Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
EFFECT OF MORINGA OLEIFERA LEAVES EXTRACT ON QUALITY OF BUFFALO MEAT PRODUCT

Moringa Oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) leaves powder extract in three concentration levels 0.5%, 1%, and 2% was used as a natural antioxidant to study its effect on the quality of buffalo meat product. The data showed that there were no noticable differences between the treated and the control samples in the chemical composition, the expressible water, the water holding capacity, the cooking loss or the shrinkage values. The data also showed that the samples treated with Moringa leaves extract had lower TBA values and higher Feder values than the control ones. In the mean time Moringa leaves extract showed inhibiting effect on the growth of bacteria and increased the acceptability to the meat product.
Study on Stage Generation for 2D Action Game based on DC-GAN

Recently, research on generative adversarial networks (GANs) in deep learning has advanced rapidly. For instance, in the field of image recognition, using a GAN, the number of training data was increased. GAN have also been used to create new similar images using training images, which can help designers such as car designer, character designer, game designer and more. In this study, we consider a method to automatically generate a game stage based on a dot-picture using GAN. However, the images generated by GAN using the original game stages are blurred. To solve this problem, we perform preprocessing to the original images. Specifically, we painted out colors for each type of object, and deleted backgrounds and unnecessary objects. In our experiments, we automatically generated game stages using DC-GAN for two 2D action games with different scroll directions (vertical or horizontal). As a result, the proposed method can generate game stages clearly in some game systems.
Prevalence and co-existence of morbidity of posttraumatic stress and functional impairment among Burundian refugee children and their parents

ABSTRACT Background: Although the family constitutes the prime source of risk and resilience for the well-being of children growing up in adverse conditions, the mental health of children living in refugee camps has rarely been investigated in conjunction with their parents’ mental health. Objectives: To examine the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health problems among Burundian refugee children and their parents living in Tanzanian refugee camps and to identify patterns of comorbidity among children and their parents based on PTSD symptom levels and functional impairment. Methods: We recruited a representative sample of 230 children aged 7–15 years and both of their parents (n = 690) and conducted separate structured clinical interviews. Latent Class Analysis was applied to identify patterns of comorbidity. Results: Children and parents were exposed to multiple traumatic event types. In total, 5.7% of children fulfilled DSM-5 criteria for PTSD in the past month and 10.9% reported enhanced levels of other mental health problems. 42.6% indicated clinically significant functional impairment due to PTSD symptoms. PTSD prevalence was higher among mothers (32.6%) and fathers (29.1%). Latent Class Analysis (LCA) revealed a familial accumulation of PTSD symptoms as children with high symptom levels and impairment were likely to live in families with two traumatized parents. Conclusions: Although the number of children who need support for trauma-related mental health problems was relatively low, taking into account parental trauma could aid to identify at-risk children with elevated PTSD symptom levels and impairment even in the face of existing barriers to mental health care access for children in refugee camp settings (e.g. lack of targeted services, prioritization of managing daily stressors). HIGHLIGHTS • We found lower prevalence rates of PTSD (5.7 %) and psychological distress (10.9 %) among refugee children than studies conducted in similar settings. However, a high number of children (42.6%) reported functional impairment related to PTSD symptoms. • Children were most likely to present with elevated PTSD symptom levels and impairment when both their parents were also experiencing PTSD. • Children with full and subthreshold PTSD could be identified easier through their parents’ trauma.
Endovascular stenting of descending aorta for retrograde type A dissection

Surgical interposition graft replacement of the ascending aorta, irrespective of antegrade or retrograde type, has traditionally been the standard treatment of all type A aortic dissection. However, open aortic repair carries high surgical risks and mortality. Recent studies showed that endovascular stenting for retrograde type of aortic dissection might have a high success rate and is considered to be less invasive. We report a case of type A aortic dissection, who was diagnosed to be retrograde type according to a 3‐D reconstruction computed tomography scan and was managed successfully with endovascular stenting in the proximal descending aorta. Complete resolution of the false lumen in the ascending and descending aorta was achieved 2 years after the stenting.
Corporate Reputation and Subsequent Financial Performance: A Theoretical Explanation of the Mediating Role of Trust

Amidst empirical evidence that claim corporate reputation affects subsequent financial performance of firms, the literature does not provide a comprehensive explanation for this relationship. The aim of this article therefore is to provide a theoretical explanation on how corporate reputation affects the subsequent financial performance. The available literature supports that corporate reputation signals trustworthiness of firms, based on which stakeholders make decisions such as to trust a firm and allocate valuable, scarce resources. The resources so allocated would help a firm to achieve its objectives, including targeted financial performance in subsequent years. In order to explain the role of trust in the relationship between corporate reputation and subsequent financial performance, the researchers combine two extensively referred models from the reputation and trust literature, the model of reputation-financial performance dynamics and the proposed model of organizational trust. The signaling theory and the stakeholder theory provide the theoretical explanation for the new model proposed.
Sentimental Direction Analysis: A Framework for Chinese Sentiment Computation and Resource Construction

