Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Évaluation des méthodes de lutte alternative contre Drosophila suzukii en fraisiculture

Le diptere originaire d’Asie, Drosophila suzukii est un ravageur detecte pour la premiere fois en Europe il y a une dizaine d’annees. Il est aujourd’hui present dans la plupart des pays europeens. La faible duree de son cycle de reproduction, sa mobilite et ses nombreux hotes possibles, en font un ravageur avec un potentiel de nuisibilite tres eleve. Depuis sa detection officielle en France en 2010, l’importance economique de ses degâts a conduit au lancement de nombreux projets pour repondre aux problematiques des producteurs. Ce projet a pour but d’approfondir les connaissances sur cette mouche mais egalement de trouver des solutions efficaces pour proteger la culture de fraises contre celle-ci. Dans un premier temps les mouvements de population de Drosophila suzukii au sein des exploitations ont ete caracterises afin de reperer les zones refuges et pouvoir ainsi detecter de facon precoce les vols de ce ravageur. Dans un second temps, la pose d’un filet insect-proof a ete testee : c’est cette methode qui presente les resultats les plus interessants. A l’inverse, la lutte par application de produit chimique ne propose qu’une courte protection comprise entre 4 et 7 jours. Il a ete etudie la sensibilite varietale et mis en evidence l’importance des mesures prophylactiques. Enfin l’etude de combinaisons de techniques s’est revelee tres interessante, dans ce cadre les plantes de services n’ont pas eu l’effet escompte, a l’inverse de l’auxiliaire Trichopria drosophilae qui semble avoir du potentiel pour la gestion de ce ravageur.
Prediction of Microbial Population in Sorghum Fermentation through Mathematical Models

The mathematical models can be used as a tool in predicting microbial population in sorghum fermentation, either spontaneous fermentation or fermentation with the addition of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) inoculum. Gompertz model modified by Gibson, Gompertz model modified by Zwietering, Baranyi-Robert model, Fujikawa model, Richards model, Schnute model were used in predicting the growth of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and coliform bacteria during spontaneous fermentation, and also the growth of LAB during fermentation with the addition of inoculum. Meanwhile, there was death (inactivation) of coliform bacteria during sorghum fermentation with the addition of LAB inoculum. The Geeraerd model and the Gompertz model modified by Gil et al. were used to predict the inactivation. The accuracy and precision of models were evaluated based on the Root Mean of Sum Square Error (RMSE), coefficient of determination (R2), and curve fitting. Gompertz model modified by Gibson had the highest accuracy and precision, which was followed by the accuracy of the Fujikawa model and Baranyi-Robert model in predicting the growth of LAB and the growth of coliform bacteria during spontaneous fermentation. Meanwhile, in predicting LAB growth during fermentation with the addition of inoculum, high accuracy and precision was obtained from Richards and Schnute models. In predicting the inactivation of coliform bacteria, Geeraerd model provided higher accuracy and precision compared to Gompertz model modified by Gil et al. Keywords: fermentation; inoculum; mathematical; model; sorghum; spontaneous
Uterine fibroid embolization in Poland – where are we after 10 years?

W okresie ostatnich 10 lat znacznie rozszerzyły się możliwości lecznicze w zakresie mało inwazyjnych metod. Embolizacja przeztętnicza była wcześniej metodą znaną i stosowaną do tamowania krwotoków w miednicy. Jednak dopiero w połowie lat 90. XX w. zastosowano ją w Paryżu do leczenia objawowych mięśniaków macicy. Początkowo Ravina używał jej jako metody przedoperacyjnej, uzyskując ograniczenie krwawienia podczas operacji wyłuszczania licznych mięśniaków macicy. W 1995 r. opublikował on pierwszą pracę opisującą zastosowanie embolizacji w definitywnym leczeniu mięśniaków. Pierwszy zabieg embolizacji w Polsce wykonano w 2001 r. Obecnie standardy dotyczące kształcenia radiologów zabiegowych, aspektów technicznych zabiegu, opieki pozabiegowej i oczekiwanych wyników są dokładnie określone przez odpowiednie komitety naukowe Society of Interventional Radiology i Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe. W pracy przedstawiono analizę piśmiennictwa opartą na prospektywnych badaniach z randomizacją oraz doświadczenia własne autora. Ponadto przedstawiono stanowiska towarzystw medycznych zajmujących się leczeniem mięśniaków macicy. Celem pracy było nie tylko ukazanie skuteczności metod mało inwazyjnego leczenia mięśniaków macicy, ale przede wszystkim pobudzenie dyskusji nad miejscem metody w algorytmie postępowania leczniczego. Słowa kluczowe: mięśniaki macicy, embolizacja, radiologia zabiegowa.
Capybara: A computational tool to measure cell identity and fate transitions

