Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The galaxy population of the complex cluster system Abell 3921 (Corrigendum)

1 Institute for Astroand Particle Physics, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25/8, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria e-mail: florian.pranger@uibk.ac. at 2 Laboratoire Lagrange, UMR7293, Universite de Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Cote d’Azur, 06300 Nice, France 3 Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita degli Studi di Torino, via P. Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Sezione di Torino, via P. Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy 4 School of Physics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006 Sydney, Australia 5 Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
History of Psychology in Ghana Since 989AD

Psychology as taught in Ghanaian universities is largely Eurocentric and imported. Calls have been made to indigenize psychology in Ghana. In response to this call, this paper attempts to construct a history of psychology in Ghana so as to provide a background for the study of the content and process of what psychology would and/or ought to become in Ghana. It does so by going as far back as the University of Sankore, Timbuktu established in 989AD where intellectual development flourished in the ancient Empire of Mali through to the 1700s and 1800s when Black Muslim scholars established Koranic schools, paying particular attention to scholarly works in medicine, theology and philosophy. Attention is then drawn to Anton Wilhelm Amo’s dissertation, De Humanae Mentis “Apatheia” and Disputatio Philosophica Continens Ideam Distinctam (both written in 1734) as well as some 18th and 19th century Ghanaian scholars. Special mention is also made about the contributions by the Department of Psychology at the University of Ghana (established in May 1967) in postcolonial Ghana as one of the first departments of psychology in Anglophone West Africa. The paper also discusses the challenges associated with the application of psychological knowledge in its current form in Ghana and ends by attempting to formulate the form an indigenous Ghanaian psychology could to take.
Design, evaluation and optimization of microcapsules of leflunomide with Eudragit® RL100 and Eudragit® RS. 100 by solvent evaporation technique

Leflunomide, an immune modulatory prodrug that is rapidly converted to its active metabolite possibly in the gut wall, plasma and in the liver was microencapsulated by the solvent evaporation technique using a nonaqueous solution of polymethacrylate polymer to achieve its release from the microcapsules at a slower rate. At the optimal condition of process variables such as stirring speed, temperature of the medium, drug polymer ratio and ratio of light liquid paraffin and heavy liquid paraffin, maximum encapsulation efficiency was obtained. These microspheres were free-flowing in nature, discrete and uniform spherical in size, as evident by scanning electron microscopy. The in vitro release experiments were carried out in the simulated intestinal fluid (pH 7.2 phosphate buffer) using united States Pharmacopoeia (USP) XXII apparatus II. The data obtained from the dissolution profiles were compared using different kinetics models and the regression coefficients were compared.
Symptoms and signs in patients with long-lasting dizziness

The overall aim of this work is to increase the awareness on patients with dizziness of vestibular origin. Physiotherapists in Norway have until recently paid little attention to these patients, even though they might benefit from treatment by the profession. Substantial aims were to translate the Vertigo Symptom Scale, short form (VSS-SF) into Norwegian (VSS-SF(NV)), to explore the instrument’s measurements properties and to use the instrument to gain knowledge of the long term development of the condition in dizzy patients. Further aims were to develop a modified program of vestibular rehabilitation therapy (MVRT), and to explore balance control, musculoskeletal function and symptoms following implementation of the intervention in patients. Two samples (Sample 1: N = 503, Sample 2: N = 36), recruited by the National Centre for Vestibular Disorders, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head-Neck-Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital were included. In both samples, the mean age was around 50 years, and 60 % were women. The majority had vestibular related disorders and had complaints of dizziness of long duration. Following translation of the VSS-SF(NV), the first study comprised a survey on patients in Sample 1. Survey data from the sample, complemented by data from Sample 2, were used to explore the instrument’s measurement properties. Two subscales (vertigo/balance, autonomic/anxiety) were identified as in the original scale, and the VSSSF(NV) revealed satisfactory discriminative abilities. With respect to evaluative properties, sensitivity to change was satisfactory, but responsiveness of the Norwegian version of the scale should be examined in future studies. The second study combined survey data with medical chart information on patients in Sample 1. The latter was registered median (interquartile range, (IQR)) 4.6 (4.3) years earlier. Survey data gave information on the current state of dizziness, while medical chart
Characterization of Genotypic Mutations and Antiretroviral Resistance among Viremic HIV-Infected Patients in a High HIV Prevalence Area: Treatment Challenge and Transmission Risk

