Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of dietary supplementation of crushed soybean and flaxseed on ovarian response in postpartum crossbred dairy cows

The effect of dietary supplementation of crushed soybean and flaxseed on ovarian function in postpartum crossbred dairy cows was studied. Total 20 postpartum normally calved cows from 2nd to 4th lactation were randomly divided into two equal groups. In addition to routine feed, cows from group T1 were fed with dietary supplementation of crushed soybean @ 10% of DM requirement from the day of calving to day 50 postpartum and thereafter continuation with curshed Flaxseed @ 15% of DM requirement of animal from day 51 to day 85 postpartum respectively, whereas cows from Group T2 was considered as control and supplemented with routine feed. All the animals from both groups were synchronized on day 60 postpartum with Ovsynch protocol. The Follicular dynamic study with the help of USG was undertaken at every 24 hrs interval before the first injection of GnRH of Ovsynch protocol and during Ovsynch protocol (Day 0 to Day 9) of synchronization. It was observed that mean number of class II follicles and total number of follicles were significantly increased in T1 group as compared to T2 group, whereas the mean number of class I and class III follicles did not differ significantly in T1 and T2 groups on day 0. During the synchronization period the mean number of class I, class II, total numbers of follicles and preovulatory follicles size were significantly larger in T1 as compared to T2 groups. The present research findings concluded that the dietary supplementation of crushed soybean and flaxseed showed significant increase in class I, class II, total number of follicles and size of preovulatory follicle in crossbred cows as compare to control group.
Measuring Career Well-Being on Working Mothers: Adaptation of Well-Being at Work Scale

Abstract This research aimed to conduct the adaptation and validation of the Well-Being at Work Scale (WBWS) in order to ready it for implementation as the instrument to measure career well-being on working mothers as respondents in Indonesia. The career well-being approach was based on the concept of general well-being which included affective and cognitive components. The respondents were mothers working full-time in the formal sector and had fulfilled the requirement of several pre-determined criteria. The collected research data was analyzed with the confirmatory factor analysis in order to obtain instrument reliability and validity. Based on the analysis, results were obtained that the WBWS model adaptated had fulfilled the goodness-of-fit criteria, meaning that there was compatibility between the developed model and the empirical data. Furthermore, this research was hoped to provide contribution in the measurement and development of research of career well-being on working mothers.
ULNAR NERVE INJURY AFTER RADIAL EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY IDENTIFIED WITH HIGH–RESOLUTION ULTRASONOGRAPHY: CASE REPORT

A 49-year old woman was evaluated for developing bilateral acute medial elbow pain, numbness, and tingling sensation in the fourth and fifth fingers after receiving radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) for bilateral medial epicondylitis. Neurologic examination revealed the presence of Tinel’s sign, paresthesia and impaired two-point discrimination testing over the ulnar side of the fourth and fifth fingers bilaterally. High-resolution ultrasonography demonstrated findings of nerve injury, such as hypoechogenicity and increased diameter of both ulnar nerves. After conservative treatment, the patient improved her condition demonstrating an apparently acute compressive nerve injury as a result of the therapy. ESWT is used as a promising alternative for the treatment of various musculoskeletal disorders; however, there is limited evidence regarding its side effects, in particular peripheral mononeuropathy. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating structural damage of a nerve after rESWT with the use of high-resolution ultrasonography.
FOXP3 Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Pediatric Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL): A Preliminary Data