Transitions in cell identity are fundamental to development, reprogramming, and disease. Single-cell technologies enable the dissection of tissue composition on a cell-by-cell basis in complex biological systems. However, highly-sparse single-cell RNA-seq data poses challenges for cell-type identification algorithms based on bulk RNA-seq. Single-cell analytical tools are also limited, where they require prior biological knowledge and typically classify cells in a discrete, categorical manner. Here, we present a computational tool, ‘Capybara,’ designed to measure cell identity as a continuum, at single-cell resolution. This approach enables the classification of discrete cell entities but also identifies cells harboring multiple identities, supporting a metric to quantify cell fate transition dynamics. We benchmark the performance of Capybara against other existing classifiers and demonstrate its efficacy to annotate cells and identify critical transitions within a well-characterized differentiation hierarchy, hematopoiesis. Our application of Capybara to a range of reprogramming strategies reveals previously uncharacterized regional patterning and identifies a putative in vivo correlate for an engineered cell type that has, to date, remained undefined. These findings prioritize interventions to increase the efficiency and fidelity of cell engineering strategies, showcasing the utility of Capybara to dissect cell identity and fate transitions. Capybara code and documentation are available at https://github.com/morris-lab/Capybara.
Application of Computer-Aided Diagnosis Algorithm in CT Images of Urinary Calculi

In recent years, computer-aided diagnosis has developed from pure theory to clinical trials, which has proved its feasibility and applicability in the diagnosis of breast cancer and pulmonary nodules. Therefore, combined with the actual medical background, computer-aided diagnosis is used in the analysis of urinary calculi components in patients, and the composition and structure of calcium oxalate calculi and anhydrous uric acid calculi are accurately analyzed, which has important guiding significance for the clinical treatment and prevention of urinary calculi.
ANALISIS SCHOOLOGY MENGGUNAKAN TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL (TAM) PADA SISWA TEKNIK ELEKTRONIKA INDUSTRI SMK NEGERI 1 TAMBELANGAN

Di era Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) ini, e-learning telah semakin dikembangkan dan diimplementasikan oleh sebagian besar Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan karena dampak positif dan keuntungannya bagi pelajar dan pendidik. Sistem e-learning dipandang sebagai platform yang berpotensi signifikan dalam proses belajar mengajar. Learning Management System (LMS) seperti Schoology telah mendapatkan perhatian di kalangan pendidik saat ini. Karena fitur-fiturnya sebagian besar pendidik mengadopsi Schoology sebagai platform pembelajaran dan pengajaran. Oleh karena itu, artikel ini mengeksplorasi penerimaan Schoology, Sistem Manajemen Pembelajaran online (LMS) di antara siswa Teknik Elektronika Industri. Satu set kuesioner berdasarkan Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) diberikan kepada 53 siswa Teknik Elektronika Industri di SMK Negeri 1 Tambelangan. Analisis kuantitatif deskriptif digunakan untuk menganalisis data dengan menggunakan perangkat lunak statistik IBM SPSS. Hasilnya menunjukkan respons positif dalam menggunakan Schoology sebagai platform pembelajaran karena fleksibilitas, sederhana, User friendly, dan berbagai fungsionalitasnya lainnya.
Aggressive Management of Blood Glucose

Today, there is no doubt that a determined management of blood glucose control to achieve a goal of hemoglobin A1c less than 6% is attainable. That is an average plasma blood glucose of approximately 136mg/dl. The therapeutic goal we recommend also includes aggressive treatment of lipids, blood pressure, body weight, cessation of cigarette and tobacco use, and alcohol in moderation. That was our position in 1971 and continues today.
Prognostic factors of radiological progression in rheumatoid arthritis

