Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Karasal Salyangoz (Helix lucorum L.) Midesinden Elde Edilen Enzim Bileşenleri Kullanılarak Çavdar (Secale spp.) Türlerinde Karyotip Analizi

Karasal salyangoz ( Helix lucorum L.), Helicidae ailesine ait, ormanlarda ve nemli bolgelerde yasar; yaprak, agac kabugu ve bol miktarda seluloz iceren bitkilerden beslenir. Karasal salyangozun sindirim sistemi, sellulozik materyali sindirebilen ozel enzim bilesenlerine sahiptir. Aseto karmin, Aceto orsein, Feulgen ve farkli boyar maddeler kullanilarak yapilan kromozom ve karyotip analizi calismalarinda, ture ait karakterlere bagli olarak kromozom boyu, tanen miktari ve kromozom karsilastirmalarinda sorunlar yasanmistir. Kara salyangozu midesinin enzimatik bilesenleri, sitoplazma ve hucre duvari yumusamasi uzerinde etkili olmustur. Calismada, cavdar ( Secale spp .) bitkisine ait iki turde, en iyi ve kolay sekilde kromozomlarin ayrilmasi ve dagilmasi amaciyla bu bilesenler kullanilmistir. Sitaz ve diger enzimlerin aktif bir karisimini iceren enzimatik bilesenleri kullanmak amaciyla, karasal salyangozlar Iran’in kuzey batisindaki nemli Arasbaran Ormanlari’ndan toplanmis, bilesenler elde edilmis ve soguk kosullarda muhafazasi saglanmistir. Iki cavdar turunun ( Secale cereale L. ve S. montanum ) cimlenmis tohumlarinin kok uclari α-bromonaftalin solusyonunda on isleme tabi tutulmus ve aseto-iron hematoxylin boyar madde ile boyanmistir. Daha sonra, sitoplazmayi belirginlestirmek, hucre duvarini yumusatmak ve tatminkar bir kromozom yayilmasi ve ayrilmasi elde etmek amaciyla kara salyangozu midesinden elde edilen enzimler kullanilmistir. Arastirma sonucunda kara salyangozu midesinin enzimatik bilesenleri kullanilarak, her iki turde kromozomlar acik bir sekilde ayirt edilmis ve, iyi bir metafaz safhasi ve dagilimi gozlemlenmistir. Kromozomlar bozulmadan kalirken, tum hucrelerin tamamen ayrilmasi kolay bir sekilde saglanmistir. Cavdar turleri ( Secale spp.) 2n=2x=14 kromozoma sahiptir ve diploiddir. Her iki turde de satellit (uydu) kromozom vardir ve satellitler, kromozomlarin kisa kollari uzerinde bulunmaktadir.
On the use of AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) Radar and IRST (InfraRed Search&Track) System to Detect and Track Low Observable Threats

The radar has been indisputably the most important sensor in the battlefield, allowing early warning and tracking of air vehicles. Modern fighter ircraft employing AESA fire control radars are able to acquire and track targets at long ranges, in the order of 50 nautical miles or more. However, the proliferation of low observable or stealth technology has contested radar capabilities, reducing their detection / tracking ranges roughly to one third. This degradation is more severe concerning fighter aircraft radars, since most stealth threats are optimised for higher frequency bands, as in the case of fire control radars. Hence, other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum have been reconsidered, such as infrared radiation (IR). Every aircraft is a source of IR, due to fuel combustion, aerodynamic friction and IR reflection. In this way, a jet fighter can be detected by an IR sensor against the cold background of the sky. Therefore, IRST systems have re-emerged, offering an alternative to the radar. Apart from their capabilities concerning target detection (whether stealth or not), IRST systems also exhibit passive operation, resilience to jamming and better angular accuracy. On the other hand, they are prone to weather conditions, especially moisture, while they cannot measure distance directly, as in the case of the radar. This work explores and compares the capabilities and limitations of the two approaches, AESA radars and IRST systems, offering also some insight to the benefits of sensor fusion.
Relationships between size and mechanical properties of scaffold-like structures

