Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Prospective Association Between the Five Factor Personality Model With Health Behaviors and Health Behavior Clusters

To examine the prospective association of personality with individual behavior, multibehavior and clustered health behavior profiles. A prospective study design was employed. Two hundred young adults provided baseline data and 126 (mean age: 21.6 yrs) provide complete data for a 5-month follow-up assessment (63% response rate). Personality and health behaviors (and covariates) were assessed via validated questionnaires. A multibehavior index variable was created ranging from 0-5; two separate health behavior cluster indices were created, including high (4-5 behaviors) vs. low (2 or fewer) behavior adoption and an energy balance cluster (MVPA and diet). When examining MVPA as a continuous variable, the personality trait conscientiousness was prospectively associated with MVPA and a healthy diet. Extraversion was prospectively associated with high (vs. low) behavioral clustering (OR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.00-1.40) and conscientiousness was prospectively associated with energy balance clustering (OR = 1.09; 95% CI: 1.01-1.17). Extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and agreeableness were associated with select health-related behaviors. Further, extraversion and conscientiousness were associated with health behavior clustering.
Buckling Analysis of Orthotropic Plates - Stiffened plate and steel sandwich plates

Sandwich plate referred to as SSP is a combination of two face sheets of high stiffness and a less stiff core which together give a high strength to weight ratio. In the first half of the 20th century a great demand for such a structure arose in the ship and aviation industry. This demand increased research of the sandwich concept which quickly became a desirable concept for the civil industry, especially in bridge design. Since the concept was first introduced many papers have been published concerning the concept with various topics, especially fatigue, bending and deflection. Buckling, which is this papers main subject, has not been addressed as much. The purpose of this master’s thesis was to research different analytical and modelling methods for analysis of buckling of orthotropic plates. What different assumptions and simplifications are made and how they are compatible. The objective of this research was to study the design process of orthotropic plates with respect to buckling. The literature study begins by going through the general concepts of buckling analysis in the context of a simple plate before going into more complex stiffened plate and SSP. After discussing the theory, the existing models and theories where compared including analytical methods, finite element models and existing freeware programs such as EBPlate. Because of the complex geometry and behaviour of the sandwich plate the stiffened plate was studied first with the aim of using similar methodology in design for the sandwich plate. In the buckling analysis of the stiffened plate, five different methods where compared. The methods were found to give very similar results. In section 4 the analysis of the stiffened plate can be found and seen how well they correlated. In the SSP analysis four different methods where used and compared. The methods were tested with three panels and all three panels where tested with 6 different cross-sections. For plate like behaviour the tests where positive but for column like behaviour the analytical method and EBPlate did not correlate to the finite element models. An unexpected drop in critical buckling stress was encountered when the web thickness was increased in both FEM models which is suggested to be explored in future studies. The conclusion was that EBPlate proved to be an easy and accurate tool to use for the stiffened plate. In the attempts to manipulate EBPlate to be applicable for SSP a good
Videolaryngoscopy in Airway Management: What Every Anesthesiologist Should Know!

Aim of review: The aim of this article is to convey several hotspot issues regarding the use of videolaryngoscopy (VL) in airway management that anesthesiologists are often concerned. Methods: Recent literature in the past 20 years about the use of VL in the clinical airway management were searched from the Pubmed and Cochrane databases and reviewed, in order to determine the strengths and weakness of VL and conflicting issues regarding the role of VL in airway management. Recent findings: The benefits of VL are most significant in patients with difficult airways, with an improved laryngeal view and an increased success rate of intubation. However, VL cannot give a 100% success rate and there is no specific evaluation system of difficult or failed VL as with direct laryngoscopy. Awake VL-assisted intubation is a useful alternative to awake fiberoptic intubation, but the fiberoptic bronchoscope cannot be discarded and still is gold standard tool of difficult airway management. There are several different-type VLs available and their efficacies may be different between devices due to various designs and shapes. Due to the limited number of comparative studies, however, there is inconclusive evidence to recommend which VL design is more advantageous in various clinical situations. A Macintosh-type VL allows residents to learn laryngoscopy and intubation more quickly and effectively. Given that VL has tremendous advantages, it should be used as the first-line device for all tracheal intubations. Summary: The introduction of VL has resulted in a dramatic transformation of clinical airway management and is seen as the evolutionary step in intubation technology. There are considerable disagreements over the role of VL in airway management and the need of more investigation, but VL continues to get popularity both inside and outside the operating room. With increasing use of VL in airway management, experience and skill will undoubtedly increase, and the evidence will suggest that the attempt numbers and complications of intubations may be decreased, and patient safety can be improved. (Funded by the Major Project of Zhejiang Science and Technology Fund.) Citation: Fu-Shan Xue, Ya-Yang Liu, Hui-Xian Li, Gui-Zhen Yang. Videolaryngoscopy in Airway Management: What Every Anesthesiologist Should Know! J Anesth Perioper Med 2017; 4 : x-xx. doi: 10.24015/JAPM.2017. 0048 This is an open-access article, published by Evidence Based Communications (EBC). This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format for any lawful purpose. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Factors Affecting the Current Diffusion of BIM: A Qualitative Study of Online Professional Network

