Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Detection of Trichomonas Vaginalis in Vaginal Speciemens from Women by Wet Mount, Culture and PCR Trichomonas vaginalis Tanisinda Mikroskopi, Kültür ve PCR Yöntemlerinin Karşilaştirilmasi

Aim: Trichomoniasis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by Trichomonas vaginalis, affects 180 million people worldwide and causes significant morbidity. Infection with T. vaginalis has been associated with vaginitis, exocervicitis, and urethritis in women. Material and Method: In this study, we aim to investigate the presence of T. vaginalis by using three different methods for comparing the results. Two hundred T. vaginalis isolates taken from swap samples were collected in Medical Faculty, Department of Gynecology, Mustafa Kemal University Polyclinic, and examined genotypically and phenotypically to identify T. vaginalis in Parasitology Department. This research is unique in terms of its contribution to patient treatment, being the first molecular study in Turkey/Hatay to determine Trichomonas (TV) genes stemming from Trichomonas vaginalis strains. Result: 56 out of 200 patients examined were identified as positive and 24 (42.8%) of these were identified through microscopy, 18 (32,1%) with culture and 24 (42,8%) with PCR. The number of those identified through all these methods is 14 (25%). In this study, difference was calculated using three methods (p=0.022) with Cochran’s Q test. When compared with McNemar two by two, no superiority in T. vaginalis diagnosis was found between microscopy and culture (p=0.5), microscopy and PCR (p=0.063), or culture and PCR (p=0.25) methods. Discussion: Culture method is not used in routine laboratory procedures and has contamination risk. PCR method shows directly the parasite of DNAs, and so it is thought to be more reliable compared to the other two methods.
Study on topology optimization design, SLM fabrication and performance of porous structure

The combination of topology optimization (TOP) and Selective laser melting (SLM) provides the possibility to fabricate the complex, lightweight and of high performances of geometries. This paper evaluates the properties of porous structure with different porosity (40%~80%) and unite cell size (2~8mm), which are designed by topology optimization and explores their manufacturing limits for SLM. The compression properties, correlation between structural parameters (unit cell size and porosity) and dynamic elastic modulus of porous structure were investigated in properties evaluation. For manufacturing limits, three typical internal microstructures are abstracted and investigated including spiral structure, arched structure and structure with thin wall and small holes. During the compression experiment, these porous structures undergo catastrophic failure after forming crush band with an angle of 45°and their elastic modulus and compressive strength decrease with increase of both porosity and unite cell size. Gibson-Ashby model is used to evaluate the performance of porous structures, the value of structural parameter λ increases with the decrease of unite cell size indicating better stability of structure. Finally, the model for correlation between porous structural parameters and elastic modulus is established, which provides a mathematical reference for matching bone elastic modulus of different age, gender and skeletal site of human race.
Histological Study on the Effect of Experimentally Induced Hyperthyroidism on Testes of Adult Albino Rats and Possible Ameliorating Role of L-carnitine

Background: Male fertility requires proper functioning testes and proper hormonal balance as well. Thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) have been described to be a risk factor in male infertility. L-carnitine (LC) is an amino acid derivative that regulates long chain fatty acids metabolism and possess an antioxidant activity.Aim of Work: It was to evaluate the effect of induced hyperthyroidism on adult albino rats’ testes and the possible ameliorating role of LC.Material and Method: Twenty-four adult male albino rats have been used in this work. They were randomly divided into three groups with eight animals in each group. Group I (Control). Group II (l-thyroxine (T4)-treated): Animals were subjected to administration of 2 μg/ml/day l-thyroxine orally. Group III (T4 and LC-treated): Animals were subjected to administration of the same dose of l-thyroxine and LC at a dose of 500 mg/kg via intraperitoneal injection. By the end of the experiment that was 30 days; hormonal essay, semen analyses were done. Specimen of testes was prepared for light microscopic examination using hematoxylin and eosin stain, Mallory’s trichrome stain and immunohistochemical stain with PCNA. In addition, morphometrical studies were performed and statistical analysis of results.Results: Induced hyperthyroidism caused loss of germinal epithelium with gaps among spermatogenic cells which was confirmed by decrease in height of seminiferous tubules. There was loss of active spermatogonia which was confirmed by significant decrease in PCNA immunostaining. Some tubular lumina showed absence of sperms and spermatids and others showed exfoliated nuclei and multinucleated giant cells. LC protected the testicular specimens against such changes; it improved seminal quality and quantity as well as testicular structure and biochemistry.Conclusion: Hyperthyroidism could harm the structure of testis. Fortunately, administration of LC to these cases is suggested to reduce the associated hazards.
Effect of the calcium level and limestone particle size on the performance of semi-heavy layers in the second cycle of egg production

