Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PEROXIREDOXIN 3 WITH TOXIC METALS IN MISSED ABORTION PATIENTS

The most vital factors that hostile health human are toxic heavy metals (THMs). Heavy metals are harmful environmental contaminants that can decrease the likelihood of a healthy pregnancy and afterwards impede a healthy birth. Both paternal and maternal toxic metal exposure could influence pregnancy, So the rates of pregnancy failure are constantly rising. The current study's goal is to explore the effect of Pеrоxirеdоxin 3 antioxidant, as well as some toxic metals (TMs) such as arsenic, cadmium and mercury in missed abortion patients and compared with healthy pregnant and non˗pregnant women without a history of abortion in order to evaluate the degree of this effect on this pathological situation. Additionally, it will demonstrate the connection between these biochemical variables and gestational age. Pеrоxirеdоxin 3 (Prx3), Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), and Mercury (Hg) as a (THMs) were estimated in 40 healthy non˗pregnant (HNP) women, 40 healthy prеgnаnts (HP) with no abortion history, and 20 women with missed abortion (MA). All woman participants are of reproductive age, with the maternal gestational age in the HP and MA groups being ≤ 20 weeks. Maternal gestational age was used to categorize MA and HP women into two groups (1 st & 2 nd trimester). Regarding to the findings of recent research, Prx3 levels declined noticeably in MA patients compared to HP and HNP groups, on other hand the difference of toxic metals which represented in this study as: (As, Cd, and Hg) elevated statistically significantly in MA patients compared to HP and HNP groups. Within the first and second trimesters of pregnancy, the difference of Prx3 levels showed statistically significant reduction between the MA and HP groups. A statistical significance elevation was found between the two comparable gestational age of both groups in regard to blood serum (As, Cd, and Hg) levels. Lastly, the impact of gestational period within MA cases was revealed, serum (Cd) and (Hg) showing a significant variation between the first and second trimester of pregnancy, whereas Prx3 and (As) were unaffected by pregnancy advances within the MA group.
Genetic Moderation of Intervention Efficacy: Dopaminergic Genes, The Incredible Years, and Externalizing Behavior in Children.

This study investigated whether children scoring higher on a polygenic plasticity index based on ﬁ ve dopaminergic genes ( DRD4 , DRD2 , DAT1 , MAOA , and COMT ) bene ﬁ ted the most from the Incredible Years (IY) parent program. Data were used from a randomized controlled trial including 341 Dutch families with 4- to 8-year-old children (55.7% boys) showing moderate to high levels of problem behavior. IY proved to be most effective in decreasing parent-reported (but not observed) externalizing behavior in boys (but not girls) carrying more rather than fewer dopaminergic plasticity alleles; this Gene 9 Intervention effect was most pronounced in the case of boys whose parents ’ manifested the most positive change in parenting in response to the intervention. These results proved robust across a variety of sampling speci ﬁ cations (e.g., intention to treat, ethnicity).
KARAKTERISTIK PASIEN EPILEPSI RAWAT JALAN DI POLIKLINIK SARAF RSUP SANGLAH PADA BULAN AGUSTUS – DESEMBER 2018

Epilepsi adalah serangan berupa perpindahan sel saraf otak yang tidak normal, terjadi secara berulang-ulang, dan bisa mengakibatkan gangguan motorik, sensorik, atau fungsi mental sementara. WHO menyebutkan bahwa sekitar 50 juta penduduk dunia menderita epilepsi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik pasien epilepsi rawat jalan di Poliklinik Saraf RSUP Sanglah pada bulan Agustus sampai dengan Desember 2018. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan metode deskriptif dan studi potong-lintang. Analisis data menggunakan software SPSS versi 25 untuk mendapatkan karakteristik pasien epilepsi rawat jalan berdasarkan usia, jenis kelamin, etiologi, jenis bangkitan, hasil EEG, tingkatan pendidikan, serta terapi OAE yang digunakan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pasien epilepsi rawat jalan di Poliklinik Saraf RSUP Sanglah pada bulan Agustus dengan Desember 2018 memiliki angka tertinggi pada kelompok usia dewasa (18 sampai 65 tahun) sebesar 80,3% dengan didominasi oleh jenis kelamin laki-laki (52,5%). Epilepsi simtomatik adalah etiologi yang paling sering terjadi pada pasien rawat jalan dengan persentase 80,3%. Sebagian besar pasien epilepsi rawat jalan memiliki jenis bangkitan umum (32,7%) serta hasil EEG yang tidak tercatat dalam rekam medis (62,3%). Tingkat pendidikan tertinggi pada pasien epilepsi rawat jalan adalah SMA (41,0%) dan monoterapi menjadi terapi OAE terbanyak yang digunakan (67,2%). Kata Kunci: Epilepsi, Karakteristik, Obat Antiepilepsi
The Great Climate Mitigation Potential of Cropland Ecosystem Management in China

