Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Power, Privilege and Ideology in Communism’s Negotiated Collapse

“Who gets what and why? ” The American sociologist Gerhard Lenski framed this most succinct question in the study of social stratification.1 He argued that, over the course of history, there have been two basic answers. The conservative thesis, defending the status quo, explains “the existing distribution of rewards as just, equitable, and frequently also inevitable. ” The radical antithesis is critical, “denouncing the distributive system as basically unjust and unnecessary”. 2 Lenski himself offers a synthesis of these two viewpoints in the explanation of inequality in human societies over the course of their existence. The Polish Round Table negotiations of 1989 suggest a different synthesis. While only a few months in a single country, these talks nevertheless altered the course of human history by providing a model for the radical, but peaceful, negotiation of fundamental differences in the collapse of communism. The making of communism’s negotiated collapse depended on communists and liberals coming together to articulate, along with leaders of the Catholic Church, a common need to compromise and develop a more open and pluralist, if more unequal, Poland. It also depended, however, on the loss of power across the board. In this essay, I shall draw on various reflections on the Polish Round Table talks of 1989, most especially a conference my colleagues and I organized at the University of Michigan on April 7-10, 1999 for some of the principal participants in these talks that ended communism.3 I shall begin, however, with additional reflections on the
Customer Churn Prediction in Irancell Company Using Data Mining Methods

—At present, in competitive space between companies and organizations, customers churn is their most important challenge. When a customer becomes churn, organizations lose one of their most important assets, which can lead to financial losses and even bankruptcy. Customer churn prediction using data mining techniques can alleviate these problems to some extent. The aim of the present study is to provide a hybrid method based on Genetic Algorithm and Modular Neural Network to customer churn prediction using Irancell Company data. Based on the results of similar methods in this field, the accuracy of the proposed method is about 95.5% compared to other methods. Using modular neural network with two modules of feedforward neural network and also using genetic algorithm to obtain optimal structure for modules of the neural network are the most important indicators of this method.
Co-occurrence of psoriasis, vitiligo, and lichen planus in a single patient

Psoriasis is a common autoimmune skin disease affecting around 2%–3% of the world population. The disease has an autoimmune and complex genetic background. It may be associated with other autoimmune diseases such as vitiligo, lichen planus, discoid lupus erythematosus, and alopecia areata as reviewed in the literature. There are few case reports about the co-occurrence of one or two autoimmune diseases. Many speculations have been put forward about the pathogenesis of these conditions, but T-cell-mediated autoimmunity and true Koebner phenomenon background play a common etiological cause of co-occurrence of psoriasis, lichen planus, and vitiligo. We report a 9-year-old female patient who presented with psoriasis, lichen planus, and vitiligo lesions. Interestingly, she developed psoriatic plaques on the vitiligo patches in the knee. Histopathological diagnosis was consistent with the concurrence of psoriasis, lichen planus, and vitiligo.
Microwave absorption performance of barium hexaferrite multi-nanolayers

The aim of this work was to investigate the microwave absorption performances of barium hexaferrite multi-nanolayers synthesized by the ceramic method. The microwave absorption performances of BaFe12O19 and BaCoZnFe10O19 multi-nanolayers with thicknesses of 25, 50, 75, 100, 200, 300, 500, and 1000 nm were evaluated using a vector network analyzer (VNA) at room temperature to characterize the reflected signal (S11) and transmitted signal (S21) in the frequency range of 7–13 GHz. The microwave absorption performance of the multilayer structure was enhanced owing to the combination of nanolayers. The optimal absorption performance was achieved with a reflection loss of less than −30 dB (99.9% absorption) for layer thicknesses of less than 500 nm.
From Helping to Hand Grenades: Setting the Bar for Altruism

