Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Integrated management of major diseases of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

Among fungal diseases, stem and root rot, Alternaria leaf spot and Cercospora leaf spot were become major constraints for cultivation of sesame in South 24-Parganas district of West Bengal, India. Considering the fact, the following investigation was carried out for this pathological problem. Field trials conducted on integrated disease management practices to combat major diseases and to increase the seed yield of sesame during summer, 2018 and 2019. Minimum incidence of stem and root rot (8.8% and 11.2%) with higher yield of 527 kg/ha and 577 kg/ha were recorded in summer, 2018 and 2019 with application of organic amendment with FYM and neem cake @ 150 kg/ha (1:1, T4). In case of foliar diseases of sesame, applications of FYM + NPK @ 60:30:30 (1:1, T3) was found to be significantly effective by recording minimum incidence of Alternaria leaf spot (6.3% and 8.4%) and Cercospora leaf spot (4.2% and 5.3%) coupled with maximum yield (512 kg/ha and 541 kg/ha) with higher cost benefit (C:B) ratio in summer, 2018 and 2019.
Modelling Modifiable Predictors of Age-Related Cognitive Decline: Exercise, Aortic Stiffness, and the Importance of Physical Fitness

Background: Previous modelling found that fitness and aortic stiffness both independently predicted spatial working memory (SWM) performance in older people. There is also evidence that greater engagement in moderate intensity exercise contributes to better cognitive performance, potentially working through improving fitness and aortic stiffness. Objective: To investigate the effect of exercise on the previously established relationships between fitness, aortic stiffness, and SWM, and whether these associations differ between older adults of higher and lower fitness. Methods: One hundred and two residents of independent living facilities, aged 60–90 (M = 77.5, SD = 6.9) participated in the study. Measures included computerized cognitive assessment, the Six-Minute Walk fitness test, the CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire, and aortic pulse wave analysis. Multiple structural equation models were used to test hypotheses. Results: Overall, exercise levels had a small additional effect in predicting SWM, working exclusively through fitness, although this was only true for those of lower than average fitness. Additionally, it was found that while fitness was the most important factor in predicting SWM in those of lower fitness, aortic stiffness was the strongest predictor in those of higher fitness. Conclusion: Fitness and aortic stiffness are strong predictors of cognition in older people, and greater engagement in exercise predicted better cognition in those who were of lower fitness. Fitter older people may benefit more from interventions which target aortic stiffness in order to preserve cognitive performance as they age, while those who are less fit may benefit most from improving fitness first, including through increased physical activity.
Monthly Entomological Inoculation Rate Data for Studying the Seasonality of Malaria Transmission in Africa

A comprehensive literature review was conducted to create a new database of 197 field surveys of monthly malaria Entomological Inoculation Rates (EIR), a metric of malaria transmission intensity. All field studies provide data at a monthly temporal resolution and have a duration of at least one year in order to study the seasonality of the disease. For inclusion, data collection methodologies adhered to a specific standard and the location and timing of the measurements were documented. Auxiliary information on the population and hydrological setting were also included. The database includes measurements that cover West and Central Africa and the period from 1945 to 2011, and hence facilitates analysis of interannual transmission variability over broad regions.
Viability Determination of Pinus rigida Seeds Using Artificially Accelerated Aging

We tested the seed viability of Pinus rigida using accelerated aging to discover optimum times and temperatures far artificially accelerated aging. Seeds were artificially aged at different temperatures and during different tines. The seed viability was affected by the accelerated aging and by temperature with a decline in germination and seed vigor. The aging index of P. rigida seed was 0.31 at and seed viability was nearly lost after aging treatment at for 15 days. The optimum temperature of P. rigida far the aging test was decided to be approximately on the basis of the aging index. Inorganic materials and conductivity of leaching solution from aging seeds increased with the increase of aging period. The accelerated aging test was considered to be a suitable method to evaluate the seed viability of tree species. Because seed characters are much different among tree species, however, more studies need to be done to discover the optimum conditions for aging by tree species.
Social co-creation acceptance among females in Saudi Arabia