There have been few reports evaluating the prevalence of genotypic mutations and antiretroviral resistance among chronic HIV-infected Veterans within the United States. This retrospective cross-sectional study characterizes the rates and changes in HIV genotypic mutations and antiretroviral resistance among viremic patients from 2001 to 2006 at the VA Medical Center located in Washington, DC. The District of Columbia is the metropolitan area with the highest HIV prevalence within the United States. De-identified, linked HIV RNA, genotypic reverse transcriptase (RT) and protease (Pr) mutations and antiretroviral resistance results were assessed for changes during the 6-year period. Aggregated clinic and antiretroviral utilization, and HIV acquisition risk data were evaluated for patients in care during this time. Among 990 viremic samples, the rate of any detected RT or Pr mutation fell from 100% in 2001 to 95% in 2006. This was primarily attributable to the 15% - 20% decrease seen for RT gene mutations against nucleoside/nucleotide class and non-nucleoside class during this period. Resistance to didanosine, stavudine, zidovudine, nevirapine and efavirenz decreased, and tenofovir resistance increased. Despite stable rates of Pr gene mutations, atazanavir resistance increased by 22% from 2003 to 2006. Some but not all changes in genotypic mutations and resistance patterns reflected our patients’ antiretroviral drug utilization. As sexual contacts (77%) and injection drug use (22%) were the leading acquisition risks disclosed by our HIV-infected patients, the high prevalence and changing patterns of HIV genotypic mutations and drug resistance among these patients have had pivotal impacts not only on HIV treatment but potential transmission into our community.
Biology, life-strategy and invasiveness of Amaranthus retroflexus L. (Amaranthaceae) in central Italy: preliminary remarks.

A review of biological, ecological and chorological information is provided for Amaranthus retrofl exus L. (Amaranthaceae). Th e species is a noxious weed introduced in Italy from North America. It exhibits a high phenotypic plasticity and easily adapts to a multitude of agricultural and ruderal habitats. A. retrofl exus has variable degrees of dormancy and germination rates as a result of environmental factors. Growth is rapid and plants produce a large number of viable seeds. Th e species has developed resistance to several herbicides and other chemicals. It is alternate host to nematodes, viruses, bacteria and fungi that usually aff ect cultivated plants.
Paramphistomes in Matabeleland South Province Zimbabwe and their effect on aspects of blood plasma composition in infected cattle.

This article is published on IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS). It is a study conducted on cattle based in Zimbabwe Matabeleland South Province. It focuses on psramphistome effects on aspects of blood plasma composition in infected cattle. ,Cattle originating from various localities in Matabeleland South Province were examined for adult Paramphistome prevalence. Of the three thousand 27% were infected with paramphistomes. For identification of paramphistomes, the structures and measurements of diagnostic features were made in median sagittal sections. Analysis of the structures of the acetabulum, pharynx and genital atrium revealed the following parasites in the area: Calicophoron microbothrium, Calicophoron clavula, Calicophoron calicophorum, Calicophoron raja, and Gigantocotyle symmeri in 20 %, 2 %, 5%, 2 % and 2% of cattle examined respectively. The visible damage by adult parasites on the hosts? tissue were as a result of their sucking the reticulum and rumen mucosa into the acetabulum, which eventually nipped off, leading to slightly hardened areas devoid of rugae due to necrosis. In a few severe cases the papillae was damaged and catarrhal pus like exudate was noticed on the mucosa. Fifty coded Nguni cattle aged three years, infected with paramphistomes had their final carcass mass and blood chemistry recorded. Only total protein and cholesterol showed significant difference between the infected and the controls p<0.05. The final carcass mass was significantly different between cattle harboring more than 500 parasites per animal and the controls P<0.05. ,Funded by NUST Research Board, Mpilo Hospital Laboratory for blood analysis, and the SABRIO PROJECT
Antioxidant activity of some wild mushrooms of Kashmir Valley

