Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Health Information Technological State of Diabetes Management: Southwestern Nigeria as a Case Study

Due to the vast benefits of Health Information Technology in managing chronic diseases like diabetes, this study therefore seeks to identify the Health Information tools used for diabetes mellitus management in Southwestern Nigeria, and also assesses the level of adoption of the tools for optimal management of diabetes in selected hospitals. This study was carried out in Southwestern zone of Nigeria. For the purpose of this study, six hospitals were selected purposively from all the six states of the selected zone, so that each state was represented in the study. Therefore, the six hospitals, which were three federal and three state hospitals, were strategically selected from the states. Some health stakeholders, the Nurses, Doctors (from senior registrar level to consultants), Pharmacists, Medical record officers, ICT unit professionals and Laboratory Scientists (in care of patients’ blood tests, urine tests, x-ray and so on) roles were involved in the study. Altogether, three hundred and thirty six (336) respondents were selected for the survey, chosen across all the six states, distributed as 156 Patients, 24 Nurses, 24 Doctors, 36 Pharmacists, 36 ICT Unit professionals, 24 Medical record officers and 36 Laboratory Scientists. However, there was a response rate of 89.3%, meaning that 336 copies of questionnaire were distributed, while 300 copies were retrieved. Primary data were used to collect the data for the study. The Primary data were in the forms of questionnaire and observation. Of all the twelve Health Information tools considered, it was noted that Digital monitoring devices are the most common tool, as it is owned by hospitals, it is also owned by many of the patients. Therefore, most of the staff and patients selected Digital monitoring devices as an important tool useful for diabetes management.
Q : How can postoperative ileus be prevented and treated ?

A: A multifaceted approach that addresses the mechanical and chemical pathophysiology of ileus appears appropriate, although there is a paucity of prospective data to support it. Postoperative ileus (POI) describes a period of impaired gastrointestinal (GI) motility without mechanical obstruction that occurs after surgery. It is characterized by abdominal distension, delayed passage of gas and bowel movement, lack of bowel sounds, and accumulation of gas and fluid in the bowel, creating symptoms of nausea and vomiting. Ileus can last from 2 days to more than 1 week, and contributes to delayed enteral nutrition. It is a common and clinically important problem that also contributes to prolonged patient discomfort and hospitalization.
Sum-product estimates via directed expanders

Let $\F_q$ be a finite field of order $q$ and $P$ be a polynomial in $\F_q[x_1, x_2]$. For a set $A \subset \F_q$, define $P(A):=\{P(x_1, x_2) | x_i \in A \}$. Using certain constructions of expanders, we characterize all polynomials $P$ for which the following holds \vskip2mm \centerline{\it If $|A+A|$ is small, then $|P(A)|$ is large. } \vskip2mm The case $P=x_1x_2$ corresponds to the well-known sum-product problem.
Characterisation of source-gated transistors in amorphous silicon

This thesis is concerned with new devices named Source-Gated Transistors (SGT) prepared in hydrogenated amorphous silicon. The aim of the thesis is to characterise SGT's having Schottky barrier sources in order to obtain a clear understanding of how they work, how they compare with a standard FET and their potential application. The construction and the principle of SGT operation differs from a conventional FET where the channel conductance is modulated by the gate voltage and current saturates when the drain region is depleted of charge. In comparison the current in the SGT is controlled by a reverse biased source barrier located opposite a gate electrode. Changing the gate potential affects the magnitude of the electric field at the source barrier and thereby the magnitude of the current flowing through the reverse biased barrier. Furthermore, saturation occurs when the semiconductor film is depleted by the reverse biased source barrier. The electrical characteristics of the SGT are very different from those of standard FET. In the first place the saturation voltage can be very much smaller and therefore the device can be operated in saturation at lower drain voltages giving less power dissipation. Secondly, the SGT is much less sensitive to the drain field than a FET which is manifested as a much better output impedance. Due to its specific device construction, the SGT can be operated with lower carrier concentrations, higher internal fields and reduced short channel effects enabling the possibility of devices at sub-micron or nanometres scale to be prepared with superior characteristics. SGT's prepared in amorphous silicon are much more stable than FET's for the same driving current. Also for the same device stability the SGT can operate at higher currents. Good agreement between experimental and simulated SGT transistor characteristics is presented allowing us to use Silvaco ATLAS modelling to obtain much deeper insight into SGT device physics. Where it was possible, experimental results are supported by modelling and vice versa. The influence of device geometry parameters such as source length, s-d separation, source barrier height, thickness of a-Si:H and SiN on the SGT properties is shown. It will be seen that these parameters are very closely linked together. These findings are used to improve transient and small signal response. The close link between the transient response and small signal response is presented and one can optimise the SGT device performance in both areas at once. In general the results show that stable, high performance electronics featuring SGT devices in amorphous silicon is a real possibility.
Total Quality Science Vol.6, No.1