Abstract The present study develops a model to investigate how social influence can motivate customers towards their involvement in social co-creation. It also investigates how customers’ co-creation factors affect their intention to participate in future co-creation. An empirical study was conducted using an online questionnaire. The data was collected from 632 samples and analysed using a Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach. The final model estimates that co-creation factors significantly impact the behavioural intention of social co-creation. Social influence has a positive relationship with all the co-creation experiences factors. Subsequently, social influence affects the behavioural intention of social co-creation indirectly through hedonic value and customer learning value. Results revealed that customers’ co-creation experiences were affected by social influence, co-creation activities, and demographics (family and financial background), showing their future intention to engage in social co-creation.
Crater Detection and Registration of Planetary Images Through Marked Point Processes, Multiscale Decomposition, and Region-Based Analysis

Because of the large variety of planetary sensors and spacecraft already collecting data and with many new and improved sensors being planned for future missions, planetary science needs to integrate numerous multimodal image sources, and, as a consequence, accurate and robust registration algorithms are required. In this article, we develop a new framework for crater detection based on marked point processes (MPPs) that can be used for planetary image registration. MPPs were found to be effective for various object detection tasks in Earth observation, and a new MPP model is proposed here for detecting craters in planetary data. The resulting spatial features are exploited for registration, together with fitness functions based on the MPP energy, on the mean directed Hausdorff distance, and on the mutual information. Two different methods—one based on birth–death processes and region-of-interest analysis and the other based on graph cuts and decimated wavelets—are developed within the proposed framework. Experiments with a large set of images, including 13 thermal infrared and visible images of the Mars surface, 20 semisimulated multitemporal pairs of images of the Mars surface, and a real multitemporal image pair of the Lunar surface, demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed framework in terms of crater detection performance as well as for subpixel registration accuracy.
Cell cycle and apoptosis genes in atherosclerosis

The work described in this thesis was aimed at identifying the role of cell cycle and apoptosis genes in atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the primary cause of cardiovascular disease, a disorder occurring in the large and medium-sized arteries of the body. Although in the beginning 90s promising lipid lowering therapies predicted a strong reduction in cardiovascular deaths, in westernized societies it is still the underlying cause of about 40% of all deaths, indicating that treatment of atherosclerosis goes beyond lipid lowering solely. In addition to lipids, continuous cell growth (cell cycle) and cell death (i.e. apoptosis and necrosis) processes play a central role in the development of atherosclerosis. To investigate the role of several cell cycle and apoptosis genes (i.e. p53, Rb and Mdm2) in atherosclerosis we generated and characterized several mouse models based on site-specific recombinase (SSR) technology. The studies described in this thesis show that next to therapies aiming at lifestyle interventions, lipid therapies and regulation of inflammation, targeting cell cycle and apoptosis genes on lesional or cellular level might prove the most effective way to reduce the burden of atherosclerosis.
Caught in the middle: examining a contentious divide through the experiences of a small Christian school for Mexican immigrants

ABSTRACT In this article, I describe how Escuela Luz del Mundo (ELM), a progressive Christian school that served the Mexican immigrant community in Albuquerque, New Mexico USA was ‘caught in the middle’ between Christians and secular humanists. As the school’s director, I had opportunities to interact with a variety of secular and non-secular organisations and through these experiences learned about their perspectives on the school and its mission. Using the qualitative methodology of self-study, two idents are described that occurred during the school’s existence that elucidate these perspectives. In the first ident, a doctor who worked in the ELM community implicitly expressed his lack of support for the school. In the second, students and parents at a ‘Christian bubble school’ demonstrated overtly negative behaviours towards ELM’s low-ome, students of colour. Literature is reviewed that illustrates the historic legacy in the United States of low-ome students and students of colour being denied access to high-quality educational opportunities. To address this historic legacy, individuals and groups must work across divides that separate and sustain this legacy. The need in Christian education to support the development of students’ empathy for ‘the other’ through meaningful and sustained relationships is also discussed.
Effect of Molybdenum Disulfide Nano-particles on Dry Sliding Behavior of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy

