Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Resilience, Meaning in Life, and Family Function in Family Caregivers of Patients With Schizophrenia

Aims The caring of schizophrenia patients is a tiresome task for their families. This research aimed to examine the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on resilience, meaning in life, and family functioning in the caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Methods & Materials This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest and follow-up design and a control group. The study sample included 30 members of schizophrenia patients’ families, referring to 2 neurological and psychological rehabilitation centers in Isfahan Province, Iran. By the convenience sampling method, the experimental group received 8 ACT sessions weekly; however, the control group received no treatment. Both groups were assessed in three phases; pretest, posttest, and one-month follow-up. The assessment tools consisted of Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Stagger Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and McMaster Family Functioning Scale. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS by repeated-measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Findings The collected results indicated the significant difference of posttest and follow-up phases in terms of meaning in life and family functioning scores between the control and experimental groups (P<0.05). Furthermore, there was a significant difference in posttest resilience scores (P<0.05); however, there was no significant difference in the follow-up phase in this respect. Conclusion The collected results suggested that ACT was effective on the meaning of life, family functioning, and resiliency; thus, it could improve such variables in the caregivers of patients with schizophrenia.
Phosphoenolpyruvate:carbohydrate phosphotransferase system of bacteria

INTRODUCTION . 232 THE PTS: AN OVERVIEW . 233 COMPONENTS OF THE PTS. 234 General, soluble proteins enzyme I and HPr . 234 Enzymes III: soluble enzyme Il-specific phosphocarrier proteins . 235 Integral, membrane-bound PTS proteins . 237 FUNCTIONS OF THE PTS IN TRANSPORT AND PHOSPHORYLATION . 239 (i) Can the PTS phosphorylate substrates from the inside? 239 (ii) Are the enzymes II phosphorylated during vectorial phosphorylation? 240 (iii) Do enzymes II catalyze facilitated diffusion in the absence of phosphorylation? 241 INVOLVEMENT OF THE PTS IN CHEMOTAXIS . 242 GENETICS OF THE PTS. 243 Mutant selection procedures. 244 The pts operon. 244 Gene loci for enzymes II and enzymes III. 245 Mutations affecting the IjGIc/I1G1c system . 245 Mutations affecting 11Man.246 Mutations affecting IlFru. 247 Mutations affecting IINg . 247 Mutations affecting the hexitol-PTS. 247 Mutations affecting other enzymesI . ,24 EVOLUTION OF ENZYMES II AND PTS-DEPENDENT METABOLIC PATHWAYS . 248 REGULATION OF THE PTS.248 Regulation at the level of enzyme synthesis . 249 Regulation at the level of enzyme activity . 250 Enzyme I and HPr. 250 Enzymes II and III. 250 (i) Substrate competition for a common binding site . 250 (ii) Inhibition of enzymes II by carbohydrate phosphates . 250 (iii) Competition between enzymes II for phospho-HPr . 251 (iv) Regulation of enzyme II by the membrane potential . 251 REGULATION BY THE PTS. 252 (i) Existence of suppressor mutations for the PTS functions.252 (ii) Suppressor mutations allowing the expression of non-PTS carbohydrate metabolic pathways in ptsH, I mutants . 252 Catabolite repression and inducer exclusion . 253 Role of the PTS in catabolite repression and inducer exclusion . 254 Interaction between adenylate cyclase and iiiGIc . 255 Interaction between non-PTS uptake systems and IIIGIc.256 IIIGlc-mediated regulation in intact cells . 256 Additional suppressor mutations allowing growth of pts mutants on non-PTS compounds . 257 DISTRIBUTION OF THE PTS . 258 CONCLUDING REMARKS . 258 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 259 REFERENCES. 259
Phanerochaete chysosporium Genomics

A high quality draft genome sequence has been generated for the lignocellulose-degrading basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Martinez et al. 2004). Analysis of the genome in the context of previously established genetics and physiology is presented. Transposable elements and their potential relationship to genes involved in lignin degradation are systematically outlined. Our current understanding of extracellular oxidative and hydrolytic systems is described. Areas of uncertainty are highlighted and future prospects discussed in light of the newly available genome data.
THE EFFECT OF POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG) ON CALLUSES OF SWEET BASIL (OCIMUM BASILICUM L.)