FOXP3 (forkhead box P3) polymorphism is associated with many inflammatory diseases and cancers. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of pediatric malignancies.This study was designed to investigate the impact of FOXP3 (-3279C/A and -2383C/T) gene polymorphism on the susceptibility of Egyptian children to ALL. A total of 128 subjects with ALL and 124 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Genotyping of FOXP3 (-3279C/A and -2383C/T) were performed by polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). There was a significant increase (P<0.01) in FOXP3 (3279CC) genotype, while FOXP3 -3279CA genotype was significantly decreased in ALL patients compared to controls. Insignificant change in FOXP3 (-2383C/T) genotypes was demonstrated between both groups. FOXP3 (-2383CC) genotype was significantly decreased (p<0.05) in treatment responders compared to non-responders and a significant increased (p<0.05) in relapsed patients comparing to the non-relapsed group. Taken together, our pilot study pointed to the potential role of FOXP3 (-3279C/A) gene polymorphisms in Egyptian children ALL susceptibility. An additional prospective large scale study should be carried out to support our findings.
Comparative Study on Outcome of Early Aggressive and Standard Rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament rupture is one of the most common debilitating knee injuries that can result in significant functional impairment. Although ACL reconstruction (ACL-R) is a commonly practiced surgical intervention, controversy still lingers with regard to graft selection and rehabilitation protocol, both of which are largely influenced by surgeon preference. The post-operative restrictions are largely based on the theory of graft and fixation vulnerability, with concerns related to compromising the biological healing process of the reconstructed graft during the first 12 weeks postoperatively. To date, controversy still lingers in evaluating the effects that aggressive rehabilitation has on clinical outcomes with semitendinosus graft. The aim of this study was to investigate whether immediate full weight bearing combined with aggressive rehabilitation in ACL-R significantly altered postoperative outcome over one year, relative to a program that included partial weight bearing and standard rehabilitation protocol in the immediate post-operative period. Methods: The study was a prospective randomized clinical trial, with all patients being recruited by a single senior orthopedic surgeon at our institute after a confirmed diagnosis of an isolated ACL rupture by clinical examination and magnetic resonance imaging. Seventy patients were enrolled in the study from June 2015 to August 2017. Informed consent was taken. Clearance from ethical committee of the institute was taken. Patients were evaluated pre operatively and post operatively at the end of 1, 3, 6 months and 1 year for outcomes. Results: In this prospective study conducted with seventy patients, we found better results in group 2 (full weight bearing) as compared to group 2 ( partial weight bearing) in terms of IKDC scoring, range of motion (ROM), ROM difference from opposite knee and fixed flexion deformity. The results were statistically significant. Conclusion: We conclude that aggressive rehabilitation to be superior to standard rehabilitation after isolated ACL-R using STG .
Investigating the effect of behavioral and demographic characteristics of Iranian women on the number of children ever born

Background: The number of children ever born (CEB) to a woman, as an index of her fertility behavior, are interesting for the governments and demographer policymakers. In recent years, a notable reduction of fertility and population aging in Iran has caused concern among politicians, and it has led to starting new changes in demographic policies. Therefore, to adopting new demographic and health policies programs, identification of factors that affecting CEB is essential. Methods: To evaluate determinant factors on CEB, information of 20093 married Iranian women aged between 15 and 54 years has been analyzed from the Iranian National Institute of Health Research survey. Based on the structure of data and the possible influential unobserved population heterogeneity on CEB in each city and province, a multilevel count regression model was applied. The analysis was performed using the ‘R’ software (version 3.5) with a significant level of 0.05. Results: Findings show that the mean and median number of CEB was 2.82 and 2.00 for all women, respectively. Meanwhile, these values were 4.56 and 4.00 for the women who reached menopause. There was a significant unobserved heterogeneity affecting CEB in each province (σp=0.018). Also, the results of the multilevel model show that living in an urban area (RR=0.90), higher age at first marriage (RR=0.96), higher education (RR=0.84, RR=0.81), and exposure to mass media (RR=0.87) decrease the risk ratio of the number of CEB (p <0.001). Conclusion: It seems that the tendency of women to academic education and their access to mass media has a significant effect on reducing childbearing. Therefore, in future planning, attention to these two factors can be useful and helpful to move to increase fertility.
Electroencephalographic criteria of the functional outcome prognosis in the acute period of spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage

Матеріали та методи. Здійснили проспективне, когортне, порівняльне дослідження 114 пацієнтів (середній вік – 67,4 ± 0,9 року) в гострому періоді ССВМК на тлі консервативної терапії. Рівень неврологічного дефіциту оцінювали за National Institute of Health Stroke Scale. Електроенцефалографічне (ЕЕГ) дослідження виконали в перші 2 доби захворювання. Окремо для ураженої та інтактної гемісфер визначали рівні відносної спектральної потужності ритмів дельта(0,5–4,0 Гц), тета(4–8 Гц), альфа(8–13 Гц), бета (13–35 Гц) діапазонів, тета1(4–6 Гц), тета2(6–8 Гц), альфа1(8–10 Гц), альфа2(10–13 Гц), бета1(13–25 Гц) і бета2(25–35 Гц) піддіапазонів, а також лобово-потиличні градієнти, вираженість міжпівкульової асиметрії ритмів. Функціональний результат гострого періоду ССВМК оцінювали на 21 добу захворювання за модифікованою шкалою Ренкіна (мШР), несприятливий функціональний наслідок – у разі значення >3 балів за мШР.
Light heat-resistant polymer concretes based on oligooxyhydridesilmethylensiloxysilane and hollow spherical fillers

