Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Does Investor Gender Matter for the Success of Female Entrepreneurs? Gender Homophily and the Stigma of Incompetence in Entrepreneurial Finance

Female support of other women has been put forth as a remedy to the gender gap across many domains. Yet the potential costs associated with gender homophily are not well understood. We propose that homophily aggravates negative gender bias in evaluation. Focusing on the context of entrepreneurship, we theorize that future investors will discount a female entrepreneur’s competence as the key factor in an early-stage investment decision, when the investment comes from a female investor. Consequently, female-backed female entrepreneurs may struggle to raise additional funds from new investors. In a field study of venture-backed startups, we find that firms with female founders who received funding from female rather than male VCs are two times less likely to raise additional financing. We find no equivalent investor gender effect for male-founded firms. In an experimental study, we find that pitches by female-backed female entrepreneurs receive lower evaluations compared with all other pitches, and that this is driven by perceptions of entrepreneur competence. Our findings suggest that well-intentioned calls for women to invest in women not only place an undue burden on female investors, but may also undermine the long-term success of female entrepreneurs.
Effects of Social Support, Functional Status, and Depression on the Quality of Life of Stroke Patients: A Meta-Analysis

Background: Stroke patients have physical, social, and psychological disorders. It inhibits their daily activities, thus affecting the quality of life. This study aimed to analyze the effect of social support, functional status, and depress­ion on the quality of life of stroke patients. Subjects and Method: This study was a meta-analysis study. The data were obtained from Clinical Key, DOAJ, PubMed, Science Direct, Proquest, Scopus, and Google Scholar. The keywords were "social support" AND "functional status" AND "depression" AND "quality of life "AND" stroke". The articles were published from January 1991 to September 2020. The articles studied were full-text-articles with a cross-sectional and cohort study design. The articles were collected using the PRISMA diagram and analyzed using the RevMan 5.3 program. Results: This study obtained 12 articles consisted of 2,015 selected stroke patients. The result of the meta-analysis showed that social support had a significant positive effect on the quality of life of stroke patients (b= 0.03; 95% CI= 0.02 to 0.05; p= 0.0001), functional status had a significant positive effect on the quality of life of stroke patients (b= 0.63; 95% CI= 0.52 to 1.08; p=0.0001), and depression had a significant negative effect on the quality of life of stroke patients (b= -0.18; 95%CI= -0.26 to -0.10; p=0.0001). Conclusion: Social support and functional status improve the quality of life of stroke patients. Depression reduces the quality of life of stroke patients. Keywords: social support, functional status, depression, quality of life, stroke Correspondence: Anwar Wahyudi. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, JL. Ir Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: arwanwahyudi851@gmail.com. Mobile: +62813106121049. Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior (2020), 05(04): 284-295 https://doi.org/10.26911/thejhpb.2020.05.04. 06.
Intrinsic Relationship between Matric Potential and Cation Hydration

Exchangeable cations are important in water sorption, hydraulic conductivity, swelling, flocculation–deflocculation, and fertility. Intrinsic relationship exists between matric potential and cation hydration at very low water contents. Proposed model predicts soil water content at low matric potentials for different exchangeable cations in soil. Model is applicable for soil water retention models and quantification of different types of exchangeable cations.
Avaliação de Índices de Estabilidade de Tensão para Utilização em Sistemas de Medições Fasoriais

