Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
CHARACTERISATION OF CHICKEN BREAST CUBES OSMOTICALLY TREATED IN SUGAR BEET MOLASSES KARAKTERIZACIJA KOCKICA PILE Ć EG MESA OSMOTSKI DEHIRAIRANIH U MELASI ŠE Ć ERNE REPE

Osmotic treatment (OT) is important food preservation method and complementary treatment in food processing industry because of the mild processing temperature, base waste material and low energy requirements. OT by gentle lowering the water content increases shelf life of food samples without unnecessary changes in dry product quality. Decrease of water content by osmosis involves immersion of food samples in hypertonic medium. Sugar beet molasses (SBM) in the past few years has proven to very efficient hypertonic solution for OT of fruit, vegetables, fish and pork meat. The process was carried out under atmospheric pressure at temperature of 20 °C for 5 hours in SBM osmotic solutions. The monitored responses of OT process were: dry matter content (DMC), water loss (WL), solid gain (SG) and water activity. After five hours of immersion in SBM (80 % w/w) solution responses were: DMC=58.862±1.714, WL=0.496±0.011, SG = 0.128±0.011 and a w =0.836. Microbiological profile analysis of dehydrated chicken meat have confirmed safety.
Topography strongly regulates soil formation at the hillslope scale through its effects on

Modeling deep soil properties on California grassland hillslopes using LiDAR digital 1 elevation models 2 Yang Lin, Samuel E. Prentice III, Tom Tran, Nina L. Bingham, Jennifer Y. King, 3 and Oliver A. Chadwick 4 1 Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 5 2 US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Payette National Forest, New Meadows, 6 ID 83654 7 * Corresponding author Yang Lin: ylin@geog.ucsb. edu 8
The dependence of aerosols' global and local precipitation impacts on the emitting region

Abstract. The influence of the geographic distribution of aerosol emissions on the magnitude and spatial pattern of their precipitation impacts remains poorly understood. In this study, the global climate model NCAR CESM1 (National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Earth System Model version 1.2) is used in coupled atmosphere–slab ocean mode to simulate the global hydrological-cycle response to a fixed amount and composition of aerosol emitted from eight key source regions. The results indicate that the location of aerosol emissions is a strong determinant of both the magnitude and spatial distribution of the hydrological response. The global-mean precipitation response to aerosol emissions is found to vary over a 6-fold range depending solely on source location. Mid-latitude sources generate larger global-mean precipitation responses than do tropical and sub-tropical sources, driven largely by the former's stronger global-mean temperature influence. However, the spatial distribution of precipitation responses to some (largely tropical and sub-tropical) regional emissions is almost entirely localized within the source region, while responses to other (primarily mid-latitude) regional emissions are almost entirely remote. It is proposed that this diversity arises from the differing strength with which each region's emissions generate fast precipitation responses that remain largely localized. The findings highlight that tropical regions are particularly susceptible to hydrological-cycle change from either local or remote aerosol emissions, encourage greater investigation of the processes controlling localization of the precipitation response to regional aerosols, and demonstrate that the geographic distribution of anthropogenic aerosol emissions must be considered when estimating their hydrological impacts.
Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time

The revolutionary project management system that transformed how the tech industry works, now translated and explained for the broader business world. For those who believe that there must be a more efficient way for people to get things done, Scrum pioneer Jeff Sutherland offers a thought provoking book about the management process that is changing the way we work.
Pulling Closer and Moving Apart : Interaction , Identity , and Influence in the U . S . Senate , 1973-2009 *

