Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. Leaves

The leaves of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Fabaceae) was extracted in methanol and subjected to determination of total phenolic content. The plant yielded high phenolic content in the leaves (260 ± 0.021 mg gallic acid/g of dry plant material). The methanol extract was then screened for antioxidant activity using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydroxyl (DPPH) quenching assay, nitric oxide radical inhibition activity, scavenging capacity towards hydroxyl ion radicals, superoxide scavenging activity and ferric reducing activity power (FRAP) using established procedures. The data obtained in the present study showed a high level of antioxidant activity. A positive correlation was found between total phenolic content and the antioxidant activities of the extract. These findings indicate that phenolic components may have antioxidant capacity, as reported in other plants. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Water Bird Communities in Nonoperational Cigu Salt Pan Wetland of Varying Land Elevation and Water Depth on the Southwest Taiwan Coast

The Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor) is a critically endangered species. More than 50% of these spoonbills winter regularly on the southwestern coast of Taiwan. From 2007 to 2019, the rate of increase of the Black-faced Spoonbill population was only 10.5%, which is lower than the rate of 12.0% per year reported between 1991 and 2004. Black-faced Spoonbills have experienced several bottlenecks, and problems may exist in their breeding and/or in wintering habitats. Understanding the ecological environment of their habitats in Taiwan is an important issue, including the current use of water birds, the water depth of their habitats and even the aquatic plants. A total population of 93,614 birds of 88 species was recorded in a survey of the Cigu salt pan from October 2017 to October 2018. The biodiversity H' (loge) of the total birds was 2.67. Dunlin (Calidris alpina) was the most dominant species with a population of 21,053 (22.5%), followed by Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) with a population of 20,350 (21.7%). The largest area of terrain elevation at -1.0 to -0.2 m was 685.4 ha (38.5%) and at -0.2 to -0.1 m was 320.4 ha (18.0%). Between 2017 and 2018, the similarity in water depth classification was 47.2%, reflecting climate change, a degree of water accumulation, and the wader utilization situation. A strategy for maintaining biodiversity in the Cigu salt pan wetland and conserving spoonbills is therefore proposed in this paper.
On shrinkage and selection: ANOVA model

This paper considers the estimation of the parameters of an ANOVA model when sparsity is suspected. Accordingly, we consider the least square estimator (LSE), restricted LSE, preliminary test and Stein-type estimators, together with three penalty estimators, namely, the ridge estimator, subset selection rules (hard threshold estimator) and the LASSO (soft threshold estimator). We compare and contrast the L2-risk of all the estimators with the lower bound of L2risk of LASSO in a family of diagonal projection scheme which is also the lower bound of the exact L2-risk of LASSO. The result of this comparison is that neither LASSO nor the LSE, preliminary test, and Stein-type estimators outperform each other uniformly. However, when the model is sparse, LASSO outperforms all estimators except “ridge” estimator since both LASSO and ridge are L2-risk equivalent under sparsity. We also find that LASSO and the restricted LSE are L2-risk equivalent and both outperform all estimators (except ridge) depending on the dimension of sparsity. Finally, ridge estimator outperforms all estimators uniformly. Our finding are based on L2-risk of estimators and lower bound of the risk of LASSO together with tables of efficiency and graphical display of efficiency and not based on simulation.
C linical and metabolic alterations and insulin resistance among adolescents

Universidade Federal do Piauí, Picos, PI, Brazil. Confl ict of interest: nothing to declare. Abstract Objective: Analyzing the clinical and metabolic alterations and their relation to insulin resistance among adolescents. Methods: Analytic study, carried out with 357 adolescents of state public schools in a municipality in Northeastern Brazil. The applied form contained the variables Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Neck Circumference, Taper Index, Average Blood Pressure, Triglycerides, Blood Sugar Level, High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Insulin, and Homeostasis Model Assessment Index, analyzed through descriptive measures for quantitative variables; and through frequency for qualitative variables. Association tests were made through Chi-Square test and through Odds Ratio. Results: Prevalence of insulin resistance was 33.9%. The average values of waist circumference, neck circumference, taper index, average systolic blood pressure and average diastolic blood pressure were high in, respectively, 4.2%, 30%, 10.9%, 4.2% and 14% of adolescents. High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol levels were decreased in 30.5% of the sample, whereas triglycerides were high in 18.8%. No blood sugar alteration was identifi ed. Those who presented altered values for body mass index, waist circumference, neck circumference, taper index, and triglycerides had higher chances to present insulin resistance (OD: 3.62, 11.54, 3.50, 4.49, 3.05, respectively). On the other hand, adolescents with altered average systolic blood pressure, average diastolic blood pressure and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol did not present statistical signifi cance (p<0.05). Conclusion: Insulin resistance is present among adolescents, with positive and signifi cant association to clinical and metabolic alterations.
Validated QTL for egg shell quality in experimental and commercial laying hens

