Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of Yogic breathing exercise on lung function among adolescent children in India

Background and Aim: Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is a yogic breathing exercise based on rhythmic breathing patterns. In some schools in India, such yogic breathing exercises are practiced along with physical activities but they have been unexplored scientifically. We aimed to assess the effects of SKY on spirometry indices among adolescent school children in Pune, India. Methods: 235 students practicing SKY along with routine physical exercises (RPE) from one school (SKY group) were compared with 224 students engaging in only RPE from another school (RPE group). A questionnaire captured risk factors, personal details, physical activity and nutritional recalls. Spirometry was performed using an ultrasound flow sensor ndd as per ATS-ERS criteria. Results: Out of 459 children who performed spirometry, 446 were acceptable and considered for analysis. SKY group were 129Boys, 100Girls with mean age 14.8 ±0.6 years; and mean height 161 ±8.99cms; whereas RPE group were 110Boys, 107Girls with mean age of 14.4 ±0.8 years; and mean height of 160 ±9cms. Spirometry data was analyzed based on paired student t-tests (Fig.1). Conclusion: Students practicing SKY showed significantly better FVC, FEV1 and PEFR values supporting the beneficial role of yogic breathing exercises in adolescent school children.
Evaluation of Normal Heart Rate in Early Pregnancy Corresponding to Gestational Age between Six to Eight Weeks

Background: Ultrasonography is the reliable and safe way for the evaluation of pregnancy. Heart rate can be detected more confidently from the Ultrasonography. Heart rate is an important parameter for the evaluation of early pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the normal heart rate in embryos/fetuses between 6 and 8 weeks of gestation.Method: In our region people are poor and most of them do not know the benefit of regular follow up examination during pregnancy. So most of pregnant women come to our centre at late stage of pregnancy. The number of pregnancy cases is good in our centre but the number of early pregnancy cases coming to regular follow up examination is low. Thus the study was conducted in 51 normal singleton pregnancies undergoing routine ultrasound examination during the first trimester of pregnancy. The duration of study was 6 weeks.Result: Out of 51 singleton pregnancies, 20 cases (39.2%) heart rate were between 131-150 beat per minute and 25 cases (49.0 %) heart rate were between 151-170 beat per minute. However 4 cases (7.8%) were between 110-120 beat per minute and 2 cases (3.9%) were more than 171 beat per minute. There were zero cases above the 180 beat per minute.Conclusion: The result of this study will help to evaluate abnormal and normal fetal heart rate so that early clinical decision whether to continue the pregnancy or terminate it can be taken, as Ultrasonography is only the method used in screening fetal well being in most of the region of our country.Med Phoenix Vol.2(1) July 2017, 34-37
Marketing Islamic services: tackling misconceptualisation of commercial insurance

© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to offer an alternative conceptualisation of commercial insurance that is based on service thinking and compares it to the ideas flowing from goods thinking that currently appears to be a dominant mindset. Design/methodology/approach: When deliberating on commercial insurance, Muslim jurists and scholars followed a misleading route of logical reasoning that is based on comparing insurance to other approved commercial contracts within Islamic Law. In this paper, the author questions such reasoning by contrasting the framework of service thinking to that of goods thinking. Findings: The alternative framework proposed in this paper repositions commercial insurance as a unique type of service (rather than a good). It shows that commercial insurance can be seen as a bundle of benefits, which unfold in a gradual, intermittent, sporadic manner depending on the circumstances. This mode of a servicing relationship focuses on harm removal rather than the opportunistic actualisation of unfair monetary gain. Insurance premium is conceptualised as an availability fee, while compensation payout is recast as the restoration of value. Practical implications: Muslim jurists and marketing practitioners can use this framework to further scrutinise the permissibility of different varieties of commercial insurance in the contexts of both Muslim and non-Muslim majority countries. As service thinking radically repositions the essence and structure of commercial insurance, the views on the relevance of “gharar” and “riba” may undergo significant re-conceptualisation. Moreover, the design of takaful options can be improved on this basis. Social implications: Service thinking can better elucidate a positive societal role of commercial insurance that is in accord with the societal and Islamic maxim of harm removal. Some objections to commercial insurance relate to public policy failures. Well-regulated commercial insurance industries can substantially contribute to the economic development of impoverished societies. Originality/value: This paper exemplifies compelling power as well as potential of the discipline of Islamic marketing in contributing to significant debates concerning the permissibility of modern commercial options.
Efficacy of Using Heart Rate Measurements as an Indicator to Monitor Anxiety Disorders: A Scoping Literature Review