Received: 19/8/2020 Accepted: 29/8/2020 ABSTRACT: Ocimum basilicum L. sweet basil is native to India and Iran, an aromatic herb and perennial belong to the Lamiaceae family. This study was done at the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Egypt from 2019 to 2020. Developing stress tolerant plants using in vitro selection is an effective method; therefore, the purpose of this study was to detect the best concentration of phytohormones to produce embryogenic callus of Ocimum basilicum L. and study the effect of poly ethylene glycol (PEG) on embryogenic callus of basil. Leaf specimens of basil were cultured on MS medium (Murashige and Skoog) with concentration of auxin and cytokinin. A1 (2, 4-D at 0.5 mg/l), A2 (2, 4-D at 1.0 mg/l) and A3 (2, 4-D and BAP at 1.0 mg/l and 0.2 mg/l). Embryogenic callus of basil was sub cultured under normal and drought stress media containing different concentration of polyethylene glycol (PEG; M.W 4000) at 2, 5 and 10%. Results showed that medium A3 was the best medium of embryogenic callus induction. Also, the concentration of PEG at 5% was shown maximized callus survivability compared with the other PEG concentrations with no significant effect. This study adds new information on the effect of 5% PEG which showed the highest (positive) survivability of callus. The morphogenic of calluses on 5% PEG were yellowish, friable while the morphogenic of calluses on 10% PEG turned into brown.
Predicting the Outcomes of Professional Tennis Matches

This project explores several probabilistic models for forecasting the outcomes of professional tennis matches. These models focus on addressing the effects of surface type and the variation of player skills through time. The models are trained and evaluated on an historical data set of approximately 45,000 tennis matches between 2000 and 2017. Within the models, free parameters are used to represent the skills of players and the characteristics of court surfaces. These parameters are fitted based upon the historical data using both maximum likelihood and variational approximate inference. The performance of the models is shown to be superior when compared against existing tennis prediction models from the literature. The results show that surface effects and the variation of player skills through time can be modelled more accurately using new approaches which have previously not been applied to tennis.
Pathways in the Drug Development for Alzheimer’s Disease (1906-2016): A Bibliometric Study

Investments in drug development for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have not led to the availability of a treatment to cure or halt the progression of the disease. This study aimed to provide insights into the current lack of an effective therapy against AD by exploring the evolution of research paths in the scientific domains corresponding to fundamental, preclinical and clinical research from the identification of the disease in 1906 up to 2016. More specifically, the influence of the amyloid cascade hypothesis and use of animal models in the evolution of drug development for AD were explored. We used bibliometric analysis for the identification of research paths taken over time, including main path analysis, direct citation analysis and co-word analysis. The results show that the amyloid cascade hypothesis has played an important role in the evolution of research paths in the drug development process of AD. The preclinical domain and to a lesser extent the clinical domain, were found to be increasingly involved in the study of interventions modulating amyloid-beta related neurotoxicity over time in line with the fundamental domain predominantly focussing on amyloid-beta as the primary cause of AD. The results open up a discussion about lock-in, i.e. that decreasing options in the fundamental domain results in less room for manoeuvre in the preclinical and clinical domain.
Effect of Production Variables on the Physico-Mechanical Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Plastic Composites Boards Produced from Waste Paper and Re-Cycled Polyethlene

