Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy combined with exercise versus exercise in the management of non-specific chronic low back pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Aims: To systematically review the evidence for the effectiveness of combining cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and exercise versus exercise alone in the management of patients with non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP). Methods: Electronic search of CINAHL, PUBMED, Sports Discuss, SCOPUS, AMED, MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and EMBASE, between 1990 – July 2017; complemented by hand searching of citation lists and citation tracking. Two independent reviewers screened titles and abstracts from the retrieved search results. Studies were considered based on PRISMA guidelines. Data was extracted based on Cochrane the Handbook of Systematic Reviews guidelines; the Cochrane Data Collection Form for Intervention Reviews (RCTs only), was Paapa Kwesi Ampiah1, Paul Hendrick2, Erika Gonzalez Macias3 Affiliations: 1Senior physiotherapist, Department of Physiotherapy, Ga South Municipal Hospital, Ghana Health Service, P. O. BOX 361 Mallam, Accra, Ghana; 2Division of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Sciences, the University of Nottingham B90, Clinical Sciences Building, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK; 3Central Hospital Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto, Zona Universitaria, 78290, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Corresponding Author: Paapa Kwesi Ampiah, Head of Department, Senior Physiotherapist, Department of Physiotherapy, Ga South Municipal Hospital, Ghana Health Service, P. O. Box 361 Mallam, Accra, Ghana; Email: paapakwesiampiah@yahoo.co.uk Received: 12 March 2018 Accepted: 07 May 2018 Published: 28 May 2018 customized and utilized. Risk of bias assessment was undertaken utilizing the Cochrane Back Review Group recommendations employing two independent reviewers. Meta-analysis was used to produce a weighted average for primary outcome measures, namely pain and disability. Results: Four studies were included (n = 406 participants); all studies provided post intervention results on pain and disability. Meta-analysis showed no significant difference between groups for both pain and disability, post intervention in the short term (pain; SMD -0.02, 95% CI -0.23 to 0.19; disability; SMD 0.06, 95% CI -0.15 to 0.27); medium term (pain; SMD -0.01, 95% CI -0.24 to0.22; disability; SMD 0.00, 95% CI -0.23 to 0.23); and long term (pain; SMD 0.06, 95% CI -0.18 to 0.29; disability; SMD -0.06, 95% CI -0.39 to 0.27). Conclusion: The findings from this review reveal that there is no significant difference between groups; that is, there is moderate level evidence that the addition of CBT to exercise for patients with NSCLBP does not improve pain and disability outcomes in either the short, medium, or long term; however, both interventions (CBT plus exercise and exercise alone) produce favourable outcomes.
Using Seedling Trays as Extension Aids in an ACAIR Project in Leyte, The Philippines

As part of ACIAR project ASEM/2003/052, Improving Financial Returns to Smallholder Tree Farmers in the Philippines in Leyte Province, the Philippines, 50 cell seedling trays are proposed as an extension aid to promote the uptake and diffusion of agro-forestry. The 50 cell trays were designed in Queensland, Australia and prevent root coiling while promoting air pruning of roots. The trays are a substantial improvement over the traditional polythene bag which is widely used in Australia and the Philippines to grow seedlings. Use of the trays is proposed as an extension aid in the provision of assistance to individual Filipino farmers. Evaluation of their use will be undertaken using a constructivist methodology to determine impediments to the uptake of tree farming from a farmer's perspective.
Problem-oriented approach to MPI applications development cycle

Applications, highly-loaded in terms of computation, also tend to take significant time during the whole development cycle, namely while debugging on a real-scale system. Profiling techniques aiming to increase software performance are time-consuming themselves, therefore it is important to propose an approach decreasing the total devel- opment time for MPI applications and facilitating where possible the work of programmer. We propose it as a combination of framework for stating tasks in terms of problems rather than parallel computing primitives with an analysis tool to tune MPI applications. Used jointly they allow to take control over abstraction levels in the development process.
A Genomic and Molecular View of Wood Formation

Wood formation is a process derived from plant secondary growth. Different from primary growth, plant secondary growth is derived from cambium meristem cells in the vascular and cork cambia and leads to the girth increase of the plant trunk. In the secondary growth process, plants convert most of photosynthesized products into various biopolymers for use in the formation of woody tissues. This article summarizes the new developments of genomic and genetic characterization of wood formation in herbaceous model plant and tree plant systems. Genomic studies have categorized a collection of the genes for which expression is associated with secondary growth. During wood formation, the expression of many genes is regulated in a stage-specific manner. The function of many genes involved in wood biosyntheses and xylem differentiation has been characterized. Although great progress has been achieved in the molecular and genomic understanding of plant secondary growth in recent years, the profound genetic mechanisms underlying this plant development remain to be investigated. Completion of the first tree genome sequence (Populus genome) provides a valuable genomic resource for characterization of plant secondary growth.
Effects of Motivation on Test Performance of First Year Covenant University Students

