Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Participatory on-farm evaluation of improved legume- cereals cropping systems for crop-livestock farmers: Maize-double cowpea in Northern Guinea Savanna Zone of Nigeria

Farmer’s participatory evaluation of improved cowpea-maize cropping systems in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria involving over 1000 farmers was conducted from 2003 to 2005. The system involved growing improved cowpea varieties with maize in a 2 cereal: 4 cowpea row to row (arrangement), with application of inorganic and organic fertilizer to the crops and 2 to 3 insecticide sprays to cowpea. The result indicated that the improved cropping systems using improved varieties of cowpeas were superior to the traditional system. The economic value of grain of the improved system averaged 313, 269 and 308% of the traditional systems in 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively. The improved systems also produced better quality crop residues with increase in the leguminous portion of the residues and therefore improve productivity of the livestock. Farmers’ cooperatives societies were vital in procurement of inputs, accessing bank loans and loan recoveries and in subsequent farmer to farmer diffusion of both improved varieties and cropping systems. Participatory on-farm evaluation of improved cowpea varieties and improved cowpea-sorghum and cowpea-maize intercrop systems has led to rapid farmer to farmer diffusion and adoption of the new technologies.
Directing Technology Addiction Research in Information Systems

Technology-related addictions have become common in many societies. Consequently, IS research has started examining such issues. In these embryonic stages of research, this line of work has already shown some promise in terms of understanding and tackling technology addiction problems. Nevertheless, there is a need to step back and understand the roots of technology-related addictions and how their foundations evolved in reference disciplines in order to be able to conduct more scientifically informed research on such issues. This study, therefore, explains the concept of behavioral addictions (the family of addictions to which technology-related addictions presumably belong), reviews the field's history and evolution, explains the relevant brain circuitry, and discusses similarities and differences between behavioral and substance addictions. A synthesis of this information provides eight key observations and recommendations that should help the field move forward.
Structural and Phylogenetic Profiles of Muscle Actins from Cephalopods

Structural properties of cephalopod muscle actins have not been characterized in detail to date. Sequences of these actins have been determined by cDNA cloning from the arm muscles of four cephalopod species, namely, Japanese common squid Todarodes pacificus , spear squid Loligo bleekeri , common cuttlefish Sepia esculenta , and common octopus Octopus vulgaris. The sequence identities of the deduced amino acid sequences among the cephalopod actins were around 98%, and the substitutions were mostly limited to Subdomains 1 and 3. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that cephalopod actins formed one cluster and were distinguishable from the bivalve counterparts. The modeled tertiary structure of squid actin was very similar to that of rabbit counterpart, but the structures of Subdomains 1 and 3 were slightly different.
A Decade of NeuroIS Research

NeuroIS is a field in Information Systems (IS) that makes use of neuroscience and neurophysiological tools and knowledge to better understand the development, adoption, and impact of information and communication technologies. The fact that NeuroIS now exists for more than a decade motivated us to comprehensively review the academic literature. Investigation of the field's development provides insights into the status of NeuroIS, thereby contributing to identity development in the NeuroIS field. Based on a review of N=200 papers published in 55 journals and 13 conference proceedings in the period 2008-2017, we addressed the following four research questions: Which NeuroIS topics were investigated? What kind of NeuroIS research was published? How was the empirical NeuroIS research conducted? Who published NeuroIS research? Based on a discussion of the findings and their implications for future research, which considers results of a recent NeuroIS survey (N=60 NeuroIS scholars), we conclude that today NeuroIS can be considered an established research field in the IS discipline. However, our review also indicates that further efforts are necessary to advance the field, both from a theoretical and methodological perspective.
Long Standing Diabetes on Insulin – is it Possible to Stop Insulin, Lose Weight and still have Glycaemic Control? – Case Report

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a progressive disease and as the disease progresses, insulin therapy becomes necessary in at least 50% of patients with T2DM. The administration of very high insulin doses has inherent challenges including weight gain, absorption problems with high volume of insulin as well as compromising on patient acceptance, comfort and compliance. Thus, it is important to have treatment options that combine insulin-sparing agents with insulin to minimize both insulin volume and side effects. The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists/analogues (GLP-1 RAs) provide an attractive option for the same. Here, I present two cases wherein addition of liraglutide to high dose insulin therapy, relatively late in the disease process, led to complete cessation of insulin therapy as well as weight loss.
Psychosis of dual origin in HIV infection: Viral escape syndrome and autoimmune encephalitis.