The mechanical and physical properties of fibre reinforced composite boards (FRCB) made from waste paper and recycled polyethylene was investigated. The composite boards were produced at three levels of mixing ratio (50:50, 60:40 and 70:30) and three levels of board density (1000 Kg/m3, 1100 Kg/m3 and 1200 Kg/m3). The fibre from the paper served as the reinforcement while the polyethylene served as the matrix or binder to form the composite board. The board produced was subjected to different standard tests to attain mechanical and physical properties such as modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), water absorption (WA) and thickness swelling (TS). The mean values obtained for Thickness Swelling after 24 hours and 48 hours ranged from 0.02 ± 0.04 to 6.05 ± 3.21 and 3.06 ±1.27 to 12.59 ±0.05 respectively and that of water absorption after 24 hours and 48 hours ranged from 4.68 ± 0.25 to 15.78 ± 6.15 and 5.36 ± 0.16 to 18.37 ± 6.03 respectively. The mean value for MOR and MOE ranged from 16.36 ± 9.71 to 18.17 ± 6.76 and 3813.4 ± 1938.76 to 4842.8 ± 1381.05 respectively. These results shown that both the WA and TS decreased with the increase in the board density and mixing ratio. On the other hand, MOR and MOE of the board increased with the increase of board density and the mixing ratio. The results obtained from this study shown that natural fibre from waste paper and recycled polyethylene are compatible for use to produce composite material.
Development of a 3D compressible flow solver for PFEM fluid simulations

A solver using the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) for incompressible and weakly-compressible Navier–Stokes equations is developed in order to simulate quasi incompressible 3D flows. The equations describing these types of flows are recalled in their analytical form. The PFEM method and the discretized version of the equations are described in 3D, using an implicit scheme for the incompressible equations and an explicit scheme for the compressible ones. The problem of 3D triangulation and alpha shape algorithm is solved by using the Computational Geometry Algorithms Library (CGAL). The results are compared to the solver developed during the PhD thesis of M. -L. Cerquaglia as well as analytical results when available. The solver, although able to simulate flows with fluids near incompressibility quite well, seems to have more difficulties simulating fluids which are too compressible. Supervisors Pr. Jean-Phillipe Ponthot Dr. Romain Boman Jury Member Pr. Vincent Terrapon Jury President Pr. Benoît Vanderheyden Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering Physics Academic year 2019-2020
Assessment of Self-Medication Practices in a Rural Area of North India: A Questionnaire-based Study

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), self-medication practice (SMP) is an element of selfcare based on the use of medication by individuals without the prescription of health-care professionals for the treatment of self-recognized illnesses or symptoms. [1] This includes resubmitting old prescriptions, sharing medication with relatives or family members and using leftover medications.
Direct Surface Force Measurement for Synthetic Smectites Using the Atomic Force Microscope

An atomic force microscope with a colloid probe technique was used to measure forces interacting between smectites, that is, saponite and hectorite. The measured forces fit well to the forces calculated by the Derjaguin-Landau -Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory at separations larger than 4 nm over concentrations of 10 - 5 -10 - 2 M NaCl and the pH range of 4-10. There is also a good agreement between zeta potential and the electrical double-layer (EDL) potential extracted from the best fit to the DLVO force curve. According to the analysis on the pH dependence of the EDL potential using the Gouy-Chapman-Stern-Graham model, the inner Helmholtz layer capacitance for the good fit of the outer Helmholtz plane potential to the EDL potential required a much lower value for hectorite (∼5 μF/cm 2 ) than that for saponite (∼500 μF/cm 2 ), reflecting the difference in the location of the lattice charge between saponite and hectorite. This provided evidence for the fact that the EDL force for smectites is dominated by the location of the charges as well as the density of the charges. Extra short-range repulsion was observed at separations below ∼3 nm with increasing NaCl concentration and pH and then disappeared with decreasing pH or the NaCl concentration. The short-range repulsion was extracted as a double-exponential function, that is, F/R = A 1 exp(-D/D 1 ) + A 2 exp(-D/D 2 ), by subtracting the DLVO forces from the measured forces in the same way as the study with a surface force apparatus (Pashley, R. M. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 1981, 83, 531). The values of two decay lengths (D 1 and D 2 ) for smectites showed a very similar result to those for muscovite mica rather than silica. It was also found that the sum of the force constants (A 1 + A 2 ) was closely related to the density and structure of the lattice charge.
Integrated Reporting and Integrated Thinking: A Commentary on the Integrated Reporting Framework (2013)