This article reconciles two seemingly incompatible expectations about interpersonal interaction and social influence. One theoretical perspective predicts that an increase in interaction between two actors will promote subsequent convergence in their attitudes and behaviors, while another view anticipates divergence. We examine the role of political identity in moderating the effects of interaction on influence. Our investigation takes place in the U.S. Senate—a setting in which actors forge political identities for public consumption based on the external constraints, normative obligations, and reputational concerns they face. We argue that interaction between senators who share the same political identity promotes convergence in their voting behavior, while interaction between actors with opposing political identities leads to divergence. Moreover, we theorize that the consequences of political identity for interpersonal influence depend on the local interaction context: Political identity’s effects on influence are greater in more divided Senate committees than in less divided ones. We find support for these hypotheses in analyses of data, spanning over three decades, of voting behavior, interaction, and political identity in the Senate. These findings contribute to research on social influence; elite integration and political polarization; and identity theory.
Effect of Phyllanthus Amarus Leaf Extract on the Serum Lipid Profile of Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Albino Wistar Rats in College of Health Sciences

This study was designed to investigate the effect of Phyllanthus amarus (PA) leaf extract on serum lipid profile in alloxan induced diabetic albino wistar rats. A total of 30 albino wistar rats each weighing 100g were assembled and divided into 3 groups (A-C) consisting of 10 rats. Group A received PA treatment, B was without PA treatment while group C served as the control group. 400mg/kg of aqueous extract of PA leaf was administered orally to the rats in group A but not in group B while group C received only water for 7 days. Blood samples were collected into plain containers for estimation of biochemical parameters (TC, TG, LDL and HDL) respectively. Serum TC, TG, LDL and HDL were analyzed using standard methods respectively. There was a significant decrease in the mean serum level of TC (2.10±0.11 vs 2.6±0.16; p=0.000), TG (0.55±0.03 vs 0.61±0.04; p=0.000) and LDL (1.07±0.03 vs 1.53±0.06; p=0.000) whereas the mean serum level of HDL was significantly raised after PA administration (0.77±0.09 vs 0.72±0.06; p=0.000). Again, the result shows a significant decrease in the mean weight of the subjects after PA administration (98.80±1.03 s 119.40±1.17; p= 0.000). This study revealed hypolipidemic as well as anti-obesity effects of PA use. Therefore, PA use could be of importance in prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases and obesity in patients.
Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Skilled Nursing Facility Residents and Staff Members—Los Angeles County, August–September 2020

Background. The prevalence of current or past coronavirus disease 2019 in skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents is unknown because of asymptomatic infection and constrained testing capacity early in the pandemic. We conducted a seroprevalence survey to determine a more comprehensive prevalence of past coronavirus disease 2019 in Los Angeles County SNF residents and staff members. Methods. We recruited participants from 24 facilities; participants were requested to submit a nasopharyngeal swab sample for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing and a serum sample for detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. All participants were cross-referenced with our surveillance database to identify persons with prior positive SARS-CoV-2 results. Results. From 18 August to 24 September 2020, we enrolled 3305 participants (1340 residents and 1965 staff members). Among 856 residents providing serum samples, 362 (42%) had current or past SARS-CoV-2 infection. Of the 346 serology-positive residents, 199 (58%) did not have a documented prior positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR result. Among 1806 staff members providing serum, 454 (25%) had current or past SARS-CoV-2 infection. Of the 447 serology-positive staff members, 353 (79%) did not have a documented prior positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR result. Conclusions. Past testing practices and policies missed a substantial number of SARS-CoV-2 infections in SNF residents and staff members.
Ranking Information System Success Factors in Mobile Banking Systems with VIKOR

: Mobile banking system plays a major role in mobile commerce. As wireless networks are existed, today new generation of electronic commerce applications are emerged and expanded, that are known as mobile commerce. In this field one of services that served in bank industry with cell phones is mobile banking. Although many studies have been conducted to assess users’ satisfaction with mobile applications, none has focused on ranking the effective alternatives. So the goal of this article is to extract the effective alternatives of user’s satisfaction and rank them with VIKOR. The research extract 42 alternatives based on Delone and McLean’s Revised Model and chooses 21 effective alternatives by expert’s ideas and then ranking them. VIKOR shows that data accuracy and security are ranked as first and second alternatives.
Real-Time Denoising of Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analyzer With High Data Fidelity Using Convolutional Neural Networks