People always use sentimental statement to express their opinions and attitudes. With the growing amount of opinion-rich resources such as online review sites and blogs, there’s urgent need to extract the opinions of the mass for political and economic purposes. However, the automatic extraction has met a bottleneck that there is always more than one opinion/attitude in a text or in a sentence. Thus, the mainstream research is restricted to “one-attitude per sentence/text classification” as positive, negative, both or neutral, which causes many problems. Some researches try to figure out the holder and the object of the attitude without giving explicit definition of sentiment. This paper introduces a novel framework for multi-attitude sentiment computation by using a trigram called “Sentimental Direction” which is able to describe the special distinction in Chinese sentiment words. In Chinese, some words express the attitude of the “speaker” towards “agent/patient”, some express the attitude of the “agent” to “patient”, and some express both the 2 kinds. The framework can be applied for the detection of holders, objects and can deal with multi-attitude sentiments. After manually analyzing a lexicon of over 900 Chinese words, this paper specifies the sentimental direction’s relationship with valence and the polarity of a word, and then put forward a bottom-up method for sentiment composition in sentences and documents. Finally, a semi-automatic method for the construction of sentiment lexicon is designed within the proposed framework.
UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Fingermarks , more than just a ridge pattern

Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva. nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible.
Associations between apolipoprotein M and insulin resistance differ according to country of birth Short title: ApoM according to country of birth

Background and Aims: Risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) differs according to ethnicity. Levels of apolipoprotein M (ApoM) have been shown to be decreased in T2DM. However, its role in different ethnicities is not known. We examined the differences in plasma ApoM levels in Swedish residents born in Iraq (Iraqis) and Sweden (Swedes) in relation to T2DM and insulin resistance (IR). Methods and Results: Iraqis and Swedes, aged 45 to 65 years residing in Rosengård area of Malmö were randomly selected from census records and underwent an oral glucose tolerance test. Plasma levels of ApoM were quantified in 162 participants (Iraqis, n=91; Swedes, n=71) by a sandwich ELISA method. Age-, sex-, and body mass index (BMI) adjusted plasma ApoM levels differed by country of birth, with Swedes having 18% higher levels compared to Iraqis (p=0.001). ApoM levels (mean±SD) were significantly decreased in Swedes with T2DM (0.73±0.18) compared to those with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) (0.89±0.24; p=0.03). By contrast, no significant difference in ApoM levels was found between Iraqis with T2DM (0.70±0.17) and those with NGT (0.73±0.13; p=0.41). In multivariate linear regression analysis with an interaction term between IR and country of birth, low ApoM levels remained significantly associated with IR in Swedes (p=0.008), independently of age, sex, BMI, family history of diabetes, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides, but not in Iraqis (p=0.35). Conclusion: Our results show that ApoM levels differ according to country of birth and are associated with IR and T2DM only in Swedes.
Insecticidal Activity of Extracellular Protein of PRU8 Isolate against Tenebrio molitor Larvae

Sel ataupun supernatan bebas sel dari kultur cair isolat bakteri entomopatogen PRU8 memiliki toksisitas tinggi terhadap larva Tenebrio molitor. Bioesei protein ekstrasel kasar hasil pengendapan amonium sulfat menunjukkan bahwa toksisitas tertinggi terdapat pada protein yang diendapkan pada kejenuhan amonium sulfat 70%. Pemurnian protein menggunakan kolom Hi Prep 16/60 Sephacryl S-200 HR menghasilkan satu fraksi protein toksin. Mortalitas larva uji yang disuntik dengan 19,2 nanogram toksin murni mencapai 71%. Uji toksisitas menggunakan toksin murni menunjukkan bahwa toksin tersebut termasuk kelompok toksin tipe injeksi. Berdasarkan analisa SDS-PAGE toksin tersebut tersusun atas dua protein dengan berat molekul 116,25 dan 66,24 kDa
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour of the Submandibular Gland

A 77-year-old man presented with a two-month history of a left sided, firm, and non-tender submandibular mass. The patient was systemically well with no history of weight loss or night sweats. On examination, there were no oropharyngeal abnormalities and flexible nasendoscopy was normal. An ultrasound scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed a 2.8 x 2.4 x 4.3cm irregular mass in level I of the neck with a chain of small lymph nodes. Following inconclusive fine needle aspirations (FNA) and a core biopsy, an excision of the submandibular gland was performed. The pathology revealed an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) of the submandibular gland. To complete treatment a selective neck dissection and post-operative radiotherapy was performed. IMTs are rare, poorly understood tumours that can occur anywhere in the body. The incidence in the head and neck regions accounts for a small number of all cases. We present a rare case of IMT in the submandibular gland.
Implementation of an algorithm for Ecuadorian traffic sign detection: Stop, Give-way and Velocity cases

