Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Antimicrobial Efficacy of Citrofresh-A Newer Organic Disinfectant

Background: Disinfectants are an important part of infection control programs and are widely used in hospitals, households, markets, and other places for a variety of topical and surface applications. A widespread, indiscriminate use of contemporary antiseptic and disinfectant products has given rise to the development of microbial resistance and also cross-resistance to antibiotics. Recently disinfectant products derived from plant sources have become popular. Citrofresh is an herbal, eco-friendly disinfectant effective against bacteria, virus, fungus and spores with a long lasting residual effect. Methods: To determine the efficacy of Citrofresh, different concentrations of Citrofresh were tested for antibacterial, sporicidal, antiviral and antifungal activity by using Kelsey Maurer capacity test, Kelsey Sykes capacity test, retro screen virology test, viral load reduction tests, pre-fumigation and post-fumigation agar culture plates test, minimal bactericidal concentration test, minimal inhibitory concentration test, potable water test, and direct skin contact by using Citrofresh wipes. Result: As per Kelsey Sykes and Kelsey Maurer capacity tests, Citrofresh exhibited bactericidal activity at concentrations between 2%-8% for an exposure duration of 8-18 minutes against several bacteria such as Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, salmonella cholerasius, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF). The sporicidal activity was observed at 20%. Citrofresh Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) testing record sheet showed no growth of Staphylococcus pneumoniae, It was effective on Corynebacterium species, Serratia marcescens, Morganella morganii, Enterobacter aerogenes at higher concentrations (100%, 50%, 25%). The growth of fungus such as Chrysosporium species, Rhizopus, Penicillium species was inhibited at concentrations of 6.25%-100%. Retroscreen virology studies have shown that Human influenza A virus and Human rhino virus exhibited the most significant viral load reduction at 1-2% concentration. Citrofresh Superconcentrate and 75% Ethyl Alcohol impregnated Baby Wipes inhibited viable aerobic bacteria from the skin surface. Conclusion: The above test results show that Citrofresh has a significant disinfectant activity on par with chemical disinfectant with an added advantage of being a certified natural, organic product. (316 WORDS)
FGIDS WORKING TEAM LIPIDS : FOOD INTAKE AND SYMPTOMS IN FGIDs Short Title ( Running Head ) : LIPIDS : FOOD INTAKE AND SYMPTOMS IN FGIDs

Christine Feinle-Bisset (1) and Fernando Azpiroz (2) (1) University of Adelaide Discipline of Medicine and Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Nutritional Physiology, Interventions and Outcomes, Adelaide, South Australia; (2) Digestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron; Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberhed), Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain
Isolation , Screening and Identification of Indole Acetic Acid ( IAA ) Producing Bacteria from Rhizospheric Soil

A total of 14 bacterial strains were isolated from rhizospheric soil collected from Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai, India. All isolates were screened primarily for their potential to produce indole acetic acid (IAA) using L-tryptophan as a substrate. Subsequently, in secondary screening, strain P2C11 was found to be a potent IAA producer based on the IAA concentration produced by all the isolates. Further, the isolate P2C11 was analyzed by MALDI-TOF & 16S rRNA sequencing and it was identified as Microbacterium hydrocarbonoxydans. It produced 290 μg/ml IAA which is higher than the reported IAA production by this genus. L-tryptophan and IAA analysis was done using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Confirmation of IAA production in fermentation broth was done by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The isolate P2C11 was found to have the potential to be used as an efficient bio-fertilizer inoculant to promote growth of economically and agriculturally valuable plants.
A Descriptive Case Analysis of Instructional Teaching Practices in Finnish Preschool Classrooms

This study examined the diversity of teaching practices to illuminate the qualitative variety of instructional teaching practices among preschool teachers. Further, teachers' self-rated educational goals were explored to complement the multifaceted nature of preschool teachers' instructional teaching practices. The study was carried out as a case study. The cases were used to describe the qualitative variety of Finnish preschool teachers' instructional practices in authentic classroom situations among groups of 6-year-old children. The authors' previous study revealed four distinct latent profiles of teaching practices in preschool classrooms based on 49 observed preschool teachers, using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System. In this study, the cases represent each of the latent profiles. Based on the qualitative content analysis, the authors could elucidate the variety of observed instructional practices and identify how they varied among the teachers. The observed instructional practices occurred in different combinations, creating ample opportunities for learning in preschool classrooms. It was also discovered that teachers' self-reported educational goals reflected their observed practices quite well. The findings suggest pedagogical implications for the development of preschool education and teacher training.
EMpowerment of PArents in THe Intensive Care ( EMPATHIC ) questionnaire : Translation and Validation in Italian PICUs