Możliwość przewidywania odległych konsekwencji reumatoidalnego zapalenia stawów ma zasadnicze znaczenie dla podejmowania właściwych decyzji terapeutycznych u danego chorego. Markery prognostyczne są pomocne w identyfikacji chorych o dużym ryzyku szybkiej progresji radiologicznej. Utwierdzają one lekarza w decyzji o rozpoczęciu intensywnego leczenia u chorych z możliwą znaczną destrukcją stawów w ciągu następnych kilku lat. W artykule zaprezentowano pilotażowy model ryzyka dla przewidywania szybkiej progresji radiologicznej. W celu stworzenia tego modelu posłużono się danymi, w tym wynikami badań radiologicznych pochodzącymi z badania ASPIRE, w którym porównywano monoterapię metotreksatem z leczeniem skojarzonym metotreksatem i infliksymabem. W tym modelu wybrano wyjściowe parametry, które są łatwe do uzyskania w rutynowej praktyce klinicznej, takie jak: stężenie białka C-reaktywnego, wartość odczynu opadania krwinek czerwonych, liczbę obrzękniętych stawów oraz miano czynnika reumatoidalnego. Ten macierzowy model ryzyka może być przydatny w ocenie ryzyka postępującego uszkodzenia stawów, szczególnie u chorych z wczesnym zapaleniem stawów. S u m m a r y
Peace for our time? Examining the effect of power-sharing on postwar rebellions

Does power-sharing promote peace? Relying on credible commitment theory, past research has predominantly focused on one aspect of this question – namely, whether power-sharing prevents the recurrence of battle violence between agreement signatories. However, this disregards a phenomenon that plagues postwar countries across the globe: battle violence perpetrated by armed groups outside of the negotiated settlement against the postwar order. To explain this violence, I argue that we have to focus on how power-sharing redistributes power and access to resources across elites in a postwar country. By determining who gets what, when, and how, power-sharing determines the state’s counterinsurgency capabilities and thus shapes incentives and constrains for extra-agreement battle violence. Personalized power-sharing, for instance, gives elites privileged access to state resources, facilitates effective counterinsurgency strategies, and thus decreases extra-agreement violence. In contrast, structural power-sharing limits elites’ access to resources and their ability to prevent armed challenges resulting in higher levels of violence. To empirically test these propositions, I combine data from the Power-Sharing Event Dataset (PSED) with the UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset (GED) for peace agreements in Africa and Asia signed between 1989 and 2006. I analyze these data using count models, matching procedures, and correlated random effects models. The empirical results support my expectation that personalized power-sharing is associated with fewer extra-agreement battle-deaths while structural arrangements facilitate postwar rebellions. This study contributes to an improved understanding of power-sharing as a conflict resolution tool and highlights its divergent effects on actors inside and outside of peace agreements.
Physiochemical Studies in Seedlings of Teak (Tectona grandis Linn. f.) of North East India in Relation to Drought Resistance for Selection of Improved Germplasm

The global climate change is occurring at an unpredictable rate, where periods of drought are predicted to be extremely severe. The drought tolerance in Teak (Tectona grandis Linn. f.) accessions; collected from North East India was screened under water stress conditions created by reducing irrigation doses. Parameters targeted for screening were vegetative growth, physiological parameters and chemical constituents of leaves. Water stress treatment revealed that plant height, leaves number/plant, average leaf area, N, P, K, Ca, Cl and Na content were significantly decreased by increasing the level of water stress conditions in all studied accessions. Variations in the physiological parameters among different accessions may be due to different intensities of natural selection acting upon the traits in their natural habitat. The aim of the study was to determine source variation in Tectona grandis Linn. f. accessions collected from 41 locations of North East India and to identify the best sources to be utilised for reforestation and further genetic improvement work. In our study, three promising drought tolerant accessions were screened in a decreasing order of drought tolerance viz. GKU-24, GKU-37 and BNU-10 whereas; the drought stress had the most adverse effect on ASM-124 and LUT-45.
The Epidemiology of HIV in Oman, 1984–2018: A Nationwide Study from the Middle East

