Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Parenting, Family Care and Adolescence in East and Southern Africa: An Evidence-Focused Literature Review

Based on an evidence-focused literature review, this paper examines existing knowledge on raising adolescents in east and southern African countries, including Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Country selection was based on the availability of relevant literature and data. The vast majority of research on parenting and adolescent development is based in studies from the global north. This research sought to deepen understandings of family life, care practices and support networks in the east and southern African region so as to inform policy and interventions that seek to improve adolescent-family relations and reduce risk behaviours. Analysis of the regional literature prompts a reconsideration of conventional understandings of parenting and of support focused on adolescence. An evidence-informed model for understanding the ecology of adolescent-parent relationships in the cultural and economic contexts of the region is provided. In addition, a framework for exploring contextually-relevant dimensions of parenting through research and practice is offered.
Improved Survival Outcomes with Surgical Resection Compared to Ablative Therapy in Early-Stage HCC: A Large, Real-World, Propensity-Matched, Multi-Centre, Australian Cohort Study

Simple Summary Cure is the goal of treatment in early primary liver cancer with surgical resection and ablation therapy being the two most common modalities used. This real-world multi-centre Australian study demonstrates that surgical treatment results in superior outcomes. We observed a significantly reduced risk of death from any cause and of recurrent liver cancer after controlling for factors such as initial tumour burden, liver disease severity and other medical comorbidities. Our study provides compelling evidence to recommend surgery for suitable patients to achieve the best possible outcomes. Abstract The optimal treatment approach in very-early and early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not precisely defined, and there is ambiguity in the literature around the comparative efficacy of surgical resection versus ablation as curative therapies for limited disease. We performed this real-world propensity-matched, multi-centre cohort study to assess for differences in survival outcomes between those undergoing resection and those receiving ablation. Patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) 0/A HCC first diagnosed between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2020 who received ablation or resection as initial treatment were included in the study. A total of 450 patients were included in the study from 10 major liver centres including two transplant centres. Following propensity score matching using key covariates, 156 patients were available for analysis with 78 in each group. Patients who underwent resection had significantly improved overall survival (log-rank test p = 0.023) and local recurrence-free survival (log rank test p = 0.027) compared to those who received ablation. Based on real-world data, our study supports the use of surgical resection in preference to ablation as first-line curative therapy in appropriately selected BCLC 0/A HCC patients.
The Human Placental Amniotic Membrane Mesenchymal-Stromal-Cell-Derived Conditioned Medium Inhibits Growth and Promotes Apoptosis of Human Cholangiocarcinoma Cells In Vitro and In Vivo by Suppressing IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 Signaling

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have recently been shown to play an important role in the growth and progression of many solid tumors, including cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). The human placental amniotic membrane (hPAM) is one of the most favorable sources of MSCs due to its availability and non-invasive harvesting procedure. However, the role of human placental amniotic membrane mesenchymal stromal cells (hPAMSCs) in the growth and progression of human CCA has not yet been determined. This study investigates the effects of conditioned medium derived from hPAMSCs (PA-CM) on the properties of three human CCA cell lines and explores possible mechanisms of action. Varying concentrations of PA-CM were used to treat CCA cells to determine their effects on the proliferation and apoptosis of CCA cells. The results showed that PA-CM inhibited the proliferation and colony-forming capacity of KKU100, KKU213A, and KKU213B cells. PA-CM also promoted the apoptosis of these CCA cells by causing the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential. Western Blotting confirmed that PA-CM induced CCA cell apoptosis by increasing the levels of the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, cleaved caspase 3, and cleaved PARP, possibly by inhibiting the IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. Moreover, our in vivo study also confirmed the suppressive effect of hPAMSCs on CCA cells by showing that PA-CM reduced tumor volume in nude mice transplanted with human CCA cells. Taken together, our results demonstrate that PA-CM has potent tumor-suppressive effects on human CCA cells and could potentially be used in combination with chemotherapy to develop a more effective treatment for CCA patients.
Magnesiodumortierite, a new mineral from very-high-pressure rocks (Western Alps); II, Crystal chemistry and petrological significance

