Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Can green schools influence academic performance?

Abstract The adoption of green building certification schemes, such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Schools, establishes common building factors among certified schools. Many building factors influence student performance outcomes including cognitive skills, standardized test scores and rates of absenteeism. This review synthesizes current research from 28 new studies and 101 other studies that were previously included in 15 reviews of associations between LEED-specified building factors and these performance outcomes in schools. In appraising the relative quantity and quality of studies, along with the frequency of LEED credits found in certified schools, this review finds that building features common to 100% of LEED-certified schools also have the strongest research supporting associations with academic outcomes, and largely come under the purview of indoor air quality (e.g., minimum ventilation rate, filtration or air cleaning) and acoustic performance. Comparatively, building factors related to the school site and daylighting have fewer associated studies, but findings suggest these are good targets for future research as they may be important for influencing student performance. Achieving a transition to a lower carbon future requires that schools be built with their energy impacts in mind; and this review provides value to those involved in the planning and design of these green schools that facilitate improved student performance outcomes. Graphical abstract
Sixth national survey of pesticides in groundwater in New Zealand

The 2010 4-yearly national survey of pesticides in groundwater included 162 wells. The aims of the survey were to update the national overview of pesticides in New Zealand's groundwater systems, to investigate temporal variation in pesticide concentrations between surveys, and to identify environmental factors associated with pesticide contamination. Pesticides were detected in 38 wells (23%), with two or more pesticides detected in 15 wells (9%). Pesticides were measured in wells in nine of the 14 regions sampled. One well showed a dieldrin concentration greater than the maximum acceptable value for drinking water. A total of 22 different pesticides were detected. Herbicides were the most common pesticide group detected. Levels of only three of the 66 pesticide detections exceeded 1 mg/m3. Comparisons with earlier surveys indicate that a similar percentage of wells had detectable pesticides in the last four surveys once correction for variable detection limits was made.
Mid Urethral Slings for the Treatment of Urodynamic Stress Incontinence in Overweight and Obese Women: Surgical Outcomes and Preoperative Predictors of Failure.

PURPOSE We evaluated mid urethral sling outcomes in overweight and obese patients compared to normal weight patients and identified risk factors for failure in this population. MATERIALS AND METHODS Records of 688 women between January 2004 and July 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients received urodynamic studies, 1-hour pad test, Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7, and were divided into normal weight, overweight and obese. Objective cure at 1 year was defined as no involuntary urine leakage during filling cystometry and pad test less than 2 gm. Subjective cure was established by negative response to question 3 on Urogenital Distress Inventory-6. McNemar's test, chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U and Fisher's exact test were used for paired categorical variables. Independent samples t-tests and paired t-test were used for continuous parametric variables. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify risk factors for failure. RESULTS Objective and subjective cure in normal, overweight and obese patients was 91.4% and 89.1%, 87.5% and 86%, and 76% and 70.1%, respectively. There was no difference in surgical complications. Obese patients had worse quality of life scores preoperatively and postoperatively. Risk factors in obese patients with failed mid urethral sling included 66 years old or older (OR 2.02, 1.56-3.98), menopause (OR 4.21, 1.21-14.22), previous prolapse surgery (OR 4.57, 2.36-8.52), diabetes (OR 2.79, 1.61-5.99) and intrinsic sphincter deficiency (OR 5.06, 3.08-9.64). CONCLUSIONS Obese women with mid urethral sling had lower objective and subjective cure at 1 year and worse quality of life scores compared to normal and overweight women. Risk factors for failure include age, diabetes, menopause, previous prolapse surgery and intrinsic sphincter deficiency.
Evaluation of recessed and bar handles of freezer door in refrigerator

Design components of handles can affect the physical demands on users and their satisfaction. However, few studies have evaluated the physical usability of different handle configurations in refrigerators. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the handle height, clearance, embossing, and users’ stature on their physical demands and satisfaction with two different handle types. Twenty‐eight participants were recruited, and several design components, including the handle type (recessed, bar), height (620 and 680 mm), clearance (0, 3, 5, and 7 mm), embossing (with and without), and users’ stature (short, medium, and tall) were investigated. Regardless of handle type, higher handle (680 mm) exhibited a lower flexion angle and flexion moments of the hips and back compared with lower handle (620 mm), and participants expressed greater satisfaction with embossed handles when using the recessed handle. Handle height and comfortable grip configuration were the primary components that affected physical usability. The results could be useful in designing and improving refrigerator handles.
The Nigerian guenon Cercopithecus erythrogaster: ecological, behavioral, systematic and historical observations

