Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Soil Bacterial and Fungal Response to Wildfires in the Canadian Boreal Forest Across a Burn Severity Gradient

Global fire regimes are changing, with increases in wildfire frequency and severity expected for many North American forests over the next 100 years. Fires can result in dramatic changes to C stocks and can restructure plant and microbial communities, with long-lasting effects on ecosystem functions. We investigated wildfire effects on soil microbial communities (bacteria and fungi) in an extreme fire season in the northwestern Canadian boreal forest, using field surveys, remote sensing, and high-throughput amplicon sequencing. We found that fire occurrence, along with vegetation community, moisture regime, pH, total carbon, and soil texture are all significant predictors of soil microbial community composition. Communities become increasingly dissimilar with increasingly severe burns, and the burn severity index (an index of the fractional area of consumed organic soils and exposed mineral soils) best predicted total bacterial community composition, while burned/unburned was the best predictor for fungi. Globally abundant taxa were identified as significant positive fire responders, including the bacteria Massilia sp. (64× more abundant with fire) and Arthrobacter sp. (35×), and the fungi Penicillium sp. (22×) and Fusicladium sp. (12×). Bacterial and fungal co-occurrence network modules were characterized by fire responsiveness as well as pH and moisture regime. Building on the efforts of previous studies, our results identify specific fire-responsive microbial taxa and suggest that accounting for burn severity improves our understanding of their response to fires, with potentially important implications for ecosystem function.
MÉTODO COMPUTACIONAL PARA MEDIÇÃO AUTOMÁTICA DO DIÂMETRO LIMBAR

The measurement of the limbus diameter in millimeters isuseful for ophthalmologists in various tests, such as thosethat enable the detection of congenital glaucoma. Some examsrequire the patient to interact with the doctor, providinginformation during the exam. Patients who cannotcollaborate, such as children aged 0-3, need to be sedatedto allow the specialist to check the diameter of the limbus.This measurement is not always accurate, because in medicalpractice it is common to use a ruler close to the eye to gaugethe diameter of the limbus. In this context, it is appropriateto develop a computational solution that avoids the useof invasive techniques in patients, also avoiding the need tosedate them for such examinations, as well as improving theaccuracy of the measurement. In this work, a computationalmethod is proposed for the automatic detection of limbus inpatient images and for the calculation of its diameter in millimeters.The results obtained by the developed method arecompatible with the values obtained by the manual measurementmethod. The performance obtained by the developedtechnique indicates that the proposed methodology has potentialfor application in ophthalmic offices.
Productive characteristics in dairy buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in the Eastern Amazon

O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar os fatores que afetam as caracteristicas fenotipicas relacionadas a producao de leite e a eficiencia reprodutiva de bufalas leiteiras. Foram utilizados os registros fenotipicos de 2.459 bufalas das racas Murrah, Mediterrâneo e seus cruzamentos do rebanho da Embrapa Amazonia Oriental, de 1969 a 2013. As caracteristicas incluidas foram: producao total de leite durante a lactacao (PTL), producao de leite corrigida para 305 dias (P305), peso da bufala ao parto (PV), percentual de gordura do leite (G), idade ao primeiro parto (IPP), intervalo entre partos (IP), peso do bezerro ao nascimento (PN), assim como os periodos de lactacao (PL) e de servico (PS). A maioria das caracteristicas foi afetada pelo grupo genetico, bem como pelo ano e pela estacao ou pela interacao entre eles. O grupo genetico afetou o G, IP, PS e PV. Bufalas muito jovens e mais velhas mostraram caracteristicas de producao mais baixas. Houve interacao entre estacao e o ano para G, IP e PV. As correlacoes entreas caracteristicas foram geralmente de medias a baixas. A analise de componentes principais mostrou que a maior porcentagem de gordura no leite foi associada com a maior porcentagem de sangue Murrah, com o maior periodo de lactacao e com bufalas mais velhas. As caracteristicas fenotipicas das bufalas criadas na Amazonia brasileira foram significativamente afetadas por fatores geneticos e de manejo. Essas nformacoes podem ser usadas para ajudar a construir sistemas de producao sustentaveis para a regiao e orientar as decisoes dos produtores.
The Calcium-Responsive Phospholipid-Binding BONZAI Proteins Control Global Osmotic Stress Responses in Plants Through Repression of Immune Signaling