The search for methodologies to assess voltage stability in real-time is currently one of the greatest challenges for researchers. Some authors have used Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) measurements to compute indexes to monitor how close the system is to the Maximum Load Point (MLP). However, in order to be able to correctly apply these indexes, they must work for all types of load increasing. This article investigates the performance of some existing indexes for stability margin assessment. Only MLP due to Saddle-Node Bifurcation (SNB) was considered in this paper. The results indicate these indexes are strongly dependent on the direction of load increase and fail to correctly detect the onset of a voltage collapse. Resumo: A busca por metodologias para avaliar a estabilidade da tensão em tempo real é atualmente um dos maiores desafios para os pesquisadores. Alguns autores usaram medições da Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) para calcular ı́ndices e monitorar o quão perto o sistema está do Ponto de Máximo Carregamento (PMC). No entanto, para poder aplicar corretamente esses ı́ndices, deve funcionar para todos os tipos de aumento de carga. Este artigo investiga o desempenho de alguns ı́ndices existentes para avaliar a margem de estabilidade. Apenas PMC devido a Bifurcação do tipo Sela-Nó (BSN) foi considerado neste artigo. Os resultados indicam que esses ı́ndices são fortemente dependentes da direção do aumento da carga e não conseguem detectar corretamente o ı́nicio de um colapso de tensão.
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF PIPER BETLE L. LEAVES EXTRACT AGAINST CLONIDINE-INDUCED CATALEPSY AND MILK-INDUCED LEUKOCYTOSIS AND EOSINOPHILIA IN MICE

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of Piper betle L. leaves extract against clonidine-induced catalepsy and milk-induced leukocytosis and eosinophilia in mice. Methods: Methanolic extract of P. betle L. leaves was prepared using Soxhlet apparatus. Preliminary phytochemical screening of the prepared extract was carried out using standard chemical tests. Effect of the prepared extract was evaluated against clonidine-induced catalepsy and milk-induced leukocytosis and eosinophilia in mice model. Results: Maximum duration of catalepsy was observed at 90 min after the clonidine administration. There was a significant inhibition (p˂0.05) of clonidine-induced catalepsy in the animals pretreated with chlorpheniramine maleate and extract of P. betle leaves. Administration of milk (4 mg/kg) subcutaneous route exhibited a significant increase in leucocytes and eosinophil count after 24 h of administration. Methanolic extract of P. betle L. leaves showed significant inhibition (p˂0.05) of milk-induced leukocytosis and eosinophilia. Conclusion: These results suggest that P. betle leaves extract may have the potential therapeutic value in the treatment of allergic diseases.
Total Phenols, Antioxidant Potential and Antimicrobial Activity of Methanol Extract of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)

In this work, we studied antioxidant activity and antimicrobial activity of rosemary leaves extract. Dry rosemary leaf powder was subjected to Soxhlet extraction with pure methanol. Yield extraction was 18.9% and the total phenolics were found to be 4.99±0.054 g as gallic acid/100g dry leaves. The antioxidant activity of rosemary leaves extract and two synthetic antioxidant: BHA and TBHQ was assessed using the DPPH radical- scavenging method. IC values showed that rosemary extract (0.024±0.005 mg/ml) has a higher antioxidant 50 activity than BHA (0.034±0.009 mg/ml). The antimicrobial activity of rosemary leaves extract against Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Lactobacillus delbruekii, Saccharomyces cerevisia and Candida krusei (Issatchenikia orientalis) were determined by minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The results indicated that among the tested microbes, rosemary extract were a stronger inhibitory effect on the bacteria. Minimum inhibitory concentration values for both bacteria Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Lactobacillus delbruekii ranged between 1. 5 mg/ml and 1.75 mg/ml.
Indirect tensile test as a simple method for rut resistance evaluation of asphalt mixtures – Polish experience

