Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Molecular and Immunopathological Role of Nuclear Factor K B Detected By Insitu Hybridization in Pathogenesis of Chronic Atrophic Gastritis in Iraqi Patients

Chronic Atrophic gastritis (CAG) is a histopathological entity characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa with loss of gastric glandular cells and replacement by intestinaltype epithelium and fibrous tissue. Atrophy of the gastric mucosa is the endpoint of chronic processes, such as chronic gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori infection. This study designed to determine the molecular role of NFkB signaling on Fas receptor mediated apoptosis in H.pylori associated CAG cases. Forty five patients suffering from CAG that proved via endoscopical and histopathological examination were eligible for this study. Males represent (73.33%) and the rest (26.67%) were females with a mean age of 39.26 years . twenty apparently healthy volunteers (10 male and 10 female) with the mean age 38 years and age range (23-58) years were enrolled as control group. Multiple mucosal biopsy specimens were taken from the inflamed area of gastric mucosa for rapid urease test other biopsy specimens were fixed with 10% buffered formalin for prepara on of paraffin embedded tissue blocks to prepare slides for histological examination using haematoxylineosin stain to evaluate the grades of Polymorphonuclear leukocytes(PMNs) and lymphocytes infiltration . Insitu hybridization technique (ISH) using biotinylated long DNA probe for human NF-KB Gene and for human FAS gene as well as H.pylori Cag A gene were used for detection of NF-KB and Fas mRNA and Cag A mRNA expression in tissue infiltrated lymphocytes and neutrophils as well as gastric epithelial cells and for detection of H.pylori Cag A. This study explained that there was a statistical significant positive linear relationship between lymphocytes grade and Fas mRNA expression in PMNs and gastric epithelial cells. PMN grade has significant positive linear relationship with each of the following markers: Tissue Fas mRNA expression. Tissue NFkB mRNA expression, lymphocytes NFkB mRNA expression, PMN NFkB mRNA expression, Cag A mRNA expression.  College of medicine \Diyala University 188 Lymphocytes Fas mRNA expression has significant positive linear relationship with PMN Fas mRNA expression and Cag A mRNA expression . PMN Fas mRNA expression has significant positive linear relationship with Cag A mRNA expression and negative linear relationship with tissue NFkB mRNA expression . Tissue Fas mRNA expression has significant positive linear relationship with tissue NFkB mRNA expression ; lymphocytes NFkB mRNA expression ; PMN NFkB mRNA expression ;Cag A mRNA expression . Tissue NFKB mRNA expression has significant positive linear relationship with lymphocytes NFkB mRNA expression; PMN NFkB mRNA expression. Lymphocytes NFkB mRNA expression has significant positive linear relationship with PMN NFkB mRNA expression. This study conclude that NFkB play a vital role in determination of immunopathological and inflammatory events of gastritis that leads finally to development of atrophic changes.
Creating G-Class: A gamified learning environment for freshman students

In this era of digital media, teachers are competing against technological advancements in gaining students’ engagement and attention. Incorporating game elements in the learning environment known as gamification is a new field of study that re-engages students in learning. This study was done primarily to create a gamified learning environment that will serve as another teaching strategy to engage students in learning. The learning environment was aligned with the principles of gamification and was called Gamified-Class or simply G-Class. Using data gathered from 27 freshman college students, G-Class was developed following the Analysis–Design–Development–Implementation–Evaluation model of instructional design and using the Mechanics–Dynamics–Aesthetics framework of game design. The material was implemented in a General Physics class through a quasi-experimental research design. A G-Class mobile and desktop application together with a user guide was created. G-Class was evaluated both as instructional design material and as instructional task. As an instructional design, it was assessed in terms of content and learning objectives; design, interactivity, and usability; and assessment aligned with learning outcomes. As an instructional task, G-Class was assessed using the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory which consisted of four subscales in a 7-point Likert scale, namely, interest/enjoyment, perceived competence, choice, and pressure/tension. Overall, G-Class was given positive rating both as instructional material and as instructional task. With an overall rating of 5.60, students were found to be more engaged with their subject. Applying gamification in the learning environment pointed to its beneficial effects in enhancing students’ engagement in learning.
Predictive Effects of Neuroticism and Emotional Intelligence on Bullying Behavior Among Male College Students

Materials and Methods: A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study participants consisted of 130 randomly-selected students from a college that is predominantly for boys in Ondo State, Nigeria. Three standardized scales were used to obtain data from the participants. Then, Pearson product-moment correlation, and multiple regression analysis were used to analyse the data collected, by SPSS V. 25 and AMOS V. 24.
Preserving the everyday: Pre-political agency in peacebuilding theory

