Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ASSESSMENT OF BIOAEROSOLS TYPES AND CONCENTRATION IN AMBIENT AIR OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES EDUCATIONAL HOSPITALS, 2008

Background and objective: Bioaerosol exposure is associated with a vast range of adverse health effects including infectious diseases, acute toxic effects, allergy and cancer. This study was conducted to determine type and concentration of bioaerosols in ambient air of educational hospitals. Method: In this cross-sectional study, different wards of 5 educational hospitals including nurse station, patient room, isolation room and operation room were investigated. Totally, 300 air samples were taken based on NIOSH standard method. Blood agar and malt extract agar were used as sampling media. Andersen single-stage sampler with flow of 28.3 lit/min was applied for air sampling. The average sampling time was 10 minutes. Soon after air sampling, samples were shipped to lab and incubated for 48 hours. Then, incubated samples were counted for colonies. Concentration was determined in CFU/m. Findings: the highest and the lowest concentrations were observed in patient room and operation room, respectively. In spite of sterilization, different types of fungi (i.e. Aspergillus niger) and gram-positive bacteria are seen in samples. The results showed that in all hospitals the concentration in all wards were higher than 30 CFU/m as the suggested value. Conclusion: Concentrations of bioaerosols in all hospitals studied were higher than the suggested value. For reducing bioaerosol exposure, standard ventilation system should be designed and utilized.
NO-TILL FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN BRAZIL

The increase in Brazilian agricultural production in the last decades is largely the result of crop production on soils of very low initial fertility, as is the case of the several regions of the country, e.g. the Cerrado West Central Brazil, the natural grasslands in the South and soil impoverished by agricultural use in the South and Southeast regions. Liming and fertilization have been fundamental for yield increases but the insidious process of soil erosion and other forms of degradation wore out and destroyed the soil and reduced productivity. The way to counteract is by no-till or zero-till farming, which impart benefits to the soil in terms of increasing soil organic matter and water holding capacity, thus defeating soil erosion effectively. After having started in 1972 the total no-till area of Brazil is now as high as 23.6 million ha (more than 60% of cultivated land), thus revolutionizing the original concept of agriculture entirely. FAO called no-till ‘conservation agriculture’, the essence of which is maintaining the soil permanently covered with vegetation, dead or alive, never plowing or tilling the soil and practicing crop rotation including cover crops whenever possible. Because no-till has an outstanding effect that it provides for agricultural production, reduces erosion and the consequent pollution of water bodies, increases the water supply of underground aquifers, increases carbon sequestration and contributes to soil biodiversity and it uses less energy than conventional tillage, the practice essentially contributes to sustainable development. The article ends with a letter submitting to Mrs Gro Harlem Bruntland, the former chair of U.N.’s World Commission on Environment and Development. 2006 Proceedings of World Association of Soil and Water Conservation Paper No. P1-6 49
Verbal and Visuospatial Abilities in Alzheimer’s Patients

Introduction: In normal ageing, cognitive performance changes according to the neuronal modifications that occur in the brain. The elderly, as compared to younger individuals, have better verbal than visuospatial performance. In Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), neuropathological changes generally produce disorders of memory, language and semantic knowledge. However, recent studies have shown that early-stage AD may present visuospatial deficits. The aim of this research is to study the cognitive changes of verbal and visuospatial performance that occur during AD. Method: Were recruited 30 subjects with mild and moderate AD and 30 healthy older-adult controls (NC). Both AD and NC participants were administered neuropsychological tasks in addition to the MMSE, a standardized cognitive screening test and experimental tasks. Neuropsychological tests have been divided according to ability and/or the brain areas involved, balancing them to access verbal and visuospatial. Data were analysed with the Statistic II software. Results: The Mann-Whitney U Test, analysis of variance with repeated measures (ANOVA) and Bonferroni post hoc showed significant differences between the AD and NC group in verbal and visuospatial performance. The AD group was significantly worse than normal controls group both in verbal than visuospatial tasks. Our data indicate that the visuospatial ability appears to be less deteriorated than the verbal skill in AD. Conclusion: The findings suggest that visuospatial access was more efficient than verbal access to detect patients who were at the early stage of cognitive decline. The progress of Alzheimer’s disease cannot solely be considered as due to more rapid ageing: cognitive degeneration is a more elaborate process that affects different aspects of cognitive performance. Citation: LS De Federicis, D Di Giacomo, M Pistelli, D Passafiume. Verbal and Visuospatial Abilities in Alzheimer’s Patients. J Neurol Psychol. 2016; S(3):9. J Neurol Psychol S(3): 9 (2016) Page 03 ISSN: 2332-3469 and visuospatial abilities in AD subjects. The hypothesis to be tested is that in the patients with mild-to-moderate AD, the visuospatial abilities are early affected like as verbal ones. The confirm of the existence of early deficit of both the verbal than the visuospatial abilities it’s crucial for early detection of disease and opens the way to several interventions of prevention and treatment. Indeed, recently published guidelines suggest that the most opportune time to intervene in AD is during the preclinical phase of disease [39]. This is a stage in which individuals are defined as clinically normal but have accumulation of amyloid in their brains, neurodegeneration and subtle cognitive and behavioural impairments. The knowledge resulting from our research could be used for the construction of more sensitive non-invasive diagnostic tests for the early detection of dementia, and for the implementation of informatics applications of cognitive stimulation intended for subjects with subtle cognitive changes. Methods and Materials
Bone island and hand involvement – A short review -