Magnesiodumortierite occurs as rare inclusions in pyrope megablasts of the coesite-bearing "whiteschists" of the Dora-Maira massif, western Alps, together with kyanite, talc, clinochlore, ellenbergerite and rutile. Textural evidence suggests that it formed as a primary phase (together with ellenbergerite, at about 25-30 kbar, 700°C) and as a somewhat later phase during early decompression. Magnesiodumortierite is orthorhombic, biaxial (-), α = 1.678(1), s = 1.700(1), γ = 1.701(1), 2Vα = 38.5 ± 1.0°, X//c. The pleochroism, X pale pink to red, Y and Z colourless, is due to an Fe-Ti charge-transfer absorption band at 20,300 cm". Cell parameters are a = 11.91(3), b = 20.40(3), c = 4.730(2) A, space group Pmcn, Z = 4, Dcaic = 3.22 Mg/m. Magnesiodumortierite is isostructural with dumortierite, with Mg as the dominant cation in the single chain of face-sharing Ml octahedra. Chemical variations among eight samples ranging in Ti content show that, with respect to dumortierite, complete replacement of Al in Ml by Mg and vacancies is charge-compensated by additional protons. Ti incorporation proceeds additionally by the mechanism Ti + Mg for 2 A1, leading to partial replacement of Al by Mg in M4. The resulting compositions range from a Ti-free end-member close to (Mgi-x, • x)Al2Al4Si3Oi7-2x(OH)i+2xB (x « 1/3) toward (Mgi/3,Tii/3,U 1/3) (Alo.5Mgo.5)2Al4Si3Oi6(OH)2B. Phase-relation analysis suggests that the substitution leading from dumortierite to Ti-free magnesiodumortierite (Mg + H for Al in the single chain) is favoured by increasing pressure, the Mg content in the dumortierite phase being buffered at a maximum value by its coexistence with chlorite + garnet (at fixed H2O and B2O3 activities). Key-words: magnesiodumortierite, new mineral, high-pressure phase, Dora-Maira massif, dumortierite group, boron. Introduction analyse (Schaller, 1905). Classical analyses usually have low contents of boron (Claringbull & The orthorhombic aluminium-borosilicate Hey, 1958), while boron and water are ignored dumortierite, ideally (Ali-x,CHx)Al2Al4Si3BOi8-3x in electron-microprobe analyses (Alexander (OH)3x (Moore & Araki, 1978), was described by et al, 1986; Schertl et al, 1991; Visser & Senior, Bertrand (1880) and is notoriously difficult to 1991; Taner & Martin, 1993). Recent complete 0935-1221/95/0007-0525 $ 2.75 © 1995 E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. D-70176 Stuttgart
The Use of Education Collections in Natural History Museums

The purpose of this research project is to provide patterns and comparisons found in the utilization of an education collection within natural history museums. Through a comparative case study, this project explores the evaluation of three education collections and the use of objects within educational programming. Each case study will examine the management and care of these collections, as well as the organization and classification of the objects. This research will also look at the uses of these objects in educational programming at three natural history museums. A research project was conducted in order to assess the value and utilization of education collections in natural history museums according to selected museum
Biodiversity loss associated with oil palm plantations in Malaysia: Serving the need versus saving the nature

