Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mycelium-Based Bio-Composites For Architecture: Assessing the Effects of Cultivation Factors on Compressive Strength

Mycelium-based bio-composites can propose a renewable and biodegradable alternative for architectural construction materials. These biomaterials result from growth of mycelium, fibrous root systems of fungi, on organic substrates in controlled environmental conditions. This paper presents a material study that explores how substrate type and added supplements used for cultivating mycelium affect the compressive strength of mycelium-based composites for use as masonry units in architectural construction. For this purpose, samples grown using Pleurotus Ostreatus (Gray Oyster mushroom strain) on three different substrates (sawdust, straw and a mixture of sawdust and straw) with and without supplementation are tested for compressive strength.
The Concept of International Entrepreneurial Orientation in Competitive Firms: A Review and A Research Agenda

To date, there are no studies on the effect of IEO on firms' competitiveness. By reviewing the literature on IEO we understand that most of the previous studies have dealt with three concepts of risk-taking, innovation and pro-activeness and these studies are very similar to the studies of EO that have used dependent variables of internationalization. In these studies, IEO is a construct that does not differ from EO and internationalization is a context for studying EO. Thus, this paper builds on previous researches and adopts a philosophical conceptualization method to render a novel approach to study IEO. We conclude that IEO should be conceptualized again, rather than considering it as EO in an international context. Our contribution is that we have regarded IEO and EO different from each other, as independent constructs.
Effect of Castanopsis megacarpa Extract on Mortality, Longevity Development and Feeding of Crocidolomia pavonana Larvae

As several reports of impacts arise due to the use of synthetic insecticides, the investigation for safer alternative insecticides should be continued. Using plant material that has several bioactivities is a promising way out to control insect pest. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of leaf and seed extract of Castanopsis megacarpa on mortality, longevity development and feeding preference of Crocidolomia pavonana larvae. Extraction conducted by infusion method. The bioassay assesment was carried out using the residual method. The concentration-mortality relationship was analyzed by probit. The antifeedant test was tested using choice and no-choice methods. Both extracts showed the same strong insecticidal activity, LC 50 of 0.18% (leaf) and 0.12% (seed). Leaf and seed extracts at concentrations equivalent to LC 50 and LC 75 in both methods used showed consistent antifeedant properties. The antifeedant activity of extracts in the no-choice method at both concentrations showed a range of activities of 40.1%-53.7% (leaf) and 74.4%-82.7% (seed) extracts. The leaf and seed extracts of C. megacarpa did not significantly extend the larval development period. Plant material that has more than one bioactivity will be better for suppress the insect pest populations in the field.
Treatment of an abscess after massive autologous fat transplantation for breast augmentation with real-time ultrasonography-guided liposuction

In 1895, Czerny [1] introduced the concept of fat grafting in the breast in an article describing breast reconstruction with a fist-sized lipoma from the hip to replace a breast tissue defect caused by mastitis. Although the American Society of Plastic Surgeons issued a statement in 1987 arguing that fat transplantation should be prohibited because it could interfere with the detection of breast cancer, several studies have reported little impact of fat transplantation on cancer detection [2,3]. In light of the results of previous studies about safety with respect to cancer detection and improvements of the technique, autologous fat transplantation for breast reconstruction and breast augmentation has attracted much attention, and has been performed by many plastic surgeons and by many physicians not board-certified as plastic surgeons. However, even with sophisticated and innovative techniques, autologous fat transplantation is still a challenging procedure with unpredictable outcomes in terms of graft viability and fat necrosis. Non-absorbed fat necrosis may lead to complications such as an oily cyst, sclerotic induration, calcified solid tumors, and infections [4]. In a large-scale study, only one local infection was reported in 880 fat graft procedures in the breast, and it was treated without surgical intervention [5]. Nonetheless, cases of severe infections and aggressive surgical treatment have been also reported [6]. We Seo Gil Choi, Junekyu Kim
DEPTH ESTIMATION FROM 3D RECONSTRUCTED SCENE USING STEREO VISION OMER MOHAMED OMER BA-SALEEM A project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the Degree of Master of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