This study examined the effect of motivation on test performance of first year Covenant University students, Ota, Ogun State. The study adopted pre-test, post-test experimental design. Data for the study were obtained from sixty (60) students with age range between 15 and 18 years (average age = 16.5 years). Participants were randomly assigned to three conditions using independent group design. The independent and dependent variables were motivation and test performance respectively. The two hypotheses were analysed using Mann-Whitney U test. The result shows a significant difference between the result of the unrewarded students in the control group and students rewarded with verbal praise in the experimental group (U = 61.000, N1 = 20, N2 = 20, p< 0.05, one-tailed). There was also a significant difference between the result of the students rewarded with primary reinforcers and the unrewarded students in the control group (U = 45.000, N1 = 20, N2 = 20, p< 0.05, one-tailed). This study justifies the importance of motivation on test performance. To improve students’ academic performance, teachers are encouraged to motivate their students. Key words: Teachers, motivation, test performance, Ota
Related factors of medication errors and barriers of their reporting in the medical staff in hospitals of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences

Aims: Medication errors as a global problem can lead to serious injury and even the patients' death. The errors will have a negative impact on patients, medical personnel and organizations, resulting in decreased quality of care. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with drug error and barriers of their reporting. Methods: In this descriptive and analytic study, 150 medical staff with a minimum experience of 6 months in the hospitals affiliated to Gonabad University of Medical Sciences were selected by census sampling in 2011. The data were collected by a demographic form and medication error questionnaire which included occurrence and report of errors, related factors, and barriers in reporting them. Content validity and Cronbach›s alpha coefficients (α=0.81) were used for validity and reliability, respectively. The data were analyzed by SPSS software V.16 using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Results: The mean age of participants and their work experience were 30.63 and 6.5 years, respectively. Majority of them were women (70%), married (82%) and nurses (78%) with a mean error reporting 1.15. Most factors associated with the occurrence of errors were the altered doctor›s orders, high workload, and lack of staff. Further, the barriers of reporting of errors included lack of clear guidelines for reporting errors, barriers of staff, and management barriers. Conclusion: According to the importance of patient safety, it is recommended that managers provide interventions to reduce errors in health care workers; and if errors occur, they should offer a recording system for reporting them without fearing of the consequences.
Differential Regulation of Immune Biomarkers by the Trivedi Effect®- Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment Based Herbomineral Formulation in Male Sprague Dawley Rats

A new proprietary herbomineral formulation was formulated, consisting of essential ingredients viz. herbal root extract of ashwagandha and minerals (zinc, magnesium, and selenium). The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of The Trivedi Effect®- Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Healing Treatment) based herbomineral formulation in male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats for immune biomarkers modulation. The test formulation was divided into two parts. One part was denoted as the control without any Biofield Energy Treatment, while the other part was defined as the Biofield Treated sample, which received the Biofield Energy Healing Treatment remotely from twenty renowned Biofield Energy Healers. The immunomodulatory potential was studied in male SD rats using various immune biomarkers such as IgG and IgM, CD4+ and CD8+, hematology, lipid profile, hepatic enzymes, sex hormone, and antioxidant profile. The humoral immune response showed an increase IgG level by 6.10% in the Biofield Energy Treated test formulation (G4) group compared with the disease control (G2) group. Cellular immune response i.e. CD4+ and CD8+ counts were significantly improved by 51.64% and 52.09%, respectively in G4 compared with the G2 group. The lymphocytes level were increased by 38.87%, while TLC, neutrophils, eosinophils, and monocytes count were decreased by 7.38%, 19.35%, 21.14%, and 3.43%, respectively in G4 compared with the G2 group. Lipid analysis showed that triglycerides and VLDL levels were decreased by 6.02% and 5.97%, respectively while HDL level was significantly increased by 28.44% in G4 compared with the G2 group. Hepatic biomarkers viz. SGOT, CK-MB, total protein, total bilirubin, and globulin by 6.27%, 14.97%, 2.85%, 16.66%, and 5.90%, respectively in G4 compared with the G2 group. However, the testosterone level was significantly increased in G4 and untreated test formulation (G5) groups by 135.74% and 28.09%, respectively compared with the G2 group. Additionally, the antioxidant assay showed that the lipid peroxidation (LPO) level was decreased, while superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase levels were increased by 59.72% and 20.07%, respectively in the G4 compared with the G2 group. Overall, the study results suggested that the Biofield Energy Treated test formulation showed an improved cellular and humoral immune responses along with improved hematological and biochemical animal profile compared with the untreated test formulation. Consequently, it can be established that The Trivedi Effect®-Biofield Energy Healing has the significant capacity for immunomodulatory effect, which may also be useful in organ transplants, anti-aging, and stress management by improving overall health and quality of life.
Exergame Design Guidelines for Enhancing Elderly’s Physical and Social Activities