1,∗Department of Electrics and Electronics, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas-ESPE. Sangolquí – Ecuador Author for correspondence ): mjflores@espe.edu. ec, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-3325 2Departamento de Sistemas Inteligentes, Tecnologías I&H. Latacunga, Ecuador. 3Electronic Engineering, Automation and Control Major, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas-ESPE http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7772-5259, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0498-9656 4Faculty of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Ambato – Ecuador. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2726-4092 5Traffic Accident Investigation Service (SIAT), Policía Nacional del Ecuador, Latacunga – Ecuador. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2131-6883
Treatment of Data and GIS Implementation of Solar Radiation and Temperature Maps: Example in South-East of Spain

This paper presents the maps of solar radiation on the surface of south-east region of Spain named Region de Murcia. These maps are the result of treatment, study, and correlations obtained by data of 35 weather stations distributed throughout the region. These stations have collected data for 6 to more than 25 years. The paper presents the work performed for the treatment of collected data, the correlations used for the adjustment of the data, and the parameters obtained as a result of this adjustment. The weather stations are equipped with various sensors to collect several parameters, the measures covered and used for the study were global and diffuse radiation (in case that the station has pyranometer diffuse) and ambient temperature. The results were used to produce maps of horizontal radiation (global and diffuse) and ambient temperature at the surface of the region studied. To achieve the irradiation maps for this extended region has been used “r.sun” program, technical program that with the help of GRASS program uses geographic information systems (GISs) to evaluate the influence of geographical variables captured on horizontal plane at the surface. Using the results of the program for theoretical data and/or generic, and with the feedback obtained by the correlations of measures covered from weather stations, we have studied the incident radiation on the region. The main result of this study was to produce maps of irradiation on horizontal plane, correction for inclined surfaces, and also maps of temperature of the studied region. On this basis, results have been produced maps and tables of monthly solar radiation (mean maximum and minimum) for each of the 45 municipalities of the Region of Murcia. Thus, was obtained a useful tool for the calculation of available energy and thermal needs at the design process of plants using solar thermal and photovoltaic.
001-96 Tourism 2019 01ENG.indd

Th e aim of this research was to examine the impact of job stress on performance (creativity and in-role performance) of employees working in tourism sector of Pakistan. Over and above the direct eff ect of stress on performance, this study also proposes and empirically tests the moderating eff ects of social support and perceived organizational politics. Social support is proposed to have positive moderating eff ect such that higher level reduces, whereas lower level of social support enhances the adverse eff ect of stress on performance. Contrary to this, perceived organizational politics is suggested as negative moderator where a greater level of perceived organizational politics increases the negative eff ect of stress on performance. Data were collected from 322 employees working in tourism organizations of Pakistan and were analyzed using hierarchical regression analysis. Findings suggest that employees with higher level of stress perform poor on both creativity and in-role performance. Further, if employees are provided low social support at workplace, it increases the detrimental eff ect of stress on employee creativity and in-role performance. In addition to that, the fi ndings highlight that higher level of organizational politics catalyzes the detrimental eff ect of stress on performance. Findings imply that tourist fi rms can foster employee creativity and in-role performance by providing social support and facilitating workplace environment to cope with stress and organizational politics.
minor corrections

Despite its key role for climate change, large uncertainties persist in our knowledge of the anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and no global observing system exists allowing to monitor emissions from localized CO2 sources with sufficient accuracy. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite allows retrievals of the column-average dry-air mole fractions of CO2 (XCO2). However, regional column-average enhancements of individual point sources are usually small compared to the background concentration and its natural variability and often not much larger than the satellite’s measurement 5 noise. This makes the unambiguous identification and quantification of anthropogenic emission plume signals challenging. NO2 is co-emitted with CO2 when fossil fuels are combusted at high temperatures. It has a short lifetime of the order of hours so that NO2 columns often greatly exceed background and noise levels of modern satellite sensors near sources which makes it a suitable tracer of recently emitted CO2. Based on six case studies (Moscow, Russia; Lipetsk, Russia; Baghdad, Iraq; Medupi and Matimba power plants, South Africa; Australian wildfires; and Nanjing, China), we demonstrate the usefulness 10 of simultaneous satellite observations of NO2 and XCO2. For this purpose, we analyze co-located regional enhancements of XCO2 observed by OCO-2 and NO2 from the Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) satellite and estimate the CO2 plume’s cross-sectional fluxes. We take advantage of the nearly simultaneous NO2 measurements with S5P’s wide swath and small measurement noise by identifying the source of the observed XCO2 enhancements, excluding interference with remote upwind sources, allowing to adjust the wind direction, and by constraining the shape of the CO2 plumes. We compare the inferred cross-sectional 15 fluxes with the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), the Open-Data Inventory for Anthropogenic Carbon dioxide (ODIAC), and, in the case of the Australian wildfires, with the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED). The inferred cross-sectional fluxes range from 31 MtCO2/a to 153 MtCO2/a with uncertainties (1σ) between 23% and 72%. For the majority of analyzed emission sources, the estimated cross-sectional fluxes agree within their uncertainty with either EDGAR or ODIAC or lie in between them. We assess the contribution of multiple sources of uncertainty and find that the 20 dominating contributions are related to the computation of the effective wind speed normal to the plume’s cross-section. The ::: flux ::::::::::: uncertainties ::: are :::::::: expected :: to ::: be ::::::: reduced :: by :::: the planned European Copernicus anthropogenic CO2 monitoring mission (CO2M) ::::: which : will not only provide precise measurements with high spatial resolution but also imaging capabilities with a
ANN Application in Sensing-Transmission Scheduling in Cognitive Radio

