Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Gender and Students' Self-Compassion Level

It is believed that self-compassion is an essential component for any human being to survive in their environment. Self-compassion is the ability to entertain and care for oneself in suffering, failure, and imperfection rather than taking part in self-criticism. This research attempts to find out the level of self-compassion in vocational higher education students and to explore the differences in terms of self-compassion between male and female students. Employing Neff's Self-Compassion Scale (short form) measurement tool, this study was conducted through a descriptive survey technique. The results show that female students had a slightly higher level of self-compassion than males. Regarding the significant elements of self-compassion, which are selfkindness, common humanity, and mindfulness, it was found that there are differences in the dominant component of self-compassion between male and female students. This finding shows that female students were dominated by self-kindness rather than mindfulness and common humanity. It can be said that female students have a more dominant ability to understand and accept themselves as well as to give tenderness. It was also found that male students were dominated by common humanity rather than mindfulness and selfkindness. Male students have a more dominant ability to perceive difficulties and problems which are part of human life, and these are things that everyone experiences and they always realize that they do not experience it by themselves. Based on the results of the study, it is expected that appropriate mechanisms should be formulated to improve the students’ self-compassion at all levels. It could be done by providing the educational environment that can encourage the students to accept who they are, to express gratitude, and to be mindful.
Another hint for a changing stratospheric circulation after 2001

Aircraft data were used to study interannual changes of extratropical lower stratospheric tracer-tracer correlations. The focus is on the time periods before and after 2001 between which a remarkable step-like decrease of stratospheric water vapour has occurred (Randel et al., 2006). This feature associated with a cooling of temperatures near the tropical tropopause, and a decrease in tropical ozone at about the same time has been linked by Randel et al. (2006) to an increased stratospheric upwelling circulation in the tropics (the so-called Brewer-Dobson circulation) caused by enhanced wave driving after 2000 (Dhomse et al., 2006). Analysis of the extratropical tracer-tracer correlations shows different slopes before and after 2000. These changes could be explained by an enhanced horizontal tracer transport from the tropical lower stratosphere into the extratropics, taking into account that mean age of air has remained constant over the last 3 decades in the midlatitude stratosphere above 30 hPa (Engel et al., 2009). We will present a comparison of in-situ measured tracer-tracer correlations in the extratropical lower stratosphere before and after 2001 and discuss implications for a changing stratospheric circulation.
Reproductive capacity evolves in response to ecology through common developmental mechanisms in Hawai’ian Drosophila

Lifetime reproductive capacity, or the total number of offspring that an individual can give rise to in its lifetime, is a fitness component critical to the evolutionary process. In insects, female reproductive capacity is largely determined by the number of ovarioles, the egg-producing subunits of the ovary. Recent work has provided insights into the genetic and environmental control of ovariole number in Drosophila melanogaster. However, whether regulatory mechanisms discovered under laboratory conditions also explain evolutionary variation in natural populations is an outstanding question. Here we report, for the first time, insights into the mechanisms regulating ovariole number and its evolution among Hawai’ian Drosophila, a large adaptive radiation of fruit flies in which the highest and lowest ovariole numbers of the genus have evolved within 25 million years. Using phylogenetic comparative methods, we show that ovariole number variation among Hawai’ian Drosophila is best explained by adaptation to specific oviposition substrates. Further, we show that evolution of oviposition on ephemeral egg-laying substrates is linked to changes the allometric relationship between body size and ovariole number. Finally, we provide evidence that the developmental mechanism principally responsible for controlling ovariole number in D. melanogaster also regulates ovariole number in natural populations of Hawai’ian drosophilids. By integrating ecology, organismal growth, and cell behavior during development to understand the evolution of ovariole number, this work connects the ultimate and proximate mechanisms of evolutionary change in reproductive capacity.
Social Media and Citizen Journalism Practices of Students in Pakistan: An Alternative Approach to Uses and Gratification

The rise of social media led to changes in the behavior of human communication. The social media users are easy to enjoy the contents of their choice and to share the same with others too. This astonishing transformation turned the once passive users of conventional media into social media activists. This study explored the patterns of social media usage with citizen journalistic activities and the gratification needs of the students in Pakistan. A total of 673 students participated in the survey for this study. The study concluded that most of the respondents’ satisfied information, entertainment, and companionship needs through social media and needs gratification are achieved through active participation in the process of online information gathering, processing, and transmitting
Analitical Study of Stream Frequency and Drainage Density of Upper Narmada Basin: A Remote Sensing and GIS Approach

