Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Immersed Herbs on the Oxidative Stability of Edible Oils

The improvement of the oxidative stability of edible oils is in the focus of scientific and consumer interest. In the present work the effect of immersion of herbs in edible oils was performed and changes in oxidative stability were measured. Sage and oregano were chosen as herbs and linseed oil, corn germ oil as well as walnut oil as lipid media. Immersion parameters were 3%, 5%, and 7% (w/w) herb/oil, duration: 10 days, temperature: 30°C. Oxidative stability was measured by Rancimat test and FRAP analysis. Results showed that the oxidative stability of the highly sensitive oils -such as linseed and walnut oil- was successfully improved by immersion of herbs. Corn germ oil, which contains a high amount of tocopherols, became similarly more stable, however, only moderately.
MULTILEVEL MONTE CARLO ON A HIGH-DIMENSIONAL PARAMETER SPACE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH GEOMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES

In the framework of uncertainty quantification, we consider a quantity of interest which depends non-smoothly on the high-dimensional parameter representing the uncertainty. We show that, in this situation, the multilevel Monte Carlo algorithm is a valid option to compute moments of the quantity of interest (here we focus on the expectation), as it allows to bypass the precise location of discontinuities in the parameter space. We illustrate how such lack of smoothness occurs for the point evaluation of the solution to a (Helmholtz) transmission problem with uncertain interface, if the point can be crossed by the interface for some realizations. For this case, we provide a space regularity analysis for the solution, in order to state converge results in the L1-norm for the finite element discretization. The latter are then used to determine the optimal distribution of samples among the Monte Carlo levels. Particular emphasis is given on the robustness of our estimates with respect to the dimension of the parameter space.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) induces apoptotic cell death of neurons and oligodendrocytes resulting in demyelination and axon degeneration, thereby leading to spinal cord dysfunc-

Spinal cord injury (SCI) induces apoptotic cell death of neurons and oligodendrocytes resulting in demyelination and axon degeneration, thereby leading to spinal cord dysfunction (Liu et al. 1997; Springer et al. 1999; Casha et al. 2001). Inflammation and oxidative stress are major factors exacerbating the pathogenesis of SCI by inducing apoptosis of neurons and oligodendrocytes (Bareyre and Schwab 2003; Bao and Liu 2004). Microglia play a pivotal role in inducing an inflammatory response and are believed to contribute to the neurodegenerative process by releasing both proinflammatory cytokines (Block and Hong 2005) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) (Min et al. 2003, 2004; Qin et al. 2004). Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that microglial inactivation may represent a viable therapeutic strategy for treating acute SCI. Flavonoids are a group of low molecular weight polyphenolic compounds of plant origin. They have a variety of biological activities such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, and anti-tumor effects (Middleton et al. 2000). Among the many known herbal remedies in Oriental medicine, Scutellaria baicalensis is one of the most widely used against bacterial infections and inflammatory diseases. Baicalein, baicalin, and wogonin are three major flavonoids isolated from the roots of S. baicalensis. The neuroprotective effects of these components have been demonstrated in vitro
etection of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in enezuelan horses using Competitive-Inhibition ELISA nd PCR omel Rosalesa , Ariadna Rangel-Rivasa , América Escalonaa , uis