In the past few years, a growing interest in mobile robot’s applications produce a persistent need to develop assistive systems that can help those robots to do their job efficiently. Distance estimation is one of these applications that a lot of researches made to develop it. Visionary sensors such as stereo vision optimization method is one of the most efficient methods among traditional sensors that have been used to estimate a depth from 3D reconstructed scene. Vision sensor can be used in rescue robots mission instead of human providing a way to estimate the distance between the robot camera and the objects in front it and give a 3D model of that obstacle which can help rescuers. Although vision sensors have some disadvantages such as the change of illumination of the captured images and the change in the background. In this project, the objectives are developing a stereo vision system to extract depth from 3D reconstructed scene, analyse the performance of the proposed stereo vision system and develop a graphical user interface (GUI) to monitor the performance of the stereo vision system. Two low-cost cameras have been used to works as stereo camera sensor. Stereo camera parameters from the camera calibration process and disparity map by using the block matching in order to collect the corresponding pixels between both stereo images are important parameters to estimate the depth from the 3D reconstructed scene. The experiment results have been done by testing an object far from the stereo camera by 1.0 and 1.5 meters and the experiment conducted at indoor and outdoor environments. The results show that the mean error of depth increasers with increasing distance to the stereo camera. In addition, the quality of the texture of the 3D virtual model also decreased with the increasing of the distance. The camera mean accuracy reaches to 90.14%. Finally, using stereo vision in order to estimate depth from the scene have been done and it can be use at rescue missions to help at rescue’s robots missions.
Adolescent Violence: An Emerging Challenge

Interpersonal adolescent violence is one of the most prevalent and visible forms of violence, evidenced by a rise in the premature death in many children and youth between the ages of 10 and 20 years. There is a great concern about the incidence of violent behavior among children and adolescents. This complex and troubling issue needs to be carefully understood by doctors concerned, parents, teachers, and other adults and health staff. This has proved to be epidemic these days. So it’s very necessary to confront the problem of youth violence systematically. This article includes prevalence, the risk behaviors of adolescents, factors leading to adolescent violence and various strategies adopted for its prevention. This article may be of help to disciples of Forensic medicine (forensic psychology) Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Preventive medicine to reduce the problem and to promote healthy development among teenagers.
Hydrocarbons Bioremediation Soil Using Eschericia Coli (E. Coli) And Klebsiella SP Bacteria With The Addition Of Inorganic Fertilizers As Nutrients

This research studies the effectiveness of TPH bioremediation in oil-exposed soils using E. coli and Klebsiella sp with the addition of urea fertilizer, NPK-Mg 12-12-17 + 2 (N; P; K; Mg = 12%; 12%; 12 %; 2%) and NPK 15-15-15 (N; P; K = 15%; 15%; 15%). The bioremediation process lasts for 3-27 days and during the bioremediation process the TPH level is checked every 72 hours using the InfraCal TPH Analyzer. The results showed that there was an influence on the use of inorganic fertilizers on the length of the bioremediation process, this is because inorganic fertilizers such as urea fertilizer, NPK 12-12-17 + 2 and NPK 15-15-15 contain nutrients needed by bacteria during the bioremediation process so that the bacteria grows optimally. Inorganic fertilizers also affect soil conditions which can cause the bioremediation process to take place faster. The data of this study indicated that the optimal bioremediation conditions were achieved at the highest TPH concentration compared to other TPH concentration variations. This was because pollutants are also a source of carbon for bacterial growth, if the composition of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is available in the appropriate amount for bacterial growth, then bacteria can optimally conduct TPH bioremediation. However, for certain conditions the achievement of bioremediation was achieved in a short time, such as in the bioremediation of 2.21% TPH using E. coli bacteria and NPK 15-15-15 as much as 0.50 grams, the process of decreasing the lowest TPH levels on the 6th day, as well as the use of Klebsiella sp and NPK 12-12-17 + 2 as much as 0.5 grams, a decrease in TPH concentration of 2.21% was reached on the 6th day. This shows that under given conditions, bioremediation is only efficient during the first week. The results of this experiment show the importance of maintaining bacterial biomass by maintaining soil pH and humidity conditions to ensure high bioremediation efficiency. Kinetic form of TPH bioremediation rate in soil concentrations of 8.85%at optimal conditions using E. coli bacteria and the addition of NPK 15-15-15 as much as 0.50 grams, giving a bioremediation rate constant of 0.0560 days -1 with a half-life of 12 days, whereas if using the Klebsiella sp bacteria obtained optimal conditions by using NPK fertilizer 12-12-17 + 2 as much as 0.50 grams and the value of the bioremediation rate constant given is 0.0420 days -1 with a half-life of 17 days.
Microfilaria in fine needle aspiration cytology of breast lump: An unusual finding

