Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Diagnostic Approach to Brucellosis

Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonosis with a high degree of morbidity in humans. According to WHO data about 500,000 cases of this disease are registered in the world every year [1,2]. The presence of brucellosis in India was first established early in the previous century and since then has been reported from almost all states [3]. It is mainly transmitted from cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and camels through direct contact with blood, placenta, fetuses or uterine secretions, or through consumption of contaminated raw animal products (especially unpasteurized milk and soft cheese). Furthermore, brucellosis is the most common bac terial laboratory-acquired infection worldwide [4]. The disease primarily presents as fever of unknown origin with multiple clinical signs and symptoms. Patients regularly suffer serious focal complications such as spondylitis, neurobrucellosis or Brucella endocarditis [5]. The clinical picture is not specific and laboratory testing should support the diagnosis. Presumptive diagnosis of brucellosis can be made by the use of several serological tests to Brucella antibodies, but the “gold standard” remains isolation and identification of the bacterium. Despite the vigorous attempt for more than one century to come up with a definitive diagnostic technique for brucellosis, diagnosis still relies on the combination of several tests to avoid false negative results [6]. Certain newer molecular techniques have also been introduced for the diagnosis of brucellosis.
Study of in-vitro antioxidant activity of various extracts of aerial parts of Olax scandens

Olax scandensRoxb. (family Olacaceae) Available in throughout tropical India. The current study, aerial parts of different concentrates of Olax scandenswas evaluated for its in-vitro antioxidant potential by Diphenylpicrylhydrazyl activity, superoxide scavenging activity, iron chelating activity taking ascorbate, quercetin & Ethylenediamine tetraacetate as the standard correspondingly. An IC50 value was originated that methanolic concentrates of Olax scandensis more efficient in Diphenylpicrylhydrazyl radical, superoxide radical activity, Iron chelating capacity compared EA & PE concentrates. The methanolic concentrates of Olax scandens & ascorbate exhibited antioxidant potential possessing IC50 226µg/ml & 66µg/ml (DPPH). 185µg/ml & 60µg/ml (Superoxide) , 287µg/ml & 65µg/ml (iron-chelating Activity) respectively. Invitro antioxidant studies obviously show methanolic concentrates of Olax scandens have better antioxidant activity. These results indicate that aerial parts of methanolic concentrates Olax scandenscould serve as a natural antioxidant, which may be useful in preventing free radical-induced diseases.
Factors Influencing Gender Disparities in the Prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Fako Division Cameroon: Case Study of Limbe and Buea Regional Hospitals

There is a prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the society among men and women and there is gender disparity in the prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Biological and other factors are pointing to the fact that the women are more vulnerable and therefore have more possibilities of spreading it. This study was done in Fako Division in the South West Region of Cameroon. The general objective of this study was to investigate the factors leading to the gender disparity in the prevalence of HIV/AIDS. The research is a descriptive survey. The target population was the HIV/AIDS patients that are treated in the Limbe and Buea Regional Hospitals. These hospitals were purposively selected with a purposive sampling of 50 males and female. This research involves the use of both primary and secondary data with the use of questionnaires, check list and review of secondary data on problems leading to a gender difference in the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in these areas. Analysis of data was done with the use of windows SPSS. Findings of the study show that there is a high gender difference of about 39.21% in Buea Regional Hospital and a gender difference of 24.4% in Limbe Regional Hospital. Some factors were found responsible for this disparity that include early start of sexual activities for females, low level of education, multiple sexual partners, unemployment for females and others. Recommendations have been made to the government, the women themselves, health professionals, NGOs and other significant stakeholders.
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Mathematical description of photobleaching in vivo describing the influence of tissue optics on measured fluorescence signals Jongen, A.J.L.; Sterenborg, H.J.C.M

