Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Copper and Zinc Supplementation on Growth , Blood Serum Copper and Zinc Levels , Scrotal Circumference and Semen Quality in Growing Male Boer × Nubian

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of Cu and Zn supplementation on growth, blood serum Cu and Zn levels, scrotal circumference and semen quality in growing male Boer × Nubian bucks. Twenty eight male goats were fed twice daily at 07:00 and 19:00 h with a total mixed ration (TMR) containing 10.3 and 22.5 mg/kg DM of Cu and Zn, respectively. TMR was supplemented with four treatments being: control, Cu (21.7), Zn (5.6), and Cu-Zn (21.7 and 5.6, respectively) which was provided as a mineral premix. Live weight and Cu and Zn levels were analyzed under a completely randomized design with repeated measures. Scrotal circumference and semen quality were analyzed by analysis of variance using the general linear model. The comparison of differences between treatments was done using Tukey test. There were no differences in live weight, scrotal circumference, ejaculate volume and sperm concentration. Blood serum concentration of Cu increased (p < 0.0001) with Cu treatment. Blood serum concentration of Zn increased (p < 0.05) with Zn supplementation. The motility and viability of sperm in the ejaculate were affected by Cu and Zn supplementation treatments. Based on the above, in bucks fed with a TMR supplemented with Cu and Zn increase blood serum Cu and Zn levels and improved the percentage of sperm motility and viability from the ejaculate. [Hernández-Meléndez J, Salem AZM, Sánchez-Dávila F, Rojo R, Limas AG, López-Aguirre D, Vázquez-Armijo JF. Effect of Copper and Zinc Supplementation on Growth, Blood Serum Copper and Zinc Levels, Scrotal Circumference and Semen Quality in Growing Male Boer × Nubian Bucks. Life Sci J 2015;12(2s):108-112]. (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite. com. 17
Frame-Based Detection of Figurative Language in Tweets [Application Notes]

This paper analyzes the problem of figurative language detection on social media, with a focus on the use of semantic features for identifying irony and sarcasm. Framester, a novel resource that acts as a hub between FrameNet, WordNet, VerbNet, BabelNet, DBpedia, Yago, DOLCE-Zero and others, has been used to extract semantic features from text. These semantic features are used to enrich the representations of tweets with event information using frames and word senses in addition to lexical units. The data set used for experimentation purposes contains tweets taken from different corpora including both figurative (containing irony and sarcasm) and non-figurative language. Two major tasks were performed: (i) detecting figurative language in tweets in a dataset containing both figurative and non-figurative tweets, (ii) classifying tweets containing irony and sarcasm. A 10-fold cross-validation experiment shows that the obtained accuracy for both tasks increases significantly when the semantic features such as linguistic frames and word senses are used in addition to lexical units, indicating that they may be important clues for figurative language. The approach was developed on top of Apache Spark so that it is easily scalable to much higher volumes of data, allowing for real-time analysis.
Exposures to Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone Above USA Standards are Associated with Auditory Brainstem Dysmorphology and Delayed Auditory Brainstem Evoked Potentials in Healthy Dogs

Background: Delayed central conduction times in the auditory brainstem have been observed in Mexico City (MC) healthy children breathing fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3) above the current United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA) standards. MC children have α synuclein brainstem accumulation and medial superior olivary complex (MSO) dysmorphology. The present study used a dog model to further investigate the potential effects of air pollution on the function and morphology of the auditory brainstem. Methodology: Twenty-four dogs living in clean air v MC, average age 37.1± 26.3 months, underwent brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) measurements. Eight dogs (4 MC, 4 Controls) were analysed for auditory brainstem morphology and histopathology. Results: MC dogs showed ventral cochlear nuclei hypotrophy and MSO dysmorphology with a significant decrease in cell body size, with many cell bodies < 100 μm2, a significant decrease in neuronal packing density with many regions in the nucleus devoid of neurons and marked gliosis. MC dogs showed significant delayed BAEP absolute wave I, III and V latencies compared to controls. Conclusions: Auditory nuclei dysmorphology and BAEPs consistent with an alteration of the generator sites of the auditory brainstem response waveform are a common denominator for dogs and children in highly polluted MC. This study puts forward the usefulness of BAEPs to study auditory brainstem neurodegenerative changes associated with air pollution in dogs and its potential use in young urbanites as a proxy for an evolving neurodegenerative process towards Alzheimer Disease. Recognition of the role of non-invasive BAEPs in urban dogs is warranted to elucidate novel neurodegenerative pathways link to air pollution and may be a promising early diagnostic strategy for AD.
Non-economic factors that affect credit risk , The case of Albania

