Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Examination of Pervasiveness of Elevated Serum Uric Acid Level and Microalbuminuriain Prehypertension

Background: The relationship between uric acid and microalbuminuria in healthy adults without other cardiovascular risk factors may help to clarify the role of uric acid in cardiovascular disease. In this study, we examined that elevated serum uric acid level was associated with microalbuminuria. Subjects and Methods: Study was done on both male and female prehypertensive patients of age more than 18 years and less than 60, admitted in wards and attending OPD. Controls were normotensive patients admitted in wards who were matched for age, sex and confounding factors. Results: Hyperuricemia was found in 53 (15.14%) patients with prehypertension compared to 32 (9.14%) patients with normal BP. Thus hyperuricemia was seen in patients of prehypertension which was highly significant as P<0.001. Conclusion: In conclusion we found that microalbuminuria and hyperuricemia are significantly more prevalent among prehypertensive subjects as compared to normotensive subjects.
Resonance-Driven Passive Folding/Unfolding Flapping Wing Actuator

The wings of flapping-wing micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) face the risk of breakage. To solve this issue, we propose the use of a biomimetic foldable wing. In this study, a resonant-driven piezoelectric flapping-wing actuator with a passive folding/unfolding mechanism was designed and fabricated, in which the folding/unfolding motion is passively realized by the centrifugal and lift forces due to the stroke motion of the wings. Although the passive folding/unfolding is a known concept, its feasibility and characteristics in combination with a resonant system have not yet been reported. Because the resonant actuation is necessary for extremely small, insect-scale MAVs, research is required to realize such MAVs with a foldable-wing mechanism. Therefore, we first examine and report the performance of the resonant-driven passive folding/unfolding mechanism. We also present a simplified theoretical model demonstrating an interaction between the resonant actuation system and folding/unfolding mechanism. We successfully demonstrate the folding/unfolding motion by the fabricated actuator. In addition, the theoretical model showed good agreement with the experiment.
Magnetic order and excitations in perovskite iridates studied with resonant X-ray scattering techniques

Transition metal oxides containing a 5d element are increasingly attracting attention as an arena in which to search for novel electronic states. These are proposed to derive from the interplay between the strong spin-orbit interaction (SOI) in the 5ds, the electronic correlations and crystal field effects. Iridium based compounds have featured predominantly in this quest, with considerable focus on the layered perovskites in which a novel “spin-orbit induced” Mott-like insulating state emerges. In this case, the SOI leads to the jeff = 1/2 ground state for the Ir4+ (5d5) ions observed in Sr2IrO4. In this thesis I demonstrate that resonant X-ray scattering techniques at the Ir L edges are a valuable tool to investigate the electronic and magnetic properties of iridium oxides. In particular the evolution of the jeff = 1/2 state as a function of structural distortions in the single layer iridates Sr2IrO4 and Ba2IrO4, and as a function of the dimensionality in the bilayer Sr3Ir2O7 is investigated. My findings show that the magnetic and electronic structures in the single layered perovskites are remarkably robust to structural distortions. Conversely, adding an extra IrO6 layer (Sr2IrO4 →Sr3Ir2O7) the ground and excited states change dramatically. Both these phenomena can be linked directly to the unique three-dimensional character of the jeff = 1/2 state. Furthermore, the X-ray resonant scattering cross-section of Ir4+ at the L2,3 edges, calculated in a single-ion model, shows a non-trivial dependence on the direction of the magnetic moment, μ. These results provide important insights into the interpretation of X-ray data from the iridates, including that a jeff = 1/2 ground state cannot be assigned on the basis of L2/L3 intensity ratio alone.
DOA Estimation by Two-Dimensional Interpolation in the Presence of Mutual Coupling

In mobile communication, mutual coupling between array elements will affect the estimation performance of the existing direction of arrival (DOA) estimators. To tackle this problem, an accurate DOA estimation method for coprime array is developed, where the effect of mutual coupling is eliminated by the banded complex symmetric Toeplitz matrix, and further weakened via two-dimensional (2-D) interpolation. The accuracy of the proposed algorithm is verified by the simulation results in comparison of several DOA estimation approaches as well as Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB).
AUTOINJECTORS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: AN INTERNATIONAL CROSS-OVER SURVEY.