Abstract Scaffolds are structures used for tissue engineering. Their size, shape and geometry are customized according to the patient pathology. A deep knowledge of their properties is essential for a correct design. This work aims at studying the size effect on scaffold-like structures manufactured by Fused Deposition Modeling, analyzing the relationship between the basic mechanical properties and the structure size. Compression tests of porous specimens, made of polylactide, with different heights have been done and, while the elastic modulus appears to be strongly affected by the size of the 3D specimens, the strength has shown to be intrinsic to the structure.
Reinforcement Learning Controllers for Enhancement of Low Voltage Ride Through Capability in Hybrid Power Systems

The present study applies reinforcement learning strategy for controller design to improve the low voltage ride through (LVRT) capability of a hybrid power system through convertible static compensator (CSC). This article considers different configurations of CSC such as static synchronous series compensator (SSSC), one static synchronous compensator (STATCOM), two STATCOMs, and unified power flow controller (UPFC). Both Q-learning and dynamic fuzzy Q-learning (DFQL)-based controllers are designed and their performances were compared with classical proportional-integral derivative (PID) controller considering a 3-machine system consisting of 2-synchronous and 1-wind energy systems. The results of simulation show that the performance of DFQL-based controller is better compared to other 2-controllers in improving the LVRT capability. Further, it is shown that the UPFC and two STATCOMs configurations of CSC provide higher voltage support compared to other configurations.
A Report of 19 Cases

Background: Wells syndrome, an uncommon inflammatory dermatosis, is characterized by protean cutaneous manifestations, suggestive but not specific histopathologic findings, and usually a recurrent course. Because of its original description as a distinct entity, it has come to be regarded as an abnormal eosinophilic response to a number of causative agents. Observations: The medical records of 19 patients (12 adults and 7 children) with Wells syndrome referred to the Institute of Dermatological Sciences from 1990 to 2005 were evaluated for the type and prevalence of skin lesions, clinical course and response to treatment, and possibly associated systemic symptoms, as well as histologic, laboratory, and immunofluorescence findings. The classic plaque-type variant proved to be the most common presentation in children but not in adults, who more frequently had the annular granuloma–like variant. Unilesional forms were found to occur more frequently in children. The course was recurrent, although slowly progressing, with a mean duration of disease of 5 years for adults and 3 years for children. Conclusions: We emphasize the concept that the diagnosis of Wells syndrome is a clinicopathologic diagnosis. Although it should be classified within a spectrum that includes multisystem eosinophilic disorders, such asChurg-Straussandhypereosinophilicsyndromes,Wells syndrome, which has 7 variants, is a distinct cutaneous disease lacking systemic involvement. Arch Dermatol. 2006;142:1157-1161
The Relationship Between Prognosis of Disease and Tuberculin Response in Asthma Patients

Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya 52 astım hastası ve benzer dermografik özellikler taşıyan 20 sağlıklı gönüllü dahil edildi. Hastalar Global Initiative for Asthma Astım Ağırlık Sınıflamasına göre dört gruba ayrıldı. Atopi hikayesi, tüberküloz hikayesi ve ailede geçirilmiş veya aktif tüberküloz varlığını içeren özgeçmiş sorgulaması yapıldı. BCG skar varlığı kaydedildi. Tüberkülin cilt testi uygulandı ve endurasyon çapı 72 saat sonra değerlendirildi. Serum total IgE düzeyi ve eozinofil sayısı ölçüldü.
CO-MOVEMENT AND CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STOCK MARKET AND MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES: LATEST EVIDENCE FROM MALAYSIA

