Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Examination of Well-being in Patients with Type II Diabetes

This research is intended to examine the mental well-being of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and to examine whether mental well-being differs according to the socio-demographic, health and disease characteristics of patients hospitalized in the state hospital. The study group of the study group consisted of individuals who were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) at Çumra State Hospital in Çumra, Konya province, between February 2018 and April 2018. Random sampling method is used in sample selection. In the calculation of the sample, the number of samples was calculated as 123 individuals. In the collection of research data; a questionnaire form prepared by their searcher and the Warwick Edinburgh Mental well Being Scale (WEMIO) were used. The data were collected by their searcher using the hospitalized questionnaire in the internal medicine service, based on self-report by the participants, and in a portion of the questionnaires, interviewed faceto-face with patients with difficulties in reading. Data were summarized as number, percentage, and mean ± Standard deviation. In the analyzes, student t test and one way analysis of variance were used in independent groups of parametric tests. In all statistical analyzes, p <0.05 was considered significant. It was found that 58.5% of the participants had female gender, 69.1% were 65 years and below, 61.0% had education at primary and lower education, 90.2%-49.6% of the respondents considered the economic situation as moderate, 81.3% were married, 94.3% were health insurance, 88.6% were living in the core family, 52.0% were interested in home care 92.2% of these caregivers are first degree relative. The mean score of the individuals who participated in the study was 45, 98 ± 10,52 points on the Mental Well-Being Scale. Patients with low educational level, unemployed and poor economic status, single, needing caregivers and seeking psychiatric support should be evaluated form mental well-being and should be considered as a risk group. It may be advisable for researchers to conduct studies on the causes affecting mental well-being and to contribute to the development of the literature on this subject, to work with illustrates with different socio economic characteristics and with larger samples.
Trojan Horses and Achilles' Heel; Listeria monocytogenes use blood monocytes to travel to the decidua and infect the placenta

Listeria monocytogenes are Gram-positive facultative intracellular bacteria and are a well-known threat for women and fetuses during pregnancy. Recent findings suggest that the primary vulnerability of the placenta is in the implantation site, specifically at the level of extravillous cytotrophoblasts (EVTs). However, EVTs are not accessible to the bacteria from the blood where they are found. Here, we used human primary blood cells and human placental explants to explore the possible pathways used by L. monocytogenes to travel from blood to placenta and then to spread to the fetus. We first showed that blood monocytes are specifically susceptible to listerial infection and are a good candidate as carrier of the bacteria through the bloodstream. After blood monocyte infection, L. monocytogenes would have to colonize the Decidua in order to access the placenta. We then characterized the infection of decidual cells and observed that decidual fibroblasts, macrophages and NK cells are very sensitive to infection. Decidual Nk cells actually undergo a rapid induction of apoptosis following the infection with L. monocytogenes. Finally, we showed that these infected leukocytes can interact with the human placenta, and that EVTs are much more susceptible to infection than the syncytium. L. monocytogenes can then travel form infected leukocytes to EVTs and thus infect the placenta, and later the fetus.
Multiple-Precision BLAS Library for Graphics Processing Units

The binary32 and binary64 floating-point formats provide good performance on current hardware, but also introduce a rounding error in almost every arithmetic operation. Consequently, the accumulation of rounding errors in large computations can cause accuracy issues. One way to prevent these issues is to use multiple-precision floating-point arithmetic. This preprint, submitted to Russian Supercomputing Days 2020, presents a new library of basic linear algebra operations with multiple precision for graphics processing units. The library is written in CUDA C/C++ and uses the residue number system to represent multiple-precision significands of floating-point numbers. The supported data types, memory layout, and main features of the library are considered. Experimental results are presented showing the performance of the library.
Genetic Variation of Myostatin Gene in 4 Bos Species in China