The present paper deals with analysis of stream frequency and drainage density of upper Narmada Basin in Central India. Hortan's method is used to get desired result. Stream frequency and Drainage density are two important factors that control the speed of run off in heavy rain. The faster runoff determines the grater density and frequency of streams. It is observed that Upper Narmada basin has lowest drainage density indicating higher rate of infiltration greater subsurface flow, high moisture retentive capacity and relatively low relief, and highest drainage density indicating lower rate of infiltration and more runoff than other area, because basin having part of rocky barren land which has less permeability that’s why in this area groundwater table is not well developed. The highest drainage frequencies are reported from the central, northern and eastern part of the basin, which area indicating high permeable geology and low relief. While the lowest drainage frequencies are observed over the peripheral part of the basin, which is having impermeable subsurface and sparse vegetation and high relief conditions.
Pathology of Experimentally Induced Hydropericardium Syndrome in Ostrich

Attaur Rahman1, Sadeeq ur Rahman1,*, Ashfaq Ahmad2, Abdul Sajid1, Muhammad Asif Hussain1, Mian Muhammad Salman1, Niamat Ullah Khan1, Kamran Khan3, Fazli Rabbani1, Muhammad Akbar Shahid4, Irshad Ahmad5 and Shakoor Ahmad6 1College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 2Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Peshawar 3Sindh Poultry Vaccine Centre, Karachi 4Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 5School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, United Kingdom 6Department of Animal Health, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Article Information Received 03 November 2017 Revised 12 August 2018 Accepted 28 November 2018 Available online 19 March 2019
Optische Charakterisierung ausgewählter Defekte in CaF2-Einkristallen

In dieser Arbeit werden Defekte des Kalziumfluoridkristalls (CaF2) untersucht, die nach Absorption von Laserlicht mit einer Wellenlange von 193 nm entstehen. Erstmalig werden Kalziumkolloide, die nach Langzeitbestrahlung mit 193 nm Laserlicht entstehen, im CaF2-Kristall experimentell nachgewiesen. Mittels der sehr sensitiven Cavity Ring-Down-Methode werden entstehende Defekte in situ detektiert und den MNa-Zentren zugeordnet. Die Analyse der Umwandlung von MNa-Zentren in F- und FNa-Zentren zeigt, dass eine Photodissoziation der MNa-Zentren auch bei Anregungslicht geringer Leistung existiert. Die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse der Photodissoziation und Assoziation resultieren in einem neuen erweiterten Modell des MNa-Zentrums.
Profiling of Atherosclerotic Lesions by Gene and Tissue Microarrays Reveals PCSK6 as a Novel Protease in Unstable Carotid Atherosclerosis

Objective—Carotid plaque instability is a major cause of ischemic stroke, but detailed knowledge about underlying molecular pathways is still lacking. Here, we evaluated large-scale transcriptomic and protein expression profiling in a biobank of carotid endarterectomies followed by characterization of identified candidates, as a platform for discovery of novel proteins differentially regulated in unstable carotid lesions. Approach and Results—Genes highly upregulated in symptomatic versus asymptomatic plaques were selected from Affymetrix microarray analyses (n=127 plaques), and tissue microarrays constructed from 34 lesions were assayed for 21 corresponding proteins by immunohistochemistry. Quantification of stainings demonstrated differential expression of CD36, CD137, and DOCK7 (P<0.05) in unstable versus stable lesions and the most significant upregulation of a proprotein convertase, PCSK6 (P<0.0001). Increased expression of PCSK6 in symptomatic lesions was verified by quantitative real-time polymeras.
Striction-Coupled Magnetoresistance in Perovskite-Type Manganese Oxides

Magnetoresistance resulting in a drop in resistivity of more than three orders of magnitude that is strongly coupled to lattice striction has been observed under a relatively low magnetic field (0.4 tesla at 115 kelvin) for a single crystal of perovskite-type manganese oxide with finely controlled ionic radii of the A sites, (Nd,Sm)1/2Sr1/2MnO3. The colossal magnetoresistance phenomena are viewed as a first-order insulator-to-metal phase transition induced by a magnetic field, which accompanies a metamagnetic (antiferromagnetic-to-ferromagnetic) transition and a structural change in the lattice. Clear hystereses and abrupt changes in magnetization, striction, and resistivity were observed in increasing and decreasing magnetic fields at temperatures (113 to 150 kelvin) just above the Curie temperature.
Lameness: a principle problem to sow longevity in breeding herds

The objective of this article is to review causes of lameness lesions, lameness detection methods, factors affecting lameness, association between lameness and other economically important swine production traits, and treatment for lameness in swine breeding herds. Lameness in sows is an important welfare and economic challenge to pig producers. It has been reported to be the second most common reason for involuntary culling of sows which directly impacts sow longevity / sow productive lifetime. Factors affecting the prevalence and severity of gilt and sow lameness breeding herd are housing type, flooring type, toes / dewclaws management, genetic effect for feet and leg conformation, and nutrition especially mineral supplements. Sow preference and behavioral response to flooring type may be likewise be affected by lameness onset, duration, severity and location. To avoid unnecessary distress and associated financial losses, early treatment of lameness observed among the females in the gilt development unit and in the breeding herd is necessary. The key factors listed previously are the foundation to a proper prevalence strategy. However, this review shows that additional research is still needed, especially studies to accurately evaluate lameness lesions, examine nutrient requirements for optimum foot health, investigate genetic effects on feet and leg conformation, clearly define the supplemental vitamin or / and mineral levels and duration for usage. All of these factors may influence breeding herd lameness and may contribute to more consistent and comparable results from sow herd.
A Step Towards Autonomous, Biomimetic, Non-GPS Based Navigation Methodology