Carbon fiber reinforced polymers shows a rapidly increasing trend toward the replacement process of conventional materials by composites at numerous field applications ranging from house appliances to huge industries, because of its good mechanical, thermal and chemical properties. Carbon Reinforced epoxy composites recommended as an engineering material for a lot of tribological applications. In the present work molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) Nano-particles were used as filling material for enhancing wear resistance and modify the frictional behavior of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy. Proposed composites were tested under dry sliding conditions for different sliding distances against steel counter-face by means of pin-on-disc tribometer. Results shows that; molybdenum disulfide nano powder remarkably reduce friction coefficient of epoxy composites. Beside; using of carbon fiber reinforcement improve wear resistance of proposed epoxy composites. The best combination obtained from carbon fiber reinforced epoxy with 30 % MoS2 and 10 % carbon fiber for long sliding durations. © 2020 Published by Faculty of Engineering * Corresponding author: Refaay Ahmed Ibrahem E-mail: refai95@yahoo.com Received: 18 September 2019 Revised: 29 October 2019 Accepted: 12 December 2019
Research proposal of a new clinic model for the interpretation of Lateral Elbow Pain: is it time to change?

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 5 SUMMARY Background. Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy (aka Tennis Elbow or Lateral Elbow Pain), is characterized by a specific pain located in the lateral epicondyle and referred to the dorsal compartment of the forearm. Manual labour and forceful gripping activities can exacerbate pain, by restricting a patient’s ability to work, train and perform simple daily tasks. In the framework of an aetiopathogenic complexity, a multimodal approach based upon the exclusive involvement of the common extensor tendon seems to be rather obsolete. This method does not consider any intra-articular pain resulting from micro-instabilities requiring a different approach together with a detection performed in a limited time span, in order to avoid any impairment of the psychosocial condition following the failure of all the proposed conservative treatments. Objectives. The primary objective of this debate was to have elaborated a decisional algorithm called Integrated Approach of Lateral Elbow Pain (I-APPLEp), which could allow the detection of a time-optimized plan for a diagnostic, therapeutic framing. Discussion. Following the above-mentioned research proposal, this clinical approach based upon an evaluative and therapeutic management of patients with LEP allows us to draw some conclusions: 1) using the expression Lateral Elbow Pain (LEP) to refer to this musculoskeletal condition should be preferable, owing to its aetiological and pathophysiological complexity. Moreover, the expression Non-specific Lateral Elbow Pain (NSLEP) in case of suffering of the extra-articular structures (i.e. Tendinopathy) and Specific Lateral Elbow Pain (SLEP) is recommended, within the framework of arthropathy or intra-articular pathology (e.g.: Smile Symptomatic MInor Instabilities of the Lateral Elbpw); 2) an early surgical treatment can be a feasible option in the management of articular micro-instabilities, recalcitrant pathologies and psychosocial profiles with a high risk of unfavorable prognosis. Conclusions. We recommend testing brand-new diagnostic, therapeutic proposals on sampling patients, who must be adequately chosen, in order to estimate the real impact in the short, medium and long term.
Kalman Filter Disciplined Phase Gradient Autofocus for Stripmap SAR