It has been widely recognised that Building Information Modelling (BIM) is one of the most critical innovations that represents a technological and procedural shift within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. BIM represents a methodology to manage the building design and project data in digital format throughout the building lifecycle. Although the benefits of BIM seem evident, its diffusion within the AEC industry has been slow and its current adoption has not been to its full capacity. To shed additional light on the diffusion of BIM, the research presented in this paper was aimed to examine and analyse the current perceptions of AEC professionals regarding their experience with BIM, which are publicly shared on a popular social network for professionals – LinkedIn. The research adopted Everett Roger’s Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) theory as a conceptual framework to guide the analysis. The analysis was performed using a qualitative technique through NVivo 10 software to analyse 45 discussion threads, retrieved from one of the BIMspecific discussion groups, for themes and concepts relevant to the diffusion of BIM. The findings revealed a number of key insights into the critical issues impacting the diffusion of BIM currently faced by the professionals within the AEC industry. These include: the difficulty for companies in adjusting their existing workflow and culture to accommodate the adoption of BIM in such a way that they can exploit its full benefits; the misconception of BIM that led to users’ disappointment and eventual abandonment of BIM; and the implementation of BIM for short term gains rather than long term investment.
Extraction, Purification and Characterization of Endo-Acting Pullulanase Type I from White Edible Mushrooms

Article history: Received on: 09/10/2015 Revised on: 07/11/2015 Accepted on: 22/11/2015 Available online: 26/01/2016 Pullulanase (EC 3.2.1.41) has been isolated and purified from white edible mushrooms by ammonium sulphate precipitation (20-70%) followed by ion exchange chromatography (DEAE-cellulose) and gel filtration (Sephadex G 75-120), with final yield (20%) and purification fold (17.8). The molecular mass of pullulanase enzyme was 112 kDa as estimated by SDS-PAGE and the pI value was 6.2. The apparent Km and Vmax values for purified pullulanse on pulluan were 0.27 mM and 0.74 μM min -1 respectively. The activity was optimum at 40 ○ C and pH 6. Pullulanase showed moderate thermo-stability. A relative substrate specificity for hydrolysis of soluble starch, amylopectin and glycogen was 80, 60 and 30% respectively. Enzyme activity was highly activated by Fe +2 , Mn +2
Exploring Health and Disease in Northern Common Eiders in the Canadian Arctic

495 The role of health and disease in wildlife conservation cannot be overlooked, and indeed Munson and Karesh (2002:96) note that “devising conservation strategies that are practical in the current ‘state of the earth’ will require models that include diseases risks. ” Disease emergence has been somewhat ignored as a threat to conservation (Daszak and Cunningham, 2002), but it is clear that the health of wildlife populations is essential to maintaining biodiversity. Understanding disease in wild animals and the role it plays in populations requires a wide range of study, from diagnosing the cause of an outbreak, to measuring the effect of stress on host fitness, to identifying the role of climate in the response or exposure to a pathogen. Increasing knowledge of the health of wildlife populations is essential to the development of effective conservation goals and management strategies for wildlife. Avian cholera, a bacterial disease caused by infection with Pasteurella multocida, has caused substantial mortality in numerous species of waterfowl, such as lesser snow geese (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) and common eiders (Somateria mollissima borealis), since it was first detected in North America in the 1940s (Samuel et al., 2007). Infection with P. multocida in waterfowl can result in acute death, and large-scale avian cholera outbreaks are often detected in places where large aggregations of birds gather, such as stopover sites and breeding colonies (Blanchong et al., 2006). The factors precipitating avian cholera outbreaks are not clear, however. Two hypotheses have been proposed to explain the recurrent pattern of avian cholera outbreaks in specific geographical locations: that P. multocida persists within the environment, serving as a reservoir for susceptible birds; or that one or more species of waterfowl can act as carrier of the bacteria and shed P. multocida in nasal secretions or feces, resulting in disease outbreaks in groups of susceptible waterfowl (Samuel et al., 2005). A study by Samuel et al. (2005) indicated that lesser snow geese, and possibly other waterfowl species, may serve as a disease reservoir and shed P. multocida into the environment, but further investigation into the role of environmental reservoirs of P. multocida and carrier birds is needed. In 2005, avian cholera was detected at the largest northern common eider breeding colony in Canada (East Bay Island, Nunavut). Since then, avian cholera on East Bay Island has caused annual eider mortality, and adult eider Exploring Health and Disease in Northern Common Eiders in the Canadian
Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soils of Central Ethiopia: The Contribution of Land Use Types and Organic Sources to Their Variability