The focus of this study was the detection of equine piroplasmosis in Distrito Capital, Miranda, Aragua, Guárico and Apure States from Venezuela, using two methods: Competitive-Inhibition ELISA and multiplex PCR and the analysis of the possible differences in occurrence in relation to the primary purpose of the horses, which is related to varied degrees of exposure to tick. Antibody levels to Babesia caballi and Theileria equi were assessed in 694 equine serum samples using Competitive-Inhibition ELISA, while PCR assays were performed in 136 horses, using two sets of oligonucleotides to establish the presence of T. equi, B. caballi or both. The overall seroprevalence of equine piroplasmosis was 50.2%, antibodies to B. caballi were found in 161 horses (23.2%), whereas 97 (14.0%) were seropositive to T. equi and 90 (13.0%) were positives to both parasites (mixed infections). PCR determinations (n = 136) showed a prevalence of 66.2%, distributed in 84 (61.8% positives) for T. equi and, 6 (4.4%) were positive to both parasites. The cELISA showed higher levels of prevalence of B. caballi and mixed infections, as compared to the PCR method. This discrepancy can be explained by the different parameters that are evaluated by each technique, PCR detect the parasite itself, while cELISA detects antibodies to the parasite. By PCR, the highest prevalence was found in Apure state, where 92.3% of the samples were positive to T. equi infections. In this locality, free grazing animals are used for livestock management. This high prevalence may be linked to the tick species present in that area. More epidemiological studies will be necessary to assess the epidemiological roplasm status of equine pi
Network Analysis using Fuzzy Clustering and Artificial Neural Network

Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is used to supervise all tricks which are running on particular machine or network. Also it will give you alert regarding to any attack. However now a day's these alerts are very large in amount. It is very complicated to examine these attacks. We intend a time and space based alert analysis technique which can strap related alerts without surroundings knowledge and provide attack graph to help the administrator to understand the attack on host or network steps wise clearly and fittingly for analysis. A threat evaluation is given to discover out the most treacherous attack, which decrease administrator's time and energy in calculating huge amount of alerts. We are analyzing the network traffic in form of attack using Entity Threat Evaluation (ETE) which find out which particular host is attacked, Gadget Threat Evaluation (GTE) which tells us within that host which device is attacked, Network Threat Evaluation (NTE) which tells us which network is attacked, Hit Threat Evaluation (HTE) by giving input as dataset of attack. Main idea is that the distribution of different types of attacks is not balanced. The attacks which are not repeatedly occurs, the learning sample size is too small as compared to high-frequent attacks. It makes Artificial Neural Network (ANN) not easy to become skilled at the characters of these attacks and therefore detection precision is much worse. To solve such troubles, we propose a new technique for ANN-based IDS, Fuzzy Clustering (FC-ANN), to enhance the detection precision for low-frequent attacks and detection stability.
A proportional hazard model to figure out Asian countries' food insecurity

A statistical approach is employed to examine the affects of covariates on food insecurity among Asian countries in the period of 40 years since 1961. We conduct a statistical technique based on information aspects of each country on human resources, environment and sustainability, land use and land resource, agricultural resource and capacity, water and sanitation, and macroeconomic indicators. We found that 22 of 32 (65.72%) countries experience insecurity food condition. The remaining are censored observations (34.38%). Stepwise Cox’s regression model is used to select among the 24 independent covariates that are deemed to be significant contribution to the model. Based on the adopted model, at each time point, the West Asian region are found to be more likely to have insecurity food condition compared to those countries in the other regions. Furthermore, the occurrences of food insecurity for East Asia countries are more likely than for those in the other region. Meanwhile, it can also be seen that countries in Lower-middle income group are more likely to reach insecurity food condition than those in the other group. The analysis also shows that the high income countries have high risk of exposure to insecurity food condition.
Fatty Acid Profiles and Growth of African Catfish Larvae Fed on Freshwater Cyclopoid Copepods and Artemia as Live Starter Feed

