Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Antibiotic Resistance of Planktonic and Biofilm Forms of E. coli to Soluble Nitrofurans

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are a signifi cant cause of morbidity. Escherichia coli (E.coli) is the most frequent agent (about 80%) of UTIs in humans. Several studies have demonstrated that Biofi lm (BF) cells are more resistant to antimicrobial agents than planktonic bacterial cells, which contributes to the persistence of infections. The study aimed to reveal the difference between antibiotic resistance of planktonic and BF form E.coli causing UTI. The study was conducted from November 2019 till February 2020 at Vitebsk State Medical University, the Republic of Belarus. The strains were tested for susceptibility to a Furagin soluble (Furaginum soluble = potassium N-(5′-nitro-2′-furilalliliden)-1-aminogidantoin with magnesium carbonate), the novel nitrofuran derivate synthesized and manufactured in Latvia since 1979 (Furamags ®). The results were based on the minimal concentrations that inhibited 50% (MIC50) and 90% (MIC90) of the isolates’ growth. 38 strains of E.coli isolated from patients with uncomplicated UTI had the ability to form a BF. MIC50 and MIC90 values for planktonic E.coli isolates were 4 and 8 μg/ml. MIC50 and MIC90 values for BF E.coli isolates were 32 and 128 μg/ml. 34 strains of E.coli isolated from patients with complicated UTI had the ability to form a BF. MIC50 and MIC90 values for planktonic E.coli isolates were 2 and 4 μg/ml. MIC50 and MIC90 values for BF E.coli isolates were 16 and 32 μg/ml. Furagin soluble has lower MIC as compared with nitrofurantoin and could be used not only for treating cystitis and pyelonephritis but also for treating and preventing catheter-related UTI.
AUTONOMOUS DECENTRALIZED DATA CONSISTENCY FOR HIGH-ASSURANCE EMBEDDED SYSTEM

: Advancement in computer and communication technologies have resulted in an explosive growth in embedded systems. The market and users requirements have been rapidly changing and diversified. Under these evolving situations, the assurance to keep the continuous system operation of embedded systems is becoming more and more important. The Autonomous Decentralized System (ADS) has been proposed for resolving the on-line property to achieve the step-by-step expansion, maintenance and fault-propagation prevention for high assurance. This architecture is effective to improve the reliability and reduce the development cost and product cycle time to market by data-driven mechanism. The technologies have been applied in the IC card system for train fare collection and its effectiveness has been proven.
DR. ADEPOJU ADEOBA ASAOLU DETERMINANTS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE IN NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS SECTOR

Subject matter: The Oil and Gas sector no doubt is Nigeria’s topmost foreign exchange earner and determines the country’s gross domestic products (GDP) as well as the yardstick for Nigeria’s national annual budget metrics. The prime of place of this sector’s performance makes its funding (capital structure) very vital to the respective companies and overall performance of the economy. Goal: This study therefore examines the determinants of capital structure decisions in the Oil and Gas sector. Tasks: Ultimately, the outcome of this study would benefit the Oil and Gas companies in making their capital structure decisions on preferred source of capital (loans or equity or a combination), the sector as a whole in terms of capacity and the regulatory authority in their assets performance monitoring. Method: The investigation has been performed using panel data procedure for a sample of seven Oil and Gas companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange during 2008–2019. The study uses leverage as the dependent variable and five explanatory variables namely, liquidity, size, tangibility, non-debt tax shield and profitability. The study employed infoview (9.0) statistical software which assisted greatly in the understanding of the behaviour of variables used and the final results. Results: The results show that Liquidity has a negative relationship with leverage unlike other variables that have positive and relationship with the dependent variable. The relationship established between liquidity and leverage confirms that most of the companies under review look inwards in their financing activities (and may consider external financing for critical expansion and tax savings), our findings further reveal that the relationships between the variables is in tandem with the pecking order theory. Conclusions: The research concludes that there exists a relationship between leverage (capital structure) and the various determinants above. The research recommends that policy makers should consider the restructuring of the equities market to pave ways for more participatory financing especially now that the investors’ confidence is gradually building up, develop the bonds market and also seek flexible conditions for accessing loans especially to the larger firms in the oil and gas industry.
Brain Cancer Detection Using U-Shaped Slot VIVALDI Antenna and Confocal Radar Based Microwave Imaging Algorithm