Through designing the primers to the three exons of the myostatin(MSTN) gene and using the methods of PCR amplification and sequencing,variations of the MSTN gene were detected in 4 Chinese Bos species,normal cattle(Mongolia cattle),zebu(Leiqiong cattle),yak(Bayingolin),and gayal(Dulong gayal). The results showed that 375,372,381 base pairs were detected respectively in the exon 1,2 and 3 of the MSTN gene,and 7 nucleotide polymorphic sites were observed with 17 haplotypes in the 4 Bovinae populations. The nucleotide diversities within the 4 species(Pi) ranged from 0.000 36 to 0.001 03,and between the 4 species(Dxy)ranged from 0.000 76 to 0.003 22,indicating a low intrapopulation genetic diversity.Construction of the phylogenic tree based on these MSTN haplotypes indicated that yak was diverged earlier than yellow cattle(normal cattle and zebu);gayals were clustered into two groups,probably due to hybridization.
Diagnostic value of 3D power Doppler ultrasound in the characterization of thyroid nodules

Background/aim This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of vascular indices obtained using 3D power Doppler ultrasound (3D PDUS) in differentiation of benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Materials and methods Sixty-seven patients (56 female, 11 male, mean age 44.6) with 81 thyroid nodules exhibiting mixed (peripheral and central) vascularization patterns, with the largest diameter between 10 and 30 mm, were prospectively evaluated using 3D PDUS. Nodule volume, vascularization index (VI), flow index (FI), and vascularization flow index (VFI) were calculated using the Virtual Organ Computer-aided Analysis (VOCAL) software, and these indices were then compared with regard to the cytohistopathology-based diagnosis. The optimum cutoff values for the differentiation of benign and malignant nodules were identified, and diagnostic efficacy was calculated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Results Fifty-six of the 81 nodules included in this study were diagnosed as benign and 25 as malignant. Vascular indices in malignant nodules were significantly higher than those in benign nodules (P < 0.05). In benign nodules, the mean VI was 11.61 ± 6.88, mean FI was 39.75 ± 3.93, and mean VFI was 4.82 ± 2.94, compared to 18.64 ± 12.81, 41.82 ± 4.43, and 8.17 ± 6.37, respectively, in malignant nodules. The area under the curves (AUCs) was calculated as 0.68, 0.61, and 0.67 for VI, FI, and VFI, respectively. At optimal cutoff values of 10.2 for VI, 40.8 for FI, and 5.5 for VFI, the sensitivity and specificity were 72%/55.4%, 68%/57.1%, and 68%/67.9%, respectively. Conclusion 3D PDUS can be useful in the characterization of thyroid nodules.
Key research questions of global importance for cetacean conservation

Limited resources and increasing environmental concerns have prompted calls to identify the critical questions that most need to be answered to advance conservation, thereby providing an agenda for scientific research priorities. Cetaceans are often keystone indicator spe- cies but also high profile, charismatic flagship taxa that capture public and media attention as well as political interest. A dedicated workshop was held at the conference of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (December 2013, New Zealand) to identify where lack of data was hindering cetacean conservation and which questions need to be addressed most urgently. This paper sum- marizes 15 themes and component questions prioritized during the workshop. We hope this list will encourage cetacean conservation-orientated research and help agencies and policy makers to prioritize funding and future activities. This will ultimately remove some of the current obstacles to science-based cetacean conservation.
Changes in Pink Bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Sooty Mutant Under Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Mass-Rearing Methodology

The use of a genetic marker in pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), moths could provide a means of identifying the F1 progeny of crosses between released moths as well as crosses between released and native moths. The ability to identify F1 progeny of these crosses would help program managers make decisions about release rates and locations of sterile moths. A sooty strain of pink bollworm obtained from ARS was introduced into the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) pink bollworm rearing facility. We monitored changes in the sooty strain to APHIS rearing methodology over nine generations. The sooty strain had significantly lower rates of female fecundity, egg hatch, and pupal yield per rearing container than two established APHIS strains. However, as the season progressed, the sooty strain showed numerical gains in fecundity, hatch, and yields per container, indicating that the sooty strain was adapting to the APHIS rearing system (or conditions). As the sooty strain adapted to the APHIS rearing regime, a signifcant increase in heterozygous individuals was noted. Field cage and field test results showed no significant difference between the two strains in female mating success or male response to pheromone traps. Furthermore, radiation sterilization caused a significant reduction in male response to pheromone traps when compared with males that had not been irradiated in both sooty and APHIS strains.
Fatbody and Liver Cycles in Two Tropical Lizards Chamaeleo hohneli and Chamaeleo jacksoni (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Chamaeleonidae)