The observed decrease in the fluorescence signal during photodynamic therapy (PDT) may contain dosimetric information as this photobleaching provides direct information on the photodynamic processes occurring in the tissue. A correct interpretation of the photobleaching signal, however, is crucial for its use in dosimetry. In this study the influence of scattering and absorption phenomena in tissue on the emitted fluorescence signal are described mathematically. Analytical solutions of the resulting expression show a difference from the single-decaying-exponential function generally used for describing photobleaching signals. The solutions are a function of the fluence rate at the inner side of the tissue boundary 9∗ 0 , the photobleaching dose constant β, the incident irradiation power I0 and time. The accuracy of the results was investigated by comparison of the analytic solutions with numerical calculations using fluence rate profiles and escape functions obtained by Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. Good resemblance is observed when the value for 9∗ 0 calculated by the MC simulations is used in the analytical solutions. Experimental results in this study indicate the photobleaching dose constant of ALA-induced PpIX to be 33 ± 3 J cm−2. Determination ofβ for different types of photosensitizer and the development of an accurate method to determine 9∗ 0 can make monitoring of photobleaching during PDT valuable for dosimetry.
Sectoral and occupational employment growth in Spai

English) Between 1995 and 2005, the Spanish economy grew at an nnual average rate higher than 3,5%. Total employment increased by more than 4.9 millions. Most of this growth was in occupations related with university degrees (more than 890,000, 18% of the total employment increase) and vocational qualifications (more than 855,000, 17.5% of the total employment increase). From a sectoral perspec tive, the main part of this increase took place in “Real estate, renting and business ac tivities” (K sector in NACE rev.1), “Construction” (F sector) and “Health and social se ctor” (N sector). This paper analyses this employment growth in an Input-output framework , by means of a structural decomposition analysis (SDA). Two kinds of results have been obtained. From a sectoral perspective we decompose employment growth into Labour requirements change, technical change and demand change. From an occupational perspective, we decompose the employment growth in substitutions ef fect, labour productivity effect and demand effect. The results show that, in aggreg ated terms, the main part of this growth is attributable to demand growth, with a sma ll technical improvement. But the results also show that this aggregated behaviour hi des important sectoral and occupational variation. The purpose of this paper i s to contribute to the ongoing debate over productivity growth and what has been called t he “growth model” for the Spanish economy.
Deep mean shift clustering

We use Mean Shift clustering in the latent space of an auto-encoder to have a better representation of the data and a more structured latent space. Instead of just using the mode of the distribution calculated using kernel density estimates, we use trajectories of data points leading to the modes to better model the basin of attraction of each mode. This helps in better structuring of the latent space and results in a more inferential model. Since mean-shift can be modelled as an RNN-block [10] our method is end-to-end trainable. Tuning the bandwidth of mean-shift gives us the flexibility of clustering the latent space on different hierarchical levels.
Mobile-based Human Emotion Recognition based on Speech and Heart rate

Mobile-based human emotion recognition is very challenging subject, most of the approaches suggested and built in this field utilized various contexts that can be derived from the external sensors and the smartphone, but these approaches suffer from different obstacles and challenges. The proposed system integrated human speech signal and heart rate, in one system, to leverage the accuracy of the human emotion recognition. The proposed system is designed to recognize four human emotions; angry, happy, sad and normal. In this system, the smartphone is used to record user speech and send it to a server. The smartwatch, fixed on user wrist, is used to measure user heart rate while the user is speaking and send it, via Bluetooth, to the smartphone which in turn sends it to the server. At the server side, the speech features are extracted from the speech signal to be classified by neural network. To minimize the misclassification of the neural network, the user heart rate measurement is used to direct the extracted speech features to either excited (angry and happy) neural network or to the calm (sad and normal) neural network. In spite of the challenges associated with the system, the system achieved 96.49% for known speakers and 79.05% for unknown speakers
Numerical Study on Uniaxial Compression Behavior of Geobags

