Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Association of abortion history with the presence of anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in dairy cows

Neospora caninum is an important cause of abortions in dairy cattle, leading to severe economic losses. The objective of this study was to determine the association of serum antibodies against N. caninum with a history of abortion in dairy cows. A total of 46 dairy cows from nine dairy farms were evaluated; 28 with a history of one or more abortions and 18 without a history of abortions. Antibodies against N. caninum were detected by indirect immunofluorescence, and the reaction was considered positive when the titer was ? 1:50. Serum antibodies against N. caninum were detected in 39.1% (18/46) of all cows, 57.1% (16/28) of cows with a history of abortion, and 11.1% (2/18) of cows without a history of abortion. Among the seropositive cows, 88.9% had a history of abortion. All farms showed at least one animal positive for N. caninum. These results indicate an association between seropositivity for N. caninum and a history of abortion in cows. Cows with a history of abortion were 10.6 times more likely to be seropositive for N. caninum than cows without a history of abortion. Therefore, we concluded that there is an association between a history of abortion and the presence of antibodies against N. caninum in dairy cows.
Packet-in Messages Handling Scheme to Reduce Controller Bottlenecks in OpenFlow Networks

this paper proposes a mechanism that handles the packet-in messages to reduce the bottlenecks of controller in SDN/OpenFlow network. In SDN networks, the Openflow switches send many packet-in messages to forward every new flow of data. Then, the controller responds the flow rule for each packet-in message. Therefore, the bottlenecks can occur between controller and switches for sending three packets (one flooding and two packet-in messages) to add a new flow. The proposed system can reduce this bottleneck effect by adding a couple flow rules only with a single packet-in message. It is implemented using Mininet emulator to create a network topology and Ryu OpenFlow controller to manage the forwarding plane by the controller. The evaluation indicates that the proposed system is able to reduce one-third of packet overhead compared to original OpenFlow.
Influence of some statins on bacteria and actinomyces

In an in vitro experiment the effect of three statins (atorvastatin [Sortis], simvastatin [Zocor], fluvastatin [Lescol]) on the growth of 5 bacterial strains Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Escherichia coli and 4 saprophytic actinomycetes Streptomyces longisporoflavus, Streptomyces intermedius, Streptomyces odoriver, Streptomyces viridis was tested. The experiments were carried out on solidified substrata with microorganisms covered with filter paper rings soaked with aqueous solution of every tested statin used in different concentrations. It was found that examined substances can inhibit the growth of certain saprophytic microorganisms. Fluvastatin rather than simvastatin or atorvastatin produces stronger effect on bacteria and actinomycetes. WP£YW NIEKTÓRYCH STATYN NA BAKTERIE I PROMIENIOWCE S3owa kluczowe: atorwastatyna, simwastatyna, fluwastatyna, bakterie, promieniowce.
Wie sinnvoll ist der Einsatz von oralen Antidiabetika bei älteren Patienten?

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Die Möglichkeiten einer medikamentösen Diabetestherapie sind heutzutage größer denn je. Eine breite Auswahl oraler Antidiabetika mit jeweils unterschiedlichen Eigenschaften steht zur Verfügung. Zudem stehen verschiedene Insuline und GLP-1-Analoga zur Injektion bereit. Entsprechend dieser Vielfalt gibt es oft sehr verschiedene Argumente für oder gegen ein bestimmtes Therapieprinzip. Dies trifft insbesondere auch auf ältere Menschen mit Diabetes mellitus zu, da bei diesen die jeweiligen Umstände oft sehr unterschiedlich sind. Die Auswahl einer Diabetestherapie sollte möglichst auf der Grundlage rationaler Argumente erfolgen. Im Zentrum steht dabei immer der jeweilige Mensch mit seinen individuellen Gegebenheiten. Dazu ist es wichtig, die Charakteristika der Behandlungsoptionen gut zu kennen, um so im Einzelfall die am besten geeignete Möglichkeit auswählen zu können.
From Earthly to Divine: The Transition of the asàrotos òikos Motif into Late Antiquity and Early Christian Art

