Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of the Long-Term Impact of a Curriculum-Integrated Medical Information Literacy Program

Introduction: Medical libraries have long provided educational programs to support evidence-based practice. Medical students at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, participate in a curriculum-integrated information literacy program during the first two years of medical school. Do they retain, improve, or forget the skills? Do they continue to use the library resources during clerkship? Did they encounter barriers to prevent them from using the resources? Methods: A short survey was administered to 99 students at the end of medical school. The survey included questions about medical students’ attitudes and behaviours, their use of information resources, and their medical information literacy knowledge. Some of the knowledge questions were compared to pre- and post-tests that the same class completed in first year. Results: Fifty-three students completed the survey. The students rated their abilities very highly but there was only a weak positive relationship with the knowledge scores. Information resources were well used, both for clinical questions and to complete the mini-scholar exercises. Discussion: Medical students feel better prepared to answer clinical questions and their skills improved or remained the same for the content that could be compared between first and fourth year. Different resources were used for day-to day information needs and for the completion of the minischolar exercises. The results will inform changes to the Medical Information Literacy program at Queen’s University. The librarians will explore some of the barriers to access to ensure that future students can use information resources with more ease while away from campus.
Screening of Cytomegalo virus (CMV) among blood donors â Can we includeCMV in Transfusion Transmitted Infection

Transfusion Transmitted infection rate has been reduced due to improvement in donor screening. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in susceptible patients is associated with serious morbidity and a high mortality. Transmission of cytomegalovirus infection through blood transfusion is markedly reduced by transfusion of CMV seronegative blood products, or by transfusion of leucodepleted blood products. In immuno compromised patient to whom CMV free products are requested, these viruses can be reactivated in immuno compromised individuals. To detect Cytomegalo virus (CMV) IgM and IgG antibodies among healthy voluntary blood donors in Chennai. Crosssectional descriptive study. Five hundred participants were recruited among voluntary blood donors at the Tamil Nadu Dr.M. G.R. Medical University and testing was done at the Department of Transfusion Medicine. Socio demographic details and the CMV serologic status of the donors were determined by ELISA. The age, gender, marital status, education level and geographical area of residence of the participants were documented and compared. Among the 500 blood donors recruited male were 72%. Most of the voluntary blood donors were aged 18-20 years (53%) and only 11% were above 30 years of age. Students (68%) and professional (23%) were in vulnerable group for CMV infection. Anti- CMV IgG and IgM positivity was 87.0%, (95% CI 86.45-87.53%), and 0.2% (95% CI 0.2-0.5%), respectively. There was statistical difference between different ages and socio economic status in the prevalence of CMV antibodies. However male had a higher prevalence of CMV antibodies. There is a very high prevalence of cytomegalovirus antibodies among voluntary blood donors at Chennai, almost all blood donors having been exposed to the virus. Since the CMV remains latent within leucocytes after infection inspite of the presence of antibodies in seropositive individuals, leucoreduction of blood products is recommended before transfusion to seronegative susceptible patients.
Changes in various ocular parameters in primary angle closure patients with cataract following phacoemulsification

Purpose: To assess intraocular pressure changes after phacoemulsification and its correlation with various intra ocular parameters in angle closure patients Materials and Methods: We studied correlation of various ocular parameters with angle closure and change in intraocular pressure following phacoemulsification in patients aged 55-95 years with IOP>22 mm Hg on 2 or more occasions with angle closure on gonioscopy and cataract Results: There were 35 angle-closure patients with cataract. Mean age was 73.37±7.42 years out of which 37.15% were male and 62.85% were females, ,60% had myopia, we found a negative correlation with anterior chamber depth (r=-0.468). We also found a positive correlation with, central corneal thickness (r=0.259) and lens thickness (r=0.064) Pre operative mean IOP was 27.60±6.03 while post operatively at 1 week, 2 week, 4 week,6 weeks,3 months was 13.69±2.88,12.23±2.70,12.56±2.51,12.11±2.42 at and 12.40±2.74 respectively . Pre operative gonioscopy scoring was 2.63±1.416 while post operatively at 6 weeks and 3 months was 13.29±1.545 and 13.71±1.416 respectively. Only one patient required antiglaucoma medications post operatively. Conclusion: Phacoemulsification cataract surgery leads to significant decrease in IOP and increase in ACD in cataract patients with angle closure with peripheral anterior synechiae <180 degrees. Thick crystalline lens leads to angle closure through reduction of ACD and narrowing of angle. Thus cataract surgery may be a safe alternative to glaucoma surgery in angle closure patients and could shift the surgeon’s approach in treatment of concurrent cataract and glaucoma.
Maternal intrusiveness predicts infants’ event‐related potential responses to angry and happy prosody independent of infant frontal asymmetry