Background: Several types of methotrexate (MTX) autoinjectors (AI) are cur- rently marketed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), yet comparative data are scarce. Objectives: Investigate respective perceptions of patients regarding two mar- keted forms of MTX AI via a survey conducted by a global market research company. Methods: Patients with moderate to severe RA treated by one of the two forms of MTX AI were recruited. In each participating country (France, Ireland, Unit-ed-Kingdom, Spain), the respective proportions of recruited patients were approximately aligned on local market shares. The two investigated devices were: A-AI/ The first MTX AI marketed in Europe: bigger size, with an activation button, without double injection sound-control, with a larger window; B-AI/ The second MTX AI commercialized in Europe: smaller and thinner size, without acti- vation button, with double injection sound-control and a smaller window. Each patient was interviewed during 30 minutes on his or her satisfaction level with the currently used device. Then, they were presented the alternative AI and they could test it on skin-mimicking pads. After this step, the patients were interviewed on the alternative device. Results: 100 patients were enrolled over one-month period (A-AI users, n=65; B-AI users, n=35). Overall, 61% of A-AI users reported that B-AI was “better” or “much better” whereas 43% of B-AI users judged A-AI as “better” or “much better”. When B-AI users were asked to evaluate convenience elements of A-AI, recognition of injection ending, general design and ease of use were the indicators that were the most poorly judged (60%, 54%, and 46% respectively). When A-AI users were cross-tested for B-AI, injection mode, general feeling, and ease of use were the three items providing the greatest satisfaction (80%, 77%, and 75%,
Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Introduction: The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can be used as a marker of subclinical inflammation, and may have a predictive power in prognosis and severity of atherosclerosis-related diseases. This study aimed to assess an association between the NLR, and clinical characteristics and one-month outcome in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Subjects and Methods: This case-control observational prospective study included 75 patients admitted to stroke unit of Ain Shams University hospitals with AIS, sub grouped into 3 equal groups according to subtype of AIS, in addition to 25 healthy individuals. The demographic characteristics of the patients, complete blood picture test results at presentation, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores were recorded. The clinical outcome was assessed by the NIHSS and mRS scores after one month. Results: The total leucocyte count was significantly higher in large artery atherosclerosis (P = 0.004) and cardioembolic (P = 0.020) stroke groups, unlike lacunar stroke group (P = 0.082), when compared to controls. The neutrophils count was higher (P < 0.001) and the lymphocyte count was lower (P < 0.001) among all the stroke groups compared to the control group. The NLR was higher among all the stroke groups compared to the control group (P < 0.001). The NLR at cutoff value more than 1.34 had predicted stroke with a sensitivity of 89.33% and specificity of 72% and accuracy reached 88.6%. There was non-significant association between NLR and each of NIHSS and mRS after one month from onset of AIS. Conclusion: NLR was significantly higher among AIS subtypes compared to controls, but not a good predictor for one month outcome.
Demystifying the concept of Universal Health Care: A review

Background: The concept of Universal Health Care (UHC) has become of late a common password, within the political circles without explicitly defining the meaning. There is a need to shed some light on the origin and meaning of this important philosophy.Objective: To define and demystify what UHC is all about.Data source: Published literature and other articles.Data selection and extraction: Relevant material as to give clarity to the primary philosophy and understanding of the basic and practical steps to implementation.Conclusions: The UHC envisages equalization of the quality of health provision to the citizenly of a country, utilising the available resources. Key words: Equitable, Access, Efficiency, Quality, Availability
Uma análise dos consórcios intermunicipais para serviços de tratamento de resíduos sólidos a partir da ação coletiva institucional