Earlier mushrooms were consumed mainly for their palatability and unique flavours, but their use as to meet specific nutrient requirements and medicinal purposes is recent one. Pharmaceutical substances with potent and unique health enhancing properties have been isolated from a number of medicinal mushrooms. The modern research support that mushrooms consists of a valuable source of biologically active compounds having significant antioxidant activity and protecting cellular DNA from oxidative damage. The present communication involves the evaluation of antioxidant potential of some mushrooms viz. Coprinus plicatilis, Lentinus tigrinus, Ganoderma applaunatum, Helvella crispa and Flammulina velutipes growing wild in Kashmir. Among them Lentinus tigrinus proved to be having highest antioxidant potential where as Helevella crispa with least antioxidant potential, but all the selected species of mushroom come out with more or less positive results.
Intra‐seasonal relationship between the Northern Hemisphere sea ice variability and the North Atlantic Oscillation

An intra‐seasonal relationship, including a possible feedback, is investigated between the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and a hemispheric‐scale seesaw‐like pattern dominant in sea ice variability over the wintertime Northern Hemisphere, with one polarity in the Bering and Labrador Seas and the other in the Okhotsk and Greenland‐Barents Seas. Statistical analysis using observational data suggests that a particular phase of NAO and anomalous atmospheric circulation in the Pacific during early winter contribute toward the development of the midwinter hemispheric sea‐ice seesaw. In contrast, the ice seesaw tends to damp the preexisting NAO signal during late winter, indicating a reversal of the phase relation between them. This NAO damping may be triggered by the Pacific sea‐ice anomalies. Results from numerical experiments generally support this notion and further suggests a stationary Rossby wave train emanated from the North Pacific as a dynamical mechanism for damping the NAO signal.
Análisis factorial confirmatorio de la adaptación argentina de la escala de procrastinación de Tuckman (ATPS)

Se realizo un estudio de caracter instrumental con el objetivo de verificar, en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios argentinos, las propiedades psicometricas de la adaptacion argentina de la Escala de Procrastinacion de Tuckman (Tuckman, 1990). Se utilizo Analisis Factorial Confirmatorio para determinar la estructura interna de la escala. Los indices de ajuste apoyan un modelo unidimensional con una escala de adecuada consistencia interna. En estudios complementarios de validacion se obtuvieron evidencias test criterio, con correlaciones negativas (- .217 p<.001) con el rendimiento academico. Adicionalmente, las correlaciones parciales con las dimensiones de la ansiedad frente a los examenes demuestran un patron diferencial para cada una de ellas. Las evidencias presentadas permiten afirmar que la adaptacion argentina de la TPS constituye una medida valida y fiable de la Procrastinacion Academica en estudiantes universitarios, para ser empleada confines de investigacion.
A comparative study of support vector machine and logistic regression for the diagnosis of thyroid dysfunction

Thyroid is one of the vital diseases that influence individuals of any age group now a day. Infections of the thyroid, incorporate conditions related with extreme release of thyroid hormones (Hyper thyroidism) which is likewise called thyrotoxicosis and those related with thyroid hormone insufficiency (Hypothyroidism). Expectation of these two sorts of thyroid disease is critical for thyroid analysis. In this paper, support vector machines and logistic regression are proposed for predicting patients with thyrotoxicosis and without thyrotoxicosis. The outcomes demonstrate that, logistic regression perform well over support vector machine with 98.92% exactness.
Effectiveness of the Atkins Diet as a Treatment of Weight Reduction

