Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Decision Aid on Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors Based on Theory of Stage of Change: An Interventional Study

Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the effect of the decision-aid-based intervention on breast cancer screening behaviors in women based on the theory of change. Materials and Methods: This interventional study was conducted among 40-69-year-old women who were randomly selected from the healthcare centers of Tabriz. The intervention group received a decision-aid booklet and an individual counseling session. In addition, the data were gathered before and eight weeks after the intervention using demographic and obstetric questionnaires and a checklist of behavior change stages. Finally, data were analyzed using SPSS24. Results: According to the sequential logistic regression test, women who received the decision-aid-based consultation underwent breast control, breast clinical examination, and mammography significantly more than the control group (P < 0.001). Conclusions: In general, intervention programs with presenting decision-aid-based counseling could change women’s screening behaviors because such programs increase their knowledge about the benefit and harms of a decision in relation to a choice such as doing mammography. Keywords: Decision aid, Counseling, Breast cancer screening, Breast control, Mammography
INCIDENCE VERSUS SEVERITY—WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD IT MAKE TO SMUT SCREENING

SMUT IS AN important disease of sugarcane and was first reported in Australia in 1998. Since then, BSES Limited has been conducting smut screening programs in Indonesia, the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) and in Bundaberg. In smut screening trials, stalks of clones from various stages of breeding programs are dip-inoculated with a smut spore suspension (10 6 spores/mL water) and planted in the field. Two methods of rating smut resistance screening trials were compared in a series of eight trials in 2008 and seven trials in 2009 in Bundaberg. Disease incidence (percent of infected stools) and disease severity (visual assessment of the severity of stunting and smut whip production) were measured in the plant and ratoon crops. A set of standard varieties with known field resistance was included in all trials. Regressions of the log transformed percent smut incidence and disease severity and the long term rating of the standard varieties were highly significant for both characters in both years. The resistance ratings for 2090 clones in 2008 series of trials and 2268 clones in 2009 series were calculated from the regression equations of the log transformed incidence or severity and the long term rating of the standard varieties. The ratings based on incidence would have discarded 4.7% of clones in 2008 and 6% of clones in 2009 that would have been retained if the disease severity rating had been used. Only 0.6% of clones in 2008 and 1.8% of clones in 2009 would have been discarded by the disease severity method that would have been retained if the incidence ratings had been used. Overall, the disease severity method would retain more clones but the differences between the two methods were small. Further research is required to better understand the relationship between the artificial smut resistance screening methods and field reaction of varieties in the different regions of Australia. The implications of the results on current and future screening trials are discussed.
The arthropod community of an Australian rainforest tree: Abundance of component taxa, species richness and guild structure

The arthropod community within the crowns of Argyrodendron actmophyllum (Sterculiaceae) in a subtropical rainforest near Brisbane, Australia, was investigated during a 2 year study using interception traps and restricted canopy fogging. The total arthropod density was 34 individuals m−2 of leaf area. Spiders, psyllids, thrips, psocids and chrysomelids were most abundant. The most diverse families included Curculionidae, Cicadellidae, Staphylin-idae, Cerambycidae, Theridiidae, and Chrysomelidae. The arboreal community of A. actinophyllum exhibited several features common to arthropod communities from temperate and tropical rainforest trees. Affinity with temperate trees was suggested by the relatively high densities of certain species, by high proportions (in terms of individuals) of sap-suckers and non-insect predators, and by a low proportion of ants. Affinity with tropical rainforest trees was expressed by high proportions of scavenging fauna, particularly wood-eaters and fungalfeeders.
Structural studies of the hipersaline adaptation of proteins belonging to halophilic archaea

Adaptation of organisms to extreme halophilic environments (> 1 ? 2 M) occurs through theaccumulation of large intracellular concentrations of KCl. Their major adaptive feature is theextensive modification of the constituting proteome. A biased set of amino acids is selected inorder to improve the stability and solubility of halophilic proteins: large hydrophobic residuesare penalized, specially lysines, whereas small, polar and often negatively charged residuesare favoured, such as aspartic acid, threonine and glutamic acid (Figure I4). Themodifications occur mainly at the surface, so the overall structure is conserved. Themolecular determinants for such a selection remain elusive despite of considerable efforts.Previous models based on weak unspecific K+? carboxylate interactions have provedthemselves insufficient to explain some features of haloadaptation, such as the complex saltmodulationof enzymatic activity or the dependence of protein stability with Hofmeister anions.Figure I4. Halophilic amino acid composition. Residue abundance in halophilic proteins compared tomesophilic proteins expressed as the percentage of relative variation in the average amino acidcomposition.
Review : Single-Cell mRNA Amplification: Implications for Basic and Clinical Neuroscience