In the present study, about 94% of the arable land had a phosphorus deficiency (available P < 10 mg·kgǃ). To compensate for this deficiency, high amounts of phosphorous fertilization were applied to soils to get better crop yield. In the past two decades, soil organic matter has sharply declined from 34.8 g/kg in late 1980s’ to 12.0 g/kg in 2010. The soil has moderate to high cation exchanging capacity (CEC) in the range of 45 - 58 Meq/100 gm. The low soil organic carbon, high CEC and high phosphorus fertilization could lead to poor heavy metal availability to plants. Nevertheless, DTPA extractable concentrations were 40.5 mg/kg for copper, 35.5 mg/kg for iron, 134 mg/kg for manganese, 2.1 mg/kg for nickel, 2.6 mg/kg for lead and 53.5 mg/kg for zinc. All the available micronutrients seem to be adequate for plant growth. In terms of toxicity, the values of Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Ni and Pb found in the present investigation were lower than those of above critical value set by the international guidelines and other researchers. Variations in heavy metal content in the soil were attributed due to differences in land use types and disparity in organic sources amongst the plant and animal composites. For better crop productivity, more organic matter should be added to the soils. The traditional nutrient cycling practices, such as manure application, allow crop residue to decay on fields, fallowing and rotational cropping has to be followed to rehabilitate the soil and buildup both macro-and micro-nutrients to their natural level.
Development and Optimization of Piroxicam-loaded Solid Self-microemulsifying Drug Delivery System

Though a drug can be administered by several ways, the oral route of administration is the most obvious route of administration preferred by almost every patient. The oral route is the most economical and simplest route of administration that does not require use of any device and therefore self-medication is possible. About 40 % of new drugs have poor solubility in water and ultimately leads to poor oral bioavailability[1,2]. Since dissolution is the rate limiting step, formulation design can be a proper approach to enhance absorption and ultimately bioavailability of these drugs[3,4]. Many formulation approaches like complexation[5], solid dispersions[6] and nanosuspensions[7] are employed to solve this problem, but these approaches have some limitations like less stability, laborious and expensive methods.
Updated ozone absorption cross section will reduce air quality compliance

Abstract. Photometric ozone measurements rely upon an accurate value of the ozone absorption cross section at 253.65 nm. This has recently been re-evaluated by Viallon et al. (2015) as 1.8 % smaller than the accepted value (Hearn, 1961) used for the preceding 50 years. Thus, ozone measurements that applied the older cross section systematically underestimate the amount of ozone in air. We correct the reported historical surface data from North America and Europe and find that this modest change in cross section has a significant impact on the number of locations that are out of compliance with air quality regulations if the air quality standards remain the same. We find 18, 23, and 20 % increases in the number of sites that are out of compliance with current US, Canadian, and European ozone air quality health standards for the year 2012. Should the new cross-section value be applied, it would impact attainment of air quality standards and compliance with relevant clean air acts, unless the air quality target values themselves were also changed proportionately. We draw attention to how a small change in gas metrology has a global impact on attainment and compliance with legal air quality standards. We suggest that further laboratory work to evaluate the new cross section is needed and suggest three possible technical and policy responses should the new cross section be adopted.
The dual of the space of holomorphic functions on locally closed convex sets

Let $H(Q)$ be the space of all the functions which are holomorphic on an open neighbourhood of a convex locally closed subset~$Q$ of $\mathbb{C}^N$, endowed with its natural projective topology. We characterize when the topology of the weighted inductive limit of Frechet spaces which is obtained as the Laplace transform of the dual $H(Q)'$ of $H(Q)$ can be described by weighted sup-seminorms. The behaviour of the corresponding inductive limit of spaces of continuous functions is also investigated.
The structure of the ophiolitic beltin Albania inferred from geomagnetic anomalies

The ground magnetic measurements in Albania were used for the compilation of the Total Magnetic Field (TMF) anomaly map of Albania. The magnetic data were processed and interpreted in order to study the structure of the ophiolitic belts of Albania. The ophiolites of Albania are placed at the Mirdita zone and are divided into two parallel alignments which are called the eastern and western ophiolitic belts. They are associated with strong potential field anomalies and their characteristics are considered crucial for a better understanding of the tectonic settings of Albania. The ground TMF data used in this study were acquired over various campaigns (1990-1994) and cover most of Albania's territory. The data were compiled to a map after reduction to the epoch 1990.4. The strongest magnetic anomalies in Albania appear along the known ophiolitic belts which trend NE-SW to the north and NW-SE to the south. Several processing steps were applied to the unified and gridded data in order to obtain information on the distribution of the magnetic sources. The magnetic sources were subsequently modeled using a 2.5D inversion technique. The magnetic properties of the ophiolites determined from laboratory measurements on rock samples, while their lateral extent was calculated from the processing of the magnetic data and used as constraints to the inversion procedure. The bottom of the ophiolitic belts is considered to be predominated by harzburgites. They exhibit lower magnetization than other rocks of the complex, i.e. gabbros, basalt. In fact gabbros are associated with the observed high frequency magnetic anomalies. The modeling results indicate that the thickness of the ophiolites is reduced from east to west. The eastern ophiolitic belt has a maximum thickness of approximately 12 km at its northern section (Kukesi and Lura massifs). The magnetic sources appear with relatively small thickness at the western ophiolitic belt. Boundaries of the eastern ophiolites are characterized by vertical contacts.
Effect of different calcium compounds on postharvest quality of apples