The asarotos oikos or “unswept floor” is a decorative theme found in Roman mosaics. The theme depicts scraps of food along other items, as if scattered across the room’s floor. According to Pliny the theme was first created by Sosus in Pergamon. The mosaic Pliny is referring to was never discovered; however, later Roman variations on this theme were discovered in both Italy and Tunisia. This article seeks to examine the changes made to the asarotos oikos motif when it transitions from centre to periphery and from the first to the sixth century CE. This article explores the functions and meanings the theme has held in Roman thought during the first and second century CE, the change in perception and use of the theme during the third century in the provincial Roman towns of North Africa, the influence of the theme on Early Christian art – both in style and iconography, and the new meanings possibly assigned to the theme upon its later use in a Byzantine basilica.
A test of the cumulative effect of river weirs on downstream migration success, speed and mortality of Atlantic salmon (
 Salmo salar
 ) smolts: An empirical study

This study investigated the cumulative impact of weirs on the downstream migration of wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts in the River Foyle, Northern Ireland. In spring of 2013 fish were released in two tributaries of similar length; one tributary (impacted) had seven low‐head weirs along the migration pathway and the other was devoid of such structures (un‐impacted). Salmon smolts fitted with acoustic transmitters were monitored via a passive acoustic telemetry array during downstream migration. In 2014 the study was repeated only in the impacted tributary. Overall freshwater survival rates were high (>94%). There was no significant difference in mortality, movement pattern, delay or travel speeds between rivers or between years at any phase of migration. Escapement of salmon smolts through Lough Foyle (a marine sea lough) to the open ocean was low, approximately 18% in each year. Escapement did not differ between impacted and un‐impacted rivers. This study showed no postpassage effects of weirs on mortality, migration speed or escapement of downstream migrating smolts. This suggests that the elevated mortality at low‐head obstacles described in other studies is not inevitable in all river systems. Migration through rivers with natural riffle‐pool migration may result in similar effects as those from low‐head weirs. Causes of apparent high mortality in the early part of marine migration in this study, are unknown; however similar studies have highlighted the impact of fish predators on smolts.
THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTMENT DECISIONS USING CAPITAL ASSET PRICING MODEL (CAPM) IN STOCK SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATION

The purpose of this study is to analyze the overall performance of company shares in the telecommunications sector based on stock returns and risks, and determine the grouping and valuation of shares that are efficient and inefficient based on the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) method for companies in the telecommunications sector that listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the period 2015-2018. From the 4 shares of the research sample company, there were 3 shares that were considered efficient (undervalued). An undervalued stock is a stock that has an individual Return (Ri) greater than the expected rate of return [E (Ri)] and is above the Security Market Line (SML).
PCB Embedded Chip-on-Chip Packaging of A 48 kW SiC MOSFET DC-AC Module with Double-Side Cooling Design

Packaging technology is a major challenge to tapping the performance potential of wide bandgap devices. This paper proposes a packaging design based on the printed circuit board embedded technology, chip-on-chip concept, and pressure-based contact. A silicon carbide DC-AC power module with 800V maximum voltage and 48kW continuous power is designed, which has an ultra-tiny volume dimensioned with 90 mm length, 40 mm width, and 3 mm thickness. By vertically stacking the two dies of one phase leg, the conduction path is shortened which leads to a low stray inductance. In this design, ceramic sheets are used to replace the conventional thermal interface material. Proper contacts between the module, the ceramic sheets, and the cooling system are achieved by applying clamping force. The electrical performance and thermalmechanical performance of the proposed design are evaluated by finite element analysis, including temperature distribution, thermal stress distribution, and the conduction loop stray inductance.
The Human Kinesin Kif18A’s Neck Linker Permits Navigation of Microtubule Bound Obstacles within the Mitotic Spindle