Previous studies pertaining to the co-movement and causal relationship between Malaysian stock markets and domestic macroeconomic variables are by now quite well documented. Nonetheless, to the best of authors’ knowledge, there is a void in the literature about foreign macroeconomic variables. Therefore, this paper aims to examine co-movement and causal relationship between FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBMKLCI) with foreign macroeconomic variables namely world crude oil price, gold price, and five world major stock market indices; Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI), Chinese Shanghai A-Share Index (SHAI), the US’s Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index (HSI) and Japanese Nikkei 225 Index (NIK). We also include domestic macroeconomic variables namely private sector domestic credit, gross international reserves and foreign currency assets, and an exchange rate of Malaysian ringgit (MYR) to the US dollar (USD) in this study. Using 9-year monthly data series from 2010 to 2018, the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test reveals that data series have unit root in level order, but become integrated when converted into the first difference. The t-statistics of the Trace test suggests that FBMKLCI co-moves with Malaysian gross international reserves and foreign currency assets, world gold price and STI in the long run, respectively. Further, the VECM notes the absence of long-run or short runs causal relationships except Singapore’s STI to FBMKLCI in the short run. The pairwise Granger causality test indicates a one-way causal relationship running from FBMKLCI to gross international reserves and foreign currency assets. The findings benefit stock market investors, diversified portfolio fund managers, market regulators, and policymakers besides enriching the existing literature.
Gastric Contractility Modulation in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes

Electrical stimulation of the gastric antrum with gastric contractility modulation (GCM) by the TANTALUS II system is a new modality that shows great promise as a means of treating overweight and obese type 2 diabetic patients. Preliminary studies in several small type 2 diabetic populations in patients who are inadequately controlled with oral antidiabetic agents have shown decreases in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ranging from 1.1 to 1.9% after three months of treatment. Modest weight loss is an added benefit.
The ecology, history, ecohydrology, and management of pinyon and juniper woodlands in the Great Basin and Northern Colorado Plateau of the western United States

This synthesis reviews current knowledge of pinyon and juniper ecosystems, in both persistent and newly expanded woodlands, for managers, researchers, and the interested public. We draw from a large volume of research papers to centralize information on these semiarid woodlands. The first section includes a general description of both the Great Basin and northern Colorado Plateau. The ecology section covers woodland and species life histories, biology, and ecology and includes a detailed discussion of climate and the potential consequences of climate change specific to the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau. The history section discusses 20,000 years of woodland dynamics and geographic differences among woodland disturbance regimes and resilience. The ecohydrology section discusses hydrologic processes in woodlands that influence soil conservation and loss; water capture, storage, and release; and the effect that woodland structure and composition have on these processes. The final section, restoration and management, covers the history of woodland management, the different methods used, the advantages and disadvantages of different vegetation treatments, and posttreatment vegetation responses. We also discuss successes and failures and key components that determine project outcomes important for consideration when restoring ecosystem function, integrity, and resilience. __________________________
Falls in Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease

Falls in Parkinson’s (PD) and Huntington’s disease (HD) are common. 50 % of moderately affected PD patients sustained two or more falls during a prospective follow-up of 6 months. During a 3 month period 40 % of HD patients reported one or more fall. Many falls resulted in minor injuries and 42 % of PD patients reported a fear of future falls. A different study on quality of life in PD showed that quality of life scores were significantly related to fear of falling in PD. In order to predict future falls several clinical tests and risk factors were studied. However, it proved difficult to identify future fallers and asking for prior falls was the best predictor of falls in the near future in PD. Analysis with quantative measurements in HD patients showed that an increased medio lateral trunk sway and a decreased stride length were associated with an increased fall risk. Based on the findings in these studies and on a literature study, the thesis concludes with a proposal for a multidisciplinary intervention program to prevent falls in Parkinson’s disease.
On mode reconstructability and reconstructability sets of piecewise linear systems