SummaryHyperosmotic stress caused by drought and salinity is a significant environmental factor that limits plant growth and agricultural productivity. Plants respond to osmotic stress by activating Ca2+ signaling, accumulating the stress hormone abscisic acid (ABA), reprogramming gene expression and altering growth. Despite intensive efforts, no global regulators of all of these responses have been identified. Here, we show that the Ca2+-responsive phospholipid binding BONZAI proteins are critical for Ca2+ signaling, ABA accumulation, gene expression reprogramming and plant growth under osmotic stress by antagonizing plant immune responses mediated by intracellular immune receptor NLRs. Using a Ca2+-imaging-based forward genetic screen, we found that the Arabidopsis osmo1/bon1 mutant plants display a reduced cytosolic Ca2+ signal in response to hyperosmotic stress. The bon1/bon2/bon3 triple mutants are impaired in osmotic stress induction of gene regulation and ABA accumulation. Importantly, the bon mutants are hypersensitive to osmotic stress inhibition of plant growth. These defects were suppressed by mutations in the immunity regulator SNC1 or PAD4. Our findings suggest that that BON proteins function as global regulators of plant osmotic stress responses by repressing immune signaling.
Oral health status and the way of optimization in Elderly Population in regions of Georgia

Background: The proportion of older people increases worldwide. Increase of number of older population is also observed in Georgia. Poor oral health of older people is one of the main public health issue. Oral health influences general health and quality of life of older adults Aim: The aim of the study was to assess oral health status and the ways of optimization of oral health of older adults living in Georgia due to age, gender and regions. Methods: The study was conducted in all 9 regions of Georgia and in the capital city Tbilisi. The participants of the study were devided into three age groups: 65-74 years, 75-84 years, 85 years and more. Dental status was assessed based on WHO recommendations. The study got approval from bioethical council of National Center for Disease Control and Public Health. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Needs of prosthetic treetment was assessed in all regions of Georgia. The data collected demonstrated significant difference due to living area. Implant supported prosthetics, zirconia-ceramic crowns and zirconia-ceramic bridges are most rare among all types of prosthetics in elderly population in Georgia. Assess of edentulism due to Kayser and Witter limited dental arch conception demonstrated high prevalence of extracted more than 20 teeth in all regions of Georgia Conclusion: partial and full edentulism, also lack of prosthetic treatment is an urgent problem in elderly population living in Georgia. In order to optimize the oral health of the elderly population of Georgia, development and implementation of special programs is crusial in all regions of Georgia according to the needs.
The spectrum of Thyroid function Abnormalities and associated Biochemical factors in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Cameroon

Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) can lead to thyroid function disorders. The extent to which this relationship exists among Cameroonian CKD patients is not known. The aim of this study, was to determine the spectrum of thyroid dysfunction (TD) and their associated factors among CKD patients in Cameroon. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 12 months (July 2018 to August 2019) in three referral hospitals (Douala General Hospital, Laquintinie Hospital, Bafoussam Regional Hospital) in Cameroon with patients aged 18years and above diagnosed of CKD stage 1 to 5. Patients with stage 5 dialysis and those on thyroid altering medication were excluded. For each participant, we collected socio-demographic and clinical data. Sera were used to determine thyroid hormone profile, lipid profile, liver test, urea, creatinine, calcium, phosphate and uric acid levels. Albumin creatinine ratio (ACR) was estimated. The diagnosis of CKD was done by a nephrologist and classifies using estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) or urinary albumin creatinine ratio at the time of the study. Results: A total of 374 participants were enrolled with male forming the majority (233(63.66%)). The mean age was 55.85(±13.72) years with an overall prevalence of TD was 57%. Hypertension, diabetes, and gout were the most common comorbidities. In total, 14 types of TDs were identified and grouped into major and minor types. The major types were subclinical hypothyroidism, primary subclinical hypothyroidism, primary overt hypothyroidism, subclinical hyperthyroidism, and overt hyperthyroidism. Low T3 syndrome, low FT3, combine low T3 and low FT3 were the most common minor types. TD increases with the stages of CKD. After logistic regression, albumin [OR: 0.961(0.93-0.991); p=0.015], phosphate [OR: 1.028 (1.014 1.045); p=0.001] and calcium [OR: 0.963 (0.941-0.983); p ˂0.001)] were independently associated to TD. Conclusion: The Spectrum of TD is vast. Low T3, Low FT3, hypothyroidism, combine Low T3 and Low FT3 are the most common thyroid dysfunction. Altered calcium, Phosphate and albumin, were associated to TD in CKD.
Anthropogenic Reporting and the Quality of Firms’ Disclosure: A Study of Nigeria Banking Sector