Screening experiments are used to identify active factors that affect the process quality of products due to the inability to study all the factors. Thus, Plackett–Burman designs are widely used for screening experiments. However, experimental runs have to be increased with a larger number of factors, which will lead to increased cost and time. Hence 2-level supersaturated designs are appropriate as the number of factors is greater than the number of runs. Based on the sparsity-of-effects principle, 2-level supersaturated designs can select a small minority of active factors from a large number of factors in screening experiments. Therefore, this study evaluates experimental design and analysis methods for 2-level supersaturated designs based on previous studies. It also proposes a guideline that can be applied to 2-level supersaturated designs ranging from experimental designs to analysis methods in screening experiments. In addition, it summarizes the optimal combinations of experimental design and analysis methods which are useful in practice.
J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 53, 29–37 (2007)

The genus Micromonospora Ørskov (1923) family Micromonosporaceae are reported to inhabit soil, water, marine environments and sediments (Kawamoto, 1989; Luedemann and Brodsky, 1964) and produce spores singly borne on sporophores branched from substrate hyphae. Micromonospora endolithica sp. nov., isolated from an extreme Antarctic sandstone environment, has been described (Hirsch et al., 2004), showing that this genus is distributed in very different environments. Kasai et al. (2000) redefined the genus to fourteen species based on DNA-DNA relatedness, 16S rRNA gene and gyrB gene phylogenetic data. Recently, Kroppenstedt et al. (2005) proposed eight new species and currently 27 validly described species are encompassesd under the genus Micromonospora. During investigation of novel actinomycetes from sandy soil near a waterfall in Chokoria, Bangladesh, we isolated two strains, 2-19(6) and 2-30-b(28), that showed typical morphological characteristics of the genus Micromonospora. Here we report on the taxonomic characterization and classification of these isolates to determine their taxonomic positions and propose two new species, Micromonospora chokoriensis sp. nov. and Micromonospora coxensis sp. nov., for Two new species of the genus Micromonospora: Micromonospora chokoriensis sp. nov. and Micromonospora coxensis sp. nov., isolated from sandy soil
Design and control of miniature air-and-ground vehicles

The ability to both fly and drive is a superpower that few robots have. This thesis describes the design and control of two miniature air-and-ground vehicles, the "Flying Monkey" and the "Flying Car. " The Flying Monkey was developed to demonstrate the viability and utility of miniature air-and-ground vehicles. The final design weighs 30g yet is capable of crawling, grasping, and flying. It features a novel crawling and grasping mechanism that consists of 66 linkages yet weighs only 5.1 grams. Although the crawler is capable of only forward and backward motion, we designed a controller that uses the yaw torque of the propellers to give the Flying Monkey two degrees of freedom on the ground. In experiments we demonstrated that the Flying Monkey is able to grasp small objects, fly over obstacles, and crawl through narrow pipes. The Flying Car was designed as a swarm vehicle to test multi-robot path planning. We therefore made the Flying Car as simple and robust as possible, built a small swarm of them, and tested them in a miniature town. We present two of the first algorithms for multi-robot path planning for air-and-ground vehicles, one based on priority planning and the other based on multi-commodity network flow. Thus, by designing and testing robots, controllers, and algorithms for miniature air-and-ground vehicles, this thesis hopes to serve as a starting point for future research in this promising area of study.
Application of Activated Carbon in the Treatment of Domestic Effluent: A Comparative Analysis