The application of molecular biological techniques to the study of single cells has provided a unique window for exploring the mechanisms that underlie integrated cellular function. Analysis of gene expression in indi vidual cells of the central nervous system is critical to understanding how distinct cell populations with differing chemical and anatomic phenotypes respond to pharmacological agents or are altered in disease states. Quantification of mRNA by single-cell analysis gives a high-resolution picture of changes in gene expression within individual cells, whereas more conventional types of mRNA analysis may obscure subtle changes in gene expression because of a lack of change in surrounding cells that are included in the mRNA sample. In addition, the sensitivity for detecting low levels of mRNA is enhanced when individual versus groups of cells are analyzed. With the advent of various mRNA amplification strategies, it is now possible to determine the mRNA composition or "expression profile" of individual cells. Information about relative levels of different mRNAs, the subcellular localization of mRNAs, and insight into cell-specific RNA splicing and RNA editing can be obtained. When these molecular data are combined with electrophysiological, morpho logical, immunohistochemical, and anatomical analyses, a detailed portrait of neuronal functioning can be obtained. Moreover, alterations in cellular functioning induced by physiological manipulation, drug adminis tration, or disease state can be monitored by combining these approaches. This precise cellular information may be useful in developing pharmaceuticals designed to alter mRNA levels or protein levels in a predictable manner (transcript-aided drug design) to elicit specific physiological states. The Neuroscientist 1:200-211, 1995
Running head: Concurrent sprints and resistance exercise Effect of consecutive repeated sprint and resistance exercise bouts on acute adaptive responses in human skeletal muscle

1 Exercise Metabolism Group, School of Medical Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; 2 Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Indiana, U.S.A. ; 3 Sport and Exercise Science Division, IFNHH, Massey University, New Zealand; 4 Department of Sport and Exercise, University of Auckland, New Zealand; 5 School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
EXPERIENCE WITH CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE RELATED METHODS AND TOOLS FOR GAS TURBINES

This paper presents methods and tools related to condition-based maintenance (CBM) and their application on a number of real cases for gas turbine health assessment based on the experience gained over the last two decades by the research group of the Laboratory of Thermal Turbomachines at the National Technical University of Athens (LTT/NTUA). First, the general layout of a CBM system and its constituent parts are presented, followed by a description of several related methods that have been developed by LTT/NTUA. In addition to engine performance modeling techniques, these methods incorporate model-based, stochastic and artificial intelligence approaches that can be used for sensor validation, engine component fault diagnosis and compressor washing optimization. Many of these methods have been integrated into stand-alone, customized diagnostic tools in-service today featuring – among others –hot section monitoring, performance data analysis and vibration monitoring. These techniques have been tested and validated against benchmark cases and implemented in a number of operating gas turbine engines that are presented in the paper. The examined case studies demonstrate that advanced diagnostic methods can efficiently detect gas turbine malfunctions in an automated way and at an early stage of their appearance, both essential features in real-world applications. NOMENCLATURE CBM condition-based maintenance PNN Probabilistic Neural Networks P3 Compressor delivery pressure CDP Compressor delivery pressure T2 Engine Inlet Temperature T3 Compressor delivery temperature CDT Compressor delivery temperature
Grid-Connected Wind-Photovoltaic Cogeneration Using Back-toBack Voltage Source Converters

This paper introduces a new topology, yet simple and efficient, for a grid-connected wind-photovoltaic (PV) cogeneration system. A permanent magnet synchronous generator-based fullscale wind turbine is interfaced to the utility-grid via back-to-back (BtB) voltage-source converters (VSCs). A PV solar generator is directly connected to the dc-link capacitor of the BtB VSCs. No dc/dc conversion stages are required, and hence the system efficiency is maximized. The proposed topology features an independent maximum power point tracking for both the wind and the PV generators to maximize the extraction of the renewable energy. The regulation of the VSCs is achieved via the vector control scheme in the rotating reference frame. The detailed smallsignal models for the system components are developed to investigate the overall stability. The influence of the utility-grid faults on the performance of the proposed system is also evaluated. Nonlinear time-domain simulation results under different operating conditions are presented to validate the effectiveness of the proposed topology.
Teaching and Teacher Education

