Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
LONGITUDINAL CHANGES OF SELECTED ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS, MOTOR AND FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES IN DIFFERENT POPULATIONS OF BOYS FROM 11 TO 13 YEARS OF AGE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE

The aim of this research was conducted with the aim to examine the influence of body mass on seven measured variables that evaluate the anthropometric characteristics, the motor and functional abilities of boys from 11 to 13 years of age, to determine whether this effect differs in boys who are engaged in team sports played with a ball, martial arts or boys that are not engaged in any sport, and examine the impact of doing sport on the body mass index. The research was conducted on a sample of 147 boys and with a sample of measuring instruments consisted of 10 valid and reliable tests used in elementary and high schools in Croatia. Research used one-sided ANOVA and pairwise t-tests with Bonferroni correction. With Pearson's correlation the correlation of the body mass index with the results of functional abilities was established and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test determined the normality of samples for residual of dependent parameters, and the Three Way Mixed ANOVA was used. Theconnection of body weight with six measured variables that define the physical conditionof boys is great and extremely negative. A moderate degree of correlation was established (-0.45) between the body mass index (ITM) and the results of functional abilities evaluated by the six-minute run test (F6'), pull up endurance (-0.48), trunk lifts (-0.33) and standing long jump (-0.345). It was found that there is a significant difference in the ITM of nonathletes and boys who were engaged in sports (p <0.0000000001), but no significant difference was found between boys engaged in martial arts and boys engaged in team sports played with a ball. The highest values in variables of standing long jumpwere observed in boys who were engaged in some martial arts, and the lowest values in boys non-athletes (AS = 164.47; SD = 26.38; F = 0.871). Equally, the highest value in the variablepull up endurance had boysengaged inany kind of sport, but the influence of body weight was least evident in boys engaged in martial arts. With non-athletes the influence of body weight is significantly more negative than inboys who were engaged in sport (AS = 29.84; SD = 23.92; F = 1.350). A statistically significant difference in changes in anthropometric characteristics, motor and functional abilities between sports groups has not been established and it can be concluded that doing sportof any kind not only has a positive effect on motor and functional abilities but also mitigates the negative impact of body weight. The obtained results show that the Physical Education classes in elementary school alone cannot guarantee a long-term positive effect on the health and anthropological characteristics of boys.
Development of Scales to Assess Specific Deception Strategies on the Psychological Screening Inventory

Recent research suggests that the most successful procedures for assessing deception should be those that focus on the specific context of a particular deception attempt and on the particular deception strategy used by the respondent within that context. This article describes the development and validation of 4 scales to assess 2 different strategies for faking-bad (symptom overendorsement and erroneous psychiatric stereotype) and 2 different strategies for faking-good (endorsement of superior adjustment and endorsement of excessive virtue), on the basis of items of the Psychological Screening Inventory (PSI). Cross-validation data for the scales include respondents in real-life deception situations, simulation data, and patterns of correlations with the regular PSI scales
Germplasm Resources Analysis of Rootstock-used Pumpkins by Phenotype and SSR

Forty-seven accessions of rootstock-used pumpkin were collected in this research. Analyses of genetic diversity and relationships were done with 63 phenotypes and 40 SSR markers. It was observed that H' 1.00 with eight qualitative characters(tender gourd skin color,fruit shape,main vine color,skin speckle,foliage white spotting,leaf shape,tender gourd speckle and color)and 23 quantitative characters. One hundred and sixty-seven polymorphic bands were generated. An average of 4.18 polymorphic bands were detected from one pair SSR primers,and they ranged from 2 to 8. H'ranged from 0.16 to 1.18,and its average was 0.62. Forty-seven germplasms were divided into four groups by 63 morphological traits,and most of the germplasms were clustered into one group. Three groups were divided by 40 higher polymorphic SSR primers,similar to the result of our previous morphological study. The genetic diversity of collected rootstock-used pumpkin germplasms was low,and the genetic relationship was close. SSR marker CMTm11,with a high polymorphism,could be used in molecular marker assisted selection. Eight quality traits and most of the quantitative traits could be used as morphological markers,as an auxiliary means of rootstock-used pumpkin germplasms evaluation and breeding of new varieties.
Relationship between adiponectin gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes

Objective To test the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)45T→G and SNP276G→T in the adiponectin gene with type 2 diabetes in Shanghai Han population. Methods For the case-control study, PCR-RFLP method was used to determine the distributions of allele and genotype frequencies of SNP45T→G polymorphism in exon 2 and SNP276G→T polymorphism in intron 2 in adiponectin gene in 195 type 2 diabetic patients and 187 normal control subjects. Results The distribution of genotype and allele frequencies of the SNP45 and SNP276 polymorphism were not different in diabetes and control groups(P0.05). There also was no difference in BMI between homozygous carries of the TG haplotype and heterozygous carries of the TG haplotype(TG/X) or noncarries(X/X) in diabetes and control groups(P0.05). Conclusion The results suggest that these two SNPs in adiponectin gene were not associated with type 2 diabetes in Shanghai Han population.
The Impact of Breast Clinic on the Mastectomy and Axillary Clearance Rates at a Tertiary Hospital in an Eastern Caribbean Nation: A Comparative Study

Background Breast cancer is the leading form of cancer in women in Trinidad and Tobago. Traditionally the practice of mastectomy or wide local excision with or without axillary clearance was applied to most of these patients. This is often associated with significant morbidity and a poor cosmetic outcome with both negatively impacting the patients quality of life. The aim of our study was to assess the mastectomy and axillary clearance rate before and after the introduction of a specialty breast clinic in September 2012. Design and Methods This is a retrospective comparative study of all female patients who underwent breast cancer surgery at our tertiary hospital 3 years prior to and 3 years after starting of breast clinic (between January 2010 and December 2015). Patients were identified from the surgical log books of our hospital. There are 5 surgical units at our hospital and in one of those units the lead surgeon had a special interest in surgical oncoplastic breast surgery. That unit formed the breast clinic in August 2012. Results There were 532 women (256 before breast clinic and 276 after breast clinic era) with histologically verified breast cancer operated on between January 2010 and December 2015. The overall mastectomy rate was reduced from 62% to 51% (0.7 to 0.4) and the axillary clearance rate from 66.79% versus 37.31% (0.6 to 0.4) after the introduction of the clinic with p values of 0.007 and 0.009, respectively. Conclusions The introduction of breast clinic has significantly reduced the mastectomy and axillary clearance rate at our teaching hospital.
The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education

A new edition of a book that details the system of transformation underlying the 14 Points for Management presented in Deming's Out of the Crisis. It would be better if everyone would work together as a system, with the aim for everybody to win. What we need is cooperation and transformation to a new style of management. " -from The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education In this book, W. Edwards Deming details the system of transformation that underlies the 14 Points for Management presented in Out of the Crisis. The Deming System of Profound Knowledge, as it is called, consists of four parts: appreciation for a system, knowledge about variation, theory of knowledge, and psychology. Describing the prevailing management style as a prison, Deming shows applying the System of Profound Knowledge increases productivity, quality, and people's joy in work and joy in learning. Another outcome is short-term and long-term success in the market. Indicative of Deming's philosophy is his advice to abolish performance reviews on the job, to look deeper than spreadsheets for opportunities, and even to rethink how we teach and manage our schools. Moreover, Deming's method enables organizations to make accurate predictions, which is a valuable tool in today's uncertain economic climate. This third edition features a new chapter (written by business consultant and Deming expert Kelly L. Allan) that explains the relevance of Deming's management method, and case studies from organizations that have adopted Deming's System of Profound Knowledge, and offers guidance on how organizations can effectively "do Deming. "
RAPD Analyses of Taxaceae and Its Related Taxa

Eleven species of Taxaceae and its related taxa were analyzed by RAPD. 15 primers screened from 80 random primers were found to produce clear patterns and 14 of them showed polymorphic. The results generated by utilizing UPGMA method to cluster the genetic distances calculated from RAPD data implied:① both of the two genera, Amentotaxus and Pseudotaxus should be included in Taxaceae; it is not necessary to treat Amentotaxus as a separated family;② Taxaceae could be divided into three tribes, Taxeae (including Taxus and Pseudotaxus), Amentotaxeae and Torreyeae;③ it was supported to constructsect. Pectinatae to show the special taxonomic position of Cephalotaxus oliveri in the genus of Cephalotaxus ;④ the 11 species were clustered into three groups corresponding to the Taxaceae,Cephalotaxaceae and Podocarpaceae; Podocarpaceae was more close to Cephalotaxaceae than it to Taxaceae.
Assessing the Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Algorithms in a Community-Based Patient Population.