To assess the resistance of asphalt mixes to permanent deformations, the wheel tracking tests are frequently used, what requires specialized equipment as well as relatively large size samples. For this reason, researchers are seeking for a more simple test that will help to assess the rut resistance of asphalt mixes. According to Christensen and Bonaquist as well as Zaniewski and Srinivasan, this may be the indirect tensile strength (ITS) test. Therefore, this research experimentally examined the relationship of ITS results on rutting parameters, i.e. proportional rut depth (PRDAIR) and wheel tracking speed (WTSAIR). The samples of asphalt concrete (AC), as well as SMA and BBTM, were compacted with the Marshall hammer, but ITS tests were conducted with a typical Marshall press, at a loading rate of 50 mm/min. The test results indicated the need for separate analysis of continuous type mixtures (AC) and gap-graded mixtures (SMA and BBTM). The relationship of ITS results with rutting parameters depends on: the type of mixture gradation (higher correlation coefficients were obtained for gap-graded mixtures) and ITS test temperatures (test results at 40°C achieved better correlations than those obtained at 25°C). Using the regression analyses, the prediction limits as well as confidence limits were calculated, which allowed to develop criteria for classifications of asphalt mixture resistance to rutting categories, on the basis of ITS test.
Environmental factors associated with drowning prevention knowledge of parents in Bangladesh: a randomized controlled trial

Background Drowning is the third leading cause of death for children aged 0–4 years in many Asian countries, and is a serious but neglected health problem in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, drowning rates are 10 to 20 times more than those in other developed countries. The aim of the effectiveness of a mobile SMS intervention to improve the environmental knowledge of parents of children aged under five concerning the prevention of drowning.Methods Design: a cluster randomized community trial with 788 parents of children aged under five in a rural community of Bangladesh. Intervention: Mobile SMS intervention for parents of children under five years concerning the prevention of drowning. Outcome: association in environmental knowledge of parents concerning the prevention of drowning between the baseline and immediate follow-up after the intervention, and after three months.Results There was a significant improvement in environmental knowledge in the intervention group compared to the control group at different at baseline, immediately after intervention and 3-months after intervention. The associated factors for drowning included the time (11:00am-2:00 pm), lack of swimming ability, parents who were not aware about childhood drowning, unwanted ditches that were not filled in, lack of medical facilities, and lack of information through mass media for the prevention of childhood drowning.Conclusion Special programmes and training could be increase knowledge about childhood drowning prevention in Bangladesh and should be broadcast on the radio and television networks.Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN13774693, 08/03/2015.
Efeito de um composto de leveduras na incidência de diarreia em bezerras criadas em diferentes sistemas de alojamento

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of supplementation of a product composed of yeast culture and enzymatically hydrolyzed yeast on the incidence of diarrhea and on the body development of dairy calves submitted to different housing systems. One hundred and nineteen calves were used in two housing systems and randomly divided into two groups: yeast group (n = 62, 36 outdoors and 26 in the corral) and control group (n = 57, 30 outdoors and 27 in the corral). The yeast group was treated with 8 ml of yeast / animal culture, which was administered orally once daily for 42 days. The zootechnical measures were analyzed and the incidence of infectious diarrhea was monitored, blood and feces were also collected. The data were submitted to analysis of variance by repeated measures of the SAS Software, Tukey’s HSD and Chi-square test, being considered a statistical difference (p≤0.05). The animals in the control group raised outdoors had a higher incidence of diarrhea (80.00%) when compared to animals in the treatment group (55.55%) (p = 0.03). The period with the highest incidence of diarrhea (96.92%) was in the first 15 days of life (p <0.001). The bacteriological analysis of feces showed that 53.38% had Enterococcus sp. and 46.61% Eschechiria coli. after the diagnosis of diarrhea, both groups (control and yeast) presented leukocytosis. It is concluded that oral yeast supplementation for animals raised in the open was able to reduce the effects of the challenges caused by this system, decreasing the incidence of diarrhea.
Insights Into the Molecular Mechanism of Deer Antler Extract Serving as a Potential Chondroprotective Agent for Articular Cartilage