Banks serve as an economy accelerant, by exchanging funds from the surplus resources towards those deficient, supporting investment and economic growth. The main purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the importance of noneconomic factors in the level of non-performing loans in the banking system in Albania. The methodology used in this paper includes qualitative and quantitative analysis of the main indicators of the banking sector. This is accompanied by a descriptive analysis of social factors in one of our nation's banks. At the end of the model we concluded that in Albania there is a positive correlation between the NPL (nonperforming loans level) and XEFF (indicator that measures the management efficiency), confirming the hypothesis "skimping". While strong negative relation that exists between the CAP (measures the banks capitalization) and LTA (indicates the risk that a bank undertakes) confirms the hypothesis "moral risk".
A Numerical Study for Air Flow from Ejector Nozzle of Sorting Machines Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

In this paper, we discuss the fundamental simulation data of a Sorting Machine for optimum planning, effective designing and cost-reduction. Accurate sorting of particulates is a fundamental problem in the Sorting Machine. Providing the accurate sorting is of high quality, sorted products command a considerably higher price than unsorted ones. In the sorting machine, a camera with high-detection capability and an ejector to exactly remove undesired particles are required. However, it should be avoided that the ejector removes a good particle in order to provide high sorting ratio. We would like to understand the behaviour of air flow ejected from an ejector nozzle in the Sorting Machine for effective designing. In this study, a numerical simulation was carried out with the three-dimensional Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) in order to highly accurately reproduce the behaviour of the air flow ejected from the ejector nozzle in the Sorting Machine.
The Influence of Strategic Leadership on Organizational Performance in the Banking Sector in Kenya

Leadership in an organization is like a cornerstone in a storey building in that the leader gives the direction and guidance towards achievement of the set goals. Most of the organizations do have the drafts, but how the leader decides in terms of priority and resource allocation determines the overall outcome. Thus, a visionary leader in any organization is a tree seedling that needs to be nurtured. This paper explores the influence of strategic leadership on organizational performance in selected banks within Nakuru Sub County. The study used primary data obtained from the respondents and secondary data from the journals, books and other print media. The study employed a descriptive survey design. Structured questionnaire to collect data where both closed and open-ended questions were used to get the opinions of the respondents. There was 84% response rate and only 16% non-responses. The data collected was first coded and the opinions of the respondents analyzed by use of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Pearson correlation and Chi-square tests were used to estimate the relationship between the strategic leadership and the organization performances. The data was later presented in tabular form and charts for easier interpretation. It was hoped that the findings of the study would clearly show the importance of developing strategic leaders that will create a viable future for the organization.
A COLOR IMAGE ENCRYPTION SCHEME WITH SYNCHRONOUS PERMUTATION-DIFFUSION STRUCTURE

Permutation and diffusion are two basic principles in designing an image encryption algorithm. Almost all image encryption methods are based on a scheme that separates permutation and diffusion, namely, asynchronous permutation and diffusion scheme (APDS). This paper analyses the flaws of APDS and cracks it with a chosen plaintext attack, and then proposes a synchronous permutation-diffusion scheme (SPDS). Experimental simulations and performance evaluations in key space, key sensibility, correlation coefficient, Shannon entropy, differential attack and data loss/noise attacks all show that the proposed scheme processes better performance compared with the APDS and some others, and can ensure a secure communication in practical applications.
miR-26 b suppresses tumor proliferation and metastasis by targeting matrix metalloproteinases 14 in neuroblastoma

