Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
IoT – Principles and Paradigms

Every industry in the world is getting equipped with smart devices. The healthcare industry is enhancing its services via various smart wearable devices. The transport industry is developing customer satisfaction and goods security with the use of the intelligent transport system. The agriculture industry is pressing towards smart farming, like using sensors to improve the irrigation system and farm monitoring, and many more such domains are aiming towards an automated and smart environment. The education system is also leaping forward by introducing the concept of a smart university. Internet of Things (IoT) will play a crucial role in the pursuit of worldwide connectivity. In this paper, we have broadly discussed the basics of IoT, its applications, and various protocols and databases used. We have provided a brief insight into myriad of IoT applications, namely Smart cities, Smart security, Smart agriculture, Home automation, Smart health, Industrial control, Smart cars, and Smart university. Also, a comparison of protocols-CoAP, XMPP and MQTT - has been highlighted. For database connectivity, comparison among MongoDB, SQLite, and Firebase has been discussed. We aim to provide a succinct survey to all those who want to use IoT predominantly and specifically according to their requirements.
ULTRASOUND-ASSISTED EXTRACTION ANTIOKSIDAN SERAT PANGAN DARI TONGKOL JAGUNG (Zea mays L.)

ABSTRAK Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menentukan pengaruh pelarut dan waktu ekstraksi berbantu ultrasonik dari tepung serat pangan tak larut (SPTL) dari tongkol jagung dan aktivitas antioksidannya. Etanol dan aseton digunakan untuk mengektrak komponen fenolik dri tepung IDF tongkol jagung dengan waktu ekstraksi (30, 60, 90, 120, 150 dan 180 menit) pada dievaluasi berdasarkan kandungan fenolik dan aktivitas antioksidan dari ekstrak tanaman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak etanol memiliki kandungan fenolik tertinggi dibandingkan dengan aseton ekstrak semua tingkat waktu ekstraksi. Hasil ini juga menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak etanol memiliki aktivitas antioksidan yang lebih kuat dalam aktivitas pemulungan radikal dan mengurangi daya antioksidan. Studi ini menyimpulkan bahwa waktu ekstraksi dan jenis pelarut mempengaruhi total kandungan fenolik dan aktivitas antioksidan. Kata kunci: ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine solvents effect and extraction time of ultrasound-assisted extraction of corncob insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) powder and their antioxidant activities. Ethanol and acetone were used to extract phenolic components from corncob IDF powder with extraction time (30, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 min) in an ultrasonic bath (Krisbow 42 kHz, 50 watt). The both extracts were evaluated on the phenolic content and antioxidant activity with spectrophotometry method. The results of the phenolics content expressed in μg/mL of gallic acid equivalent showed that ethanol extract has highest phenolic content compared with acetone extract of all the extraction time. The radical scavenging activity of extract ethanol exhibited strong than acetone extract of all extraction time tested. The result also showed that the ethanol extract has highest the total antioxidant capacity compared with acetone extract at all extraction time. This result suggest that corncob IDF powder especially the ethanol extract are very rich in phenolic component which is potential as antioxidant dietary fiber.Keyword: corncob, dietary fiber, ultrasonic, extraction time, phenolic, antioxidant
CONCERNS, DESIRES AND EXPECTATIONS OF SURGERY FOR ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS: A COMPARISON OF PATIENTS’, PARENTS’ AND SURGEONS’ PERSPECTIVES.

