Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Between Populism and Technocracy: How National Executives in Bulgaria and Serbia Manipulate EU Rule of Law Conditionality

This article explores how national executives in Serbia and Bulgaria address European Union (EU) rule of law conditionality by framing it within the populism/technocracy dichotomy. The rule of law remains one of the main problems of EU relations with the two countries. While acknowledging the nuances of pre- and post-enlargement Europeanisation, this article explores the technocratic and populist narratives exploited by the national executives in their interactions with the EU and their domestic public. Rather than positioning the current executives unequivocally either as populist or technocratic, we argue that the political elites act strategically in using both populist and technocratic techniques towards their publics when explaining interaction with the EU. We explore the extent this type of executive behaviour is determined by the countries’ formally different status. While we look for the levels of possible similarity and distinction in the two cases/countries stemming from their different EU membership status, our findings confirm the existence of strategic defensive populist and technocratic techniques applied towards the EU and the national public in both countries The aim of this strategy is to mitigate the impact of the EU rule of law pressure and to secure the persistence of the existing rule of law shortcomings within the process of European integration. Interestingly, our research did not identify substantial impact of the formally different status towards the EU of the two countries.
Expanding understanding of family social capital in crowdfunding of migrant entrepreneurial ventures

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to understand the role of the migrant entrepreneur’s social capital and specifically their family social capital in the success of their crowdfunding ventures. Design/methodology/approach – This paper develops an exploratory single case study of the Persu Bag started by a Chinese migrant entrepreneur in the USA, which was documented through in-depth interviews, email communication, social media interactions and secondary documents publicly available. This paper draws on crowdfunding and social capital literature to fulfil the purpose and adopt the perspective of themigrant entrepreneur in the study. Findings – The study shows that the crowdfundingmigrant entrepreneur’s family network contributes with their operand and operant resources from both the country of residence and country of origin. Besides having financial capacity, institutional knowledge and experience from both the host and home countries, the family network in both countries make the crowdfunding immigrant entrepreneur’s families more resourceful, providing additional benefits to the crowdfundingmigrant entrepreneurs in the development of the campaign and crowdfunded venture. Originality/value – This study broadens the understanding of the ways migrant entrepreneurs can rely on their family social capital for building financial capacity and starting a crowdfunded venture.
Bioinoculant production composed by Pseudomonas sp., Serratia sp., and Kosakonia sp., preliminary effect on Allium cepa L., growth at plot scale

Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for plant’s development, and its deficiency restricts crop yield. To meet P requirements in agricultural settings, a low-cost culture medium (MT11B) was designed in which a bioinoculant was produced consisting of three bacterial isolates capable of solubilizing P from phosphoric rock (PR). Pseudomonas sp. , Serratia sp. , and Kosakonia sp. exhibited P solubilization in SMRS1 agar modified with PR (5:0 g L 1), as source of inorganic P. Sowings by isolation were made of the three bacteria on DNAseand Blood-agar to rule out pathogenicity. At the interaction tests, no inhibition halos were observed; demonstrating there was no antagonism among them, thus they were used to constitute a consortium. Growth curve (12 h) in MT11B demonstrated consortium grew in presence of PR, brewer’s yeast hydrolysate, and glucose at concentrations (2:5 g L 1) fourfold lower than those in SMRS1 (10:0 g L 1); obtaining phosphate solubilizing bacteria of . 10:60 ̇ 0:08/ log10 CFU mL 1 and, at 6 h of culture, acid and alkaline phosphatase enzyme volumetric activities of . 2:3 ̇ 0:8/ UP and . 3:80 ̇ 0:13/ UP, respectively. The consortium, releasing phosphorus at a rate of . 45:80 ̇ 5:17/ mg L 1 at 6 h of production, was evaluated as bioinoculant in onion plots for five months. Plants receiving a treatment that included 500 mL (10 107 CFU mL 1) of bioinoculant plus 100 kg ha 1 of an organic mineral fertilizer exhibited the highest determined response variables (.170:1 ̇ 22:2/ mm bulb height, .49:4 ̇ 6:5/ mm bulb diameter, .9:0 ̇ 1:8/ g bulb dry weight, and 15:21 mg bulb 1 total phosphorus) (p < 0:05).
The Correlation Between Adiponectin Levels With C-Reactive Protein in Adult Obese Non-Diabetic Among Staffs of DR. M. Djamil Hospital Padang