Limiting climate warming to below 2°C requires more intense mitigation efforts. Alongside the steep reductions in fossil fuel emissions needed, natural climate solutions (NCS) act as an additional first step toward achieving China's emission reduction goals. We first quantified the historical contribution of NCS as 0.34 PgCO2 equivalent (PgCO2e) yr−1 through the implemented national ecological restoration projects as well as positive management measures. Based on successful practices, we then designed 21 pathways to quantify the potential of NCS in increasing terrestrial carbon sinks or reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in forest, grassland, cropland, and wetland ecosystems. We show that the maximum mitigation potential of NCS between 2020 and 2060 under guaranteed food and fiber security is 1.95 (1.54–2.38) PgCO2e yr−1 (95% CI), which can offset nearly 20% of the annual net emissions. Historically, forest ecosystems have contributed the most to carbon sequestration; however, future projections show cropland ecosystems will account for the largest proportion (47.6%), followed by forest ecosystems. Approximately 47% (0.91 PgCO2e yr−1) of the maximum represents cost‐effective mitigation potential that can be realized at ≤100 USD/MgCO2e. Conservation tillage is the most cost‐effective option in China, achieving a maximum contribution of 181.60 TgCO2e yr−1. In addition, a series of cropland management measures have contributed 1.14 PgCO2e in the past two decades. Our study highlights the high effectiveness of cropland pathways in reducing carbon emissions and emphasizes the key role of cropland ecosystems in mitigating climate change.
SLOPE BASED FILTERING OF LASER ALTIMETRY DATA

Laser altimetry is becoming the prime method for large scale acquisition of height data. Although laser altimetry is full integrated into processes for the production of digital elevation models in different countries, the derivation of DEM's from the raw laser altimetry measurements still causes problems. In particular the laser pulses reflected on the ground surface need to be distinguished from those reflecting on buildings and vegetation. In this paper a new method is proposed for filtering laser data. This method is closely related to the erosion operator used for mathematical grey scale morphology. Based on height differences in a representative training dataset, filter functions are derived that either preserve important terrain characteristics or minimise the number of classification errors. In experiments it is shown that the latter filter causes smaller errors in the resulting digital elevation models. In general the performance of the filters deteriorates with a decreasing point density.
I travel, I think: Applying the self-perception theory to explain residents’ attitudes toward tourism development through their travel histories

In the travel and tourism field, research on residents' attitudes toward tourism and/or tourism development has been marked by limited theoretical application. Theories (e.g., social exchange theory) adopted to explain residents’ attitudes have been focused on perspectives outside the residents. Predictors of residents’ attitudes have been mainly limited to social exchange variables, social economics and social demographics. This study contributes to the current research by introducing self-perception theory to explain residents' attitudes from an introspection angle and testing the theory by predicting Tourism Impact Attitude Scale (TIAS) with residents travel experience history (TUH). Our findings suggested that TUH is a useful predictor of residents' attitudes toward tourism and tourism development. Communities should take advantage of the exemplary effects of more experienced travelers and include the voices of all residents in the development and planning of sustain tourism.
Epigenetic Downregulation of Hsa-miR-193b-3p Increases Cyclin D1 Expression Level and Cell Proliferation in Human Meningiomas