Little is known about the priorities of patients undergoing surgery for idiopathic scoliosis. This study explores the priorities of adolescents and contrasts them from their parents and their surgeons. Fifty-five pairs of children and parents underwent structured interviews separately, to explore their concerns, desires and expectations both about scoliosis and surgery. Surgeons of these patients and from across Canada completed a similar questionnaire. We found a significant mismatch between child, parent and surgeon priorities. This mismatch has implications on matters relating to decision making, informed consent, understanding of patient satisfaction, and measuring outcomes that are meaningful to patients. To define the concerns, desires (goals) and expectations of adolescents undergoing surgery for idiopathic scoliosis and to contrast them from their parents and surgeons. We conducted structured interviews of fifty-five pairs of adolescents and parents separately. The questionnaire had sections on concerns, desires and expectations regarding both scoliosis and surgery, with items pertaining to present and future effects on appearance, pain, physical and psychosocial function and health. Parents also reported what their child’s responses might be. Their surgeons (four) and paediatric spine surgeons (twenty-four) across Canada completed the same questionnaire. Analysis involved repeated measures ANOVA, intra-class correlation coefficients and kappa statistics. Parents were more concerned than their children about present and future consequences of scoliosis. Surgeons were least concerned. Children, parents and surgeons agreed that improving physical appearance was the primary goal of surgery. Surgeons agreed very little about the natural history of scoliosis, other goals of surgery and the likelihood of specific outcomes. Parents wanted more from surgery than their children. Parents and patients had greater expectations of surgery than surgeons. Adolescents had different priorities from their parents, but parents were aware of this difference and knew what their child’s priorities were. Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis, their parents and surgeons have different priorities. This mismatch might stem from uncertainty about the natural history of idiopathic scoliosis for individual patients. Knowledge of patient priorities is vital for shared decision making, informed consent, understanding patient satisfaction, and for measuring outcomes that matter most to patients. Funding: Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation: (Unni. G. Narayanan: AAOS/OREF Health Services research Fellowship award) Canadian Institutes of Health Research: (James G. Wright, Douglas M. Hedden, Benjamin Alman, Andrew Howard, Sandra Donaldson) DePuyAcroMed-Johnson & Johnson Medical Products (James G. Wright, Douglas M. Hedden, Benjamin Alman, Andrew Howard, Sandra Donaldson) Synthes, Canada (James G. Wright, Douglas M. Hedden, Benjamin Alman, Andrew Howard, Sandra Donaldson)
Challenges of Visually Realistic Augmented Reality

: Why is achieving real-time handheld visually realistic Augmented Reality so hard? What are the main challenges? We present an overview of these challenges, and discuss the most important issues involved in developing AR that automatically adapts to changes in the environment, speciﬁcally the illumination conditions. We then move on to present how we see a path of research going forward for the immediate future; a path based partly on recent advances in real-time 3D modelling and partly on lessons learned from a decade of Augmented Reality illumination estimation research.
Molecular and Proteomic Species Characterisation of Cyathostomins

The Cyathostomins (Nematoda, Strongyloidea) parasitizing equines represent a diverse group currently including more than 50 species. However, their taxonomy has been repeatedly revised and occasionally the presence of cryptic genospecies was suggested. Moreover, molecularand morphology-based phylogenetic analyses give divergent results. For instance, molecular data have suggested close relationship between Coronocyclus coronatus and Cylicostephanus calicatus, although morphology-based taxonomy places them in different genera. Here, nuclear (internal transcribed spacer 2, ITS-2) and mitochondrial (cytochrome oxidase I, COI) sequences were obtained from the same individual, morphologically identified worms. In both morphospecies, two ITS-2 sequences types were observed: In Cor. coronatus, a small PCR product of 278 bp (nuclear haplotype group nHGBco) was always present but often in combination with a larger 369-370 bp fragment (nHGAco). In Cys. calicatus, either a large 370 bp product (nHGAca) or a short 281 bp amplicon (nHGBca) were found, but never both. Sequence identity between morphospecies was up to 100 %. The smaller differed from the larger fragments by deletion of the region 110-198 in Cor. coronatus and 112-203 in Cys. calicatus. In COI, three and five mitochondrial HGs, mtHG1co-mtHG3co and mtHG1camtHG5ca were identified for Cor. coronatus and Cys. calicatus, respectively. In Cor. coronatus, there was no particular association of mtHG with nuclear genotypes (only nHGBco vs. both nHGBco plus nHGAco). In contrast, in Cys. calicatus the nHGAca was always associated with the mtHG1ca, mtHG2ca or mtHG5ca whereas nHGBca was exclusively associated with mtHG3ca or mtHG4ca. Despite up to 100 % identity in the nHGs, no mixing of mtHGs was observed between both species. Clear separation of certain nHGs with particular mtHGs in Cys. calicatus, despite the fact that the same host individuals were infected with both groups simultaneously, suggests presence of two noninterbreeding genospecies within Cys. calicatus, which needs further confirmation using additional samples from diverse geographical origins. Abbreviations: ca, of Cys. calicatus; co, of Cor. coronatus; COI, cytochrome oxidase I; Cor. , Coronocyclus; Cys. , Cylicostephanus; HG, haplotype group; ITS-2, internal transcribed spacer 2; mtHG, mitochondrial haplotype group; nHG, nuclear haplotype group; nHGAca, nuclear haplotype group A of Cys. calicatus, nHGBca, nuclear haplotype group B of Cys. calicatus; nHGAco, nuclear haplotype group A of Cor. coronatus; nHGBco, nuclear haplotype group B of Cor. coronatus.
Investigating olfactory behaviors in adult zebrafish

