Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
In vivo and in vitro study of immersion clearing dynamics of the skin

Experimental results on in vivo and in vitro immersion clearing dynamics of the skin under action of the osmotic agent are presented. The significant decrease of the human skin reflectance in vivo under action of glucose solution is demonstrated. In vitro experiments with dyed immersion agents have shown that the immersion mostly penetrates into skin tissue though the dermal layer. Diffusion of the immersion agent through the stratum corneum barrier was insignificant. It was shown the hypodermic injection of the immersion agent is an effective way for the agent administration. The time-dependent contrast of the blood perfused areas in the cleared skin was estimated. The diffusion coefficient of 40%-glucose solution in skin in vivo was estimated as D equals (2.56+/- 0.13)(DOT)10-6cm2sec.
FOOD SOURCES OF IRON AND VITAMIN C CONSUMED AMONG INFANTS IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

Objective: to evaluate the consumption of food sources of iron and vitamin C among children from 0 to 24 months. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with 357 children during the vaccination campaign in November 2014 in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The consumption of food sources of iron and vitamin C was evaluated using a food frequency questionnaire. A simple descriptive analysis was performed. Results: Breastfeeding was verified in 140 (93%) children younger than 6 months. Regarding the supplementary feeding of iron source foods, the consumption of cooked/ground meat was frequent in 80 (38.2%) children and the consumption of offal was low or absent in 147 (70.6%). All the children moderately or frequently consumed beans. Frequent consumption of oranges was reported in 74 (35.5%) children. Conclusion: The consumption of food sources of iron and vitamin C by children in Primary Healthcare presented a low-frequency, with a risk for iron deficiency anemia.
Customer satisfaction and relationship intention within the South African clothing retail industry

Despite criticism of the effective use of relationship marketing in mass consumer markets, retailers are increasingly investing in relationship marketing tactics to retain customers, thereby necessitating a thorough understanding of the successful development of retailercustomer relationships. While studies posit the existence of a positive, bi-directional, relationship between strong customer relationships and customer satisfaction, the role of customer-related antecedents, such as relationship intentions, remains largely unexplored in the retail context. The purpose of this study was to determine customers’ satisfaction, as well as the influence of relationship intentions on customers’ satisfaction in the South African clothing retail industry. Through convenience sampling, 511 questionnaires were collected from clothing retail customers in the greater Pretoria metropolitan area. Results indicate that customers’ satisfaction with selected store attributes (namely price, the assortment offered, perceived product quality and employee service), significantly predict clothing retail customers’ cumulative satisfaction. Findings show further that clothing retail customers’ relationship intentions significantly influence their satisfaction with selected store attributes, as well as their cumulative satisfaction. More specifically, customers’ satisfaction increased as their relationship intention levels increased. Clothing retailers could therefore benefit from identifying and targeting customers with higher relationship intentions, as these customers display greater satisfaction.
Synthetic pigments for Japanese quail fed diets with sorghum

Corn is the major energy ingredient in diets, and many ingredients have been tested aiming to replace it. In this regard, sorghum stands out for its chemical profile similar to that of corn. However, because it is low in carotenoids, its inclusion in diets reduces the egg yolk color pigmentation, which can be corrected by the addition of synthetic pigments. This study aimed to evaluate the performance and egg quality of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) supplemented with red (canthaxanthin) and yellow (apo-ester 10%) synthetic pigments. A total of 150 quail at 70 days of age were distributed according to the experimental diet [R1: corn-based control diet (DC); R2: sorghum-based diet (DS); R3: DS + yellow; R4: DS + yellow + red; and R5: DS + red] with six replications and five birds per experimental unit, for 28 days. Performance, egg quality, yolk color, and feed cost characteristics were evaluated. Regression equations were estimated for the effects of color as a function of periods, and treatment means were compared by Tukey’s test at 0.05 probability. There was no significant effect (P>0.05) of additives on the quail productive traits. However, addition of synthetic pigments significantly improved the chromatic profile of the yolks (P<0.05). Inclusion of synthetic pigments improves yolk color, but should be evaluated according to market demands.
Mechanical properties and fracture behavior of single-layer phosphorene at finite temperatures