VIVALDI antenna has been designed to work at frequency band [2.33-7.09] GHz with a maximum gain of 6.62dB. The antenna performance has been improved by creating a U-shaped slot on the upper layer of the antenna. etching U shape slot provides an improvement of 35.28% in return loss, 2.7% in bandwidth and 10% in gain. Spherical head phantom which consists of four layers whose dielectric properties have been compatible with their natural values has been designed by CST package to test the efficiency of antenna in the microwave imaging systems . 1g average specific absorption rate (SAR) values has been measured in case the human brain without tumor and achieved international healthy standards. After that, it has been measured the value of SAR in case the human brain with tumor and observed that SAR value increased. Finally, monostatic radar-based confocal microwave imaging algorithm has been used to reconstruct image which appeared tumor location inside the head phantom. MATLAB software has been used to process data that obtained by CST package and generate the tumor image.
FINANCIAL CRISES AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ECONOMY

Economic structures are a major cause of long-term growth or stagnation. Different economic structures have different ranges of structural learning, innovation, and different effects on income distribution, which are key determinants of economic performance. Through theory about economic structures it is explained why institutions work differently in space and time. This paper shows using a case study in the United States, that the source of recent financial crises rests on the structural characteristics of the economy. Constant deindustrialization is increasing inequality, and a debt-intensive credit boom has emerged to offset the deflationary effects of this structural change. The strong application of the austerity system in Europe and other parts of the world, even after the evidence points to less frugal policies, illustrates the theory of power it has over public policy. The economic structure should be put at the center of analysis, to better understand the economic changes, income disparities and differences in the dynamics of political economy through time and space. This paper provides a critical overview of the rapidly developing comparative studies of institutions and economic performance, with an emphasis on its analytical and political implications. The paper tries to identify some conceptual gaps in the literature on economic growth policy. Emphasis is placed on the contrasting experiences of East Asia and Latin America. This paper argues that the future investments in this field should be based on rigorous conceptual difference between the rules of the game and the game, and between the political and institutional, embedded in the concept of management. It also emphasizes the importance of a serious understanding of the endogenous and distributive nature of institutions and steps beyond the narrow approach of property law relations in management and development. By providing insights from the political channels through which institutions affect economic performance, this paper aims to contribute to the consolidation of theoretically based, empirically based and relevant to policy research on political and institutional foundations of growth and prosperity.
Identification and Characterization of the Antibacterial Activity of Fungal Metabolites on Contaminants Responsible for Foodborne Diseases

The emergence of new diseases due to recurrent food poisoning nowadays in the face of excessive use of conventional antibiotics leads to the search for new bioactive molecules. Thus, the objective of this work was to investigate the antibacterial activity of fungal metabolites on contaminants responsible for food poisoning. To do this, Eight (08) fungal strains belonging to the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium and Nigrospora were used and antibacterial tests were performed on 4 bacterial strains (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Shigella sp, Escherichia coli sp and Salmonella sp) using the agar cylinder method (antibiotic). The results showed that seven (07) fungal isolates have high antibacterial activity with inhibition diameters ranging from 18 to 29 mm on Staphylococcus Aureus ATCC 25923; Shigella sp; Salmonella sp and Escherichia coli. Synergistic tests have shown that the combination of 4 to 5 fungal strains could increase bacterial inhibition of Staphylococcus, Salmonella, Shigella and Escherichia coli which appear resistant to the action of a single fungal strain.
GENDER AND AGE RECOGNITION USING VIDEO ANALYTICS SOLUTION