An experiment was carried out at the Research and Development Unit of Brotas aiming at evaluating dietary calcium level and limestone particle size on the production performance of commercial (Hy-Line Brown) layers in the second lay cycle. Experiment duration was 112 days. A total number of 288 hens, with 83 weeks of age in the beginning of the experiment, were used in a completely randomized experimental design in a factorial arrangement of 2x3, with two calcium levels (3.5 and 4.0%) and three limestone particle size compositions: 100% fine limestone (FL), 30% coarse limestone (CL) + 70% fine limestone (FL), and 50% (CL) + 50% (FL), with six replicates of eight birds each. Egg weight (g), egg production (%), egg mass (%), feed intake (g), feed conversion ratio (kg/dz and kg/kg), mortality (%), and egg loss (%) were evaluated. The analysis of variance did not detect significant differences (p>0.05) among treatments on any of the evaluated performance parameters. It was concluded that the tested calcium levels and limestone particle composition did not influence the performance of semi-heavy layers in second production cycle.
Metabolic rate does not decrease with starvation in Gryllus bimaculatus when changing fuel use is taken into account

Many behavioural traits are considered to be condition-dependent, reflecting the differential allocation of resources to fitness-related traits and maintenance, although the physiological underpinnings of condition dependence are not well understood. In the present study, the hypothesis that condition dependence in male Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer is mediated by a decrease in metabolic rate with declining condition is tested. CO2 production is measured by flow-through respirometry, with insect condition manipulated through starvation. Crickets starved for 7 days have lower CO2 emission rates than individuals starved for only 24 h. However, carbohydrate reserves are depleted in the first 3 days, suggesting that the initial metabolism is primarily fuelled by carbohydrate, with a shift to lipid stores after 3 days. If the metabolic rate is estimated using respiratory quotients reflecting this shift in fuels, there is no difference in metabolic rate between crickets starved for 24 h and 7 days, suggesting that metabolic rate does not decrease with declining condition. This implies that a decrease in metabolic rate during starvation may not be a general pattern in insects, and emphasizes the need to consider fuel use during metabolic rate estimation in starvation studies.
ADAPTIVE DESIGN OF COSTAS RADAR SIGNAL WITH IMPROVED NARROWBAND AMBIGUITY FUNCTION

In this paper we propose to incorporate scattering coefficients of a target into weighted Costas waveform model and using adaptive technique to find these optimal weights, and hence to improve the radar’s Narrowband Ambiguity Function (NAF). We confirm that the proposed formula of NAF is considered as a better representation of the target echo and results in much better Auto-Correlation Function (ACF) in the sense of decreasing the sidelobe level without needing to increase the number of the frequencies in the Costas waveform. We will also show that the obtained adaptive waveform doesn’t affect the original resolution and yields less sensitivity to delay-Doppler coupling problem. We suppose that the received signal depends on scattering coefficients obtained from Swerling models. The developed optimization problem, to adaptively design the weighted Costas waveform, adequately describe the features of the target such that the volume under the corresponding NAF surface best approximates the volume under a desired ambiguity function (AF) surface. What is more, we demonstrate that the optimal solution will redistributes the signal energy at scatters of the target such that the weaker scatter should be assigned with more energy than the stronger one. Finally, we will prove the effectiveness of our adaptive waveform design through simulation results.
Vaginal embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in young woman: A case report and literature review