The adiponectin and C-reactive protein (CRP) are markers of chronic low-grade inflammation related to obesity. This study aims to determine a correlation between adiponectin level and CRP level in adult obese individuals. This study was analyzed with a cross-sectional design of 55 subjects at Dr. M Jamil Central Hospital Padang from January to September 2019. The subjects included were type 1 obese (25≤BMI≤29.9 kg/m2) and type 2 obese (BMI 30.0 kg/m2). Enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) was used to measure adiponectin and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (Hs-CRP) levels. Univariate statistical analysis is processed and presented in distribution, frequency, mean (standard deviation), median (minimum-maximum value). Bivariate data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation test, significant if p<0.05. The study consists of 16 males and 39 females. The mean age was 35 years old (the range 23 to 57 years old), the mean BMI was 30.8 (4.5) kg/m2. This study consists of 28 subjects, type 1 obese and 27 types II obese. The mean adiponectin level in type 2 obese is lower than in type 2 obese groups. The mean CRP levels are high in all populations. Pearson ln-adiponectin and CRP correlation test in the entire population: r =-0.105 (p=0.444).
Running title: EFFECTS OF PESTICIDES ON Selenastrum capricornutum Academy Section: ECOSYSTEMS

The toxic effects of the insecticides chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin, and the herbicide glyphosate on the growth, biovolume and ultrastructure of the green microalgae Selenastrum capricornutum were evaluated. Concentrations between 9.37150 mg L of chlorpyrifos, 3.12-100 mg L of cypermethrin and 4.7-60 mg L of glyphosate were assayed along with a control culture. The assayed concentrations were prepared using commercial formulations. After 48 h all tested concentrations of the three pesticides reduced signifi cantly the population growth. The 96 h effective concentration 50 (EC50) was 14.45 mg L -1 for chlorpyrifos, 12.37 mg L for cypermethrin and 15.60 mg L for glyphosate. Cells exposed to the three pesticides showed an increase in the cellular size related to the increase in pesticide concentration and exposure time. The most significant damages observed on the ultrastructure of cells exposed to the three pesticides included thylakoids and mitochondria disruption, formation of electrodense bodies, accumulation of lipids and increase in the size and number of starch granules. The present study demonstrates that the effects of pesticides also extend to non-target organisms having signifi cant ecological implications.
Effect of the solid/liquid interface structure on X-ray diffraction in nano-biocomposites

It is shown that periodic modulation of electron density in a liquid layer surrounding a nanocrystal may influence considerably the width of a conventional diffraction profile taken along the normal direction to the liquid/solid interface. The kinematic approximation is used to develop an analytical expression for the diffraction profile, assuming that the degree of order in the modulated liquid-like layers diminishes exponentially with the distance from the interface, which is characterized by the correlation length, L. Owing to the above-mentioned modulation, the sizes of nanocrystals extracted from the width of diffraction profiles will appear larger than they really are. Molecular ordering is destroyed by mild annealing or pressure application, resulting in substantial broadening of X-ray diffraction lines. This effect may be most significant in nano-biocomposites, such as bone and tooth dentin, comprising substantial amounts of water (tens of percent). It is calculated that for L ≃ 1 nm and a net crystallite thickness of T < 50 nm, the relative change in profile width can reach a few percent, which is easily measurable. The obtained simulation results are compared with existing experimental data.
Modelling of Biphasic Biogas Production Process from Mixtures of Livestock Manure Using Bi-logistic Function and Modified Gompertz Equation