Consider anti-NMDA encephalitis and viral escape syndrome (low HIV load in serum and high in CSF) in patients with HIV with neuropsychiatric disturbances because both require specific therapy measures. Anti-NMDA encephalitis requires immunotherapy; viral escape syndrome requires an antiretroviral regimen. CD8 encephalitis may coexist with viral escape syndrome and may respond to steroids.
Design and Simulation of Space Pose Controller for Mine-Used Bolter Manipulator Based on Fractional Order Algorithm

In this paper, two kinds of spatial position and attitude controllers based on fractional order algorithm and algorithm are designed. Based on the basic assumptions, the model is established and the control of the spatial positioning of the manipulator is studied. The control effects of traditional controller and fractional order controller are analyzed and compared by numerical simulation method. At the same time, the effects of parameters and of fractional order controller and controller on system performance are simulated and analyzed. The results show that the fractional order controller has faster and better robustness than the traditional controller. The research of fractional order controller has become a new method to predict the space trajectory tracking and positioning of the manipulator and to ensure the positioning accuracy of the manipulator.
The development of lower limb exoskeleton for stroke patients

A new set of lower limbs exoskeleton was developed for the use of hemiplegic stroke patients. The movement of the exoskeleton according to normal gait cycle was driven by two direct currents (DC) stepper motors. These motors incorporated with the worm-gear to provide forward-reverse rotation, constant power and high torque at lower speed. It will be used to drive the hip and knee movements to support the stroke patient in restoring and regaining physical lower limb movements. Hip and knee movements exercise is important to improve blood circulation as well as to avoid the deterioration of leg muscle of the paralyzed patients. In this paper, a system was tested on 6 healthy subjects with different height and weight. The exoskeleton movement was controlled through an android application by Arduino controller. The result showed that every subject, despite having different height and weight, gave similar results in the angle but with different execution time, depending on their walking pattern.
Marker-assisted selection in C. oleifera hybrid population

Abstract Marker-assisted selection (MAS) is implemented to improve Camellia oleifera yield and fruit attributes for meeting China’s increased demand for new varieties development. We conducted three-generational (G0, G1, and G2) hybridization (diallel mating) and selection experiment and used Sequence-Related Amplified Polymorphism (SRAP). SRAP markers to investigate their utility in a MAS framework. The utilized SRAP markers were instrumental in hybrid authenticity and the identification of matroclinal or patroclinal inheritance presence, thus guiding mating pair selection and direction (their role as male or females). Across the studied 3 generations, estimates of genetic diversity parameters showed steady increase with percentage increase of ((G0 to G1 and G1 to G2) 9.25 and 9.05: observed number of alleles; 3.12 and 7.80: means effective number of alleles; 12.35 and 22.34: Nei‘s gene diversity; and 14.21 and 21.77: Shannon‘s index), indicating lack of diversity reduction associated with selection. Estimates of genetic distance and their correlation with heterosis were useful in guiding selection of mating pairs for achieving the desired yield and fruit attributes (fruit diameter, height, weight, and index, peel thickness, number of seeds per fruit, seed weight per fruit, and seed rate). Most yield and fruit attributes exhibited high broad-sense heritability with increasing trend over generation intervals, indicating the increased potential of hybrid breeding for this species.
Doubly constrained totally positive line insertion

Abstract It is shown that in any TP matrix, a line (row or column) with two speci˝ed entries in any positions (and the others appropriately chosen) may be inserted in any position, as long as the two entries are consistent with total positivity. This generalizes an unconstrained result previously proven, and the two may not generally be increased to three or more. Applications are given, and this fact should be useful in other completion problems, as the unconstrained result has been.
ACCURACY ASSESSMENT OF 3D MODELS GENERATED FROM GOOGLE STREET VIEW IMAGERY

Abstract. Google Street View is a technology implemented in several Google services/applications (e.g. Google Maps, Google Earth) which provides the user, interested in viewing a particular location on the map, with panoramic images (represented in equi-rectangular projection) at street level. Generally, consecutive panoramas are acquired with an average distance of 5–10 m and can be compared to a traditional photogrammetric strip and, thus, processed to reconstruct portion of city at nearly zero cost. Most of the photogrammetric software packages available today implement spherical camera models and can directly process images in equi-rectangular projection. Although many authors provided in the past relevant works that involved the use of Google Street View imagery, mainly for 3D city model reconstruction, very few references can be found about the actual accuracy that can be obtained with such data. The goal of the present work is to present preliminary tests (at time of writing just three case studies has been analysed) about the accuracy and reliability of the 3D models obtained from Google Street View panoramas.
Is the Newborn Microbiome Disrupted by Routine Newborn Suctioning? An Exploratory Approach for Policy Development