Mitotic chromosome alignment is essential for the robust separation of genetic material into daughter cells. In mammalian cells, this process requires the function of Kif18A, a kinesin-8 motor protein. Kif18A confines chromosome movement to the mitotic spindle equator by accumulating at the plus-ends of kinetochore microtubule bundles (K-fibers), where it functions to suppress K-fiber dynamics. It is not understood how the motor accumulates at K-fiber plus-ends, a difficult feat requiring the motor to navigate protein dense microtubule tracks. Our data indicate that Kif18A’s relatively long (17 amino acid) neck linker is required for the motor’s accumulation at K-fiber plus-ends. Shorter neck linker (sNL) variants of Kif18A display a deficiency in K-fiber accumulation, especially on K-fibers near the center of the spindle. This pattern correlates with the more uniform concentration of the microtubule bundling protein HURP on central K-fibers compared to peripheral K-fibers. Depletion of HURP permits Kif18A sNL to accumulate on central K-fibers, while HURP overexpression reduces wild-type Kif18A’s ability to accumulate on this same K-fiber subset. Furthermore, single molecule assays indicate that Kif18A sNL motors are less proficient at navigating microtubules coated with the microtubule associated protein tau. Taken together, these results support a model in which Kif18A’s neck linker length permits efficient navigation of obstacles such as HURP to reach K-fiber ends during mitosis. Signficiance Statement Kinesin motor proteins play key roles in controlling chromosome alignment and segregation during cell division. The kinesin Kif18A confines chromosomes to the middle of the spindle by accumulating at the ends of microtubules attached to chromosomes. We show here that Kif18A’s ability to accumulate at the end of these microtubules requires navigation of microtubule-associated protein obstacles, and that this activity is imparted by a relatively long neck linker region. These findings demonstrate a molecular mechanism for navigation of densely populated microtubules inside a cell.
An ICT Integration Approach on Malagasy Agriculture: The Case of Vanilla Production

The cultivation of vanilla is one of the economic pillars of Madagascar. Yet, since its liberalization in 1995, this sector has experienced recurrent production instability. In an attempt to enhance the production performance in this sector, this article will try to study the causes of this production instability, and propose a sustainable alternative to the vanilla production in Madagascar. Indeed, during this research, the empirical research analysis revealed on the one hand a poor communication management of the vanilla sector in the spread of timely information and an annual passage of tropical cyclones. Besides, the literature review suggests that one alternative could be introduced through the integration of new technologies such as ICT.
A Comparative Study of 2.5D and Fan-out Chip on Substrate : Chip First and Chip Last

The demand of integrated circuits (IC) of high band-width and high-performance applications (Networking, GPU) is more and stronger from end user. The heterogeneous integration techniques have been developed and widely used to integrate multi-chips with fine line/space interconnections. Several types of heterogeneous integration packaging techniques are offered in the market today, for example, through silicon via (TSV) interposer technology: 2.5D IC and re-distribution layer (RDL) fan-out process referred to as fan-out chip on substrate package (FOCoS). The fan-out techniques of FOCoS include chip first and chip last processes. In this study, FEA simulations are performed to examine the warpage, ELK layer crack risk, interconnection / RDL trace broken risk, and board level solder joint reliability of the thre package types include 2.5D IC, chip-first FOCoS and chip-last FOCoS. The validity of the simulation model is confirmed by comparing the numerical results for the warpage and thermal mechanical deformation of chip-last FOCoS with the experimental observations by advanced Metrology Analyzer (aMA) system. Further CFD simulations are then performed to investigate the heat dissipation performance of the three package types. It is clear from this study that these packages are very similar in form, format and function. The preliminary results have shown that high CTE polyimide to induce higher die to die (D2D) interconnection trace stress. This paper details the mechanical and thermal characteristics of the pros and cons would be deep understanding depend on different structure layouts and Bill of Material (BOM) selection.
Análise de competitividade em clusters de negócio: uma consolidação de parâmetros