In this study, anaerobic digestion (AD) of three livestock manure: (poultry manure (PM), pig dung (PD), and cow dung (CD) was conducted at different mixed ratios under mesophilic (25-35°C) conditions. Two kinetic models, the modified Gompertz and bi-logistic function model were used to simulate the cumulative biogas yield from the experiments, and model parameters simultaneously obtained. The biogas production profile appeared diauxic-like or biphasic with multiple peaks, revealing the complexity and multi-component nature of the substrates. There was an increase in biogas yield from the treatments, PD/CD 1:1; 37.25 dm (3.47%), PD/CD 3:1; 38.41 dm (6.96%), CD/PM 1:1; 26.76 dm 3 (16.80%) and CD/PM 3:1 24.31 dm 3 (6.11%), whereas PD/CD 2:1 (15.41 dm) and CD/PM 2:1 (22.57 dm) exhibited inhibitory effect. However, statistical analysis (ANOVA) indicated a significant difference in biogas yield from PD alone (36 dm 3 ) compared to CD alone (22.91 dm). The two models showed good performance in the simulation of the AD process, with high correlation coefficients, an indication of a very strong relationship between experimental data and model parameters. However, the bi-logistic function model showed a better fit in the simulation of the experimental values, as it was able to capture the curves in the plots, with a higher Original Research Article Opurum et al.; ARRB, 36(3): 116-129, 2021; Article no.ARRB. 66379 117 correlation coefficient R (0.9920 0.9985) than the modified Gompertz model (0.9797 0.9968). This work has shown that the phenomenon of diauxic growth in the anaerobic digestion of complex organic substrates could be captured quantitatively in the kinetic model using bi-logistic function model.
Risikostratifizierung in der Rheumatologie: Analgetika-Therapie Risk Stratification in Rheumatology: Analgesic Therapy

Auch im Biologika-Zeitalter ist Schmerz ein häufiges Symptom bei Patienten mit rheumatischen Erkrankungen. NSAR sind dabei unverändert meist Mittel der ersten Wahl. Insbesondere aufgrund ihres gastrointestinalen, kardiovaskulären und renalen Nebenwirkungspotenzials erfordert ihr Einsatz eine individuelle Risikostratifizierung beim Patienten in Abhänggigkeit von der zugrundeliegenden Erkrankung, den Komorbiditäten und der Komedikation. Bei NSAR-Versagen oder -Unverträglichkeit stehen nur wenige Nichtopioid-Analgetika als Alternative zur Verfügung. Paracetamol ist häufig nicht ausreichend effektiv und bedarf eines hepatischen Monitorings. Beim Einsatz von Metamizol ist bei meist guter Wirksamkeit und allgemein guter Verträglichkeit über die sehr seltene Möglichkeit einer Agranulozytose und deren Symptome aufzuklären. Sofern auch hiermit keine zufriedenstellende Schmerzkontrolle möglich ist, können Opioide zum Einsatz kommen. Die Risikostratifizierung erfordert hier ein leitliniengerechtes Abwägen des zu erwartenden Nutzens in Abhängigkeit von der Grunderkrankung einerseits und den Risiken andererseits, wobei v. a. psychische Effekte einschl. Missbrauchsund Abhängigkeitspotenzial, Übelkeit, Obstipation und erhöhtes Sturzrisiko im Fokus stehen. Für die nahe Zukunft sind keine wesentlichen Neuentwicklungen bei den Analgetika zu erwarten, sodass die individuelle Risikostratifizierung für die derzeit verfügbaren Präparate langfristig entscheidend für eine optimale Therapie des einzelnen Patienten bleiben wird.
A New Video Based Emotions Analysis System (VEMOS): An Efficient Solution Compared to iMotions Affectiva Analysis Software

