Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mental health in people with substance use disorder: differential aspects between men and women

Título: Salud mental en personas con trastorno por consumo de sustancias: aspectos diferenciales entre hombres y mujeres Resumen: El propósito de este estudio es presentar el perfil psicopatológico y las diferencias entre hombres y mujeres que inician tratamiento residencial para las adicciones. La muestra se compuso de 142 pacientes (116 hombres y 26 mujeres), que cumplimentaron el EuropASI y MMCMI-III. Se analizan variables socio-demográficas, patrón de consumo y otras características, así como patrones, trastornos de personalidad y síndromes clínicos. El grupo de hombres presenta alta prevalencia en el patrón de personalidad antisocial (31%). Las mujeres, en el depresivo (23.1%), dependiente (26.9%) y antisocial (26.9%), solo en el dependiente las diferencias son estadísticamente significativas. En los síndromes clínicos los hombres presentan prevalencia en dependencia de sustancias (86.2%), trastorno de ansiedad (60.3%) y dependencia de alcohol (45.7%), las mujeres en el trastorno de ansiedad (76.9%), dependencia de alcohol (69.2%), sustancias (53.8%) y distímico (46.2%). Aparecen diferencias significativas estadísticamente en el trastorno ansioso, distímico y dependencia de alcohol, donde las mujeres se muestran más afectadas. En el síndrome clínico trastorno de pensamiento los hombres puntúan más alto y las mujeres más altas en depresión, en ambos casos las diferencias son estadísticamente significativas. Se comentan las implicaciones que estos resultados tienen en la evaluación y mejora de los tratamientos. Palabras clave: Patología dual; Trastornos de personalidad; Adicciones; Psicopatología; Género. Abstract: The aim of this study is to present the psychopathological profile and differences between men and women who begin additional residential treatment for addiction. The sample included 142 patients (116 men and 26 women). We analysed socio-demographic variables, substance use pattern as well as personality disorders and clinical syndromes using EuropASI and MCMI-III as evaluating instruments. The male group showed a high prevalence of antisocial personality disorder (31%). However, women did so in depressive (23.1%), dependent (26.9%) and antisocial (26.9%) patterns, finding statistically significant differences only for dependent disorder. For clinical syndromes, men showed relevant prevalence substance dependence was analysed (86.2%), anxiety disorder (60.3%) alcohol dependence (45.7%), while the women ́s group showed prevalence for anxiety disorder (76.9%), alcohol dependence (69.2%), substances (53.8%) and dysthymic (46.2%). We found statistically significant differences in anxiety disorder, dysthymic and alcohol dependence where women appeared more affected. Men showed higher scores for thought disorder, and women for depression, both differences being statistically significant. Results are discussed and their clinical implications analyzed.
Antibacterial activity of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Echium amoenum on food-borne pathogens

The antibacterial agents are a group of food additives that are used in food as preservative. The objective of this study was to determine the antibacterial activity of Echium amoenum flower using different in vitro methods. Having collected the flower of this plant in spring, ethanolic extracts of Echium amoenum were prepared in distilled water and absolute ethanol, respectively. Also, there are different concentration rates for the extract which was produced by microdilution Broth method in BHI medium and cultivation in Mueller Hinton Agar medium. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) was determined with method of visual monitoring. The aqueous extracts (AEs) and ethanolic extracts (EEs) exhibited antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria strains. The (AEs) and (EEs), at a concentration from 1250 to 16×104 μg/ml, showed a significant antibacterial effect expressed as minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against both Gram-nega ive and Gram-positive bacteria. Staphylococcus aurous and Yersinia enterocolitica were the strains more sensitive to the ethanol extract effect (MIC = 1250 μg/mL) and Yersinia for the ethanol extract (MIC = 2500 μg/mL). The data were expressed as the mean ± the standard deviation and they were statistically analyzed by SPSS software using ANOVA. The findings indicated that the (AEs) of Echium amoenum flower can act as a natural antibacterial and as a possible food supplement or to be used in pharmaceutical industry after complementary tests.
Evaluation of the Concentration of Ubiquitin C Protein (UBC) in Patients of Lung Cancer and Comparing with Healthy Subjects