The phase gradient autofocus (PGA) and its improvements have been aimed to estimate the phase error exclusively from the phase of raw data. In this article, we introduced the Kalman filter (KF) into stripmap PGA (or phase curvature autofocus) by taking advantage of the continuous movement of the aircraft. The fundamental principle is to build a kinematic model and a measurement model to predict the phase curvature of the next subaperture, and to correct the measurement (phase curvature) of the current subaperture. The advantages of employing KF are as follows: 1) the inaccurate PGA estimation due to wrong target selection, serious phase error, or low signal-to-clutter ratio can be corrected by a well-maintained KF; 2) the prediction of the KF can be applied to the data of the next subaperture before phase estimation, to decrease the algorithm converge time, and to increase the estimation accuracy; and 3) KF disciplined PGA naturally fits the sequential processing needs and is capable of generating good phase error estimation in one execution. This helps real-time synthetic aperture radar (SAR) autofocus and motion compensation. The disciplining of the autofocus using KF is not restricted to PGA-based algorithm. It can be applied to other subaperture-based autofocus algorithms.
Global Prevalence and Device Related Causes of Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) suffer more than 2 million occupational needle-stick injuries (NSIs) annually. Goal: To determine the global prevalence and causes of NSIs among HCWs. Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, three databases (PubMed, Web of science, and Scopus) were searched for reports from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2018. The random effects model was used to determine the prevalence of NSIs among HCWs. Hoy et al.’s instrument was employed to evaluate the quality of the included studies. Findings: A total of 87 studies performed on 50,916 HCWs in 31 countries worldwide were included in the study. The one-year global pooled prevalence of NSIs among HCWs was 44.5% (95% CI: 35.7, 53.2). Highest prevalence of NSIs occurred in the South East Asia region at 58.2% (95%, CI: 36.7, 79.8). By job category, prevalence of NSIs was highest among dentists at 59.1% (95% CI: 38.8, 79.4), Hypodermic needles were the most common cause of NSIs at 55.1% (95% CI: 41.4, 68.9). Conclusion: The current high prevalence of NSIs among HCWs suggests need to improve occupational health services and needle-stick education programs globally.
Identification of globulins in aleurone layers of wheat species in mature grain

Subject description: The aleurone layer is a living tissue that contains many bioactive compounds. This layer is rich up mostly of proteins, minerals and vitamins. Objective: this work makes it possible to search for sites carrying post-tradictional modifications on the sequences of three types of globulins identified that allow us to predict virtual reality. Results: The proteomic approach allowed us to identify numerous reserve proteins including three types of globulins (Glo3, Glo-3C, Glo3B) belonging to carbohydrate metabolism. , 78% homology between Glo-3 and Glo-3 3B was found and 93% homology between Glo-3 and Glo-3C. Type 3B globulins are potentially three times more methylated, hydroxylated and much more ribosylated ADP than type 3 globulins. Type 3C globulins could be completely phosphorylated and five times more than type 3 and 3B globulins. They will then agree to confirm by chemical analysis and mass spectrometry this work.
The Impact of Spinal Cord Injury on the Couple Relationship: A Grounded Theory Exploration of the Adjustment Process

Abstract Couples facing physical disabilities, specifically, a spinal cord injury, face significant marital stressors. Results of recent studies show patterns in the adjustment processes in couples who face this challenge. This grounded theory analysis of both couple and individual interviews with 22 participants identified four specific areas experienced by these couples: challenges in intimacy, negotiating care needs, redefining masculinity, and social disconnection. Findings support and refine current literature on physical disabilities and add to the gap in literature specifically related to spinal cord injuries, shame, and the impact on the marital relationship. Implications highlight a need to address the themes in post-rehabilitation and a particular case is made for the utility of Emotionally Focused Therapy in working through the themes.
Loss of Control Prediction for Motorcycles during Emergency Braking Maneuvers Using a Supervised Learning Algorithm