The lives of humans and animals are affected straight by the amount of harmful substances in water streams. Municipal wastewaters contains dissolved pollutant can therefore contaminate water resources and causes grave water/ environmental problem. In the current study, sorption capacities of Coconut Shell, Corn Cobs, Rice husk and Sugarcane Bagasse were examined for the treatment of domestic wastewater. The percent removal of Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Chemical Oxygen Demand and Turbidity increases with increase in impregnation ration and temperature. Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms were employed to the obtained data to check for fitness of the models. The percentage removal for Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Chemical Oxygen Demand and Turbidity for Rice Husk are 89%, 100% and 100%, Sugarcane Bagasse: 89%, 100% and 100%, Coconut Shell: 78%, 97% and 70% and Corn Cobs: 78%, 97% and 63% respectively. A Langmuir and Freundlich model adequately fits the adsorption data with coefficient of determination (R 2 ) near unity. The present data confirms that activated carbon from Rice Husk, Sugarcane Bagasse, Coconut Shell and Corn Cobs may be used as effective adsorbent for treatment pollutant from aqueous solutions.
Experimental Validation of Small-field Dosimetry in Radiotherapy Using Ionization Chamber and Edge Detector

Article type: Original Paper Introduction: Recently, modern radiotherapy techniques have been extensively developed to deliver doses only to therapeutic volume. The objective of the present study was to empirically evaluate the performance capability of the ionization chamber in comparison to the edge detector. Material and Methods: Firstly, the performance of the ionization chamber, compared to that of the edge diode detector, was validated at a 10×10 cm field size. Then, the percentage depth dose (PDD), percentage surface dose, and transverse profile doses at the 2×2, 3×3, and 4×4 cm field sizes were evaluated for both dosimeters. The empirical and statistical results in a water phantom were compared to those reported for the edge diode detector as the reference field dosimeter using the 6 MV Elekta linear accelerator. Results: The empirical and statistical results of the transverse profiles of the ionization chamber and edge detector are in agreement for the reference field of 10×10 cm. However, a small difference between the two dosimeters could be observed in small fields. A discrepancy of less than 1% was observed between the results of PDDs for two dosimeters in small fields. Conclusion: The dosimetric characteristics of the ionization chamber and edge detector illustrated some differences, especially in terms of transverse profiles at the small-field size. This discrepancy could be related to the volume effect of the chamber which affects the penumbra. Due to the importance of sensitive organs, it is recommended to utilize the ionization chamber for small radiotherapy fields. Article history: Received: Nov 26, 2019 Accepted: Feb 03, 2020
A Psychobiological Model of Personality and Psychopathology*

A seven-dimensional model of personality permits the efficient differential diagnosis of all personality disorders and accounts for comorbidity with other psychopathology including psychosomatic illness. The presence or absence of any personality disorder is indicated by underdevelopment of the character traits of self-directedness, cooperativeness, and self-transcendence. Specific subtypes of personality disorder are indicated by the proiile of temperament traits including novelty seeking, harm avoidance, reward dependence, and persistence. All seven traits can be rated by either interview or self-report using a test called the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). Using the TCI, temperament types can be specified so that they are mutually exclusive so as to avoid multiple overlapping diagnoses. The temperament traits have been shown to be genetically homogeneous and independent with heritabilities of about 50% each. The configuration of character traits determines susceptibility to psychopathology including schizophrenia, mood and psychosomatic disorders, For example, the "typeA" corenary-prone person is hostile (low cooperativeness), conventional (low self-transcendence), and assertive <high self-direetedness). The melancholic character is low in all three character dimensions, whereas creative characters are high in all three. Cyclothymics are high in self-transcendence and cooperativeness but low in self-directedness. Schizotypals are high in self-transcendence but Iow in the other two character dimensions. The TCI is based on a conceptual paradigm that integrates neurobiological, psychodynamic, sociocultural, and cogniti"e -behavioral approaches to normal and abnormal personality. It provides a clinical method
Factors Predicting Sexual Dysfunction in Thai