Games based on full-body interaction are able to increase physical and social activity and thus have been evaluated regarding their appropriateness for elderly. Results show that exergames have a positive impact on elderly people, because they help them to remain active and thereby they also contribute to their overall well-being and increased mobility, but most of the existing games on the market are not suitable for them. This work presents design guidelines for the development of exergames which are controlled by body movements and especially considers the requirements of elderly players. Furthermore, these theoretical guidelines are applied to the game FishCatcher, being introduced in this work. Finally, challenges in applying theoretical guidelines to practical games are discussed using the example of FishCatcher. Keywords—exergame; elderly; physical activities; social activities;
Irrigation with saline-sodic water: Effects on soil chemical-physical properties

The results of a two-year research, aimed at studying the effect of irrigation with saline and sodic water on soil physical and chemical properties, are reported. Bean and capsicum were grown in pots filled with two different clay-loam soils, irrigated with 9 types of water obtained from the factorial combination of three salt concentration levels (0.001 – 0.01 – 0.1 M for bean, and 0.01-0.032- 0.1 M for capsicum) with three sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) levels (5, 15 and 45) and were subjected to two leaching fractions (10 and 20%). The results did not show any significant effect of irrigation water’s salinity and sodicity, and of the leaching fraction, on soil type. The use of irrigation water with 0.1 M salt concentration caused an increase in electrical conductivity (ECe) from an initial average value of 0.71 dS m -1 to 13.9 and 19.5 dS m -1 , at the end of the first and the second irrigation season, respectively; small variations were, instead, observed, for soil pH. Despite the use of leaching fractions, any increase in the salt concentration and SAR of irrigation water resulted in an increase in the exchangeable Na percentage and a decrease in the exchangeable K, Ca and Mg.
Global water resources assessment under climatic change in 2050 using TRIP

Annual water availability was derived from annual runoff estimated by land surface models using Total Runoff Integrating Pathways (TRIP) with 0.5° × 0.5° longitude/latitude resolution globally. Global distribution of water withdrawal for each sector in the same horizontal spatial resolution was estimated based on country-base statistics. Based on this framework, future projections of the global water resources considering population growth, climatic change, and the increase of water consumption per capita were carried out. Change in annual runoff was estimated based on the climatic simulation by a general circulation model coupled with TRIP. With the increase of population only, the future population under strong water scarcity, (water scarcity index is larger than 0.4), will increase by 90% in 2050 compared to the situation in 1995. Consideration of the climatic change due to global warming will relax this situation, and only 74% will be under strong water scarcity according to the future projection used in this study.
Investigating the Impact of Social Networks on Household Forest Conservation Effort in Rural Nepal

The objective of this paper is to investigate links between the strength and type of social networks, as a collective or community characteristic, and private forest conservation activity in rural Nepal. Using rural household data from the Nepal Living Standards Survey, this paper tests the effects of alternative social network (SN) indices on the number of trees planted on private land. To handle excess zeros and overdispersion in the data, we use the zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) model, while testing and correcting for endogeneity in the SN indices. Findings are consistent with the theory that social networks, such as community forest user groups, can have positive effects not just on community forest management but also spillovers or externality effects that enhance private conservation effort. This generalization requires careful qualification. Social networks directly related to conservation activities increase tree planting on private land. Whereas, social networks not related to conservation activities exhibit rivalry. While there has been considerable discussion in the planning and development literature about building and enhancing social networks, the policy implication is that not all social networks are created equal when it comes to enhancing critical conservation activities.
High-speed wireless networking using visible light

