Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Film-Forming Properties of Fullerene Derivatives in Electrospray Deposition Method

Thin films of three types of fullerene derivatives were prepared through the electrospray deposition (ESD) method. The optimized conditions for the fabrication of the thin films were investigated for different types of fullerene derivatives: [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester, [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester, and indene-C60-monoadduct. The spray diameter during the ESD process was observed as a function of the supply rate achieved by changing the applied voltage. In all cases, the spray diameter increased with increasing applied voltage, reaching the maximum diameter (Dmax) in the voltage range 4 to 6 kV. It was clear that Dmax was influenced by the dipole moments of the fullerene derivatives (as calculated by density functional theory methods). Scanning electron microscopy observation of the fabricated thin films showed that imbricated structures were formed through the stacking of the fullerene-derivative sheets. Atomic force microscopy images revealed that the density of the imbricated structure was dependent on the spray diameter during the ESD process, and the root-mean-square roughness of the film surface decreased with increasing applied voltage. These findings suggest that the ESD method will be effective for the preparation of fullerene-derivative thin films for the production of organic devices.
Development of novel formulation with hypericin to treat cutaneous 3 leishmaniasis based on photodynamic therapy : in vitro and in vivo studies 4 5 Running Head : Hypericin and Photodynamic therapy in cutaneous leishmaniasis 6 7 Authors :

Experimental Therapeutics 1 2 Tittle: Development of novel formulation with hypericin to treat cutaneous 3 leishmaniasis based on photodynamic therapy: in vitro and in vivo studies 4 5 Running Head: Hypericin and Photodynamic therapy in cutaneous leishmaniasis 6 7 Authors: Andrés Montoya1, Alejandro Daza1, Diana Muñoz1, Karina Ríos1*, Viviana 8 Taylor1*, David Cedeño2*, Iván D. Vélez1, Fernando Echeverri3, Sara M. Robledo1#. 9 10 1. PECET-Medical research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Antioquia, 11 Medellín-Colombia 12 2. Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, IL-USA 13 3. QOPN-Institute of Chemistry, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of 14 Antioquia, Medellín-Colombia 15 16 *Present address Faculty of Health, University of SantanderCucuta (K.R), Faculty of 17 Health and Faculty of Basic Sciences, University Santiago de Cali (V.T), Millennium Pain 18 Center, Basic Science (Bloomington, IL) (D.C) 19 # Address correspondence to Sara M. Robledo. Calle 70 # 52-21, Medellin-Colombia. 20
REmail–Blending Talk and Work in Eclipse

Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) are isolated from those communication means that programmers use daily to interact with each other—as if talk and work were unrelated in software development. We present REmail, an Eclipse plugin, that aims at filling this gap. REmail integrates email communication in the IDE, allowing developers to quickly and easily retrieve emails related to the class at hand, perform customized searches, or watch trends in discussions about code. REmail also allows developers to produce information, e.g., by rating the value of any message or by sending contextual emails.
The Role of Indigenous Social Institutions on Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Household’s Access to and Control over Livelihood Assets; Evidences from Somali Region, Ethiopia