— Face analysis in images in the wild still pose a challenge for automatic age and gender recognition tasks, mainly due to their high variability in resolution, deformation, and occlusion. Although the performance has highly increased thanks to Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), it is still far from optimal when compared to other image recognition tasks, mainly because of the high sensitiveness of CNNs to facial variations. Automatic age and gender classification has become relevant to an increasing amount of applications, particularly since the rise of social platforms and social media. Nevertheless, performance of existing methods on real – world images is still significantly lacking, especially when compared to the tremendous leaps in performance recently reported for the related task of face recognition. In this paper we show that by learning representations through the use of deep-convolutional neural networks (CNN), a significant increase in performance can be obtained on these tasks. To this end, we propose a simple convolutional net architecture that can be used even when the amount of learning data is limited. I evaluate the method on the recent audience benchmark for age and gender estimation and show it to dramatically outperform current state – of – the – art methods. The Complaint Management System is developed with PHP as front end and MySQL as back end. The gender and age recognition part is designed completely using Python programming language. It consists of the steps such as image acquisition, CNN, computer vision, etc. which are performed using suitable methods.
International Journal of Current Science and Multidisciplinary Research

Many There were 3 levels of P (0, 25 and 50 kg P205 ha-I from TSP) and 4 levels of Zn (0, 5, 10 and 20 kg Zn ha-' from zinc sulphate) along with basal doses of 100 kg N ha from urea, 40 kg K20 ha-' from mediate of potash and 12 kg S ha" from gypsum. The single and interaction effect of P and Zn had significant positive effect on the grain and straw yield. The highest grain yield (5.97 t ha-l) and straw yield (11.50 t ha-') were obtained from Zn10 P50 treatment. Phosphorus application significantly increased the P content in grain and straw but zinc content significantly decreased while effect of zinc significantly deceased the P content in grain and straw but increased the Zn content. The highest amount of P content in grain and straw were 0.35% and 0.140% respectively obtained from Zn0 P50 treatment whereas the zinc content in grain and straw were 32.8 ppm and 50.60 ppm respectively obtained from Zn20 Po treatment. The availability of phosphorus gradually increased with the increasing levels of P and decreased with the increasing levels of Zn. The maximum watersoluble P (4.5mg kg-1) and labile P (1.8 mg kg-I) were obtained from Zn0 P50 treatment. The application of P and Zn gradually increased the Al/Fe-P, Mg/Ca-P and Total P with the increasing levels of P and Zn. The highest amount of Al/Fe-P, Mg/Ca¬P and Total-P were obtained from Zn2o P50 treatment. The combined application of P and Zn increased the grain and straw yield but decreased P and Zn content and availability of P to from Al/Fe-P and Mg/Ca-P as a result of Zn-P interaction in soil solution.
A Comparison of the Effect of Saffron and Crocin Extract on Sex Hormones in Male Rats with Alzheimer's Disease

Citation: Jaydari fard T, Pilehvarian AA. A comparison of the effect of saffron and crocin extract on sex hormones in male rats with Alzheimer's disease. Res Sport Sci Med Plants. 2020; 1 (1): 3947. Abstract Introduction: Previous studies have shown that Alzheimer's disease can lead to dysfunction of sex hormones; however, consumption of antioxidant foods can prevent it. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of saffron extract and crocin on sex hormones in male rats with Alzheimer's disease. Materials and Methods: This experimental study included 32 rats with Alzheimer's disease in four groups of 1) control 2) sham, 3) saffron and 4) crocin. Each group consisted of eight series. The third and fourth Groups received 25 mg/kg of saffron and crocin peritoneally daily for eight weeks. Serum levels of FSH, LH and testosterone were measured by ELISA. To analyze the data, the groups were compared using one-way analysis of variance and Tukey's post hoc tests at a significance level of P ≤ 0.05. Findings: Saffron had a significant effect on increasing FSH (P=0.001), LH (P=0.002) and testosterone (P=0.001). Like saffron, crocin had a significant effect on increasing testosterone (P=0.001), however, saffron’s effect was greater on increasing testosterone than that of crocin (P=0.001). Conclusion: Although crocin can improve serum testosterone levels in rats with Alzheimer's disease, saffron seems to have better effects on increasing sex hormones in Alzheimer's rats than crocin.
Inducible Gene Expression Systems in Plants