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue tumor in children, representing approximately 50% of all soft tissue sarcomas and 3% to 4% of all cancers [1]. The genitourinary tract is the second most common primary site after the head and neck region [2]. Embryonal RMS is the most common type (60% 70% of all RMSs) arising in the pediatric female genitourinary tract [3], it occurs frequently in the vagina (median age 1.8 years). In contrast, uterine RMSs were most often seen during adolescence up to 20 years of age. Vaginal embryonal RMS is rare after puberty and exceptional in postmenopausal woman, accounting for 3% of all soft tissue sarcoma in adult woman [1,4]. Treatment is mainly based on chemotherapy followed by surgery and/or radiation therapy, but the prognosis of these lesions remains poor in adults. We report the case of a primary RMS of the vagina in 25 yearsold woman, while discussing epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this rare entity.
Investigation of acute toxicity of lead-manganese mixture to fish under laboratory conditions

The aim of this study was to investigate acute toxicity (96-hr LC50 and lethal concentrations) of waterborne metal mixture (Pb+Mn) for the fish, Catla catla, Labeo rohita, Cirrhina mrigala, Ctenopharyngodon idella and Hypophthalmichthys molitrix. The extent of metals bioaccumulation in fish body organs viz. gills, liver, kidney, fins, bones, muscle and skin at both 96-hr LC50 and lethal concentrations were also determined. The criteria of toxicity used during these experiments were mortality upon the 90-day old fish species. The tests were performed, separately, at constant pH (7), temperature (30°C) and hardness (200 mg L -1 ) of water with three replications for each test dose. The overall sensitivity of five fish species, determined in terms of LC50 and lethal concentrations, against metals mixture (Pb+Mn) varied significantly. Among five fish species, H. molitrix were significantly more sensitive to metals mixture with mean 96 hr-LC50 and lethal concentrations of 69.36±0.03 and 114.51±0.02, respectively. Regarding overall responses of five fish species for their ability to accumulate metals, kidney appeared as an organ to amass significantly higher amounts of metals, followed by that of liver while it was significantly least in fish muscles. Accumulation of the metals in fish body followed the general order: kidney>liver>fins>gills >skin>bones>muscle.
Nitric Oxide (NO) and Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): Molecular Targets for Vascular Muscle Relaxation

Nitric oxide (NO) is produced in endothelial cells by nitric oxide synthase. This NO plays an important role in normal pathophysiology and homeostasis of human body. NO exerts a surfeit of biological effects in the cardiovascular system. Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is synthesized naturally in the body from L-cysteine mainly by the activity of two enzymes, cystathionine-γ-lyase and cystathionine-β-synthetase. The H2S plays a vital role in vasorelaxation. Both NO and H2S works by different mechanism to produce the effect of vascular muscle relaxation. The present review focuses on the molecular enzymatic targets for NO and H2S for producing vascular muscle relaxation with recent advances and studies.
Downregulation of lncRNA-ATB involved in preterm birth

LncRNA-ATB is involved in the pathogenesis of various types of diseases including preeclampsia, while its involvement in preterm birth is unknown. In this study, expression of lncRNA-ATB in placenta and serum of both females who gave preterm birth (n=108) or full term birth (n=99) was detected by qRT-PCR. Diagnostic values of lncRNA-ATB for preterm birth were analyzed by ROC curve analysis. Correlations between lncRNA-ATB expression levels and clinicopathological data of females who gave preterm birth were analyzed by Chi-square test. Another 320 pregnant women were included and divided into high and low expression group according to the median serum level of lncRNA-ATB, and occurrence of preterm birth was recorded and compared between 2 groups. We found that lncRNA-ATB was downregulated in females who gave preterm birth comparing to those who gave full term birth. LncRNA-ATB expression levels could be used to effectively distinguish females who gave preterm birth from those who gave full term birth. Expression levels of lncRNA-ATB were significantly associated with patients’ age, but not other general data. Patients with higher serum level of lncRNA-ATB showed lower incidence of preterm birth. Therefore, downregulation of lncRNA-ATB is likely involved in preterm birth.
Intellectual Capital, Corporate Financial Performance and Social Responsibility

