Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
SELECTED ASPECTS IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE COMBUSTION PROCESS USING WAVELET TRANSFORM

The complexity of changes occurring in the flame during the combustion process has a direct influence on the quantity and quality of the combustion products. The presented measurement data pertaining to the changes in flame luminosity were recorded using a specialized monitoring system. These signals from the combustion of such fuels as pulverized coal and mazout were recorded with high sampling rate. The paper presented the analysis of changes in flame luminosity for different fuels using continuous and discrete wavelet transform. The main aim of the studies was to determine the scale values, which enable differentiating between the type of combusted fuel. The results of studies were presented in the form of scalograms.
Towards the investigation on the effect of the forearm rotation on the wrist FMG signal pattern using a high-density FMG sensing matrix

Abstract Force myography (FMG) is an emerging technique to predict extremity movement. The FMG signals captured near the wrist can be used to predict many hand gestures. However, the wrist FMG pattern of a gesture changes along with different forearm positions. It is difficult to accurately predict a gesture without knowing the effect of the forearm position on the wrist FMG pattern. To investigate such an effect, we developed a novel setup to register the pattern using the off-the-shelf force-sensing matrix to capture the change of the pattern during forearm rotation for two distinct hand gestures. Based on the collected data, we observed the wrist FMG patterns shifted in relation to the forearm orientation in some scenarios. We analyzed the results and examined the viability to use such a setup to facilitate future studies.
LuftiBus in the school (LUIS): a population-based study on respiratory health in schoolchildren.

Respiratory disease is common in children and strongly associated with lifestyle and environmental exposures. Thus, it is important to study the epidemiology locally. LuftiBus in the school (LUIS) was set up to assess the respiratory health of schoolchildren in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. LUIS is a cross-sectional population-based study that was carried-out 2013 to 2016. Children aged 6-17 years living in the canton of Zurich were eligible to participate. All schools in the canton were approached and the school head decided whether the school would participate and with which classes. Consenting parents answered a standardized questionnaire at home and assenting children completed a shorter questionnaire by interview at school. Trained technicians measured children's lung function including spirometry, double tracer gas single-breath washout (DTG-SBW) and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO). Address histories of participants were geocoded and can be linked with area-based socioeconomic measures and environmental exposures including spatiotemporal air pollution estimates for specific time periods and locations. A subgroup was seen again 12 months later using the same procedures to collect longitudinal data. The study included 3879 children at baseline and 646 at the one-year follow-up. Median age was 12.7 years; 281 (8%) had wheezed in the past year. At baseline we collected 3466 (89%) parental and 3555 (92%) children's questionnaires, and 3402 (88%) FeNO, 3478 (90%) spirometry, and 2251 (58%) DTG-SBW measurements. LUIS is a rich resource of health-related data, with information on lung function, environmental exposures and respiratory health on Swiss schoolchildren.
On the Attack Evaluation and the Generalization Ability in Proﬁling Side-channel Analysis

Guessing entropy is a common metric in side-channel analysis, and it represents the average key rank position of the correct key among all possible key guesses. By evaluating it, we estimate the eﬀort needed to break the implementation. As such, the guessing entropy behavior should be stable to avoid misleading conclusions about the attack performance. In this work, we investigate this problem of misleading conclusions from the guessing entropy behavior, and we deﬁne two new notions: simple and generalized guessing entropy . We demonstrate that the ﬁrst one needs only a limited number of attack traces but can lead to wrong interpretations about the attack performance. The second notion requires a large (sometimes unavailable) number of attack traces, but it represents the optimal way of calculating guessing entropy. We propose a new metric (denoted the proﬁling model ﬁtting metric) to estimate how reliable the guessing entropy estimation is. With it, we also obtain additional information about the generalization ability of the proﬁling model. We conﬁrm our observations with extensive experimental analysis.
A review of the evolution in the research of antioxidants in olives and olive oil during the last four decades