Quite a lot of recent peacebuilding scholarship has deployed the concept of ‘the everyday’. In an extension of the local turn’s emphasis on agency and resistance, much of this scholarship interprets the everyday as inherently a site of politics. It does so either by interpreting every act (no matter how motivated) as an agentic political act, or by equating agentic political acts (at the local level) with the quotidian activities which define the everyday. This article argues, however, that representing the everyday in this way interprets both forms of activity in ways which have critical implications for peacebuilding theory, because both moves inadvertently strip everyday acts of the emergent creativity and innovation inherent to ‘everyday-ness’. Alternative understandings of and engagement with different forms of agency would encourage peace scholars to acknowledge the overtly political nature of peace projects and so to reserve ‘the everyday’ label for pre-political forms of action which may contribute to peace, but in a more unintentional, organic or emergent fashion. This is not to argue that everyday acts are a-political or non-political, but only that they do not have political motivations and are not themselves products of conscious will to power, or even to peace itself.
PREDIKSI JUMLAH KUNJUNGAN PASIEN RAWAT JALAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE REGRESI LINIER

The hospital is a health care institution to provide health services to the community to the fullest. For this to materialize, then the hospital must have good management in providing human resources, facilities and infrastructure. One of the contributing factors to forecast outpatient visits. Expected to know the forecast outpatient visits in the future then the services at the hospital to be maximal. Forecasting is done with linear regression method because this method has a better estimate. These results indicate that the forecasting outpatient visits per month increased by 37 patient visits.
Sareomycetes cl. nov.: A new proposal for placement of the resinicolous genus Sarea (Ascomycota, Pezizomycotina)

Resinicolous fungi constitute a heterogeneous assemblage of fungi that live on fresh and solidified plant resins. The genus Sarea includes, according to current knowledge, two species, S. resinae and S. difformis. In contrast to other resinicolous discomycetes, which are placed in genera also including non-resinicolous species, Sarea species only ever fruit on resin. The taxonomic classification of Sarea has proven to be difficult and currently the genus, provisionally and based only on morphological features, has been assigned to the Trapeliales (Lecanoromycetes). In contrast, molecular studies have noted a possible affinity to the Leotiomycetes. Here we review the taxonomic placement of Sarea using sequence data from seven phylogenetically informative DNA regions including ribosomal (ITS, nucSSU, mtSSU, nucLSU) and protein-coding (rpb1, rpb2, mcm7) regions. We combined available and new sequence data with sequences from major Pezizomycotina classes, especially Lecanoromycetes and Leotiomycetes, and assembled three different taxon samplings in order to place the genus Sarea within the Pezizomycotina. Based on our data, none of the applied phylogenetic approaches (Bayesian Inference, Maximum Likelihood and Maximum Parsimony) supported the placement of Sarea in the Trapeliales or any other order in the Lecanoromycetes. A placement of Sarea within the Leotiomycetes is similarly unsupported. Based on our data, Sarea forms an isolated and highly supported phylogenetic lineage within the “Leotiomyceta”. From the results of our multilocus phylogenetic analyses we propose here a new class, order, and family, Sareomycetes, Sareales and Sareaceae in the Ascomycota to accommodate the genus Sarea. The genetic variability within the newly proposed class suggests that it is a larger group that requires further infrageneric classification.
Vision technique for deflection measurements based on laser positioning

Abstract This paper proposes a vision-based target-free deflection measurement method of bridge. This method eliminates the trouble of installing artificial targets on the structure. The proposed method utilizes multi-point laser projection as a reference point, which can eliminate the error caused by vibration at the camera position, and also avoids the difficulty of finding the background building as a reference point. The proposed method controls the measurement accuracy by adjusting the size of the captured video area. Through the method of camera scanning, large-scale multi-point deflection measurement is carried out under the premise of certain precision. The video laser spot reference point (LSRP) before loading is selected by the image segmentation algorithm. The Oriented features from accelerated cegment Test (FAST) and rotated binary robust independent elementary features (BRIEF) (ORB) feature detection and extraction algorithm is used to detect and extract key features in the region of interest (ROI) near the LSRP. The extracted key feature points calculate the displacement of each frame of the entire video by using the Lucas-Kanade Tracking (KLT) algorithm, which ensures the maximum number of matches of key points between consecutive images. The mismatched outliers are discarded by using the Random Sampling Consistency (RANSAC) algorithm. The accuracy of the proposed method was verified by an indoor and outdoor beam experiment. In the experiment, the results obtained by the proposed method are compared with the vertical displacement values of the corresponding positions acquired by the displacement meter obtained by the high-precision DH3816N dynamic strain test system to verify the validity and accuracy of the proposed method.
Identification of Six novel missense single nucleotide polymorphisms in the MAOA gene predisposing to aggressive behavior. Bioinformatics study