Field observations and a study of museum skins showed that Cercopithecus erythrogaster is less variable than some accounts have suggested, and support its status as a valid species within the Cercopithecus cephus group. The species is still widespread in the lowland forest zone of southwest Nigeria, where it is most typically seen in dense, tangled growth below 15 m. Throughout the range of C erythrogaster, forests are being destroyed at a rapid rate and hunting for meat is intense, threatening the survival of the species. Alternative hypotheses for the existence of an endemic guenon in southwest Nigeria are discussed, and it is concluded that at present there is insufficient evidence to chose between them. ‘Cercopithecus signatus’ is shown not to be synonymous with C. erythrogaster; the signatus specimens may be hybrids.
Evolution of the coastal neospecies Zieria prostrata (Rutaceae) and its relationship to the Zieria smithii species complex

The endangered plant Zieria prostrata J.A. Armstrong (Rutaceae) is known from only four coastal headlands in northern New South Wales, Australia. The discovery of another headland Zieria form, Z. sp. aff. smithii, raised questions about the taxonomic status of Z. prostrata and its relationship to the Z. smithii Jacks. species complex. Morphometrics was used as the primary tool for investigating the relationship between Z. prostrata and the Z. smithii species complex, while a genetic study utilising RAPD markers was used to assess the validity of the distinct evolutionary lineages implied by the morphometric analysis. Z. prostrata formed a distinct group in phenetic space based upon the morphometric data, but with an incomplete discontinuity between it and nearby populations of Z. smithii based upon the genetic data, implying that Z. prostrata may be considered a distinct but incipient species. While the morphometric data set suggested that Z. sp. aff. smithii may be worthy of subspecific status, the genetic data revealed that each headland population is likely to have originated independently from inland populations of Z. smithii. Therefore, the morphological similarity among populations of Z. sp. aff. smithii does not reflect evolutionary relatedness, but rather is likely to be a consequence of parallelism and active or rapid speciation. Z. sp. aff. smithii is therefore considered to be a headland ecotype of Z. smithii.
Economic growth and financial development in Brazil: A flexible regression model approach

This paper examines the relationship between economic growth and financial development in Brazil. To this end, a data panel is constructed of all the Brazilian states for the period 1995–2014, with appropriate control variables and proxies for economic growth and financial development. The relationship is analysed for five different indicators of financial development, with a view to capturing its different aspects. Flexible regression modelling determines the direction of this relationship, characterizing it as linear or non-linear for each financial development indicator. It is concluded that the relationship between financial development and economic growth is positive and non-linear.
The relation between monocyte/HDL-cholesterol ratio and dipper/non-dipper blood pressure status in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension

Aim: In this study, It was ivestigated to see if there was a correlation between dipper and non-dipper hypertension conditions and the MHR in patients newly diagnosed with hypertension. Material and Methods: One hundred and thirty-nine newly diagnosed hypertension patients who admitted department of cardiology. Patients were divided into two groups; dipper group and non-dipper group and Monocyte/HDL-cholesterol Ratio, high sensitive-C reactive protein and dipper/non-dipper status were examined. Results: There were 61 patients (mean age 47±13 and 48% male) in the dipper group and 78 patients (mean age 52±12and 49% male) in the non-dipper group. Mean MHR was 0.01550±0.00447 in dipper group and 0.01810±0.00661 in non-dipper group. Mean MHR was significantly higher in non-dipper group (0.009). There was a significant and positive correlation between MHR and Hs-CRP (r=0.350; p<0.001). Conclusion: When compared to the patients newly diagnosed with dipper hypertension, it has a high MHR level in the group of patients with non-dipper hypertension.
A population viability analysis for the endangered sonoran pronghorn, Antilocapra americana sonoriensis

Le pronghorn sonorien est l'une des cinq sous-especes de pronghorn, inscrite en 1967 sur la liste des especes en danger. Sa repartition aux USA est limitee au sud-ouest de l'Arizona et on estime sa population a 130-160 individus. Une analyse de la viabilite de cette population (modele de simulation Vortex) a ete utilisee pour apprecier les menaces qui pesent sur elle et ses perspectives d'avenir. Huit parametres ont ete utilises pour explorer le risque d'une extinction. Les resultats de cette etude indiquent une probabilite de 1% d'extinction dans les 25 ans, de 9 % dans les 50 ans et de 23 % dans les 100 ans. D'apres l'analyse Vortex, si le population devient inferieure a 100 individus, la probabilite d'extinction s'accroit serieusement. Cette analyse a montre aussi que la population est particulierement sensible au taux de survie des jeunes. Celui des adultes a ete egalement fortement correle a la probabilite de survie de l'espece. Cette population du pronghorn sonorien, la seule qui existe aux USA, parait etre finalement en serieux risque d'extinction.
Hearing assessment in chronic kidney disease patients: a cross-sectional study