This research examined the relationships between passion for teaching and teachers' well-being distinguishing between Harmonious Passion (HP), characterized by free acceptance of the activity in one's identity, and Obsessive Passion (OP), moved by perceived obligation. 379 primary, middle, and high school teachers participated. They filled in questionnaires to assess HP, OP, job satisfaction, teaching praxes, positive and negative affect, subjective happiness, and self-efficacy twice at a 3-months interval. HP related to all the adaptive aspects measured. HP at Time 2 was affected by job satisfaction, positive affect, and self-efficacy at Time 1. Suggestions for improving teachers' well-being are provided. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Inheritance of partial resistance to spot blotch in barley

Reciprocal crosses were made between 9 different barley genotypes with high genetic variability for net blotch resistance. Parents and 72 F1 plants were used to determine the inheritance of partial resistance to net blotch. Four experiments, one in a growth chamber on seedlings and 3 others in the field on adult plants, were undertaken using a randomised complete block design. An isolate of net blotch from local cultivars was used for inoculation. Non-inoculated plants of one of the field experiments were used for the detached leaf test in petri dishes. Results show that the cultivars ‘Banteng’, and ‘Arrivate’, the Ethiopian line CI 5791, and the Syrian line 79 SIO-10, had a high partial resistance in all experiments. Diallel analysis showed high significant general and specific combining ability when maternal and reciprocal effects were not significant. As the resistance genotypes have a high additive genetic effect, they could be successfully used for breeding purposes.
Navigating the GTEx eQTL database and using TaqMan Assays to verify eQTL links in disease research

been estimated that as many as 90% of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identifi ed in GWAS map to noncoding regions (see “Example 4” below), complicating the mechanistic interpretation of the results. It is thought that these noncoding SNPs fall into regulatory regions and infl uence the expression of a gene or genes. The study of eQTLs provides a method for understanding the link between genetic variants and altered gene expression, and could potentially provide new insights connecting GWAS results to molecular mechanisms of various diseases.
Beam Search Strategy for MillimeterWave Networks with Out-of-Band Input Data

Beam training in dynamic millimeter-wave (mm-wave) networks with mobile devices is highly challenging as devices must scan a large angular domain to maintain alignment of their directional antennas under mobility. Exploiting the fact that mobile devices will typically integrate multiple chipsets, we study a set of non-mmwave input data that can be leveraged jointly to provide faster beam search and better data rate. We leverage these findings to introduce SLASH, an algorithm that adaptively narrows the sector search space and accelerates link establishment, link maintenance and handover between mm-wave devices. We evaluate SLASH both with simulations and experiments in a 60-GHz testbed. SLASH can increase the data rate by more than 64% for link establishment and 67% for link maintenance with respect to prior work.
Intergenerational transmission of symbiotic bacteria in oviparous and viviparous demosponges, with emphasis on intracytoplasmically-compartmented bacterial types

Recent molecular detection of vast microbial communities exclusively associated with sponges has made evident the need for a better understanding of the mechanisms by which these symbiotic microbes are handled and transferred from one sponge generation to another. This transmission electron microscopy (TEM) study investigated the occurrence of symbiotic bacteria in free-swimming larvae of two viviparous species (Haliclona caerulea and Corticium candelabrum) and spawned gametes of two oviparous species (Chondrilla nucula and Petrosia ficiformis). Complex microbial communities were found in these sponges, which in two cases included bacteria characterized by an intra-cytoplasmic membrane (ICM). When ICM-bearing and ICM-lacking bacteria co-existed, they were transferred following identical pathways. Nevertheless, the mechanism for microbial transference varied substantially between species. In C. nucula, a combination of intercellular symbiotic ICM-bearing and ICM-lacking bacteria, along with cyanobacteria and yeasts, were collected from the mesohyl by amoeboid nurse cells, then transported and transferred to the oocytes. In the case of Corticium candelabrum, intercellular bacteria did not enter the gametes, but spread into the division furrows of early embryos and proliferated in the central cavity of the free-swimming larva. Surprisingly, symbiotic bacteria were not vertically transmitted by P. ficiformis gametes or embryos, but apparently acquired from the environment by the juveniles of each new generation. This study failed to unravel the mechanism by which the intercellular endosymbiotic bacterium found in the central mesohyl of the H. caerulea larva got there. Nevertheless, the ultrastructure of this bacterial rod, which was characterized by a star-shaped cross section with nine radial protrusions, an ICM-bound riboplasm, and a putative membrane-bound acidocalcisome, suggested that it may represent a novel organization grade within the prokaryotes. It combines traits occurring in members of Poribacteria, Planctomycetes and Verrucomicrobia, emerging as one of the most complex prokaryotic architectures known to date.
Extreme variation in the reproductive phenology of the weed Ruellia nudiflora