Background An astonishing observation is that aggressive behavior is actually a highly heritable. Recent experimental work and behavior research has linked individual variation in a functional polymorphism of the monoamine oxidase-A gene (MAOA) to the occurrence of anger-driven aggression. Aggressive antisocial and violent behavior has become a regularly debated topic in the scientific community; the impending question is what is the source of aggressive behavior, is it genetic or environmental or is it just an individual choice. This study aims to analyses the SNPs found in MAOA gene and it is possible association to aggressive behavior. Method Various bioinformatics software (SIFT, PolyPhen-2, PROVEAN, SNAP22, SNP&GO and PMut)is used to analyses the SNPs within the MAOA gene to study the structural and functional implication on the associated protein, which is further clarified using chimera software. Then gene-gene interaction is studied with geneMANIA software. Furthermore, conservation and annotation studies were done through the ConSurf server and Variant Effect Predictor (VEP) respectively. Result Six missense SNPs were found to affect the structural and functional prospect of MAOA protein. Conclusion Genetic mutation within MAOA is likely to be associated with aggressive behavior; this will enrich future management and screening possibilities for this behavior.
Does Virtualization Capability Maturity Influence Information Systems Development Performance? Theorizing The Non-Linear Payoffs

Firms are increasingly relying on digital transformation and virtualization of physical IT assets to develop information systems projects. However, the assessment of this virtualization on the performance of information systems development (ISD) projects is still unclear. Drawing upon the theory of process virtualization, we develop and empirically test a research model describing the relationships of virtualization capability maturity (VCM) with ISD project performance. Our findings show inverted U-shaped relationships of VCM with both ISD process and product performance. Interestingly, ISD projects achieve performance improvements as they progress incrementally from VCM levels of 0 to 2, but at VCM level 3 performance declines. Also, we observe that at higher levels of VCM, ISD process performance declines more rapidly than ISD product performance and the resources spent on ISD project execution increases non-linearly with increasing levels of VCM. Our post-hoc analysis indicates that VCM and CMM exhibit a substitutive relationship for process performance. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
The Effect and Significance of Adolescent Period Sports Activities on Eating Attitudes in Prevention of Obesity

Objectives: This study was intended to provide information about how the important period of adolescence can provide a valuable contribution to the protection of human health. Methods: : A total of 160 young people (n=160) between the ages of 11 and 17 years were included in the study. Of those, 80 were engaged in sports activities and 80 were not. Results: It was determined that those in the group who were not engaged in sports activities experienced more eating attitude disorders compared with the group who did participate in sports, and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). The results of this study verify the hypothesis that participation in sports can have a positive effect on eating attitudes. Conclusion: Sports can be very valuable in terms of the physical health and development of growing children, as well as in terms of mental health and the formation of good character and personality. Participation in sports at a young age has also been shown to be valuable in later life in many ways, and should therefore be encouraged and supported. Proper nutrition is the most substantial factor that can be managed by the family. Adequate, balanced, and well-planned nutrition provided on a regular basis is necessary to enable young people to reap all the benefits of sports and to develop in a healthy way.
Beyond Pairwise Interactions: Multispecies Character Displacement in Mexican Freshwater Fish Communities

Competition has long been recognized as a central force in shaping evolution, particularly through character displacement. Yet research on character displacement is biased, as it has focused almost exclusively on pairs of interacting species while ignoring multispecies interactions. Communities are seldom so simple that only pairs of species interact, and it is not clear whether inferences from pairwise interactions are sufficient to explain patterns of phenotypes in nature. Here, we test for character displacement in a natural system of freshwater fishes in western Mexico that contains up to four congeneric species of the genus Poeciliopsis. We analyzed body shape differences between populations with different numbers of competitors while accounting for confounding environmental variables. Surprisingly, we found evidence for convergent character displacement in populations of P. prolifica, P. viriosa, and P. latidens. We also found that the convergence in body shape was not consistently in the same direction, meaning that when three or more competitors co-occurred, we did not find more extreme body shapes compared with when there were only two competitors. Instead, when three or more competitors co-occurred, body shape was intermediate between the shape found with a pair of species and the shape found with no competitor present. This intermediate shape suggests that evolution in multispecies communities likely occurs in response to several competitors rather than to simple pairwise interactions. Overall, our results suggest that competition among multiple species is more complex than simple pairwise competitive interactions.
What Does an Executive Stock Sale Tell the Market? Evidence From Sale Transactions Following Stock Option Exercises