Global Positioning System (GPS) based navigations have their own inherent weakness; they can be overridden so easily and are not useful inside structures. One method of overcoming the above problem is the use of feature based navigation system. Nature has so much perfected this that copying nature is one of the best approaches available to scientist. In this study, desert ant (Cataglyphis fortis) was imitated. A simple infra-red based active beacons and robot mounted rotating receiver based on TSOP31138 infra-red sensor was implemented using New Three Objects Triangulation Algorithm (ToTAL) in its firmware for the robot pose. The designed robot with the triangulation algorithm was able to compute its pose such that on a grid of 6 m x 6 m, it can home to its base with a maximum error of 14.8 mm.
Déphosphatation des effluents : précipitation et valorisation du phosphore

Ce memoire porte sur la recuperation-valorisation du phosphore contenu dans les effluents. Le procede repose sur la precipitation en milieu basique d'un phosphate de calcium tres insoluble (hydroxyapatite) soit en lit fluidise de particules d'hydroxyapatite, soit en cuve agitee. Dans le cas d'un effluent synthetique ne contenant que du phosphore (50mg/L), la teneur de l'effluent apres traitement est abaissee a une valeur inferieure a 1mg/L lorsque sont convenablement choisis la temperature (35°C) et le pH (7.5). Les phenomenes de precipitation, croissance cristalline, enrobage ont ete etudies. Dans les conditions optimales citees, le traitement realise en lit fluidise permet de retenir entierement le precipite dans le lit. Le magnesium favorise l'enrobage en lit fluidise mais inhibe la croissance. Cependant a pH eleve (superieur a 9) la recuperation quasi totale du phosphore est assuree. Dans tous les cas le phosphore recupere est directement valorisable par l'industrie phosphatiere. ABSTRACT : The subject of this report is efficient phosphorus recovery from effluents by precipitation in basic solution of an insoluble calcium phosphate in either a fluidised bed of hydroxyapatite (HAP) seeds or in a stirred reactor. In the case of a synthetic effluent containing only phosphorus (50mg/L), the final concentration after treatment is reduced to less than 1mg/L when the temperature (35°C) and the pH (7.5) are suitably selected. Precipitation, crystalline growth and coating phenomena were studied. Under the optimal conditions, the treatment using the fluidised bed process allows the precipitate to be retained entirely within the bed. Magnesium assists the coating in the fluidised bed process but inhibits crystalline growth. However at high pH (above 9) the phosphorus is recovered effectively. In all cases the recovered phosphorus can be directly reused by phosphate manufacturers.
Models Used in the Analysis of Production and Consumption

The production of a country is done in order to provide the resources for the general final consumption of the population, but also consumption we consider the use of results of the previous or current period in the development of production and for investments. From the production function of Coob-Douglas we know that the economic activity is carried out using three factors namely capital, labor and material-financial resources. Production is the main factor, meaning, we will analyze the possibility of using and adapting macroeconomic models to such a complex analysis. We also addressed consumption issues because economic growth is based on mixed consumption or investment. As in the case of Romania this economic growth is mainly achieved through consumption, we have granted a series of privileges to treat such a model. We logically identified the nature of the correlations that arise at the level of macroeconomic production, presented the new variables that should be taken into account, we referred to the basic macroeconomic model and through the used examples we concluded how to use such a model.
TEXTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TYPICAL ITALIAN GRISSINO STIRATO AND RUBATÀ BREAD-STICKS

Stretched ("Grissino stirato") and rolled ("Rubata") bread-sticks are typical Italian bakery products that are also widely produced in other EU countries. Despite their wide distribution there are no studies available on these products. Therefore, the aim of this study was to distinguish them according to their chemical composition and textural characteristics determined by a compression test using a Texture Analyser. Fifty samples (25 of each kind of bread-stick), produced by different bakers, were examined. Variance analysis showed that the two bread-sticks only differed with respect to texture parameters. There were no differences in chemical parameters. The higher values of the maximum force and of the average puncturing force indicate that the rolled "Rubata" bread-stick has a firmer character than the stretched "Grissino stirato" bread-stick. On the contrary, the number of spatial ruptures and the ruggedness index were higher for the stretched "Grissino stirato" bread-stick. For product authentication an Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) with a three-layer, fully interconnected, feed-forward architecture was used. ANN is an effective and powerful tool for distinguishing these products with a very high average learning (94% for rolled bread-stick and 93% for the stretched bread-stick). The model obtained can be easily used for product authentication.
A Review of Worker Behavior-Based Safety Research: Current Trends and Future Prospects