The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) issued its Integrated Reporting (<IR>) framework in 2013 intending to promote integrated thinking in organisational contexts for corporate sustainability. However, arguments are mounted against limitations in these guidelines and their potential to create integrated thinking. Mainly, the maintenance of the financial prominence, neglecting sustainability needs is among the criticisms. Nevertheless, still, the framework contains some guidelines relevant to promote integrated thinking. An organisational change towards integrated thinking requires effective communication of the right message. This paper, benefitting from the Stakeholder Theory and the Stakeholder Agency Theory perspectives, sheds light on the potential of those guidelines to communicate the knowledge of integrated thinking to managers and concludes finding their failures. Utilising a content analysis of relevant guidelines contained in the <IR> framework, this paper contributes to the discussion of integrated reporting and integrated thinking for corporate sustainability.
Detection of Brain Tumor Using Unsupervised Enhanced K-Means, PCA and Supervised SVM Machine Learning Algorithms

The brain tumor is an abnormal cell growth in the human body. To know which type of brain tumor it is and where is the exact location of it. We are using the MR image is a tomographic imaging technique. MRI is based on Nuclear M agne t i c R e s o n a n c e signals. A brain tumor is of two types 1. Benignant 2. malignant. Benignant belongs to I and II grade; th i s type of tumor is not active cells and have a low-grade tumor. It has a uniform structure. Malignant belongs to III and IV grades, this type of tumor are active cells and have a high grade. It has a non-uniformity structure. The initial phase I n p u t MR image is transformed into a binary image by the Otsu threshold technique. The second step k-means segmentation process is used on binary images. Third step D i s c r e t e Wavelet Transform is used on segmented image for extracting the image and it reduces the large dimensionality by using PCA. It identifies the tumor by using Suppor t Vector Machine classification it gives the final output of a brain tumor that normal or abnormal. The proposed paper experimented on the detection of brain tumors using classification algorithms dataset about B r a T S dataset and compared with existing methodologies, and it is then proved that superior to existed.
RECORDS OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Anticancer potential of Moringa peregrina

Cancer is an advanced disease characterized by numerous etiologies and multiple stages evoked by the deregulation in genetic and epigenetic programs via many factors like hormonal perturbation, microbial infections and chemical carcinogenesis. Once cells become cancerous, they still divide forever with none response of sign programmed cell death or senescence. Treatment relies on radiotherapy and chemotherapy that target cells with fast division. These treatments cause numerous side effects on normal cells division. Natural products have continually and historically been studied for promising new leads in pharmaceutical development. Several plant parts are utilized in traditional medicine because they are easily available in rural areas and less expensive compared to new synthetic therapeutic drug. Moringa peregrina (M. peregrina), which belongs to the monogenic Moringaceae family, offers these advantages. Moringa trees possess different medicinal and nutritional value. This current review focuses on the chemical and biological properties of M. peregrina as a promising source of anti-cancer agent(s).
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF SELECTED BREWERIES IN THE SOUTH EAST NIGERIA

This study focused on conflict management and organizational performance with particular reference to selected breweries in the South East, Nigeria. The objectives aimed to determine the relationship between conflict management strategies (negotiation, joint consultation, collective bargaining and alternative dispute resolution) and organizational performance. The study reviewed relevant theoretical and empirical literatures. This study is anchored on unitarism, pluralist and radical theory. Survey research technique was adopted as the design of the study. The data used were sourced from primary sources. A total of five brewery companies were sampled. The data generated were analyzed using frequency tables and percentage analysis. Regression analysis was employed to test the hypotheses formulated. The study revealed that all the conflict management strategies studied namely negotiation, collective bargaining, joint consultation and alternative dispute resolution were found to have significant positive relationship with organizational performance. The study concludes that conflict management has significant positive relationship with organizational performance in selected brewery companies in South East Nigeria. The study recommends that Managers should adopt the conflict management strategies above since they are found to be effective in managing conflicts in organization.
Modeling, Simulation and Control Issues on Standalone Photovoltaic System