Increasing reports suggested that microRNAs (miRNAs) act as key regulators in multiple cancers. miR-26b functions as a tumor suppressor in some malignancies. However, its role in neuroblastoma (NB) remains poorly understood. Herein, we found that miR-26b is downregulated in NB tissues. Enhanced overexpression of miR-26b significantly suppressed NB cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Matrix metalloproteinase 14 (MMP14) was found to be a direct target of miR-26b in NB cells. Rescue experiments indicated that the suppressive effect of miR26b on cell proliferation, migration, and invasion is partially mediated by inhibiting MMP14 expression. Collectively, the present study indicated that miR-26b might inhibit NB cell viability and motility partially by targeting MMP14. This newly identified function of miR-26b provides novel insights into neuroblastoma and may foster therapeutic applications.
PCT , CRP , Ang-2 expressions and SGRQ scores for assessing post-treatment health status of AECOPD patients

Background and aim: Our study is aimed at clarifying the interrelationship among PCT, CRP, Ang-2 and SGRQ in post-treatment patients with AECOPD. This study also confirmed that whether or not PCT, CRP, Ang-2 and SGRQ are appropriate biomarkers for assessing the efficacy of AECOPD treatments. Material and methods: The case group incorporated 88 patients with AECOPD and another 40 patients with stable-stage COPD admitted in our hospital during the period between April 2015 and October 2015. We also recruited a total of 50 healthy individuals as the control group in order to carry out this case-control study. All patients in the case group have received conventional symptomatic treatments. Serum samples were collected from all study subjects for detecting PCR, CRP and Ang-2 expressions. Meanwhile, the Saint George’s respiratory questionnaire was specifically designed to assess and quantify the health status and life wellbeing of all individuals who participated in this study. Statistical analysis was carried out using the SPSS 19.0 statistical software. Results: PCT, CRP and Ang-2 expression levels were all increased in COPD patients compared to normal people. Furthermore, PCT, CRP and Ang-2 expression levels in AECOPD patients were much higher than those in stable-stage COPD patients (all P < 0.05). PCT, CRP and Ang-2 expression levels in the better group appeared to be gradually decreased as time of treatment increased. By contrast, Ang-2, PCT and CRP expression levels were increased in the worse group as time of treatment increased (all P < 0.05). Results from statistical analysis indicated that both CRP and PCT expression levels were positively correlated with Ang-2 expression. As suggested by correlation analysis, PCT, CRP and Ang-2 expression levels were closely related to the health status and wellbeing of patients with AECOPD. Conclusion: Serum PCT, CRP and Ang-2 are effective biomarkers of acute exacerbated COPD and they can be used to determine the severity of COPD as well as the effectiveness of treatments on AECOPD.
Relation of Vitamin D Deficiency to Ischemic Stroke in Compare to Normal Population

Background: 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency is a novel CV risk factor, predicting both CV events and mortality . This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum vitamin D levels in ischemic stroke patients in compare to normal population. Method: 217 patients with ischemic stroke (CT scan confirmed) were selected for analysis between ages 45 and 80 yrs. , admitted at our hospital. Measurements of serum vitamin D concentration were made by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay and Confounding variables like diabetes, hypertension, smoking, alcohol, tobacco, dyslipidemia, BMI, CRP, S. uric acid, duration of sunlight exposure, prior history of drug intake or fracture, S. calcium, phosphorous and PTH levels were considered. 200 age and sex matched controls were taken. The sources of data were questionnaires and multiple linear regression analysis and correlation analysis were used. Result : Vitamin D deficiency was higher in cases(87%) as compared to controls(78%) and this association was found to be statistically significant(Chi square = 5.409, df=1, P <0.01 and Odds Ratio=0.5253(95% CI:0.3125 to 0.8828)). Conclusion: Serum vitamin D level is significantly reduced in patients of ischemic stroke as compare to control. Vitamin D is a potential risk factor for stroke and vitamin D supplementation could be used for better outcome in ischemic stroke patients with vitamin D deficiency.
Risque rénale des aminosides dans le choc septique