Filariasis is a common health problem in India. Lymphatic filariasis is mostly caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi. Microfilariae are often found in cytology smears from swelling at various sites and it is rarely associated with neoplasms. However, filarial breast nodule is a very rare finding even in an endemic region. Here, we present a rare case of filarial breast lump diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology.
Ambient Intelligence in the Living Room

The emergence of the Ambient Intelligence (AmI) paradigm and the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and services unveiled new potentials for the domain of domestic living, where the line between “the computer” and the (intelligent) environment becomes altogether invisible. Particularly, the residents of a house can use the living room not only as a traditional social and individual space where many activities take place, but also as a smart ecosystem that (a) enhances leisure activities by providing a rich suite of entertainment applications, (b) implements a home control middleware, (c) acts as an intervention host that is able to display appropriate content when the users need help or support, (d) behaves as an intelligent agent that communicates with the users in a natural manner and assists them throughout their daily activities, (e) presents a notification hub that provides personalized alerts according to contextual information, and (f) becomes an intermediary communication center for the family. This paper (i) describes how the “Intelligent Living Room” realizes these newly emerged roles, (ii) presents the process that was followed in order to design the living room environment, (iii) introduces the hardware and software facilities that were developed in order to improve quality of life, and (iv) reports the findings of various evaluation experiments conducted to assess the overall User Experience (UX).
Learning to produce difficult L2 vowels. The effects of awareness-raising, exposure and feedback

This paper investigates how alignment in conversation fosters L2 sound learning. We studied the role of (1) awareness of the difficulty of the sound, (2) exposure to a native pronunciation and (3) implicit negative feedback on the learner’s production. Forty-nine Dutch speakers interacted with an English confederate playing a game designed to raise their awareness of the difficulty of the English /æ-ɛ/ contrast. During the interaction, we exhaustively controlled for the presence versus absence of exposure and implicit negative feedback. We analysed participants’ English /æ/ and /ɛ/ as produced in sentence-completion tasks before and after the interaction. Results show that Awarenessraising led participants to produce more native-like /æ/’s, both in height and frontness. Exposure led to improvement in the frontness of the two vowels. Feedback did not have an effect on the production of these vowels; the combination of Feedback and Exposure even hindered learning, undoing the effect of Exposure.
Hasil Tanaman Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bert.) di Dataran Rendah The Effect of Different Mulch and Nitrogen Fertilizer Dosages on the Growth and Yield of Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bert.) in the Low Land

Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is an annual shrub from the family Asteraceae native to Paraguay. Stevia produces steviol glycosides which have a sweetness level of 250-350 times compared to sucrose. Demand of stevia increases sharply, therefore, there needs an effort to increase stevia production. One of effort to increase stevia production is by developing cultivation directed to the lowlands. Lowlands have low humidity and high temperatures. Mulch can reduce temperature and increase soil moisture. In addition, applying nitrogen fertilizer can increase vegetative growth of stevia. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct the research on the application of mulch and nitrogen fertilizer dosage on the stevia plants in the lowlands. The research was conducted in Jatikerto experimental garden, Malang from February to June 2018 and used split plot design with the main plot was mulch type and the subplot was nitrogen
Dilatatív cardiomyopathia immunadszorpciós kezelése