Farhan A. Salem, Mahrous Ahmed, Sherif Ghoneim, Mosleh M. Al-Harthi, Basem ALamri, Saad Mekhilef, Mohamed Orabi 1 Mechanical Engineering Dept., industrial Engineering Pro. , College of Engineering, Taif University, Taif, 21974, Saudi Arabia. Dept. of electric Engineering, College of Engineering, Taif University, 21974, Taif, Saudi Arabia. APEARC, Faculty of engineering, Aswan University, 81542, Aswan, Egypt. Electrical Department, Faculty of industrial engineering, Seuz University, 43527, Seuz , Egypt. 5 Department of Electrical engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lampur. Malaysia.
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Hiroki Matsuura 1 Hidemi Iwasaka Satoko Nezu 3 Toyosaku Ota 4 Kosuke Okazaki Kazuhiko Yamamuro Yoko Nakanishi Naoko Kishimoto Junzo Iida Toshifumi Kishimoto 1Department of Psychiatry, Nara Prefecture General Rehabilitation Center, Shiki-Gun, Nara, Japan; 2Developmental Center for Child and Adult, Shigisan Hospital, Ikoma-Gun, Nara, Japan; 3Department of Epidemiology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan; 4Department of Psychiatry, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan; 5Department of Psychiatry, Akitsu Kounoike Hospital, Gose, Nara, Japan; 6Faculty of Nursing, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan Background: School refusal behavior (SRB), which is the refusal to attend or remain in school, has been associated with emotional, psychological, and other behavioral problems, as well as a lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, the effects of self-esteem and a psychiatric diagnosis in students with SRB on HRQOL are not yet known. Understanding these relationships could help to develop more effective therapeutic interventions. Methods: A total of 175 young people (aged 8–18 years old) who visited our medical centers and outpatient clinics participated in the study. This comprised the SRB group (n = 70) and an ageand sex-matched control group (n = 105). Information about any psychiatric diagnosis was collected from medical records, HRQOL was measured using the J-KIDSCREEN-52, SRB was assessed using the School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised for Japanese Attendance at School, self-esteem was measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, children’s mental health status was measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, and social support was measured using the Oslo 3-item Social Support Scale. We performed between-group comparisons and multiple regression analysis. Results: The SRB had a significantly lower HRQOL than the control group in several of the KIDSCREEN-52 dimensions. In the SRB group, 35.7% had chronic disease and 35.7% of their parents had health problems and were receiving treatment. The multiple regression analysis revealed that, within the SRB group, a psychiatric diagnosis was associated with a lower HRQOL. However, this was not the case for a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder. Self-esteem positively affected HRQOL in six dimensions of the KIDSCREEN52 within the SRB group. Conclusion: Our results could inform the development of support strategies for young people with SRB. Namely, support that enhances self-esteem could be used to increase HRQOL in young people with SRB. Furthermore, the presence of psychiatric disorders should be assessed as early as possible.
Investigation of the relationship between smart phone addiction and physical activity in university students

Background: The purpose of this research was to determine the university students’ characteristics regarding smartphone usage and physical activity and to investigate the relationship between smart phone addiction and the physical activity levels. Methods: A total of 288 (female=159 and male=129) students were involved in this observational study. Smartphone usage characteristics of the participants were recorded. The short form of the Smartphone Addiction Scale was used to assess their smartphone addiction, and the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to assess their physical activity levels. Results: It was found that 37.7% of the females and 27.9% of the males were at risk of smartphone addiction. There was no difference between the males and females in terms of smartphone addiction (p>0.05). There was no difference in the physical activity levels of the participants regardless of smartphone addiction (p>0.05). A weak negative correlation was found between smartphone addiction and moderate physical activity score (r=-0.126, p=0.047). Conclusion: According to this study, the university students showed inadequate levels of physical activity and were at risk of smartphone addiction. Considering the negative correlation between smartphone addiction and moderate physical activity, access to physical activity facilities in universities should be facilitated, and awareness on this issue should be increased.