Nano-friction of phosphorene plays a significant role in affecting the controllability and efficiency of applying strain engineering to tune its properties. So far, the friction behavior of phosphorene has not been studied. This work studies the friction of single-layer and bilayer phosphorene on an amorphous silicon substrate by sliding a rigid tip. For the single-layer phosphorene, it is found that its friction is highly anisotropic, i.e. the friction is larger along the armchair direction than that along the zigzag direction. Moreover, pre-strain of the phosphorene also exhibits anisotropic effects. The friction increases with the pre-strain along the zigzag direction, but decreases with that along the armchair direction. Furthermore, the strong adhesion between the phosphorene and its substrate increases the friction between the phosphorene and the tip. For bilayer phosphorene, its friction highly depends on its stacking mode, which determines the contact interface with a commensurate or incommensurate pattern. This friction behavior is quite unique and greatly differs from that of graphene and molybdenum disulfide. Detailed analysis reveals that this behavior results from the combination effect of the friction contact area, the potential-energy profile of phosphorene, and its unique elongation.
Molecular and cellular effects of nutrients : global perspectives and modern aspects Paeoniflorin suppress NFk B activation through modulation of I k B a and enhances 5-fluorouracil-induced apoptosis in human gastric carcinoma cells

Objective: We sought to determine whether paeoniflorin enhances 5-fluorouracil-induced apoptosis in human gastric carcinoma cells, and, if so, to determine the relationship between this apoptosis and NF-kB activation. Methods: Paeoniflorin was diluted to different concentrations and added to gastric carcinoma cells (SGC-7901) at different times. Western blot was used to test the expression of NF-kB in nuclear and IkBa, p-IkBa, IKKa in cytoplasm. Further, the intranuclear expression of NF-kB was confirmed by ELISA assay. The impact of paeoniflorin and 5-fluorouracil on cell apoptosis of gastric carcinoma cells was estimated by flow cytometry. Results: Paeoniflorin revealed dramatic inhibition of NF-kB activity in the nuclei of the cells. The inhibition pattern of NF-kB was exhibited in a timeand dose-dependent manner, which was confirmed by Western blot and ELISA. Decreased nuclear translocation of NF-kB induced by paeoniflorin was found by preventing IkBa phosphorylation. Moreover, 5-fluorouracil-induced cell apoptosis was promoted by paeoniflorin in gastric carcinoma cells. Conclusions: Paeoniflorin can inhibit NF-kB activity of SGC-7901 cells, and enhance 5-fluorouracil-induced apoptosis of gastric carcinoma cells. 2008 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Study of In Vitro Drug Release Profiles of Time-controlled Penta-layered Nanofiber Meshes

Electrospinning was initiated to fabricate time-controlled penta-layered nanofiber meshes which could show a multiphasic drug release. The drug ratio in each nanofiber mesh was kept persistent and each polymer content was electrospun at already determined time intervals. The drug release interval can be controlled by adjusting spinning time of each mesh. XRD and FTIR studies have been conducted to identify the state of drug and polymers, and also the chemical interactions between them respectively. In-vitro drug release profiles demonstrate that nanofiber meshes with distinct penta-layered morphological structure are capable of multiphasic drug release. Such type of time-controlled drug release system can provide a platform for the development of novel structures that can be used as multiphasic drug release systems.
Thyroid hormone exerts pleiotropic effects during organis- mal development and in adulthood. Thyroid hormone action targets diverse cellular processes such as progenitor turnover, cell survival and differentiation, cellular homeostasis, and metabolic regulation within multiple tissue types and organ