The Atkins diet is a low-carbohydrate and high-protein diet created by Robert C. Atkins. The diet works when the body changes into state of ketosis because of drastically restricting of carbohydrate intake, which means it burns its own fat to convert into energy. The objective of the study is to determine the effectiveness of Atkins diet by measuring the weight before and after practicing the diet. The method used was a cross-sectional study. The finding showed that there was statistically significant difference between weights before and weight after. Thus, low-carbohydrate and high-protein and fat diet (Atkins diet) was effective. Keywords: Atkins diet, Facebook, Paired t-test
Litter decomposition on directly revegetated tailings at the Kidston Gold Mine, North Queensland, Australia

An investigation of litter decomposition was undertaken at the Kidston Gold Mine in north Queensland, Australia with the aim of assessing the status of nutrient cycling capacity on a directly-revegetated tailings dam. Weight losses from leaf litter contained in litterbags placed in a 5-year old revegetated section of the dam were not significantly different from losses observed at two unmined reference sites over the 18 month study period, representing a rapid improvement in nutrient cycling capacity in the reconstructed ecosystem. However, fitted decay curves for each site predicted a slower decay constant and a longer litter half-life on the dam, which indicated that full pre-mining capability had not yet been achieved. Weight loss in the reconstructed system was most constrained by the low build-up of microbial biomass within the surface soil, which is expected to take at least 10 years to achieve pre-mining levels. In contrast, weight losses in the unmined sites appeared more related to the abundance of invertebrate fauna rather than microbial content. The results presented here of a developing system suggest that the importance of different factors affecting decomposition will reflect those that are most limiting over the course of ecosystem recovery. Additional
Substance Use and Abuse Among Older Adults: A State of the Art

Substance abuse, defined here as the abuse of alcohol, cannabis, cocaine and heroin, in older adults is often neglected, both in science and in practice. Substance abuse is a serious public health issue as it not only affects physical and mental health of the abusers, it also leads to increased costs for society (Adams et al., 1993). Older adults with addiction problems deserve special attention. Compared to younger people, smaller amounts of substance may lead to intoxication and organ damage because of greater use of contraindicated medications, less efficient liver metabolism and decreases in lean body mass and total body water (Dufour & Fuller, 1995). Substance use and abuse among people aged 50 and over is rapidly increasing in Europe and the United States (Beynon, 2009). For Europe, the number of older people with substance use problems is estimated to more than double between 2001 and 2020 (Gossop, 2008). This is partly due to the size of the baby-boom cohort (born between 1946 and 1964) and the higher rate of substance use among this group (Gfroerer et al., 2003). Estimates from the United States suggest that the number of adults aged 50 and over will double from 2.8 million (annual average) in 2002–06 to 5.7 million in 2020 (Han et al., 2009). To reduce the negative trend in substance abuse, effective prevention is required. Cuijpers and Willemse (2005) distinguish four types of prevention in this context; universal prevention, selective prevention, indicated prevention and care based prevention. For each level of prevention, specific knowledge is needed. For universal prevention, targeted at the entire population regardless of the risk of addiction, knowledge about the prevalence, causes and adverse consequences of risk-full use are important. In selective prevention, aimed at groups at risk of becoming addicted, knowledge of risk factors is essential to identify the groups. For indicated prevention, aimed at people with limited symptoms, it is important to recognize signs of addiction and have knowledge of appropriate treatments. Finally, care based prevention, referring to people with an addiction according to DSM criteria, it is important to have insight into factors that influence the course of the disease. Insufficient knowledge of one or more levels of prevention can lead to under-recognition of addiction problems by social workers (Adams et al., 1992), lack of agreement between doctors on the causes and treatment of addiction (Brown, 1982), and people are still insufficiently aware of the importance and effects of proper treatment (McInnes & Powell, 1994).
Antiferromagnetic superconductors with effective-mass anisotropy in magnetic fields

