Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of Nellore cattle supplemented with supranutritional doses of sodium selenite or selenium-enriched yeast.

The enrichment of meat with selenium is important to improve the intake of selenium by humans. The effects of supranutritional doses of sodium selenite or selenium-enriched yeast on performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality were evaluated using 63 Nellore cattle in a completely randomized design with two sources (sodium selenite and selenium-enriched yeast), three levels (0.3, 0.9 and 2.7 mg Se/kg DM) and control treatment (without addition of selenium). Final body weight ( BW ), average daily gain, dry matter intake and gain to feed ratio (G : F) at the end of 84 days of supplementation were not influenced by treatments (P>0.05). Values of pH, ribeye area, back fat thickness and marbling score were also not influenced by treatments ( P>0.05). Dressing percentage was greater (P=0.02) in Nellore cattle supplemented with organic Se (58.70%) compared to animals supplemented with inorganic Se (57.94%). Hot carcass weight increased ( P=0.05) with the increasing of Se levels in the diet. Colour, shear force (SF), cooking and drip loss remained unchanged ( P>0.05); however thiobarbituric acid reactive substances was 15.51% higher with inorganic Se compared with organic Se. The selenium concentration in the meat of animals receiving organic selenium was higher ( P<0.001) than that of animals receiving sodium selenite, at all levels (0.3; 0.9 and 2.7 mg/kg DM). The meat of animals receiving 2.7 mg of organic Se/kg of DM presented concentration of 372.7 μg Se/kg in the L.dorsi muscle, and the intake of 150 g of this meat by humans provides approximately 100% of the recommended Se intake (55 μg Se/day for adults). Therefore, the use of supranutritional doses of 2.7 mg Se/kg of DM, regardless of source, is a way of naturally producing selenium-enriched meat without compromising performance, carcass characteristics and quality of Nellore bovine meat.
Feasibility and acceptability of a mobile messaging program within a church-based healthy living intervention for African Americans and Latinos

Church-based programs can act on multiple levels to improve dietary and physical activity behaviors among African Americans and Latinos. However, the effectiveness of these interventions may be limited due to challenges in reaching all congregants or influencing behavior outside of the church setting. To increase intervention impact, we sent mobile messages (text and email) in English or Spanish to congregants (n = 131) from predominantly African American or Latino churches participating in a multi-level, church-based program. To assess feasibility and acceptability, we collected feedback throughout the 4-month messaging intervention and conducted a process evaluation using the messaging platform. We found that the intervention was feasible to implement and acceptable to a racially ethnically diverse study sample with high obesity and overweight rates. While the process evaluation had some limitations (e.g. low response rate), we conclude that mobile messaging is a promising, feasible addition to church-based programs aiming to improve dietary and physical activity behaviors.
CURVATURE DISCONTINUITIES DISCRIMINATION DURING DYNAMIC EXPLORATION OF SURFACES

We conducted a two alternative forced choice discrimination experiment to evaluate subjects’ capability of perceiving curvature discontinuities during a dynamic exploration task. Five 500 mm long templates were milled with different degrees of discontinuity. Discontinuities were geometrically obtained by varying the curvature radius (base radius) by , while maintaining continuity in tangency in the middle point. On each trial we asked 20 participants to distinguish between a reference continuous curved stimulus and a discontinuous one. Results showed that subjects were able to distinguish the discontinuous stimulus from the continuous one when occurred a variation of the base radius around or more. Moreover, we tracked the hand’s movements during the stimuli exploration, and correlated the dynamic aspects of the explorations with the proportion of correct response for each level of the stimuli. Results led us to hypothesize that dynamic cues could play a role in curvature discontinuity discrimination.
The Inference of the Characteristics of Pharmaceutical Drug Advertising upon the level of Physicians’ Acceptance of Drugs in Jordan