Background: It is well known that chronic kidney disease (CKD) causes different systemic and otorhinolaryngologic manifestations due to the accumulation of waste products, osmotic alteration, and antigenic similarity between basement membrane of the glomerulus and stria vascularis of the inner ear. Methods: The study subjects were divided into two groups, 50 CKD patients and 50 healthy volunteers in age group 15-60 years. All CKD patients and controls were subjected to hearing assessment using standard pure tone audiometry. Results: For low frequency hearing loss increased from stage 2 and 3 to stage 4 and 5, and for high frequency hearing loss among stage 2 and 3 CKD patients was mild to moderate (65.22%) in nature and hearing loss increased in intensity (i.e. severe to profound) in stage 4 and 5 of CKD patients. Dialysis patients were having more severe hearing loss in comparison to non dialysis patients. Hearing loss was negatively correlated with the eGFR. And positively correlated with the duration of the disease (CKD). Conclusions: Our study highlights the pattern of hearing loss in people suffering from chronic kidney disease who were either on dialysis or not on dialysis. Early identification can prevent further deterioration of hearing in patients suffering from chronic kidney disease.
Breeding Biology, Behavior, and Ecology of Setophaga cerulea in the Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee

Abstract Setophaga cerulea (Cerulean Warbler) is one of the fastest declining avian species in the United States, and its conservation has been hampered by a lack of basic biological information. Here we describe basic breeding biology and behavior and report incidental observations of scientific interest from three years of research on Cerulean Warblers in the Cumberland Mountains of eastern Tennessee. We located and monitored 241 nests and banded 83 Cerulean Warblers from 2008–2010. We documented mating strategies, timing and plasticity of reproduction, details of nest construction and maintenance, parental behavior, predation of juveniles, post-fledging behavior, interspecific interactions, female weight, and a longevity record. Many of these observations have not been formally recorded and add new dimensions to our understanding of Cerulean Warbler biology, ecology, and life history.
PROSPECTIVE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ ACTIVITIES WHEN DEALING WITH MATHEMATICS MODELLING TASKS

The current teaching of mathematics is guided by recommendations that suggest the implementation of various activities in order to raise the understanding of mathematical knowledge. This diversity is related to the characteristics of the tasks proposed in the learning contexts. Among all tasks, the modelling ones call for the application of activities through different representations. So, it is important that teacher training courses promote experiences involving prospective teachers with this type of task. Based on this assumption, we intend to identify the activities that prospective primary school teachers perform in solving modelling tasks, the difficulties experienced in these tasks and the value of the models they determine. From the analysis of the resolutions of two tasks, we find that the prospective teachers translate the information of the data available in tables through graphs and analytical expressions. Some discuss models that determine which best fits the data. In the activities carried out, difficulties arise in determining the proportionality constant that best translates the problem situation, discussing the reasonableness of the values generated by the model, and sketching the graph of the model that best fits the experimental data. As for the usefulness of the model they determine, few prospective teachers are predicting outcomes.
Long-term effects of temperature on gonad production, colour and flavour of the sea urchin Glyptocidaris crenularis

The increasing market demand for Glyptocidaris crenularis shapes its great potential for aquaculture. Temperature is an important factor affecting gonad production and quality of sea urchins. Therefore, it is essential and valuable to carry out an evaluation of the temperature effects on gonad production and quality in G. crenularis before potential aquaculture. Here, we investigated the long-term effects of temperature on gonad production, colour and flavour in G. crenularis. There was no significant difference of test diameter, height and body weight between the sea urchins in high (16–23°C) and low (12–16°C) temperatures (P > 0.05). Glyptocidaris crenularis showed significantly higher gonad production and index in high temperature and in low temperature (P < 0.05). L*, a*, b* readings were slightly higher in the low temperature groups, although no significant difference was found (P > 0.05). Subjective colour and flavour ratings found that G. crenularis in the low temperature group showed significantly better colour (P = 0.003) and flavour (P < 0.001) than those in the high temperature group. The present study provides valuable and insightful information into the establishing G. crenularis aquaculture.
A Study of the Helminths of Dogs and Cats of Aberystwyth, Wales

While carrying out an intensive survey of the helminths parasitic in domestic animals at Aberystwyth, an opportunity was Afforded the writer to examine the dogs and cats taken to the local police station for destruction by the lethal chamber process. These animals comprised the unclaimed “strays,” the incurably wounded or maimed, the vicious and the aged. Healthy but unwanted animals, also, were occasionally destroyed.
Lake Michigan offshore ecosystem structure and food web changes from 1987 to 2008

