Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluación de la morfología espermática y los marcadores de glándulas sexuales accesorias en agricultores del Estado Mérida expuestos a pesticidas

In the present study, sperm morphology and markers of accessory sex glands were evaluated in semen samples from farmers exposed to pesticides. Semen samples of 143 farmers exposed to various pesticides and 100 samples of sub-fertile men not exposed were studied. The questionnaire was designed to record the risk factors. Semen samples were collected, processed and analyzed based on the rules of the 5th World Health Organization manual, the markers of accessory glands were also measured. Farmers exposed to pesticides had a reduction of hyposmolar test, sperm motility and in markers of seminal vesicles and prostate. The morphological anomalies of the spermatozoa were characterized by the presence of pin head and short tails. The frequency of azoospermia and cryptozoospermia was higher in the farmers. Occupational and environmental contamination of various pesticides has a negative impact on seminal quality, reduction in the prostate and seminal vesicles marker and possibly in the fertility, which highlights the importance of health protection policies in general and reproductive capacity.
The 3-minute Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) Embedded in a Wrist-worn Device: Time of Day Effects

The study assesses the utility of the 3-minute version of the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) embedded in a wrist-worn device (interstimulus interval – ISI =1 - 4 seconds) to detect changes in performance between a morning and an afternoon data collection session. The experiment utilized a randomized, within-subject, repeated-measures design with two factors, device type (wrist-worn PVT, laptop PVT, Go/No-Go task) and time of day (morning, afternoon). Results showed that performance in both the wrist-worn 3-minute PVT (ISI = 1 – 4 seconds) and the 5-minute Go/No-Go task (180 trials, 80% Go/20% No Go; ISI = 0.5 – 1.0 seconds) differed between the morning and the afternoon sessions but not the laptop-based PVT. We discuss these findings under the light of the differences in task characteristics between the wrist-worn and the laptop PVT
Forecasting Inflation Rates Using Artificial Neural Networks

Accuracy and reliability in forecasting the inflation rates or predicting it trend correctly is very importance for would be investors, academia, and policy makers. The use of intelligence based model have been found to be invaluable for forecasting financial and economic series like inflation rates exchange rates and stock bond so to mention the few. Researchers have used several parametric models in forecasting exchange rates and other financial and economics data. This paper therefore employs the use of non-parametric approach (artificial neural networks) in forecasting inflation rates. It is an indubitable fact that Artificial Neural networks (ANNs), emulates the information processing capabilities of neurons of the human brain. It uses a distributed representation of the information stored in the networks, and thus resulting in robustness against damage and corresponding fault tolerance. A major advantage of neural networks is their ability to provide flexible mapping between inputs and outputs. The arrangement of the simple units into a multi-layer frame works produces a map between inputs and outputs that is consistent with any underlying functional relationship irrespective of the true functional form. This paper therefore, used three artificial neural networks (Standard Backpropagation (SBP), Scaled Conjugate Gradient (SCG) and Backpropagation based forecasting model for Nigerian and American inflation rates. These models were evaluated using five performance series and a comparison was made with traditional ARIMA models. Inflation rates data of United States of America and Federal Republic of Nigeria were used for empirical illustration. The data were analyzed using both statistical programme for social science (SPSS) and Econometrics view (E-view). The results obtained show that all the ANN models outperformed ARIMA models. The implication of this is that ANN based model can be used to forecast the inflation rates market structure.
Classification of Functional Attention in Video Meetings

Participants in video meetings have long struggled with asymmetrical attention levels, especially when participants are distributed unevenly. While technological advances offer exciting opportunities to augment remote users' attention, the phenomenological complexity of attention means that to design attention-fostering features we must first understand what aspects of it are functionally meaningful to support. In this paper, we present a functional classification of observable attention for video meetings. The classification was informed by two studies on sense-making and selectiveness of attention in work meetings. It includes categories of attention accessible for technological support, their functions in a meeting process, and meeting-related activities that correspond to these functions. This classification serves as a multi-level representation of attention and informs the design of features aiming to support remote participants' attention in video meetings.
Delegation in functional encryption