This article analyzes the factors that affect local governments’ decision-making processes on whether to engage in cooperative agreements through intermunicipal consortia. Several studies have examined this issue in Western developed countries, but there is a gap in the literature regarding the phenomenon in the developing world. The research addresses this gap and observes the Brazilian local governments’ policies on waste services, focusing on cooperative agreements such as interlocal consortia. These arrangements may be a solution to the political and managerial challenges of providing public services in many areas, including waste collection, treatment, and disposal. However, it is still unclear what factors influence municipalities in their decision to cooperate. Based on cross-sectional research exploring 963 Brazilian municipalities and on the perspective of Institutional Collective Action, this study identified characteristics of communities, transaction characteristics of goods, and the structure of policy networks that influence the local governments in their decision to work cooperatively. The findings shed light on the field of public policies, particularly those carried out through intermunicipal consortia.
Is there “Black Panther” Movement in Israel? Protests of Ethiopian Jews - Sources of Conflict and Policy Implications

The migration of various ethnic groups creates a challenge for policymakers in general and civil society in particular. The concerns, as well as maintaining the status quo, could present obstacles in creating a homogenous and equitable civil society. As an immigrant-absorbing state, Israel is challenged both socially and economically in these realms. The Melting Pot concept was one of Israel's founding blocks since the 1950's fail. Has it failed? Is there truth to the protesters' allegations of institutionalized racism? In light of the demonstrations and accusations of racism in Israeli society, what changes should be set in motion?
Determination of γ-oryzanol, Phenolic total content, and (2,2-difenil-1-picrylhydrazyl) Radical Scavenging Activity in Different Varieties of Rice (Oryza sativa) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

In Indonesia, beras (Oryza sativa) has become the main ingredient in natural beauty products such as masks, scrubs, and cold powder. γ-oryzanol and phenolic compounds are the major components in beras that have many benefits, one of which as antioxidants. This study aims to determine the content of γ-oryzanol and total phenolic compounds in different beras cultivars in the area of Yogyakarta. The leveling was done by a TLC-densitometry method and Folin Ciocalteu. The results showed that the largest γ-oryzanol content found in red beras was 0.0843% by weight of the sample. The highest total phenolic content was found in red beras as much as 1.92% by weight of the sample. The antioxidants activity IC50 Red Beras is 0.591.
Research on the Influence of Internal Control Quality on Corporate Financing Constraints

This article uses the data of China's A-share listed companies from 2010 to 2017 to study the impact of internal control quality on corporate financing constraints, and explores the heterogeneity of this effect under the concentration of equity. As a result, it was found that the quality of internal control of the company would have an inhibitory effect on the financing constraints faced by the company. At the same time, the higher the concentration of equity, the greater the inhibition of internal control quality on financing constraints. The research results of this paper supplement the research on the internal control and financing constraints of the enterprise. It is conducive to the enterprise to formulate a reasonable development strategy according to its own situation, and it also provides support for China's government departments to devote themselves to the construction of internal control.
Estimation of the Role of Apoptosis in Altering the Architecture of the Cells of Exocrine Pancreas in Mice Inoculated with Mammary Gland Carcinoma by Using Soft Laser

Twenty four adult female of Swiss white mice (aged 60 days each) and weighing 4248gm were selected for this experimental study. They were divided into four groups (4 mice each) A, B, C, and D inoculated with mammary gland carcinoma and irradiated with laser, they were considered as irradiated groups of mice. The remaining animals were divided also into four groups a, b, c, and d inoculated with mammary gland carcinoma not irradiated with laser, they were considered as control groups of mice. The laser of 650nm, 50 mw power, 25 mw/cm2 power density was focused on the pancreas of the targeted mice which represent irradiated groups. The laser caused a reduction in the damage that occurred in the architecture of the cells of exocrine pancreas because of the negative effects caused by cancer on the mentioned cells such as decreased in size, dense fragmentation of the content of the nucleus, and dark appearance of the cytoplasm which represent slight degenerative alterations. In the same time, the laser caused a decrease in the mean of the apoptotic cells of the exocrine pancreas gradually for the same reason that above mentioned. Whereas in the control groups of mice, the mean of apoptotic cells of the exocrine pancreas displayed a gradual increase because the cancer caused activation in cellular apoptosis. Besides, there were diagnostic markers in the examination of the histology of the cells of exocrine pancreas which showed that there were abundant degenerative alterations in the architecture of the cells such as decreased in size, dense fragmentation of the content of the nucleus, and dark appearance of the cytoplasm because of the suppressive activity of the cancer which caused these damages in the architecture of the cells.
Chemistry in Cosmic-Ray Dominated Regions (CRDRs)