The study assesses the impact of anthropogenic reporting on the quality of firms’ disclosure in the Nigerian banking sector. Environmental factors such as material used by firms, organic pollutants, and environmental protection expenditure and so on should influence the company report; banking sector inclusive. the specific objectives focused on effect of environmental, economic and social factors affect quality of corporate reporting in the Nigeria banking sector. in realizing the motive of the study, ex post facto research design was adopted for while secondary data were retrieved from the financial report of 10 banks out of the 14 listed on Nigeria Stock Exchange as at 31st December, 2018.the study used correlation technique to analyse the data. The findings of the analysis revealed that the coefficient is 0.120544 indicating that a 1% increase in the other variables that determined quality of firms’ disclosure will increase by 0.120544%. There is an inverse but insignificant relationship between environmental indicator and quality of firms’ disclosure with the p- value of 0.2221 greater than 0.1. however, economic indicator is observed to be inversely and significantly related to firms’ disclosure at 5% level. There is an affirmative and significantly amidst the quality of social indicators and firms’ reporting. The implication of this result is that an increase in the social factor, raises the quality of firms’ disclosure on the average of 5% level. It is therefore concluded that anthropogenic reporting using social and economic indicators, has significantly effect on quality of firms’ disclosure in the Nigeria banking sector. This study recommends that stakeholders such as institutions, professionals should improve on anthropogenic reporting within business organization.
8-Isoprostane: A salivary oxidative stress biomarker for oral submucous fibrosis and oral squamous cell carcinoma

Background: 8-isoprostane is one of the stable oxidative stress marker formed by the lipid peroxidation of arachidonic acid. It is present in detectable quantities in all biological fluids. Elevation of 8-Isoprostane has been reported in various neurological, cardiological disorders, and periodontal diseases. Aim: The present study was conducted to estimate and compare the level of 8-isoprostane in plasma and saliva in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF), and in controls. The study also aimed to find out if 8-isoprostane can be used as an effective oxidative stress marker in evaluating the disease progression in OSCC. Materials and Methods: Plasma and salivary samples were taken from 10 cases each of clinically diagnosed OSMF, clinically and hisotpathologically diagnosed cases of OSCC and controls. The samples were subjected to 8-Isoprostane ELISA procedure and analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS software. Results: The levels of 8-isoprostane in plasma showed an average increase from normal to OSMF to OSCC but was not statistically significant. The variations in the level of salivary 8-isoprostane were found to be statistically significant (P = 0.037) suggesting that there is a gradual increase in levels of isoprostane from controls to OSMF to OSCC. Conclusion: The results showed that the concentration of isoprostane in saliva showed a progressive and steady increase from control through OSMF to OSCC indicating that saliva could be used as an effective diagnostic tool in estimating tumor markers. Large scale studies correlating with other potentially malignant oral disorders are required to ascertain the role of 8-Isoprostane as an ideal tumor marker.
Contamination Rates by Delivery Method of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Samples in the United Arab Emirates and Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

The use of umbilical cord blood, which is recognized as a rich source of hematopoietic stem cells, has become an alternative source to bone marrow for transplantation. Cord blood units used for transplant might be rejected due to positive bacterial microbiology. According to common cell therapy standards, a microbiology bacterial identification is required to know the type of bacterial and to determine if the bacteria are considered critical or non-critical prior to the transplant determination. This study aims to find the frequency and distribution of bacterial organisms among cord blood samples collected in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) and to investigate if there is a correlation with contamination rates between the delivery method, cesarean section or vaginal delivery. We employed a survey for healthcare professionals to augment the data and then employed statistical analysis to find the frequency of contamination and create best practices to avoid a high level of contamination.
RASIO KEUANGAN SEBAGAI KRITERIA SAHAM SYARIAH