Bone island or enostosis is an enigmatic lesion affecting the skeleton system. As these anomalies have limited clinical implications owing to an asymptomatic course with most cases diagnosed incidentally, the exact etiopathogenesis is not clearly understood. A lot has been studied regarding radiological features and morphology despite scarce clinical cases and relevant studies. More research is warranted to provide in-depth details of these lesions that has potential to enlighten us with newer aspects of bone metabolism and properties. These lesions might just not be an aberration and may offer important clues about bone behavior and morphogenesis. Bone islands, when in large number, are associated with equally fascinating disorder called osteopoikilosis. This review, however, does not include osteopoikilosis on purpose. Hand involvement, although rarer, has been described and a short review is attempted to acknowledge that apart from relevant facts on diagnosis and management.
SOLAS France 2016

Earth, as a whole, can be considered as a living organism emitting gases and particles into its atmosphere, in order to regulate its own temperature. In particular, oceans may respond to climate change by emitting particles that ultimately will influence cloud coverage. At the global scale, a large fraction of the aerosol number concentration is formed by nucleation of gas-phase species, but this process has never been directly observed above oceans. Using semicontrolled seawater-air enclosures, we show evidence that nucleation may occur from marine biological
Understanding inflation expectations uncertainty in the euro area. Does psychology help?

This study is motivated by the recent increase in volatility of both inflation and inflation expectations, triggered initially by the surge in commodity prices and more recently by the global economic crisis. Uncertainty about future inflation may pose a problem both for monetary policy and for economic efficiency at large. Our study shows that various strands of economic theory offer possible explanations for the mechanisms behind the formation of inflation expectations and uncertainty, spanning from extensions of the rational expectations model to behavioral economics theories. Our econometric estimations suggest that heuristics may indeed influence consumers’ inflation expectations uncertainty. For instance, consumers seem to invest more effort in forming expectations about future inflation if and when inflation developments become more salient. However, for very large inflation shocks this effect seems to be dampened by other behavioral features that may affect how agents form expectations about the future. Professional forecasters, by contrast, seem to be more sophisticated in forming their views about future inflation uncertainty and take into account other information such as monetary policy and the business cycle. JEL classification: E31, E52, D84, D80
Evaluation of hpv and p16 expression in the cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Aim: Cervical carcinoma is still one of the leading causes of mortality in women worldwide despite the preventing programmes. The aim of this study is to evaluate the comparison of results of the cytology and histopathology in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and squamous cell carcinoma cases and to confirm the presence of HPV-HR and p16. materials and methods: We evaluated fifty one cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and squamous cell carcinoma cases with their cytology results. HPV-HR was assesed by silver insitu hybridization and p16 immunohistochemical expressions in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and squamous cell carcinoma cases. Results: The level of CIn showed a significant difference for cytological results. Cases with a cytological diagnosis of atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion had more CIn II and CIn III diagnosis in their histological materials. Histopathological types showed statistically significant difference for HR-HPV levels. p16 positive staining was detected in 35% of CIn I, 93.3% of CIn II, 92.9% of CIn III, and 100% of squamous cell carcinoma cases. Conclusion: For the early diagnosis and treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; HPV-HR which is assessed by silver in situ hybridization and expression of p16 immunohistochemistry and the cytological results are important and necessary.
81-93 Chuangchaiya S.pmd