Summary Temporal variation in morphological and life-history traits is directly linked to phenotypic plasticity in perennial plants. Phenotypic plasticity in reproductive phenology determines colonisation ability and population persistence in invasive weeds. We describe the reproductive phenology of Ruellia nudiflora (a cleistogamous weed) and assess the plasticity of its response to between-year environmental variation in two contrasting light environments. We recorded the flower and fruit production of focal plants under two experimental levels of light intensity (open vs. shaded) over two years. Our results suggest that light differentially affects the phenology of reproductive structures, but not between-year variation. Specifically, individual production of chasmogamous structures (flowers and fruit) ended earlier under shaded conditions than in the open, whilst production of cleistogamous fruits was not affected. At the population level, there was between-year variation in the phenology of chasmogamous structures, which were bimodal and unimodal in the first and second year respectively. At the individual level, we found very low repeatability, suggesting high levels of phenotypic plasticity. Temporal variation in rainfall did not explain phenological variation. Although shade did not affect between-year variation, it produced a briefer period of production of chasmogamous structures. This effect of shade may have some consequences for the genetic background of R. nudiflora's progeny, because only chasmogamous flowers can be out-crossed, and this therefore might be an important factor to consider when designing management strategies.
Capital Structure and Bank Performance: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh

The paper empirically investigates the relationship between capital structure and the performance of listed banks in Bangladesh using panel data over the period of five years from 2014-2018. To estimate the association between leverage level and bank performance the Panel Corrected Standard Error (PCSE) model is used in this study and the findings indicate that long term debt has a positive influence on the performance of banks which is measured in terms of ROA and ROE. This implies that long term debts are associated with the higher performance of banks listed in Bangladesh. The regression results also reveal that the capital structure component of total debt has no statistically significant impact on ROA, ROE and EPS but it has a significant positive impact on the performance of banks measured by price earning ratio. Furthermore, this analysis finds no relationship of long term debt and total debt with the EPS. These findings lead to conclude that capital structure has a weak to no influence on the performance of listed banks in Bangladesh. This paper is the first research attempt that investigates the impact of capital structure on the performance of all banks listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh.
Butorphanol dependence increases hippocampal κ‐opioid receptor gene expression

Butorphanol is a synthetic opioid agonist/antagonist analgesic agent, which exerts its effects mainly via κ‐opioid receptors. Characterizations of the gene expression levels of the mRNA for and protein levels of the κ‐opioid receptor in different brain regions of rats are essential for investigating possible mechanisms in the development of physical dependence on and withdrawal from butorphanol. Animals were rendered dependent by intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) infusion of butorphanol (26 nmol/μl/hr) via osmotic minipumps for 3 days. Rats were sacrificed immediately (dependent group) or 7 hr after discontinuation of i.c. v. butorphanol infusion (withdrawal group). Expression levels of the mRNA for the κ‐opioid receptor, as detected by reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction followed by Southern blot analysis, were significantly increased in the cerebral cortex, striatum, and midbrain, including thalamus, hippocampus, and pons, in animals dependent on butorphanol. In both dependent and withdrawal groups, Western blot analysis of κ‐opioid receptor protein levels showed significant increases in the amygdaloid nucleus, paraventricular thalamus, and thalamus. However, in the withdrawal group, there were significant decreases in the hippocampus and cortical regions, including the frontal, parietal, and temporal cortex. Regional changes in the mRNA for and protein levels of the κ‐opioid receptor focus attention on highly special roles for this receptor in the development of physical dependence on and the expression of withdrawal from butorphanol dependence. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.