The advent of the first cellphones in the 1980s marked the beginning of commercial mobile communications. Now, only 30 years later, wireless connectivity has become a fundamental part of our everyday lives and is increasingly being regarded as an essential commodity like electricity, gas, and water. The technology’s huge success means we are now facing an imminent shortage of radiofrequency (RF) spectrum. The amount of data sent through wireless networks is expected to increase 10-fold during the next four years.1 At the same time, there isn’t enough new RF spectrum available to allocate. In addition, the spectral efficiency (the number of bits successfully transmitted per Hertz bandwidth) of wireless networks has become saturated, despite tremendous technological advancements in the last 10 years. The US Federal Communications Commission has therefore warned of a potential spectrum crisis. Light fidelity (Li-Fi),2 the high-speed communication and networking variant of visible light communication (VLC),3 aims to unlock a vast amount of unused electromagnetic spectrum in the visible light region (see Figure 1). Li-Fi works as a signal transmitter with the off-the-shelf white LEDs typically used for solid-state lighting and as a signal receiver with a p-i-n photodiode or avalanche photodiode. This means that Li-Fi systems can illuminate a room and at the same time provide wireless data connectivity. Unlike laser diodes, the LEDs my colleagues and I studied produce incoherent light, which means the signal phase cannot be used for data communications. Therefore, the only way to encode data is to use intensity modulation and direct detection. This poses severe restrictions on the data rates we can achieve. However, it has been shown in a hardware proof-of-concept demonstration that the high peak-to-average ratio of the signal in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), typically a disadvantage in RF communications, can be turned into Figure 1. The electromagnetic spectrum and the vast potential of unused, unregulated, safe green spectrum in the visible light part. The visible light spectrum is 10,000 times larger than the entire radiofrequency spectrum.
A posteriori error estimates for linear exterior problems via mixed-FEM and DtN mappings

In this paper we combine the dual-mixed nite element method with a Dirichlet-to- Neumann mapping (given in terms of a boundary integral operator) to solve linear exterior transmission problems in the plane. As a model we consider a second order elliptic equation in divergence form coupled with the Laplace equation in the exterior unbounded region. We show that the resulting mixed variational formulation and an associated discrete scheme using Raviart-Thomas spaces are well posed, and derive the usual Cea error estimate and the corresponding rate of convergence. In addition, we de- velop two dierent a-posteriori error analyses yielding explicit residual and implicit Bank-Weiser type reliable estimates, respectively. Several numerical results illustrate the suitability of these estimators for the adaptive computation of the discrete solutions.
MicroRNA-mediated silencing of natural UTRs in C.elegans embryos is prevalent and requires miRISC collaboration

1 RESUME 2 ABBREVIATIONS 4 LIST OF FIGURES 6 CONTRIBUTION OF THE AUTHORS 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 12 1.1 Overview of microRNAs 12 1.2 Discovery 12 1.3 Biological functions 13 1.3. 1 miRNAs and animal development 13 1.3. 2 miRNAs and cancer 15 1.3. 3 miRNAs and maternal-to-zygotic transition 15 1.4 miRNA biogenesis 16 1.5 miRNA-mRNA interaction 19 1.6 Models for miRNA-mediated repression 20 1.7 mRNA deadenylation and decay 22 1.8 Objectives 23 CHAPTER 2: MATERIALS AND METHODS 24 2.1 C. elegans strains and RNAi 24 2.2 Construction of plasmids 24 2.3 miRNA expression profiling by northern analysis 26 2.4 Quantitative reverse-transcriptase PCR of miR-35 27 2.5 2’-O-Methyl (2’-O-Me) pulldown 27 2.6 Preparation of embryonic extracts 28 2.7 Transcription of reporters 30 2.8 In vitro translation assays 30 2.9 mRNA stability and deadenylation assays 31 2.10 RT-PCR amplification of miR-35 targeted reporters 31
Interaction of plasma with Graphene Oxide: A review

Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO) is a promising two dimensional material which has got the potential of replacing the graphene. The zero band gap of the graphene is itself a big problem which needs to be resolved. The reduced graphene oxide is almost graphene having band gap. Out of a lot methods and techniques of synthesizing the RGO, one is the reduction of graphene oxide (GO) in the presence of plasma. Various plasma techniques for GO reduction, present in the existing literature, have been reviewed here. Ammonia plasma reduction, hydrogen plasma reduction, methane plasma reduction and argon plasma reduction with some more gases is presented in the report. Combination of two gases for plasma creation is also looked upon. Apart from gas plasma, the liquid plasma and plasma plum created by laser are also presented. Some literature reports on nanomaterial composite formation by plasma sintering are also discussed.