In both pastoral and agro-pastoral communities there is almost always strong inter-dependence and co-operation among households based on indigenous social institutions. However, those lucrative indigenous institutions are not known to the outsiders and this study filled this knowledge gap in literatures. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select study participants. Data were gathered from households using FGD, interview, key informant interview and case study to attain the objectives of the study. The study revealed that, mutual support is important in terms of each household’s survival in a challenging and risky environment conditions. Households recover and rehabilitated from social, economic, and environmental predicament of drought likewise develop resiliency heavily through assistance from within the group to help them survive and recover. This spirit of mutual cooperation and assistance operates in both bad and ‘normal’ years. Mutual cooperation welfare schemes including tacsi based, guus, alabari, duco, mareeg-caydheed are of the most important intuitions being practiced in the study area to sustain livelihoods of the community. There is growing empirical evidence that social capital contributes significantly to sustainable development of pastoralist and agro-pastoral community. These indigenous welfare schemes should be integrated with formal guidelines and directives of intervention for sustainable development of the community.
COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Little is known about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients experience with home-based health treatments, which are currently rapidly evolving. A previous randomized controlled trial investigated the use of long-term oxygen enriched high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) treatment at home. The aim of this study was to explore COPD patients’ experience using home HFNC treatment. Patients in this qualitative study were included from the previous RCT. All patients used long-term oxygen therapy and HFNC, the latter as a primarily nocturnal add-on. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews focused on four themes: ‘Description of daily use’, ‘Experienced changes’, ‘Treatment benefits and disadvantages’ and ‘User-friendliness’. The interviewer played an encouraging, non-normative neutral facilitator role in order to give the participants possibility to explain themselves as fully as possible. Participants were recruited until themes were saturated. A total of 12 patients (5 males, 7 females) and 8 relatives participated. Six themes were identified as important to patient adherence: Perceived lower work of breathing; reduced symptoms; improved quality of sleep; increased activity of daily living; feeling safe; technology use. The results increase our knowledge of patient experience of using HFNC for home treatment, which improved the patients’ experience through reducing symptoms and increase the activity of daily living. Furthermore, they substantiate the necessity of perceived usefulness and ease of use as important factors for adherence to treatment. ARTICLE HISTORY Received 17 January 2020 Accepted 26 February 2020
Result Generation and Feedback Adjustment Context Acquisition and Management Content Extraction and Management

Getting back to previously viewed web pages is a common yet uneasy task for users due to the large volume of personally accessed information on the web. This paper leverages human’s natural recall process of using episodic and semantic memory cues to facilitate recall, and presents a personal web revisitation technique called WebPagePrev through context and content keywords. Underlying techniques for context and content memories’ acquisition, storage, decay, and utilization for page re-finding are discussed. A relevance feedback mechanism is also involved to tailor to individual’s memory strength and revisitation habits. Our 6-month user study shows that: (1) Compared with the existing web revisitation tool Memento, History List Searching method, and Search Engine method, the proposed WebPagePrev delivers the best re-finding quality in finding rate (92.10%), average F1-measure (0.4318) and average rank error (0.3145). (2) Our dynamic management of context and content memories including decay and reinforcement strategy can mimic users’ retrieval and recall mechanism. With relevance feedback, the finding rate of WebPagePrev increases by 9.82%, average F1-measure increases by 47.09%, and average rank error decreases by 19.44% compared to stable memory management strategy. Among time, location, and activity context factors in WebPagePrev, activity is the best recall cue, and context+content based re-finding delivers the best performance, compared to context based re-finding and content based re-finding.
Conformally invariant spinorial equations in six dimensions

This work deals with the conformal transformations in six-dimensional spinorial formalism. Several conformally invariant equations are obtained and their geometrical interpretations are worked out. Finally, the integrability conditions for some of these equations are established. Moreover, in the course of the article, some useful identities involving the curvature of the spinorial connection are attained and a digression about harmonic forms and more general massless fields is made.
HARQ-CC Enabled NOMA Designs With Outage Probability Constraints

In this paper, we aim to design an adaptive power allocation scheme to minimize the average transmit power of a hybrid automatic repeat request with chase combining (HARQ-CC) enabled non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) system under strict outage constraints of users. Specifically, we assume the base station only knows the statistical channel state information of the users. We first focus on the two-user cases. To evaluate the performance of the two-user HARQ-CC enabled NOMA systems, we first analyze the outage probability of each user. Then, an average power minimization problem is formulated. However, the attained expressions of the outage probabilities are nonconvex, and thus make the problem difficult to solve. Thus, we first conservatively approximate it by a tractable one and then use a successive convex approximation based algorithm to handle the relaxed problem iteratively. For more practical applications, we also investigate the HARQ-CC enabled transmissions in multi-user scenarios. The user-paring and power allocation problem is considered. With the aid of matching theory, a low complexity algorithm is presented to first handle the user-paring problem. Then the power allocation problem is solved by the proposed SCA-based algorithm. Simulation results show the efficiency of the proposed transmission strategy and the near-optimality of the proposed algorithms.
Among Adults in Matlab , Bangladesh : Findings From a WHO STEPS Survey Sociodemographic Differentials of Selected Noncommunicable Diseases Risk Factors