Objectif : Evaluer la survenue d'une insuffisance renale chez patients en sepsis grave de reanimation medicale traites par aminosides. Patients et methode. Etude monocentrique observationnelle retrospective de patients de reanimation medicale atteints de sepsis severe ou choc septique traites ou non par un aminoside (amikacine ou gentamicine). Les posologies utilisees etaient de 7 mg/kg/jour pour la gentamicine, et de 20-25 mg/kg/jour pour l'amikacine. Un score de propension a recevoir des aminosides ou non a ete elabore en fonction de variables jouant, selon nous, un role dans le choix de prescrire ou non ce traitement. Pour determiner les facteurs associes a l'insuffisance renale de facon independante, nous avons etabli un modele de Cox ajuste sur le score de propension a recevoir des aminosides ou non, sur l'evolution du score SOFA entre J1 et J3 inclus, et sur le nombre de traitements nephrotoxiques recus apres J1. Une analyse des facteurs de risque de mortalite chez ces patients en sepsis grave entre J0 et J28 a ete realisee. Resultats. 214 patients ont ete inclus dont 150 traites par aminosides. 35 ont presente une insuffisance renale (16,3%). Il n'y a pas de difference dans la survenue d'une IR chez les patients en sepsis grave traites par aminosides ou non (0,75 (95% IC 0,32-1,76) ; p=0,51). Il n'y a pas d'impact sur la mortalite chez les patients recevant ou non des aminosides (0,78 (95% IC 0,47-1,30) ; p=0,34). Conclusion. Les aminosides ne representent pas un risque renal chez les patients en sepsis grave et ceci meme en l'absence de recommandations quant a leur modalite d'administration. Il n'y a pas non plus de difference de mortalite chez ces patients ce qui relance la controverse actuelle sur l'interet de cette prescription dans les sepsis graves.
Strong Ground Motions during the 2011 Pacific Coast Off Tohoku , Japan Earthquake

The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake occurred along the plate boundary east of northeastern Japan. Huge tsunami caused tremendous disasters near the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan. In addition, strong ground motions affected ground failures, then causing liquefaction, subsequently infrastructure and building damage over soft-ground areas. Slip and moment rate distributions were inverted using long-period strong motion data (20 – 200 sec). Very large slip was obtained on the shallower part of the fault plane. Large peak moment rate was shown on deeper part as well as on shallower part. The source model for generating short-period motions was estimated from short-period strong motion data. The acceleration records at stations show several isolated wave-packets arriving from different origins on the source fault. Such origins are considered to be the strong motion generation areas (SGMA). We identified five wave-packets in the observed seismograms, which were arriving from five SMGAs on the source fault. The source model is estimated from the forward modeling, comparing short-period ground motions simulated using the empirical Green’s functions with those observed. The final model has five SMGAs over the source fault located west of the hypocenter and along the down-dip edge of the source fault. Attenuation-distance relationship of peak ground velocity (PGV) from this earthquake was virtually equivalent to the empirical one from Mw 8.0 determined by Si and Modorikawa (1999). On the other hand, peak ground acceleration (PGA) was also virtually equivalent to the empirical one from Mw 8.0 in the distance over 100 km, but clearly larger than that from Mw 8.0 near the source fault. Ground motions with extremely high-accelerations can be explained by two different causes. One is nonlinear site responses due to surface geology with decreased S wave velocities (nonlinear soil behavior). The other is source characteristics, such as rupture directivity effects, heterogeneous slip velocity inside the strong motion generation areas and so on. Very little damage during this earthquake is explained by spectral characteristics of ground motions with predominant periods shorter than 0.5 sec, although accelerations were so high.
The impact of perceived enjoyment on team effectiveness and individual learning in a blended learning business course : The mediating effect of knowledge sharing