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent disorder affecting veterans, first responders, children and others who have experienced traumatic events. Heart rate measures like resting heart rates along with heart rate accelerations are important measures to monitor the changes in the state of PTSD and other related disorders. A scoping review was conducted to investigate the efficacy of using heart rate (HR) measurements as reliable indicator for assessment of PTSD and other anxiety-related disorders. Findings show that while Heart Rate Variability (HRV) may provide a more robust measurement of PTSD and other anxiety-related symptoms, heart rate accelerations in response to traumatic reminders are reliable indicators. Changes in resting or basal heart rates show promise in long-term monitoring of PTSD symptoms.
Congenital Long QT Syndrome with Compound Mutations in KCNH2 Gene

Congenital long QT syndrome is a genetic disorder encompassing a family of mutations that can lead to aberrant ventricular electrical activity. We report on two brothers with long QT syndrome caused by compound mutations in the KCNH2 gene inherited from parents who had no prolonged QT interval on electrocardiography. The proband had syncope, and his elder brother suffered from ventricular fibrillation. Genetic testing revealed that both brothers had multiple mutations in the KCNH2 gene, including a missense mutation of C1474T (exon 6) as well as a frameshift/nonsense mutation, resulting from the insertion of 25 nucleotides, which caused an altered amino acid sequence beginning at codon 302 and a premature termination codon (i.e., TAG) at codon 339 (exon 4). Family genetic screening found that their father had the same frameshift mutation, and their mother and sister had the same missense mutation, in the KCNH2 gene. However, these other family members were asymptomatic, with normal QT intervals on electrocardiography. These results suggest that compound mutations in the KCNH2 gene inherited independently from the parents made the phenotypes of their sons more severe.
Drug-resistant Headache and Cranio-facial Pain: Rationale for Greater Occipital Nerve Stimulation

Despite the advances in the management of headache disorders, many patients suffering from chronic migraine are refractory to current treatments. New treatments backed by good evidence are therefore in great need. Electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves is used to treat various painful conditions including headache disorders. More recently it has been reported good outcome in these painful conditions with subcutaneous placement of leads at the level of C1 and stimulation of the greater occipital nerve: This procedure is named Occipital Nerve Stimulation (ONS) [1-5]. The clinical conditions treated with ONS include occipital neuralgia, Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias (TACs), migraine and transformed migraine.
From Interferometric to Tomographic SAR: A Review of Synthetic Aperture Radar Tomography-Processing Techniques for Scatterer Unmixing in Urban Areas

Cross-track synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry is a powerful technique that analyzes the phase shift each pixel undergoes between acquisitions of the same scene with just a slight change of viewpoint. These phase shifts provide information about the topography and, when more than two acquisitions are available at different dates, about possible slow motions along the line of sight, related to subsidence and/or thermal dilation, of the dominant scatterer in the resolution cell. However, interferometric processing exploits phase-only data, does not provide scatterer distribution in the vertical direction, and is not able to separate multiple scatterers lying in the same range/azimuth resolution cell.
The role of contact angle and pore width on pore condensation and freezing