The possibility of utilizing freshwater crustaceans (Cyclopoid copepods) as an alternative live starter feed for African catfish ( Clarias gariepinus , Burchell, 1822) larvae was explored. Larvae cultured in experimental tanks under ambient hatchery conditions were tested on three experimental diets for three days following commencement of exogenous feeding: freshly decapsulated Artemia cysts, early stages of Cyclopoids-copepods and a combination of the two. Change in total length measurements of larvae was used as a measure of growth. Fatty acid profiles of four-day old larvae were determined using Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method. Overall, growth of catfish larvae was significantly different (F=25.94, P<0.05) across diets. Cyclopoid- Artemia -fed larvae grew faster (9.1±0.89) mm, followed by Cyclopoid-fed larvae (8.8±0.92) mm and Artemia -fed larvae (8.6±0.79) mm. Similarly, significantly high composition of α linolenic acid (LNA), Arachidonic acid (AA), and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) were recorded for Cyclopoid copepods-fed larvae than for Artemia -fed larvae (LNA, F=14.7, P=0.028; AA, F=12.1, P=0.037 and DHA, F=101.9, P=0.002, respectively) . These essential fatty acids play a significant role in the structural, physiological and functional development of larval fish thus promoting growth. A combination of Cyclopoid copepods with Artemia was of an added advantage possibly due to the large-sized Artemia that makes catchability easy. These results demonstrated that p artial or total replacement of Artemia with Cyclopoid copepods as a live starter feed for African catfish larvae is feasible but call for further investigations on cost benefit analysis.
Cardiac involvement in adult polymyositis or dermatomyositis: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND To investigate the clinical features of cardiac involvement in polymyositis (PM) or dermatomyositis (DM). HYPOTHESIS More attention will be focused on the heart in PM/DM as we would have wished, which contribute to improve the prognosis. METHODS All articles published in English were retrieved by searching MEDLINE via PubMed (1975-2011). After selecting eligible articles according to the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, a systemic review was carried out. RESULTS A total of 26 articles were included in this study, which included 1530 patients. The incidence of cardiac involvement was 9% to 72%. Heart failure was the most frequent (32% to 77%) clinical symptom. Among the abnormal electrocardiogram and ultrasonic cardiogram, the incidence of conduction abnormalities, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, and hyperkinetic left ventricular contraction were 25% to 38.5%, 42%, and 6% to 12%, respectively. The pathologic findings revealed myocardial inflammation, degenerative changes and necrosis similar to that in skeletal muscles. Cardiac manifestations of some patients improved after glucocorticoid and immunosuppressant treatment. Thirty-seven patients (46.3%) died as a direct result of heart disease. CONCLUSIONS Heart abnormalities are frequent in patients with PM/DM, most of which were subclinical. The efficacy of glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants is uncertain. Cardiac involvement is a common cause of death.
Using Mead's Theory of Emergence as a Framework for Sociological Inquiry into Pre-Service Teacher Education

In this paper we take up Chang's (2004) challenge to apply Mead's theory of emergence in sociological inquiry. Largely overlooked by scholars, this theory is shown to prove explanatory in one field where limited solutions have been found to date. Specifically, the theory sheds light on how the theory-practice gap is created and sustained in pre-service teacher education. The argument is that under current institutional arrangements the trainee/beginning teacher encounters different and oft-times conflicting environmental, social and cultural conditions in the two ‘fields of interaction’ (Mead, 1934: 249) of their training program, namely, the on-campus pre-service program and the school. The argument draws on interview and focus group data collected via a study of first-year graduate teachers of an Australian pre-service teacher education program. We conclude that the Meadian mechanisms of role taking and self-regulated behaviour within the two environmental fields of interaction inhibit the trainee/beginning teacher from exercising the power of agency to implement theory learned at university in practice in the classroom. In this sense Mead's theory of emergence predicts the obduracy of the gap between theory and practice in teacher education.
Gender and body hair removal ractices in Aotearoa / New Zealand

Research and anecdotal evidence suggest women continue to remove body hair, and there is some evidence for cultural changes in men’s hair removal practices. This paper reports on data collected using an online mix-methods survey from 584 New Zealanders between the ages of 18–35 (mean age 26, 48.9% male, 50.6% female). The data demonstrated that substantial proportions of both women and men in
Electoral effects on the composition of public spending and revenue: evidence from a large panel of countries