INTRODUCTION Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare, genetic, and underdiagnosed disease that causes vascular malformations throughout the body. Two specific combinations of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision-Clinical Modification diagnosis codes, the "HHT Algorithms" (HHTAs), were developed previously from a derivation cohort to help identify undiagnosed HHT cases. OBJECTIVES To test these 2 algorithms, and a third, newly designed HHTA, in an independent population with available clinical records and thus identify people who might have undiagnosed HHT. METHODS The HHTAs were applied to the patient population of Kaiser Permanente Northern California. The HHTAs produced 3 groups (A, B, and C) using different combinations of diagnosis codes reflecting clinical manifestations of HHT. First, the number of Kaiser Permanente Northern California patients with each code was determined by database programming. Next, detailed chart review was performed, and patients with a Curaçao score of 2 or higher were considered to have possible HHT. RESULTS Of 3,065,210 records queried, 163 patients met HHTA criteria. After chart review, the study identified 113 patients with possible undiagnosed HHT (Group A: n = 3, Group B: n = 3, Group C: n = 107). CONCLUSION Employing the HHTAs in this community-based population resulted in a modest yield of patients with possible HHT. Further research is required to assess the utility of the HHTAs in identifying patients with actual HHT.
Progress in research on the comparative mitogenomics of insects

Animal mitochondrial genomes are widely used in evolutionary and phylogenetic studies because of their stable gene content,relatively conserved gene arrangement,maternal inheritance and infrequent recombination.356 insect mitochondrial genomes have so far been sequenced from 28 of 33 insect orders.The progressive works on comparative genomics enrich our knowledge of the characteristics and evloationary pattems of insect mitochondrial genomes.Here we review progress in this field,including features of genome structure,base composition,characteristics of the control region,gene rearrangement and its possible mechanisms,evolutionary rates and the application of insect mitochondrial genomes in phylogenetic research.
Structural changes associated with dormancy breaking treatments in cardamom

Seeds of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) variety Malabar were found to exhibit dormancy due to their hard seed coat. Experiments were conducted to study the effect of various physical and chemical treatments for breaking seed dormancy. Treatment of seeds with sulphuric acid (25%) for ten minutes and absolute alcohol (80%) for 30 minutes were found to be the best amongst all the treatments in breaking seed dormancy. Scanning electron microscopy of seed coat surface revealed the presence of mucilaginous layer over the control seed and irregular shape lesions of various sizes over the seed coat of treated seeds.
Reduced suicidality with paroxetine

Summary Depression is commonly associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviour. The effect of the antidepressant, paroxetine, on suicidality in depressed patients has been assessed by retrospective analysis of the worldwide database of short-term clinical trials. Data were analysed on 2963 patients treated with paroxetine. 554 placebo patients, and 1151 patients treated with an active control. The results clearly demonstrate the beneficial effect of antidepressant therapy on suicidal ideation. Paroxetine was not associated with the emergence of suicidality, which appears to be a feature of depressive disorder unrelated to antidepressant therapy.
Plasma and Depot Fat Fatty Acids in Canada Geese in Relation to Diet, Migration, and Reproduction

Canada geese are true migrants, leaving their wintering grounds in the southern states of America for the breeding grounds in northern and central Canada. The important role of fats in vernal migration has been investigated in a large variety of passerine birds (see review by King 1972) and fats have been shown to be the major fuel for muscular energy (George and Berger 1966). The fat reserves of wintering, migrating, and moulting Canada geese have been studied quantitatively by Hanson (1962), who related the amount of fat in four distinct depots to the condition of the birds. Following migration to the breeding grounds, geese usually have to endure periods of low temperatures and adverse weather conditions before the onset of reproduction. Consequently geese must thermoregulate, and fat is believed to serve the dual function of being an insulator as well as a thermogenic substrate. Hanson (1962) reported a 6o%10 o loss in body weight of yearling geese in the first 31 weeks following their arrival on the breeding grounds, and incubating females weighed approximately 22%o less than when they arrived on the breeding grounds, both losses largely reflecting a depletion of fat. Egg production requires the diversion of lipids from the body, the production of four eggs requiring approximately 63-83 g of lipids (Romanoff and Romanoff 1949). Thus fats are actively involved in several different physiological processes between leaving the wintering grounds and completion of reproduction. Some studies on the lipid composition of migrant birds have shown that dietary lipids may exert a strong influence on the composition of body lipids (Nakamura 1962; Hicks 1967; Bower and Helms 1968; West and Peyton 1972; Johnston 1973; Morton and Liebman 1974), but West and Meng (1968a, 1968b) have indicated that factors other than diet per se may determine the composition of depot lipids. In the present study, Canada geese of the Eastern Prairie Population were collected at different stages of their life cycle, and the fatty acid composition of different lipid fractions from the adipose tissue and plasma was determined. Because lipids are involved in migratory flight as a source of muscular energy, in the development of testes, in egg production, and probably in thermogenesis, an attempt was made to determine whether the composition of
The influence of testing and size variables on the tensile strength of machine stress-related lumber