Thyroid hormone exhibits profound effects on neural progenitor turnover, survival, maturation, and differentiation during perinatal development. Studies over the past decade have revealed that thyroid hormone continues to retain an important influence on progenitors within the neurogenic niches of the adult mammalian brain. The focus of the current review is to critically examine and summarize the current state of understanding of the role of thyroid hormone in regulating adult neurogenesis within the major neurogenic niches of the subgranular zone in the hippocampus and the subventricular zone lining the lateral ventricles. We review in depth the studies that highlight a role for thyroid hormone, in particular the TRa1 receptor isoform, in regulating progenitor survival and commitment to a neuronal fate. We also discuss putative models for the mechanism of action of thyroid hormone/TRa1 on specific stages of subgranular zone and subventricular zone progenitor development, and highlight potential thyroid hormone responsive target genes that may contribute to the neurogenic effects of thyroid hormone. The effects of thyroid hormone on adult neurogenesis are discussed in the context of a potential role of these effects in the cognitiveand moodrelated consequences of thyroid hormone dysfunction. Finally, we detail hitherto unexplored aspects of the effects of thyroid hormone on adult neurogenesis that provide impetus for future studies to gain a deeper mechanistic insight into the neurogenic effects of thyroid hormone.
Acid Suppression Therapy : Overused and Difficult to Control

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in poultry- an emerging concern related to future epidemic

MRSA; poultry; zoonosis; colonization Methicillin resistant – Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an organism responsible for causing deadly infections in man, poultry and several other animal species. Ever since the discovery of MRSA in decade of 1960’s, it has been isolated and reported in live poultry birds and their meat products worldwide. Strikingly, MRSA recovered from poultry share a common ancestry with MRSA isolates of human and animal origin. Furthermore, MRSA colonizes the skin and mucous membranes of both man and poultry. This colonizing ability of MRSA is not only a cause of nonresponsive infections in poultry but it can also be transferred to the humans handling birds at farms and slaughter houses. Moreover, the consumers of poultry meat can also acquire its infection. The cases of cross infections of MRSA between poultry and human has been reported. However, the most important difficulty to control MRSA and its interspecies transmission is the irrational use of antimicrobial drugs and inadequate biosecurity measures. Therefore, rational usage of antimicrobials and good biosecurity measures need to be adopted for prevention and control of zoonotic MRSA infections. This paper reviews the existing status of MRSA in poultry as a possible threat of zoonosis.
Integrated device for combined optical neuromodulation and electrical recording for chronic in vivo applications

Objective: A fundamental limitation in both the scientific utility and clinical translation of peripheral nerve optogenetic technologies is the optical inaccessibility of the target nerve due to the significant scattering and absorption of light in biological tissues. To date, illuminating deep nerve targets has required implantable optical sources, including fiber-optic and LED-based systems, both of which have significant drawbacks. Approach: Here we report an alternative approach involving transdermal illumination. Utilizing an intramuscular injection of ultra-high concentration AAV6-hSyn-ChR2-EYFP in rats. Main results: We demonstrate transdermal stimulation of motor nerves at 4.4 mm and 1.9 mm depth with an incident laser power of 160 mW and 10 mW, respectively. Furthermore, we employ this technique to accurately control ankle position by modulating laser power or position on the skin surface. Significance: These results have the potential to enable future scientific optogenetic studies of pathologies implicated in the peripheral nervous system for awake, freely-moving animals, as well as a basis for future clinical studies.
Implementaciones paralelas para un problema de control de inventarios de productos perecederos