Artificial Neural Networks have been applied on a threshold-basedsensing-transmission scheduling in cognitive radio. In Cognitive Radio technology first spectrum is sensed and then on finding it free from licensed subscribers-Primary Users, it is utilized by othersSecondary Users. A sensingtransmission structurebasedon thresholdshas been developed earlier and, in this paper, ANNs have been applied on it for automating the decision making of sensing or transmittingby a secondary user.
WST 48.8 EB6.2 corr

The pHauxostat is a unique control technique which was proposed nearly half a century ago but has found limited use up to date. This study highlights the results whereby the pHauxostat was analysed, categorized and a theory developed. pHauxostats can be categorised into Category A or B pHauxostats and further sub-divided into A1 or A2 and B1 or B2. The pHauxostat is successfully modelled by using alkalinity as a parameter whereby an alkalinity yield coefficient is defined. This alkalinity yield coefficient can be determined by applying half reactions, and together with traditional biological growth models the process can be described theoretically. This enables the applications of the technique in a predictable and controlled way with the possibility of wider use. The technique can be described as a self-regulating control technique in biotechnology whereby the pH is used as the controlled output variable and the feed (rate and/or concentration) the manipulated input variable.
Cattle sensory perception of ergovaline during short-term exposure in perennial ryegrass

The study aimed to determine to what extent dairy heifers could distinguish between perennial ryegrass mini-swards with and without ergovaline. Perennial ryegrass infected with AR5 (+ ergovaline) or AR1 (ergovaline) was established as replicated mini-swards. Over seven feeding sessions, each of seven heifers was offered the test pair once. There was no effect of endophyte type on preand post-grazing sward surface height, the number of bites or bite rate (P>0.05). Heifers did not discriminate between perennial ryegrass mini-swards in this short-term mini-sward test. Longer-term tests may be required for deterrent effects to be detected.
IJSRD-International Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol. 3, Issue 02, 2015 | ISSN (online): 2321-0613

Competitive market is forcing big organizations to utilize the untapped potential of Medium Size Manufacturing Enterprises (MSME). Lean manufacturing system (LMS) is characterized by reduced product development and manufacturing lead-time, team based work organizations, low setup/changeover times, multifunctional workers and JIT deliveries from few reliable suppliers. Effective utilization of workforce is a primary objective for any manufacturing organization is no exception to this. Infact, considering the significant environmental and safety risks associated , it becomes imperative to deploy the right number of associates in the plant and at appropriate locations.It is an applied methodology of scientific, objective technique that cause work tasks in a process to be performed with a minimum of non-value adding activities resulting in greatly reduced wait time, queue time, move time, administrative time, and other delays. The prime objective is to evolve and test several strategies to eliminate waste on the shop floor.
TGF-ß 1-induced Smad signalling occurs as a result of defects in multiple components of the TGF-ß signalling pathway in human head and neck carcinoma cell lines

This study examined Smad2and Smad3-dependent transcription in 12 human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell lines following treatment with transforming growth factor-ß1 (TGF-ß1). A markedly elevated level of TGF-ß1-induced Smad3 signalling was observed in one cell line (H357), whilst four cell lines (BICR31, H314, BICR56, BICR19) demonstrated absence of Smad3-dependent transcription that correlated with loss of TGF-ß1 growth inhibition; TGF-ß1-induced Smad2-dependent transcription was retained in two of these cell lines (H314, BICR31). Using transient expression of TGF-ß signalling components and a Smad3dependent reporter assay, we show that BICR31 and H314 had defects of Smad4, BICR56 had abnormal TßR-II and BICR19 overexpressed Smad7. The results demonstrate that deregulated TGF-ß1-induced Smad signalling is common in HNSCC cell lines and can occur as a result of a variety of defects in the TGF-ß signal transduction pathway.