Molecular line observations may serve as diagnostics of the degree to which the number density of cosmic ray protons, having energies of 10s to 100s of MeVs each, is enhanced in starburst galaxies and galaxies with active nuclei. Results, obtained with the UCL\_PDR code, for the fractional abundances of molecules as functions of the cosmic-ray induced ionisation rate, $\zeta$, are presented. The aim is not to model any particular external galaxies. Rather, it is to identify characteristics of the dependencies of molecular abundances on $\zeta$, in part to enable the development of suitable observational programmes for cosmic ray dominated regions (CRDRs) which will then stimulate detailed modelling. For a number density of hydrogen nuclei of of $10^4$ cm$^{-3}$, and high visual extinction, the fractional abundances of some species increase as $\zeta$ increases to $10^{-14}$ s$^{-1}$, but for much higher values of $\zeta$ the fractional abundances of all molecular species are significantly below their peak values. We show in particular that OH, H$_{2}$O, H$_{3}^{+}$, H$_{3}$O$^{+}$ and OH$^{+}$ attain large fractional abundances ($\geqslant 10^{-8}$) for $\zeta$ as large as $10^{-12}$ s$^{-1}$. HCO$^{+}$ is a poor tracer of CRDRs when $\zeta > 10^{-13}$ s$^{-1}$. Sulphur-bearing species may be useful tracers of CRDRs gas in which $\zeta \sim 10^{-16}$ s$^{-1}$. Ammonia has a large fractional abundance for $\zeta \leqslant 10^{-16}$ s$^{-1}$ and nitrogen appears in CN-bearing species at significant levels as $\zeta$ increases, even up to $\sim 10^{-14}$ s$^{-1}$. In this paper, we also discuss our model predictions, comparing them to recent detections in both galactic and extragalactic sources. We show that they agree well, to a first approximation, with the observational constraints.
Colour preferences in sand dune insects found on ice plant flowers

The ice plant (Carpobrotus edulis (L.), family Aizoaceae) is a succulent perennial native to South Africa that has been introduced widely around the world to prevent erosion of sandy or loose soils. At New Brighton sand dunes near Christchurch, dense mats of C. edulis now form part of a flora dominated by exotic plants, including marram grass (Ammophila arenaria L.), tree lupin (Lupinus arboreus Sims) and purple ragwort (Senecio elegans L.).
Parâmetros de controle de estilos fluviais na bacia hidrográfica do alto curso do rio Piranhas, semiárido paraibano

Este estudo ocorreu em uma bacia de drenagem no semiárido paraibano e tem como objetivo analisar a relação entre os parâmetros de controle identificados no perfil longitudinal do alto curso do rio Piranhas com seus respectivos estilos fluviais. Nessa perspectiva, foi necessário identificar e caracterizar os 6 estilos fluviais existentes no alto curso do rio Piranhas para posteriormente correlaciona-los com a variação de anomalias de declividade e variação da energia de fluxo do rio Piranhas, tendo em vista que estas variáveis foram plotadas ao perfil longitudinal e são tidas como parâmetros condicionantes de processos geomorfológicos em sistemas fluviais. Desta maneira, observou-se que as anomalias de 1º ordem estão intimamente associadas aos altos índices de stream power - SPI (energia de fluxo), o que condiciona processos erosivos nos estilos confinados. Diferentemente nos estilos não confinados, ocorre a predominância de anomalias de 2º ordem e índices stream power menores, condicionando processos de transporte e deposição.
The Underwater Acoustic Image Measurement Based on Non-uniform Spatial Resampling RL Deconvolution