Gene expression is one of the major applications in plant molecular biology, which plays important role in theoretical and agricultural application researches. Due to the weak foundation and lack of tools, most of the early studies used constitutive promoters, such as the most commonly used 35S promoter of cauliflower mosaic virus, to overexpress. With the further researches, people have more understanding of the molecular biology of gene expression, and then derived better and more tools. In order to have spatiotemporal and quantitative fine-tune expression, several inducible gene expression systems have been developed. Classified according to different inducers, the commonly used expression systems are as such, the tetracycline induced, the steroid induced, the ethanol induced, the insecticide induced, and the copper induced. These systems have different working principles because of the different factors and components used; at the same time, there are also commonalities in each of them, they are usually composed of two elements, the activation element and the response element. In this paper, several plant inducible expression systems are reviewed, and their characteristics are analyzed, reviewed and prospected.
Morphometric Analysis of The Mandibular Incisive Canal in Different Facial Patterns

The study evaluated the morphometry of the mandibular incisive canal correlating with the different patterns of facial growth. The sample consisted of 90 cone beam computed tomography scans, divided into 3 groups: brachyfacial (n=30), mesofacial (n=30) and dolicofacial (n=30). For the determination of these groups, the acquisitions were arranged in the Dolphin 3D software to perform the Ricketts 3D cephalometric tracing and the VERT index. Next, the images were worked on the Ondemand3d software to perform the morphometric analysis of the incisive canal. For data analysis, the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann Whitney test were performed to test the interference of facial patterns, sex and age in the Mandibular Incisive Canal Extension. In the intragroup analysis of the MICE, the Friedman test was used, considering a 95% confidence interval and a significance level of 5%. The sample consisted of 54.4% of males and 45.6% of females. Sex and age had no effect on morphology and incisive canal extension. When the relationship between facial patterns and MICE was observed, brachyfacials (11.09 mm) presented a larger extent (p<0.001) than dolicofacial (4.10 mm) and mesofacial (5.55 mm). When the morphology of the MIC was analyzed, most individuals presented the linear horizontal format, and there was no direction between the groups. Thus, we can conclude that the facial pattern influences the MICE and sex, age and morphology were not influenced by the facial pattern.
Open Energy Distribution System-Based on Photo-voltaic with Interconnected- Modified DC-Nanogrids

Article history: Received: 22 October, 2020 Accepted: 19 January, 2021 Online: 16 February, 2021 This manuscript exhibits a perfect design for a flexible number of modified DC nanogrids within an open energy distribution network (OEDN) that interconnected via a DC bus. Each modified nano-grid implies a single-input multi-output switched boost inverter (SIMO-SBI). The DC-output for each inverter is robustly controlled to keep the DC-bus interconnected voltage constant. The proposed control uses model reference technique to defeat the nonlinearity of the system. In addition, a control algorithm is proposed to manage the optimum power flow and increase the system reliability. The MATLAB/Simulink program is used in modelling and simulation of the suggested arrangement to achieve the robustness of the proposed OEDN with multiple 5-Kw interconnected nanogrids fed from photovoltaic (PV) arrays. Several simulation results are introduced for both open and closed loop control to verify the robustness and validity of the system against the main parameters’ changes. In accession, the smoothing power flow between nanogrids indicates that the proposed algorithm for the controller is sophisticated and able to supervise the power among all nanogrids of an OEDN.
EVALUACIÓN DE LA OSCILACIÓN MADDEN-JULIAN EN LA PREDICCIÓN DE NIVELES DE PRECIPITACIÓN DE LA COSTA ECUATORIANA ASSESMENT OF THE MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION IN THE PREDICTION OF PRECIPITATION LEVELS OF THE ECUADORIAN COAST