We used population-based data on all diagnosed people living with Human Immunodeficiency (HIV) reported to the National AIDS Programme in 1984–2018 to describe the HIV epidemiology in Oman. A total of 3060 Omanis were diagnosed with HIV from 1984 to 2018. The proportions of new infections attributed to sexual contact accounted for 56.3% (376/668) in 1984–1996 compared with 80.7% (630/780) in 2013–2018. Of 1417 patients with a documented CD4 count at the entry of care, 45.3% had a baseline CD4 count of <200 cells/mm3. Compared with heterosexuals, homosexuals had higher rates of advanced HIV disease [42.7% (388/908) vs 50.4% (136/270), respectively]. Rates of advanced disease and death within a year of HIV diagnosis rose consistently with age at diagnosis. Approximately half (48.8%) of the patients diagnosed in 1984–2018 had died by December 2018. The majority (85.6%; 572/668) of people who were diagnosed in 1984–1997 had died compared with 12.7% (99/780) of those diagnosed in 2013–2018. However, people died more recently had a higher proportion of death within a year of HIV diagnosis [74.7% (74/99) in 2013–2018 compared with 13.8% (79/572) in 1984–1996]. This study shows that the HIV epidemic in Oman is a low-prevalence one. Of concern, a large proportion of new HIV diagnoses continued to present late, which has resulted in a substantial increase in short-term mortality over the past 20 years. Nevertheless, we observed a remarkable decline in overall mortality over time, which may be explained by the improvement in the quality of HIV care in Oman.
Fused deposition modelling interfacial and interlayer bonding in PLA post-processed parts

This paper aims to study the interfacial and interlayer bonding of Polylactic acid parts manufactured by fused deposition modelling. Different layer thicknesses are analysed in the manufacture of these pieces and the lack of material associated with this parameter is verified. The influence of the immersion of these parts in different solvents is also studied, as they are increasingly used in the improvement of the surface finish. Tomography results are also obtained in which the increase in density of the parts subjected to these treatments is demonstrated. ,The material used in this study is a 1.75-mm diameter polylactic acid (PLA) filament from fused filament fusion world. Monolayer and multilayer samples have been manufactured. The manufactured parts were subjected to solvent immersion for a period of 60 s. The solvents used are chloroform (CHCl3), dichloromethane (CH2Cl2), tetrahydrofuran (C4H8O) and ethyl acetate (C4H8O2). The pieces were then dried for 48 h. The interior of the samples was evaluated by two techniques: microscopy and tomography. ,With this study, it has been observed that the thickness of the layer affects the porosity interfacial to a greater extent than in the interlayer, causing the increase in porosity as this thickness is increased.The impact of different chemical treatments (immersions in different solvents) on the internal quality of the parts has been evaluated. All the solvents analysed soften the surface as they cause the softening of the material and its possible redistribution. In the interior, however, they affect in a lighter way. The retention of solvents in the porosity of the pieces is also checked, especially pronounced in the areas close to the surface. Finally, changes are observed in the density of the pieces, related to the partial crystallization of the samples. ,All that has been studied shows that the application of chemical post-processes not only affects the surface texture of the parts, or the less studied mechanical properties, but also affects the interfacial union of the parts in a very different way. This is the first study carried out on this aspect with polylactic acid (PLA) and post-processing methods.
Identificação Recursiva de Sistemas Dinâmicos Multivariáveis no Espaço de Estados via Parâmetros de Markov Baseada em Inferência Neural-Fuzzy Tipo-2 Intervalar Evolutiva

: In this paper, an approach for identiﬁcation of multivariable dynamic systems based on state-space neural-fuzzy model with interval type-2 evolving inference, is proposed. Once that the type-2 membership functions (upper and lower membership values) are estimated, the fuzzy Markov parameters are computed and, for each incoming sample, the parameters of state-space linear submodels in the consequent proposition of the inference system, are recursively updated. The eﬃciency and applicability of the proposed methodology are demonstrated through experimental results of an online identiﬁcation of a 2DoF Helicopter. Resumo : artigo, a identiﬁca¸c˜ao sistemas dinˆamicos multivari´aveis baseada em modelo neuro- fuzzy no espa¸co de estados com inferˆencia evolutiva tipo-2 intervalar, ´e proposta. Uma vez que as fun¸c˜oes de pertinˆencia fuzzy tipo-2 (superior e inferior) s˜ao estimadas, os parˆametros de Markov s˜ao calculados e, para cada nova amostra, os parˆametros dos submodelos lineares no espa¸co de estados do consequente das regras s˜ao atualizados recursivamente. A eﬁciˆencia e aplicabilidade da metodologia proposta s˜ao demostradas atrav´es de resultados experimentais referentes `a identiﬁca¸c˜ao on-line de um helic´optero com dois graus de liberdade. Palavras-chaves: Sistemas de inferˆencia fuzzy tipo-2; Identiﬁca¸c˜ao de sistemas; Sistemas dinˆamicos multivari´aveis; Sistemas
Select clinical features in the craniofacial region in women with Turner syndrome

