Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Investigation of stress relaxation in hydrated gluten networks using spectral analysis

Gluten and its protein fractions were isolated from wheat flour. Stress relaxation in hydrated gluten, its protein fractions and varying percentage mixtures of the components were investigated by means of rheometry and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Stress relaxation was carried out over a period of 30 min at 20 °C for all samples under investigation. Samples exhibited relaxation modulus G(t) ranging from 1 to about 1000 Pa with the gliadin fraction showing almost full decay. MATLAB with the combination of regularization algorithms were used to generate L-curves and calculate the relaxation spectra of the samples. Stress relaxation spectra identified five dominant relaxation modes with baseline resolution. Stress relaxation is somewhat independent of compositional differences, although, confocal microscopy showed the influence of protein composition on the morphology of the networks. Therefore, morphology and relaxation dynamics seem to be controlled by independent mechanisms for gluten networks. These findings provide a fundamental understanding of gluten dynamics and may allow controlling the industrial performance of flours and engineering novel dough formulations.
Social science to improve fuels management: A synthesis of research on collaboration

A series of syntheses were commissioned by the USDA Forest Service to aid in fuels mitigation project planning. This synthesis focuses on collaboration research, and offers knowledge and tools to improve collaboration in the planning and implementation of wildland fire and fuels management projects. It covers a variety of topics including benefits of collaboration, stages of collaboration, challenges to collaboration, and keys to successful collaboration.
Experimental studies addressing the longevity of Bacillus subtilis spores #_#x2013; The first data from a 500-year experiment

The ability to form endospores allows certain Gram-positive bacteria (e.g. Bacillus subtilis) to challenge the limits of microbial resistance and survival. Thus, B. subtilis is able to tolerate many environmental extremes by transitioning into a dormant state as spores, allowing survival under otherwise unfavorable conditions. Despite thorough study of spore resistance to external stresses, precisely how long B. subtilis spores can lie dormant while remaining viable, a period that potentially far exceeds the human lifespan; is not known although convincing examples of long term spore survival have been recorded. In this study, we report the first data from a 500-year microbial experiment, which started in 2014 and will finish in 2514. A set of vials containing a defined concentration of desiccated B. subtilis spores is opened and tested for viability every two years for the first 24 years and then every 25 years until experiment completion. Desiccated baseline spore samples were also exposed to environmental stresses, including X-rays, 254 nm UV-C, 10% H2O2, dry heat (120 ̊C) and wet heat (100 ̊C) to investigate how desiccated spores respond to harsh environmental conditions after long periods of storage. Data from the first 2 years of storage show no significant decrease in spore viability. Additionally, spores of B. subtilis were subjected to various short-term storage experiments, revealing that space-like vacuum and high NaCl concentration negatively affected spore viability.
Recent advances in the management of renal cell carcinoma-a Radiation Oncology perspective

How to cite this article: Abdus-salam AA, Olabumuyi AA, Jimoh MA. Recent advances in the management of renal cell carcinoma-a radiation oncology perspective. Niger J Clin Pract 2017;20:399-408. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
Analytical Theory for the Quasi-Steady and Low-Frequency Equatorial Ocean Response to Wind Forcing

Abstract Analytical theory is used to examine the linear response of a meridionally unbounded stratified ocean to large-scale, low-frequency wind forcing. The following results, applied mainly to the equatorial Pacific, were obtained. (i) Provided that the wind stress curl vanishes at large distance from the equator, a general Sverdrup solution is valid in the quasi-steady (frequency ω → 0) limit. The meridionally averaged zonal flow toward the western boundary layer is zero so that there is no net mass flow into the boundary layer and the large-scale boundary condition is therefore satisfied. This solution predicts a zero pycnocline response in the eastern equatorial Pacific. It therefore predicts that, for the eastern equatorial Pacific, a slow weakening of the equatorial trade winds will not lead to long-term El Nino conditions there. (ii) Consistent with observations and other previous work, for finite but small frequencies there are two modes of equatorial motion. One is a “tilt” mode in which the eq.
Optimization of a diagnostic platform for oxidation–reduction potential (ORP) measurement in human plasma

ABSTRACT Objectives: Oxidation–reduction potential (ORP) measurement can demonstrate the extent of oxidative stress in patients with severe illness and/or injury. A novel ORP diagnostic platform using disposable sensors (RedoxSYS) has been validated by comparison to mass spectrometry, but the optimal methods of sample handling for best performance of the device have not been described. Methods: We sought to optimize ORP measurement in human plasma under controlled conditions. We hypothesized that the anticoagulant, freeze–thawing, and storage duration would influence measured ORP levels. Results: The platform was sensitive to exogenous oxidation with hydrogen peroxide and reduction with ascorbic acid. Plasma anticoagulated with heparin was more sensitive to differences in ORP than plasma prepared in citrate. ORP measurements decreased slightly after a freeze–thaw cycle, but once frozen, ORP was stable for up to one month. Discussion: We confirm that ORP detects oxidative stress in plasma samples. Optimal measurement of plasma ORP requires blood collection in heparin anticoagulant tubes and immediate analysis without a freeze–thaw cycle.
Distribution of root-associated bacterial communities along a saltmarsh primary succession