Background Deer antler is considered as a precious traditional Chinese medicinal material, and has been widely used to reinforce kidney’s yang, nourish essence and strengthen bone function. The most prominent bioactive components in deer antler are water-soluble proteins that play potential roles in bone formation and repair. The aim of this study was to explore the molecular control and therapeutic targets of deer antler extract (DAE) on articular cartilage. Methods DAE was prepared as previously described. All rats were randomly divided into Blank group and DAE group (10 rats per group) after 7-day adaptive feeding. The rats in DAE group were orally administrated with DAE at a dose of 0.2 g/kg per day for 3 weeks and the rats in Blank group were fed with drinking water. Total RNA was isolated from the articular cartilage of knee joints. RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) experiment combined with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) verification assay were carried out to explore the molecular control and therapeutic targets of DAE on articular cartilage. Results We demonstrated that DAE played a potential role in promoting cartilage formation, growth and repair, and inhibiting cartilage degeneration and inflammation. These effects were possibly achieved by accelerating the expression of functional genes involved in chondrocyte commitment, survival, proliferation and differentiation, and suppressing the expression of susceptibility genes involved in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis. Conclusions DAE might serve as a chondroprotective agent for treating cartilage degeneration and inflammation by boosting the ability of cartilage growth and repair. Thus, our findings will contribute towards deepening the knowledge about the molecular control and therapeutic targets of DAE on the treatment of osteoarthritis.
The Complete Chloroplast Genome of Tamarix Ramosissima and Comparative Analysis of Tamaricaceae Species 

Background: Tamarix ramosissima is a deciduous shrub resided in arid and semi-arid regions. Although of ecological and medicinal values, some Tamarix species are considered invasive as they have dominated the riparian zones of dryland in some parts of the world. Chloroplast (cp) DNA is highly conserved in structure and gene arrangement, making cp genomic data valuable resources for species delimitation and phylogenetics. The cp genome of T. ramosissima was de novo assembled with the aim of providing reference and data resource for further cp-derived marker development and species delimitation of Tamarix.Results: Here, the complete chloroplast (CP) genome of T. ramosissima was sequenced and analyzed, showing a size of 156150 bp and a GC content of 36.5%. The plastome displayed a typical quadripartite structure, consisting of a pair of inverted repeat (IR) regions of 26554 bp, separated by a large single copy (LSC) region of 84795 bp, and a small single copy (SSC) region of 18247 bp. The cp genome encoded 130 genes, including 85 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. A total of 32 repeat sequences and 64 simple sequence repeats (SSR) were identified in the plastome, and an obvious A/T bias was observed in the majority of the SSRs detected. By comparing the T. ramosissima cp genome with those of four other Tamaricaceae species, a number of divergence hotspots were identified among these plastomes. Together with the SSRs and long repeats identified, these divergence hotspots could be developed as potential molecular markers facilitating species discrimination and evolutionary studies. Using plastome sequences, we re-investigated the phylogenetic relationship among 19 species, and T. ramosissima was found to be a sister of Tamarix chinensis.Conclusions: Taken together, our study provides valuable genomic resources to deepen the understanding of the plant photosynthetic mechanism and phylogenomics.
Apolipoprotein A1 is A Protective Factor for Male Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients. A Cross-Sectional Study of Single Academic Center in China.

Background: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer and the incidence of PTC has continued to increase over the past decades. Many studies have shown that obesity is an independent risk factor for PTC and obese PTC patients tend to have a relative larger tumor size and higher grade of tumor stage. Obesity is associated with disordered lipid metabolism and the relationship between serum lipids and PTC remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between serum lipid level and PTC.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 1018 PTC patients diagnosed and treated in our hospital, all these cases were first diagnosed with PTC and had complete clinical information including ultrasound reports before surgery, serum lipid (CHOL, TG, HDL-c, LDL-c, Apo-A1, Apo-B, Apo-E) results, surgical records and pathological reports. Results: None of these lipid markers were associated with tumor size in the whole cohort and in the female group. In the male group, on crude analysis, Apo-A1 showed a marginally significant association with tumor size, [OR=0.158 (0.021-1.777)], p=0.072. After adjusting for age and multifocality, Apo-A1 showed a significant association with tumor size [OR=0.126 (0.016-0.974)], p=0.047. This association become more apparent in a young male subgroup, [OR=0.051 (0.005-0.497)], p=0.009. CHOL, TG, HDL-c, LDL-c, Apo-B, Apo-E did not show significant association with tumor size. As for LNM, neither in the male group nor in the female group were found to be associated with any serum lipid biomarkers.Conclusion: As PTC incidences continues to increase, our finding a negative association between PTC and apoA-1 imply that these lipids are protective factors for male PTC patients and provide us new clues about PTC and lipid metabolism, which may contribute to further investigation concerning diagnosing and preventing this most common type of thyroid cancer.
The Efffect of Gender Differences to Fat Deposition In Yaks Based on an Integrated Transcriptomic and Metabonomics Analysis