Odor-driven behaviors such as feeding, mating and predator avoidance are crucial for animal survival. While the zebrafish olfactory circuitry is well understood, a comprehensive description of odor-driven behaviors is needed to better relate olfactory computations to animal responses. Here, we used a medium-throughput setup to measure the swimming trajectories of 10 zebrafish in response to 17 ecologically relevant odors. By selecting appropriate locomotor metrics, we constructed ethograms systematically describing odor-induced changes in the swimming trajectory. We found that fish reacted to most odorants, using different behavioral programs and that combination of few relevant behavioral metrics enabled to capture most of the variance in these innate odor responses. We observed that monomolecular odors in similar chemical categories were weakly clustered based on the behavioral responses, likely because natural odors elicited stronger reactions than the monomolecular odors. Finally, we uncovered a previously undescribed intra and inter-individual variability of olfactory behaviors and suggest a small set of odors that elicit robust responses. In conclusion, our setup and results will be useful resources for future studies interested in characterizing olfactory responses in aquatic animals.
The Role of Tigecycline in the Era with Multi-drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) the Experience of a Medical Center in Taiwan

Background: With the rapid growing of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) and a lack of newly developed antimicrobial agent, tigecycline has been given high hopes and expectations as a candidate to treat all these MDROs except Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis. Methods: All hospitalized adult subjects who received treatment with tigecycline were enrolled at a medical center in Northern Taiwan. Patients treated with tigecycline for 48 hours were excluded. Results: Almost half patients were shown to have successful clinical response to tigecycline (151/309; 49%), with high clinical success observed in complicated skin and skin structure infections (101/137; 74%). Treatment failure was mostly seen in hospital-acquired pneumonias with MDROs isolates (83/100; 83%). The mortality rate was 27% (84/309), which was mainly due to hospital acquired pneumonias (48/101; 48%). Conclusion: Our study show good efficacy of tigecycline in the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections. Regarding to the treatment of pneumonia, ineffective response was seen as most patients with HAP in our study. Its use in treating other infections not yet approved by the current guidelines requires further research to obtain enough evidence for future approval.
A randomized phase II trial of concurrent temozolomide (TMZ) and radiotherapy (RT) followed by dose dense compared to metronomic TMZ and maintenance cis-retinoic acid for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)

2031 Background: Metronomic and dose dense scheduling are alternatives to conventional TMZ regimens to overcome drug resistance in part by depleting O-6 methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT). Furthermore, metronomic TMZ may inhibit endothelial recovery and act as an anti-angiogenic therapy; dose dense TMZ increases the intensity of drug delivery. Objective: To determine the overall (OS) and progression free survival (PFS) of patients with newly diagnosed GBM treated with concurrent TMZ and RT followed by dose dense or metronomic TMZ and maintenance cis-retinoic acid. Methods: Patients with newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed GBM underwent standard RT with TMZ. Upon completion of this treatment, patients were randomized to receive dose-dense TMZ (150mg/m2, days 1–7 and 15–21 of a 28 day cycle) or metronomic TMZ (50mg/m2 daily in 28 day cycles), for 6 cycles. Maintenance cis-retinoic acid was prescribed following the 6 cycles of adjuvant TMZ. OS and PFS were calculated from date of diagnosis. Pro.
PENGARUH IKLAN MEDIA SOSIAL TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN PRODUK BAN ACCELERA PADA PT ELANG PERDANA TYRE INDUSTRY CITEUREUP BOGOR