Mean fatbody, liver and testis weights showed no seasonal cycles in male Chamaeleo hohneli whereas all three showed distinct seasonal changes in male Chamaeleo jacksoni. In C. jacksoni mean liver weight peaked three to four months prior to mean testis weight; mean fatbody weight increased concomitantly with mean testis weight. Mean fatbody and liver weights in female C. hohneli showed no seasonal cycles whereas both cycled in C. jacksoni. In C. jacksoni mean fatbody weight peaked during a postreproductive resting period and was minimal at ovulation; mean liver weight was maximal at the onset of vitellogenesis and reached a minimum during gestation. The lack of seasonal cycles for mean weight in female C. hohneli was due to asynchrony of reproduction among females. When fatbody and liver weights were analyzed according to individual reproductive stage, a pattern similar to that in C. jacksoni was found. The lack of cycles in males reflected continuous reproductive readiness. In C. jacksoni the build-up of fatbody in both sexes generally corresponded with periods of peak insect abundance.
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH POLICIES IN THE FIELD OF CARDIOVASCULAR POLICIES

: The theme of public health is one with a very strong impact on the entire population. The problems in this sector affect every patient or potential patient, which is why public attention is very high on this topic. The interest in addressing this issue arises from the need for the balanced health status of the population, and health policies can support this goal. Public Health Policies refer to three aspects, based on the health system performance concept developed by the World Health Organization: population health status, citizens' satisfaction with the performance of the health system and the extent to which the system provides financial protection. Thus, the field of study of health policies is a general interest, and health policies in the field of cardiovascular medicine also taking into account that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, according to statistics. This article aims to address the importance of health policies from the perspective of their determinants, given the influence of the population's illnesses on the development of health policies.
Life Cycle of the Mite Adactylidium sp. (Acarina: Pyemotidae), a Predator of Thrips Eggs in the United Arab Republic

The pyemotid mite Adactylidium sp. is an efficient predator on the eggs of Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal), a thysanopteran which infests the leaves of the ornamental tree Ficus nitida Thunberg in U.A. R. Only 1 mite, a female in its mature feeding stage, is associated with a single egg of the thrips. During this stage, the idiosoma of the mite becomes enormously swollen, owing to the internal development of oacytes into larvae that are set free in the body cavity and metamorphose there, through 1 nymphal stage, to adults. The life cycle, at 30°C, requires 4 days; fully engorged females produce 6–9 sexually mature individuals, viviparously, of which only 1 is a male.
Notes Sea lice in Chilean salmon farms

Sea lice infestation is one of the biggest problems for the Chilean salmon farming industry. Initially, Caligus teres was the most common species and the most susceptible fish were rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). However in 1997, a new species of sea lice, Caligus rogercresseyi (Boxshall & Bravo, 2000), appeared which has become the most dangerous ectoparasite affecting Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in net pens. To obtain more information about the behavior of C. rogercresseyi on the salmonid species reared in Chile, a survey was conducted over one year at a farm located in Puerto Montt, Region X. Every two weeks, 10 fish were randomly sampled from cages containing stocks of Atlantic salmon, coho salmon and rainbow trout. Results clearly showed that the most susceptible species were Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout which showed the same level of infestation, while coho salmon did not show susceptibility under the same conditions of rearing. In Chile a wide variety of caligid copepods
Supply of Compost and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for Enhancing Quality of Ceiba pentandra (Kapok Tree) Seedlings