Olives and olive oil have established, through centuries, strong bonds with the prosperity and well being of the Mediterranean people. Numerous studies have featured them as main antioxidant sources, based on their phenolic profile, which includes phenolic acids and alcohols, polyphenols, lignans, secoiridoids, oleacein and oleocanthal. Several factors, such as cultivar, fruit maturation, processing methods, storage conditions etc. affect the presence of these significant constituents in the products. Re-use of olive mill waste water has been studied to enrich the phenolic profile of the final product. Olive oil is considered a functional food with extensive use in the food industry. The biological effects of olives and virgin olive oil components include protection against cardiovascular diseases, anti-inflammation action, neuro and endothelial protection etc. Research studies, in vitro and in vivo, in humans and in animals have been performed to better understand the metabolism and bioactivity of olives and olive oil phenolics. Olives and olive oil antioxidants are not only absorbed by the body, but can also attach to the lining of the digestive tract, contributing to the health impact afforded by these products. Laboratory methods and techniques used so far for the qualitative and quantitative identification of these compounds are cited.
Effect of Hospitalization Anxiety on Recovery of in Patient in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Hospitalization is not defined by a specific amount of time, but by the moment an individual identifies their isolated situation. Anxiety of patient are characterized by physical symptoms which are partly caused by the brain which sends lots of messages down nerves to various parts of the body when you are anxious [1]. The nerve messages tend to make the heart, lungs, and other parts of the body work faster. In addition, patients release stress hormones, such as adrenaline (epinephrine), into the bloodstream when they are anxious [2]. These can also act on the heart, muscles and other parts of the body to cause symptoms. Anxiety is normal in stressful situations and can even be helpful. For example, most people will be anxious when threatened by an aggressive person, or before an important race. The burst of adrenaline (epinephrine) and nerve impulses which patient have in response to stressful situations can encourage a ‘fight or flight’ response [2].
Could a Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Be Performed with Isolated Methylene Blue Injection in a Patient with a History of Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Prosthetic Reconstruction?

Evaluation of lymphatic spread in early stage breast cancer without clinical and radiological evidence of metastasis can be performed by sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). However, controversies about performing the SLNB in patients who have a history of major breast or axillary region surgery keep going. This case report presents the outcomes of a SLNB performed on a 42-year-old woman who had been previously treated with bilateral nipple and skin-sparing mastectomy and breast reconstruction with areolar complex transfer and silicone breast implants. 0.5% diluted methylene blue solution was injected intradermally as a marker. SLNB is an inexpensive and effective method for adequate axillary evaluation in cases with previous mastectomy history. Intradermal injection of 0.5% diluted methylene blue could reduce the risk of skin necrosis and breast prosthesis rupture.
In silico Study to Reveal Annotation and Significant Interactions of Human Defensin with its Isoforms and their Phylogeny

In this study, a detailed annotation of human defensin was performed and also found out the best interactors of defensin peptide from human using STRING database. The selected peptide showed best associations with its various isoforms such as neutrophil defensins, α-defensins and β-defensins. A phylogenetic tree was also reconstructed to analyze the evolutionary relationships of human defensin with its selected isoforms. The human neutrophil defensin including all neutrophil defensins appeared in a separate clade. But a great divergence has been observed in case of β-defensins because they all did not fall in a single clade and showing more distantly relationships with α-defensins and with each other as well. In future, this study will provide scientists an ease to explore novel associations of human defensins with its various isoforms and other homologs.
The effects of different cooking methods on the formation of heterocyclic aromatic amines in turkey meat

The effects of different cooking methods (boiling, pan-frying without oil, deep-fat frying, hot plate, oven and microwave cooking) on formation of heterocyclic aromatic amines (HCAs) in turkey breast and leg meats were investigated. Effect of cutting meat on pH values of the samples was found to be significant (P < .01) and cooking methods showed significant effects (P < .01) on water contents of the samples. Following the cooking, a decrement and an increment in water contents and pH values of the samples were observed, respectively. Importantly, AαC and MeAαC were not presented in any of the samples cooked with different methods whereas IQx and MeIQx were detected in all samples. The total HCAs levels in breast and leg meat ranged between 2.90 and 52.34 ng/g, 2.38 and 21.35 ng/g, respectively. The highest total HCA contents in breast and leg meat were found to be in deep-fat fried samples followed by oven cooked samples. Practical applications Heterocyclic aromatic amines (HCAs) are mutagenic and/or carcinogenic compounds formed naturally during the cooking of protein rich foods such as beef, poultry, and fish. Due to the fact that the formation of HCAs is related to the cooking methods, the HCAs formation as affected by various cooking methods has to be investigated. To date, more than 30 reports on HCAs content in poultry such as chicken, turkey, duck and goose have been published. On the other hand, studies are limited in the literature on turkey meat. The present study was therefore undertaken in an attempt to investigate the effects of different cooking methods (boiling, pan-frying without oil, deep-fat frying, hot plate, oven and microwave cooking) on the formation of HCAs in turkey breast and leg meats.
Temporally inducible SMN expression and splicing modulation of the SMN2 gene in SMA mouse models