Jumlah populasinya adalah seluruh konsumen yang membeli produk ban Accelera PT Elang perdana Tyre Industry Citeureup Bogor melalui media social selama periode 3 bulanterakhir yang berjumlah 110. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hasil uji hipotesis secara parsial membuktikan bahwa variabel bookmarking (X1) dan variable content sharing (X2) terbukti tidak berpengaruh terhadap keputusan pembelian karena nilai t hitugnya lebih kecil dari t tabel (1,982) dan variable social networking (X3) dan creating sharing (X4) terbukti berpengaruh terhadap keputusan pembelian (Y) karena nilai t hitungnya lebih besar dari t tabel (1,982). Hasil uji hipotesis secara simultan membuktikan bahwa secara bersama-sama variable bookmarking, content sharing, social networking danreating sharing terbukti memiliki pengaruh terhadap keputusan pembelian konsumen. Hal ini ditunjukkan dengan nilai F hitung (54,950) yang lebih besar dari f tabel (2,690) dengan signifikansi 0,000 < 0,05. Hasil uji koefisien determinasi diperoleh nilai adjusted R2 yang sebesar 0,663. Hal ini menunjukan bahwa 66,3% keputusan pembelian konsumen secara bersama-sama dipengaruhi oleh iklan social media yang terdiridaribook marking, content sharing, networking dan creating sharing sedangkan sisanya 33,7% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang dalam penelitian ini tidak dibahas.Variabel yang paling dominan mempengaruhi keputusan pembelian adalah variable social networking dengan nilai koefisien regresi sebesar 1,760.
The ISSP 2017 social networks and social resources module

Abstract This special issue introduces the 2017 Social Networks and Social Resources module of the International Social Survey Program (ISSP). This module has been newly developed based on specific, up-to-date theoretical and methodological foundations. Within certain limits the designers of this module aimed at allowing comparisons with the previously fielded ISSP modules on Social Networks from 1986 and 2001. The module encompasses measures on social capital and social resources, assessed by both a position generator and questions on social resources coming from network members or formal organizations. They are complemented by other important social network dimensions capturing network structure and opportunities to access and mobilize social relationships. A strength of the new module is to assess multiple dimensions of social networks and social resources, which are crucial either for instrumental or expressive outcomes also introduced in the survey. The special issue includes first an introduction presenting the motivations behind the 2017 new module on Social Networks and Social Resources, the underlying model of the final questionnaire, a description focusing on the core of the social networks and resources measurement with some descriptive results on social capital, network support and sociability, and open the discussion toward some research questions it allows to examine in a comparative perspective.
Visual Discrimination Accuracy across Reaction Time in Rats

Processing time, computational load, and stimulus strength interact in perceptual decisions. Studies with non-human primates and rodents have demonstrated that perceptual decisions are guided by stimulus processing as well as cognitive factors, such as decision confidence. For both olfactory and visual discrimination, mice and rats demonstrate a trade-off between accuracy and speed, which is mediated by the level of difficulty and amount of sampling time. In order to investigate the relationship between performance and response time for a discrimination task in which rats controlled trial initiation, response frequency and accuracy were measured across reaction time (RT). Rats discriminated visual patterns consisting of solid-lines (low computational load) or dot grids (high load). Stimulus contrast and duration were varied across conditions. Results indicated a peak function across RT with two phases: an earlier component where accuracy improved to a peak level, followed by a later component where accuracy remained stable or declined. For the earlier phase, reduced salience slowed processing with higher computational load. Unexpectedly, peak performance with highly salient stimuli occurred more quickly with higher computational load. For the later phase, accuracy did not benefit from longer RT, but instead progressively declined. Pre-peak characteristics suggest that accuracy benefits from increased stimulus processing time and is consistent with computational models of progressive accumulation of stimulus information. Post-peak characteristics may reflect factors associated with perceptual decision, such as uncertainty, which delays committing to a response. Results thereby suggest separate effects of stimulus processing and perceptual decision on discrimination accuracy across RT.
Ant interceptions reveal roles of transport and commodity in identifying biosecurity risk pathways into Australia