In recent years, many conventional image denoising techniques have been intensively studied to enhance the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of Brillouin optical time domain analyzer (BOTDA), due to their superior denoising performance to one-dimensional methods. However, in the case of low sampling rate, the details of the signal are smoothed out due to less useful information, resulting in a degradation of the spatial resolution. Moreover, these conventional denoising algorithms are quite time-consuming compared with the BOTDA measuring time. To overcome these drawbacks, we employ a feed-forward convolutional neural networks (CNN) based image denoising for BOTDA. A conventional BOTDA system with 15 ns pulse width is implemented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the exploited CNN-based denoising method. The actual electrical noise signals of the BOTDA at different sampling rates are collected to synthesize training samples. The CNN model is trained with the noise and simulated BOTDA signals. Experimental results show that SNR improvement of 13.43 dB, 13.57 dB, and 12.9 dB is achieved at a sampling rate of 500 MSa/s, 250 MSa/s, and 125 MSa/s, respectively, via the trained CNN denoiser. No spatial resolution distortion can be observed in the denoised BOTDA signals. Besides, the CNN denoiser only takes 0.045 s to process a 151 × 50000 image benefiting from GPU computing. This processing time is negligible compared with the acquisition time of BOTDA, which makes real-time denoising possible.
Ameliorative Effect of Selenium against Endosulfan Induced Toxicity in Sertoli Cells of Mice

Indiscriminate use of pesticides in the recent times is widely used by the farmers for the better yield of their crops. Although, the yield of the crops has increased many folds but many health related diseases has arised in the population. Endosulfan is an organochlorine pesticide which is widely used by the farmers of India, but in recent times it has led to cause various health related problems in the population. Therefore, the present research work on animal deciphers the ameliorative effect of selenium in Endosulfan induced reproductive toxicity in male mice. Endosulfan at the dose of 3mg/Kg body weight was administered orally to male mice for 5 weeks. Thereafter, Selenium in the form Sodium seleniteat the dose of 10µg/Kg body weight was administered for 4 weeks to observe the ameliorative effect of it on sertoli cells of male mice. The study reveals that after the administration of Endosulfan, there was significant degeneration in the in the sertoli cells of mice at the cellular as well as sub cellular level. But, after administration of selenium, there was significant restoration in the sertoli cells at the cellular as well as sub cellular levels denotes that selenium possesses restorative property. Thus, it acts as one of the best antidote against endosulfan induced cellular toxicity.
Journal of Oncology Research and Treatments The Importance of a Multi-Disciplinary Approach for Managing the Soft-tissue Sarcomas of Extremities:A Practical Case from the Sarcoma Team of CHU HASSAN II, Fez

Introduction: Soft tissue sarcomas are malignant tumors that require management in specialized centers. The aim of our study is to evaluate the benefit of the multidisciplinary meeting (RCM) on the management of these tumors. Materials and methods: It is a prospective study, which is conducted in the HASSAN II University Hospital Center in Fez. This research project has lasted for a period of 28 months. Results: ninety-seven (97) cases were selected, the average age was 52 years. The lower limb is the most frequent site (77%) with deep localization in 92.8% of cases. Eighty-two patients (88%) have had a prior biopsy. Seventy-three patients (75.3%) have received MRI before surgery. Fifty-six patients were operated, with R0 resection in 34 patients, R1 in 16 patients and R2 in 6 patients. Liposarcomas were the most frequent (26.5%), followed by synovialosarcomas (14.4%), leiomyosarcomas (10.3%) and undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas (10.3%). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was indicated in 30 patients. Adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy was indicated in 22 patients. The overall survival rate was 15.19 months, with a significant improvement in survival in patients with multidisciplinary management. Conclusion: The presented data are similar to the literature one with respect to the interest of multidisciplinary management of soft tissue sarcomas, specifically on the prognosis and survival of patients.
Computational design of biological circuits: putting parts into context