Abstract Infants’ social‐cognitive skills first develop within the parent–infant relationship, but large differences between parents exist in the way they approach and interact with their infant. These may have important consequences for infants’ social‐cognitive development. The current study investigated effects of maternal sensitive and intrusive behavior on 6‐ to 7‐month‐old infants’ ERP responses to a socio‐emotional cue that infants are often confronted with from an early age: emotional prosody in infant‐directed speech. Infants may differ in their sensitivity to environmental (including parenting) influences on development, and the current study also explored whether infants’ resting frontal asymmetry conveys differential susceptibility to effects of maternal sensitivity and intrusiveness. Results revealed that maternal intrusiveness was related to the difference in infants’ ERP responses to happy and angry utterances. Specifically, P2 amplitudes in response to angry sounds were less positive than those in response to happy sounds for infants with less intrusive mothers. Whether this difference reflects an enhanced sensitivity to emotional prosody or a (processing) preference remains to be investigated. No evidence for differential susceptibility was found, as infant frontal asymmetry did not moderate effects of sensitivity or intrusiveness.
Prevalence of endoparasitic helminths of donkeys in and around Haramaya district, Eastern Ethiopia

A cross sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of endoparasites of donkeys in and around Haramaya district, East Hararghe zone of Oromia regional state. Coprological examination was carried out on fecal samples collected from 384 donkeys. Simple flotation, sedimentation and fecal culture techniques were used for the detection of eggs and larvae of helminth parasites. The overall prevalence of endoparasitic infection was 93.75% (n=360). Four species of helminths: Parascaris equorum (20.5%), Fasciola species (15.36%), Oxyuris equi (15.36%) and Dictyocaulus arnfieldi (21.88%) and two genera (Strongylus and Trichonema), were encountered. Identification of L3 of nematodes from coprocultured faeces of donkeys showed the predominance of strongyles species (65%), Dictyocaulus Arnfieldi (25%), and Oxyuris equi (10%). The high prevalence of helminth parasites noted in this study calls for regular monitoring and intervention measures such as strategic deworming of donkeys. Key words: Endoparasitic helminths, Haramaya district, prevalence.
Synergistic Antiparkinsonian Effect of Flunarizine, Glibenclamide and B Vitamins in a Rat 6-Hydroxydopamine Model; The Role of Malondialdehyde

Background: The current study evaluated the effects of a combination of flunarizine (flu) a calcium channel blocker, glibenclamide (Glib), a KATP channels blocker and B vitamins (B com) on the behavioral symptoms of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced model of Parkinson disease to evaluate the synergistic antiparkinsonian effects of the drugs and supplements. Also the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) was measured in blood and brain suspensions to find probable neuroprotective mechanism of these materials. Methods: 6-OHDA was injected into striatum of rats by stereotaxic surgery. Pretreatment with flu, Glib and B com was started before the surgery and continued to three weeks after the surgery. Development and severity of Parkinson disease were evaluated by the conventional behavioral tests. MDA values were measured spectrophotometrically, using thiobarbituric acid test and the MDA standard curve. Results: Pretreatment with a combination of flu, Glib and B com ameliorated the behavioral symptoms of Parkinson disease. The effect of the combination was significantly more potent than those of flu, Glib or B com, solely. Pretreatment with the combination or using only Glib or B com separately, reduced the level of MDA in blood and brain, significantly. However, the effect of the combination was significantly more potent than those of Glib or B com, solely. Conclusions: Since the severity of the behavioral symptoms in the 6-OHDA-induced model of Parkinson disease reflects the degree of the lesion in substantia nigra (SN) dopaminergic neurons, it is suggested that using the combination had neuroprotective effects. The obtained data suggest a synergistic neuroprotective and antiparkinsonian effect for flu, Glib and B com. At least, a part of this effect was mediated through inhibition of oxidative stress. Keywords: 6-Hydroxydopamine, Flunarizine, Glibenclamide: B Vitamins, Behavioral Symptoms, Malondialdehyde
Intellectual capital based reputation for market internationalization