In Kindness in a Cruel World: the Evolution of Altruism, Nigel Barber suggests that “Kindness exists, but it struggles to stay afloat on an ocean of cruelty that is the default condition for organisms competing for existence on this planet” (p. 9). The main premise of Barber’s book is that humans inherit a capacity for altruism that can be enhanced or diminished through nurture. Barber suggests that the core of this capacity evolved through kin selection and is reflected in parental investment. From this center, altruism ripples outward in concentric circles to reciprocity between members of ingroups, systems of cooperation in societies, and relations among nations. However, the larger the circle, the weaker the altruistic dispositions. In supporting this model, Barber adduces a potpourri of evidence drawn from a wide array of disciplines, including evolutionary biology, economics, political science, history, social and developmental psychology, game theory, anthropology, and neuroscience. By and large, this book is a good read for lay people and students, but we fear evolutionary psychologists will find many of the analyses simplified and compartmentalized, and some of the conclusions overgeneralized and sensationalized. We were also disappointed by Barber’s failure to define the central construct of the book, altruism, in a consistent manner, and his tendency to use the word to refer to quite different phenomena.
Prognostic factors of recurrence of malignant pleural effusion: what is the role of neoplasia progression?

Background It is known that malignant pleural effusion (MPE) recurs rapidly, in a considerable number of patients. However, some patients do not have MPE recurrence. Since MPE is associated with an average survival of 4–7 months, accurate prediction of prognosis may help recognize patients at higher risk of pleural recurrence, aiming to individualize more intensive treatment strategies. Methods A prospectively assembled database of cases with pleural effusion treated at a single institution analyzed a subset of patients with symptomatic MPE. Prognostic factors for pleural recurrence were identified by univariable analysis using Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test was used for the comparison between the curves. Univariate and multiple Cox regression models were used to evaluate the risk (HR) of recurrence. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis determined the cutoff points for continuous variables. Results A total of 288 patients were included in the analysis. Recurrence-free survival was of 76.6% at 6 months and 73.3% at 12 months. Univariable analysis regarding factors affecting postoperative recurrence was: lymphocytes, platelets, pleural procedure, chemotherapy lines and number of metastases. The independent factors for recurrence-free survival were pleural procedure and chemotherapy lines. Patients who were submitted to pleurodesis had a protective factor for recurrence, with an HR =0.34 (95% CI, 0.15–0.74, P=0.007). On the other hand, patients submitted to the 1st and 2nd line of palliative CT had, respectively, an HR risk = 2.81 (95% CI, 1.10–7.28, P=0.034) and HR =3.23 (95% CI, 1.33–7.84, P=0.010). Conclusions patients receiving the first or second line of systemic treatment have a higher risk of MPE recurrence when compared to patients who underwent MPE treatment before starting the systemic treatment. The definitive treatment of MPE, such as pleurodesis, was associated with a lower risk of MPE recurrence.
Surgery on primary tumor shows survival benefit in selected stage IV colon cancer patients: A real-world study based on SEER database

Objectives: Most patients with stage IV colon cancer did not have the opportunity for curative surgery, only selected patients could benefit from surgery. This study aimed to determine whether surgery on the primary tumor (SPT) should be performed in patients with stage IV colon cancer and how to select patients for SPT. Methods: This study included 48,933 patients with stage IV colon cancer who were identified in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database between 1998 and 2015. Propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was adopted to balance baseline differences between SPT and non-surgery groups. Kaplan-Meier (K-M) curves were utilized to compare the overall survival (OS). Prognostic nomograms were generated to predict survival based on pre- and post-operative risk factors. Patients were divided into low, middle, and high mortality risk subsets for OS by X-tile analyses based on scores derived from above nomograms. Results: Patients with SPT had a significantly longer OS than those without surgery, regardless of the metastatic sites and diagnostic years. Nomograms, according to the pre- and post-operative risk factors, showed moderate discrimination (all C-indexes above 0.7). Based on X-tile analyses, low mortality risk subset (post-operative score ≤ 22.3, preoperative score ≤ 9.7) recommended for SPT, and high mortality risk was not. Conclusions: SPT led to prolonged survival in stage IV colon cancer. Our nomograms would help to select suitable patients for SPT.
Quinolone Resistance Determinants qnr , qep , and aac(6’)-Ib-cr in Extended-Spectrum Β-Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli Isolated From Urinary Tract Infections in Tehran, Iran