The main objective of our study was to test the relationship between intellectual capital and financial performance with social responsibility. To end, we investigate the relationship between intellectual capital and its components and social responsibility through financial variables. Population consisted of companies at Tehran Stock Exchange in which social responsibility was tested based on content analysis of annual reports of companies in 2019. Results show that intellectual capital does not significantly relate to corporate social responsibility. However, capital employed efficiency, one of its components, significantly impacted on the social responsibility, while the others including human and structural capitals efficiencies had no significant impact on. The findings of this study could suggest that companies listed at Tehran Stock Exchange could use of intellectual capital and improve their social responsibilities.
Tourism Developments and Its Effects on Economic Growth in Selected Countries

This study investigates a long-run relationship and the Granger-causality among tourism development (TD) and economic growth in sample of 85 countries classified in four groups namely Europe, Africa, Asia and American countries for annual data from 2000 to 2013. The results demonstrate that tourism development and economic growth are cointegrated; on the other hand, a long run relationship can be inferred among these two variables in four groups. The results of panel Granger Causality test show the existence of bi-directional and unidirectional causality between tourism development and economic growth in Europe and Asia countries respectively. Also, there is no causal relationship between variables in Africa countries.
Pigment Degradation in Discs of the Thermophilic Cucumis sativus as Affected by Light, Temperature, Sugar Application and Inhibitors

Chlorophyll degradation in Cucumis leaf discs was measured at different temperatures between 1 and 25°C in the light and in darkness, and in the presence or absence of sucrose. Two different processes of chlorophyll degradation could be distinguished, a light-requiring process operating at 1 and 5°C and another, light and sucrose enhanced degradation process which was evident at 25°C. Degradation of leaf pigments at low temperatures was of a photo-oxidative nature since there was no degradation in the dark. The chlorophyll a/b ratio was decreased, carotene was degraded at a faster rate than chlorophyll, and 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU) and triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) which prevent photo-oxidation, protected against chlorophyll degradation. The light and sucrose enhanced chlorophyll degradation at 25°C was of an enzymatic nature since it occurred in the dark as well as in the light. The chlorophyll a/b ratio was not affected, and carotene and chlorophyll degradation occurred at the same rate. Since DCMU completely inhibited the light enhancement at 25°C and experimentation in a low oxygen atmosphere also protected chlorophyll against the effect of light and sugar application, it is suggested that the enhancement of chlorophyll degradation by light and sucrose at 25°C may be due to increased sugar uptake of the chloroplasts and consequently excessive starch formation in the organelles.
Bugs and Barriers: Enteric Pathogens Exploit Yet Another Epithelial Function

ABSTRACT Recently, there has been an explosion of information concerning bacterial-epithelial cell interactions. These studies have revealed various mechanisms by which bacterial pathogens exploit host cell machinery to their own advantage and have demonstrated that pathogenic organisms can interfere with the pathways that regulate barrier function, one of the basic properties of epithelia.
Study on Acoustic Behavior and Cultural Connotation of Yao Music in Southern Hunan

Yao folk song is the treasure of Chinese folk song culture and art. It is rooted in the unique geographical environment and historical precipitation of Yao village. It not only embodies the simple life of Yao people, but also shows a fine artistic appreciation value, and also contains diversified cultural connotation. This paper takes the Yao music in southern Hunan as the research object to explore its artistic form and acoustic characteristics, and tap the language, folk custom and moral culture connotation contained in Yao music, and hope to spread the unique charm of Yao music all over the world.
Cooperative Territorial Defense in the Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen (Passeriformes, Cracticidae), a Group-living Songbird