This research aims to identify the characteristics of pharmaceutical drug advertisements and to investigate its influence upon the level of physicians’ acceptance. The population of the research consists of all physicians working in the private sector in Amman. The researchers used a questionnaire to collect the primary data for the sample of the research in order to achieve the researcher's objectives. The results of the research showed that the level of physicians’ acceptance is affected by different characteristics of pharmaceutical advertisement, such as advertisement through broadcast, network media, and advertisement language and advertisement duration. The results also showed that advertisement duration is the most influential characteristic of advertisement on the level of physicians’ acceptance, while the effect of broadcast media is stronger than network media on the level of physicians’ acceptance, the advertisement through print media, advertisement appeal, advertisement simplicity, advertisement credibility and advertisement frequency have no influence on the level of physicians’ acceptance.
INFLUENCE OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT ON SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Employees are the major assets of any organization. The active role they play towards an organizational success cannot be underestimated. As a result, equipping these unique assets through career development becomes imperative in order to maximize and improve on service delivery. A key objective of Public Service Commission of Kenya Human Resource Policies and Procedures on career development is to ensure continuous upgrading of Public servants’ core competences, knowledge, skills and attitudes including their ability to assimilate technology to enable them create and seize opportunities for social advancement, economic growth and individual fulfillment. This has been made possible through proper planning and coordination of training activities and career development in the Public Service which has been delegated to all Ministries under the State Department responsible for Public Service through Human Resource Management and Development units. However, how career development influences service delivery is not well searched in the government especially after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya due to devolvement of some government services to the county governments. The objective of the study was to assess the influence of career development on service delivery among the trained personnel. The study sought to investigate the challenges faced by the trained personnel in advancing after being developed and the influence it has on service delivery. The target population was 1050 employees and the sample size was 105 employees. The data collected helped in finding out the influence of career development on service delivery. A qualitative research approach of data collection was adopted using questionnaires, observations and interviews. The recommendation was made to the relevant authorities especially the Public Service Commission of Kenya. Key Words: Training, Career Advancement, Career Development, Service Delivery
A REVIEW REGARDING HAND EXOSKELETON TECHNOLOGIES FOR REHABILITATION

This paper will be presenting a short review regarding robotic rehabilitation devices. The focus of rehabilitation are aimed for the human hand, mainly for regaining motor functions by the aid of robotics. A comprehensive statistical study will be presented regarding tendencies in the field of rehabilitation, medical robotics and technologies used for robotic exoskeletons based on existing published papers. A short review on existing practical examples is also presented. In the final part of the papers a short comparison is debated between soft robotic devices and rigid robotic devices used in hand rehabilitation. After presenting the review of the current state of the art a conclusion regarding the future direction of rehabilitation devices is proposed.
Medication safety alert fatigue may be reduced via interaction design and clinical role tailoring: a systematic review

OBJECTIVE Alert fatigue limits the effectiveness of medication safety alerts, a type of computerized clinical decision support (CDS). Researchers have suggested alternative interactive designs, as well as tailoring alerts to clinical roles. As examples, alerts may be tiered to convey risk, and certain alerts may be sent to pharmacists. We aimed to evaluate which variants elicit less alert fatigue. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched for articles published between 2007 and 2017 using the PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane databases. We included articles documenting peer-reviewed empirical research that described the interactive design of a CDS system, to which clinical role it was presented, and how often prescribers accepted the resultant advice. Next, we compared the acceptance rates of conventional CDS-presenting prescribers with interruptive modal dialogs (ie, "pop-ups")-with alternative designs, such as role-tailored alerts. RESULTS Of 1011 articles returned by the search, we included 39. We found different methods for measuring acceptance rates; these produced incomparable results. The most common type of CDS-in which modals interrupted prescribers-was accepted the least often. Tiering by risk, providing shortcuts for common corrections, requiring a reason to override, and tailoring CDS to match the roles of pharmacists and prescribers were the most common alternatives. Only 1 alternative appeared to increase prescriber acceptance: role tailoring. Possible reasons include the importance of etiquette in delivering advice, the cognitive benefits of delegation, and the difficulties of computing "relevance. " CONCLUSIONS Alert fatigue may be mitigated by redesigning the interactive behavior of CDS and tailoring CDS to clinical roles. Further research is needed to develop alternative designs, and to standardize measurement methods to enable meta-analyses.
Microbleeds after Carotid Artery Stenting: Small Embolism May Induce Cerebral Microbleeds

Background: Since the advent of magnetic resonance imaging technology, cerebral microbleeds can be diagnosed in vivo. However, the underlying mechanism of cerebral microbleed formation is not fully understood. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the factors associated with cerebral microbleeds after carotid artery stenting (CAS). Method: We retrospectively examined 125 patients who underwent CAS for carotid stenosis. Cerebral microbleeds were investigated using T2*-weighted gradient-echo (GRE) imaging before and after CAS. We analyzed the possible association of new microbleeds with the following risk factors: the number of baseline microbleeds and ischemic cerebral lesions, the occurrence of cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome, and new ischemic cerebral lesions after CAS. Results: Baseline cerebral microbleeds were detected in 53 patients (42.4%). New cerebral microbleeds after CAS were observed in 13 of 125 patients (10.4%) and were exclusively associated with new ischemic lesions but not with other risk factors. No patient showed a merged image of a new cerebral microbleed on GRE imaging or a new ischemic lesion on diffusion-weighted imaging. Lobar and deep microbleeds were noted in 12/13 (92.3%) and 1 patient (7.7%), respectively. Of 12 patients with new microbleeds, 10 (76.9%) and 2 (15.4%) had a new microbleed in the ipsilateral and contralateral hemispheres, respectively. Conclusions: We found that new cerebral microbleeds developed after CAS and that these might be associated with new ischemic lesions, mostly in the territory of the treated carotid artery. We speculate that these microbleeds result from the deoxygenation of hemoglobin in the embolus or, alternatively, small hemorrhagic transformation of ischemic lesions.
Fatty acid composition of yolk of nine poultry species kept in their natural environment