When the near-field underwater acoustic image (UAI) measurement is carried out by the line array laid on the sea floor, the resolution of the conventional beamforming (CBF) acoustic image measurement method is poor, the sidelobe level is high, while the deconvolution algorithm has the effect of high resolution and low sidelobe. However, the direct deconvolution algorithm of the point spread function (PSF) shift-variant model has a large computational burden. This paper presents a non-uniform spatial resampling Richardson-Lucy (RL) fast algorithm, which based on energy distribution of conventional acoustic image measurement result make the original uniform space scanning to non-uniform spatial resampling. It can reduce the number of scanning grid, so as to reduce the amount of computation. Simulation results show that the fast RL algorithm can achieve the performance close to the original RL algorithm by reducing the computational amount by nearly an order of magnitude.
Faut-il former les enseignants afin qu’ils cherchent à diminuer les émotions négatives de leurs élèves ou qu’ils leur apprennent à renforcer leurs émotions positives ?

Cet article s’interesse aux impacts des emotions positives et negatives sur la motivation scolaire des eleves, tout en tenant compte du role joue par le sentiment de competence developpe par ces derniers en milieu scolaire. Les resultats (issus d’un echantillon de 1 371 eleves en fin de scolarite obligatoire et recoltes par le biais d’un questionnaire auto-rapporte mesurant les attitudes socio-affectives face aux apprentissages) confirment un fort lien entre les emotions positives et la motivation scolaire, alors que les emotions negatives ont une influence nettement plus faible et indirecte (par le biais du sentiment de competence) dans le modele teste. Si la prise de mesures ponctuelle ne permet que de suggerer un sens de causalite entre le plaisir d’apprendre et l’investissement de l’eleve, l’instauration d’un cercle vertueux entre ces dimensions est tout a fait plausible. En rupture avec une certaine tradition qui preconise de s’occuper prioritairement de l’anxiete en classe, notre recherche souleve alors l’interet de se focaliser davantage sur les emotions positives, car celles-ci ont des effets directs (et egalement plus marques que les emotions negatives) sur la motivation scolaire des eleves. Ce changement de focus devrait egalement s’elargir a la formation des enseignants dans le but de mieux outiller ces professionnels au developpement et au maintien des emotions positives a l’ecole, avec le but ultime d’intervenir de maniere directe et ciblee sur la motivation scolaire de leurs eleves.
The reproductive capacity of Monk Parakeets Myiopsitta monachus is higher in their invasive range

ABSTRACT Breeding parameters for Monk Parakeets Myiopsitta monachus nesting in Barcelona, Spain, were collected for 651 nests over five breeding seasons. This invasive population has a high reproductive capacity compared with the species in the native range: fledging success was double, the percentage of pairs attempting second broods three times higher and 55% of first-year birds bred compared with almost zero in South America.
Morphological Bases of Human Leydig Cell Dysfunction

In this chapter, we describe the histophysiology of human Leydig cells, their cytologi- cal characteristics, their differentiation processes, and the physiopathological processes occurring at various times throughout life. We first focus on the normal development of fetal Leydig cells as well as the pathologies of fetal Leydig cells that can affect num bers or hyperplasic processes (e.g., hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, cryptorchidism, congenital Leydig cell hyperplasia secondary to diabetes, and isoimmunization). Next, we explain the changes occurring at puberty with the onset and differentiation of adult Leydig cells and the pathophysiology of delayed puberty. We then describe the histophysiology of adult Leydig cells and the most frequent pathologies (e.g., hypogo- nadotropic hypogonadism, testicular dysgenesia, mild androgen insensitivity syndrome, 5-α-reductase defect, and Klinefelter syndrome). Finally, we discuss the morphological changes of these cells in the elderly.