The research was conducted with apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) cultivars 'Antei' and 'Talvenauding' in the Rohu Research Centre and the Estonian University of Life Sciences in 2005-2006. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of different Ca compounds (CaCl2, Ca(NO3)2 and Boramin Ca) used as preharvest sprays on the mineral content of apple leaves and fruits and apple postharvest quality. Apples were stored in normal atmosphere at 2-5oC and 80-85% RH. The storage time for 'Talvenauding' was 5 months and for 'Antei' 6 months. The percentage of spoiled apples was calculated monthly. The content of Ca, N, P, K and Mg from apple leaves was determined at the end of August and from fruits after the harvest. The average effect of calcium treatment was significant only in the variant where Ca (NO3)2 + CaCl2 were used: the percentage of spoiled fruits was 25% compared to 39% in the control variant. Correlation analysis showed that the amount of spoiled fruits in January and at the end of storage had negative correlations with content of Ca in leaves and content of Mg in fruits. At the same time positive correlations were found between N-, P-, K- and Ca content of fruits and spoilage. Only the increasing fruit Mg had a positive effect on apple fruit quality in the present experiment. The content of mineral elements in leaves had no positive correlation with the content of mineral elements in fruits.
Effect of fallows on population dynamics of Cosmopolites sordidus: toward integrated management of banana fields with pheromone mass trapping

1 The banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is the most serious pest of banana and plantain in most production areas, including the West Indies. 2 During a period of 2 years, we assessed the efficacy of a pheromone mass‐trapping control strategy of C. sordidus in field conditions in Guadeloupe at different cropping stages, both in sanitation fallows and in different ratoon banana crops. 3 In the fallows, catches peaked 3 months after beginning trapping and then decreased to zero after 9 months. By contrast, for the new plantations, the catches of C. sordidus increased after the 11th month and, in the older banana fields, there was no decrease in C. sordidus catches. The C. sordidus catches increased in the neighbouring banana plots, whereas they decreased in the fallows, and these catches decreased with the distance from fallow. 4 In conclusion, mass trapping with synergized pheromone traps within fallows should allow better sanitation of banana plantations. Yet, within the farms, fallows must not be located next to new plantations to avoid massive damage to the young plants. More generally, the present study emphasizes that the control of this insect should be managed at the farm scale and not at the field scale, with special attention being paid to the location of fallows.
Far-ultraviolet and far-infrared bivariate luminosity function of galaxies: Complex relation between stellar and dust emission

Far-ultraviolet (FUV) and far-infrared (FIR) luminosity functions (LFs) of galaxies show a strong evolution from z = 0 to z = 1, but the FIR LF evolves much stronger than the FUV one. The FUV is dominantly radiated from newly-formed short-lived OB stars, while the FIR is emitted by dust grains heated by the FUV radiation field. It is known that dust is always associated with star formation activity. Thus, both FUV and FIR are tightly related to the star formation in galaxies, but in a very complicated manner. In order to disentangle the relation between FUV and FIR emissions, we estimate the UV-IR bivariate LF (BLF) of galaxies with GALEX and AKARI All-Sky Survey datasets. Recently, we developed a new mathematical method to construct the BLF with given marginals and a prescribed correlation coefficient. This method makes use of a tool from mathematical statistics: the so-called “copula”. The copula enables us to construct a bivariate distribution function from given marginal distributions with a prescribed correlation and/or dependence structure. With this new formulation, and FUV and FIR univariate LFs, we analyze various FUV and FIR data with GALEX, Spitzer, and AKARI, to estimate the UV-IR BLF. The obtained BLFs naturally explain the nonlinear complicated relation between FUV and FIR emission from star-forming galaxies. Though the faint-end of the BLF was not well constrained for high-z samples, the estimated linear correlation coefficient ρ was found to be very high, and is remarkably stable regarding redshifts (from 0.95 at z = 0, to 0.85 at z = 1.0). This implies that the evolution of the UV-IR BLF is mainly due to the different evolution of the univariate LFs, and may not be controlled by the dependence structure.