An invasive procedure commonly used in the perinatal setting is newborn suctioning at birth. Routine newborn suctioning, without indication, is not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Heart Association, and the European Resuscitation Council for the newborn with spontaneous respirations, adequate crying, and good muscle tone. Whether to suction a newborn is a difficult practice decision made daily by the perinatal nurse. A primary element of this practice decision is the consideration that newborn suctioning has the potential to affect health outcomes. Furthermore, routine newborn suctioning may be disrupting the newborn microbiome by removing commensal bacteria and potentially, negatively affecting newborn health. This article will explore the connection between the practice of routine newborn suctioning in the perinatal setting and the potential to disrupt the newborn microbiome. The methods employed and reported in this article consisted of review of literature and review of clinical guidelines and a descriptive study to determine the scope of practice of newborn suctioning. The premise of whether the practice of routine newborn suctioning at birth may be disrupting the newborn microbiome will also be considered. Finally, developing a microbiome-centric perspective will be explored.
Antibiotic resistance: Evaluation of levofloxacin treatment in acute respiratory tract infections cases at the Tasikmalaya City Health Center, Indonesia

Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are an acute inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tract caused by the infection of microorganisms or bacteria, viruses, without or accompanied by inflammation of the lung parenchyma. The use of antibiotics is one way to treat respiratory diseases. This study aims to determine the level of resistance of levofloxacin antibiotics to clinical isolates from ARTIs patients at the Tasikmalaya Health Center, Indonesia. The stages of the research included rejuvenation of clinical single isolates from ARTIs patients, identification of bacteria, and antibiotic resistance testing using the paper-disc method. The results of resistance tests from 142 single clinical isolates of acute respiratory infections showed that levofloxacin antibiotics had high levels of resistance of 50.0%, 30.95% of resistance with intermediate levels, and 19.04% were still sensitive. Bacterial identification test results showed bacteria that have been resistant to levofloxacin are from the genus Haemophillus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, Staphylococcus, and Bordetella. Treatment of ARTIs with the antibiotic levofloxacin shows that there has been a relatively large resistance, where the results of the identification of all bacteria showed the bacteria that cause ARTIs.
Identification of active compounds in ethyl acetate, chloroform, and N-hexane extracts from peels of Citrus aurantifolia from Maribaya, West Java, Indonesia

Lime peel contains essential oils are used as anti-oxidants or anti-cancer compounds. As a traditional medicine, lime has been widely used as a substitute for antibiotics. This study aimed to identify active compounds in peel extracts from Citrus aurantifolia that grows in Indonesia. Extraction was carried out by maceration using three different solvents: ethyl acetate, chloroform, and n-hexane. The extracts were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The results showed that lime peel contained many important compounds and that 28, 27, and 24 different chemical compounds, both minor and major constituents, were extracted by ethyl acetate, chloroform, and n-hexane, respectively. Four compounds were found in all three solvent extracts, namely, D-limonene, phytol, α-tocopherol, and 5, 7-dimethoxycoumarin. Forty-seven compounds were uniquely present in one solvent, including 17 in ethyl acetate, 17 in chloroform, and 13 in n-hexane. Among the active compounds extracted, several are of biological importance, for example, stigmasterol, D-limonene, Vitamin E, and α-tocopherol. It can be concluded that a variety of distinct compounds are extracted from the same lime peel sample when different solvents are used and that some of these are bioactive compounds with anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, or anti-cancer properties.
Influences of Maternal Prepregnancy Obesity and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on the Infant Gut Microbiome in Full-Term Infants

This review examines the current evidence of how prepregnancy obesity (PPO) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) influence the newborn gut microbiome. Scientific gaps in the literature are described to guide future research in this area. The prevalence of PPO and GDM increased to 64% in the United States over the past decade. Prepregnancy obesity and GDM influence newborn gut microbiome and contribute to adverse short- and long-term outcomes in full-term infants. This review aims to discuss current research findings related to the associations between PPO and GDM, separately, and together, on infant gut microbiome outcomes, provide an overview of short-term and long-term outcomes, describe clinical relevance, and identify avenues for future scientific inquiry. This review found that PPO and GDM influence infant gut microbiomes. Infants born to women with PPO and GDM were found to have lower levels of diversity in gut microbiota than infants born to normal prepregnancy weight women and those born to women without GDM.
Osteoporosis among Bahraini Citizens: The First Report