(2016). Distribution of root-associated bacterial communities along a salt-marsh primary succession. Frontiers in Plant Science. Copyright Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): http://www.rug. nl/research/portal. For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum. Proper quantification of the relative influence of soil and plant host on the root-associated microbiome can only be achieved by studying its distribution along an environmental gradient. Here, we used an undisturbed salt marsh chronosequence to study the bacterial communities associated with the soil, rhizosphere and the root endopshere of Limonium vulgare using 454-pyrosequencing. We hypothesize that the selective force exerted by plants rather than soil would regulate the dynamics of the root-associated bacterial assembly along the chronosequence. Our results showed that the soil and rhizosphere bacterial communities were phylogenetically more diverse than those in the endosphere. Moreover, the diversity of the rhizosphere microbiome followed the increased complexity of the abiotic and biotic factors during succession while remaining constant in the other microbiomes. Multivariate analyses showed that the rhizosphere and soil-associated communities clustered by successional stages, whereas the endosphere communities were dispersed. Interestingly, the endosphere microbiome showed higher turnover, while the bulk and rhizosphere soil microbiomes became more similar at the end of the succession. Overall, we showed that soil characteristics exerted an overriding influence on the rhizosphere microbiome, although plant effect led to a clear diversity pattern along the succession. Conversely, the endosphere microbiome was barely affected by any of the environmental measurements and very distinct from other communities.
Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Current study was planned to evaluate supplementation of two different xylanase levels on digesta viscosity, blood metabolites and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens fed low energy wheat-based diet. A total of 480-day old broiler chicks were used in the current study with 8 replicates per treatment, and each replicate had ten birds. Six iso-caloric and iso-nitrogenous diets were prepared according to strain recommendations. Wheat was used in all dietary treatments except control treatment in which corn-soybean was used. Experimental diets were formulated as, 1) =control, corn-soybean based diet 2) = wheat-based diet, 100% wheat, no corn, 3) = 100% wheats, ME lowered 75 Kcal with 1000XU/kg of feed, 4) = 100% wheats, ME lowered 75 Kcal with 1500XU/kg of feed, 5) = 100% wheats, ME lowered 150 Kcal with 1000XU/kg of feed, 6) = 100% wheats, ME lowered 150 Kcal with 1500XU/kg of feed. Less viscosity, cholesterol and urea nitrogen noted in birds fed control diet and 100% wheat-based diet without xylanase supplementation (P<0.05). Low blood glucose was observed in diets without supplementation of xylanase and without reduced energy levels (P<0.05). Better villus height, villus width and villus surface area were in birds fed control diet and wheat-based diet with no lowered energy level and without xylanase supplementation (P>0.05). Based on the findings of current study, the inclusion of xylanase in diets with 75 Kcal lowered energy perform better than diets with 150 Kcal lowered energy.
Dimensión fractal de la distribución espacial de fracturas en el área granítica de El Berrocal (Sistema Central): Relación con el tensor de esfuerzos.: Relación con el tensor de esfuerzos.

En este trabajo se ha realizado un analisis del patron de fracturacion en el macizo granitico de El Berrocal mediante un analisis fractal a tres escalas diferentes (1:2.000, 1:10.000 y 1:500.000). El analisis se realizo en primer termino para todo el conjunto de fracturas cartografiadas, y posteriormente con los mapas de fracturas filtrados mediante criterios dinamicos (solo con las fracturas potencialmente activas bajo uno de los dos campos de paleoesfuerzos deducidos). La tecnica empleada en el calculo de la dimension fractal fue el conteo binario de celdas bidimensional (box-counting 2-D) Y unidimensional (box-counting 1-D). Con esta ultima tecnica se ha obtenido la variacion de dimension fractal con la orientacion del perfil de fracturacion analizado, que evidencia la existencia de una anisotropia fractal espacial de la fracturacion en el caso de los mapas de fracturas asociados a los campos de paleoesfuerzos. La variacion anisotropa de la fracturacion muestra una direccion de maxima complejidad en el espaciado entre fracturas, reflejada en el valor maximo de dimension fractal que es perpendicular a la orientacion del maximo esfuerzo horizontal (σHmax). Por lo que respecta a las magnitudes de la dimension fractal, esta es mayor en el campo de paleoesfuerzos mas reciente (Alpino), lo cual concuerda con que este campo de esfuerzos reactiva fallas previas y forma nuevas fallas, resultando un patron de fracturacion mas complejo, y por tanto con mayor dimension fractal. [ABSTRACT] A fractal analysis of fracture spatial patterns was carried out in the granitic massif of "El Berrocal" for three structural map scales (1:2.000, 1:10.000 and 1:500.000). At first, the total fracture map was analysed on each scale, and a second step, the dynarnic fracture maps were built and analysed by filtering of active faults due to two stress fields. The technique used to obtain the fractal dimension was the "box-counting" l-D and 2-D (one dimension and two dimension). The "box-counting l-D" technique has been used to take values of the fractal dimension related to the orientation of the measurements. One fractal anisotropy was showed in dynamic fracture maps associated to palaeostress fields, as the maximum value of fractal dimensiono A good relationship has been found between σHmax strike (maximum horizontal stress) and the orientation of the fracturing profiles for the maximum fractal dimension value. First results point to SHmax strike is perpendicular with the maximum complexity orientation. The larger value of fractal dimension in fracture dynarnic map due to recent stress field (Alpine) is agree with the fact that, this stress field activates old faults and generates new faults, and it shows a more complex fracture pattern.
antihypercholesterolemic and antioxidant efficacies of zerumbone on the formation, development, and establishment of atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits

: Owing to the high incidence of cholesterol-induced cardiovascular disease, particularly atherosclerosis, the current study was designed to investigate the preventive and therapeutic efficacies of dietary zerumbone (ZER) supplementation on the formation and development of atherosclerosis in rabbits fed with a high cholesterol diet. A total of 72 New Zealand white rabbits were divided randomly on two experimental studies carried out 8 weeks apart. The first experiment was designed to investigate the prophylactic efficacy of ZER in preventing early developed atheromatous lesion. The second experimental trial was aimed at investigating the therapeutic effect of ZER in reducing the atherosclerotic lesion progression and establishment. Sudanophilia, histopathological, and ultrastructural changes showed pronounced reduction in the plaque size in ZER-medicated aortas. On the other hand, dietary supplementation of ZER for almost 10 weeks as a prophylactic measure indicated substantially decreasing lipid profile values, and similarly, plaque size in comparison with high-cholesterol non-supplemented rabbits. Furthermore, the results of oxidative stress and antioxidant biomarker evaluation indicated that ZER is a potent antioxidant in suppressing the generation of free radicals in terms of atherosclerosis prevention and treatment. ZER significantly reduced the value of malondialdehyde and augmented the value of superoxide dismutase. In conclusion, our data indicated that dietary supplementation of ZER at doses of 8, 16, and 20 mg/kg alone as a prophylactic measure, and as a supplementary treatment with simvastatin, significantly reduced early plague formation, development, and establishment via significant reduction in serum lipid profile, together with suppression of oxidative damage, and therefore alleviated atherosclerosis lesions. plant is believed to possess high medical prominence. A recent investigation revealed that supplementary treatment with Z. zerumbet rhizome’s ethanolic extract (EE) can suppress body weight
Cloud Computing Security Solutions and Privacy.

In recent years, cloud computing has emerged as a new concept for delivering various online services. Cloud computing has become an indispensable part of corporate and public enterprise. It eliminates the need for users to plan for the future in order to provide services. It also allows companies to start small and increase resources only when there is growth in demand for services. However, despite the fact that cloud computing provides huge opportunities for the IT industry, the development of cloud computing technology is now in its infancy, with unresolved issues in this article, we offer a simplified review of cloud computing, highlighting basic concepts, architectural principles, and reviewed various security practices and challenges associated with both the software and hardware aspects of protecting data in the cloud, and improving data security and privacy protection for a secure cloud environment. We conducted a comparative research analysis of the current research work regarding data security and privacy protection techniques used in cloud computing.
nurse-led intensive interventions improve adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy and quality of life in obstructive sleep apnea patients

Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is widely recommended for the treatment of sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS), but its usage by patients is very low. The aim of this study was to assess intensive educational programs and nursing support for the improvement of CPAP use and outcomes in SAHS patients. Methods: Eighty new SAHS patients were randomized to receive nurse-led intensive interventions or usual support at hospital and home. The main outcome measure was CPAP use; changes in sleeping, symptoms, mood, and quality of life were also assessed after 12 months of treatment. Results: All outcome measures were improved after treatment in both groups. However, patients receiving intensive support with significantly higher CPAP use (higher daily CPAP usage by 2.2 hours/day) had greater improvements in SAHS symptoms and mood ( P , 0.05). The intervention group further showed an improvement in the Short Form-36 domains of mental and physical health ( P , 0.05). Conclusion: The CPAP usage and quality of life can be significantly improved by nurse-led intensive program in obstructive sleep apnea patients.
Can We (and Should We ) Use AI to Detect Dyslexia in Children’s Handwriting?