The rational design of synthetic gene circuits has led to many successful applications over the past decade. However, increasingly complex constructs also revealed that analogies to electronics design such as modularity and ‘plug-and-play’ composition are of limited use: biology is less well characterized, more context-dependent, and overall less predictable. Here, we summarize the main conceptual challenges of synthetic circuit design to highlight recent progress towards more tailored, context-aware computational design methods for synthetic biology. Emerging methods to guide the rational design of synthetic circuits that robustly perform desired tasks might reduce the number of experimental trial and error cycles.
Predictors of functional status among community dwelling elderly

A differential design study to analyze the influence of personal and familial factors of community dwelling elderly on functional status was conducted in Ranebennur Taluk of Haveri district of Karnataka on a sample of 180 (90 rural and 90 urban) elderly. A self-structured schedule, Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), Geriatric Depression Scale-short form (GDS), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Aggarwal socioeconomic status scale (SES) and anthropometric measurements were assessed. The results revealed that marital status, cognitive status and nutritional status were the important predictors of activities of daily living among rural elderly, while age, gender, cognitive status and working status were the significant predictors of instrumental activities of daily living. With regard to urban elderly, depression, health problems, nutritional status and type of family were the significant predictors of activities of daily living, whereas gender, depression, education, working status and living arrangement were the important predictors of instrumental activities of daily living. Identification of these determinants is necessary to facilitate the development of interventions to prevent or delay the onset of further decline in these groups.
Evaluation of the Ionizing Radiations Effects on The Hematological Parameters of Practicing Medical Radiographers in South-East, Nigeria

Background: Long-term exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation may adversely affect the human cells, especially the peripheral blood cell count. Changes in the hematological parameters of a radiation worker may serve as an indicator of the health effects of ionizing radiation. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of ionizing radiation on the hematological parameters of practicing medical radiographers in Southeast, Nigeria to help in the early diagnosis of radiation-related damage. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional experimental study carried out among 30 healthy practicing medical radiographers that were occupationally exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation in the radiology departments of three government hospitals in Southeast, Nigeria and 32 non-radiation workers as controls. Nine hematological-hemoglobin, red blood cell, white blood cells, Platelets, Hematocrit (HCT), Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration and Lymphocytes measured by BC 5150 Auto Hematology Analyzer and the correlation between years of experience and changes in hematological parameters of radiographers were tested using linear regression analysis test. Results: Out of 30 Radiographers, 22 (66.67%) were males while females accounted for 8 (33.33%). Most 10(33.3%) of the practicing radiographers were within the age group 36-40 years with < 10 years of working experience. The hematological parameters were slightly significantly dependent on radiation exposure status (Wiki’s Lambda=0.732, F=2.220. df =9 and p=0.05). The results of the simple linear regression of some of the hematological parameters and the radiation exposure status revealed White Blood Cells (WBC) (r 2 =0.009, p=0.474), MCH (r 2 =0.093, p=0.016) and Lymphocytes (r 2 =0.049, p=0.085). Conclusion: The values of Red Blood Cells (RBC), WBC, and Platelets were significantly lower in radiation-exposed workers (Practicing Radiographers) compared to the control while Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, Hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit, and lymphocytes values were essentially higher among radiographers when compared to the control group. There was no statistically significant relationship between the hematological parameters and the years of exposure of the radiographers.
How Mathematicians Determine if an Argument Is a Valid Proof