Fatty acid (FA) composition of eggs from nine poultry species was determined chromatographically. Twenty six FAs were determined in the lipid composition of eggs. Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) were found in higher amounts than saturated fatty acids (SFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in egg yolks. Oleic acid (C18:1 n9) was the major MUFA in egg yolk and, palmitic acid (C16:0) was the major SFA in nine of all different originated eggs. Linoleic acid (C18:2 n6), arachidonic acid (C20:4 n6) and linolenic acid (C18:3 n3), reached the highest levels among the PUFAs. SFA/PUFA ratios were found to be 0.97, 2.51, 2.20, 1.46, 1.67, 1.40, 1.96, 1.27, and 1.34 in chicken, goose, duck, turkey, peacock, guinea fowl, pheasant, quail and partridge, respectively. Eggs of all nine species were found valuable for human consumption as fatty acids source, but the chicken’s egg occured to be the most beneficial to human health according to its highest omega 6 fatty acid (29.8%), highest PUFA / MUFA ratio (0.80) and lowest of SFA / PUFA ratio (0.97).
Genome Sequence of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Suggests Contribution of Large Numbers of Effector Genes and Insertion Sequences to Its Race Diversity

The plant-pathogenic prokaryote Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) causes bacterial blight, one of the most important diseases of rice. The bacterium is a model organism for the analysis of plant-pathogen interaction, because more than 30 races differing in virulence and 25 resistance genes in rice have been reported to date. We present here the complete genome sequence of Xoo strain MAFF 311018. The size of the genome was 4,940,217 bp, in a single circular chromosome. The genome structure of Xoo MAFF 311018 was characterized by large numbers of effector (avr) genes of the avrBs3/pth family and insertion sequences (ISs). RFLP analysis of diverse strains using ISXo1 as a probe suggests that the prevalence of mobile elements in this species, which can bring about genome inversions and rearrangement, may have played a major role in generating the high degree of genetic diversity and race differentiation characteristic of this pathogen. The Xoo MAFF 311018 sequence was also highly similar to those of X. axonopodis pv. citri and X. campestris pv. campestris with the exception of the large number of effectors and IS elements, and numerous inversions and rearrangements.
Modelling effects of exhaust from diesel and gasoline vehicles on tropospheric chemistry

Automobile emissions are known to contribute to local air pollution and to be a considerable sized source of CO2. The impact on tropospheric chemistry is investigated in this thesis, for road traffic as a whole and for gasoline and diesel emissions separately. Also, estimates of radiative forcings imposed by the two fuel types are done. A chemical-transport model, OsloCTM2, is applied to examine the effects from several model runs with different emission scenarios. The effect of emission legislations, Euro4 and Euro5 is investigated, in addition to surface ozone concentrations in populated areas, bearing in mind the health treath ozone poses to humans. In the Euro4 and Euro5 model runs, total fuel consumption are sat to either gasoline or diesel emissions, and to satisfy emission factors based on the EU legislation emission limits. Estimates of radiative forcings from road traffic induced alterations in CH4, O3, black carbon and CO2 are performed. The results show that summertime surface ozone concentrations due to gasoline emissions increase 5-13 ppb in the most urbanized regions in the Northern Hemisphere, while in more remote areas, the increase is up to 3 ppb. In winter a decrease of 4 ppb is found north of 30 N in industrialized regions. For diesel, increased levels in the range of 1-3 ppb are found over Europe in summer, while in winter there is a decrease of 2 ppb. The corresponding ozone-related forcings are 39.6 mWm 2 from gasoline and 2.6 mWm 2 from diesel. In the Euro4 case, increase in surface ozone levels are in the range of 1-4 ppb for gasoline and 2-6 ppb for diesel. In Euro5, the levels are reduced compared to Euro4, for gasoline the concentrations are from 0.5-2.5 ppb and for diesel 1-4 ppb. The ozone induced forcings in these cases are 7.6, 16.1, 6.0 and 13.2 mWm 2 for Euro4 gasoline, Euro4 diesel, Euro5 gasoline and Euro5 diesel, respectively. Radiative forcings from alterations in CH4 give negative values for the various model runs. Change in burden in black carbon, leads to a higher forcing from diesel than from gasoline, as opposed to forcings from CO2. For radiative forcings due to O3, CH4, BC and CO2 added up in the Euro4 case, the results show that while diesel has a larger forcing than gasoline in a time frame of 20 years, in time frames of 100 and 500 years, forcing from gasoline surpasses the forcing from diesel. All the components added up in the Euro5 case, show that the stricter legislations considerably decrease the estimated forcings. On a time frame of 20 years, diesel still has the largest forcing, while in 100 years, it is slightly less than gasoline. On a time frame of 500 years, gasoline is the major contributor to radiative forcing of the two fuel
Experimental Study on Corrosion Resistance of Strain Hardening Cement-based Composites