Ecosystems undergo dynamic changes owing to species invasions, fisheries management decisions, landscape modifications, and nutrient inputs. At Lake Michigan, new invaders (e.g., dreissenid mussels (Dreissena spp.), spiny water flea (Bythotrephes longimanus), round goby (Neogobius melanostomus)) have proliferated and altered energy transfer pathways, while nutrient concentrations and stocking rates to support fisheries have changed. We developed an ecosystem model to describe food web structure in 1987 and ran simulations through 2008 to evaluate changes in biomass of functional groups, predator consumption, and effects of recently invading species. Keystone functional groups from 1987 were identified as Mysis, burbot (Lota lota), phytoplankton, alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), nonpredatory cladocerans, and Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Simulations predicted biomass reductions across all trophic levels and predicted biomasses fit observed trends for most functional groups. The effects of invas.
HUBUNGAN USIA DAN JARAK KEHAMILAN DENGAN KEJADIAN ANEMIA KLINIS SELAMA KEHAMILAN

ABSTRACT Pregnancy anemia called "potential denger to mother and child" (potentially harmful to mothers and children), because that is anemia requires serious attention from all related parties in health care. Data from the World Health Organizazion (WHO), globally the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women around the world was 41.8%, in 2018 increased to 48.9% (Rikesdas, 2018). One cause of occurrence and clinical anemia during pregnancy is the age and distance of pregnancy. The research methodology used in this study is an analytical survey using cross sectional methods. The population of this study includes all expectant mothers who are in the working area of Talang Randai public health center in south Bengkulu period of February-March 2018 amounted to 58 people. Data is analyzed using Chi-square. The results of the study obtained 53.4% of the respondents had anemia, 41.4% of the respondents with age at risk is 35 year, 37.5% of respondents with pregnancy distance at risk is < 2 years. The Chi-Square statistical shows the I± value of < 0.005 meaning there is a meaningful relationship between the ages (P = 0,002) and the gestational distance (P = 0,003) with the incidence of clinical anemia during pregnancy in the working area of Talang Randai public health center in South Bengkulu Regency. Keywords: Anemia, age, pregnancy distance
Consequences of cannibalism and competition for food in a smallmouth bass population: An individual-based modeling study

Abstract We used an individual-based modeling approach to study the consequences of cannibalism and competition for food in a freshwater fish population. We simulated the daily foraging, growth, and survival of the age-0 fish and older juvenile individuals of a sample population to reconstruct patterns of density dependence in the age-0 fish during the growth season. Cannibalism occurs as a part of the foraging process. For age-0 fish, older juvenile fish are both potential cannibals and competitors of food. We found that competition and cannibalism produced intraclass and interclass density dependence. Our modeling results suggested the following. (1) With low density of juvenile fish and weak interclass interactions, the age-0 fish recruitment shows a Beverton–Holt type of density dependence. (2) With high density of juvenile fish and strong interclass interactions, the age-0 fish recruitment shows a Ricker type of density dependence, and overcompensation occurs. (3) Interclass competition of food is re.
Method to Control the Deformation of Anti-Slide Piles in Zhenzilin Landslide

Anti-slide piles were used in the region of the Zhenzilin landslide in Sichuan, China. The horizontal displacement of these piles exceeds specifications. Deterioration in bedrock properties may cause deformation, thereby causing landslide destabilization. An approach was developed for the analysis of anti-slide pile in two bedrocks with different strengths below the slip surface. A relationship has been established between the modulus of subgrade reaction of the first weak bedrock and reasonable embedded length for landfill slopes with strata of various strengths. Furthermore, the influence of embedding length on deformation has been studied to determine the reasonable embedded length, which helps reduce deformation and ensure landslide stability. The results reveal that (1) at a constant embedded length, horizontal displacement increases with the thickness of the first soft bedrock, meanwhile the maximum shear force remains constant, and the bending moment first increases followed by subsequent decrease; (2) with an increase in the embedded length, horizontal displacement and the maximum shear force of the pile in the embedded bedrock decrease, whereas the bending moment increases; (3) the maximum internal forces and horizontal displacement increase with a decrease in the subgrade reaction modulus of the first weak rock; and (4) the reasonable embedded length of an anti-slide pile increases with a decrease in the subgrade reaction modulus of the first weak bedrock. The proposed approach can be employed to design anti-slide piles in similar landslide regions to control pile-head deformation.
Migration of larvae of the large Pine Weevil, Hylobius abietis L. (Col., Curculionidae): Possible predation a lesser risk than death by starvation?

Abstract: The ability of Hylobius abietis larvae to migrate through soil was investigated and experiments to establish whether migrating larvae were vulnerable to predation by carabid beetles, was conducted. The five week long investigation used three species of carabid. In the presence of one species, Pterostichus madidus, a significantly smaller number of successful migrations occurred than in the controls and other carabid treatments. This indicated that P. madidus consumed the larvae as they migrated through the soil, a conclusion supported by survival in the originally ‘infested’ piece of pine being similar for all the treatments in the procedure. The results of the investigation also indicated that migration increased overall larval survival. The implications of these findings for pest management strategies are discussed.