A dilatatív cardiomyopathia (DCM) képezi a szívtranszplantáció egyik fő indikációját. Az esetek mintegy 50%-ában a kóroki tényező nem ismert. Kutatók számos szívizom-specifikus antitestet azonosítottak eddig, melyek ronthatják a balkamra-funkciót, valamint kamrai tachycardiát vagy akár hirtelen szívhalált is előidézhetnek. A dilatatív cardiomyopathia gyógyszeres kezelésének fejlődése ellenére a DCM prognózisa nem biztató. Nemzetközi irodalmi adatok alapján az immunadszorpciós kezelés reménykeltőnek tekinthető, ugyanis az antitestek eltávolításával javulás következhet be a szív pumpafunkciójában, a NYHA-stádiumban, valamint kitolódhat a betegek szívtranszplantáció-/ LVAD-implantáció-mentes túlélési ideje. A Belgyógyászati Intézet Belgyógyászati Angiológiai Tanszék és Terápiás Aferezis Részlegén az országban elsőként végeztünk immunadszorpciós kezelést. Betegünk 43 éves, NYHA IV. stádiumú, idiopathiás dilatatív cardiomyopathiában szenvedő, transzplantációjelölt férfi volt, akinél Western blot vizsgálattal IgG típusú myocardiumellenes antitest pozitivitása igazolódott. Kezelését megelőzően ejekciós frakciója 18% volt. Kardiológusaival történt egyeztetést követően immunadszorpciós kezelése mellett döntöttünk. Intenzív osztályunkon öt kezelést végeztünk, egymást követő napokon. Az utánkövetés első hónapjában a betegnél funkcionális javulást detektáltunk, terhelhetősége fokozódott. Az echokardiográfia az isovolaemiás kontrakció javulását (465 Hgmm/s-ról 575 Hgmm/s-ra), a stroke-volumen növekedését (49 ml-ről 66 ml-re) detektálta. A kezelést követő harmadik hónapban megismételt SPECT-vizsgálat az ejekciós frakció növekedését igazolta, 18%-ról 32%-ra. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(13): 532–536.
Atmospheric PM2.5Concentration Prediction Based on Time Series and Interactive Multiple Model Approach

Urbanization, industrialization, and regional economic integration have developed rapidly in China in recent years. Air pollution has attracted more and more attention. However, PM2.5is the main particulate matter in air pollution. Therefore, how to predict PM2.5accurately and effectively has become a concern of experts and scholars. For the problem, atmosphere PM2.5concentration prediction algorithm is proposed based on time series and interactive multiple model in this paper. PM2.5concentration is collected by using the monitor at different air quality levels. The time series models are established by historical PM2.5concentration data, which were given by the autoregressive model (AR). In the paper, three PM2.5time series models are established for three different air quality levels. Then, the three models are converted to state equation, respectively, by autoregressive integrated with Kalman filter (AR-Kalman) approaches. Besides, the proposed interactive multiple model (IMM) algorithm is, respectively, compared with autoregressive (AR) model algorithm and AR-Kalman prediction algorithm. It is turned out the proposed IMM algorithm is more accurate than the other two approaches for PM2.5prediction, and it is effective.
The Growth of Credit Unions and Credit Co-operatives – Is The Past Still Present ?

Toxteth is an inner-city area of Liverpool. Over 38% of the population are unemployed and most people struggle to make ends meet either on welfare benefits or on low incomes. Like 4.4 million other people in Britain, most people in Toxteth live on the margins of financial services provision. Yet, as in many other similar places, most banks no longer find it profitable to preserve an effective local service. Three banks have closed their Toxteth branches over the last ten years. The one remaining bank is, in 1999, reducing its service from five to just three days a week. Whilst people elsewhere take for granted the use of cash machines, credit cards and a range of banking facilities, people in Toxteth find themselves increasingly excluded from any form of affordable financial service. Banks, they believe, are neither interested in them nor appropriate to their needs. Indeed, many people do not have a bank account. Not a small number are forced into the hands of extortionate finance companies.
Use of frequent itemset mining for learning from graphs – what is gained and what is lost?