The purpose of this paper is to report the possible impact of intellectual capital (IC) on firm reputation (FR) and investigates if there is a relationship between FR and market internationalization (MI). ,The data were collected from engineering consultancy firms (ECFs) in Turkey. The study employed structural equation modeling to examine the hypothesized relationships between IC, FR, and MI of ECFs. ,ECFs with strong human and structural capital can have a good FR. However, healthy relational capital may not lead to the same effect on FR. On the contrary, FR can create high-quality relational capital for ECFs. Lastly, a good FR, based on robust human and structural capital, can provide the success of ECFs’ MI process. ,This model may be analyzed for other knowledge-intensive business services. Also, subsequent researches may investigate potential variations in results about other sectors and geographical areas. Moreover, various constructs may be included in the model. However, a greater number of samples could lead to distinctive outcomes. ,The research may be a general guide for related professionals and their companies to build long-term strategies, given IC, FR and MI. In this respect, they should take into account human and structural capital for MI. ,ECFs that can be active in the international arena may maintain their services by financial sustainability. Thus, the advantage may result in a prosperous society. ,The study is first to suggest a model joining IC and FR for the MI process of ECFs. This is suitable for competition of ECFs that are willing to be sustainable firms.
Production of Polyclonal Rabbit IgG against Dog IgG: Orientation for Applications in Immunological Diagnosis of Dog Diseases

Dogs are one of the most popular pets in many parts of the world. The need to diagnose dog diseases using immunological assays is constantly increasing. This study aims to produce anti-dog IgG antibodies from rabbits for use in immunological diagnosis in dogs. To achieve this, the dog's refined IgG is used as an antigen to cause an immune response in rabbits. Specific rabbit IgG is then purified from serum by precipitation method with 45% saturated amonium sulfate salt, protein G affinity chromatography and dog IgG affinity chromatography. The purity of rabbit IgG reached 95.3% based on SDS-PAGE analysis. The specific activity of purified IgG is confirmed by dot blot assay. These results suggest that rabbit anti-dog IgG antibodies produced in this study can be applied to immunological diagnosis of dog diseases.
Exploring new routes to decoherence-free quantum computing; and quantum thermodynamics for fermions