The daily casualties and environmental damage caused by accidents in different organizations around the world have attracted the attention of industries, academia, and governments. Thus, worker behavior-based safety has become one of the key areas of safety management research, as the unsafe behavior of workers has a significant impact on production performance. This study carries out a systematic literature review to build a model of international worker safety behavior research that examines the relationship between safety behavior and standards, supervisor safety behavior, and other influencing factors. From the perspectives of influential factors, industries, research methods, organizational levels, enterprise size, and demographic characteristics of workers, the pressing issues of worker safety behavior research are generalized and the characteristics of the research results summarized. Finally, based on the analysis, we conclude by identifying scope for future research: (1) innovation in the research theories supporting worker behavior-based safety; (2) innovation in research methods; (3) and innovation in the perspectives of worker behavior-based safety research.
In silico design of small molecules targeting cathepsin-k for the treatment of osteoarthritis

Purpose: To investigate cathespin-K as an alternative drug target for the development of a new therapy for osteoarthritis (OA) in humans. Method: In silico molecular docking simulation-based virtual screening was used to identify probable lead molecules with significant binding affinities for the target receptor, and acceptable pharmacokinetic profiling. Lamarkian genetic algorithm was used for molecular docking simulation, while various physicochemical parameters such as molecular weight, calculated partition coefficient, topological polar surface area, and hydrogen bond acceptor and donor counts were evaluated for their pharmacokinetic profile. Results: The compound, ZINC05386901, was found to be a potent inhibitor of human cathespin-K protein with excellent pharmacokinetic properties, and had no toxic effects. Conclusion: The designed inhibitor molecule for cathespin-K protein is a promising lead molecule for further structure-based discovery of novel drugs for the treatment of OA. Keywords: Osteoarthritis, Cathepsin-K, Drug design, Ligand
Cellulose structure : A review

Cellulose is a native polymer, the most abundant on Earth, with an extended structure involving β-1,4-glucosidic linkages between the anhydroglucose repeating units. This is explained by the presence of three hydroxyl groups with different polarities, secondary OH at the C-2, secondary OH at the C-3 and primary OH at the C-6 position, and, accordingly, by the formation of strong various intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonds.
Pixel: a digital lab assistant to integrate biological data in multi-omics projects

Background In biology, high-throughput experimental technologies, also referred as “omics” technologies, are increasingly used in research laboratories. Several thousands of gene expression measurements can be obtained in a single experiment. Researchers are routinely facing the challenge to annotate, store, explore and integrate all the biological information they have at their disposal. We present here the Pixel web application (Pixel Web App), an original digital assistant to help people involved in a multi-omics biological project. Methods The Pixel Web App is built with open source technologies and hosted on the collaborative development platform GitHub (https://github.com/Candihub/pixel). It is written in Python using the Django framework and stores all the data in a PostgreSQL database. It is developed in the open and licensed under the BSD 3-clause license. The Pixel Web App is also heavily tested with both unit and functional tests, a strong code coverage and continuous integration provided by CircleCI. To ease the development and the deployment of the Pixel Web App, Docker and Docker Compose are used to bundle the application as well as its dependencies. Results The Pixel Web App offers researchers an intuitive way to annotate, store, explore and mine their multi-omics results. It can be installed on a personal computer or on a server to fit the needs of many users. In addition, anyone can enhance the application to better suit their needs, either by contributing directly on GitHub (encouraged) or by extending Pixel on their own. Unlike other bioinformatics platforms like Galaxy, the Pixel Web App does not provide any computational programs to analyze the data. Still, it allows to rapidly integrate existing results and thus holds a strategic position in the management of research data.
A fully automated pipeline of extracting biomarkers to quantify vascular changes in retina-related diseases

ABSTRACT This paper presents an automated system for extracting retinal vascular biomarkers for early detection of diabetes. The proposed retinal vessel enhancement, segmentation, optic disc (OD) and fovea detection algorithms provide fundamental tools for extracting the vascular network within the predefined region of interest. Based on that, the artery/vein classification, vessel width, tortuosity and fractal dimension measurement tools are used to assess a large number of quantitative vascular biomarkers. We evaluate our pipeline module by module against human annotations. The results indicate that our automated system is robust to the localisation of OD and fovea, segmentation of vessels and classification of arteries/veins. The proposed pipeline helps to increase the effectiveness of the biomarkers extraction and analysis for the early diabetes, and therefore, has the large potential of being further incorporated into a computer-aided diagnosis system.