ii Dedication . iv Acknowledgments . v Vita . vi List of Tables . x List of Figures . xi Chapter 1: Introduction . 1 1.1 Eukaryotic pre-mRNA splicing . 1 1.2 SMA disease in humans: etiology and natural history . 4 1.3 Genetic cause of SMA, reduced levels of SMN protein . 7 1.4 Splicing regulation of SMN exon 7 . 9 1.5 SMA disease and splicing . 12 1.6 Genetic modeling of SMA in mouse . 13 1.7 Addressing the tissue specificity of SMN expression in mouse models of SMA . 19 1.8 SMN snRNP function and splicing in SMA mouse models . 21 1.9 Neurological manifestations in SMA mouse models . 24 ix 1.10 Therapeutic approaches tested in SMA mouse models . 29 1.11 Relevance of the following work . 38 Chapter 2: Tamoxifen inducible SMN expression for temporal induction in treatment of SMA mouse models . 54 2.
Dengue Fever Vector Composition and Pesticide Residues in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China

Abstract In 2009, an outbreak of dengue fever occurred in Yiwu, the major international market in Zhejiang province, China. A mosquito vector eradication program was undertaken using several insecticides to limit further transmission of the dengue virus. At the conclusion of this effort, the affected area was surveyed for dengue fever vector species, and mosquito-breeding area water samples were collected and analyzed for residual pesticide content. The survey detected the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), in 19 villages in Yiwu, accounting for 51.7% of the mosquitoes in the 89 samples collected. Other species collected included Armigeres subalbatus (Coquillett), Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say, Cx. tritaeniorhynchus Giles, Cx. mimulus Edwards, and Anopheles sinensis Wiedemann. Analysis of water from 45 mosquito-breeding sites using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry detected a total of 7 pesticides, including the herbicide prometryn, 2 organophosphate insecticides (chlorpyrifos and triazophos), and 3 pyrethroid insecticides (cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, and permethrin). The maximum level of permethrin detected was 323.9 μg/L in breeding waters in which Ae. albopictus and Ar. subalbatus coexisted.
EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT GROWING MEDIA ON GROWTH AND FLOWERING OF ZINNIA ELEGANS CV. BLUE POINT

Present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different growing media on the growth and flowering of Zinnia elegans cv. Blue Point. Five different growth media including coconut compost, silt, soil, leaf manure, leaf manure mix (silt + leaf manure + coconut compost; 1:1:1) were used for growing zinnia. The experiment was laid out in Complete Randomized Design giving equal importance to treatments. Number of flowers, blooming period, number of lateral branches per plant, number of leaves per plant, plant height (cm), leaf area(cm 2 ), days to first flower emergence, size of flower and flower quality were determined. The properties of each medium, including water holding capacity (saturation percentage), pH, total nitrogen, available phosphorus and available potassium were also determined. Plant height (cm), number of leaves per plant, number of side branches, days to first flower emergence and number of flowers were affected significantly when plants were grown in leaf manure mix. Coconut compost gave maximum size of flowers which was significantly greater than soil. Flower quality was found to be non-significantly affected with the use of various growth media. It is therefore opined that the utilization of coconut compost, silt and leaf manure is a good source of NPK. Therefore, utilization of growing media in combinations proves more effective for the good growth and flowering of zinnia.
Quantitative Estimation of Biochemical and Inorganic Constituents Present in the GallStones