In 1981, the Frank Lumber Company and the West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau initiated a series of studies of variables influencing the assessment of the tensile strength of machine stress-rated (MSR) lumber. These variables included specimen length and width, and pinned versus fixed tensile grips. Four tests with a pinned grip machine and a 4-foot gage length yielded essentially the same results as a fixed grip, 8-foot gage length; the lowest Pelster E segment was always placed between the grips. The MSR grades demonstrated a width effect similar to that for visual grades; however, the MSR relationship accounts for the stiffness segregation of the grading process. Some evidence of a length effect was evident. A characterization of the lowest order statistic of sample sets is presented.
Development of an optimization technique to aid fluid power system design

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Economic Policy, Economic Performance, and Elections

This paper explores the role of reelection pressures in determining economic policy. By assuming that voters are uncertai n as to the efficacy of different policies, a reelection process is derived that depends on both a politician's past policies and the level of economic activity during his time in office. It is shown th at the less uncertain are voters as to which policy is best, the more likely is a politician to manipulate policy for reelection purposes. Manipulation entails implementing the policy that is more likely to be well received rather than the one that maximizes income. Copyright 1993 by American Economic Association.
High Frequency vocabulary and reading proficiency in ESL readers

Coady, et al did an experimental study of explicit instruction in high-frequency vocabulary and its effect on ESL reading comprehension. The researchers hypothesized that explicitly focusing student attention on words from the 2,000 most common words in English may help them to automatize lexical recognition of those words while reading in English. Automaticity in processing certain text elements increases the cognitive resources available for processing text elements that have not become automatic yet. The hypothesized effect of this was increased reading comprehension.
A review of the safety of paroxetine

Summary The tolerability and safety of treatment with paroxetine have been assessed by analysis of a clinical trial database that extends to 4126 patients treated with paroxetine, 1954 patients on active control, and 625 placebo patients. A total of 451 patients were exposed to paroxetine for periods of 1 or more years. Paroxetine was generally better tolerated than active control and was associated with a lower frequency of manic reactions in bipolar patients and fewer seizures than active control. Paroxetine appears to offer a differential advantage in reducing suicidal thoughts; the number of suicides and attempted suicides per patient exposure year were lower for paroxetine than for other antidepressants or placebo.
Investigating the effects of three herbicides - Kamba, 2,4-D and Roundup on Salmonella enteric serovar Typhimurium growth and antibiotic tolerance phenotypes

Herbicides are a common tool in weed control. With the introduction of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops, there has been a dramatic increase in the use of particular herbicides. Herbicides contaminate the environment and food and feed and can come into contact with non-target organisms, especially bacteria. Salmonella enteric serovar Typhimurium, which is a human and animal pathogen, was chosen to investigate if the commercial formulations of three herbicides – Kamba, 2,4-D and Roundup are toxic to bacteria and whether sub-lethal concentrations cause a response to antibiotics. In addition, earlier work demonstrating an effect of salicylic acid on antibiotic response was reconfirmed in this study. The herbicides were toxic to S. typhimurium at concentrations above the manufacturers recommended application rates. A key finding of this study was that when S. typhimurium was grown in sub-lethal concentrations of the herbicides, it demonstrated a change in its susceptibility to various antibiotics. Kamba and 2,4-D caused increased tolerance of chloramphenicol, tetracycline, ampicillin and ciprofloxacin and increased sensitivity to kanamycin. Exposure to Roundup caused increased sensitivity to chloramphenicol and tetracycline and increased tolerance towards kanamycin and ciprofloxacin. Roundup had no measureable affect on ampicillin susceptibility. The minimum concentrations of herbicides that induced an antibiotic response were within the recommended application rates. Furthermore, the minimum 2,4-D concentration that induced tetracycline, chloramphenicol and ampicillin tolerance was at or below the maximum residue limits set for food and feed commodities. Simultaneous exposure to an herbicide and an antibiotic was necessary for the induction of antibiotic tolerance. In addition, the effect of the herbicide on the antibiotic response was faster than the lethal effect of the antibiotics. Kamba-induced chloramphenicol, tetracycline, ampicillin and ciprofloxacin tolerance was maintained in the absence of Kamba once tolerance was induced by simultaneous exposure to Kamba and antibiotic.