Abstract: Geobags have been used as coastal erosion control and flood preventing measures during the last decades. More recently engineers have used geobags to improve the bearing capacity of soft soils. In this paper, a study was performed to investigate the behavior of geobags under compression loadings utilizing a finite element computer software. The numerical modeling was verified by simulating reported laboratory compression test results. The effects of various parameters such as geobag’s dimensions, mechanical characteristics of filling soil and bag material properties on the ultimate bearing capacity of geobags were investigated. It was shown that increasing the friction angle of filling soil and the tensile strength of textile lead to an increase in the geobag ultimate compressive load capacity. On the other hand, an increase in dilation angle of filling soil, Poisson's ratio and the height of geobag lead to a decrease in the ultimate compressive load capacity of geobags.
A Machine Learning Classifier Based on Statistical Method for Small Number of Samples

 Due to the small number of train samples, the classifier with ideal generalization ability for small sample size is not easy to obtain. However, the problem of constructing small sample classifier exists widely in the real world, especially in the field of biological medicine. Therefore, building a classifier based on small number of samples has become a research hotspot. In this study, we proposed a machine learning classifier based on statistical methods to solve this problem. In this method, Bootstrap, chi-square test and other statistical methods were firstly combined to solve the performance evaluation of multiple machine learning classifiers under small sample sizes dataset. Then, the application of Youden index in machine learning classifiers was optimized to meet the requirements of clinical application. The simulation experiment on the UCI breast cancer data set shows that this method is more stable and accurate for the performance evaluation, and at the same time, optimized Youden index in machine learning classifier is able to flexibly meet the application requirements of small number of samples in the medical research field.
Behavior of the productive, reproductive and metabolic parameters of meat cows with an organic management. Technical note

The current study describes productive, reproductive and metabolic performances reached by beef cattle under organic and conventional management. The experiment was carried out in two farms in La Araucania Region, Chile. Both farms provided six cows and one bull for copulation. The feeding offered to conventional animals was based on a grassland of Lolium perenne with Avena sativa supplemented with hay and oat silage; feed produced with synthetic fertilizers. In addition, the animals are handled in a conventional way, that is, with the periosic application of antiparasitic agents, vaccines, vitamins and traditional veterinary drugs. The organic animals were offered natural organic grasslands with Lolium perenne, Trifolium repens, Holcus lanatus, Paspalum dilatatum, Lotus pedunculatus, Dactylis glomerata and were supplemented with hay of the same composition; feed produced without addition of any agrochemicals and fertilized only with manure. In addition, the animals were handled without the application of any traditional veterinary drug, using only phytotherapy and homeopathy as treatments of choice in case of pathologies. The study period started one w before calving and finished on the eighth w postpartum. Blood samples and weight measurements were taken once a week (w). After the third w postpartum, the bull returned to the herd and cows had an echography each w to determine the return to their estrous cycle. At the beginning, organic cows body condition and weight scores increased throughout the experiment reaching an average weight of 408 ± 44.6 kg, and weighing 481 ± 58.8 kg at the end. Whereas, conventional cows did not exhibit the same tendency at the beginning, throughout the study they lost weight due to low food offering (966 kg dry matter (DM/ha) v/s 1670 kg DM/ha). This is a strategy used by conventional farmers to recover body condition score faster, which when combined with a Negative Energetic Balance (NEB) in the peripartum period, lead to a decrease in livestock weight. When conventional cows gave birth, non esterified fatty acids (NEFAS) and β hidroxy butyrate (βHB) concentrations in blood increased greatly, showing significant differences (P < 0.05) compared to organic cows, even in the first w, which presented lower concentration levels during the experiment. However, these levels decreased in the conventional group, when food offer increased (1417 Kg DM/ha), almost matching the two groups on the same level. In regards to reproductive aspects, significant differences were found in luteal tissue apparition between both groups (P < 0.05) in postpartum anestrus. On average, organic cows returned to cyclicity 1 w before conventional cows. In conclusion, the differences observed between both farms are not attributed to a difference in organic or conventional management but rather to feeding management differences.
Running Head: IS FOREIGN AID PROCYCLICAL OR COUNTERCYCLICAL? Ashesi University College Is Foreign Aid Procyclical or Countercyclical? A Focus on Ghana & Zambia By