Menurut syariat Islam tidak semua saham memenuhi kriteria syariah, maka seharusnya umat Islam hanya memilih saham syariah dalam keranjang investasinya. Di Indonesia, berdasarkan fatwa Dewan Syariah Nasional (DSN) Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) kemudian menentukan beberapa kriteria agar suatu perusahaan bisa tergolong ke dalam saham syariah. Di Indonesia kita mengenal dua jenis saham syariah, yaitu saham syariah aktif dan saham syariah pasif. Saham syariah pasif adalah suatu emiten yang tidak menyatakan diri beroperasi menurut prinsip- prinsip syariah Islam, tetapi dapat memenuhi kriteria yang telah ditetapkan untuk menjadi saham syariah. Terdapat dua macam kriteria saham syariah pasif, yaitu kriteria kualitatif dan kriteria kuantitatif. Kriteria kuantitatif adalah kriteria akuntansi yang berhubungan dengan kondisi keuangan suatu perusahaan. Kriteria ini terdiri dari aspek rasio utang, pendapatan non-halal, jumlah kas perusahaan dan total piutang.
Evaluating online health information in terms of readability, understandability and actionability

Improving the population health literacy is one of the main objectives of 21st century medicine. Poor health literacy is associated with an inappropriate use of healthcare resources, a higher rate of unnecessary services and hospitalizations. The Internet could play an important role in increasing the level of the population health literacy. To this end, in addition to being of high quality, it is important that information provided to citizens has to be readable. Furthermore, it should be understandable and actionable, indicating clearly which actions should be taken to maintain good health. These features can be measured in online health information using validated tools such as readability formulas and the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool, which are dealt with in this personal review. Studies that have applied these tools on online health information in english and italian language are discussed. Valutare l’informazione sanitaria online in termini di readability, understandability e actionability Il miglioramento della health literacy della popolazione e uno degli obiettivi prioritari della Medicina del XXI secolo. Una scarsa health literacy e responsabile di una inappropriata utilizzazione dei servizi sanitari per un tasso piu alto di prestazioni e di ospedalizzazioni non necessarie. Internet potrebbe svolgere un ruolo importante per aumentare il livello di health literacy nella popolazione. A tal fine e fondamentale che le informazioni sanitarie fornite ai cittadini, oltre ad essere di elevata qualita, siano comprensibili. Inoltre dovrebbero essere interpretabili (understandable) e indicare chiaramente quali azioni occorre intraprendere (actionable) per mantenere un buono stato di salute. Queste caratteristiche possono essere misurate nei materiali informativi sanitari in rete mediante strumenti validati come le formule per la readability e il Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool, oggetto di trattazione in questa revisione personale. Vengono inoltre discusse ricerche che hanno applicato questi strumenti sul materiale informativo sanitario online in lingua inglese e in lingua italiana.
Biotechnology as a tool for the agroindustrial exploitation of residues of the chain of musa spp.

Currently, one of the major problems of agricultural and agroindustry production chains worldwide, is generated by the by-products that later become contaminating sources of the environment. It is then, where the use of biotechnology as a tool applied to agroindustry processes manages to transform by-products into products with greater added value. For its part, the cultivation Musa spp. , has been a traditional sector of the peasant economy, but at the same time it generates a significant amount of waste (pseudostem and leaves) that remain in the field after harvest. Therefore, it is proposed in this research to identify the potential of the pseudostem of Musa spp. , as raw material for the development of nutritional blocks that serve for animal consumption, taking as a reference the characterization, pretreatment and combination of said byproduct with waste from other agroindustry chains, for their nutritional potential such as molasses, glycerin and the cake of palm kernel. In addition, two factors were evaluated: the first with pseudostem from of (San Francisco Cundinamarca and Tibaná Boyacá) and the second pre-treatment from (stem in cool and stem in silage); with these were constructed nutritional blocks considering the two research factors and their combinations to establish the behavior and nutritional quality of pretreatments. The results showed a reduction of the lignin level, an increase of the protein content up to 30%, as well as a decrease in the percentage of Neutral Detergent Fiber NDF, converting of pseudostem blocks into a food supplement with great potential of use in the animal feed and with this in an alternative to mitigate the negative impact of the disposal of these residues in the environment.
Kinetics and mechanism of hydroxyl radical reaction with methyl hydroperoxide