Oil palm is considered as one of the most important crops for the future in serving the global food and biodiesel needs. Oil palm also serves as the important source for rural employment and plays a major role in poverty alleviation in Malaysia. The increasing need for palm oil has resulted in the rapid expansion of oil palm plantations in the last few decades, which has become the biggest cause for deforestation in Malaysia. The google deforestation map for the year 2000-2012 shows that Malaysia has the highest deforestation rate of all the countries in the world. Malaysian forests are the home for numerous endemic species, which are threatened. Some oil palm promoting corporations have claimed that oil palm plantations support a healthy biodiversity. This research assessed the biodiversity value of oil palm in comparison with primary forests and secondary forests. The biodiversity value of secondary forests are overly underestimated and are readily converted into plantations. Using species richness data of vertebrates and invertebrates from previous publications, this research argues that conversion of either primary or secondary forest to oil palm plantation would adversely affect biodiversity. The oil palm plantations are filled with non-native invasive species or generalist species of low conservation interest. The review results compiling numerous species richness surveys in Malaysia show that there is a 34.9% reduction in species richness in oil palm compared to forest habitats, and 79.6% of the species found in forest habitats were not found in oil palm habitats. The primary causes for the reduction of species richness is found to be poor ground vegetation, lack of structural complexity and poor microclimate in oil palm plantations. In order to sustain the biodiversity in Malaysia, It is recommended that future expansion of plantations in primary or secondary forests should be strictly prohibited. It is also recommended that the oil palm management regime should focus on improving the structural complexity and ground vegetation of oil palm plantations.
Imaging patterns in fetal CNS infections

Poster: "ECR 2012 / C-2491 / Imaging patterns in fetal CNS infections" by: "R. T. Popa1, C. FAYARD2, E. Blondiaux2, J.-M. Jouannic2, H. Ducou le Pointe2, C. Garel2; 1Cluj-Napocha/RO, 2Paris/FR"
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF SOWS HOUSED WITH AND WITHOUT EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEM AT TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY INDEX OF 73-83

A study was conducted to assess the effect of evaporative cooling system (ECS) on the performance of sows during summer season and to determine the temperature-humidity index (THI). Ninety-one sows were used in the study, 49 sows were housed with ECS throughout gestation (T1) and 42 in conventional housing system all throughout gestation period (T2). The THI in T1 and T2 ranges from 73.31-80.47 and 75.23-82.66 respectively. Results showed that ECS significantly affects the birth weight, back fat thickness at weaning, and weaning to estrous interval of sows but did not have a significant effect on the gestation period, weaning weight, back fat thickness at farrowing, litter size born alive, litter size at weaning, total pigs born, and number of born dead. There was also a 0.75-day difference in the weaning to estrus interval from T1 was also observed. Partial budget analysis revealed that Php 25,634.33 per year per house was added to the net profit of the farm due to the reduction in feed and water costs. Therefore the use of evaporative cooling system to counter the negative effects of summer heat stress on the performance of the gestating sows is economically feasible in a commercial swine production enterprise. Key words: evaporative cooling system, temperature humidity index, swine
Multilingualism in cyberspace: a practical reality?

The loss of a language is often phrased in catastrophic terms despite the evolution of languages being a quite natural process. Here we discuss language loss and language use in the digital domain. We note that while English still dominates cyberspace, other languages are growing rapidly, so it seems likely that the future will not be monolingual but multilingual. We show that efforts to mandate the use of minority languages are unlikely to be successful and can backfire. The question therefore arises of how best to handle minority languages in the digital domain. This article argues that the best, and maybe the only, solution is high-quality machine translation.
QUICK RESPONSE CODES IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY

This study was aimed to investigate whether the implementation of Quick Response Codes is useful for the students in improving their English vocabulary. This study employed a Classroom Action Research (CAR) design in which the researcher worked collaboratively with an observer in the class. The CAR consisted of two cycles with the steps of planning, acting, observing and reflecting in each cycle. The data were gathered through several procedures, i.e. observation, interview, and tests. The result of this study showed that there was an increase in the students’ fulfillment of minimum mastery criterion from 0% before the treatment to 14.28 % after cycle 1 and 77.14% after cycle 2. Accordingly, the criterion of success was achieved. The results of observation revealed that the students actively participated in the learning process by using the Quick Response Codes in the vocabulary learning and it supported their engagement in the class.
Abnormalities of cerebral blood flow and the regional brain function in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and multimodal neuroimaging meta-analysis

Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease with high incidence rate. Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI), as a widely used method for studying neurodegenerative diseases, has not yet been combined with two important indicators, amplitude low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) and cerebral blood flow (CBF), for standardized analysis of PD. Methods In this study, we used seed-based d-mapping and permutation of subject images (SDM-PSI) software to investigate the changes in ALFF and CBF of PD patients. After obtaining the regions of PD with changes in ALFF or CBF, we conducted a multimodal analysis to identify brain regions where ALFF and CBF changed together or could not synchronize. Results The final study included 31 eligible trials with 37 data sets. The main analysis results showed that the ALFF of the left striatum and left anterior thalamic projection decreased in PD patients, while the CBF of the right superior frontal gyrus decreased. However, the results of multimodal analysis suggested that there were no statistically significant brain regions. In addition, the decrease of ALFF in the left striatum and the decrease of CBF in the right superior frontal gyrus was correlated with the decrease in clinical cognitive scores. Conclusion PD patients had a series of spontaneous brain activity abnormalities, mainly involving brain regions related to the striatum-thalamic-cortex circuit, and related to the clinical manifestations of PD. Among them, the left striatum and right superior frontal gyrus are more closely related to cognition. Systematic review registration https://www.crd. york.ac. uk/ PROSPERO (CRD42023390914).
A NOVEL UWB ANTENNA WITH TRIPLE BAND-NOTCHES FOR WIMAX AND WLAN

By etching a half-wavelength hook-shaped slot on the ground and adding quarterwavelength rectangle-shaped strips in the patch, a novel triple band-notched ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna is proposed. The triple band-notches are used to prevent interferences from existing bands at 3.3–3.9 GHz, 5.15–5.35 GHz, and 5.725–5.825 GHz. Fed by coplanar waveguide, the antenna is printed on a 30∗30 mm2 substrate. The parameters affecting antenna performance are simulated and analyzed. The simulated and measured results show that the proposed antenna achieves a wide bandwidth from 3GHz to 11 GHz with triple band-notches. Radiation patterns and gain are also investigated and analyzed.
Copper content in anthropogenic sediments as a tracer for detecting smelting activities and its impact on environment during prehistoric period in Hexi Corridor, Northwest China

The Hexi Corridor of northwestern China was a principal axis of cultural interchange between eastern and western Eurasia during the prehistoric and historic epochs. Neolithic groups began dense settlements in Hexi Corridor after 4300 BP with millet crops and polychrome pottery from north China and bronze from Central Asia around 4000 BP accompanied by wheat, barley, and sheep. The impact of these activities on the environment during the late Neolithic and Bronze Age is not clearly understood. Therefore, we analyzed the Cu concentrations of samples collected within cultural layers of anthropogenic sediments from 17 Late Neolithic and Bronze Age sites located within the Hexi Corridor. The Cu content is reported in view of the archaeological and paleoclimatic research undertaken in the area. Our results enabled us to explore the variety of human impact on the environment before and after the introduction of bronze technology into Hexi Corridor. During 4300–4000 BP, Cu concentrations of the anthropogenic sediments were constrained within natural background values. However, from 4000 to 3400 BP, they increased substantially and far exceeded the natural background. The Cu concentrations then declined and remained above the natural background from 3000 to 2400 BP. Our work suggests that the introduction of copper melting technology led to human alteration of sediments’ chemical properties in their surrounding environments in Hexi Corridor since 4000 BP; its intensity was closely related to human settlement density, which was further affected by climate change and livelihood transition in the area during Bronze period.
A stream physical habitat assessment in an urbanizing watershed of the Central U.S.A.