This is the peer-reviewed version of the following article: TuiskulaHaavisto, M. , Honkatukia, M. , Dunn, I.C. , Bain, M.M. , De Koning, D.J., Preisinger, R. , Schmutz, M. , Arango, J., Fischer, D. and Vilkki, J. (2018) Validated quantitative trait loci for eggshell quality in experimental and commercial laying hens. Animal Genetics, 49(4), pp. 329-333, which has been published in final form at 10.1111/age.12671. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
Translationese Features as Indicators of Quality in English-Russian Human Translation

We use a range of morpho-syntactic features inspired by research in register studies (e.g. Biber, 1995; Neumann, 2013) and translation studies (e.g. Ilisei et al., 2010; Zanettin, 2013; Kunilovskaya and Kutuzov, 2018) to reveal the association between translationese and human translation quality. Translationese is understood as any statistical deviations of translations from non-translations (Baker, 1993) and is assumed to affect the fluency of translations, rendering them foreign-sounding and clumsy of wording and structure. This connection is often posited or implied in the studies of translationese or translational varieties (De Sutter et al., 2017), but is rarely directly tested. Our 45 features include frequencies of selected morphological forms and categories, some types of syntactic structures and relations, as well as several overall text measures extracted from Universal Dependencies annotation. The research corpora include English-to-Russian professional and student translations of informational or argumentative newspaper texts and a comparable corpus of non-translated Russian. Our results indicate lack of direct association between translationese and quality in our data: while our features distinguish translations and non-translations with the near perfect accuracy, the performance of the same algorithm on the quality classes barely exceeds the chance level.
Design of Digital Control System for DC/DC Converter of On-Board Charger

Vehicle charging power supply is widely used because of its small size and portability. Aiming at the problems of slow dynamic response, subharmonic, oscillation and limited soft-switching range of phase-shifted full-bridge DC/DC converter, the paper proposed a modified PSFB converter by introducing clamp diodes at the primary side of the transformer to suppress voltage oscillation of the transformer’s secondary side. Also, digital peak current phase-shifting control and slope compensation are introduced to avoid subharmonic oscillation. Dynamic dead-time control technology introduced adjust the dead-time in different load ranges through the dead-time adjustment subroutine. Finally, an experimental platform of on-board charging phase-shifted full-bridge DC/DC converter is established. The experimental results show that the power supply eliminates subharmonic oscillation, achieves a wide range of soft-switching, improves the dynamic performance and antiinterference ability of the system, and optimizes the power efficiency.
An organizational tool to enhance work motivation--Part I.

: Increasingly, physicians, in both primary care and specialties, are gathering together into partnerships, single or multispecialty group practices, corporations, and HMOs. Many of physicians are becoming salaried employees of these organizations. As this trend increases, the physician, once pictured as an autonomous entrepreneur and decision-maker, is giving way to the salaried physician-employee, subject to the management and hierarchical structure of organizations. In the first of two articles, the author lays the background for the need for job satisfaction surveys of salaried physicians.
Co-management Participation, Livelihood, and Status among Fishers in Baikka Beel, Bangladesh

Baikka Beel, a 100 hectare water body in Bangladesh, has been identified by local community members in conjunction with the Management of Aquatic Ecosystem through Community Husbandry (MACH) project as an area that could be protected as a wetland sanctuary without disadvantaging poor resource users. The sanctuary is protected through the Baragangina Resource Management Organization, which is comprised of members from 45 villages. In this paper I compare the statuses and livelihood patterns of fishers participating in the MACH project with those not participating. I also assess fishers' awareness and knowledge of state laws and regulations affecting fishing and fisheries management and examine the access that fishers have to water and associated common property resources. Study results suggest that the livelihoods (income, assets, and food security) of MACH fishers are better than that of non-MACH fishers. I also note differences between MACH and non-MACH fishers in terms of resource use, access to alterative income generating activities, socioeconomic status, and social perspectives.
Can You Hear Me Now? Predicting song genre from song lyrics using deep learning

This paper seeks to evaluate the performance of traditional machine learning classification algorithms (Naïve Bayes, Random Forest, and multiclass logistic regression) against that of deep learning algorithms (a simple single layer ANN) with respect to the task of automatic multiclass genre classification. Feature sets were derived from lyric data sourced from the musiXmatch.com dataset (one of the ancillary datasets attached to the well-known Million Song Dataset) and consisted of various statistical representations of said data such as aggregated metrics, tf-idf calculations, and word vectors. The best performing model proved to be an ANN trained on tfidf features which achieved accuracy of approximately 41.6%. We note however that this accuracy was indeed not as high as certain blended models (models which were train using both audio and lyric features) already found in the literature. As a result, we recommend that companies wishing to implement this technology (whether it be for the purpose of advertising as outlined here, or something else entirely) employ a blended model and that researchers interested the topic of automatic genre classification explore the possibility of applying deep learning to a blended feature set.
The Low-Dimensional Three-Dimensional Tin Halide Perovskite: Film Characterization and Device Performance

Halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are considered as one of the most promising candidates for the next generation solar cells as their power conversion efficiency (PCE) has rapidly increased up to 25.2%. However, the most efficient halide perovskite materials all contain toxic lead. Replacing the lead cation with environmentally friendly tin (Sn) is proposed as an important alternative. Today, the inferior performance of Sn-based PSCs mainly due to two challenging issues, namely the facile oxidation of Sn2+ to Sn4+ and the low formation energies of Sn vacancies. Two-dimensional (2D) halide perovskite, in which the large sized organic cations confine the corner sharing BX6 octahedra, exhibits higher formation energy than that of three-dimensional (3D) structure halide perovskite. The approach of mixing a small amount of 2D into 3D Sn-based perovskites was demonstrated as an efficient method to produce high performance perovskite films. In this review, we first provide an overview of key points for making high performance PSCs. Then we give an introduction to the physical parameters of 3D ASnX3 (MA+, FA+, and Cs+) perovskite and a photovoltaic device based on them, followed by an overview of 2D/3D halide perovskites based on ASnX3 (MA+ and FA+) and their optoelectronic applications. The current challenges and a future outlook of Sn-based PSCs are discussed in the end. This review will give readers a better understanding of the 2D/3D Sn-based PSCs.
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN İSTANBUL CITY INDEX VALUES WITH HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL

City indexes are not only a significant indicator of regional development but also a very useful guide for decision makers interested in investment to a specific region. Different city indexes have been calculated by Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) in order to reflect the financial performances of cities. The main purpose of this study is to predict the future behaviors of Istanbul city index which has the highest share of stocks being traded on ISE. To achieve this purpose, an important pattern recognition technique that produces reliable estimates, Hidden Markov model (HMM), is suggested. The model is constructed with four exogenous factors such as exchange rate, interest rate, money supply and consumer price index and the validity of model is shown by one-, two – and three-months ahead successful prediction results.
CARING FOR THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT

HOSPITALS AND PARTICULARLY intensive care units (ICUs) are faced with the emergence and rapid dissemination of multiresistant bacteria. In some cases, the choice of potential therapies is limited or even nonexistent. The response to this challenge lies in a policy of prevention and better utilization of antimicrobial therapy, notably shortening the duration and decreasing the number of antibiotics given to ICU patients to contain the emergence and dissemination of such pathogens. Because of its frequency and severity, nosocomial pneumonia in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation represents 1 of the principal reasons for the prescription of antibiotics in the ICU. At present, most experts recommend that Author Affiliations and Other Members of the PneumA Trial Group are listed at the end of this article. Corresponding Author and Reprints: Jean Chastre, MD, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Institut de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47 boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France (e-mail: jean.chastre@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr). Caring for the Critically Ill Patient Section Editor: Deborah J. Cook, MD, Consulting Editor, JAMA. Advisory Board: David Bihari, MD; Christian BrunBuisson, MD; Timothy Evans, MD; John Heffner, MD; Norman Paradis, MD; Adrienne Randolph, MD. Context The optimal duration of antimicrobial treatment for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is unknown. Shortening the length of treatment may help to contain the emergence of multiresistant bacteria in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Graphical Detection of Regression Outliers and Mixtures

Regressions in practice can include outliers and other unknown subpopulation structure. For example, mixtures of regressions occur if there is an omitted categorical predictor like gender, species or location and di erent regressions occur within each category. A lurking variable that has an important e ect but is not present among the predictors under consideration (Box 1966) can seriously complicate a regression analyses. Regression structure with lurking variables is illustrated in Figure 1a which is a stylized representation of subpopulation structures in a regression with response Y predictors Xk. The contours A, C and E represent di erent subpopulation regressions. Point B represents an isolated outlier while the circular contours D represent an outlying cluster. The regression illustrated in the gure consists of a mixture of ve distinct regressions, one for each of the four subpopulations and one for the isolated outlier.
Personal Digital Audio Recording via DAB Enhanced Radio as Interface

In this paper we present a survey above recent developments for improvement of Digital Radio receivers and a design of an Audible Content Manager based on Personal Audio Recording via DAB. The solution is based on a flexible framework (Java) which can establish fundamentals of a stand-alone or cooperative system in a convergent environment. This software based solution provides a basis for multiple configurations as well as an upgrade way for future applications.
Possible Mechanisms Involved in the Cooccurrence of Oral Lichen Planus and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory oral mucosal disorder mediated by T cells, with a multifactorial etiology. Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is a common autoimmune disease characterized by hypothyroidism. Although many clinical studies conducted over the past several decades have reported the cooccurrence of OLP and HT, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This review summarizes potential mechanisms that might be involved in the cooccurrence of OLP and HT. We find that OLP and HT share a common or overlapping pathogenesis in terms of immune, heredity, environmental, and hormonal factors, which might cause cooccurrence. Furthermore, considering the latency of HT, a routine screen for thyroid diseases, particularly HT, is suggested for confirmed OLP patients.
Dilemma Situations in Teaching Practice: What Do Student Teachers Reflect?