Graph mining methods have emerged to address the limitations of itemset mining algorithms when analyzing structured data. It may therefore appear counterproductive to employ the latter for mining graph data. Nevertheless, for graph classification tasks, where the focus is on predictive performance rather than comprehensibility, the use of itemset mining can be a sensible alternative to graph mining algorithms. In this paper, we examine the pros and cons of itemset mining on graph data using 18 medicinal chemistry datasets, and show that the itemset mining algorithms are not only efficient and reliable on graph classification and regression, but also competitive with the graph mining algorithms.
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Department of Ophthalmology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil Purpose: To determine the effect of short-term 4 mg/mL dexamethasone solution treatment in diabetic macular edema (DME). Patients and methods: Twenty-seven pseudophakic diabetic patients with visual impairment caused by DME were randomized to receive 0.01 mL (40 μg), 0.03 mL (120 μg) or 0.05 mL (200 μg) intravitreal dexamethasone solution. Eyes were evaluated in terms of macular thickness, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and intraocular pressure (IOP) at 3, 7 and 28 days after injection (D). Results: There was a significant reduction in macular thickness between D0 and D3 for all groups (0.01 mL – P=0.008, 0.03 mL – P=0.038, and 0.05 mL – P=0.008). Between D0 and D7, a significant reduction in macular thickness was observed in 0.01 mL and 0.05 mL groups (0.01 mL – P=0.013 and 0.05 mL – P=0.021). Between D0 and D28, no significant reduction of macular thickness was observed for any group. Between D0 and D3, a significant improvement in BCVA in the 0.03 mL group (P=0.028) was observed. Between D0 and D7, a significant improvement in BCVAwas observed in 0.01 mL and 0.03 mL groups (0.01 mL – P=0.018 and 0.03 mL – P=0.027). Between D0 and D28, a significant improvement in BCVAwas observed for the 0.01 mL group (P=0.017). No significant differences in IOPmeasurements were observed for any group. Safety analysis revealed no serious ocular or systemic events. Conclusion and relevance: Intravitreal dexamethasone solution is effective in reducing macular thickness secondary to DME in the short-term. Improvement in short-term visual acuity was observed. Although DME requires long-term treatment, it may be a low cost therapeutic option used in specific short-term situations. Trial registration: NCT03608839 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
IJSRD-International Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol. 4, Issue 03, 2016 | ISSN (online): 2321-0613

This paper proposes a new method for implementing a low-power full-adder-circuit by means of a set of Gate-Diffusion-Input cell based-multiplexers. Fulladder is a very important part of all digital-circuits and it can be used in variety of Application-Specific-Integrated-Circuits (A-S-I-Cs). If the energy usage of a circuit in VLSI chip is very less, it’ll be most important aspect for the designer. Here the technique used to realize the FA uses less energy and works faster than conventional one. The simulation readings and outputs using a simulation tool illustrate the outputs that can be compared with the conventional CMOS FA. Energy usage, speed-of-circuit and area-on-silicon, comparison between conventional and proposed full adder is also illustrated.
A REAL-TIME MRI STUDY OF JAPANESE MORAIC NASAL IN UTTERANCE-FINAL POSITION

Moraic nasal of Japanese, often symbolized as /N/, is a nasal segment that has the status of an independent mora. It is widely acknowledged that the place of articulation of /N/ is determined by the assimilation to the following consonants; for example, /aNma/, /aNta/, and /aNka/ become [amma], [anta], and [aŋka] respectively. There is, however, a lack of consensus concerning the realization of /N/ in the utterance-final position. Places of articulation of utterance-final /N/ hitherto stipulated in the literatures include velar [ŋ], uvular [N], and nasalized vowels. A real-time MRI movie database was analyzed to solve this problem. Data of three male speakers revealed consistent results. The location of closure for the final /N/ is highly predictable by the membership of the immediately preceding vowel. Closure locations predicted by a generalized linear mixed-effect model regression analysis showed high correlation (between .887-.986) with the observed locations.