Reading is a critical skill that affects the development of all other skills, as well as self-esteem. Language-based learning disabilities like dyslexia interfere with a child’s ability to read. This paper follows up on the previous proof-of-concept research of Spoon et al. [1], who developed a system that used computer vision to classify handwriting samples as indicative of dyslexia or not. In this paper, we contribute (1) a subset of a robust data set from a pilot school system and (2) visual and quantitative evidence that suggests dyslexia detection, eliminating confounding factors. Here we seek to show that not only is it possible to classify handwriting as characteristic of dyslexia, we can now explain the behavior of the neural network to the end users: teachers, parents, and the kids affected by those decisions.
RNA granules

Cytoplasmic RNA granules in germ cells (polar and germinal granules), somatic cells (stress granules and processing bodies), and neurons (neuronal granules) have emerged as important players in the posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. RNA granules contain various ribosomal subunits, translation factors, decay enzymes, helicases, scaffold proteins, and RNA-binding proteins, and they control the localization, stability, and translation of their RNA cargo. We review the relationship between different classes of these granules and discuss how spatial organization regulates messenger RNA translation/decay.
Agency Theory and Higher Order Stochastic Dominance

We study the classic agency model when the suitable ordering of risky prospects is better represented by higher rather than ﬁrst-order stochastic dominance. We derive conditions on preferences under which if the eﬀect of the agent’s eﬀort corresponds to a Nth-order stochastic dominance improvement, the principal would want a greater eﬀort level provided by the agent than the one provided under the second best sharing rule. Our characterization involves the inverses of the marginal utilities and the ratios of their successive derivatives up to the N − 1 order. Finally, we illustrate our ﬁndings for standard preferences used in ﬁnancial
Preguntas y respuestas sobre la crisis mundial

espanolLa creciente complejizacion de los instrumentos financieros implica cada vez mas dificultades a la hora de evaluar las causas, las formas de contagio y los efectos diferenciados de las actuales turbulencias economicas y financieras. Este articulo se enfoca en algunas de estas interacciones y busca aportar luz sobre la relacion entre el sistema financiero y la economia real, la desconexion parcial de los paises emergentes de este mundo en crisis, los riesgos actuales y los problemas derivados de las respuestas aplicadas por los gobiernos de la eurozona. EnglishThe increasing complexity of the financial instruments implies evermore difficulties when it comes to evaluating the causes, the forms of contagion, and the effects differentiated in the current economic and financial turbulences. This article focuses on some of these interactions and looks to shine light on the relation between the financial system and the real economy, the partial disconnect of emerging countries in this world in crisis, the current risks and the problems derived from the responses applied by the governments of the eurozone.
A Real-Time 3D Object Detection, Recognition and Presentation System on a Mobile Device for Assistive Navigation

This thesis proposes an integrated solution for 3D object detection, recognition, and presentation to increase accessibility for various user groups in indoor areas through a mobile application. The system has three major components: a 3D object detection module, an object tracking and update module, and a voice and AR-enhanced interface. The 3D object detection module consists of pre-trained 2D object detectors and 3D bounding box estimation methods to detect the 3D poses and sizes of the objects in each camera frame. This module can easily adapt to various 2D object detectors (e.g., YOLO, SSD, Mask RCNN) based on the requested task and requirements of the run time and details for the 3D detection result. It can run on a cloud server or mobile application. The object tracking and update module minimizes the computational power for long-term environment scanning by converting 2D tracking results into 3D results. The voice and AR-enhanced interface integrates ARKit and SiriKit to provide voice interaction and AR visualization to improve information delivery for different user groups. The system can be integrated with existing applications, especially assistive navigation, to increase travel safety for people who are blind or have low vision (BLV) and improve social interaction for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In addition, it can potentially be used for 3D reconstruction of the environment for other applications. Our preliminary test results for the object detection evaluation and real-time system performance are provided to validate the proposed system.
Nationwide Trends of Hospital Admission and Outcomes Among Critical Limb Ischemia Patients During 2003 – 2011

RESULTS We included a total of 642,433 admissions with CLI across 2003 to 2011. The annual rate of CLI admissions has been relatively constant across 2003 to 2011 (w150 per 100,000 people in the United States). There has been a significant reduction in the proportion of patients undergoing surgical revascularization from 13.9% in 2003 to 8.8% in 2011, while endovascular revascularization has increased from 5.1% to 11.0% during the same time period. This was accompanied by a steady reduction in the incidence of in-hospital mortality and major amputation. Compared to surgical revascularization, endovascular revascularization was associated with reduced in-hospital mortality (2.34% vs. 2.73%, p < 0.001), mean LOS (8.7 days vs. 10.7 days, p < 0.001), and mean cost of hospitalization ($31,679 vs. $32,485, p < 0.001) despite similar rates of major amputation (6.5% vs. 5.7%, p 1⁄4 0.75).