This thesis has two parts; the first part is a contribution to the research field of quantum measurement in quantum optics while the second part focuses on quantum thermodynamics for fermionic systems. The aim of the research on quantum optics is to detect and subsequently characterize quantum states of light. Specifically, we focus on characterizing 1) entanglement between a two-level atom and superposition of coherent states (known as Bell cat state) 2) quantum superposition of coherent states (Schrödinger cat states). The photon is the particle of light which carries quantum information; it is usually lost (destroyed) while being detected. Many physical implementations of quantum logic gate aim to encode quantum information processing into large registers of entangled qubits. However for these larger much distinguishable states, creating and preserving entanglement becomes difficult due to rapid onset of decoherence. Encoding quantum information on Schrodinger’s cat states take advantage of a cavity resonators much larger Hilbert space, as compared with that of a two-level system. This architecture allows redundant qubit encodings that can simplify the operations needed to initialize, manipulate and measure the encoded information. For such a system to be viable as a quantum computing platform, efficient measurement of such encoded qubit observables must be possible. The concept of quantum non demolition measurement was introduced to evade the problem of decoherence. Researchers now know through quantum theory that it is indeed possible to count photons in a given state of light without destroying them. This nondestructive measurement scheme is coined in the term “quantum non-demolition measurement”. We can extend the ideas of quantum nondemolition measurement scheme to detect a system made up of two or more quantum states (not necessarily states of light) that are combined based on the superposition principle. An example is the Schrödinger’s cat state which is a superposition of two coherent states of light of equal amplitudes but opposite phase. At this point, one is not only interested in counting photons, but in understanding the nature of the superposition, the possible problems and the different physical properties that follow. Ways to detect the Schrödinger cat states and subsequently a Bell cat state (Schrödinger cat entangled with a qubit) without significantly perturbing them are discussed. The method analyzed is the mode-invisibility measurement scheme earlier proposed to detect single Fock states and coherent states of light. The method gives a new insight to the known properties of Schrödinger cat states and contributes to our understanding of the quantum-classical boundary problem. The second part of the thesis falls in the research field of quantum thermodynamics and open quantum systems. Most problems in quantum thermodynamics have been explored in
Gender Variation in Undergraduate Students’ Achievement in English Language

The study examined gender variation on Nigerian undergraduate students’ achievement in Transformational Generative Grammar (ELS 301) at Delta State University, Abraka. A sample of 53 females and 30 males were drawn from the population of the third-years students of the university. An ex-post facto research design was used for the study. Students’ scores for the examination conducted at the end of the course in 2017/2018 academic session were used for data analysis. The research questions were answered using mean while the independent samples t-test was employed in testing the null hypothesis at . 05 level of significance. The study showed that the female undergraduate students had a better mean achievement in ELS 301, although the mean achievement of students did not differ significantly by gender. The use of other universities for more research for the purpose of generalisability was recommended.
Isolation and characterisation of mesenchymal stem cells

MSCs have great therapeutic potential and are currently used in various clinical trials. However, the extremely low frequency of MSCs and the absence of a known cell-specific marker have made their purification and identification a highly challenging goal. Our hypothesis is that identification of a MSC specific cell surface marker would facilitate isolation of a pure population of MSCs, which in clinical studies may enhance the subsequent regenerative effect in comparison to a heterogeneous MSC population. Our aim therefore was to attempt to identify such MSC-specific markers using a transcriptomics approach. Individual clones were isolated after seeding bone marrow mononuclear cells from BALB/b and BALB/c mice in 5% oxygen tension. All clones had the ability to differentiate into adipocytes, chondrocytes, and osteoblasts, and to selfrenew, and were therefore functionally characterised as MSCs. All murine MSC clones consistently expressed very high levels of Sca-1. Cytogenetic analysis of clones revealed an abnormal karyotype of 69 chromosomes and transplantation of cells into immunocompromised SCID mice revealed no evidence of tumour formation after 7 months indicating that cells were not malignant. A rigorous genome-wide supervised microarray analysis revealed six genes were differentially expressed on the MSC clones in comparison to various controls STEAP1, STEAP2, ly6f, versican, vitamin D receptor, and H2-M9. Two-dimensional hierarchical clustering of 28 different arrays revealed both STEAP genes and vitamin D receptor also had a similar expression pattern to Sca-1. Thus STEAP1 and STEAP2 were the only two cell membrane protein encoding genes identified by both analysis methods. Importantly, flow cytometry analysis revealed STEAP2 was differentially expressed in normal diploid multipotent human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs) compared to fibroblasts and freshly isolated bone marrow cells. Furthermore, western blot analysis revealed STEAP1 was significantly expressed in hBMSCs, but not by human fibroblasts or human chondrocytes. STEAP1 depletion by RNA interference resulted in decreased cell adherence to tissue culture plastic. Results suggest STEAP1 and STEAP2 may be novel MSC markers in murine and in human cells. Further work is needed to elucidate their role in MSCs and to establish their usefulness as potential cell-specific markers.
The Actions of Prostaglandin PGE1 and Estradiol upon the Contractile Activity of the Three Separate Layers of the Pregnant Human Uterus