Ubiquitin protein, ELISA technique, lung cancer, serum concentration Ubiquitin protein has a conserved amino acid sequence, found in all eukaryotes and it is important in many of cellular functions . The increase or decrease in the ubiquitin level lead to causing many diseases including cancer . The aim of this study is to measure the concentration of ubiquitin c protein in blood serum of lung cancer patients and healthy control subjects by using ELISA technique. The Mean ± SD for ubiquitin c protein was (7.51 ± 5.76) in blood serum of the normal healthy subject and Std. Error mean was (1.82). While the Mean ± SD was (10.99 ± 4.56 ) for ubiquitin c protein in serum of lung cancer patients and Std. Error mean was (1.44) . The results showed no statistically significance the P value ( 0.15) between the protein concentration in the serum of patients with lung cancer compared to the serum concentration of healthy normal subjects. How to cite this article: A. A. Mohammed and S. S. Abdulhadi, “Evaluation the concentration of ubiqution C protein (UBC) in patients of lung cancer and comparing with healthy subjects,” Engineering and Technology Journal, Vol. 38, Part A, No. 01, pp. 61-65 , 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.v38i2B. 449
An integrated fault estimation and fault tolerant control method using H∞‐based adaptive observers

An integrated fault estimation/fault‐tolerant control (FTC) scheme is developed in this article for nonlinear Lipschitz systems in the presence of external disturbances and actuator failures. To address this problem, coupled uncertainties between the observer error dynamics and the control system are considered, which is conveniently ignored in control approaches based on the separation principle. An H∞‐based adaptive observer is proposed to simultaneously estimate the system states and actuator faults without the restrictive strictly positive realness or persistent excitation conditions. The FTC is constructed by sliding mode control using the estimated states generated by the developed observer. A novel sufficient condition is derived in terms of linear matrix inequality (LMI) including both the system control dynamics and the estimation errors; then, the control parameters and observer gains are simultaneously obtained via solving the mentioned LMI based on the H∞ optimization. Finally, a flexible joint robot is considered to illustrate the effectiveness of the developed method.
Effect of Implementing exercise training program on joints' functioning and perceived self-efficacy of children with upper extremity burn

Introduction:Children have a high chance of suffering burn injury regardless of their physiological, psychological, and developmental differences. Burn injuries have short term and long term impacts on children and families. Paediatric burns of the upper extremity have devastating multidimensional consequences especially the capacity and perceived self-efficiency for functioning.It is the pediatric nurses' role to advocate for and ensure proper management of burn related consequences on the child and family. Aim of the present study isto evaluate the effect of Implementing exercise training program on joint functioning and perceived self-efficacy of children with upper extremity burn.Design:A quasi-experimental research design was used in the present study. Subjects: convenience sampling of 43 male and female pediatric survivors with deep 2nd and 3rd degree upper extremity burn was carried out at pediatricburn ward at emergency hospital of main Tanta University Hospital.And outpatient clinic of El Mansoura hospital for Dermatology, Venereology & leprosy at El dakahlia governorate.Four tools were used for data collection: Structure questionnaire sheet of children withupper extremity burn, Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Scale (Quick DASH), joints function assessment, andSelf-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C). Results:Thirty-six burned children had 3rd degree, with mean age 13.38±1.73 were assigned for this study. Significant cumulative improvement of the upper extremities range of motion and functional ability was observed after application of exercise rehabilitation program, in addition to significant upgrading of academic, emotional and social efficacy. Conclusion:The study concluded that the children's range of motion of burned upper extremities improved after the implementation of the exercise training program. The burned children showed an improvement of their perceived self-efficacy after implementation of the training program.Recommendations: Promoting awareness among pediatric nurses, pediatricians and physiotherapists about the necessity of integrating an exercise program into care plan for burned children is critical. Standardizing parameters, standards and guidelines that allow for adequate tracking of progress in this burn survivors population is also substantial.
Polarization doping modulated heterojunction electron gas in AlGaN/GaN CAVETs