The study examined noncommunicable diseases risk factors among adults 25 to 64 years old of the Matlab Health and Demographic Surveillance System using World Health Organization STEP-wise methodology. The prevalence of smoking was found to be very high for males (53.9%) and it increased initially with age, whereas smoking was almost nil for females (0.8%). About 30% each of males and females used smokeless tobacco and its consumption increased with age. Consumption of vegetable/fruit is very low in this population (90% below recommended level), whereas one third of males and two thirds of female have low levels of physical activities. The raised blood pressure was more prevalent among females than in males (21.0% vs 12.5%, respectively) and the same was true for being overweight (13.9% vs 10.3%, respectively). Raised blood pressure increased with age but overweight did not vary by age for males, whereas it increased initially for females. Smoking (males) and use of smokeless tobacco decreased with increase in education, but both blood pressure and overweight increased.
The origins of agriculture in Iberia: a computational model

Here we discuss the importance of using the rich and growing database of high-precision, audited radiocarbon dates for high-resolution bottom-up modelling to focus on problems concerning the spread of the Neolithic in the Iberia. We also compare the spread of the Late Mesolithic (so-called Geometric) and the Early Neolithic using our modelling environment. Our results suggest that the source of radiocarbon data used to evaluate alternative hypotheses plays an important role in the results and open up new lines of research for the future.
Effect of L-arginine on blood pressure profile and bronchial patency in patients with hypertension burdened by pulmonary hypertension of bronchopulmonary origin

The article deals with the problem of peripheral hemodynamics adjustment to the systemic and pulmonary circulation, circadian blood pressure (BP) profiles and respiratory ventilation in patients with stage 2 hypertension, complicated by obstructive pulmonary disease, with the use of L-arginine that is exogenous source of nitric oxide. Materials and methods. We observed 100 patients with stage 2 hypertension (the 2nd and 3rd degree) including 80 patients with hypertension, complicated by stage 2 pulmonary hypertension of bronchopulmonary origin, and 20 patients with essential hypertension with identical stage and degree at the age of 56.5±4.12. Results. It was observed that chronic obstructive disease complicates the course of hypertension by peripheral hemodynamics deterioration and increases in systolic blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation leading to cardiac remodeling. A number of positive effects of L-arginine used in combination therapy in patients with arterial and pulmonary hypertension was established. They included the hypotensive effect of hemodynamic preparations, decreased number of patients with a night –peaker and non-dipper profiles, improved ventilation and gas exchange, index Tifno value increasing and reducing pulmonary hypertension. Conclusions. L-arginine, used in combination therapy in patients with hypertension accompanied by chronic obstructive disease, induces potentiation of antihypertensive therapy, improvement of bronchial patency and normalization of circadian blood pressure profiles.
Serological survey of foot and mouth disease virus antibodies in apparently healthy domestic pigs in Nigeria

Despite the endemic nature of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Nigeria, little is known about the epidemiology of the disease in pigs. FMD could pose a negative economic and social impact in the life of small-holder and commercial pig farmers in the advent of an outbreak. In this report, out of 822 pig sera collected from two states (Plateau and Enugu) in Nigeria, 12 (1.5%) tested positive for antibodies to the highly conserved non-structural 3-ABC protein of FMDV by the FMDV-NS blocking ELISA. Two serotypes of FMDV–O and SAT-2 were detected from the 3-ABC positive reactors in Plateau and Enugu States, respectively by the serotype-specific solid phase competitive ELISA (SPCE). This preliminary report suggests that domestic pigs could play an important role in the overall epidemiology of FMD in Nigeria, and should stimulate continued surveillance in the swine species in order to implement an effective FMD control program in the near future.
Taking a Modelling Perspective on an Old Debate : Are Communities Saturated ?