1 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Children’s Hospital V Buzzi Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento Milan, Italy 2 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy 3 Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy 4 Professional Development Continuing Education, and Nursing Research Service Medical Direction, Children’s Hospital Bambino Gesù, IRCCS Rome, Italy 5 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Children’s Hospital Bambino Gesù, IRCCS Rome, Italy 6 Department of Pediatric Medical Surgical Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Bambino Gesù, IRCCS Rome, Italy 7 Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Milan, Italy 8 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom 9 School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Faculty of Human Science, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Women and journalists first: a challenge to media professionals to realise democracy in practice, quality in journalism and an end to gender stereotyping

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The Role of Direction of Comparison, Attribute-Based Processing, and Attitude-Based Processing in Consumer Preference

Preference formation involves comparing brands on specific attributes (attribute-based processing) or in terms of overall evaluations (attitude-based processing). When consumers engage in an attribute-based comparison process, the unique attributes of the focal subject brand are weighed heavily, whereas the unique attributes of the less focal referent brand are neglected. This is because the attributes of the subject are mapped onto the attributes of the referent, rather than vice versa. This direction-of-comparison effect is reduced when consumers engage in attitude-based processing or when high involvement increases motivation to process accessible attributes more thoroughly and systematically. The present research investigates a personality variable, need for cognition, that increases the likelihood of attribute-based (i.e., high need for cognition individuals) versus attitude-based processing (i.e., low need for cognition individuals) and therefore, also affects the magnitude of the direction-of-comparison effect. The direction-of-comparison effect is observed only when attribute-based processing is likely (i.e., when need for cognition is high) and when thorough and systematic processing is unlikely (i.e., when involvement is low). Mediational analyses involving attribute recall and a useful new measure of analytic versus intuitive processing support this dual-process model.
Development and validation of HPLC dissolution assay of simvastatin tablets under normal and accelerated conditions

The UV-Vis method required by the USP pharmacopeia for simvastatin tablet dissolution assays suffers f rom a lack of specificity and reproducibility which limit its use to perform kinetic dissolution profile between the innovator and its generics. This variability caused by the mangan ese dioxide treatment step or by the hydrolysed com pound of simvastatin. In order to obtain an acceptable preci sion of the percent release of simvastatin under no rmal and accelerated conditions, a HPLC method was developed and validated according to ICH Q2R1 guidelines. Th e separation was achieved using a GL Science Inertsil ODS 3 V (5μm, 150mm×4.6mm i.d.) column. The grad ient elution mobile phase was composed of buffer (pH=4.2 , 12 mM sodium acetate and adjust pH by glacial ace tic acid and acetonitrile at a flow rate of 1.7ml/min. The d tection was performed at 238 nm. It was demonstrat ed that the USP UV-Vis method is not suitable to assess the dis solution kinetic profiles and to perform a comparat ive study between the innovator and different references of s imvastatin. This UV-visible method cannot distingui sh between the simvastatin as principal active ingredient and its impurity A obtained by hydrolysis in the dissol ution medium test. While it was demonstrated that the HPLC metho d is more suitable to quantify accurately and preci s ly the percent release of the innovator and the generics f or imvastatin under normal and accelerated conditi ons
Photometric redshift analysis in the Dark Energy Survey Science Verification data

We present results from a study of the photometric redshift performance of the Dark Energy Survey (DES), using the early data from a Science Verification (SV) period of observations in late 2012 and early 2013 that provided science-quality images for almost 200 sq. ~deg. ~at the nominal depth of the survey. We assess the photometric redshift performance using about 15000 galaxies with spectroscopic redshifts available from other surveys. These galaxies are used, in different configurations, as a calibration sample, and photo-$z$'s are obtained and studied using most of the existing photo-$z$ codes. A weighting method in a multi-dimensional color-magnitude space is applied to the spectroscopic sample in order to evaluate the photo-$z$ performance with sets that mimic the full DES photometric sample, which is on average significantly deeper than the calibration sample due to the limited depth of spectroscopic surveys. Empirical photo-$z$ methods using, for instance, Artificial Neural Networks or Random Forests, yield the best performance in the tests, achieving core photo-$z$ resolutions $\sigma_{68} \sim 0.08$. Moreover, the results from most of the codes, including template fitting methods, comfortably meet the DES requirements on photo-$z$ performance, therefore, providing an excellent precedent for future DES data sets.
Mediating Effect of OCB on Relationship between Job Attitudes and Knowledge Sharing Behavior

This research was conducted to investigate the mediating effect of OCB on relathinship between job attitudes on knowledge sharing behavior. It was based on survey of 100 community facilitators. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesis. The results showed that job attitudes related to insignificantly on knowledge sharing behavior and significantly on OCB. It was caused by the facilitators had a job satisfaction to implicate their ability or skill so that they had a scared on exchange to the role or positions with the other people. They argued that having of ability or skill was an essential asset for their live so they were not sharing its knowledge openly with other and more acted to OCB. It found that OCB correlated a positive significantly on knowledge sharing behavior, but OCB was a weak significant mediator on correlation between job attitudes and knowledge sharing behavior so that in future research may use another variabel to moderate this correlation.
Gathering of Agents on a Line Research