A common AlGaN/GaN current-aperture vertical effect transistor (CAVET) with a SiO2 current blocking layer on the GaN substrate is compared to two similar structures with the stepped and linearly graded AlGaN barrier layer, respectively. The approach resulted in high threshold voltages (Vth) of −2.6 V and −3.6 V, compared to Vth = −4.4 V for the common device. And the breakdown voltage of two modified CAVETs was increased from 541 V to 711 V and 613 V, respectively. This reveals the great potential of polarization doping for fabricating enhancement-mode and high-voltage power transistors. A mechanism accounting for the improvement in the device performance by modulating the heterojunction electron gas (HEG) is presented. Meanwhile the stepped graded AlGaN is discovered to be better than the linearly graded AlGaN in modulating the HEG. Furthermore, a trench structure is involved in the AlGaN/GaN CAVET with the stepped graded AlGaN in order to obtain an enhancement-mode device. A positive threshold voltage of 0.6 V and a breakdown voltage exceeding 800 V are demonstrated.
On variable ordination of Cholesky‐based estimation for a sparse covariance matrix

Estimation of a large sparse covariance matrix is of great importance for statistical analysis, especially in high‐dimensional settings. The traditional approach such as the sample covariance matrix performs poorly due to the high dimensionality. The modified Cholesky decomposition (MCD) is a commonly used method for sparse covariance matrix estimation. However, the MCD method relies on the order of variables, which often is not available or cannot be pre‐determined in practice. In this work, we solve this order issue by obtaining a set of covariance matrix estimates based on assuming different orders of variables used in the MCD. Then we consider an ensemble estimator as the “centre” of such a set of covariance matrix estimates with respect to the Frobenius norm. Our proposed method not only ensures that the estimator is positive definite, but also captures the underlying sparse structure of the covariance matrix. Under some regularity conditions, we establish both algorithmic and asymptotic convergence of the proposed method. Its merits are illustrated via simulation studies and a practical example using data from a prostate cancer study.
Document Image Extraction System Design

The design of the document image extraction system aims to provide an overview of the process in a system that converts the image of a document into text so that it is easier to use (save, manage or search for information) or representing in interesting visualization. The system design based on specific cases such as decision letters, certificates, and assignments. The document identified data that might be needed. After that, other processes are carried out based on each document. The design results show the flow of the system starts from data input, scanning, pre-processing to the document image, character classification, normalization process, and extraction process. This is done because the uniqueness of each document requires a unique process so that it cannot be treated in general. The design of the document image extraction system focuses more on the process of character recognition. The uniqueness of a document has an impact on the extraction process. Then the system design needs to be added to selected the type of document to be extracted.
Provision of an indicative, non-exhaustive list of conflict-affected and high-risk areas under Regulation 2017/821: Task A – Methodology development

Regulation 2017/821 requires EU importers to ensure that minerals with which they work originate from responsible sources and that businesses comply with and report on supply chain due diligence obligations with special focus on so-called conflict-affected and high-risk areas (CAHRAs). This report presents the methodology proposed by RAND Europe to produce an indicative, non-exhaustive, regularly updated list of CAHRAs under Regulation 2017/821.
Influence of spunbond degradable floating row covers on microclimate modification and yield of field cucumber

In recent years, there has been an increase in interest in innovative plastic materials for use in horticulture. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of (bio)degradable floating covers (polylactide nonwoven ‒ PLA, and oxo-degradable polypropylene nonwoven with 0.1% iron stearate ‒ PP photo, both 20 g/m2) compared to the conventional PP nonwoven (control, 20 g/m2) on microclimate modification and yield of field-grown cucumber. The greatest PAR transmittance was recorded for the control nonwoven (83%), while the degradable materials transmitted 8% less radiation. Maximum soil surface temperatures were the highest under the PLA nonwoven, but minimum temperatures ‒ under the oxo-degradable fleece. The mean temperature under the oxo-degradable material was comparable to the control, while PLA increased the soil temperature by 1.8 °C, on average. The yield from cucumber plants covered with degradable materials was similar to that from the plants cultivated under the conventional oil-based nonwoven fleece. There were no significant changes in dry weight and soluble sugar content in cucumber fruits in 2013; however, the degradable nonwovens decreased these parameters in 2012. The lifespan of the oxo-degradable nonwoven was limited only to one growing season, thus the durability of the polymer must be increased. Polylactide nonwoven can be a sustainable ecological alternative to conventional non-degradable PP covers.
Experimental studies on corrosion inhibition performance of acetylthiophene thiosemicarbazone for mild steel in HCl complemented with DFT investigation