The success of reforestation depends on the production of quality seedlings in nurseries. Initial fertilization and mycorrhization are determinants that improve the growth of plants. The purpose of this study was to improve the quality of Ceiba pentandra seedlings using fertilization and mycorhization in nurseries. Seedlings of C. pentandra were subjected to various treatments (T1: Sterilized forest soil (100 %), T2: 90 % T1 + sterilized mycorrhizal inoculum (10 %); T3: 90 % T1 + mycorrhizal inoculum (10 %); T4: 90 % T1 + compost (10 %); T5: 80 % T1 + mycorrhizal inoculum (10 %) + compost (10 %)). The results showed an increase of 117.35 % in the dry stem weight of young Ceiba pentandra mycorrhizae (T3) seedlings compared to non-mycorrhizae (T2) seedlings. Growth parameters, roots, total leaf area were better with the treatment combining mycorrhization Original Research Article Anguiby et al.; IJPSS, 32(9): 72-85, 2020; Article no.IJPSS. 57843 73 and compost application. Furthermore, the sturdiness quotient was identical for all substrates. Seedlings of Ceiba pentandra are highly dependent on mycorrhization. For rapid production of quality seedlings, fertilization could be coupled with mycorrhization.
Genetic Variation in the Japanese Flounder Based on Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA by Restriction Endonucleases.

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of the Japanese flounder collected from eight localities around Japan were examined to clarify the genetic feature and population structure. Digestion of region en compassing from 3' half of cytochrome b to the left and central domain of D-loop containing region of the flounder mtDNA amplified by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) by eleven restriction en donucleases revealed considerable variation. We determined 54 cleavage sites by eleven enzymes and found 38 haplotypes in 75 specimens. Restriction patterns were polymorphic for ten enzymes ex amined. Nucleotide divergence between haplotypes ranged from 0.24 to 2.69%. Dendrogram con structed by the UPGMA among 38 haplotypes showed no clustering groups of localities. Nucleotide diversity and haplotypic diversity of each locality ranged from 0.0031 to 0.0042 and from 0.82 to 0.93, respectively. These results showed the Japanese flounder have a high mtDNA variability. The results of the present study provide some basic information for population genetics, and are useful for development of the genetic monitoring method for stocking of hatchery-raised fish fry into natu ral waters.
Directed polymer in γ-stable random environments

The transition from a weak-disorder (diffusive) to a strong-disorder (localized) phase for directed polymers in a random environment is a well studied phenomenon. In the most common setup, it is established that the phase transition is trivial when the transversal dimension d equals 1 or 2 (the diffusive phase is reduced to β=0) while when d≥3, there is a critical temperature βc∈(0,∞) which delimits the two phases. The proof of the existence of a diffusive regime for d≥3 is based on a second moment method (Comm. Math. Phys. 123 (1989) 529–534, Ann. Probab. 34 (2006) 1746–1770, J. Stat. Phys. 52 (1988) 609–626), and thus relies heavily on the assumption that the variable which encodes the disorder intensity (which in most of the mathematics literature assumes the form eβηx), has finite second moment. The aim of this work is to investigate how the presence/absence of phase transition may depend on the dimension d in the case when the disorder variable displays a heavier tail. To this end we replace eβηx by (1+βωx) where ωx is in the domain of attraction of a stable law with parameter γ∈(1,2). In this setup we show that a non-trivial phase transition occurs if and only if γ>1+2/d. More precisely, when γ≤1+2/d, the free energy of the system is smaller than its annealed counterpart at every temperature whereas when γ>1+2/d the martingale sequence of renormalized partition functions converges to an almost surely positive random variable for all β sufficiently small.
Trifolium species associate with a similar richness of soil‐borne mutualists in their introduced and native ranges

While plant species introduced to new regions may benefit from escaping natural enemies, their success may be impaired by losing key mutualists. We aimed to elucidate whether a selection of annual and perennial Trifolium (clover) species have lost associations with nitrogen‐fixing bacteria (rhizobia) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in their introduced range.
Mosquito Flight Paths in Relation to the Environment. Influence of Blood Meals, Ovarian Stage and Parity