We consider a group of mobile agents on a line, identical and indistinguishable, memoryless, having the capability to only sense the presence of neighboring agents to the left and to the right. The agents’ rule of motion is as follows : at each moment, agents with neighbors on both sides stay put, while agents with neighbors on one side only jump with high probability (1 − ε) a unit distance towards the neighbors (otherwise, with low probability ε, they jump one unit away). We prove that all agents, except two, gather almost surely inside a unit size interval for any ε < 1/2 and do that in finite expected time. Two agents, the current left-most and right-most ones perform random walks biased towards the cluster of other agents. The cluster of gathered agents slowly moves on the line. Interesting interactions occur when the left and/or right Random Walkers reach the clustered agents and these interactions are completely analyzed herein. We give an upper bound estimate on the rate of convergence to stationary distribution of left and right Random Walkers, and test empirically our theoretical results. We briefly examine the generalization of the model to higher dimensions and analyze some pathological cases. We conclude that some additional assumptions should be made, to apply our results to a more complex models. Technion Computer Science Department M.Sc. Thesis MSC-2017-32 2017 Technion Computer Science Department M.Sc. Thesis MSC-2017-32 2017
Bir kente göçün hikâyesi: süreçler, bütünleşme ve aidiyet

Bu arastirma, gocmenlerin gorus ve deneyimlerinden yararlanilarak, Turkiye’nin Dogu ve Guneydogu bolgelerinden Antalya’ya gelen gocmenlerin goc surecini, sosyo-mekânsal butunlesme ve aidiyet duzeylerini ve gocmenlerin geri donus egilimlerini belirlemeyi amaclamaktadir. Arastirma, Antalya’nin sosyo-ekonomik gelismislik duzeyi farkli uc mahallesinde amaca yonelik ve kartopu ornekleme yontemleri kullanilarak ulasilan on bes Dogu ve Guneydogu Anadolu kokenli gocmen ile yapilan derinlemesine gorusmelere dayanmaktadir. Calismanin bulgularina gore, katilimcilarin goc surecini baslatan ve devam ettiren en onemli faktor, sosyomekânsal bir sermaye olan gocmen aglaridir. Calismanin en onemli bulgusu, gocmenlerde farkli mekânsal aidiyet duygularinin gelismis olmasidir.
A note on Graph Automorphism and Smart Reductions

It is well-known [KST93] that the complexity of the Graph Automorphism problem is characterized by a special case of Graph Isomorphism, where the input graphs satisfy the “promise” of being rigid (that is, having no nontrivial automorphisms). In this brief note, we observe that the reduction of Graph Automorphism to the Rigid Graph Isomorphism problem can be accomplished even using Grollman and Selman’s notion of a “smart reduction”.
Nanocellulose-enabled electronics, energy harvesting devices, smart materials and sensors: a review

Cellulose nanomaterials have a number of interesting and unique properties that make them well-suited for use in electronics applications such as energy harvesting devices, actuators and sensors. Cellulose nanofibrils and nanocrystals have good mechanical properties, high transparency, and low coefficient of thermal expansion, among other properties that facilitate both active and inactive roles in electronics and related devices. For example, these nanomaterials have been demonstrated to operate as substrates for flexible electronics and displays, to improve the efficiency of photovoltaics, to work as a component of magnetostrictive composites and to act as a suitable lithium ion battery separator membrane. A discussion and overview of additional potential applications and of previously published research using cellulose nanomaterials for these advanced applications is provided in this article. The concept of using cellulose nanofibrils in stimuli-responsive materials is illustrated with highlights of preliminary results from magnetostrictive nanocellulose membranes actuated using magnetic fields.
The effect of sodium and carbohydrate in a rehydration beverage when consumed as a meal on subsequent exercise performance