Abstract. It has recently been shown that pore condensation and freezing (PCF) is a mechanism responsible for ice formation under cirrus cloud conditions. PCF is defined as the condensation of liquid water in narrow capillaries below water saturation due to the inverse Kelvin effect, followed by either heterogeneous or homogeneous nucleation depending on the temperature regime and presence of an ice-nucleating active site. By using sol–gel synthesized silica with well-defined pore diameters, morphology and distinct chemical surface-functionalization, the role of the water–silica contact angle and pore width on PCF is investigated. We find that for the pore diameters (2.2–9.2 nm) and water contact angles (15–78∘) covered in this study, our results reveal that the water contact angle plays an important role in predicting the humidity required for pore filling, while the pore diameter determines the ability of pore water to freeze. For T>235 K and below water saturation, pore diameters and water contact angles were not able to predict the freezing ability of the particles, suggesting an absence of active sites; thus ice nucleation did not proceed via a PCF mechanism. Rather, the ice-nucleating ability of the particles depended solely on chemical functionalization. Therefore, parameterizations for the ice-nucleating abilities of particles in cirrus conditions should differ from parameterizations at mixed-phase clouds conditions. Our results support PCF as the atmospherically relevant ice nucleation mechanism below water saturation when porous surfaces are encountered in the troposphere.
Factors Influencing Parent-Participation in Early Childhood Education

The study sought to establish the influence of parents’ participation on development of Early Childhood and Development Programmes in Lioki Githunguri,Kiambu County. Population of study comprised of five pre-school head teachers, twenty five parents and fifty pre-school children. Study used survey method to sample parents, teachers’ and children’s views on parental roles in ECDE programmes. Research instruments included questionnaires, interview schedules and observation check-lists that were completed by the researcher as the respondents indicated. Data collected was analysed with the aid of computer software (SPSS V17.0) for data processing. The study found out a strong relationship between parental involvement in children’s education and positive performance in school. The study recommended rigorous sensitization and education of parents on the importance of getting involved in their children’s education and activities and parental-integration in the management of ECDE centres was emphasized.
Modifiable cardiovascular risk and cognitive function: findings from the Maine Syracuse Longitudinal Study

9 Introduction . 10 Methods . 12 2.3. 1 Study Design . 12 2.3. 2 Study Procedures . 14 2.3. 3 Aggregate Cardiovascular Risk Scores . 15 2.3. 4 Cognitive Domain Scores . 18 2.3. 5 Statistical Analyses . 20 Results . 20 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract 14909: Hydrogen Peroxide-Responsive Nanoparticles Reduce Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

During myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R), a large amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is produced which causes oxidative stress and leads to severe cellular and tissue damage. In particular, overproduction of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is considered as a main cause of I/R-mediated tissue damage by inducing inflammation and apoptosis. Therefore, rapid elimination of H2O2 and suppression of oxidative stress are thought to be reasonable strategies to treat myocardial I/R injury. Recently, we generated novel H2O2-responsive antioxidant polymer nanoparticles (PVAX and HPOX) that are able to target the site of ROS overproduction and impede the progression of oxidative stress-associated diseases. In this study, PVAX nanoparticles were selected as therapeutic agents for myocardial I/R injury based on the results of direct comparison studies in vitro and in vivo. To explore therapeutic effect of PVAX on cardiac I/R injury, cardiac function 2 weeks after reperfusion was evaluated. A single dose of PVAX (3mg/kg) showed a significant improvement in both cardiac output (8.1± 0.7 vs. 3.4±0.3) and fraction shortening (43.8± 0.9 vs. 31.2±3.8) compared with poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) particle, a lacking H2O2 responsible nanoparticle. Consistent with cardiac function evaluation, PVAX significantly reduced the myocardial infarction /area at risk compared with PLGA (48.7±4.2 vs.14.5±2.1). In addition, PVAX effectively reduced caspase-3 activation (2.6±0.1 vs.1.4±0.1) and TUNEL-positive cells (8.2±1.8 vs. 2.7±0.6) compared with PLGA. Furthermore, PVAX significantly decreased TNF-α (5.5±0.4 vs. 3.0±0.3) and MCP-1 (2.3±0.1 vs. 1.4±0.1) mRNA levels. To explore the antioxidant effect of PVAX by scavenging ROS, dihydroethidium (DHE) staining was used as an indicator of ROS generation. PVAX effectively suppressed the generation of ROS caused by I/R while a number of DHE-positive cells were observed in a group of PLGA I/R. In addition, PVAX significantly reduced the level of NADPH oxidase (NOX) 2 and 4 expression, which favors the reduction in ROS generation after I/R. Taken together, these results suggest that H2O2-responsive antioxidant PVAX has tremendous potential as a therapeutic agent for myocardial I/R injury.
Queer History Through a Hollywood Lens