Sexual dysfunction is “the inability to express one’s sexuality in a manner that is consistent with personal needs and preferences” [3]. In patients who has cancer in the organs involve sexual activity such as breast cancer, colon, rectum, prostrate, and bladder are vulnerable to this issue [4,5]. Sexual dysfunction may be caused by cancer itself or by the treatments. Those treatments were surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy which potentially affect sexual organs and functions. These cancer patients suffer from loss or decreased function of the sexual organs. The prevalence of sexual dysfunction was about 20-100% [6] in patients with cancer. Cancer diagnosis and treatment highly impact on people’s physical, psychosocial and social life. Up to date, cancer and symptom management usually are the central focus, however, Thai people still feel uncomfortable to express about sexual issues since it is a taboo topic [7]. As a result, sexual health problems in cancer patients have superficially been addressed or left to be untouched by the health care team.
Multivariate stable polynomials: theory and applications

Univariate polynomials with only real roots -- while special -- do occur often enough that their properties can lead to interesting conclusions in diverse areas. Due mainly to the recent work of two young mathematicians, Julius Borcea and Petter Br\"and\'en, a very successful multivariate generalization of this method has been developed. The first part of this paper surveys some of the main results of this theory of "multivariate stable" polynomials -- the most central of these results is the characterization of linear transformations preserving stability of polynomials. The second part presents various applications of this theory in complex analysis, matrix theory, probability and statistical mechanics, and combinatorics.
Design, Simulation, and Testing of Laika, a Quadruped Robot with a Flexible Actuated Spine

Walking quadruped robots face challenges in positioning their feet and lifting their legs during gait cycles over uneven terrain. Laika is a quadruped robot with a flexible, actuated spine designed to assist with foot movement and balance during these gaits. This paper presents the first set of hardware designs for Laika, a physical prototype of those designs, and tests in both hardware and simulations that show the prototype's capabilities. Laika's spine is a tensegrity structure, used for its advantages with weight and force distribution, and represents the first working prototype of a tensegrity spine in a quadruped robot. The spine bends by adjusting the lengths of the cables that separate its vertebrae, and twists using an actuated rotating vertebra at its center. Laika's current prototype has stiff legs, with only the spine in motion. This work shows the advantages of Laika's spine by demonstrating the spine lifting each of the robot's four feet, using specific combinations of bending and rotation movements. For each of the four lifting motions, data on foot positions are collected from both simulations and hardware experiments on the prototype. Simulation data on foot height lie within or close to the range of hardware experiment results, depending on direction of spine twist. Future work will combine actuated legs with Laika's spine, and compare the performance of a walking quadruped with and without the spine.
Indonesian discourse particles in conversations and written text

The aim of the present article is to analyse the four most frequent Colloquial Indonesian discourse particles (lho, kok, sih, and dong) and to compare their occurrences in both spontaneous spoken conversations and written texts (articles from an online youth magazine). The latter method is uncommon, as most studies on Indonesian discourse particles focus exclusively on spoken data. My motivation for choosing the term “discourse particles” (instead of, for example, pragmatic particles) is explained and a new language-specific definition of the phenomenon is proposed. First, the particles’ meanings as given in various dictionaries are presented, followed by examples from spontaneous conversations. Next, examples from written texts are given, followed by an analysis of possible differences and similarities in meaning. Finally, the possible meanings of the particles are exemplified through sample sentences using semantic explication. By conclusion, I attempt to answer the question of whether the discourse particles in Colloquial Indonesian can be considered as a separate word class.
On the Subunit Structure of the Protein of Human Serum High Density Lipoprotein