Resumen—En este trabajo se analizan y evalúan dos implementaciones de un algoritmo de optimización para un problema de control de inventarios de productos perecederos. Las implementaciones se han llevado a cabo utilizando una arquitectura heterogénea donde cada nodo está compuesto por varios multicores y varias GPUs. Las versiones paralelas que se han desarrollado son: (1) una versión MPI-PTHREADS en la que se extrae el paralelismo tanto a nivel de proceso MPI como a nivel de hilo y (2) una versión multiGPU en la que se obtiene el paralelismo a nivel de proceso MPI y a nivel de cores de GPU. Este algoritmo puede ser descompuesto fácilmente en un conjunto de tareas que no presentan ninguna dependencia entre śı. Sin embargo, la carga computacional asociada a cada una de las tareas es diferente y el problema del reparto de las tareas entre los elementos de proceso se puede modelar como un problema de Bin Packing. Ello implica que la selección del conjunto de tareas asociadas a cada una de las unidades de computación requiere del diseño de heuŕısticas que sean capaces de balancear la carga eficientemente y de forma estática. En este trabajo hemos analizado y evaluado varias heuŕısticas. Finalmente, la mejor heuŕıstica ha sido la utilizada en la implementación paralela del algoritmo de control de inventarios que ha sido evaluado en la versión MPI-PTHREADS y en la versión multiGPU. Para la implementación MPI-PTHREADS los resultados obtenidos muestran una buena escalabilidad mientras que las versión MultiGPU para el ejemplo que se ha evaluado deja de ser eficiente cuando se usan mas de 2 GPUs.
PII: S0899-8256(02)00016-7

This paper concerns infinitely repeated and undiscounted two-person non-zero-sum games of incomplete information on one side. Following an improvement on the proof of equilibrium existence, it establishes sufficient conditions for the existence of an equilibrium with payoffs superior to what the players would receive from observable deviation. To do this, we show that a no-where empty convex valued upper hemicontinuous correspondence from a compact metric space to a compact and convex subset of a Euclidean space can be approximated by Hausdorff-continuous convex valued correspondences that contain the original correspondence. This paper can be considered to be a first step toward a theory of equilibrium selection for these games. Examples are presented that show both the difficulty of and the desirability for stronger results than those presented here.  2002 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved. JEL classification:C72 ✩ This research was supported by the German Science Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), the Institute of Mathematical Economics (Bielefeld), the Center for Rationality and Interactive Decision Theory (Jerusalem), the Department of Mathematics of the Hebrew University (Jerusalem), and the Edmund Landau Center for Research in Mathematical Analysis (Jerusalem), sponsored by the Minerva Foundation (Germany). This paper is a revision of the pre-print titled “An Improvement on the Existence Proof of Joint Plan Equilibria. ” E-mail address:simon@math.uni-goettingen.de. 0899-8256/02/$ – see front matter  2002 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved. PII: S0899-8256(02)00016-7 80 R.S. Simon / Games and Economic Behavior 41 (2002) 79–102
SPATIO-FREQUENTIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NON-UNIFORM TURBULENCE EXCITATIONS USING INVERSE TECHNIQUES : PART 1-EXTRACTION OF THE MODAL RESPONSES FROM THE VIBRATORY MEASUREMENTS

Flow-induced vibrations are particularly important as a problem field in reactor technology. Beyond the need to prevent fluidelastic instability phenomena which can lead to catastrophic failures, it is necessary to also account for the long-time effects of the flow turbulence excitations. In two companion papers we address the problem of identifying, from vibratory experiments, the spectral and spatial parameters of turbulent flow excitations with non-uniform velocity profiles. These features are crucial for the predictive dynamical analysis of flow-excited nuclear components, such as steam generators tubes or fuel rods. Our recent work on this topic will be extended here to deal with flows which display significant changes in their spatial properties. Under these conditions, the frequency content of the excitation spectra in different regions of the tube cannot be assumed similar. We start by developing in Part 1 an effective modeling technique for predicting the vibrations of multi-supported tubes subjected to non-uniform turbulent flows. Then we propose an original method for the experimental identification of the spectral and spatial features of flow excitations, pursued in Part 2. The proposed approaches are illustrated with identification results based on realistic numerical simulations of a multi-supported tube subjected to a transverse flow with a triangular velocity profile.
Diversity, relative abundance and habitat association of rodents in Aquatimo forest patches and adjacent farmland, East Gojjam, Ethiopia