Longitudinal variations in aquatic biological habitat in a watershed (frequently associated with land-use in mixed-land-use watersheds) can be quantified by means of a physical habitat assessment (PHA). PHA indices include but are not limited to width (channel, bankfull, and wetted), bank height and thalweg depth. Hinkson Creek (Boone County, Missouri) was placed on the Missouri Department of Natural Resources list of impaired waters (Section 303d) of the Clean Water Act in 1998. A PHA conducted in 2013-2014 provided quantitative data characterizing physical habitat characteristics every 100 m of the 56 km channel. Bankfull width ranged from a maximum of 74 m to a minimum of 1.8 m (mean = 24.2 m, SD = 9.4 m). Bank height ranged from 5.8 m to 0.3 m (mean = 2.8 m, SD = 1 m). Increases in bankfull width and bank height were variable with stream distance. Trench pools were the dominant channel unit at 70% of sample transects. Thalweg depth at low to median flow ranged from 330 cm to 0 cm (mean =50.3 cm, SD = 38.7 cm). Streambed size classifications included 58.4% small (< 16 mm), 33.6% intermediate (16 mm to 1000 mm, vegetation, wood), 7.8% large (> 1000 mm, riprap, bedrock). Study results better inform land-use planners in Hinkson Creek watershed and similar multi-use watersheds of the central United States for future management decisions and development scenarios.
Evaluation of hepatocellular dysfunction and its association with severity in dengue patients

Background: Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that in recent years has become an important disease of international public health concern. Dengue virus infections and illness when symptomatic, that patients tend to present with a significantly wide variety manifestations. The aim of the study was to evaluate liver dysfunction in patients with dengue infections.Methods: The present study was undertaken as an observational cross-sectional study the period June 2017 to December 2018. The details of all patients with serologically proved dengue fever admitted in the hospital were reviewed. Data including routine blood count, liver function test (LFT), prothrombin time (PT), activated partial prothrombin time (APTT), abdominal ultrasonography was studied. Statistical analysis: Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21.0. Difference between proportions was tested by using chi square test. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to measure linear correlation between two continuous variables. A p value <0.05 was consideredstatistically significant.Results: Majority of the study participants were in the age group of 16-30 years (57.5%) and were males (64.5%). Fever, Headache and joint pain were the most common symptoms noted among the study participants. Majority of the study participants were found to have elevated levels of SGOT (75.3%), SGPT (64.2%) levels and lower levels ofserum albumin (68.6%) on evaluation. Statistically significant association was observed between elevated liver enzymes and presence of features of dengue haemorrhagic fever.Conclusions: Considerably high proportion of patients with dengue infection were found to have hepatic dysfunction in the form of deranged liver enzymes.
to Evaluate Stent Effect Aneurysm in Vitro Model for Flow Analysis Anatomically Shaped Internal Carotid Artery

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stent implantation alone might not be sufficient to produce definitive treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Therefore, extended experimental work is needed to improve results. We show the feasibility of using an in vitro anatomically shaped elastic model for flow evaluation before and after stent implantation. METHODS: Based on human vascular casting, an anatomic elastic internal carotid artery model, including an aneurysm on the supraclinoid portion, was manufactured. The model was connected to a circulatory loop to simulate physiological flow. After visualization of the flow by using glass particles and laser sheet translumination, the digitally recorded data were transferred for computer analysis. Intra-saccular flow pattern changes and the vortex velocity reduction induced by the stent were investigated qualitatively and quantitatively. RESULTS: The distal neck of the aneurysm behaved as a flow divider. Therefore, it was directly exposed to the hemodynamic stress. Inside the sac, a well-defined vortex formed and progressed along the wall toward the proximal neck. After stent implantation this pattern changed significantly; the vortex appeared more dispersed and its residence time increased. The velocity reduction was 32%. Velocity peak was observed close to the distal neck in both cases. CONCLUSION: In vitro anatomic elastic models are feasible for flow evaluation with laser sheet translumination. In our model, stent implantation resulted in hemodynamic changes that might favor the exclusion of the aneurysm from the circulation and can prevent regrowth of the aneurysmal sac.