The University of Technology in Baghdad addresses problems related to the corrosion of metals. In the present investigation, a thiophene derivative, namely, 2-acetylthiophene thiosemicarbazone (2-AT), was synthesized and examined as a corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in a 1-M hydrochloric acid environment by using weight loss and scanning electron microscopic techniques. The inhibition efficiency of this inhibitor increases with increase in concentration, which offered an inhibition efficiency up to 96%. It was found that the inhibition efficiency decreases with long immersion time. The temperature effect on the inhibition performance was studied at various immersion times and revealed that the inhibition efficiency decreases with increasing temperature. The adsorption of the inhibitor on the surface of mild steel in the corrosive environment followed the Langmuir isotherm. The results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reveal that the 2-AT molecules confirmed the presence of a protective layer on the surface of a mild steel sample. The density-functional theory as a quantum modeling technique which is used to study the electronic structure reveals that the obtained findings were found to be consistent with the experimental results.
Protein and pathway engineering for the biosynthesis of 5‐hydroxytryptophan in Escherichia coli

The hydroxylation of tryptophan is an important reaction in the biosynthesis of natural products. 5‐Hydroxytryptophan (5HTP) is not only an important compound for its pharmaceutical value but also because it is the precursor of other molecules, such as serotonin. In this study, we have extended the metabolism of an E. coli strain to produce 5HTP. Aromatic amino acid hydroxylase from Cupriavidus taiwanensis (CtAAAH) was selected using an in silico structure‐based approach. We have predicted and selected several substrate‐determining residues using sequence, phylogenetic and functional divergence analyses; we also did rational design on CtAAAH to shift the enzyme preference from phenylalanine to tryptophan. Whole cell bioconversion assays were used to show the effect of predicted sites. In general, all of them decreased the preference toward phenylalanine and increased the tryptophan synthesis activity. The best performer, CtAAAH‐W192F, was transformed into a strain that had the tryptophanase gene disrupted and carried a human tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) regeneration pathway. The resulting strain was capable of synthesizing 2.5 mM 5HTP after 24 hours. This work demonstrates the application of computational approaches for protein engineering and further coupling with the bacterial metabolism.
The Contribution of Sprite Streamers to the Chemical Composition of the Mesosphere‐Lower Thermosphere

Sprites are mesospheric filamentary discharges that liberate and accelerate large quantities of electrons. They produce local enhancements of some chemical species and fast (millisecond) optical emissions. In this work, we couple a self‐consistent 2‐D model of sprites with an extensive chemical scheme to calculate the injection of chemical species by one sprite streamer in the mesosphere 0.85 ms after its onset. The N, NO, and N2O injections per streamer are about 1021 atoms, 6 × 1019 molecules, and 1018 molecules, respectively. According to our results, longer simulations are necessary to determine the role of sprites in the concentration of N2O in the mesosphere. We also calculate the contribution of sprite glows to space‐based photometers of the Atmosphere‐Space Interactions Monitor and the Tool for the Analysis of RAdiations from lightNIngs and Sprites.
Robotic-assisted Cardiac Surgery without Aortic Cross-clamping: A Safe Alternative Approach