Novel type of light heat-resistant polymer concretes was developed on the basis of oligooxyhydridesilmethylenesiloxysilan with hollow glass or ceramic microspheres. Adding hollow glass and ceramic microspheres being waste products from thermal power plants operating on solid fuels allowed developing reasonably priced materials and reducing potential environmental pollution. For optimization of production technology, the curing and molding conditions of materials were studied. According to impact strength changes, the optimal curing mode for the composites was at 480–515 K for 4.25–4.5 hours depending on the filler type and binder content. It was stated that used organic-silicon binder provided thermal resistance and high strength characteristics of the composite material. In comparison with traditional silicone resins, the compressive strength value of the developed materials increased by almost two times and the modulus of elasticity increased by almost an order of magnitude. Due to the interaction of aluminum hydroxide groups of ceramic microspheres with organosilicon polymer, Young’s modulus of the materials filled by ceramic microspheres was higher by 20–30 % than that of the concretes with glass microspheres. Consequently, enhanced physical and mechanical properties expand possibilities of using these materials under exposure of significant external static loads.
A Transconductance-Mode Multifunction Filter with High Input and High Output Impedance Nodes Using Voltage Differencing Current Conveyors (VDCCs)

The design of transconductance-mode multifunction biquad filter containing three input voltage nodes and single-output current node is proposed. Its circuit principle is emphasized on employing Voltage Differencing Current Conveyor (VDCC) to be an active building block. The proposed filter description uses three VDCCs co-working with two grounded capacitors and three grounded resistors. The synthesis of the proposed multifunction filter is based on avoidance of using multiple-output active elements to achieve commercially available integrated circuits for practical implementation. Additionally, without multiple-output active element, it can alleviate current tracking error from the current mirrors used in output ports. It also decreases the amounts of the transistors inside the active elements. The proposed multifunction filter offers all 5 filter functions, which are non-inverting Low-Pass (LP), non-inverting High-Pass (HP), noninverting Band-Pass (BP), non-inverting Band-Reject (BR) and also non-inverting All-Pass (AP) functions from same circuit topology under different circuit condition for input signals. Furthermore, the natural frequency for all filtering responses is independently achieved from the bandwidth or the quality factor of the proposed filter. For cascade-able connectivity, the output current port indeed provides a high impedance. In addition, the magnitude of the output current for all filtering functions can be resistively adjusted. The consideration for non-ideal case of the presented multifunction filter is also analyzed. The simulation and experimental results of the presented transconductance multifunction biquad filter based on VDCC practically implemented by the commercially available ICs, LM13700 and AD844 can validate the theoretical anticipation.
Inflammatory Modulation of Bronchial Epithelial Cells’ Response to Lipopolysaccharide with Pretreatment by Montelukast

Purpose Montelukast, a leukotriene receptor antagonist, is the most prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used as add-on therapy at later stages of asthma to prevent disease progression. Besides its direct anti-inflammatory effect due to blocking leukotriene action, montelukast has been proposed to have secondary anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic properties. This study aimed to investigate the modulatory effect of montelukast on the expression of major genes involved in airway inflammation (TNF, IL6) and remodeling (MMP9, TGFB1) in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in vitro. Methods Effect of montelukast on LPS-induced acute inflammation was analyzed in the immortalized cell line derived from human bronchial epithelium, BEAS-2B. The expression of selected genes was measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction 0h and 24h after LPS stimulation in cells pretreated with montelukast. Results Montelukast was found to significantly attenuate increased TNF and IL6 gene expression, has a mild effect on MMP9, and has no effect on TGFB1 expression upon stimulation with LPS. Conclusion The results of our study indicate that that patients already using montelukast therapy would have adequate response to acute microorganism-induced inflammation. Additional anti-inflammatory effects of montelukast could be better exploited in clinical practice and modes of montelukast use should be reconsidered to improve the therapeutic approaches in asthma.
Serological identification of SARS-CoV-2 infections among children visiting a hospital during the initial Seattle outbreak

Children are strikingly underrepresented in COVID-19 case counts. In the United States, children represent 22% of the population but only 1.7% of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases. One possibility is that symptom-based viral testing is less likely to identify infected children, since they often experience milder disease than adults. To better assess the frequency of pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection, we serologically screened 1,775 residual samples from Seattle Children's Hospital collected from 1,076 children seeking medical care during March and April of 2020. Only one child was seropositive in March, but nine were seropositive in April for a period seroprevalence of >1%. Most seropositive children (8/10) were not suspected of having had COVID-19. The sera of most seropositive children had neutralizing activity, including one that neutralized at a dilution >1:18,000. Therefore, among children seeking medical care, the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection increased markedly during the early Seattle outbreak despite few positive viral tests.
BREAKFAST HABITS AND NUTRIENT ADEQUACY LEVEL OF SNACKS IS CORRELATED WITH NUTRITION STATUS AMONG ADOLESCENT IN SMPN 1 TUBAN