Opisthorchis viverrini infection is still one of the public health problems in Southeast Asia. In Thailand alone, more than three million people are estimated to be currently infected. Opisthorchiasis may cause severe biliary diseases, eventually leading to fatal cholangiocarcinoma. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of opisthorchiasis in two rural communities along the Nam Kam River in the northeastern region of Thailand. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Phon Na Kaeo District of Sakon Nakhon Province and That Phanom District of Nakhon Phanom Province in Thailand between March and June 2017. Faecal samples were collected and examined for the presence of O. viverrini by Kato-Katz technique. Socio-demographic variables and risk factors were collected by a standardised questionnaire. The overall prevalence of O. viverrini among 495 study participants was 15.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] 12.3 – 18.8). The parasite rate was higher in Nakhon Phanom than in Sakon Nakhon (P = 0.009) and differed significantly in adults <45 years old in both provinces (P <0.05). Multivariate regression analyses revealed being labourer (adjusted odd ratio [AOR] 4.7 [95% CI 1.08, 20.38], P = 0.039) and farmer (AOR 5.79 [95% CI 1.45, 31.91], P = 0.015) were positively associated with a higher risk of O. viverrini infection. This study highlights O. viverrini infection as a significant endemic disease with potential health problems among the water-based communities along the Nam Kam River. For country with high O. viverrini transmission, such information will be useful for designing efficient strategic interventions.
Autonomous Systems From The View Of Multiple Vantage Points

The delivery of IP traffic through the internet depends on the complex interactions between thousands of autonomous systems (ASs) that exchange routing information using the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). This paper investigates topological structure of the internet in terms of customer _provider and peer-peer relationship between AS's, as manifested in BGP routing policies. We describe a technique for inferring as relationships by exploring partial views of the AS graph available from different vantage points. Next we are apply the technique to a collection or ten BGP routing tables to infer the relationship between neighboring ASs . Based on these results , we analyze the hierarchical structure of the Internet and purpose a five-level classification of ASs. Our characterization differs from previous studies by focusing on commercial relationships between ASs rather than simply the connectivity between the nodes.
Homelessness Coping Strategies from Housing Ready and Housing First Perspectives

> > Abstract_ This article focuses on the extent to which Housing Ready and Housing First approaches impact on various coping strategies adopted by individuals experiencing homelessness. The discussion is centred on homelessness in the Czech Republic, and utilises Paugam ́s typology of social disqualification as a theoretical framework. Coping strategies in response to difficult life events found in the literature are described in detail: from the denial of a deteriorating personal situation using avoidance strategy; to the acceptance and reconciliation of the situation using positive and passive adaptation, situation instrumentalisation, deserving poor or the discrediting of others mechanisms, and intentional exclusion. Following from this, the role that both Housing Ready and Housing First models play in relation to these coping strategies will be discussed. The final section contextualises the discussion in the case of Czech Republic, where Housing Ready dominates services and accommodation in commercial hostels is widespread.
Updating Anonymous Database While Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality

: Now a day’s large amounts of data is collected by various agencies, such as health institution, government organization and market research etc. This data is able to be used for applications such as statistics, business intelligence, economics and various analyses. However sharing out such data is of enormous significance for statistical or investigations, it is especially essential to defend the confidentiality of individuals included in the data. Many organization and foundation are keen to release the data they collected to other parties for research and the formulation. Data frequently include individually specific information and therefore publishing such data may result in privacy violation. A number of anonymization techniques, resembling perturbation, swapping, suppression, generalization and bucketization are designed for privacy preserving data publishing. K-anonymity is a privacy preserving principal implemented with the help of two techniques: suppression and generalization. Generalization loses significant amount of information especially for large volume of data. Slicing is technique which provides improved data utility than generalization and is more efficient in workload pertaining to the sensitive attribute. Suppose there is an anonymous database (e.g. including medical data of patients). Now target contains how to still preserve the privacy while updates are being made into the current anonymous database by preserving the privacy of the user and confidentiality of the database. It is required to ensure that the database is still anonymous past updating. K-anonymity and slicing approach is used to anonymize database and then updates are made to the anonymous database while preserving its privacy.
Apoptin as a promising bio-weapon against transformed cells: A review

The menace of cancer is a growing problem world-wide affecting all categories of persons. For more than a decade, the development of a potent anticancer agent with the specificity of attacking transformed cells (malignant cells) without affecting normal cells (untransformed cells) have remained a holy grail clinically as it is proven to be fully successful in only a limited number of cancers. Targeting the transformed cells without affecting the normal cells is extremely difficult. The chameleon nature of transformed cells has been one of the hallmark limitation to the development of a clinically viable therapeutic agents for cancer patient as transformed cells (malignant cells) acquires biochemical properties such as been insensitive to anti-growth signals, self-sufficiency in growth signals, limitless replicative potentials, evasion of apoptosis, sustained angiogenesis, tissue invasion and metastasis. Thus, this review focuses on a novel emerging gene product with a unique feature of selectively targeting transformed cells (cancer cells) while sparing normal (untransformed) cells. The discovery of a viral protein 3 derived from Chicken Anemia Virus called Apoptin has attracted attention as it possesses an inherent ability to specifically attack transformed cells without affecting the normal cells independent of p53 tumuor suppressor gene status. The mechanistic insight for apoptin specificity against transformed cells has come from studies of cells in culture and genetic animal models. The selective apoptotic induction by Apoptin in transformed cells are mediated through the mitochondrial death pathway independent of the p53 tumour suppressor status. One of the principal difficulty in developing an efficient anti-cancer agent has always been in the therapeutic agent specificity to transformed cells (malignant cells) without affecting healthy bystander cells. In this review, we elucidate at the molecular level, the mechanistic event of apoptin specificity for attacking transformed cells without affecting normal cells. We also discuss the basic cellular processes and signaling pathways associated with apoptin’s cancer selective toxicity.
The Social and Educational Contribution of the “School-Sports” Pair to Fight Bullying