We obtained 14,140 interception records of ants arriving in Australia between 1986 and 2010 to examine taxonomic and biogeographic patterns of invasion. We also evaluated how trade and transport data influenced interception rates, the identity of species being transported, the commerce most associated with the transport of ants, and which countries are the primary sources for ants arriving in Australia. The majority of ant interceptions, accounting for 48% of interceptions, were from Asia and Oceania. The top commodities associated with ant interceptions were: (1) Live trees, plants, cut flowers; (2) Wood and wood products; (3) Edible vegetables; and (4) Edible fruit and nuts. The best fitting model for predicting ant interceptions included volumes for these four commodities, as well as total trade value, transport volume, and geographic distance (with increased distance decreasing predicted ant interceptions). Intercepted ants identified to species consisted of a combination of species native to Australia, introduced species already established in Australia, and species not yet known to be established. 82% of interceptions identified to species level were of species already known to be established in Australia withParatrechina longicornishaving the most records. These data provide key biogeographic insight into the overlooked transport stage of the invasion process. Given the difficult nature of eradication, once an ant species is firmly established, focusing on early detection and quarantine is key for reducing the establishment of new invasions.
The Effects of Social and Demographic Factors on Cardiovascular Disease

The chapter investigates the effects of social and demographic factors on cardiovascular disease (CVD) controlling health related factors. The data used in this study is the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, and are merged the three waves, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, and 2013-2014. The logit regression analysis is used as a statistical model, and the results of this study confirm the significant associations with CVD in age, race/ethnicity, marital status, and educational attainment as expected ways. Health behaviors also show significant and strong relationships with CVD, which support the current prevention and intervention programs' strategy that focuses on changing lifestyles on an individual and a community level. The results of the social and demographic factors on CVD confirm that having CVD is not only a medical or biological process but also a social outcome. Thus, a better understanding of the social and demographic factors on CVD helps us to not only reduce the mortality rate, but also develop more effective policies and programs.
What makes Estonia and Singapore so good?

ABSTRACT Considering high performance in PISA, a case study of Estonia and Singapore is required. Estonia’s economy is not up to par with Singapore. On the other hand, Estonia is more democratic than Singapore. The national IQ levels are higher in Singapore (102) than in Estonia (99.4) but may explain a large portion of the attainment level in both countries. Singapore does also have more highly educated and better paid teachers, as well as a highly skilled foreign workforce. Annual educational quantity is very similar. Therefore, the high scores in Estonia relative to the OECD average and many wealthier western nations remain as somewhat of a minor mystery.
SECOND YEAR MBBS STUDENTS’ VIEWS ABOUT FLIPPED CLASS ROOM PRACTICE IN NEUROANATOMY COURSE

Objective: To assess students’ insights about flipped classroom approach for neuroanatomy course and evaluate the effect on their performance in the end unit test. Methodology: This study was conducted at the Department of Anatomy, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences for the academic session 2014. Neuroanatomy was chosen to evaluate the flipped classroom model for second year medical students. Three hundred and forty fourth semester medical students attended course. Students were divided into six groups and course contents were delivered into traditional lectures followed by flipping the small group classes. In lectures teacher delivered the topics with the help of multimedia and in flipped class students were encouraged to participate actively. They were provided case scenarios and teaching material before scheduled class. Students’ perceptions were assessed by asking them to fill questionnaires. The post unit test was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of this method. Results: Ninety-six percent of students believed that the flipped classroom approach was better in targeting learning objectives than the conventional teaching, 95% thought that the work-sheet with questions provided before class enabled a better understanding of the subject and 85% were of the opinion that the flip class approach was useful to understand the anatomical basis of neurological problems. The unpaired t test showed highly significant differences between the post unit test scores of this batch in comparison to previous batch who were only taught neuroanatomy with traditional teaching modes. Conclusion: Student response to the flipped classroom structure was very positive, signifying the importance of this approach as attractive method to pursue in future years for medical studies.