Background: Prevalence of plasmid mediated quinolone resistance in Escherichia coli clinical isolates is a serious problem in developing countries. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate quinolone resistance determinants among Extended-Spectrum Β-Lactamases (ESBL)-producing E. coli recovered from patients with nosocomial urinary tract infection. Methods: A total of 290 E. coli isolates, obtained from patients with UTI, were included in this study. The phenotypic confirmatory test for ESBL production was performed by double disc synergy test and combined disk diffusion test. Kirby-Bauer Disk diffusion method was performed to test susceptibilities of ESBL-producing E. coli isolates to 15 antimicrobial agents. Isolates were screened for the presence of ESBL and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results: In the present study, 290 (71.7%) E. coli strains were recovered from 410 hospitalized patients with UTI, 51.7% of which were found to have ESBL positive results. In vitro, the susceptibilities of ESBL-producing E. coli strains showed that all isolates were resistant to amoxicillin and penicillin and resistance rates to other of antibiotics differed from 40% to 96%. Among the 150 ESBL positive isolates, frequencies of aac(6’)-Ib, oqxA, oqxB, qnrA, qnrB, qnrS, and qepA were 74.7%, 8%, 4%, 3.3%, 1.3%, 2%, and 2.7%, respectively. Coexistence of bla CTX-M, bla TEM, bla CTX-M, and aac(6’)-Ib were the most widely distributed resistance genotypes. Conclusions: The data of the present study revealed the high prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes among ESBL-producing E. coli in the hospitals. The bla CTX-M genes were found to be the dominant ESBL-encoding gene.
Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Mutluluk, Yalnızlık ve

The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between happiness, loneliness, and patience levels of university students. The research is in relational scanning model. The research has been applied to 301 university students. In various departments of University participants of in this study that are 227 (%75.7) female and 73 (%24.3) male. Oxford Happiness Scale, Patience Scale, Social Emotional Loneliness Scale are used to collect data Pearson Correlation Coefficient technique and multiple regression analysis tecnique are used in the analysis data. As a result of correlation analsis; there is a significant and low negative correlation between the scores of happiness and loneliness scale (r: -.292, p< .01), there is a significant and medium positive correlation between the scores of happiness and patience (r: .535, p< .01), there is a significant and low negative correlation between the scores of loneliness and patience (r: -.131, p< .01). As a result of the regression analysis patience predicts happiness scores of university students loneliness variables significantly (R= .580, R2= .336, p< .001). The findings are discussed in the light of the literature. According to the result of this research; it is thought that it can contribute positively to determination of the variables that cause the individuals to be unhappy and to increase to individuals’ happiness.
Acaricidal Activity ofCommiphora Swynnertonii (Burtt) Stem Bark Extracts against adult Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus Newman and Amblyomma Variegatum

The Commiphora swynnertonii (Burtt) stem bark petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts were evaluated for acaricidal activity against adult Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Amblyomma variegatum using the contact method. The extracts were tested at concentrations of 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 mg/mL. All extracts exhibited acaricidal activities which were concentration and time dependent. The Commiphora swynnertonii (Burtt) stem bark petroleum ether extract exhibited relatively high acaricidal activity with 50% lethal concentration value (LC50) of 72.31 and 71.67 mg/mL resulting mortality of 100% against Amblyomma variegatum and 87% against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus respectively after 156hours of exposure to treatments. These findings validate traditional use of Commiphora swynnertonii for control of tick.
Burden of Stroke in Europe

Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background and purpose: Prediction of stroke impact provides essential information for healthcare planning and priority setting. We aim to estimate 30-year projections of stroke epidemiology in the European Union using multiple modeling approaches. Methods: Data on stroke incidence, prevalence, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years in the European Union between 1990 and 2017 were obtained from the global burden of disease study. Their trends over time were modeled using 3 modeling strategies: linear, Poisson, and exponential regressions―adjusted for the gross domestic product per capita, which reflects the impact of economic development on health status. We used the Akaike information criterion for model selection. The 30-year projections up to 2047 were estimated using the best fitting models, with inputs on population projections from the United Nations and gross domestic product per capita prospects from the World Bank. The technique was applied separately by age-sex-country groups for each stroke measure. Results: In 2017, there were 1.12 million incident strokes in the European Union, 9.53 million stroke survivors, 0.46 million deaths, and 7.06 million disability-adjusted life years lost because of stroke. By 2047, we estimated an additional 40 000 incident strokes (+3%) and 2.58 million prevalent cases (+27%). Conversely, 80 000 fewer deaths (–17%) and 2.31 million fewer disability-adjusted life years lost (–33%) are projected. The largest increase in the age-adjusted incidence and prevalence rates are expected in Lithuania (average annual percentage change, 0.48% and 0.7% respectively), and the greatest reductions in Portugal (–1.57% and –1.3%). Average annual percentage change in mortality rates will range from −2.86% (Estonia) to −0.08% (Lithuania), and disability-adjusted life years’ from −2.77% (Estonia) to −0.23% (Romania). Conclusions: The number of people living with stroke is estimated to increase by 27% between 2017 and 2047 in the European Union, mainly because of population ageing and improved survival rates. Variations are expected to persist between countries showing opportunities for improvements in prevention and case management particularly in Eastern Europe.
A SURVEY ON INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM USING MACHINE LEARNING FRAMEWORK

-Network intrusion detection systems play a crucial role in defending computer networks. In recent years, one of the main focuses within NIDS research has been the application of machine learning techniques. This paper proposes a novel deep learning model to enable NIDS operation within modern networks. The model shows a combination of deep and machine learning, capable of correctly analyzing a wide-range of network traffic. The novel approach proposes non-symmetric deep auto encoder (NDAE) for unsupervised feature learning. Moreover, additionally proposes novel deep learning classification display built utilizing stacked NDAEs. Our proposed classifier has been executed in Graphics processing unit and assessed utilizing the benchmark using KDD Cup '99 and NSL-KDD datasets. The performance evaluated network intrusion detection analysis datasets, particularly KDD Cup 99 and NSL-KDD dataset. The contribution work is to implement intrusion prevention system (IPS) contains IDS functionality but more sophisticated systems which are capable of taking immediate action in order to prevent or reduce the malicious behavior.
A C O Standalone Photovoltaic Water Pumping System Using IMD with Reduced Sensors

A simple and efficient solar photovoltaic (PV) water pumping system utilizing an induction motor drive (IMD) is presented in this paper. This solar PV water pumping system comprises of two stages of power conversion. The first stage extracts the maximum power from a solar PV array by controlling the duty ratio of a DC-DC boost converter. The DC bus voltage is maintained by the controlling the motor speed. This regulation helps in reduction of motor losses because of reduction in motor currents at higher voltage for same power injection. To control the duty ratio, an Ant colony optimization (ACO) based maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control technique is used. A scalar controlled voltage source inverter (VSI) serves the purpose of operating an IMD. The stator frequency reference of IMD is generated by the proposed control scheme. The scalar control eliminates the requirement of speed sensor/encoder. Precisely, the need of motor current sensor is also eliminated. Moreover, the dynamics are improved by an additional speed feed forward term in the control scheme. The proposed control scheme makes the system inherently immune to the pump’s constant variation.
Enhancing Student Performance Using Data Pre-Processing Techniques

: In present scenario, education data mining is an important concern and develops methods to find hidden and useful patterns from large data set. In this way, Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) provides important steps to convert raw data into useful information. However, quality results always depend on the collected data and feature. For further data mining task, data collection and pre-processing is an important step in order to get the data in correct form. The four years (2012-2015) Government Girls College (GGC), Vidisha, real data is obtained for study purpose. This study mainly highlights important data preprocessing steps like data cleaning, integration and normalization etc. for education perspective. Finally, it is shown by study that after preprocessing task data can be used for further mining task and will be helpful to achieve quality results
S-GENOTYPING OF SOME SWEET CHERRY CULTIVARS RELEASED WITHIN BREEDING PROGRAMMES IN THE BALKAN REGION