We derive critical field ${H}_{\mathrm{c}2}$ equations for antiferromagnetic $s$-wave, ${d}_{{x}^{2}\text{\ensuremath{-}}{y}^{2}}$-wave, and ${d}_{xy}$-wave superconductors with effective-mass anisotropy in three dimensions, where we take into account (i) the Jaccarino-Peter mechanism of magnetic-field-induced superconductivity (FISC) at high fields, (ii) an extended Jaccarino-Peter mechanism that reduces the Pauli paramagnetic pair-breaking effect at low fields where superconductivity and an antiferromagnetic long-range order with a canted spin structure coexist, and (iii) the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO or LOFF) state. As an example, experimental phase diagrams observed in organic superconductor $\ensuremath{\kappa}\text{\ensuremath{-}}(\mathrm{BETS}{)}_{2}{\mathrm{FeBr}}_{4}$ are theoretically reproduced. In particular, the upper critical field of low-field superconductivity is well reproduced without any additional fitting parameter other than those determined from the critical field curves of the FISC at high fields. Therefore, the extended Jaccarino-Peter mechanism seems to occur actually in the present compound. It is predicted that the FFLO state does not occur in the FISC at high fields in contrast to the compound $\ensuremath{\lambda}\text{\ensuremath{-}}(\mathrm{BETS}{)}_{2}{\mathrm{FeCl}}_{4}$, but it may occur in low-field superconductivity for $s$-wave and ${d}_{{x}^{2}\text{\ensuremath{-}}{y}^{2}}$-wave pairings. We also briefly discuss a possibility of compounds that exhibit unconventional behaviors of upper critical fields.
Energy Integration of Bioethanol Production Process Topology from Microalgae Biomass: Evaluation of SSCF, SSF, Acid Hydrolysis and Product Purification Alternatives

An increasing interest exists in the use of ethanol as substitute of fossil fuels which can be obtained from renewable resources, microalgae are a promising source for third generation bioethanol due to the high percentage of carbohydrates/polysaccharides presents in some species and thin cellulose walls. Ethanol can be produced from either microalgae biomass before lipid extraction or from microalgae cake after cell disruption and oil extraction. Second option gives the interesting possibility of producing both biodiesel and ethanol from the same biomass. Energy analysis can be used for evaluation of the performance and efficiency of a process based on the first law of thermodynamics. In this work, third generation bioethanol production process was evaluated using the methodology of energy integration with the software Aspen Plus, the microalgae genera used was Chlorella sp. and technologies evaluated were Simultaneous Saccharification and Co-fermentation SSCF, Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation SSF, and Separate Saccharification and Fermentation using acid hydrolysis (SHF). Results shows that technology of Simultaneous Saccharification and Co-fermentation SSCF (route 1) presents the highest bioethanol yield 24.1 %, and the lowest energy requirements after energy integration. Separated hydrolysis and fermentation SHF (route 3) presents the lowest efficiency, ΔTmin was defined in 9 °C for SSCF, 4 °C for SSF, and 8.5 °C for SHF, the use of molecular sieves technology for bioethanol dehydration represents lower energy requirements respect to extractive distillation.
Effect of Investor Sentiment on Market Response to Stock Splits

This paper examines whether the investor sentiment affects the market response to stock split announcement and the market response reverses over 12 subsequent months following stock splits. By using stock splits from 1999 to 2006, the paper reports three major empirical results. First, the market response to stock split announcement is positively related to the sentiment. Second, the market response is more pronounced especially for small, young and high volatile stocks, the valuations of which are highly subjective and difficult to arbitrage. Third, we find negative long-term performance of splitting stocks, consistent with empirical evidence of Byun and Jo (2007). Further, the long-term performance is negatively correlated with the sentiment controlled for business cycle in the month prior to stock split announcement and positively with firm size, implying that the initial market response overreacts to stock split announcement, depending on firm size and the sentiment condition. 166