The reaction of hydroxyl radical with methyl hydroperoxide, CH{sub 3}OOH, was investigated in the temperature range 203-423 K by pulsed photolytic generation of OH and detection by laser-induced fluorescence. The rate coefficient for the overall reaction, OH + CH{sub 3}OOH {yields} products (k{sub 1}) was measured by using {sup 18}OH and OD in place of OH. The rate coefficient for the CH{sub 3}O{sub 2} production channel OH + CH{sub 3}OOH {yields} CH{sub 3}O{sub 2} + H{sub 2}O (k{sub 1a}) was obtained by using OH. The channel that yields CH{sub 2}OOH, OH + CH{sub 3}OOH {yields} CH{sub 2}OOH + H{sub 2}O (k{sub 1b}), is not observed when monitoring OH since CH{sub 2}OOH rapidly falls apart to give back OH (and CH{sub 2}O) but is observed when studying the {sup 18}OH or OD reaction with CH{sub 3}OOH. By monitoring OH production in OD + CH{sub 3}OOH reaction at 249 K, the two-channel mechanism was confirmed, and the values for k{sub 1} and k{sub 1a} were also determined. Both reaction 1 and channel 1a show negative activation energies, with k{sub 1} = (2.93 {plus minus} 0.30) {times} 10{sup {minus}12} exp((190 {plus minus} 14)/T) cm{sup 3} molecule{sup {minus}1} s{sup {minus}1} (average of {sup 18}OHmore » and OD studies) and k{sub 1a} = (1.78 {plus minus} 0.25) {times} 10{sup {minus}12} exp((220 {plus minus} 21)/T) cm{sup 3} molecule{sup {minus}1} s{sup {minus}1}, where the indicated error is 1 {sigma}, including estimated systematic errors and {sigma}{sub A} = A{sigma}{sub lnA}. The rate coefficient for the reaction of OD with CH{sub 3}OOD is at least a factor of 2 smaller than that for reaction 1a. The thermal decomposition lifetime for CH{sub 2}OOH to give OH + CH{sub 2}O is deduced to be shorter than 20 {mu}s at 205 K. The mechanism of reaction 1 and the implications of our kinetic and mechanistic results to Earth's atmospheric chemistry are discussed. « less
Caractérisation d'une membrane échangeuse d'ions par l'étude de son potentiel d'écoulement

Cette etude est realisee dans le cadre de la thermodynamique des processus irreversibles. Les mesures sont realisees sur deux membranes cationiques a taux de gonflement tres differents. Le modele des coefficients de frottement constants est utilise pour ecrire les interactions entre les differents constituants du systeme de transport
PERAN SELF-ESTEEM DALAM MENCEGAH EMOTIONAL DISTRESS: LOCUS OF CONTROL SEBAGAI ANTECEDENT

Nowadays, there are several phenomenons of suicide in-between university students whom are doing their thesis in Indonesia. One of the sources of suicide is emotional distress. Emotional distress is an uncomfortable state which can cause several lose, usually marked by depression and/or anxiety symptoms. There exist a few anti-stress variables to help coping process toward emotional distress, two of which are self-esteem and locus of control. This experiment’s goal is to figure out the state of the three variables on university students currently doing their thesis, while figuring out the relations of the anti-stress variables to emotional distress in the process of doing so. The participants in this experiment is 163 university students from X University currently doing their thesis, with age between 20-24 years old. From the data analysis, there are two conclusions. First, emotional distress is higher in university student doing thesis than common individual. Second, emotional distress can be predicted by self-esteem; furthermore, self-esteem is predicted by locus of control. The experiment is hoped to be able to provide insight in preventing emotional distress, specifically in university student struggling with their thesis.