Zespół Turnera (ZT) jest zaburzeniem chromosomalnym polegającym na obecności tylko jednego prawidłowego chromosomu X. Obejmuje on szeroki wachlarz chromosomalnych kariotypów i klinicznych fenotypów występujących także w obrębie twarzoczaszki.Celem jest przegląd piśmiennictwa dotyczącego typowych dla kobiet z ZT odchyleń od stanu prawidłowego w badaniu podmiotowym i przedmiotowym w obrębie twarzoczaszki oraz występowania tych zmian w polskiej populacji kobiet z ZT o różnych kariotypach.Dokonano przeglądu piśmiennictwa w bazie MEDLINE z lat 1989–2017 dotyczącego zmian w obrębie twarzoczaszki u kobiet z ZT. Zbadano pomiary obwodów głowy i oceniono częstość występowania wybranych cech klinicznych zespołu Turnera w obszarze twarzoczaszki u 93 kobiet o kariotypie 45,X i 64 kobiet z pozostałymi kariotypami.Obserwuje się istotne rozbieżności w piśmiennictwie odnośnie do częstości i nasilenia objawów ZT w obszarze twarzoczaszki. Zwracają uwagę: częste występowanie retrognatyzmu, wysokie (gotyckie) podniebienie oraz informacje o trudnościach z karmieniem w dzieciństwie, ale również lepszy stan uzębienia kobiet z ZT niż w populacji ogólnej. Znamiennie większy obwód głowy kobiet z ZT z kariotypem 45,X niż u prezentujących pozostałe kariotypy, był jedynym parametrem znamiennie różnicującym grupy kobiet z ZT.1. Występowanie retrognatyzmu, wysokiego (gotyckiego) podniebienia oraz informacje o trudnościach z karmieniem we wczesnym dzieciństwie mogłyby pełnić rolę objawów kluczy, sugerujących istnienie ZT. 2. Na podstawie analizy dostępnego piśmiennictwa oraz częstości występowania charakterystycznych dla zespołu Turnera anomalii w obszarze twarzoczaszki, stwierdzono, że nie da się ich powiązać z prezentowanym kariotypem.
Transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT)

The goals of transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) are to identify and eradicate visualized bladder tumour if technically safe and feasible and to obtain a specimen of satisfactory quality to enable accurate histological diagnosis. In the setting of high grade bladder tumour this generally entails the inclusion of detrusor muscle and assessment for the presence of associated carcinoma in situ (CIS), lymphovascular involvement or any variant form of bladder cancer. This will assist in determining risk stratification and prognostication of the bladder cancer and guides further treatment planning. Conversely, if suboptimal TURBT is performed there will be detrimental consequences on patient outcomes in regards to undergrading or understaging, increased recurrence or progression, and subsequently need for further treatments including more invasive interventions. This review article firstly summarises the key principles and complications of TURBT, as well as significance of re-TURBT. We also discuss a number of modifications and advances in detection technology and resection techniques that have shown to improve perioperative as well as pathological and oncological outcomes of bladder cancer. They include enhanced cystoscopy such as blue light cystoscopy (BLC), narrow band imaging (NBI) and en bloc resection of bladder tumour (ERBT) technique using various types of energy source.
Mechanical Alloying of Nanocrystalline Materials and Nanocomposites

Mechanical alloying is an effective method to synthesize nanocrystalline metal powders in the monolithic and composite states. The process involves repeated cold welding, fracturing and rewelding of powder particles in a high energy ball mill. Although originally developed to produce oxide dispersion strengthened superalloys, the technique has been later shown to be capable of producing a variety of metastable phases including nanocrystalline materials. The present article describes the synthesis of nanocrystalline materials and nanocomposites by mechanical alloying. The basic principles of the process, process parameters that affect the constitution and microstructure of the processed powders, and the mechanisms of alloying and grain refinement, including their consolidation to full density while retaining the nanostructures, are described. Methods to achieve the smallest possible grain size are then highlighted. Typical examples of the synthesis of nanocomposites containing a high volume fraction of nanometer-sized reinforcements in aluminum, and process optimization to achieve superplastic behavior in titanium-based nanocomposites are then discussed. The ubiquitous problem of powder contamination during milling and solutions to eliminate or minimize this are also mentioned.