Le chiffrement fonctionnel est un paradigme recent qui generalise le chiffrement a clef publique classique. Cette formalisation a pour objectif de reguler plus finement le controle d’acces aux donnees chiffrees, ainsi que l’information devoilee par le dechiffrement. Cette these etudie des possibilites de delegation au travers de ces deux aspects. Dans un premier temps, nous travaillons dans un contexte multi-client : plusieurs utilisateurs fournissent chacun une donnee personnelle chiffree, et une entite souhaite extraire de l’information de ces donnees. Notre contribution consiste a permettre a ces utilisateurs de donner, ou refuser, leur accord a cette extraction. Pour ce faire, nous decrivons des constructions de chiffrement fonctionnel multi-utilisateur, puis nous definissons plusieurs niveaux de securite et fournissons des methodes pour les atteindre. Enfin, principal objectif de ces travaux, nous decentralisons la fabrication de la clef de dechiffrement, pour qu’une personne souhaitant une clef de dechiffrement ait besoin de l’accord de tous pour l’obtenir. Toutes les instantiations proposees dans ces travaux sont utilisables en pratique. Dans second temps, nous considerons une autre problematique dans laquelle un producteur de contenu video cherche a deleguer la distribution de sa creation, sans la reveler. Notre solution est un mecanisme d’encapsulation de clef, derive du chiffrement par attributs, avec une propriete particuliere. Ce producteur l’utilise pour encapsuler la clef du flux video sous plusieurs attributs, et fournit les encapsulations au distributeur. Celui-ci peut alors utiliser la propriete pour combiner les encapsulations et en definir les conditions d’acces a sa guise.
APPLICATION OF THE GINI INDEX IN INVESTIGATION OF INEQUALITIES IN THE USE OF LAND FORESTRY IN UKRAINE

Сучасні тенденції розвитку сільських територій, сталого природокористування зумовлюють вирішення проблеми щодо нерівності в межах відповідної держави та між країнами загалом. У статті на основі GINI-індексу було проаналізовано нерівність у використанні земель лісогосподарського призначення в Україні. Ідея дослідження ґрунтується на визначенні індексу Джині між індикаторами, які характеризують природоємність соціально-економічного розвитку держави та її регіонів (І індикатор – валовий дохід від лісогосподарського виробництва, тис. грн. / площа земель лісогосподарського призначення, тис. га; ІІ індикатор – валовий дохід від лісогосподарського виробництва, тис. грн. / населення ОТГ, осіб; ІІІ індикатор – площа земель лісогосподарського призначення, тис. га / кількість ОТГ, шт. ; ІV індикатор – площа земель лісогосподарського призначення, тис. га / населення, осіб; V індикатор – площа земель лісогосподарського призначення, тис. га / населення ОТГ, осіб. Ключові слова: GINI-індекс, землі лісогосподарського призначення, нерівність, крива Лоренца.
Web Series Sebagai Media Dakwah (Analisis Semiotika Roland Barthes dalam Web Series Ramadhan Terakhir Episode 1-4 Tahun 2018)

Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui web series sebagai media dakawah dari aspek penanda dan petanda pesan dakwah, makna denotasi dan konotasi pesan dakwah, serta untuk mengetahui makna baru dari dakwah Islam dalam web series Ramadhan Terakhir Episode 1-4 tahun 2018. Metode penelitiannya menggunakan metode analisis semiotika Roland Barthes dengan mengamati isi pesan dalam web series Ramadhan Terakhir malalui berbagi tanda-tanda atau lambang-lambang yang secara konvensional memiliki arti. Tanda-tanda itu termasuk berbagai sistem tanda yang bekerja sama dengan baik untuk mencapai efek yang diharapkan. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa web series Ramadhan Terakhir episode 1-4 yang di produksi oleh Line Indonesia, merupakan inovasi dari media dakwah yang memuat banyak pesan-pesan dakwah yang ditunjukkan oleh penanda dan petanda, serta makna denotasi dan konotasinya. Diantara pesan dakwah yang terkandung dalam web series tersebut antara lain pesan akhlak seperti tolong menolong terhadap sesama dan pesan aqidah seperti anjuran untuk bertawakal kepada Allah dalam menghadapi setiap peristiwa yang terjadi. Pesan-pesan dakwah yang terkandung dalam web series Ramdahan Terakhir ini pada dasarnya merupakan salah satu bentuk dlam merealisasikan ajaran Islam, yakni menjadi uswatun hasanah dalam setiap tingkah laku. This paper aims to find out the web series as a media of dakawah from the aspects of the message markers and markers, the meaning of denotation and connotation of the message of da’wah, and to find out the new meaning of Islamic propaganda in the Ramadan Terakhir web series Episodes 1-4 of 2018. The research method uses analytical methods Roland Barthes's semiotics by observing the contents of messages in the Ramadhan Terakhir web series through sharing signs or symbols that conventionally have meaning. The signs include various sign systems that work well together to achieve the expected effect. The results of the study show that the Ramadhan Terakhir web series episodes 1-4 produced by Line Indonesia, are innovations from da’wah media that contain many propaganda messages shown by markers and markers, as well as the meaning of denotation and connotation. Among the da'wah messages contained in the web series include moral messages such as help for others and aqeedah messages such as encouragement to trust God in facing any event that occurs. Da'wah messages contained in the Last Ramdahan web series are basically one form of realizing Islamic teachings, which is to become uswatun hasanah in every behavior
Block Chain for the Internet of Things

One of the key challenges to the IOT’s success is how to secure and anonymize billions of IOT transaction and devices per day. Technologies based on block chain algorithms are disrupting today’s cryptocurrency markets and showing tremendous potential, since they provide a distributed transaction ledger that cannot be tampered with or controlled by a single entity. Although the block chain may present itself as a cure-all for IOT’s security and privacy challenges, significant research efforts still need to be put forth to adapt computation-intensive block chain algorithms to stringent energy and processing constraints of today’s IOT devices. The topic of block chain for IOT, and present a research challenges.
NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND GLYCAEMIC INDEX OF KFC AND LOCAL BURGERSIN NORMAL AND DIABETIC HUMAN SUBJECTS

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus has increased all over the world particularly in the developing countries including Pakistan. A study was designed to determine the nutritive value and glycaemic responses of 5 different test and control meals including chapatti + eggs and three varieties of KFC burger (Zinger, Chicken, Sub 60) and local burgers. To determine the nutritive value approximate analysis (CHO, Protein, fat, ash, fibre contents) of 6 different meals were done and to determine the glycaemic responses blood was taken by Finger Prick method and glycaemic responses were noted after 0, 30, 60, 90, 180, 120 minutes for diabetic volunteers on 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 minutes for normal volunteers. It was observed that all the five burgers included in the study possess high glycaemic indices. It is conceivable; therefore, that diabetic patients and obese individuals should not take all these burgers in their daily routine
SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN THREE SHORT STORIES WRITTEN BY LEO TOLSTOY

The paper presents a discussion of three selected short stories written by Leo Tolstoy namely: “God Sees the Truth but Wait, Three Questions, and What Men Live By”. Thus, the aim of this paper is to reveal the social consciousness as appeared in such literary kind because awareness plays an important role in people's lives and all our lives are built on the awareness of things. However, it has been noticed that this work of Leo Tolstoy mirrors awareness of traditional and modern values and have thematic varieties, deep insight into human realities and characters. The stories of Leo Tolstoy represent an authentic and real picture of human life which considered being a convincing story.
Lutein and Cognition Across the Lifespan