We examine the impact of liquidity and diversification, taxes, and loss aversion on the informativeness of insider sales following stock option exercise. We do not find evidence of liquidity and diversification influencing post-sale decisions, suggesting that option-related sales are less impacted by these forces than previously thought. We further find evidence that sales more likely to be influenced by taxes are associated with less negative post-sale returns. This finding extends prior tax research by showing evidence that insiders are selling soon after the tax-advantaged holding period is achieved and also that these sales are less informative about future returns. Finally, we provide a more distinct contribution to the literature in our examination of loss aversion. Specifically, we provide evidence that the exercise price is the most likely reference point for establishing the gain and loss domain for the insider. We further show that as the price approaches this reference point, sales become less informative and insiders are less willing to continue holding. We also examine short-window market reactions to sales among each of these dimensions, finding that the market generally interprets the impact of each of these factors in a manner that is consistent with the post-sale returns.
Depression Following Fracture in Adults: A Comparative Study between Men and Women at a Tertiary Care Centre

Introduction: Fractures are usually associated with functional impairment and dependence; also bears psychological effect as the quality of life decreases. Many studies have shown the presence of depression associated with the fracture and hence the study was done to know the same in our institution. Methods: Inclusion criteria: Adults aged more than 35 years of both sexes who had sustained fractures of long bones, hip and vertebral fractures who were admitted as inpatients earlier, and requiring prolonged rehabilitation. Exclusion criteria: Severely medically ill patients. The mood state was evaluated in patients with fractures after taking consent with Beck’s Depression inventory. Follow up of inpatient with fracture were done after their discharge. Results: This study shows that among patients with fractures, higher prevalence of moderate and severe depression is in females. Post-menopausal women are most severely affected. Conclusion: Postmenopausal females suffer more from depression associated with fractures than males.
On the Discharge Transport Mechanisms Through the Dielectric Film in MEMS Capacitive Switches

A method that allows the investigation of discharge transport mechanism in dielectric films used in MEMS capacitive switches or MIM capacitors or even bare dielectric films is presented. The method is based on monitoring the dielectric film surface or MIM top electrode potential decay rate and the dependence of conductivity on surface potential. The method has been applied in MEMS and MIMs with simultaneously deposited dielectric film to confirm the closeness of transport data in MIM and MEMS devices. The impact of non-uniform charging on local discharge rate and different dielectric film stoichiometry has been also assessed. Finally, the effect of surface leakage due to environment humidity has been also investigated. [2019-0159]
Do sanctions spell disaster? Economic sanctions, political institutions, and technological safety

Sanctions restrict or terminate economic relations between two or more countries, directly and negatively influencing sanctioned countries’ companies. We argue that sanctions are similar to recessions—both reduce economic activity in affected countries. Less economic activity results in a lower accident risk as companies use their productive facilities less. Reduced revenues also force companies to adjust by cutting costs, which includes spending on safety. Hence, accident damage should increase under sanctions. Governments can intervene by enforcing safety regulations, and their incentives to do so are stronger in democracies, where citizens can more easily remove politicians from office. Therefore, accident damage increases only in nondemocratic countries, while democracies succeed in maintaining technological safety and hence sanctions do not affect accident damage.
A novel method to predict water quality resilience using deep reinforcement learning in São Paulo, Brazil

In this paper, a unique method for predicting water quality resilience has been demonstrated using deep reinforcement learning. We showed a step by step procedure to formalise a multi-objective Markov decision process (MOMDP) to make a simulated environment for predicting water quality resilience in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. A common approach to solve a historical dataset is supervised learning. However, if we turn the problem into a multi-objective optimisation problem in a dynamic environment, the traditional approach may not be suitable or can have difficulties to be implemented. Notwithstanding, if we want to address this problem using a simulated environment (e.g. gaming environment) and give an opportunity to the agent to learn from the environment by itself through trial and error method, it could have brought human level expertise in such a complex constrained environment. An intelligent agent traverses this environment to determine the compromising solutions among objectives to predict resilient areas. The outcome revealed that a water quality dataset can be modelled into a reinforcement learning settings that is predominantly used to solve sequential decision making. This innovative method may solve many other intractable engineering problems with the help of deep reinforcement learning.
Determinants of mobile apps adoption among young adults: theoretical extension and analysis

ABSTRACT Mobile applications (apps) are now the most essential part of daily life. In this context, this study seeks to a) develop and validate a new hybrid model, (as a theoretical lens for future research) combining the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with the Diffusion of Innovation (DoI) model to analyze the behavioral intentions of young consumers to use mobile apps. b) analyze the factors determining the usage of mobile applications in an emerging country context. Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling were applied to test different constructs. The results show that relative advantage (RA), perceived enjoyment (PENJ) and compatibility (COMP) were antecedents of perceived usefulness (PU); trialability (TRI) and complexity (CPL) were antecedents of perceived ease of use (PEOU); and PEOU→PU were significant determinants of intention (IN) to use Mobile ‘Apps’. Implications and limitations of the research were discussed.