This paper examines the effects of elections on central governments’ fiscal policy conducts. We construct a unique database of disaggregated spending and revenue series at the central government level, for a panel of up to 107 countries over the 1975-2010 period. Using this data, we show that under some specific political environments, incumbents generate political budget cycles, predominantly by increasing current, rather than capital, spending and reducing taxes, most often income taxes. However, when democracies are matured, in election years, central governments reallocate their expenditure and revenue components, without changing their total levels. Specifically, they reallocate spending from capital spending to grants to other government units, while reducing income taxes and increasing consumption taxes instead.
cancer chronic illnesses Applying a coping with stress questionnaire for cancer patients to patients with

One of the few instruments to evaluate coping skills among patients with chronic illnesses is the Cuestionario de Afrontamiento al Estrés para Pacientes Oncológicos (CAEPO), created initially for cancer patients. We evaluate how well CAEPO applies to patients with non-cancer chronic illnesses. A total of 344 patients (115 with chronic hepatitis C, 120 with inflammatory bowel disease and 109 with recurrent vertigo) completed the CAEPO. Exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha provide only partial support for the seven factors suggested by the original CAEPO. A streamlined version with fewer dimensions and items may be a better solution for identifying coping strategies among these patients.
Determination of quark-hadron transition from lattice QCD and neutron-star observation

We determine the quark-hadron transition line in the whole region of temperature (T) and baryon-number chemical potential (\mu_B) from lattice QCD results and neutron-star mass measurements, making the quark-hadron hybrid model that is consistent with the two solid constraints. The quark part of the hybrid model is the Polyakov-loop extended Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (PNJL) model with entanglement vertex that reproduces lattice QCD results at mu_B/T=0, while the hadron part is the hadron resonance gas model with volume-exclusion effect that reproduces neutron-star mass measurements and the neutron-matter equation of state calculated from two- and three-nucleon forces based on the chiral effective field theory. The lower bound of the critical mu_B of the quark-hadron transition at zero T is mu_B = 1.6 GeV. The interplay between the heavy-ion collision physics around mu_B/T =6 and the neutron-star physics where mu_B/T is infinity is discussed.
and Elisabeth Hefler with nature Are nature lovers happy ? On various indicators of well-being and connectedness

Connectedness with nature (CN) is seen as a personal disposition relevant for environmental as well as human health. In five questionnaire studies (N = 547) we systematically investigated the relationship between various operationalizations of well-being and CN. CN was assessed with two different tools in parallel. All significant correlations were controlled for the effects of age and gender. Psychological well-being, meaningfulness and vitality were found to be robustly correlated with CN. We highlight the relevance of CN with respect to human health and further discuss conceptual differences unraveled by the concurrent application of two CN-tools.
Title: In silico search of inhibitors of Streptococcus mutans for the control of dental plaque Running title: Inhibitors for control of dental plaque

Biofilm is an extremely complex microbial community arranged in a matrix of polysaccharides and attached to a substrate. Its development is crucial in the pathophysiology of oral infections like dental caries, as well as in periodontal, pulp, and periapical diseases. Streptococcus mutans is one of the most effective microorganisms in lactic acid production of the dental biofilm. Identifying essential Streptococcus mutans proteins using bioinformatics methods helps to search for alternative therapies. To this end, the bacterial genomes of several Streptococcus mutans strains and representative strains of other cariogenic and non-cariogenic bacteria were analysed by identifying pathogenicity islands and alignments with other bacteria, and by detecting the exclusive genes of cariogenic species in comparison to the non-pathogenic ones. This study used tools for orthology prediction such as BLAST and OrthoMCL, as well as the server IslandViewer for the detection of pathogenicity islands. In addition, the potential interactome of Streptococcus mutans was rebuilt by comparing it to interologues of other species phylogenetically close to or associated with cariogenicity. This protocol yielded a final list of 20 proteins related to potentially virulent factors that can be used as therapeutic targets in future analyses. The EIIA and EIIC enzymatic subunits of the phosphotransferase system (PTS) were prioritized, as well as the pyruvate kinase enzyme, which are directly involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates and in obtaining the necessary energy for the microorganism’s survival. These results will guide a subsequent experimental trial to develop new, safe, and effective molecules in the treatment of dental caries.
Placenta Expressing the Greatest Quantity of Bisphenol A Receptor ERR c among the Human Reproductive Tissues : Predominant Expression of Type-1 ERR c Isoform