The question of whether foreign aid stimulates economic development still attracts intense debate. This perennial debate has been given fresh life due to the recent election of some of Africa’s more impactful leaders like Nana Akuffo Addo of Ghana who seems bent on wearing Ghana off aid. Akuffo Addo’s “Ghana Beyond Aid” agenda is interesting because historically, while some scholars have a benign view of aid, others accuse foreign aid of being responsible for Africa’s developmental challenges. This research investigated whether foreign aid is procyclical or countercyclical. The research also tried to confirm whether aid is growth promoting or growth retarding with the most recent data. Focusing on Ghana and Zambia, data on foreign aid and real GDP was obtained from the World Bank, the OECD and the IMF from 1960 to 2015, a 56-year period. The diagrammatic and correlational analysis revealed that multilateral aid is countercyclical for Ghana and Zambia, while there exists almost no relationship between bilateral aid and real GDP for Ghana and Zambia. When real GDP is lagged and lead one year, the result suggested that a poor performance in the previous year influences more aid in both countries, nevertheless, this makes them worse the following year. Again, the multiple regression output revealed a negative and statistically insignificant relationship between multilateral aid and real GDP for both countries. Since the results suggest that foreign aid is transferred to Ghana and Zambia when they are struggling, but the receipt of the aid stagnates growth, it is recommended that these two countries focus less on aid as a means for growth. In support of Akuffo Addo’s “Ghana Beyond Aid” agenda, Ghana and Zambia must look to control their own destiny and rely on other means other than aid, such as trade, for improving their economies.
Virtual Machines Placement Problem Based on a Look-Ahead Workload Window over Distributed Cloud Gaming Infrastructure

Based on a distributed Cloud infrastructure, geographic region, available resources, delays constraints, power consumption, etc are factors that involve in determining the best datacenter where to allocate virtual resources. Allocation cost will also be determined according to that choice. For example, datacenters, installed in cold area, offer lower cost because they need few cooling maintenance. However, small datacenters, called Cloudlets, installed closer to players, could impose higher cost because of their limited resources or high need to cooling maintenance. The present paper contributes on optimizing resources allocation cost by proposing intelligent resources placement over a distributed Cloud infrastructure for Massively Multi-players Online Gaming (MMOG) service. We propose a dynamic Virtaul Machines (VMs) placement algorithm that enable inter migration of VMs between datacenters in order to guarantee low cost while respecting constraints of capacity and response delay. Our placement algorithm is based on a look-ahead window that predicts future workload of the Cloud service with the aim of minimizing number of VMs migration. Experiments show effectiveness of our contribution in maintaining the balance between low cost objective and delay and VMs migration constraints.
Comparison of health-seeking behaviour between urban and rural malay population of negeri sembilan, malaysia

There is a growing interest on researches related to health-seeking behaviours. However, there are minimal studies in Malaysia which focus on this issue. This paper aimed to determine the health-seeking behaviours among the Malay population and its association based on the localities of the urban and rural population. To achieve this purpose, a cross-sectional survey was conducted using face-to-face interview method. A total of 480 respondents participated in this survey with the majority (57.7%) of them were from a rural area. Among all the subjects, 4.9% and 5.4% of urban and rural participants respectively, did not seek treatment when they were sick. The reasons being are they chose to ignore the pain (80%), time-consumption (8%), and they do not believe in modern treatments (8%). A higher number of rural participants chose public healthcare facilities compared to urban (82.3% vs 72.6%, p<0.001), whereas a higher number of urban participants chose private healthcare facilities in contrast to rural participants (25.3% vs 16.4%, p<0.001). For participants with chronic diseases, 5.3% did not go for follow-up, 91.2% rely on healthcare staffs for information on the diseases, and 18.9% took traditional or supplementary medicine. Majority of the participants are in agreement that the accessibility to public healthcare facilities in terms of distance, transportation and operational time, as well as the services to get treatments, were good. Overall, majority of the respondents prefer to seek treatments from public healthcare facilities followed by private facilities and pharmacies. However, there is a small number of participants who did not seek for treatments, including those with chronic diseases. Further studies shall be conducted to explore the barriers to seeking treatments in this population.
THE IMPACT OF SPIRITUAL COUNSELING ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN PREGNANT WOMEN: A CLINICAL TRIAL