Sweet cherry cultivars generally exhibit S-ribonuclease (S-RNase)-based gametophytic selfincompatibility and require pollination with pollen of compatible genotypes, which are indispensable to stable fruit production. Therefore, the determination of S-genotype provides relevant information for sweet cherry breeders and growers. The aim of this study was to identify the S-allelic constitution and incompatibility group in eight sweet cherry cultivars which were named and released at Fruit Research Institute, Čačak, Republic of Serbia (‘Asenova Rana’ and ‘Čarna’), Research Station for Fruit Growing, Iasi, Romania (ʻAlexusʼ, ʻBuciumʼ and ʻMargoniaʼ) and Fruit Growing Institute, Plovdiv, Republic of Bulgaria (ʻKossaraʼ, ʻRosalinaʼ and ʻRositaʼ). The use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method with consensus primers for the second introns of S-RNase, as well as primers specific for S1S7 and S9 alleles enabled determination of the following S-genotypes in the assessed cultivars: S1S2 (ʻAlexusʼ), S1S4 (ʻČarnaʼ), S2S9 (ʻKossaraʼ and ʻRositaʼ), S3S6 (ʻBuciumʼ), S3S9 (ʻAsenova Ranaʼ and ʻRosalinaʼ) and S5S6 (ʻMargoniaʼ). In addition, the S-genotypes of two parental cultivars were reported in this manuscript for the first time  ‘Boambe de Cotnari’ (S2S7) and ‘Ranna Tcherna’ (S1S2). Based on the obtained S-allelic constitutions, the assessed cultivars were assigned to the following incompatibility groups: I, II, VI, IX, XI, XIV, XV, XVI and XLIII. The results generated in this study provide a valuable resource for cross design in developing new cultivars and for orchard management in the efficient high-yielding fruit production.
Ultrasound Contribution in Antenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Malformations: About Two Cases

The advances in ultrasound screening and laboratory techniques are now leading to the discovery of an increasing number of abnormalities during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy. This earlier diagnosis allows, in addition to an earlier interruption of pregnancy in the case of fetal malformation incompatible with life, a better organization of perinatal care. We report two cases of fetal malformation diagnosed during ultrasound surveillance collected at the Souissi maternity clinic in Rabat.
Linearized collisionless drift kinetic equation

The notes review the Lagrangian mechanics of guiding center motion and some aspects of the linear gyrokinetic theory. These notes were initially written when I read Porcelli’s paper[1] and were later revised to include more contents. 1 Guiding-center motion The phase-space Lagrangian for guiding-center motion was first given in Littlejohn’s paper[1], which takes the following form L(X, v‖, y, α, Ẋ, v̇‖, ẏ , α̇, t)= (
Skrining dan Uji Diagnostik Abnormalitas Lemak pada Lansia di Kecamatan Pundong, Kabupaten Bantul

Background: Cardiovascular diseases occupied top ten disease in Bantul district. Dyslipidemia become a major risk factor. Screening for hypercholesterolemia in Indonesia were rarely carried out and usually took urban background. Validity test of the Body Fat Analyzer (BFA) for public health screening also have not been reported. Therefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence of lipid abnormalities and the validity of BFA as a screening tool. Method: Using crosssectional design, this study was located in Pundong that had rural characteristics. With convenience sampling method, subjects were 82 elderly in 4 hamlet. Lipid abnormalities were measured by BFA. Blood cholesterol became gold standard on the cut off point of 239 mg/dl. Diagnostic test is made using 2x2 table calculation and X 2 test. Results: This study found the prevalence of overweight and obesity (19.5% and 2.4%), prevalence of abnormal body faat (75.6%); prevalence of abnormal abdominal fat (20,8%); and prevalence of hypercholesterolemia (15.9%). Best validity demonstrated by the examination of a single Body Mass Index (BMI) (sensitivity 61.54%, specificity 85.51% NDP 44.44%; nd 92.19%, p = 0.001). Conclusion: This result most closely approximates the prevalence in rural China. Besides being more valid, a single BMI checks are also easier and cheaper than the BFA. Therefore, the use of normal scales can be maximized. BMI measurement and interpretation should be socialized. Keywords: abnormality, body fat analyzer, body mass, elderly, fat, hypercholesterolemia, screening.