This paper focuses on the problem of mode reconstructability of piecewise linear multi-output systems for the case when a partition of the state space characterises the switching modes. The partition is assumed to be generated by an arbitrary number of parallel hyperplanes. The main results obtained are the necessary and sufficient conditions that the system must satisfy to be mode reconstructible on the whole state space. Furthermore, some other relevant results are also given, such as the characterisation of subsets of the state space where the system might be mode reconstructible whereas being mode unreconstructible anywhere else; and the conditions for mode discernibility/indiscernibility in some particular cases. The results can be summarised as a simple and easy criterion to verify the mode reconstructability property for the considered class of systems. For the sake of clarity, examples are included to illustrate the obtained results.
MODELOS DE REFERÊNCIA DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DE SERVIÇOS: A ADAPTAÇÃO DE UMA LOJA DE FESTAS E DOCES

O setor terciário no Brasil movimenta grande parte do Produto Interno Bruto e está em constante inovação por conta do rápido avanço tecnológico. Além disso, os modelos de referências de serviços são fundamentais para planejar e desenvolver adequadamente seus serviços e obter sucesso. Diante disso, esse artigo propõe a adaptação do serviço de atendimento ao consumidor de uma loja do ramo de doces e festas do interior de Minas Gerais à um modelo de referência de desenvolvimento de serviços utilizando a pesquisa qualitativa seguindo o modelo de um estudo de caso. Realizando entrevistas semiestruturadas com os gestores da empresa foi identificado pontos de melhorias baseados no modelo de Tax e Stuart.
Asymmetry of atherosclerotic disease in the left and right carotid artery

Poster: "ECR 2010 / C-3423 / Asymmetry of atherosclerotic disease in the left and right carotid artery" by: "R. S. van Onkelen, Q. J. A. van den Bouwhuijsen, A. Hofman, J. C. M. Witteman, A. van der Lugt; Rotterdam/NL"
Heat and Mass transfer in MHD Nanofluid over a Stretching Surface along with Viscous Dissipation Effect

A study of viscous dissipation effect of magnetohydrodynamic nanofluid flow passing over a stretched surface has been analyzed numerically. The formulated highly nonlinear equations for the above-mentioned flow are converted into first order ODEs. Utilizing the shooting technique along with the Adams-Bashforth Moulton Method is used to solve the BVP by using the computational software FORTRAN. The numerical results are computed by choosing different values of the involved physical parameters and compared with the earlier published results. The graphical numerical results of different physical quantities of interest are presented to analyze their dynamics under the varying physical quantities. KeywordAdams-Bashforth Moulton method, Thermophoresis, Brownian motion, Viscous dissipation, Nanofluids.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Risk Factors Contributing Pulmonary Tuberculosis Infection and Recent Transmission

Host factors, environmental factors, genetic diversity and distinct phylogeographic distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) contribute to regional differences in drug resistance. Bangladesh remains among the top 20 high Multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) burden countries of the world. This cross sectional study was conducted to identify the socio demographic characteristics and the risk factors contributing Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) infection. These characteristics and risk factors were further investigated among the clustered isolates. Total 60 culture isolates consist of 40 RR and 20 rifampicin sensitive (RS) isolates were enrolled in this study. Laboratory works were done in National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (NTRL) and Department of Microbiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. All 60 samples were confirmed as MTB by MPT 64 antigen detection. Two samples were excluded for possible cross contamination and two for failing to give PCR product for most of the locus. So, finally 56 samples were further analyzed for results. Four isolates were distributed within two clusters which were belonged to Beijing lineage. Socio demographic data and risk factors analysis of this study found significant male predominance (p = 0.04) with history of smoking (p = 0.01) and previous anti-TB treatment (p = 0.012) as the significant risk factors for RR TB.
Valid and powerful statistical test for decoding accuracy—proposal of Permutation-based Information Prevalence Inference using the i-th order statistic