This paper aimed at clarifying the corrosion protection performance of SHCC (Strain Hardening Cement-based Composites) as a repair material. Chloride solution was sprayed on the specimens to accelerate chloride-induced corrosion of reinforcing steel. After being exposed to a deterioration environment, chloride penetration depth and corrosion state on the reinforcing steel were investigated. SHCC was proved to be superior in chloride proof performance to normal concrete and PCM. A patching by SHCC as far as beyond the reinforcement had an excellent chloride proof and corrosion preventing performance, while a surface coating by SHCC could not prevent corrosion of the steel in the substrate RC member. Since the fiber content did not affect chloride proof/corrosion preventing performance of SHCC, high workability and high corrosion preventing performance could both be achieved at the same time by decreasing the fiber content in SHCC.
Cytotoxic Effects of Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin preparations on Primary Human Thymic Epithelial Cells.

BACKGROUND Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) presents a major cause for morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT). Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) treatment reduces the incidence of GvHD after alloHSCT. However, delayed immune reconstitution following rATG treatment, partly due to hampered thymic function, is being discussed. The present study aimed at elucidating possible cytotoxic effects of two commonly used rATG preparations on cultured human thymic stroma, especially thymic epithelial cells (TECs). METHODS A primary thymic epithelial cell culture was established and the binding and cytotoxicity of two rATG preparations to the aforementioned cells were assessed by flow cytometry and immunofluorescence analyses. The release of several cytokines by cultured TSCs in response to rATG was analyzed via multiplex ELISA. RESULTS Both preparations showed a comparable dose-dependent binding to TECs and exerted a similar complement-independent, dose-dependent cytotoxicity. rATG exposure further resulted in hampered secretion of IL-7, IL-15 and IL-6, cytokines being involved in thymic T cell development and proliferation. Pretreatment with keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) diminished rATG-induced cytotoxicity of TECs and restored their IL-7 and IL-15 secretion. CONCLUSIONS Cytotoxic effects on TECs link a rATG-induced thymic damage to the delayed T cell reconstitution witnessed after rATG treatment. Our data support a combination treatment of rATG and thymus-protective strategies such as KGF in order to simultaneously offer sufficient GvHD prophylaxis and overcome delayed T cell reconstitution due to thymic damage.
“Need to Know” or the Strong Urge to Find Names of Unique Entities in Acquired Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The two forms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), idiopathic and acquired, have been linked to abnormalities in the fronto-striato-thalamo-cortical circuitry, involving the orbitofrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, thalamus, and striatum. Accumulating evidence indicates that damage to other brain regions (ie, temporal lobes) is also implicated in the pathogenesis of both types of OCD. In addition, some discrete OCD symptoms have received less attention because of their presumed low occurrence and difficultly of categorization. Among these, one intriguing and potentially severe type of obsessive thinking is the so-called “need to know” (NtK), which is a strong urge to access certain information, particularly proper names. In some patients, this monosymptomatic presentation may constitute the major feature of OCD. Here we report the cases of two patients who developed NtK obsessions with tenacious time-consuming, answer-seeking compulsions as the only or more disabling symptomatology in association with malignant tumors involving the right temporal lobe and connected fronto-subcortical circuits.
Future trends in the treatment of atopic dermatitis

Abstract Atopic dermatitis (AD) is caused by complex interactions between a variety of genetic and environmental factors that contribute to the maintenance of the chronic inflammatory skin condition. Most conventional treatments have been designed for the so-called ‘average patient’. In recent years however, many previously unknown details pertaining to the mechanisms of the pathogenesis of AD have been elucidated, and novel treatments based on these pathological mechanisms or on subgroup classifications have been developed. Herein, how future treatment strategies for AD can be developed is described.
DSmH Evidential Network for Target Identication

This paper proposes a model of evidential network based on Hybrid Dezert-Smarandache theory (DSmH) to improve target identication of multi-sensors. In the classication simulation, we compared the results obtained at the Target Type node and Foe-Ally node in evidential network by using DempsterShafer theory (DS) and using DSmH. The comparisons show that, when we use DSmH in the evidential network, we can assign more Basic Belief Assignments (BBA) to the focal element the target belongs to. Experiments conrm that the model of evidential network using DSmH is better than the one using DS.