Estrogen-related receptor c (ERRc), one of the 48 human nuclear receptors, has a fully active conformation with no ligand. We recently demonstrated that ERRc binds strongly bisphenol A (BPA), one of the nastiest endocrine disruptors, and thus retaining ERRc’s high basal constitutive activity. A report that BPA accumulates in the human maternal–fetal placental unit has led us to hypothesize that a large amount of ERRc might exist in the human placenta. Here we report evidence that placenta indeed expresses ERRc exceptionally strongly. We first ascertained the presence of nine different ERRc mRNA variants and the resulting three ERRc protein isoforms. By real-time PCR, we estimated the relative amount of ERRc mRNA using total RNA extracts from human reproductive tissues. Placenta was found to express ERRc extremely highly. Among the three ERRc protein isoforms, placenta exclusively expresses the type-1 isoform, which possesses additional 23-mer aminoacid residues at the N-terminus of the ordinary ERRc. This N-terminal elongation was found to elevate by approximately 50% the basal constitutive activity of ERRc, as evidenced in the luciferase reporter gene assay. The present results suggest that BPA accumulates in the placenta by binding to ERRc.
Determination of CO2 Content in the Headspace of Spoiled Yogurt Packages

The CO2 formation during food storage can often be correlated with the increase in yeast population. Yogurt and other dairy products are susceptible to yeast contamination. Accumulation of CO2 in the headspace of yogurt packages can lead to the eventual blowing off of the package. Therefore, determination of CO2 in the yogurt packages can indicate eventual unsafety of the product. The aim of this paper was to determine CO2 concentration in the headspace of different yogurt containers contaminated with yeast at the levels of 1 and 5 CFU/ml. Yeast Candida kefyr, previously isolated from spoiled yogurt, was used for contamination. Contaminated and control samples of yogurt were incubated at 30°C. A device based on tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy was used for the measurement of CO2 concentration. The CO2 content in all analysed samples changed in a similar manner with slow increase to the value of 6% during the first 30 h and, after that, rapid accumulation to 17–20%. The initial level of yeast contamination did not have significant influence to the CO2 content trend. The increase in the number of yeast was observed after 10 h of incubation, and the final value of 6-7 log·CFU/cm3 was reached after 40 h of incubation. The significant increase in the yeast number can be correlated with the CO2 content in a way that CO2 concentration of 6% can be considered as critical for microbial spoilage. Since the TDLAS technique is simple and nondestructive, it can be a promising possibility for detection of the microbial spoilage in food.
Ontology-Based Knowledge Modelling

Aim of the thesis Ontologies are proposed to be a basic building block of the Semantic Web. They shall describe information structures on the World Wide Web by defining the meaning of terms and their relationships and thereby provide a machinereadable, uniform set of vocabularies that can be used as the semantic basis for information processing web-applications. The aim of the thesis is to investigate on why ontologies are the favoured technique to create the semantic basis of the Semantic Web. Therefore the methods and techniques for creation, representation and management of ontologies are analysed with regard to their suitability to provide this functionality. The first three chapters each focus on one aspect of ontology-based knowledge modelling. The forth chapter deals with the use of ontologies in the Semantic Web.
A solvable blob-model for magnetized plasmas

A simple analytically solvable model for blobs in magnetized plasmas is proposed. The model gives results for a scaling of the blob velocity and acceleration with varying plasma parameters. Limiting cases are considered: one where the plasma motion is strictly perpendicular to an externally imposed toroidal magnetic field, and one where the electrons can move along magnetic field lines to compensate partly the collective electric fields. For these limiting cases, the model predicts scaling laws for the dependence of the blob velocities and accelerations with varying plasma density, temperature and magnetic field strength. Also the scaling with the dominant ion mass is derived. The analysis is completed by including the effects of collisions between ions and neutrals.