The purpose of this article is to investigate the mathematical practice of proof validation�that is, the act of determining whether an argument constitutes a valid proof. The results of a study with 8 mathematicians are reported. The mathematicians were observed as they read purported mathematical proofs and made judgments about their validity; they were then asked reflective interview questions about their validation processes and their views on proving. The results suggest that mathematicians use several different modes of reasoning in proof validation, including formal reasoning and the construction of rigorous proofs, informal deductive reasoning, and example-based reasoning.
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Aim: To compare the effectiveness of the ProTaper Universal® Retreatment system, the D-Race® NiTi system and Hedströem fi les for removal of fi lling material from curved root canals. Methodology: A total of 39 fi rst mandibular molars were selected and their mesiobuccal (MB) canals were used for the study. Teeth were assigned to one of three identical groups (n = 13 per group) according to removal technique: G1 – ProTaper Universal® Retreatment (D1, D2, D3); G2 – D-RaCe® (DR1, DR2); or G3 – Hedströem fi les (35, 30, 25, 20). In all groups, supplementary fi les were used for re-preparation. Digital subtraction radiography images were produced by superimposing the fi rst radiograph, taken after fi lling the canal, over the second, taking after removal of the fi lling, in buccolingual (BL) and mesiodistal (MD) projections. Quantitative data were analyzed using intraclass correlation coeffi cients and the Kruskal-Wallis and Friedman non-parametric tests (p ≤ 0.05). Results: Comparison of groups detected no differences in fi lling removal between teeth in the ProTaper Universal® Retreatment, D-RaCe® or Hedströem fi le groups for the cervical or mid thirds (for either MD or BL projections). In the apical third (MD projection), ProTaper Universal® Retreatment produced the best results; and Hedströem fi les exhibited the worst results (MD projection). Intra-group comparisons showed that the cervical third was the cleanest and the apical third was the least well-cleaned, for the ProTaper Universal® Retreatment and D-RaCe® groups (MD Caroline Zanesco is an MSc in Dentistry from Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA), Canoas, RS, Brazil. Roberta Garcia Prestes and Matias Geremia are dental surgeons at Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil. Ronise Ferreira Dotto is a PhD in Dentistry and a professor of Endodontics at UNISC, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil. Vania Regina Camargo Fontanela is a PhD in Dentistry and coordinator of the Graduate Program in Dentistry at ULBRA, Canoas, RS, Brazil. Fernando Branco Barletta is a PhD in Dentistry and professor of the Graduate Program in Dentistry at ULBRA, Canoas, Brazil. The authors have no confl icts of interest to declare concerning the publication of this manuscript. Correspondence: Caroline Zanesco, Rua Dom José Baréa, 41, CEP 95700-000, Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brasil. Tel. : +55-54-9127-7711. E-mail: carolinezanesco@me.com No 39 Vol. 20 Stomatos Jul./Dec. 2014 p.42-50 Canoas 43 Stomatos, Vol. 20, No 39, Jul./Dec. 2014 projection), while less fi lling material was removed using Hedströem when the canals approached the apical third (MD and BL projections). Conclusions: Our fi ndings indicate that the ProTaper Universal® Retreatment system is the best choice for endodontic fi lling material removal, combined with supplementary instrumentation to achieve better results in the apical third.
ANNALS OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

The aim of this study was to determine the concentrations and emissions of greenhouse and odorous gases in different types of dairy cattle housing systems with the use of Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The study was performed in autumn and winter in four types of dairy cattle barns with different process and technical systems (freestall, deep litter – FS-DL; free-stall, sub-floor manure storage – FS-SFM; free-stall, litter in stalls – FS-LS; tie-stall, litter in stalls – TS-LS) in northern Poland. Analyses of gaseous mixtures in barn air were conducted by infrared spectrometry with the multi-component Gasmet DX4030 analyzer. A total of 200 measurement spectra were acquired and subjected to qualitative and quantitative analyses with the Calcmet Professional program with a library of reference spectra for 200 chemical compounds. The results of the study indicate that housing systems and the technological solutions applied in barns exert a considerable influence on the production of greenhouse and odorous gases. Free-stall housing with slatted floors and subfloor manure storage appears to be the optimal solution for reducing the animals’ exposure to the presence of the analyzed chemical compounds in air, improving animal welfare and minimizing GHG emissions to the environment (considering the optimal ventilation rate). It should be noted that the concentrations of other potentially harmful compounds, for which the maximum safe levels have been specified, were also relatively low in the remaining systems, which points to the observance of high sanitary standards and the use of efficient ventilation systems in the evaluated barns.