Comparison of population:; that vary in cooperative behavior can point to factors that influence the evolution of cooperative breeding. In this paper we study cooperative territorial defense in two populations of the Australian magpie. These populations differed in social organization; in New Zealand group breeding was the norm and in Queensland simple pair breeding was the norm. We used caged territorial intruders to examine experimentally the participation of males, females, and juveniles in synchronous territorial defense. Within a population in Queensland and a population in New Zealand, adult males and females participated in cooperative defense significantly (p < 0.05 at least) more often together than alone. Between populations, Queensland pairs differed significantly (p < 0.01 at least) from New Zealand pairs in the level of response. As group size increased, percapita input in defense decreased in both populations. We discuss the importance of synchronous defense as a cooperative behavior in this species.
Platelet-derived Growth Factor C (PDGF-C), a Novel Growth Factor That Binds to PDGF α and β Receptor*

We have characterized platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) C, a novel growth factor belonging to the PDGF family. PDGF-C is a multidomain protein with the N-terminal region homologous to the extracellular CUB domain of neuropilin-1, and the C-terminal region consists of a growth factor domain (GFD) with homology to vascular endothelial growth factor (25%) and PDGF A-chain (23%). A serum-sensitive cleavage site between the two domains allows release of the GFD from the CUB domain. Competition binding and immunoprecipitation studies on cells bearing both PDGF α and β receptors reveal a high affinity binding of recombinant GFD (PDGF-CC) to PDGF receptor-α homodimers and PDGF receptor-α/β heterodimers. PDGF-CC exhibits greater mitogenic potency than PDGF-AA and comparable or greater mitogenic activity than PDGF-AB and PDGF-BB on several mesenchymal cell types. Analysis of PDGF-CC in vivo in a diabetic mouse model of delayed wound healing showed that PDGF-CC significantly enhanced repair of a full-thickness skin excision. Together, these studies describe a third member of the PDGF family (PDGF-C) as a potent mitogen for cells of mesenchymal origin inin vitro and in vivo systems with a binding pattern similar to PDGF-AB.
Developing a Speech Corpus for Sinhala Speech Recognition

Speech corpora is a main part of statistical model based speech recognition research and highly affect the performance of a speech recognizer. Some effort should be given to build a good speech corpus for low-resourced languages such as Sinhala. Sinhala language suffers from the lack of proper speech corpora for speech recognition research. In this paper we present our effort on designing and developing a speech corpus for the Sinhala language as it would facilitate future research on Sin-hala speech recognition.
STUDY OF THE PROKARYOTES FROM HOT SPRINGS AND ITS NEIGHBOUR AREA FROM NAMBOR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, ASSAM

The present paper deals with investigation of prokaryotic (cyanobacteria and bacteria) diversity in the forest soil and hot springs of Nambor wild life sanctuary, Golaghat, Assam, India. The investigations have aimed to isolate and characterize the total viable bacteria from the rhizosphere and hot springs dotted in the bed of streams or beside the streams of forest. The isolates were identified and characterized on the basis of colony morphology and biochemical traits. Similarly cyanobacteria are collected from the moist soil surface, waterlogged area and hot water springs. During investigation twenty seven bacterial strains were isolated (22 from soil and 4 from hot springs) and twenty two cyanobacteria (8 species exclusively from hot spring) were collected from both forest soils and hot water springs. It shows that the diversity of the prokaryotes in this study area is very rich.
A Review Paper on: Commercial Crops Disease Maharashtra State

Paper discusses a survey on various types of diseases found on the commercial crops such as Cotton, Soybean, Rice, Wheat, Javari, Maize etc. in Maharashtra State. Agriculture country. Various types of diseases are found on the commercial crops and it’s very difficult to diagnose the symptoms by naked eye by every farmer in the farm. Diagnosis is most difficult task to perform manually. So disease detection on commercial crops is very important. Now a day’s different image processing techniques are used for detection of classifiers perform optimally in classifying crop diseases. Objective is to obtain highest accuracy by developing less complex NN model.