The most common evasive maneuver among motorcycle riders and one of the most complicated to perform in emergency situations is braking. Because of the inherent instability of motorcycles, motorcycle crashes are frequently caused by loss of control performing braking as an evasive maneuver. Understanding the motion conditions that lead riders to start losing control is essential for defining countermeasures capable of minimizing the risk of this type of crashes. This paper provides predictive models to classify unsafe loss of control braking maneuvers on a straight line before becoming irreversibly unstable. We performed braking maneuver experiments in the field with motorcycle riders facing a simulated emergency scenario. The latter involved a mock-up intersection in which we generated conflict events between the motorcycle ridden by the participants and an oncoming car driven by trained research staff. The data collected comprises 165 braking trials (including 11 trials identified as loss of control) with 13 riders representing four categories of braking skill, ranging from beginner to expert. Three predictive models of loss of control events during braking trials, going from a basic model to a more advanced one, were defined using logistic regressions as supervised learning methods and using the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve as a performance indicator. The predictor variables of the models were identified among the parameters of the vehicle kinematics. The best model predicted 100% of the loss of control and 100% of the full control cases. The basic and the more advanced supervised models were adapted for loss of control identification with time series data, and the results detecting in real-time the loss of control events showed excellent performance as well as with the supervised models. The study showed that expert riders may maintain stability under dynamic conditions that normally lead less skilled riders to a loss of control or falling events. The best decision thresholds of the most relevant kinematic parameters to predict loss of control have been defined. The thresholds of parameters that typically characterize the loss of control such as the yaw rate and front-wheel lock duration were dependent on the rider skill levels. The peak-to-root-mean-square ratio of roll acceleration was the most robust parameter for identifying loss of control among all skill levels.
Formation and Promotion of the Territory Brand of the Neuromarketing Tools

The article presents a theoretical study of the definition of «a brand of a region» and the attributes of its components, as well as practical recommendations for the rebranding of the territory using of neuromarketing tools. The purpose of this article is to consider the theoretical and practical significance of logos in the creation of a regional brand, as well as the definition of a conceptual approach to the rebranding of the territory on the basis of neuromarketing research. The objectives of the study are: systematization of scientific approaches and views on the definition and understanding of the territory of the brand, its attributes; quantitative study of the degree of attractiveness of logos; determining the ratio of the speed of finding the logo and the degree of its attractiveness; development of recommendations for the reorganization of the territory.
In vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Desarmillaria tabescens

Mantarlarin, bazi vitaminlerin ve temel minerallerin kaynagi olan besleyici ve tibbi gida maddeleri oldugu bilinmektedir. Ayrica bazi terapotik maddeler icerirler, bu yuzden yuzlerce yildir cesitli saglik problemlerine karsi kullanilmistir. Bu calismanin amaci Desarmillaria tabescens (Scop.) R.A. Koch & Aime 2017’nin in vitro antimikrobiyal aktivitesini belirlemektir. D. tabescens ornekleri kurutulmus ve etanol kullanilarak ekstre edilmistir. D. tabescens etanol ekstraktlarinin antimikrobiyal aktivitesi, Bacillus subtilis DSMZ 1971, Candida albicans DSMZ 1386, Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC 13048, Enterococcus durans , Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Enterococcus faecium , Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Klebsiella pneumoniae , Listeria innocua , Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 7644, Pseudomonas aeruginosa DSMZ 5071, Pseudomonas fluorescence P1, Salmonella enteritidis ATCC 13075, Salmonella infantis , Salmonella kentucky , Salmonella typhimurium SL 1344, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Staphylococcus epidermidis DSMZ 20044, Staphylococcus aureus (MDR), Escherichia coli (MDR), Klebsiella pneumoniae (MDR), Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR) ve Streptococcus pneumoniae (MDR) gibi Gram pozitif ve Gram negatif standart, gidadan izole edilmis bakteri suslari, mantar suslari ve klinik izole bazi coklu ilaca direncli (MDR) klinik izolat bakteriler kullanilarak disk difuzyon yontemini ile arastirilmistir. Sonuc olarak, D. tabescens 'in etanol ekstraktlarinin, test edilen bazi Gram pozitif ve Gram negatif mikroorganizmaya karsi dusuk ila orta antimikrobiyal aktiviteye sahip oldugu gozlenmistir. D. tabescens 'in ozellikle K. pneumoniae (MDR) ve S. pneumoniae 'ye (MDR) karsi gozlenen antimikrobiyal aktivitesinin dikkat cekici oldugu bulunmustur.