Compreender a competitividade dos clusters requer uma analise para alem da concentracao geografica, contemplando outros fatores determinantes desta competitividade. No entanto, nao existe consenso em relacao a estes fatores e, consequentemente, nao ha uma consolidacao das metricas para operacionaliza-los, constituindo um entrave para realizacao de estudos aplicados a esses objetos. Diante disso, o objetivo deste estudo foi identificar, comparar e consolidar modelos empregados na analise da competitividade de clusters a partir de estudos nacionais. Para tanto, realizou-se uma revisao sistematica em artigos da base SPELL publicados entre 2000 e 2016. Identificou-se a utilizacao de dezessete modelos, contemplando vinte fatores de competitividade e, para cada fator, consolidou-se uma metrica e seu referencial de avaliacao. Os fatores de competitividade mais relevantes foram a cooperacao, e, abrangencia de negocios viaveis e relevantes. A contribuicao desta pesquisa e predominantemente metodologica fundamentada no fornecimento de parâmetros consolidados para analise da competitividade de clusters de negocios.
Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

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Kewirausahaan Sosial: Studi Kasus PT Kampung Kearifan Indonesia (Javara Indigenious) dan Remaja Mandiri Community (RMC)

Kewirausahaan Sosial: Studi Kasus PT. Kampung Kearifan Indonesia Dan Remaja Mandiri Community Maria Dafrosa Naru.1, Aluisius Hery Pratono.2 Fakultas Bisnis dan Ekonomika, Universitas Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia faninaru91@gmail.com1, hpratono@yahoo.com2 Abstract This article seeks to understand the principle of social enterprises by exploring the two case studies in Indonesia. This study adopts qualitative approach by exploring two organizations, which aim to promote sustainable farming industry. The findings address four research questions, including how the social enterprises set their social mission, how they develop product innovation, how the governance practices within their organization, and how they promote fair trade. This article extends the discussion for the emerging concept of social enterprise by highlighting the social mission and social innovation. Keywords: Social entrepreneurship, social mission, product innovation, governance, fair business.
Dimension as a business strategy

This paper analyzes the possible differences in the economic-financial situation of family organizations based on the business dimension. Then, we focus our analysis on SMEs to analyse the influence of the dimension in their performance. For this, information belonging to a large sample composed of 21,149 family businesses and 5,737 non-family businesses in Spain corresponding to the period 2003–2015 is studied. The conclusions obtained show that, although the increase in the dimension of the family organizations is positively related to their performance, there are limits beyond which the value of certain economic-financial indicators can be negatively affected. This behavior is not observed in non-family businesses.
Röntgendiagnostik in der Rheumatologie im Jahr 2020

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG In der Diagnostik von rheumatologischen Erkrankungen im Bereich der peripheren Gelenke und des Achsenskelettes stellt das Röntgenbild weiterhin die primäre bildgebende Diagnostik aufgrund der ubiquitären Verfügbarkeit als auch der standardisierten Durchführbarkeit dar. Die Röntgendiagnostik wird insbesondere zur Beurteilung der Manifestation einer rheumatologischen Erkrankung am Achsenskelett und an den peripheren Gelenken, zur Verifizierung des radiologischen Schweregrades und zur Quantifizierung der radiologischen Progression bei Patienten mit einer rheumatoiden Arthritis, Psoriasisarthritis, Arthrose und Osteoporose eingesetzt. Die Beurteilung des radiologischen Schweregrades ist über verschiedene Scoring-Modelle möglich, wobei die krankheitsspezifischen Scores vor allem in klinischen Studien eingesetzt werden und in der klinischen Routine kaum Beachtung finden. Eine Aussage in Bezug auf Weichteilstrukturen bzw. zu intraossären entzündlichen Veränderungen ist durch die Röntgendiagnostik nur in einem sehr begrenzten Umfang möglich, sodass hier auf additive bildgebende Verfahren, beispielsweise die Magnetresonanztomografie zurückgegriffen werden muss. ABSTRACT The diagnostic imaging of rheumatic diseases is still primary based on radiographs due to its advanced availability and its standardized acquisition. Radiographs were used to evaluate the manifestation of rheumatic disease regarding axial skeleton and peripheral joints, the radiographic severity and radiological progression in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. Different scoring models were used to quantify radiographic severity, whereas the scores were preferential used in clinical studies and play only a limited role in the clinical practice. Additionally, the evaluation of soft tissue and intraosseous inflammatory alterations is restricted by radiographs. In this context, additionally imaging for example magnetic resonance imaging is recommended for the further detailed evaluation.
Tape surfaces characterization with persistence images