Film festivals have been important platforms for promoting independent films that bring to the forefront issues of marginalized communities, especially the struggle for queer justice and visibility. This paper pursues a hypothetical opportunity for programming a film festival screening centered on queer stories. The direction of this paper will take the form of a film festival curator’s statement that links three films with common themes and issues. The overarching, common thread holding the proposed films together is the mainstream Hollywood influence behind the exhibition and consumption of the films—The Academy Awards (otherwise known as The Oscars). Three major Academy Award-winning and nominated feature films will be used to exemplify the type of films that film festivals ought to program, thus, making more of an impact for queer representation in both the public discourse and mass media. The three films proposed for this hypothetical film festival program are, in order of appearance in this paper: Tom Hooper’s The Danish Girl (2015), Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game (2014), and Gus Van Sant’s Milk (2008). Programming three films that utilize queer history to positively represent queer individuals and experiences will catalyze more queer opportunities in Hollywood, politics, and society at large. Moreover, this paper will combine scholarly research, press articles, and a variety of media, to create a discourse regarding the importance of screening the aforementioned films. Although these films were, by and large, produced and distributed by independent production companies, they garnered success in Hollywood via nominations and wins at the Academy Awards.
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health: An evidence gap map.

Adolescence (ages 10–19) is a critical time period in life during which people undergo extensive biological psychological and social changes. Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) plays an integral role during adolescence and can affect many aspects of a person’s life during and after this time. Programming that addresses this health area has the potential to greatly improve not only adolescents’ SRH but also their overall health and their ability to reach their full potential. To best invest finite resources in programming aimed at improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) decision-makers need to know what works and what does not particularly within a low- and middle-income country (L&MIC) context. Impact evaluations -- studies using experimental or quasi-experimental methods to measure effectiveness -- help answer these questions as do high-quality systematic reviews. The authors sought to identify the key gaps in the evidence of the impact of ASRH programming in developing country settings by creating an evidence gap map of impact evaluations and systematic reviews.
SCREENING OF ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES OF SIDDHA HERBAL DRUG KODAGASALAI CHOORANAM (JUSTICIA PROCUMBENS)

This present study aims to validate the antimicrobial activity of Siddha herbal drug Kodakasalai Chooranam (Justicia procumbens) commonly known as Water Willow belongs to Acanthaceae family. It is used in the form of decoction for treating variety of diseases including venereal diseases, boils, tumors, skin diseases, apthous ulcer, cancer, diabetes, fever, headache, inflammation, arthritis and different gastrointestinal disorders. The dried and powdered plant material was extracted into aqueous, ethanol and chloroform fractions. The antimicrobial activity was evaluated against Bacillus subtilis, Streptococcus pyogens, Staphylococcus aureus (Gram positive), Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Shigella flexneri, Proteus vulgaris (Gram negative) and one fungal species Candida albicans using the disk diffusion method and the broth dilution method. Ciprofloxacin (10μg) and Ketoconazole (10μg) were used as a positive control. It was observed that the aqueous, ethanol and chloroform extracts of Justicia procumbens presented marked antimicrobial activity against tested gram negative bacteria. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research SJIF Impact Factor 7.523 Volume 6, Issue 4, 1247-1255. Research Article ISSN 2277– 7105 *Corresponding Author Dr. Vinothkumar P. PG Scholar, Post Graduate Department of Sirappu
Research of technological properties of cement slurries based on cements with expanding additives, portland and magnesia cement