Background and Objective: Osteoporosis and its complications are increasing as the population is aging world over. Every country needs an initial assessment of prevalence to take appropriate steps in limiting the complications of osteoporosis. The objective of this study was to find the prevalence of osteoporosis in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans of patients who underwent scans for the diagnosis of osteoporosis between January 2016 and December 2017 at the University Medical Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Dr. Sulaiman AlHabib Hospital, Kingdom of Bahrain. The data were collected from the picture archiving and communication system for the study period. Patients' medical records were reviewed for the investigations and treatment ordered. The data were entered into the database and analyzed using SPSS Inc., version 19. Results: A total of 205 patients with an average age of 58.39 ± 12.12 years were included in the study. There were 185 (90.25%) females and 20 (9.75%) males. Seventy-nine (38.5%) were osteoporotic based on the T score of either at the hip (−< 2.61 ± 1.08) or the spine (−< 3.26 ± 0.78), with a mean age of 60.8 ± 13.1 years. Seventy-two (91.1%) of the osteoporotic patients were female and 42 (58.4%) were ≥65 years. Patients who were osteoporotic were significantly older withP < 0.001. There were 9 patients (4.39%) who had osteoporosis-related fractures. Conclusions: This study indicates that the prevalence of osteoporosis is common among Bahraini citizens. As the country's total population is <1.2 million, it will not be difficult to target the ≥65-year-old men and women in early diagnosis and treatment to prevent osteoporosis-related fractures.
Status of medium-sized ungulate populations in 2010, at the Nazinga Game Ranch, Burkina Faso (Western Africa)

Le statut des populations d’ongules de taille moyenne en 2010, Ranch de Gibier de Nazinga, Burkina Faso (Afrique de l’Ouest). La presente etude consiste en l’analyse des donnees brutes issues de l’inventaire pedestre annuel par transects en lignes des ongules de taille moyenne, effectue au Ranch de Gibier de Nazinga en 2001 et en 2010. Le recensement s’est focalise sur les sept principaux ongules de taille moyenne, a savoir (dans l’ordre alphabetique), le bubale (Alcelaphus buselaphus), le cephalophe de Grimm (Sylvicapra grimmia), le cobe defassa (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), le guib harnache (Tragelaphus scriptus), l’hippotrague (Hippotragus equinus), le phacochere (Phacochoerus africanus) et l’ourebi (Ourebia ourebi), ainsi que sur les activites anthropiques illegales. Les populations animales ont ete analysees quantitativement par l’estimation de leur densite absolue via la methode distance sampling et par l’evolution au cours de la derniere decennie de deux indices de densite relative, a savoir l’Indice Kilometrique d’Abondance (IKA) et un indice de distribution spatiale. Ces deux indices ont aussi ete utilises pour mesurer l’evolution des activites illegales sur la meme periode. Les observations fauniques et les activites anthropiques ont ete spatialisees par la methode de Kernel. A l’issue d’une augmentation de leur population sur la decennie, l’hippotrague et le bubale ont atteint une densite estimee a 4,7 individus par km², alors que celle du cobe defassa a atteint 2,4 individus par km². Au terme d’une tendance inverse, le guib harnache, le cephalophe de Grimm et l’ourebi atteignent aujourd’hui une densite reduite estimee a 0,4 individus par km² pour la meme periode. Quant au phacochere, sa densite estimee a 2,5 individus par km² semble ne pas avoir change sur la derniere decennie. La mise en parallele des distributions fauniques et anthropiques a revele une forte reduction des densites animales a la peripherie nord, est et sud et une extension inquietante de la portion du ranch soumise aux activites illegales (braconnage, pâturage, etc.).
Comparaison des effets du kinesio-taping® sur la fatigue musculaire du quadriceps mesuré en isocinétisme par rapport à un groupe placebo et à un groupe sans bande

Le kinesio-taping® est une technique qui connait un important essor chez les therapeutes. Cette pratique est tres controversee et les indications sont multiples. Bien que l’action de ce type de bande sur la physiologie musculaire fasse l’objet de nombreuses etudes, son effet sur la fatigue musculaire reste encore peu experimente. Nous avons choisi de nous interesser a l’impact du kinesio-taping® sur la fatigue musculaire du quadriceps mesure grâce a la machine d’isocinetisme. Methode : Le protocole est realise avec 10 sujets sains randomises en 3 groupes. Grâce a la methode dite en « cross-over », chaque sujet beneficie d’un test avec le kinesio-taping®, d’un autre avec la bande placebo et d’un dernier test sans bande. Les sujets sont repartis dans les groupes de facon aleatoire et l’ordre des bandes est egalement aleatoire. Resultats : A l’issue de ce travail, les resultats montrent que la bande placebo a permis de diminuer la fatigue musculaire. Par contre, le kinesio-taping® ne semble pas ameliorer la resistance a la fatigue musculaire du quadriceps. En ce qui concerne les tests sans bande, les resultats s’averent similaires a ceux obtenus avec le kinesio-taping®. Conclusion : L’application du kinesio-taping® ne diminue pas l’epuisement musculaire du quadriceps de facon significative. Les resultats portant sur un faible nombre de sujets ne peuvent conduire a une conclusion scientifiquement fiable. Il serait interessant que la recherche dans ce domaine se poursuive.