The aim of this paper is to leverage the main surface topological descriptors to classify tape surface profiles, through the modelling of the evolution of the degree of intimate contact along the consolidation of pre-impregnated preforms associated to a composite forming process. It is well-known at an experimental level that the consolidation degree strongly depends on the surface characteristics (roughness). In particular, same process parameters applied to different surfaces produce very different degrees of intimate contact. It allows us to think that the surface topology plays an important role along this process. However, solving the physics-based models for simulating the roughness squeezing occurring at the tapes interface represents a computational effort incompatible with online process control purposes. An alternative approach consists of taking a population of different tapes, with different surfaces, and simulating the consolidation for evaluating for each one the progression of the degree of intimate contact –DIC– while compressing the heated tapes, until reaching its final value at the end of the compression. The final goal is creating a regression able to assign a final value of the DIC to any surface, enabling online process control. The main issue of such an approach is the rough surface description, that is, the most precise and compact way of describing it from some appropriate parameters easy to extract experimentally, to be included in the just referred regression. In the present paper we consider a novel, powerful and very promising technique based on the topological data analysis –TDA– that considers an adequate metrics to describe, compare and classify rough surfaces.
Performance Analysis and Simulation of ZVS LCL Half bridge DC-DC Converter

A ZVS LCL Half Bridge DC-DC converter is introduced in which the components Inductor, capacitor and inductor are arranged in different location to achieve ZVS (zero voltage switching) during turn on and turn off switch. The circuit operates two times of switching frequency, little reverberating parts required to achieve ZVS. The ZVS condition because of compensation of the transformer polarizing current and reprimanding impact of inalienable channel source capacitance. This resonant converter reduces switching losses and conduction losses. The converter is designed at 24 V input, 5 V output. The circuit simulation results are presented.
Comparison between Pharmaco-invasive Strategy and Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention According to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Related Delay

Aim: This study aimed to compare between the effect of pharmacoinvasive strategy (PI)& primary percutaneous coronary intervention (P-PCI) according to PCI related delay (door to ballon) on the mortality and morbidity during in-hospital stay and after 30-day follow up. Moreover, left ventricular systolic function was assessed by two-dimensional echocardiography at cardiology department, Tanta University. Patients and Methods: The study was conducted on 300 patients that were divided into 2 main groups. Group A consisted of patients had primary PCI as reperfusion therapy and further divided into three groups according to PCI related delay (door toballon). Group A1, PCI-related delay is ≤60 minute(92patients). Group A2, PCI-related delay is >60 to ≤ 90 minute. (54patients). Group A3, PCI-related delay is >90minute (78 patients). The second group (group B), include patients who under gopharmaco-invasive strategy, PCI within 24 hour after thrombolysis (76 patients). In Original Research Article Akl et al.; JAMMR, 32(7): 99-106, 2020; Article no.JAMMR. 57168 100 the second group, coronary angiography was done immediately in cases of failed thrombolysis and for successful thrombolysis; coronary angiography was performed within 3 – 24 hours. Results: During hospital stay, more patients in group A3 died than those of group B or group A1, A2 with no statistical significance. In addition, morepatients in group A3 showed heart failure symptoms with statistical significance than those of group B, A1 and A2. Bleeding complications occurred significantly more in group B. During follow up visits more patients in group A3 complained of heart failure symptoms with statistical significance than those of group B, A1, A2 patients. Conclusion: Primary PCI without door to balloon time delay (≤90 minutes)was encouraged and had the best results on morbidity and mortality. Also, pharmacoinvasive strategy was encouraged as being better than primary PCI when door to balloon time showed marked delay( <90 minutes).