Improving biodiversity predictions is essential if we are to meet the challenges posed by global change. As knowledge is key to feed models, we need to evaluate how debated theory can affect models. An important ongoing debate is whether environmental constraints limit the number of species that can coexist in a community (saturation), with recent findings suggesting that species richness in many communities might be unsaturated. Here, we propose that biodiversity models could address this issue by accounting for a duality: considering communities as unsaturated but where species composition is constrained by different scale-dependent biodiversity drivers. We identify a variety of promising advances for incorporating this duality into commonly applied biodiversity modelling approaches and improving their spatial predictions.
Mice Mice deficient in CD 39 , CD 73 ( a kind gift from Dr

Background. Adenosine provides renovascular protection in mouse models of ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/RI) through purinergic members of the G protein-coupled receptor family, such as the adenosine 2A receptor (A2AR). Ectonucleotidases CD39 and CD73 are integral vascular and immune nucleotidases that regulate extracellular adenosine signaling. Current investigation of CD39 and CD73 in renal I/RI has primarily focused on their respective roles in ischemic preconditioning. Methods. In this study, we established a unilateral renal I/RI model and investigated the role of adenosine generation versus nucleotide removal in mediating protection in renal I/RI using mice deficient in CD39, CD73 or A2AR, thereby sequentially disrupting ectonucleotidase cascade and adenosinergic signaling. Results. Compared with wild-type mice, Cd73 null mice showed reduced levels of serum creatinine and urea, apoptosis of renal cells, and histologic damage after I/RI. Deletion of CD39 was associated with severe renal injury. Administration of apyrase, a soluble form of CD39, decreased global apoptosis and I/RI induced renal injury in wild-type mice. Apyrase treatment also improved renal histology to some extent in A2AR null mice. Conclusion. The relative protective effect of CD73 deletion in renal I/RI may reflect an effect of AMP accumulation. Deletion of CD39 showed deleterious effects and administration of soluble CD39 exerted renal protection, which is partially mediated by A2AR. The protective effect conferred by apyrase suggests that supplementing CD39 NTPDase activity may be a useful therapeutic strategy in renal transplantation.
Wood density and heartwood proportion in Eucalyptus trees from intensively-managed short-rotation plantations in Kerala, India.

3ha -1 year -1 ) and E. grandis (44–72 m 3 ha -1 year -1 ) plantations. Likewise, weed management had significant effect on productivity of E. tereticornis plantation (8–19 m 3 ha -1 year -1 ). In terms of heartwood proportion in trees, treatment effect was significant only in E. grandis plantation added with nitrogen. However, axial variation was significantly different for wood density and heartwood proportion of trees in nitrogen input plots in E. tereticornis plantation. Significant axial variation was found only in proportion of heartwood in weed management plots. In E. grandis, axial variation was significant only in heartwood proportion in both experimental plots. Density varied from pith to periphery in both species.
Title: Arabinogalactan proteins accumulate in the cell walls of searching hyphae of the stem parasitic plants, Cuscuta campestris and Cuscuta japonica Running Title: AGPs in the cell walls of Cuscuta hyphae Corresponding author:

Arabinogalactan proteins accumulate in the cell walls of searching hyphae of the stem parasitic plants, Cuscuta campestris and Cuscuta japonica Running Title: AGPs in the cell walls of Cuscuta hyphae Corresponding author: Koh Aoki Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University B11-417, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai 599-8531 Japan Tel: +81-72-254-9421, Fax: +81-72-254-9918 E-mail: kaoki@plant.osakafu-u.ac. jp Subject Area: (1) growth and development (2) cell-cell interaction Number of black and white figures, color figures, tables and type and number of supplementary material: Black and white figures 0 Color figures 7 Table 1 Supplementary material: text file 2, Excel file 1, Table in Word format 1, Figure 2.
The effects of different levels of vitamin-E and organic selenium on performance and immune response of laying hens