The boring log in the Eastern Siberia regions is characterized by the presence of frozen rocks, which causes a number of specific drilling problems. In such conditions, magnesia materials characterized by high expanding capacity are widely used for cementing wells. These materials improve well cementing quality by increasing the areas of complete contact at the rock-cement and cement-casing boundaries. For their effective use, it is important to evaluate the cementing parameters in comparison with the traditionally used Portland cement-based plugging materials. The high quality of the magnesia cement compositions in comparison with Portland cement was justified based on the data obtained from laboratory analysis.
A Comprehensive View on Occupational Health and Safety as a Part of Responsible Rewarding

Summary: The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has a tremendous impact on the Human Capital Management, which is manifested in new trends in rewarding, such as responsible rewarding or total rewards approach. These approaches based on the assumptions of Corporate Social Responsibility promote the need for a holistic view on a human and therefore emphasize the working environment as an important aspect of the comprehensive employee rewarding policy within an organization. The aim of this paper is thus to raise awareness of the role that a supportive working environment and occupational health and safety (OSH) in particular play today in the effective and responsible employee management. The authors show an integrated view of OSH as a part of employee responsible rewarding. In this context, responsible rewarding takes into account the important issue of healthy and safe working conditions. This broad perception of employee rewarding allows the creation of a supportive work environment and strengthens the safety culture within the organization.
Prevalence of Bacillus cereus and emetic strains detection from Ivory Coast local flours

Bacillus cereus is a pathogen associated with diarrheal and emetic food borne illness. However, in Africa, the prevalence of food borne infections attributable to this bacterium is difficult to establish accurately. Given the involvement of farinaceous foods in the majority of emetic outbreak and the dietary habits in Ivory Coast, implying an increase in the consumption of traditionally produced flours, the prevalence of Bacillus cereus and emetic strains associated to local flours produced in Abidjan were assessed. In this purpose, 100 samples of millet, maize and cassava flours were collected from five different Abidjan municipalities. Microbiological analysis were carried out in accordance with the standard EN ISO 7932 : 2004 and the European regulation EC 2073/2005, to enumerate the Bacillus cereus. Bacillus cereus strains isolated were screened by polymerase chain reaction, for emetic strains detection. Overall, 31 (31 %) of maize, millet and cassava flours were positive for Bacillus cereus, at levels below 103 CFU/g. Comparing the five municipalities, the concentration of Bacillus cereus was not significantly different (P<0,05). Also, no significant difference was observed, regardless of the types of flour analyzed. Furthermore, no potentially emetic toxin–producing strains were detected in this work. Keyword : Bacillus cereus, flour, pathogen, emetic strain. French Title: Prevalence de la detection de Bacillus cereus et de souches emetiques dans les farines locales de Cote d'Ivoire Bacillus cereus est un pathogene alimentaire responsable de toxi-infection diarrheique et emetique. Le syndrome emetique est generalement associe aux aliments farineux. Compte tenu de l’implication des aliments farineux dans les toxi-infections emetiques et de la grande consommation de farines localement produites en Cote d’Ivoire, la prevalence de B. cereus a ete evaluee dans cette denree. 100 echantillons de farines de mil, de mais et de manioc ont ete collectes dans cinq communes d’Abidjan. Des analyses microbiologiques ont ete effectuees conformement a la norme EN ISO 7932: 2004 et a la reglementation europeenne CE 2073/2005, afin de denombrer les Bacillus Cereus et identifier les souches emetiques. Cet pathogene etait present dans 31 (31 % ) des farines de mais, de mil et de manioc, a des concentrations inferieures a 103 UFC /g. Cette concentration n’est pas significativement differente (p <0,05), d’une commune a l’autre et aucune difference significative n’a ete observee, quelque soit le type de farine analyse. Par ailleurs, aucune souche emetique n’a ete detectee dans ces farines. Mots cles : Bacillus cereus, farine, pathogene, souche emetique.