With advances in information and communication technology, blended learning has become an effective approach for highlighting disciplinary effects and accommodating student population diversity. Faculty members in business schools have developed an understanding of design approaches that have evolved and selected appropriate designs for blended courses. This study combines the approaches of blended and team-based learning to support a management course. This study involved 197 undergraduate business students from two Taiwanese universities. Their perceptions of the course were elicited through survey questions. Subsequent quantitative analysis has revealed the relationships among learners’ perceived enjoyment, knowledge sharing, team effectiveness, and perceived individual learning. This study documents education benefits, pedagogical implications, and research limitations in applying this approach to business education. Those points are developed along with recommendations regarding future research directions.
Forensic Analysis of Windows Server 2008 Physical Memory

--Due to the advancement of information technology and its ease of use, cyber-crime prevention demands serious attention. Physical memory forensics is relatively new field, wherein methods and techniques for collection, analysis and documentation of cybercrime activity evidences are studied. It has gradually moved into the focus of forensic investigator and researchers. To investigate any illegal activity on computer system, in most of the cases, sensitive information such as username, password and typed commands can only be found in physical memory. This paper explores a method based on search of sensitive information from different windows system states such as sleep state, logoff state, soft and hard reboot, for forensic analysis of Windows Server 2008 physical memory. The experiments were carried out in a virtual environment consisting of Windows Server 2008 operating system.
C O ] 1 2 O ct 2 01 9 Transversal polynomial of r-fold covers

We construct a cover of a graph X by blowing up each vertex to a set of r vertices and joining each pair of sets corresponding to adjacent vertices by a matching with r edges. To each cover Y of X we associate a polynomial ξ(Y, t), called the transversal polynomial. The coefficient tk of ξ(Y, t) is the number of k-edge induced subgraphs of Y whose vertex set is a transversal of the set system given by the blown-up vertices. We show that ξ(Y, t) satisfies a contraction-deletion formula, and that if n = |V (X)| and the cover has index r, then ξ(Y,−(r − 1)) ≡ 0 mod rn. We see that ξ(Y, t) has interesting connections to unique label covers and correspondence colouring.
Sustainable Low-Thermal Pretreatment Enhances Substrate Solubilization and Biogas Production : a Case Study with Potato Peel Waste

Low-thermal pretreatment has been recently reported as an environmentally sustainable, energy efficient and chemical free method for pretreatment of complex substrate for anaerobic digestion. In the present study, the effect of low-thermal pretreatment as a sustainable mean was evaluated on potato peel waste (PPW) for enhancing the biomethane production by anaerobic digestion, with special emphasis on accelerating solubilization of COD and carbohydrates. Various temperatures in the mild range (60, 80 and 100°C) with varying pretreatment times (20, 40 and 60 min) at individual temperatures have been thoroughly evaluated to maximize biomethane yield. Results indicated that the lowthermal pretreatment of PPW facilitated the organic matter solubilization in terms of carbohydrates and COD by up to 26.51 and 21.91%, respectively. The low-thermal pretreatment enhanced biomethane production with112 %increase in yield. The maximum of 2.12 fold increase in methane yield was observed at the pretreatment conditions of 100°C and 60
Management Plan for an Alkali Sink and Its Endangered Plant Cordylanthus palmatus

Cordylanthus palmatus is a hemiparasitic annual of the family Scrophulareacae. It is on both the federal and state lists of endangered species. Only four widely separated populations remain, all of them in alkali sinks, where the plant thrives in saline-sodic soils. The largest population is at Springtown, Alameda County, California. This article reports on efforts to develop a management plan for both the plant and the alkali sink ecosystem. The plan is based on: (1) characterization of hydrology, soils and geomorphology of the site; (2) characterization of the land use impacts to the site; (3) analysis of plant distribution in relation to gradients of elevation and soil chemistry; (4) studies on water potential and water stress in Cordylanthus palmatus and associated species. On the basis of this plan, both the State of California and private groups are cooperating to create, restore, and manage a preserve in the Springtown Alkali