Article history: Received: 10 February, 2021 Accepted: 02 April, 2021 Online: 22 April, 2021 The Micro-facial expression is the most effective way to display human emotional state. But it needs an expert coder to be decoded. Recently, new computer vision technologies have emerged to automatically extract facial expressions from human faces. In this study, a videobased emotion analysis system is implemented to detect human faces and recognize their emotions from recorded videos. Relevant information is presented on graphs and can be viewed on video to help understanding expressed emotions responses. The system recognizes and analyzes emotions frame by frame. The image-based facial expressions model used deep learning methods. It was tested with two pre-trained models on two different databases. To validate the video-based emotion analysis system, the aim of this study is to challenge it by comparing the performance of the initial implemented model to the iMotions Affectiva AFFDEX emotions analysis software on labeled sequences. These sequences were recorded and performed by a Tunisian actor and validated by an expert psychologist. Emotions to be recognized correspond to the six primary emotions defined by Paul Ekman : anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness, surprise, and then their possible combinations according to Robert Plutchik's psycho-evolutionary theory of emotions. Results show a progressive increase of the system’s performance, achieving a high correlation with Affectiva. Joy, surprise and disgust expressions can reliably be detected with an underprediction of anger from the two systems. The implemented system has shown more efficient results on recognizing sadness, fear and secondary emotions. Contrary to iMotions Affectiva analysis results, VEMOS system has recognized correctly sadness and contempt. It has also successfully recognized surprsie and fear and detect the alarm secondary emotion. iMotions Affectiva has confused surprise and fear. Finally, compared to iMotions the system was also able to detect peak of morbidness and remorse secondary emotions.
NDT_A_302314 1667..1678

1Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng, 224005, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Wuchang University of Technology, Wuhan, 430223, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China Background: The aim of our study was to explore the role of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) growth arrest-specific 5 (GAS5) in ischemic stroke using oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R)-induced bEnd.3 cells as in vitro cell model. Methods: Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blot assay were adopted to analyze RNA and protein expression. Cell viability and apoptosis were analyzed by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) assay and flow cytometry. The levels of nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) in culture supernatant were examined by their matching commercial kits. The intermolecular target interaction was predicted by starBase software and tested by dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay. Results: OGD/R-induced apoptosis and dysregulation in vascular endocrine system were largely alleviated by the knockdown of GAS5. GAS5 interacted with microRNA-34b-3p (miR-34b-3p), and GAS5 silencing protected bEnd.3 cells from OGD/R-induced injury partly through up-regulating miR-34b-3p. EPH receptor A4 (EPHA4) was a target of miR34b-3p. GAS5 acted as the molecular sponge of miR-34b-3p to up-regulate EPHA4 in bEnd.3 cells. GAS5 interference protected against OGD/R-induced damage in bEnd.3 cells partly through down-regulating EPHA4. Conclusion: LncRNA GAS5 knockdown protected brain microvascular endothelial cells bEnd.3 from OGD/R-induced injury depending on the regulation of miR-34b-3p/EPHA4 axis.
PGPM_A_290291 579..590

1Department of Cardiology, Medical University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany; 2HCR (Heidelberg Center for Heart Rhythm Disorders), University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany; 3DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany; 4Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany; 5European Center for Angioscience (ECAS), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, 68167, Germany Aim: Effective antiarrhythmic treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) constitutes a major challenge, in particular, when concomitant heart failure (HF) is present. HF-associated atrial arrhythmogenesis is distinctly characterized by prolonged atrial refractoriness. Smallconductance, calcium-activated K (KCa, SK, KCNN) channels contribute to cardiac action potential repolarization and are implicated in AF susceptibility and therapy. The mechanistic impact of AF/HF-related triggers on atrial KCa channels is not known. We hypothesized that tachycardia, stretch, β-adrenergic stimulation, and hypoxia differentially determine KCa 2.1–2.3 channel remodeling in atrial cells. Methods: KCNN1-3 transcript levels were assessed in AF/HF patients and in a pig model of atrial tachypacing-induced AF with reduced left ventricular function. HL-1 atrial myocytes were subjected to proarrhythmic triggers to investigate the effects on Kcnn mRNA and KCa channel protein. Results: Atrial KCNN1-3 expression was reduced in AF/HF patients. KCNN2 and KCNN3 suppression was recapitulated in the corresponding pig model. In contrast to human AF, KCNN1 remained unchanged in pigs. Channeland stressor-specific remodeling was revealed in vitro. Lower expression levels of KCNN1/KCa2.1 were linked to stretch and β-adrenergic stimulation. Furthermore, KCNN3/KCa2.3 expression was suppressed upon tachypacing and hypoxia. Finally, KCNN2/KCa2.2 abundance was specifically enhanced by hypoxia. Conclusion: Reduction of KCa2.1–2.3 channel expression might contribute to the action potential prolongation in AF complicated by HF. Subtype-specific KCa2 channel remodeling induced by tachypacing, stretch, β-adrenergic stimulation, or hypoxia is expected to differentially determine atrial remodeling, depending on patient-specific activation of each triggering factor. Stressor-dependent KCa2 regulation in atrial myocytes provides a starting point for mechanism-based antiarrhythmic therapy.
Examining the Impact of Gamification on website features in E-Banking Sector: A Conceptual Paper