Suction traps were operated for 1 year in 2 adjacent habitats and the physiological constitution of the mosquito population was determined. Populations of Cs. melanura, C. nigripalpus, Ae. vexans , and An. crucians showed the largest proportion of females in egg stage I from February through June (except during May) with a roughly complementary distribution for females in stage II. Stage III females of all species had peaks in August, December, and June. These peaks were found to consist primarily of unfed females as only 10-15% of nulliparous and 1-2% of parous contained blood. Stage IV were rare and stage V showed little seasonal pattern. Within each egg stage, all 4 species had similar seasonal patterns. Blooded and gravid females were found to have similar behavior; although Cs. melanura and C. nigripalpus are woodland species, these females were proportionately more abundant in collections from the field, whereas in field species, viz., Ae. vexans and An. crucians , greater proportions occurred in the wooded swamp. Evidence is presented to show that the behavior of blooded females is dissimilar from unblooded females in the same egg stage and that females with enlarged abdomens (blooded and gravid) tend to have similar responses. In C. nigripalpus parous rates at dawn were 5% greater than in the evening. Parous rates did not differ between populations from the swamp and the field. Parous rates were lowest in stage I, higher in stage II, and highest in stage III females (stages IV and V were not examined). There was no relationship between the proportion in any 1 egg stage during the year and the percent of that stage parous. Thus, despite differences between species in flight behavior, host utilization, and breeding areas, the proportion of the population in any one stage of egg development, or the percent parous, or the percent of stage III females expressing partial autogeny, was highly synchronized during the year. The factors responsible for physiological synchrony between species were not determined.
Reproductive Biology of the White-throated Savanna Monitor, Varanus albigularis

The reproductive biology of the white-throated savanna monitor lizard, Varanus albigularis, was examined in the arid savanna of Etosha National Park, Namibia. Both sexes were solitary during the the hot/wet season when prey were abundant, and during the hot/dry season when prey populations were declining. Male-male and male-female behavioral interactions were confined to a 2-3 week period at the transition from the cool/dry to the hot/dry seasons when prey populations were depleted. Interactions oc- curred at locations occupied by estrus females. Male-male interactions were restricted to resident males chasing intruding males after visual contact Males appeared to initially locate the general area occupied by females through scent cues. Once in visual contact with females, males exhibited a spasmodic body shudder, after which females responded by flattening their bodies. Mating generally occurred in trees. No aggression was noted between pairs during courtship or mating. At peak estrus, females had elevated (100 to 500-fold increase over non-reproductive period) plasma testosterone and total estrogen titers. Males showed similar dramatic increases in plasma testosterone levels during the mating period. Aspects of the reproductive biology of this species are discussed in the context of general patterns for the family Varanidae. As a group monitor lizards appear to be very conservative in the length of gestation, but highly variable in length of incubation. Length of incubation appears to be variably timed in order to place hatching during the period of greatest abundance of invertebrate prey.
Identification and Damages of Three Kinds of Longicorn as well as Their Synthetical Prevention on Plum Trees

Longicorn was one of the main pests on plum trees.They occurred seriously in recent years and posed a threat to the healthy planting of plum trees.This paper introduced the identification features and damage characteristics of Anoplophora chinensis,Aromia bungii and Apriona germari,and synthetically discussed their prevention and control measures from the way of agricultural,physical,biological and chemical controls.The objective was to realize the pollution-free and sustainable controls of longicorns on plum trees.
DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL OBJECT ORIENTED COHESION METRIC

Class cohesion is considered as one of the most important software quality assessment. Unfortunately, most of cohesion metrics that have been developed do not consider the different intersections among class elements in measuring class cohesion. This paper introduces a novel class cohesion metric which considers the different cohesion intersections. The proposed cohesion metric is tested on more than 35K classes from 16 open-source projects. Experimental results show that the proposed cohesion metric achieves a higher discrimination power along with a vast difference compared with other competitive and well known cohesion metrics. Therefore, it is highly recommended to use the proposed metric for evaluating the software design quality.