Fraction III, separated and purified from delipidated human serum high density lipoprotein of d 1.063 to 1.125 g per ml (HDL2) by gel filtration in 8 M urea, was further fractionated by ion exchange chromatography (DEAE) in 8 M urea into two major broad components, III, and II&,, in ratios varying from individual to individual and exhibiting a slight difference in mobility by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis or disc gel electrofocusing. The molecular weight of each of the two fractions was about 27,000, as assessed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide electrophoresis in the presence or absence of 8 M urea. The same value was obtained by agarose-guanidine HCl chromatography. Both III, and IIIh reacted similarly against antisera raised against whole III; they contained no half-cystine or sialic acid, had aspartic acid as NH8-terminal (dansylation and Edman procedure), glutamine as COOH-terminal (digestion with carboxypeptidase and hydrazinolysis), but differed slightly in amino acid composition: an established difference was that IIIh contained no isoleucine, whereas III, had 1 mole of this amino acid per mole of protein. However, the presence of isoleucine in III, was not a constant finding. Upon rechromatography of DEAE, III, and III,, were resolved into three and two components, respectively, each having the amino acid composition of the starting product. After treatment with the bifunctional reagent, dimethylsuberimidate, III exhibited two distinct bands by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide electrophoresis with an apparent molecular weight of 27,000 and 54,000, suggesting a monomer-dimer relationship. Under the same experimental conditions, III, or IIIh exhibited only one band with a molecular weight of about 27,000. The results of the present studies were taken to indicate that HDLz contains at least two polymorphic forms of III having equimolecular weight, but differing slightly in chemical compdsition and associated together by noncovalent linkage.
Identification of Novel Cytosolic Phospholipase A2s,

Phospholipase A2 hydrolyzes the sn-2 ester bond of glycerophospholipids that produce free fatty acids and lysophospholipids. Cytosolic phospholipase A2s (cPLA2, group IV) are a subgroup of enzymes that act on the intracellular phospholipid membrane. The best investigated cPLA2 (group IVA) is a key enzyme for lipid mediator production in vivo. Here we report cloning and characterization of novel murine cPLA2s: cPLA2 (group IVD), cPLA2 (group IVE), and cPLA2 (group IVF), that form a gene cluster with cPLA2 (group IVB). The deduced amino acid sequences of cPLA2 , , and demonstrated a conserved domain structure of cPLA2, i.e. one C2 domain and one lipase domain. The potential catalytic dyad, Ser and Asp, was conserved for these newly cloned cPLA2s along with relatively high conservation for the surrounding residues. Transcripts of murine cPLA2 , , and appeared to be enriched in certain organs rather than ubiquitous distribution. Major Northern signals for cPLA2 were detected in placenta, cPLA2 in thyroid, heart, and skeletal muscle, and cPLA2 in thyroid. Recombinant proteins expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells demonstrated molecular sizes of about 100 kDa by Western blotting and exhibited Ca -dependent PLA2 activities on 1-palmitoyl-2-[C]arachidonoyl-phosphatidylcholine substrate. In contrast to cPLA2 , cPLA2 preferred phosphatidylethanolamine to phosphatidylcholine. Intracellular localization was visualized by green fluorescent-tagged proteins. Each molecule showed specific localization, and cPLA2 translocated from the cytosol to the perinuclear region by calcium-ionophore stimulation. We thus discovered these functional novel cPLA2 genes, which cluster on murine chromosome 2E5.
Effect of Anti-epileptic Pro ile of Jatamansi on the Brain Enzymes

Seizures are an important and most common disease that affects the human body and are also caused to other neurological manifestations. Most of the people affected in the world currently are middle-aged and are suffering from many brain diseases. 50million people are affected due to epilepsy and convulsions around the world. There are many drugs that helpful and potent against epilepsy. As discussed, they have side effects, and the only solution to avoid those effects is the investigation of herbal sources for their anti-epileptic activity. One of those potent herbs is Nardostachys jatamansi. It was investigated and proved for its anti-epileptic property. The current research was planned to compare the effects of different extracts on the anti-epileptic property. In the process, double distilled water, methanol, ethanol and acetone were used as an extraction medium, and the extracts were tested for its property. Out of all the extracts, aqueous and methanol extracts showed a better activity compared with other extracts and standard drug, Diazepam.