In a continuation of the effort to improve statistical forecasting of seasonal rainfall along the South American coast, monthly precipitation data in three coastal regions of Ecuador (taken from the GPCC Full Data Reanalysis Version 3) were analyzed to see their response to new predictive indices. The analysis, which was meant to permit a more consistent estimation of seasonal levels of precipitation, was conducted using the WFCC/WTC program distributed by NOAA-OGP/UCR. The predictive indices were based on linear combinations of the Niño 3 regionally averaged SST and the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) index. The results suggest that the proposed indices do not improve current seasonal predictions because strong statistical results were only obtained for forecasts at the end of the rainy season, when they are least useful. We suggest that the moderate improvements observed result from interference between the Niño 3 signal and the lagged effects of the subsidence associated with the MJO. The method of analysis used, which was automated through this study, has proven effective, simplifying future investigations of the proposed schema.
Postpartum severe hyponatremia in preterm birth and mature newborns: Dangers for mother and child?

Introduction: Sodium is the ion with the highest extracellular concentration and thus also determines the osmolality in the extracellular space. The lower the serum sodium, the more serious the dilemma. Case Series: Case 1: A eutrophic female was born at 37+3 weeks gestation, birth by vacuum extraction, birth weight 2570-gram, umbilical cord blood gas analysis performed in delivery showed severe hyponatremia (sodium 122 mmol/L). Case 2: A eutrophic male was born at 40+4 weeks gestation, spontaneous labor, birth weight 3230-gram, suspicion of cerebral seizure, postpartum hyponatremia, perinatal metabolic acidosis, respiratory failure, and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Case 3: A eutrophic male was born at 38+4 weeks gestation, spontaneous birth, birth weight 2895-gram, postpartum severe hyponatremia, suspicion of cerebral seizure, cyanosis attacks. Case 4: A preterm female was born at 31+1 weeks gestation, birth weight 1195-gram, sodium 125 mmol/L, potassium 6.3 mmol/L with respiratory disorder. Conclusion: We recommend a quick diagnosis and stop the factors that cause hyponatremia. Laboratory Felix Sierra1, Steffen Kunzmann2, Niki Mouzakiti1, Nafisa Sabarai1, Franz Bahlmann1 Affiliations: 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Ultrasound and Prenatal Medicine, Buergerhospital and Clementine Children’s Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 2Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Buergerhospital and Clementine Children’s Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Corresponding Author: Felix Sierra, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Ultrasound and Prenatal Medicine, Buergerhospital and Clementine Children’s Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Email: sierrafelix303@gmail. com Received: 10 November 2020 Accepted: 28 January 2021 Published: 22 February 2021 S RIES PEER REVIEWED | OPEN A CE S tests, history, and physical examination could reduce hyponatremia to ensure adequate treatment.
The Effect of Virtual Reality on Postural Stability and Fall Risk Assessment of Older Women

Background: Exergames (exercise and gaming) or virtual exercises have been reported to improve balance and functional mobility in older adults. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of virtual reality exercise, on the static balance, postural stability, and functional mobility among older women.Methods: In this quasi-experimental pilot study, 15 older women aged 65 years old and above were divided into control and experimental groups. Our participants were recruited from Gorgan Neighborhood House in Tehran-Iran in June and July 2020. Following the pre-test, the experimental group completed three weeks of virtual training three times per week via Xbox Kinect Software, and the effects were measured after three weeks. The Biodex Balance System was employed to measure the fall risk index and postural stability index. Moreover, Timed Up and Go (TUG) test were used for functional mobility.Results: One-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) revealed a statistically significant difference in post-test between the groups concerning fall risk index in open eye conditions, (p <0.001), fall risk index in close eye conditions (p <0.001), overall stability index (p <0.001), and TUG (p <0.001). Conclusion: This study demonstrated that virtual reality exercise could improve the fall risk index and functional mobility of healthy older women. Consequently, these types of exercise could be recommended as practical exercises for elderlies to be done at home or health care institutions.