Epidemiological studies suggest that consumption of lutein-rich foods may be of benefit in promoting cognitive health. Among the carotenoids, lutein and it isomer, zeaxanthin, are the only 2 that cross the blood-retina barrier to form macular pigment (MP) in the retina. Lutein also preferentially accumulates in the human brain across multiple life stages. Lutein concentrations in the retina of both human and nonhuman primates are significantly correlated with their levels in matched brain tissues, allowing for the use of MP density, which can be measured noninvasively in humans, as a biomarker of lutein in the brain. This has important implications for intervention studies involving lutein given that MP density, such as brain lutein, has been reported to be significantly related to cognitive function in adults. Although less is known about infants, cross-sectional studies have shown that breast milk lutein content enriches lutein in brain tissue and is related to infant recognition memory scores. Intervention studies in adults indicate that lutein may positively affect cognitive performance, and this effect may be influenced by the omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid. Although lutein is not an essential nutrient, efforts may be warranted to establish age-specific recommended intakes for this dietary bioactive for promotion of cognitive health.
Academic Aspirations and Expectations: Perceptions of Rural Seventh Graders and Their Parents.

A study examined rural students' academic aspirations and expectations, their perceptions of their parents' aspirations and expectations, and their parents' actual aspirations and expectations. Surveys were completed by 3,733 seventh grade-students in 54 schools in 17 West Virginia counties. Parent response rates were lower, with approximately two thirds of mothers and slightly less than half of fathers responding. Forty four of the schools were rural. Results indicated that rural parents expected and were expected by their children to play a large role in providing information about continued education. Parents placed a much higher value on the role of the guidance counselor than did students. Female students aspired to a bachelor's degree, and males aspired to an associate's degree. Students felt that their parents' goals exceeded their own and that both parents held these higher aspirations. Parents did report higher aspirations for their children than their children held, but the gap was greater than the students perceived. Both parents and students reported similar perceptions of students' academic effort, with at least half reporting effort equivalent to peers and a fourth professing greater effort. Parents reported little contact with schools about courses and grades needed to get into college. Parents and students had reasonably accurate expectations concerning college costs, but low-income parents were doubtful they could afford it. There was a disconnect between academic expectations and educational aspirations that could lead to disappointment and the failure to achieve those aspirations. (TD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document T=4 Academic Aspirations and Expectations: Perceptions of Rural Seventh Graders and Their Parents Kimberly 5. Cowley and Merrill L. Meehan AEL, Charleston, WV Robert A. Wilson and Nancy M. Wilson Marshall University Graduate College, South Charleston, WV U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Cechis document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy.
Impact of malnutrition on plasmodium falciparum specific IgG antibody and T cell responses in malaria infected children in Kilifi County, Kenya

In Africa, overlap between malaria and under-nutrition results in high child mortality and morbidity and this is potentially due to immune dysfunction. Antibody and T cell responses playa major role in malaria immunity, however the impact of malnutrition on these responses is poorly understood. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of malnutrition on Plasmodium falciparum specific antibody and T cell responses in malaria infected children in Kilifi County, Kenya. The study was conducted in Kilifi County where malnutrition and malaria co-morbidity is prevalent. The study used 240 archived plasma samples collected from children admitted at Kilifi County Hospital with malaria. IgG responses to malaria antigens (AMA1, MSP2, MSP3 and schizont extract) were compared between 120 malnourished malaria infected and 120 age-matched well-nourished malaria infected children. To test if soluble proteins present in malnourished children plasma alter T cell function, peripheral blood mononuclear cells from a healthy adult were cultured using either plasma from malnourished malaria-infected children or well-nourished malaria infected children. Proteins in the plasma used in the T cell culture experiment were identified using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry Results obtained showed that except for AMAl (p > 0.05) the proportion of IgG responders to MSP2, MSP3 and schizont extract was significantly higher in malnourished children (p :s 0.05). The levels of antimalarial IgG for all the antigens were comparable (p > 0.05). T cells cultured using plasma from malnourished children had higher proliferative capacity than T cells cultured using plasma from well-nourished children (p < 0.05). Plasma proteomic profiling also demonstrated that malnourished children had differentially expressed proteins in comparison to well-nourished childreri, with notable up regulation. of the inflammatory proteins; ficolin 1, CIq and lipopolysaccharide binding protein. In conclusion, malnourished malaria infected children make adequate responses against malaria antigens, however this may be dependent on the target P. falciparum antigen. Malnutrition leads to "differential expression of various plasma proteins. Some of these proteins are involved in inflammation and could be responsible for promoting non-specific T cell proliferation. Given the presence of CIq, ficolin and lipopolysaccharide binding protein in malnourished children, the role of innate immunity in malaria and malnutrition should be considered. The relationship b~tween various micronutrient deficiencies and protective antibody responses and T cell function should also be determined.
Vulnerability Assessment Method for Mixed-flow Manufacturing System with Time-varying Performance Parameters