کچ هدي شيپ هنيمز و فده : اب هجوت اب عويش يلااب تنوشخ يگناخ رد نانز رادراب و ريثأت ياهرواب ينيد رب کرد دارفا زا يگدنز و هويش يگدنز نآ اه رد نارحب اه ي يگدنز دننام مشخ و يرگشاخرپ ، هعلاطم رضاح فدهاب نييعت ريثأت هرواشم يونعم رب نازيم تنوشخ يگناخ رد نانز رادراب ماجنا دش . و داوم شور اه : يا ن هعلاطم راک عون زا امزآ يي رادراب نانز رب هک تسا هعجارم هدننک لاس رد نارهت تملاس عماج تامدخ زکرم راهچ هب ۱۳۹۷ هب دارفا . دش ماجنا هلخادم هورگ ود هب يفداصت صيصخت شور ) ۳۰ ) لرتنک و (رفن ۳۰ هلخادم .دندش ميسقت (رفن هب تروص ۸ هسلج ۶۰ قد ي هق ا ي اب تنوشخ .دوب همانشسرپ شجنس تنوشخ دش يبايزرا . تهج لحت ي ل هداد اه زا نومزآ اه ي اک ي و روکسا نومزآ هزادنا اه ي ررکم اب حطس ينعم راد ي ) ۰۵ / ۰ > P ( .دش هدافتسا ي هتفا اه : ادتبا تارمن ندوب لامرن تنوشخ شجنس اهدحاو ي شهوژپدروم مسا فورگوملک نومزآ زا هدافتسا اب ي فنر پاش و ي ور سررب ي و أت يي د ) دش ۰۵ / ۰ > P ود . ( هورگ رظنزا غتم ي اهر ي نس ، صحت ي تلا نارسمه و ناردام نآ اه ، نارسمه و ناردام لغش نآ اه ، يلام تيعضو ، رادراب دادعت ي ، يرادراب ندوب هتساوخ ، يرامآ توافت ينعم راد نازيم تارمن نيگنايم هسياقم هلخادم زا دعب .دندوب نگمه و دنتشادن ي فلاتخا هورگ ود نيب ناردام رد تنوشخ يرامآ ينعم راد داد ناشن ) ۰۳ / ۰ > P ( . و ثحب هجيتن يريگ : هرواشم يونعم رب نازيم تنوشخ يگناخ رد نانز رادراب رثؤم . تسا اربانب ي ن هدافتسا زا نف نيا هرواشم ا ي يم دناوت جياتن يتبثم ب نازيم ر دشاب هتشاد رادراب نانز رد يونعم تملاس و يگناخ تنوشخ هژاوديلک اه : يونعم هرواشم ، يگناخ تنوشخ ، رادراب نانز
The Role of Price as a Determining Factor in Grocery Retail Store Patronage

The purpose of this study is to examine the role price as a determining factor in consumer patronage of grocery retail stores in the United Kingdom. A cross-section of grocery consumers (n = 250) constitutes the sample for the study. Grocery stores were grouped and stores were selected for the study on the basis of the variety of grocery stores offers the consumers. A mail survey was used to investigate price perceptions and store choice across three different retail formats. Respondents were grouped into high and low groups for each of the price cue factors. The groups were compared using analysis of variance (ANOVA) for each price construct at each level of the dependent variable for store choice. Findings suggest that price cues affect consumer store choice. Price awareness positively impact patronage of retail stores that implement low cost strategies, while status sensitivity and price/quality plan tend to positively impact patronage of retail stores that implement higher price strategies. As the UK grocery market becomes saturated consumers tend to take advantage of price competition. This is particularly important when communicating store pricing policy to the target consumers. _____________________________________