Adolescent often skip breakfast, so snacks are usually used as substitute for breakfast at school. Some snacks have unbalanced nutrient content. An imbalance in nutrient intake ca n affect nutritional status of adolescents. The purpose of this study was to analyze correlation between breakfast habi ts and nutrition adequacy level of snack with nutritional status of adolescents. The study design used in this study was cross sectional. The sampling technique was proportional random sampling with total sample of 77 students. Data on break fast habits were obtained through questionnaires, while data on the adequacy level of snacks intake was obtained through 2x24 hours food recall. The correlation test used was spearman correlation. The results showed that there we re correlation between breakfast habits, the adequacy level energy, protein, fat, and carbohydrate of snacks with nut ritional status. Adolescent with poor breakfast habits and high adequacy of nutritional levels of snacks tend to have more obesity nutritional status.
Scrutinizing the potential use of Discord application as a digital platform amidst emergency remote learning

A common challenge encountered by educators to engage in an emergency remote learning is the selection of an effective digital platform to assist teaching and learning activities. Drawing on this issue, this study offers a practical solution by scrutinizing the potential use of android-based application named Discord as a digital platform to conduct online teaching and learning. To this end, a group of elementary school teachers and students enrolled in Islamic religious and moral education courses was involved as participants in a descriptive qualitative research by employing interview, observation, and documentation as instruments to collect the required data. The results demonstrated that Discord android-based application was proven to be an alternative for elementary school educators as a digital learning platform during the emergency remote learning in the age of Covid-19 pandemic. The results of observation further showed that online teaching-learning activities using Discord application could successfully create communicative digital learning environment which was interesting and enjoyable for the students. Despite the potential advantages, a number of challenges were also discussed in this study. The results of this study contribute as a practical insight for teachers and students in assisting online learning activities as Discord application helps them experience a new nuance of distance learning.
CCR5 tyrosine sulfation heterogeneity generates cell surface receptor subpopulations with different ligand binding properties

Chemokine receptor tyrosine sulfation plays a key role in the binding of chemokines. It has been suggested that receptor sulfation is heterogeneous, but no experimental evidence has been provided so far. The potent anti-HIV chemokine analog 5P12-RANTES has been proposed to owe its inhibitory activity to a capacity to bind a larger pool of cell surface CCR5 receptors than native chemokines such as CCL5, but the molecular details underlying this phenomenon have not been elucidated. SCURCI, Ilaria, et al. CCR5 tyrosine sulfation heterogeneity generates cell surface receptor subpopulations with different ligand binding properties. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta General Subjects, 2020, vol. 1865, no. 1, p. 129753 DOI : 10.1016/j.bbagen. 2020.129753
An examination of relationship between preservice teachers’ reading habits and critical reading skills

This study aims at determining the relationship between preservice teachers’ reading habits and critical reading skills as well as assessing whether preservice teachers’ reading habits and critical reading skills vary with their gender, age, education year in the college, program type, and the number of books read per year. A relational survey model was used according to the objectives of our study. The sample consists of 255 preservice teachers studying at Turkish Language Teacher Education, Primary School Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, and Psychological Counseling and Guidance programs. “Attitude Scale on Reading Habit” (Gomleksiz (2004) and “Critical Reading Self-Efficacy Perception Scale” Karadeniz (2014) were used as data collection tools. The obtained data analyzed using IBM SPSS software version 22.0. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis H-test as, nonparametric tests, and correlation and regression tests were conducted to analyze data. Significant differences were found between variables and scores of reading habits and critical reading skills. Furthermore, a positive correlation was determined between preservice teachers’ reading habits and critical reading skills. The regression analysis revealed that reading habit is a significant predictor of critical reading skills. The authors believe that the findings from the present study make important contributions to the current literature.
An algorithm for Peruvian counterfeit Banknote Detection based on Digital Image Processing and SVM

A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article history: Received: 21 December, 2020 Accepted: 30 January, 2021 Online: 25 February, 2021 In this work we propose an algorithm for Peruvian counterfeit banknotes detection. Our algorithm operates in banknotes with 50, 100 and 200 soles denominations that were manufactured from 2009 onwards. This algorithm offers an automatic diagnosis based on digital image processing and support vector machines (SVM). Current Peruvian counterfeit detection systems are specially designed to analyze relevant characteristics in dollars and euros. Then, some counterfeiters can fool these systems. We made our detection system robust because we focus on the image acquisition and the segmentation of intaglio marks engraved over the banknotes. After segmentation, we applied embossing and Sobel filters followed by an aperture morphological operation to obtain special characteristics that were then classified by an SVM. We have validated our methodology using real and fake banknotes from a dataset of 240 samples provided by Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). Our final identification accuracy was 96.5%.