Species diversity, relative abundance and habitat association of rodents in Aquatimo forest patches and its adjacent farmlands were studied using Sherman live traps and snap traps. Four habitat types such as forest, bushland, grassland and farmland were considered for the present study. A total of 49 Sherman traps and 25 snap traps were used for the study, and 316 individuals were captured by live traps in 2352 trap nights, and 58 individuals by snap traps in 1200 trap nights. Eight species of rodents and two species of insectivores were recorded during the study period. The relative abundance of rodent species identified were 132(41.8%) Arvicanthis abyssinicus, 49(15.5%) Stenocephalemys albipes , 46(14.6%) Mus musculus , 39(12.3%) Mastomys natalensis , 20(6.3%) Lophuromys flavopunctatus , 13(4.1%) Grammomys dolichurus , 7(2.2%) Rattus rattus , and 5(1.9%) Dendromus lovati . The insectivore species were 3(0.9%) Crocidura flavescens and 2(0.5%) Crocidura fumosa . The maize farm was found to be the habitat where species richness and relative abundance were the highest. Trap success in the grassland habitat differs significantly between the wet and dry seasons ( χ 2 =29.6, p<0.05). The distribution of rodent species varied based on habitats. This study about the ecology and biology of rodents is fundamental for proper monitoring of the environment in order to control and conserve small mammals. Keywords: Insectivores, Rodents, Sherman live traps, Snap traps, Species richness
Late-life Depression, Hippocampal volumes, and HPA-axis Regulation. A Systematic Review and meta-analysisLLD and hippocampal volume. A meta-analysis

If a study appeared relevant, the full text was reviewed to identify whether it fulfilled the inand exclusion criteria. Both authors independently performed study selection, with discrepancies resolved by consensus. Statistical analysis To investigate the relationships of LLD with hippocampal and total brain volume we extracted from all studies the fully adjusted means, or crude means if adjusted were not reported, for participants with and without LLD. For 9 articles authors were contacted(11,12,25-31). Using the ‘meta’ package (version 4.3-0) in R (version 3.2.1) we modeled the standardized mean differences (SMD, Hedges’ g) between LLD and controls with the restricted maximum-likelihood estimator (REML) for tau squared, using random effects in the function ‘metacont’. Heterogeneity was assessed with I-squared. Meta-regression and
Leukocyte infiltration into inflammatory or injured tissues requires a variety of cell-associated and soluble factors that mediate the commu- nications between circulating leukocytes and vascular cells. During the past decade, a supe~amily of polypeptide leukocyte chemoattractants known as chemokine

Leukocyte infiltration into inflammatory or injured tissues requires a variety of cell-associated and soluble factors that mediate the communications between circulating leukocytes and vascular cells. During the past decade, a supe~amily of polypeptide leukocyte chemoattractants known as chemokines has been identified and demonstrated to selectively induce rapid endothelial cell adhesion and transmigration of leukocyte subpopulations. Chemokines are produced by virtually every mammalian somatic cell type in response to inflammatory and immunologic stimuli and have been detected in tissues of numerous disease states characterized by infiltration of distinct leukocyte subsets. Chemokines bind and activate cell su+ace receptors that belong to the seven transmembrane, Gprotein–coupled receptor supeqlamily. Several chemokine receptors have been identified as fusion cofactors for human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1). Chemokines have also been shown to play a critical role in atherosclerosis and ischemic repe+usion injury. As chemokine research is a rapidly expanding area, it is the purpose of this brief review to summan”ze recent progress in the field and to focus on the involvement of chemokines in cardiovascular diseases. (Trends Cardiovasc Med 1998;8:169-174) Published 1998, Elsevier Science Inc.
Relationship analysis of B2B channels: A case study on channel relationships in Brazilian agribusiness companies

This paper examines through a case study the relationships of an agricultural input supplier company with its distribution channels in Brazil. In this paper concepts are presented related to the subject distribution channels and the dimensions of behaviour in relationship marketing. We present four models attempting to evaluate the stage of relationship marketing that two companies can have. The focus of this paper is to analyse the relationships between a supplier of agricultural inputs and its distribution channels that participate in relationships programmes with distributors offered by manufacturers. With this analysis, it was possible to verify whether the quality of the existing relationship is similar to the desired one regarding the relationships programme and whether it really achieves its goals.