The purpose of this research work is to highlight the contribution that sport and school can offer for a educational and social development against a negative social phenomenon as bullying. It is important to structuring sustainable educational paths able to exploit the potential inherent in the nature of the sports and school systems so that they can really represent a solution to the manifestations of bullying and cyberbullying that mark lots of young people.
Central venous oxygen saturation versus veno-arterial carbon dioxide gradient as a predictor of mortality in sepsis

Background: Sepsis refers to life threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Aim of the Work: to test a hypothesis that mortality prediction in patients with sepsis can be done using veno-arterial CO2 gradient as compared to central venous oxygen saturation. Patients and Methods: This prospective study was conducted on 30 adult critically ill patients admitted to ICU of AIN Shams University hospitals, either had sepsis or septic shock on admission during a 6 month period. An informed written consent was obtained from patients and/or their guardians before starting this study. Results: The most frequent comorbidities were DM (53.3%) followed by Hypertension (50%) and COPD (36.7%). Sources of infection were mostly Respiratory 80% then urinary 26.7%. The least Sources of infection were CNS infection and abdominal sepsis 20%. SCVO2 at admission and at hour 6 was a significant predictor of mortality in the studied patients. At cut off value of <or =72.5 at admission, the SCVO2 yielded a sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 99%. At cut off value of < or = 58.5% at hour 6, the ScvO2 yielded a sensitivity of 78% and specificity of 77%. Pv-aCO2 at admission and at hour 6 was a significant predictor of mortality in the studied patients. At cut off value of > or = 6.95 at admission, the PvaCO2 yielded a sensitivity of 92.9% and specificity of 86%. At cut off value of > or = 6.5 at hour 6, the Pv-aCO2 yielded a sensitivity of 99% and specificity of 91%. Patients who died had significantly lower ScvO2 values than patients who survived. Patients who died had significantly higher Pv-aCO2 values than patients who survived. There was statistically significant positive correlation between SCVO2 at admission and Pv-aCO2 at admission (r= 0.55, p=0.002). there was a statistically insignificant difference between patients who survived and patients who died regarding Age and Sex (p>0.05). Conclusion: low ScvO2 and high veno-arterial PCO2 gradient are significant predictors of mortality in septic patients. Our study showed that ScvO2 levels below 70% were significantly associated with mortality and yielded high diagnostic accuracy. Similarly, veno-arterial PCO2 gradient levels above 6 mmHg within the first 24 h in septic patients were associated with poor outcomes. However, the usefulness of this parameter remains to be explored. [Hany M. EL Zahaby, Mohammed A. EL Gendy, Mostafa M. Serry, Samir E. Kasem. Central venous oxygen saturation versus veno-arterial carbon dioxide gradient as a predictor of mortality in sepsis. J Am Sci 2019;15(9):74-83]. ISSN 1545-1003 (print); ISSN 2375-7264 (online). http://www.jofamericanscience. org. 10. doi:10.7537/marsjas150919.10.
Exploring How International Graduate Students in the US Seek Support

International Graduate Students (IGS) are an integral part of the United States (US) higher education ecosystem. However, they face enormous challenges while transitioning to the US due to cultural shock, language barriers, and intense academic pressure. These issues can cause poor mental health, and in some cases, increased risk of self-harm. The relative ease of access and ubiquity of social technology have the potential for supporting IGS during socio-cultural transitions. However, little is known about how IGS use social technology for seeking support. To address this gap, we conducted a qualitative study with the IGS in Western Massachusetts to understand how they seek social support. Our preliminary findings indicate that our participants preferred seeking informational and network support through social technology. They expressed that they preferred to seek emotional support in-person and from their close contacts but we found a latent pattern that shows they use technology passively (e.g, following others posts, comments, etc). We also found that over time, their support-seeking preference changes from people of similar ethnicity to people with similar experiences. Finally, we identified language as the primary barrier to actively seek any kind of support through technology.