For the disadvantages of the conventional vulnerability assessment methods for the mixed flow manufacturing system, by considering the real-time changes performance parameters of this type of system, a quantitative evaluation method for the vulnerability of mixed-flow manufacturing system (MMS) by using the LZ-transform is proposed. Firstly, using the discrete-time Markov principle, the instantaneous probability of each state of the manufacturing unit is obtained. According to the structural characteristics of the MMS, the LZ-transform of manufacturing unit and the series-parallel construction operator of the general generation function, the LZ-transform function of the MMS is obtained. Secondly, by following the system's vulnerability definition and LZ-transform function of MMS, the vulnerability assessment method is established by regarding the availability, expectation of average output, and instantaneous performance defect as the evaluation index. Finally, taking a simple MMS as an example, a vulnerability assessment method which is based on the corresponding LZ-transform function is proposed to evaluate the vulnerability. Compared to the traditional state entropy-based method, the results verify the applicability for the actual situation and the application of vulnerability assessment is also expanded.
Bat‐borne viruses in Africa: a critical review

Abstract In Africa, bat‐borne zoonoses emerged in the past few decades resulting in large outbreaks or just sporadic spillovers. In addition, hundreds of more viruses are described without any information on zoonotic potential. We discuss important characteristics of bats including bat biology, evolution, distribution and ecology that not only make them unique among most mammals but also contribute to their potential as viral reservoirs. The detection of a virus in bats does not imply that spillover will occur and several biological, ecological and anthropogenic factors play a role in such an event. We summarize and critically analyse the current knowledge on African bats as reservoirs for corona‐, filo‐, paramyxo‐ and lyssaviruses. We highlight that important information on epidemiology, bat biology and ecology is often not available to make informed decisions on zoonotic spillover potential. Even if knowledge gaps exist, it is still important to recognize the role of bats in zoonotic disease outbreaks and implement mitigation strategies to prevent exposure to infectious agents including working safely with bats. Equally important is the crucial role of bats in various ecosystem services. This necessitates a multidisciplinary One Health approach to close knowledge gaps and ensure the development of responsible mitigation strategies to not only minimize risk of infection but also ensure conservation of the species.
Electronic Spectra of Minerals in the Visible and Near-Infrared Regions

Many of the spectral features ofminerals in the visible to near-infrared region (VNIR; defined here as ~0.4–2.5 μm) arise from electronic transitions within and between transition elements and the anions chemically bound to them. Thousands of minerals have color or wavelengthvariable properties in this portion of the spectrum.Metal ions including vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, and copper, usually in either the 2+ or 3+ oxidation state, are responsible for the color of many minerals. However, only a few of these elements, typically iron, titanium, and oxygen, are important in most remote sensing applications of rocky bodies. Many features arise from electronic transitions of electrons between the d orbitals of a metal ion, while some spectroscopic features arise from interactions between atoms.