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of different vitamin-E and organic selenium (selenomethionine) levels on performance and immune response of laying hens. A total of 270 laying hens (65-weeks old Lohman-LSL Lite) were assigned to nine experimental diets consisting of nine replicates (cage) and six hens per cage. A 3×3 factorial arrangement including three levels of vitamin E (0, 125 and 250 mg/kg diet from α-tocopherol acetate) and three levels selenium (0.0, 0.50 and 0.75 mg/kg diet from selenomethionine) was employed for six weeks trial period. The hens performance including hen-day egg production%, feed intake, egg mass (g/hen/day) and feed conversion ratio (FCR, g feed: g egg) were measured. Antibody production against sheep red blood cells (SRBC) also was measured. The general linear model procedure of SAS software was used for data analysis and differences among treatment means was determined using the Duncan’s multiple-range test. The results show that the inclusion of vitamin E and selenium had a significant effect on production performance of laying hens (P<0.05). In addition, vitamin E and selenium supplements improved immune response of laying hens and a more positive effect was observed when 0.75 mg/kg selenium and 250 mg/kg vitamin E was added to the diet. From the results of the present study, it could be concluded that utilization of organic selenium plus vitamin E in diets was effective for improving the performance and immune system of laying hens. Keywords: Vitamin-E, selenomethionine, laying hen, performance, immune system.
Root Colonization and Quorum Sensing are the Driving Forces of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) for Growth Promotion

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) exhibit an intricate and interdependent relationship with plants, which involves biotic and abiotic factors of the rhizosphere region other than the two partners. Success of PGPR is dependent on their survival and establishment on the root/rhizosphere. In this article, we have highlighted root colonization and celldensity dependant quorum sensing as the two important factors that play a key role in determining the outcome of the
Inflammation-Promoted Lung Tumorigenesis-Mediated Repression of microRNA-101 Is Crucial for β IL-1

Inflammatory stimuli clearly contribute to lung cancer development and progression, but the underlying pathogenic mechanisms are not fully understood. We found that the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1b is dramatically elevated in the serum of patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In vitro studies showed that IL-1b promoted the proliferation and migration of NSCLC cells. Mechanistically, IL-1b acted through the COX2–HIF1a pathway to repress the expression of microRNA-101 (miR-101), a microRNA with an established role in tumor suppression. Lin28Bwas identified as critical effector target ofmiR-101with its repression of Lin28B, a critical aspect of tumor suppression. Overall, IL-1b upregulated Lin28B by downregulating miR-101. Interestingly, cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition by aspirin or celecoxib abrogated IL-1b-mediated repression of miR-101 and IL-1b-mediated activation of Lin28B along with their stimulatory effects on NSCLC cell proliferation and migration. Together, our findings defined an IL-1b–miR-101–Lin28B pathway as a novel regulatory axis of pathogenic inflammatory signaling in NSCLC. Cancer Res; 74(17); 4720–30. 2014 AACR.
A New IGBT Module with Insulated Metal Baseplate(IMB) and 7th Generation Chips

In this paper, a highly reliable IGBT module employing newly developed IMB(insulated metal baseplate) and 7th generation chips is presented. IMB, which consists of insulating resin sheet with high thermal conductivity, copper baseplate and thick copper foil, realizes good heat dissipation and the needed isolation voltage. Also, by adopting IMB, thermal cycling is enhanced and the effective area of chip mounting increased by 23%. By introducing direct potting resin, power cycling and gas barrier performance are improved. The module integrates 7th generation CSTBTTM IGBT and diode. Eoff of proposed IGBT module realized a reduction of 20% by the suppression of tail current.