The purpose of this investigation was to assess whether a food (chicken noodle soup) consumed during the initial stages of recovery from exercise in the heat improves subsequent temperature regulation and exercise performance by improving fluid retention and restoring plasma volume close to euhydrated levels. Ten subjects were studied during 2 h of rehydration after a 2.7% body mass loss. In a randomized crossover design, subjects rehydrated with chicken noodle soup (Soup: 161.0 mmol/l Na, 5.3 mmol/l K) or sugar-free Kool Aid® (14.4 mmol/l Na, 1.6 mmol/l K). Subjects ingested 175 ml at the start of rehydration and 20 min later; H2O was given every 20 min thereafter for a total volume equal to body mass loss during dehydration. At the end of the rehydration period, plasma volume and fluid balance were similar between treatments, although urine volume was greater in the Placebo trial (P = 0.06). Plasma osmolality (P < 0.02) and plasma sodium (P < 0.02) were significantly higher during rehydration in the Soup trial. After rehydration, subjects performed 30 min of steady state exercise (SSE) at 70% VO2peak followed by a time trial (TT) (30 min @ 70% VO2peak) with no further fluid intake. Neither beverage conferred cardiovascular or temperature regulation benefits during SSE. There was a trend for improved performance (P = 0.127) with soup ingestion (Soup 30.6 ± 0.9 min; Placebo 32.2 ± 1.5 min). Future research is needed to determine whether ad libitum rehydration during the rehydration period, SSE, and TT provides benefits in temperature regulation and exercise performance.
Material Design and Analysis for 3 D-Printed Fiber-Reinforced Cement Polymer Building Components

The creation of building components that can be seen as sustainable, inexpensive, stronger, recyclable, customizable and perhaps even reparable to the environment is an urgent, and critical focus of architectural research. In the U.S. alone, the construction industry produced 143.5 million tons of building-related construction and demolition debris in 2008, and buildings, in their consumption of energy produce more greenhouse gasses than automobiles or industry. Because the inherent nature of 3D printing opens new possibilities for shaping materials, the process will reshape the way we think about architectural building components. Digital materiality, a term coined by Italian and Swiss architects Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler, describes materiality increasingly enriched with digital characteristics where data, material, programming and construction are interwoven (Gramazio and Kohler, 2008). The research aspires towards this classification through the use of parametric modeling tools, analytic software and quantitative and qualitative analysis. Rapid prototyping, which is the automatic construction of physical objects using additive manufacturing technology, typically employs materials intended for the immediate analysis of form, scale, and tactility. Rarely do the materials used in this process have any long-term value, nor does the process except in rare cases with expensive metal prototyping have the ability to create actual and sustainable working products. This research intends to alter this state of affairs by developing methods for 3D printing using concrete for the production of long-lasting performance-based components.
Runge–Kutta time discretization of parabolic differential equations on evolving surfaces

A linear parabolic differential equation on a moving surface is first discretized in space by evolving surface finite elements and then in time by an implicit Runge–Kutta method. For algebraically stable and stiffly accurate Runge–Kutta methods, unconditional stability of the full discretization is proven and the convergence properties are analysed. Moreover, the implementation is described for the case of the Radau IIA time discretization. Numerical experiments illustrate the behaviour of the fully discrete method.
Preparation, Characterization and NO-CO Redox Reaction Studies over Palladium and Rhodium Oxides Supported on Manganese Dioxide

The catalytic activity of PdO/MnO2 and Rh2O3/MnO2 is investigated for NO-CO redox reaction. Supported catalysts are prepared by wet impregnation method. Among the tested catalysts, PdO/MnO2 shows higher activity for this reaction. Active metal dispersion on MnO2 enhances the selectivity for N2 over N2O in this reaction. The XRD substantiate the formation of MnO2 monophasic phase. SEM images show the formation of elongated particles. TEM images indicate nano-size rod-like morphologies. An increase in the catalytic activity is observed on supported Pd and Rh oxides on MnO2. Temperature programed desorption studies with NO and CO are undertaken to investigate the catalytic surface studies. © 2015 BCREC UNDIP. All rights reserved Received: 22nd November 2014; Revised: 31st December 2014; Accepted: 2nd January 2015 How to Cite : Fal Desai, M.S., Kunkalekar, R.K. , Salker, A.V. (2015). Preparation, Characterization and NO-CO Redox Reaction Studies over Palladium and Rhodium Oxides Supported on Manganese Dioxide. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis , 10 (1): 98-103. (doi:10.9767/bcrec.10.1.7802.98-103) Permalink/DOI : http://dx.doi. org/10.9767/bcrec.10. 1.7802. 98-103
An Asymptotic Expansion for the Recharge–Discharge Model of ENSO

AbstractThe dynamics of El Nino–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are largely associated with the slow thermocline adjustment at interannual and basin scales. This adjustment involves, among other things, the fast propagation and reflection of equatorial waves by wind stress forcing. A simple and straightforward asymptotic expansion of the long-wave equations is proposed using the low-frequency approximation. The asymptotic expansion is performed in Fourier space, retaining only the gravest equatorial long waves and baroclinic modes with the largest scale, and considering small dissipation by friction and boundary reflections. This leads to an asymptotic model for the thermocline response to wind stress forcing, which is in essence the ocean component of the recharge–discharge model of ENSO. The asymptotic model is nonheuristic and in broad agreement with some essential results scattered in previous studies. Thermocline variability is divided into a sloping “Tilt mode” that adjus.