This study evaluates the action of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) upon 3 parts of the pregnant uterus in vitro and its behavior in the presence of estrogen and oxytocin. 7 myometrial strips were obtained at cesarian section from patients under peridural anesthesia 5 from the lower uterine segment and 2 from the corpus luteum. The strips were soaked in saline (NaCl 0.9%). Simultaneous recording of the 3 layers was performed according to a regular technique. After a control recording was started PGE1 and estradiol-17 Beta hemisuccinate were added in the following order: 1) control 2) PGE1 3) rinse 4) estradiol and 5) PGE1. Dosage of PGE1 used ranged from 1-10 mcg (10-100 mcg/ml of the bath); in cases where oxytocin was used dosage used was 10-20 milliunits (0.1-0.2 milliunits/ml of the bath). Qualitative modification of the isotonic uterine contractions were made in the presence of various doses of PGE1 before and after estradiol was added to the bath. Low doses of PGE1 stimulated the activity of the 3 layers of the pregnant uterus while high dosage of PGE1 decreased and blocked such activity. High doses of estradiol blocked the action of PGE1. There were no differences in the action of PGE1 upon the 3 layers of either the uterine body or the lower segment.
Performance of Cowpea [Vigna Unguiculata (L.) Walp] Under Organic Production System in Southern Dry Zone of Karnataka

A field experiment was carried out during kharif 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 at Zonal Agricultural Research Station, V. C. Farm, Mandya to study the performance of cowpea under organic production system in red sandy loam soil. The results revealed that application of 100% N equivalent compost + recommended FYM (10 t/ha) + beejamrutha (seed treatment) + jeevamrutha (500 liter/ha) recorded significantly higher grain yield during all the years of experimentation (2056, 1987, 2108 and 2365 kg/ha, respectively) and also in their pooled data (grain yield 2129 kg/ha). This increased yield was attributed to more availability of nitrogen (289.5 kg/ha), phosphorus (40.5 kg/ha) and potassium (182.3 kg/ha) in the soil compared to other treatments. The benefit: cost ratio was higher with application of 100% N equivalent compost + jeevamrutha + beejamrutha (2.81). Soil chemical properties, viz. soil pH, organic carbon content and electric conductivity, were not influenced significantly by application of organic manures. However, there was an improvement in the soil chemical properties (289.5, 40.5 and 182.3 N, P2O5 and K2O kg/ha, respectively) compared to initial soil data (229, 19.2 and 135 NPK kg/ha).
Some improved and alternative imputation methods for finite population mean in presence of missing information

Abstract The crux of this study is to propose some modified and improved compromised imputation methods and their corresponding point estimators to estimate the population mean using information on an auxiliary variable in case of missing data problem under simple random sampling without replacement scheme. The properties of the suggested estimation procedures have been examined. Monte Carlo simulation study has been performed in order to show that the proposed class of estimators give better results in comparison to some of the existing estimators. Suitable recommendations are made to the survey practitioners.
News or Noise? The Information Content of Social Media in China

We examine the role top executives’ social media activity plays for the stock market. When analyzing a unique data set of board chairs’ posts on Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo, we find that they are positively associated with stock returns. When we take a closer look at content, we show it is work-related content that drives stock returns. Non-work-related content has an immediate but transitory effect, suggesting that such posts grab the attention of investors but only contain noise. We also find that information asymmetry plays a significant role in the relationship between board chairs’ Weibo posts and stock returns. Also, the more followers that board chairs have on their Weibo account, the larger the effect Weibo posts have on stock returns. Furthermore, relative to state-controlled firms, Weibo posts by board chairs in private firms exhibit a significantly larger effect on stock returns. Finally, we find that a laxer regulatory environment translates into board chairs’ work-related Weibo posts having a larger effect on stock returns. Top executive social media activity thus acts as a complementary channel for firm-specific information being disseminated to the stock market.