In multivariate pattern analysis, such as fMRI decoding studies using pattern classification, a “second-level” group statistical test is typically performed after “first-level” decoding analyses for individual participants. Neuroscientists often test the mean decoding accuracy across participants against the chance level accuracy (e.g. Student t-test), to verify whether brain activation includes information about the label (i.e., cognitive content). However, because the decoding accuracy, as well as other information-like measures, can never be below the chance level, positive results for such tests only indicate that “at least one person in the population has information about the label in the brain. ” Thus, such tests cannot provide inferences about the trend of the majority. In this study, a second-level statistical test procedure is proposed and referred to as the Permutation-based Information Prevalence Inference using the i-th order statistic (iPIPI). This procedure is robust against outliers and has high statistical power to provide an inference regarding major population trends. In iPIPI, the i-th worst samples decoding accuracy (i.e., the i-th order statistic) is compared to the null distribution estimated by the permutation tests, in order to test whether the proportion of the better-than-chance decoding accuracy in the population (information prevalence) is higher than the threshold. Thus, a significant result of the iPIPI can be interpreted as the “majority of the population has information about the label in the brain. ” By applying this approach to artificial data, the robustness of iPIPI against outliers was confirmed, along with its high statistical power. In addition, theoretical detail is provided, and the use of this method is demonstrated by reporting a real dataset measured in an fMRI decoding study. The program code for this iPIPI method is available at the following website: http://www2.nict. go.jp/bnc/hirose/iPIPI/index.html.
Care for dependent elderly people : dealing with health and financing issues

In the context of a rapidly aging population, this doctoral dissertation explores the relationship between health and long-term care arrangements and addresses the issue of the financing of long-term care.Meeting the needs of dependent elderly is an important objective of public policy. Chapter 1 estimates the effects of both informal (i.e. family) care and formal (i.e. professional) home care on the mental health of French dependent elderly. The results highlight that informal care decreases the risk of depression and that formal care can improve general mental health.Recent studies acknowledge that providing informal care has adverse health effects and emphasize the importance of supporting caregivers. Chapter 2 examines the effect of social support on caregivers' health. It shows that formal care and informal support limit the negative consequences of caregiving on mental health.Finally, given the increasing financial and fiscal pressure on public systems, Chapter 3 investigates to what extent Europeans elderly are able to pay for their periods of long-term care needs on the basis of their income, financial assets and home equity. It also studies the role of reverse mortgages. The simulations stress that only a small proportion of individuals would be able to finance totally their long-term care expenses and that housing assets may play an important role in long-term care financing.
Promoting Annual Depression Screening in a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center

s Promoting Annual Depression Screening in a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center by Denise Alleyne MSN, SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn, 1999 FNP, SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn, 1997 BSN, SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn, 1994 Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice
Latinx Community College Students’ Transition to a 4-Year Public Research-Intensive University

This ethnographic case study examined how 16 Latinx community college students experienced the transition to a selective 4-year public research-intensive university. Participants encountered challenges with social isolation, adapting to a fast-paced quarter system and to large course sizes, limited access to information on resources, restricted access to majors, and maintaining healthy lifestyles while attending to academic achievement. Participants benefited from involvement with student organizations, family, and professors, and accessing selected university resources for transfer students.
Effect of external axial magnetic field on a helium atmospheric pressure plasma jet and plasma-treated water

Potential in biomedical-related applications by atmospheric pressure plasma-treated water gradually increased recently. In order to enhance the generation of reactive species in atmospheric pressure plasma in regards to liquid treatment, this study aims to investigate the effect of external axial magnetic field on a helium atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) and plasma-irradiated water. Magnetic field strength up to 2.0 T was generated by an electromagnet in Helmholtz configuration. The dielectric barrier discharge-based APPJ is driven by 4.4 slm helium and sinusoidal 30 kHz, 10 k Vpp signals. Plasma was mainly characterized by optical emission where vibrational and rotational temperature was estimated by nitrogen second positive system, and electron temperature and density by emission intensity line ratio method. Representative reactive species of nitrite, nitrate, and hydrogen peroxide concentration in the plasma-treated water were also quantified. Results of vibrational temperature and electron density showed a first drop then rise trend which partially corresponds to the reactive species in the plasma-treated water. No significant changes were found in rotational temperature, while electron temperature monotonically increased with the magnetic field.