emmochliophis miops (Serpentes: Colubridae), with comments on its natural history, distribution, and phylogenetic relationships. The description of Emmochliophis miops is based on a single specimen from the Andean slopes of northwest Ecuador collected in 1897. The species had not been collected again until October 2017, when two individuals were found on the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia; this rediscovery is the first record of this species in this country. Herein, the holotype and the new specimens are examined, and a new diagnosis and description of E. miops are provided. Important data about the natural history and conservation status of the species, and comments on the systematic relationships of Diaphorolepis, Emmochliophis and Synophis are presented.
Educational Transitions and Educational Inequality: A Multiple Pathways Sequential Logit Model Analysis of Finnish Birth Cohorts 1960–1985

We developed a multiple pathways sequential logit model for analysing social background inequality in completed education and applied it to analyse educational inequality in Finland (birth cohorts 1960–1985). Our model builds on the sequential logit model for educational transitions, originally presented by Robert D. Mare and later extended by Maarten Buis, which disaggregates inequality in completed education into the weighted sum of inequalities in the transitions leading to it. Although the educational transitions framework is popular among educational stratification researchers, its applications have almost exclusively focused on analysing inequalities in separate educational transitions. Buis presented a unifying model of inequalities in educational transitions and completed education, which gives a substantive interpretation to the weights that link them. We applied this to an educational system in which the same educational outcomes can be reached through multiple pathways. Our analysis of Finnish register data shows that intergenerational educational persistence increased, particularly among women. The main reasons are increased inequality in academic upper-secondary (gymnasium) completion and gymnasium expansion that increased the weight of this transition as well as of the transition to university. We discuss the integration of structural and allocative mechanisms in educational stratification research.
Histological study of the effects of aluminum chloride exposure on the brain of wistar rats female

Introduction: Aluminum (Al) has the potential to be neurotoxic in human and animals, is present everywhere in the environment, many manufactured foods and medicines and is also added to drinking water for purification purposes and tooth paste cosmetic products They accumulate in living organisms and disrupt balances, and accumulate in the body biological systems, causing toxic effects (They may affect the nervous system, kidney, liver, respiratory or other functions). Nervous system is a vulnerable target for toxicants due to cr itical voltages which must be maintained in the cells and the all responses when voltages reach threshold levels. Objective This study aimed to expose the impact of aluminum chloride (AlCl3) on brain architecture. Methods: In our study, twenty healthy female rats were intraperitoneal administered of aluminum chloride (ALCL3) at 10 mg / kg body weight with consecutively for 15 day Result. The results showed a highly significant reduction in body weight (p<0.0001). This is because aluminum has an anorectic effect contrariwise, there is no significant impact of aluminium exposure has been observed with respect to brain weight and relative brain weight respectively (p<0.912), (p<0.45). The histological study describes the alterations in the brain marked tissue necrosis and cytoplasmic vacuolations and karyopyknosis of neuronal cells of the brain. Conclusion; Aluminum is a toxic heavy metal and a ubiquitous environmental pollutant. It can alter the permeability of the blood-brain barrier and enter the brain, severely affecting the functioning of the nervous system.
Evolution of the Two Sexes under Internal Fertilization and Alternative Evolutionary Pathways

Transition from isogamy to anisogamy, hence males and females, leads to sexual selection, sexual conflict, sexual dimorphism, and sex roles. Gamete dynamics theory links biophysics of gamete limitation, gamete competition, and resource requirements for zygote survival and assumes broadcast spawning. It makes testable predictions, but most comparative tests use volvocine algae, which feature internal fertilization. We broaden this theory by comparing broadcast-spawning predictions with two plausible internal-fertilization scenarios: gamete casting/brooding (one mating type retains gametes internally, the other broadcasts them) and packet casting/brooding (one type retains gametes internally, the other broadcasts packets containing gametes, which are released for fertilization). Models show that predictions are remarkably robust to these radical changes, yielding (1) isogamy under low gamete limitation, low gamete competition, and similar required resources for gametes and zygotes, (2) anisogamy when gamete competition and/or limitation are higher and when zygotes require more resources than gametes, as is likely as multicellularity develops, (3) a positive correlation between multicellular complexity and anisogamy ratio, and (4) under gamete competition, only brooders becoming female. Thus, gamete dynamics theory represents a potent rationale for isogamy/anisogamy and makes similar testable predictions for broadcast spawners and internal fertilizers, regardless of whether anisogamy or internal fertilization evolved first.
Disentangling the role of herkogamy, dichogamy and pollinators in plant reproductive assurance

ABSTRACT Background: Autonomous selfing can be favoured by reduced floral herkogamy, dichogamy and pollinator visitation. Autonomous selfing diminishes as pollinator abundance increases; however, the ways pollinators contribute to such result have not been tested. Pollinators can reduce the occurrence of autonomous selfing by two not mutually exclusive mechanisms: successful pollen deposition on stigmas and pollen removal from anthers. Aims: We tested the role of herkogamy and protandry on autonomous selfing and the role of pollinators to reduce it via pollen removal. Methods: We studied Lepechinia floribunda (Lamiaceae) in two natural populations in the Chaco Serrano forest, Argentina. Pollination treatments were conducted to test if floral herkogamy and pollen removal by one pollinator visitation decreased seed set by autonomous selfing. Results: Seed set in pollinator exclusion and emasculation treatments were higher in flowers with lack of herkogamy and selfing increased seed set only in these flowers. Pollen removal during the male phase decreased by 72% the probability of autonomous self-pollination. Conclusions: Flowers with lack of herkogamy are reproductively more advantageous than flowers with approach herkogamy independently of pollinator abundance. We demonstrated for the first time that only one pollinator visitation during the male phase can strongly decrease autonomous selfing by pollen removal.
IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY EVALUATION FOR DIFFERENT PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMS OF CIPROFLOXACIN IN ADEN-YEMEN

Ciprofloxacin (CIP) is classified as a second-generation fluoroquinolone structurally similar to nalidixic acid. It is a widely used antibiotic to treat different types of bacterial infections. The present study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of three different dosage forms of CIP [tablets (Tab coded I, II, III), CIP infusion (Infusion coded I, II, III) and CIP eye drop (Eyedrop coded I, II, III)]. Three most commonly prescribed and dispensed brands for each dosage form were selected. All studied brands were within their shelf life. All brands examined by spectroscopy and the quantity of the active ingredients was with the permitted limits of British pharmacopeia (95-105%). The disk diffusion method was used to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of CIP against E. coli and Staphylococcus Aureus. The highest inhibition zone was at low concentration against E. coli, by Tab-II, Tab-I, and Tab-III tablets respectively. While in the case of infusion, the Infusion-III showed the highest inhibition zone, followed by Infusion-I and InfusionII. In the case of Staphylococcus Aureus, all Tab I, II, and III have similar potency. At low concentration, Infusion II, III indicated similar while Infusion I had lower potency. However, all brands had slightly higher potency over the standard. All brands of eye drops showed nearly similar potencies against Staphylococcus Aureus with a slight superiority of Eyedrop-I over Eyedrop-II then Eyedrop-III in the highest concentration. All the brands of eye drops showed antimicrobial activity slightly lower than standard. Post-marketing surveillance is an essential issue to distinguish poor-quality medicines. The current study revealed that the marketed CIP pharmaceutical dosage forms showed reasonable antimicrobial activity except for the eyedrops dosage forms which showed slightly lower inhibition zone in comparison to standard.