Ogretme ve ogrenme surecleri hakkinda yeni anlayislarin ortaya cikacagi dusunuldugu icin, ogretmen adaylarinin ders kapsaminda ogretmenlik uygulamasi surecinde deneyimledigi ikilemler uzerine yansitici dusunmeleri onerilmektedir. Bu calismanin cikis noktasi, aday ogretmenlere Ingilizce ogretiminde yasadiklari kendi ikilemlerinin farkina varmalarina ve bunlari acikca ortaya koymalarina yardim edebilmektir. Bu yol izlenerek, aday ogretmenlerin kendi dusunme sistemleri uzerine kuramsal bakis acili degerlendirmeler yapmaya ve yansitici sorgulamalar yurutmeye yonlendirilecegi dusunulmustur. Nitel yaklasimi benimseyen bu calisma, Turkiye’de ogretmenlik uygulamasi dersini alan aday ogretmenlerin uygulama okullarinda ornek derslerini tamamladiktan hemen sonra ogretim surecinde yasadiklari ikilemler uzerine ne dusunduklerini ortaya koymakta ve yorumlamaktadir. Aday ogretmenlerin yasamis olduklari ogretme sureci ikilemleri, bir dersin uc boyutu olan planlama, yurutme ve yonetme boyutlarinda yasanan ikilemlerdir. Calismanin bulgulari, butuncul olarak, aday ogretmenlerin bir ogretme sureci icerisindeki celisen dusuncelerini, degerlerini veya beklentilerini ve de bu ikilem durumlarinda uygulamaya koyduklari kararlari nelerin yonlendirdigini icermektedir.
The Self-Referencing Effect does not modulate In-Group Racial Bias

A significant amount of research demonstrates that self-relevant stimuli are prioritised by attentional and encoding systems and consequently become more easily retrievable from memory. The term Self Referencing Effect (SRE) has been coined to describe this self-bias. We initially investigate whether the SRE exists in a South African sample. We then ask whether the SRE extends to own-group processing, such as the in-group prioritisation seen in own-race bias research. Twenty-four participants from the University of Cape Town (7 black, 8 “coloured”, and 9 white) completed a self-reference task (experiment 1), and a racedistance task (experiment 2). The self-reference task is an extended version of Sui and colleagues’ (2012) computer-based matching task that assess the SRE’s existence. In this task participants associated words that varied in relational self-proximity (you, best friend, stranger) with basic shapes. In the race-distance task (experiment 2), participants associated names that were coded to imply a degree of racial self-similarity (Amahle, Fatima, and Jessie) with basic shapes. In matching trials, participants indicated whether displays of random shape-label combinations were the same as those learned in the training stages. Results showed that the self label elicited faster and more accurate responses, relative to other labels, replicating results from studies that have reported the SRE. However, results from Experiment 2 showed no accuracy or response time advantage for the own-race label. This suggests that racial-coding has no influence on low-level attentional responses to stimuli. We discuss the implications of these results on the role of SRE in social cognition.
Effects of Diabetic Complications on Health-Related Quality of Life Impairment in Vietnamese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) adversely influence patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study is aimed at examining HRQOL of T2DM patients, as well as the effects of diabetic complications and comorbidities on HRQOL in this population. This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study on 214 T2DM patients in Hanoi, Vietnam. Short-form 12 version 2 (SF-12v2) and EuroQOL-5 Dimensions-5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) were employed to measure the HRQOL. The median physical component summary score (PCS), mental component summary score (MCS), and EQ-5D index were 45.6, 56.3, and 0.94, respectively. Having at least one diabetic complication was associated with the reduction of SF-12 scores in social functioning (Diff. = −5.69, 95%CI = −9.24; -2.13), role emotional (Diff. = −1.81, 95%CI = −3.12; -0.51), and MCS (Diff. = −2.55, 95%CI = −5.01; -0.1). Significant decrement of physical functioning, role physical, social functioning, role emotional, and MCS was found in patients having diabetic heart diseases compared to those without diabetic complications. The study revealed that HRQOL of Vietnamese patients with diabetic complications was moderately low, especially in social and mental health perspectives. Strategies to prevent the onset of diabetic complications should be developed as a priority in diabetes management.