Background: The study of fat deposition in yaks of different gender plays a positive role in improving the meat quality and breeding of yaks. In this work, the characteristic of fat deposition in male and female yaks, and the regulations of gender difference to fat deposition in yaks were explored. Result: Compared with male yaks, the female yaks possessed higher or more body fat rate (BFR) of visceral except liver, fat content in muscle and liver and subcutaneous fat (p < 0.05); the cholesterol (CH), triglyceride (TG), very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), leptin (LEP) and cortisol (COR) in serum of female yaks were higher (p < 0.05 ); meanwhile, the fatty acid synthase (FAS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) and diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT-1) in livers of female yaks were higher (p < 0.05). The metabonomics analysis showed 13(S)-HODE, linoleic acid and linolenic acid and myo-inositol in subcutaneous fat of female yaks increased (p < 0.05 ); meanwhile, the transcriptomic analysis the gene expressions of prenylcysteine oxidase 1 (PCYOX1), acyl-coenzyme a-cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), protein farnesyltransferase subunit beta (FNTB), apolipoprotein E (ApoE), DGAT2, very long chain fatty acids protein 6 (ELOVL6), NADP-dependent malic enzyme (ME1), SCD, acyl-CoA-binding protein (ACBP) and perilipin-5 (PLIN5), LEP, sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBF1) upregulated in subcutaneous fat of female yaks (pFDR < 0.05), whereas the gene expressions of CPT1, acetyl-CoA acyltransferase 1(ACAA1) and adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) downregulated (pFDR < 0.01). Conclusion: The fat and cholesterol synthesis increased in liver of female yaks, and the fat transport in blood of female yaks increased too. In subcutaneous fat of female yaks, the high levels of myo-inositol activated the calcium signaling, following the increase of secretion in fat cell. Then, the high levels of LEP and 13(S)-HODE strengthened PPAR signal, and the fat synthesis, cholesterol synthesis, fatty acid biosynthesis of the linoleic and linolenic acid being the precursor increased, whereas lipolysis and fatty acid oxidation decreased by the regulation of downstream genes in PPAR signal. Meanwhile, SREBF1 also played an important part in the regulation of fat metabolism in yaks of different gender.
Effect of Reaction Temperature on the Chemical Looping Combustion of Coal with CuFe2O4 Combined Oxygen Carrier

Reaction temperature is regarded as one of the important factors influencing the efficient utilization of coal in chemical looping combustion (CLC), but research into its effect on the chemical structure of coal in CLC is limited. In the research reported herein, the oxygen-transfer mechanism of CuFe2O4 prepared through the sol–gel method combined with combustion synthesis, along with the characteristics of its reaction with a typical coal of high sulfur and high ash contents (abbreviated as LZ), were systematically investigated at different final reaction temperatures, with the research focused on the effect of reaction temperature. H2-temperature-programmed reduction of CuFe2O4 indicated that the first reduction of the Cu2+ ion in CuFe2O4 was advantageous in the later transmission of atomic oxygen from the Fe3+ reduction, while temperature-programmed decomposition of CuFe2O4 under a N2 atmosphere validated the potential of CuFe2O4 to emit O2 through its direct decomposition. Furthermore, thermogravimetr.