The influence of gamification on website features is very unclear in the case of e-banking. Therefore, this research aims to develop a theoretical framework that focuses on investigating the effect of gamification (as independent variable) on website features (as a dependent variable) that include ease-of-use, webpage characteristics, website information and website design in the context of e-banking in Washington DC, United states of America.
Robust vibration-based faults diagnosis machine learning model for rotating machines to enhance plant reliability

Plant availability and reliability can be improved through a robust condition monitoring and fault diagnosis model to predict the current status (healthy or faulty) of any machines and critical assets. The model can then predict the exact fault for the faulty asset so that remedial maintenance can be carried out in a planned plant outage. Nowadays, the artificial intelligence (AI)-based machine learning (ML) model seems to be current trend to meet these requirements. Hence, the paper is also proposing such vibration-based faults diagnosis ML model through an experimental rotating rig. Here, the 2-Steps approach is used with the ML model to easy the industrial operation and maintenance process. The Step-1 provides the information about the asset health status such as healthy or faulty. The Step-2 then identifies the exact nature of fault to aid the decision making for the fault rectification and maintenance activities to avoid the risk of failure and enhance the reliability.
Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS) Compared with Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in Diagnosing Patients with Malignancy Causing Obstructive Jaundice

Background: The common etiologies of obstructive jaundice were biliary stone and biliary neoplasms. The gold standard to diagnose malignancy causing obstructive jaundice is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with sensitivity and specificity of >95% and 100%. However, ERCP is an invasive procedure associated with several complications such as bleeding, pancreatitis, and perforation. Other modalities include endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). Thus, we aim to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of EUS with MRCP in patients with malignancy causing obstructive jaundice. Method: This was a cross-sectional study that calculates the sensitivity and specificity of EUS and MRCP in diagnosing malignancy causing obstructive jaundice compared with the gold standard, histopathology examination from ERCP. The study was conducted in the Medical Record Unit, Gastroenterology Division, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, on January – March 2019 by using a consecutive sampling method. The date of diagnosis was collected from the medical record within five years. Subjects were selected based on inclusion criteria which include patients aged ≥ 18 years old who were diagnosed with malignancy causing obstructive jaundice by ERCP, and had underwent EUS or MCRP with a maximum interval of 3 months to ERCP. The exclusion criteria include patients with previous evidence of biliary tract malignancy or concurrent parenchymal jaundice. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 20. Results: There were 54 subjects with a mean age of 56.48 ± 11.37 years. Subjects consisted of 29 (53.7%) males and 25 (46.3%) females. The median period between EUS to ERCP was 0-33 days, while MRCP to ERCP was 1-53 days. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value to diagnose obstructive jaundice due to malignancy were 96%, 60%, 96%, 60% in EUS, and 90%, 40%, 94%, 29% in MRCP, respectively. Conclusion: EUS was more superior to MRCP in the diagnosis of malignancy causing obstructive jaundice.