Carcinoma of gallbladder has an unusual geographic distribution. Gallbladder cancer is the most common type of biliary tract cancer which is the fifth most common gastrointestinal tract cancer and sixth most common digestive tract malignancy. Thus, the study was carried out based on quantitative analysis of biochemical constituents (cholesterol, bilirubin, bile acids, fatty acids, phospholipids and soluble protein) and inorganic constituents (sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, inorganic phosphate, oxalate and chloride) in all the three types of gallstones and also compare the present findings with other researchers findings. The results indicated that out of 179 gallstones, 41 were of cholesterol type, 77 mixed and 61 of pigment type. Cholesterol content was found to be the major component in all the three types of stones. Also, cholesterol stones had higher content of total cholesterol, fatty acids, phospholipids and inorganic phosphates as compared to mixed stones and pigment stones. While in case of pigment stones bilirubin, bile acids, soluble protein, sodium, potassium, calcium were found to be higher as compared to cholesterol and mixed stones. The overall findings with respect to biochemical constituents resulted that the cholesterol saturation is mostly responsible for crystallization sequences in human gallbladder.
Green Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Coleus forskohlii rootsextract and its antimicrobial activity against Bacteria and Fungus

Biosynthesis of nanoparticles is under exploration is due to wide biomedical applications and research interest in nanotechnology. Bioreduction of silver nitrate (AgNO3) used for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles respectively with the plant extract; Coleus forskohlii roots extract (Lamiaceae). The plant extract is mixed withAgNO3, incubated and studied synthesis of nanoparticles using UV–Vis spectroscopy. The nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), FTIR, SEM equipped with EDS. The silver nanoparticles synthesized were generally found to be needle in shape with 82.46 nm. The results showed that the roots extract of Coleus forskohlii is very good bioreductant for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles and synthesized nanoparticles active against clinically isolated human pathogens 7 Bacteria and 5 fungus.
Investigating the Role of Protein Arginine Methyltransferases in Breast Cancer Etiology

ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. iii STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTION OF COLLABORATORS. v TABLE OF CONTENTS. vi LIST OF FIGURES AND ILLUSTRATIONS. ix LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. xiii 1. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION. 1 1.1 Arginine Methylation. 1 1.2 Regulation of Arginine Methylation. 2 1.3 Biological Roles of Arginine Methylation. 7 1.4 Arginine Methylation and Breast Cancer. 11 1.5 Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 1. 13 1.6 Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 6. 18 1.7 Stress Granules. 24 1.8 Arginine Methylation and RNA Binding Proteins. 31 1.9 DEAD-box RNA Helicases. 32 1.10 DDX3. 33 1.11 DDX3’s Roles in RNA Metabolism. 33 1.12 DDX3 and Cancer. 39 1.13 Tudor Domain Containing Proteins. 41 1.14 TDRD3. 45 1.15 TDRD3 and Breast Cancer. 50 1.16 Rationale for Study. 50 2. CHAPTER 2: MATERIALS AND METHODS. 54 2.1 Cell Lines. 54 2.2 Establishment of Stably Expressing Cell Lines. 54 2.3 Antibodies. 54 2.4 Affinity Purification of PRMT1v2 Antibody. 55 2.5 siRNA Transfection. 56 2.6 Transfection of DNA Plasmids. 57 2.7 DNA Constructs. 57 2.8 Site-Directed Mutagenesis. 58 2.9 RNA Isolation. 58 2.10 Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction. 59 2.11 Trypan Blue Exclusion Assay. 59 2.12 MTT Assays. 60 2.13 Flow Cytometry and Annexin V Staining. 60 2.14 Cell Motility and Invasion Assays. 61 2.15 Colony Scatter Assay. 61 2.16 Immunofluorescence. 62 2.17 Protein Purification. 62 2.18 In Vitro Methylation Assays. 63
Integrating Enterprise Risk Management with Strategic Planning for Improved Firm Performance

DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.24018/ejbmr.2020. 5.5. 488 Vol 5 | Issue 5 | September 2020 1 Abstract — The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the integration of ERM at the strategic planning stage improves a firm's financial performance measured in terms of return on assets. Many researches in the literature have focused on the determinants of ERM implementation and its effects on firm performance. In most of these studies, the ERM concept has been measured dichotomously. A comprehensive measure of ERM is used in this study from primary data gathered based on an established ERM framework. The results show that ERM implementation is not significantly related to firm performance. However, empirical evidence is provided that if ERM is integrated with strategic planning, firm performance shall significantly improve. The comprehensive ERM measure provided contributes to the literature as it enables risk practitioners to assess the level of risk management in their organizations. ERM researchers can use this measure to do away with the dichotomous ERM measure. Furthermore, the study provides evidence of strategic planning, serving as a mediator in the ERM and firm performance relationship in a less investigated context of Africa.
Alimento fermentado elaborado con semillas de Canavalia ensiformis sobre el crecimiento y la canal de corderos Pelibuey

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of a fermented food, made with Canavalia ensiformis seeds on growth performance and carcass characteristics of Pelibuey lambs (n=18). A completely randomized design with twofactor and repeated measures on a factor was used. The factors were the type of diet [unfermented food with canavalia (UFC), fermented food with canavalia (FC) and unfermented food without canavalia (UFWC)] and number of evaluation period. The variables evaluated were body weight (BW), average daily weight gain (ADG), average daily intake of dry matter, crude protein and metabolizable energy, as well as weight carcass and carcass yield. Type of diet, period number and type of diet x period number interaction affected (P<0.01) intake of all nutrients studied, BW and ADG. Type of diet affected (P<0.01) carcass weight. The FC diet allowed greater ADG (P<0.01) compared to UFC diet. Lambs fed with a diet UFWC had the highest ADG (P<0.05). In conclusion, lambs feeding diets containing canavalia seed meal allowed positive changes in growth and carcass weight; however, these changes were smaller in magnitude compared to those obtained with a diet without canavalia.
The metabolic responses of HepG2 cells to the exposure of mycotoxin deoxynivalenol

As the number of reported deoxynivalenol (DON) contamination incidents increased steadily over the past decades, there has been a widespread interest in understanding the cellular mechanisms of the toxicological effects of DON using in vitro systems and omics technologies. The present investigation was conducted to understand the metabolomic changes in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2) exposed to 10 μM DON for short term (4 h) and long term (12 h) periods, using a non-targeted metabolomics approach. Our results revealed a remarkable metabolic shift from short term to long term exposure to DON in HepG2 cells. Our metabolomics data also confirmed the role of DON induced oxidative stress in DON toxicity. Coupled with pattern recognition and pathway analysis, effects of DON on redox homeostasis, energy balance, lipid metabolism, and potential toxicological mechanisms were discussed, which would facilitate further studies on the risk assessment of the dietary mycotoxin DON.
Coeliccia southwelli sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) from Mount Dulit, Sarawak

Coeliccia southwelli sp. nov. is described from Mount Dulit, Miri and Kapit Divisions, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. It belongs to the borneensis-group of species, and is the sixth species from this group to be described from Borneo. New material of other borneensis-group species is put on record.
Data Mining Study on Incompatibility Characters of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Accordance with Association Rules

OBJECTIVE To analyze the incompatibility characters and methods of Chinese herbal medicine and look for drug pairs' specific incompatibility property so as to reveal partial and typical property combination of incompatible drug pairs,through data mining method.METHOD The data mining approach based on association rules was applied to explore property combination differences between incompatible drug pairs and common drug pairs through the nature,flavor and channel tropism properties.RESULT Some property combinations such as hot-lung,hot-cold,hot-bitter,hot-sweet,stomach-heat,et al.appeared in incompatible drug pairs with much higher frequencies than others in drug pairs.Some other property combinations such as kidney-lung,heart-lung,spleen-lung,et al.had little specificity in incompatible drug pairs and drug pairs,even with high frequencies.CONCLUSION The specific property combinations of nature,flavor and channel tropism are verified to exist in incompatible drugs pairs,which is evidently different from those of common drug pairs.Further study is required to discern other possible incompatible drug pairs.