Background and Aim: Attempting to place an aortic cross-clamp may complicate surgery and post operative outcomes in patients who have mediastinal adhesions or in those with extensive aortic calcification. Although right sided cardiac surgery via thoracotomy is not a new technique in these patients, robotic-assisted intracardiac repair without cross-clamping was not reported in a large group of patients previously. In this study, the safety of robotic-assisted cardiac surgery without aortic cross-clamping was examined. Methods: From January 2010 to March 2020, 304 patients underwent robotic-assisted cardiac surgery in our center and in 25 of these patients (8.2%) with a mean age of 65.5±20 years myocardial protection was succeeded with moderate hypothermic ventricular fibrillatory arrest. Severe pericardial adhesions or existence of highly calcified ascending aorta were the indications for fibrillatory arrest during robotic assistant surgery. Results: Most patients were in NYHA class ≥II (88.0%) and mean logistic Euroscore value was 18.5±22.3. The type of the operations were mitral/tricuspid valve repair/replacement, Cryoablation, ASD closure and pericardiectomy. CPB times were 141.5±47 (min 77- max 252) minutes. There was no case of conversion to open thoracotomy or sternotomy. Hemiparesis was observed in one patient. Two patients with 78.2 and 81.9 Euroscore values had mesenteric ischemia and multi-organ failure, respectively, and died at postoperative period. Conclusions: Robotic-assisted cardiac surgery without cross-clamping may provide reasonable outcomes in patients with severe aortic calcification or mediastinal adhesions undergoing intracardiac repair. These acceptable outcomes may encourage surgeons to perform this approach in appropriate group of patients.
Status of Striped Hyaena (Hyaena hyaena) in Hatay and Şanlıurfa-Turkey

Bu calismada, Turkiye'de yaklasik 600 km2'lik alanda 18 ay suresince uygulanan yerli halkla yuz yuze gorusmeler, anket ve foto kapanlarin yerlestirilmesini iceren bir arastirma gerceklestirilmistir. Sahada yapilan anketler ve foto kapan calismalari, cizgili sirtlanlarin Hatay ile Suriye siniri civarinda ve Şanliurfa’da guclu sekilde yasadiklari konusunda belirgin kanitlarla sonuclandi. Ancak, bu bolgede cizgili sirtlanlarin durumu hakkinda kapsamli bir calisma yapilmamistir. Elde edilen sonuclarimiz cizgili sirtlanin siklikla corak arazide ve Hatay ilinde tavuk ciftligi etrafinda goruldugunu gostermistir. Alternatif olarak, Şanliurfa Ili'nde kucuk gruplar halinde yasiyorlar. Cizgili sirtlanlara uygun birkac magara, bu magaralarda ve sonrasinda gozlemlenen ayak izleri, diskilar ve diger hayvan kalintilari ile tespit edilmistir. Cizgili sirtlanlara uygun birkac magara ve sonrasinda yapilan gozlemlerde ayak izleri, diskilar ve diger hayvan kalintilari tespit edilmistir. Sac, kulak ve karkas dokularindan izole edilen Cytb mitokondrial DNA'yi kullanarak, cizgili sirtlanlarin molekuler karakterizasyonunu Turkiye'de ilk defa gerceklestirdik. Turkiye'den 10 farkli cizgili sirtlan orneginden Cytb DNA sekanslarinin dizilerinin birbirlerinin ozdesi olduklari bulunmustur. Tarih oncesi olanlar da dahil olmak uzere daha once rapor edilen Cytb dizilerin karsilastirilmasi sonucu Ctyb geninin Hyaena hyaena turleri arasinda oldukca muhafaza edildigini gostermistir. Arazi calismasi sirasinda, yogun tarim alanlari, yerlesimler ve tas ocaklari nedeniyle incelenen bolgelerde habitat tahribatinin ve parcalanmanin yuksek duzeyde oldugu gozlemlenmistir. Hatay ve Şanliurfa illerinde, yasadisi avlanma, cobanlar tarafindan siklikla magaranin kullanimi, yaygin kirpi avlanmasi, zeytinyagi uretim tesislerinden gelen su kirliligi ve karayolu kazalari cizgili sirtlan nufusunu olumsuz etkilemektedir. Cizgili sirtlanlarin yasam alanini korumak icin kapsamli bir calisma ve koruma planinin uygulanmasi gerektigi sonucuna varilmistir.