Meningiomas are common intracranial tumors in adults. Abnormal microRNA (miRNA) expression plays a role in their pathogenesis. Change in miRNA expression level can be caused by impaired epigenetic regulation of miRNA-encoding genes. We found the genomic region covering the MIR193B gene to be DNA hypermethylated in meningiomas based on analysis of genome-wide methylation (HumanMethylation450K Illumina arrays). Hypermethylation of MIR193B was also confirmed via bisulfite pyrosequencing. Both hsa-miR-193b-3p and hsa-miR-193b-5p are downregulated in meningiomas. Lower expression of hsa-miR-193b-3p and higher MIR193B methylation was observed in World Health Organization (WHO) grade (G) II/III tumors as compared to GI meningiomas. CCND1 mRNA was identified as a target of hsa-miR-193b-3p as further validated using luciferase reporter assay in IOMM-Lee meningioma cells. IOMM-Lee cells transfected with hsa-miR-193b-3p mimic showed a decreased cyclin D1 level and lower cell viability and proliferation, confirming the suppressive nature of this miRNA. Cyclin D1 protein expression (immunoreactivity) was higher in atypical than in benign meningiomas, accordingly to observations of lower hsa-miR-193b-3p levels in GII tumors. The commonly observed hypermethylation of MIR193B in meningiomas apparently contributes to the downregulation of hsa-miR-193b-3p. Since hsa-miR-193b-3p regulates proliferation of meningioma cells through negative regulation of cyclin D1 expression, it seems to be an important tumor suppressor in meningiomas.
A novel 3D insect detection and monitoring system in plants based on deep learning

Insects can have a significant impact on biodiversity, ecology, and the economy. Certain insects, such as aphids, caterpillars, and beetles, feed on plant tissues, including leaves, stems, and fruits. They can cause direct damage by chewing on the plant parts, resulting in holes, defoliation, or stunted growth. This can weaken the plant and affect its overall health and productivity. Therefore, the aim of this research was to develop a model system that can identify insects and track their behavior, movement, size, and habits. We successfully built a 3D monitoring system that can track insects over time, facilitating the exploration of their habits and interactions with plants and crops. This technique can assist researchers in comprehending insect behavior and ecology, and it can be beneficial for further research in these areas.
VEHICLE DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION USING FORWARD SCATTER RADAR (FSR) FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT USING CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK

The importance of automatic vehicle detection and classification has grown significantly in recent years, as it has become a crucial component of traffic management and monitoring systems. To overcome the limitations of traditional video vehicle detection, this paper proposes the use of forward scatter radar (FSR) technology. The FSR system is tested for the classification of four different vehicle types, each with distinct sizes. To improve the classification accuracy of the FSR system, the paper utilizes a well-established neural network known as a convolutional neural network (CNN). Two time-frequency analyses, continuous wavelet transform (CWT) and short-time Fourier transform (STFT), are used to evaluate the classification performance of the FSR system. The study demonstrates that the CNN classifier significantly improves the classification accuracy of the FSR system in vehicle detection and classification. This finding is supported by the evaluation of the time-frequency analyses, CWT and STFT. Overall, the proposed approach has the potential to enhance traffic management and monitoring systems, thereby improving road safety and traffic efficiency.
Integrating a Landscape/Hydrologic Analysis for Watershed Assessment

Methods to provide linkages between a hydrologic modeling tool (AGWA) and landscape assessment tool (ATtILA) for determining the vulnerability of semi-arid landscapes to natural and human-induced landscape pattern changes have been developed. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the application of ATtILA and AGWA to investigate the spatial effects of varying levels of anthropogenic disturbance on runoff volume and soil erosion in the San Pedro River Basin. Results were particularly useful for assessing the effects of land cover change in the watershed and highlighting subwatersheds that require careful management.
β-lactam antibiotics, recA mutation and SOS response

The claim that β-lactam antibiotics induce the SOS response, allowing E. coli survival in the presence of low antibiotic concentrations, was evaluated. No association between the recA gene and antibiotic survival rate was found. Disagreements with published observations are attributed to discrepancy in minimum inhibitory concentrations and growth characteristics of various strains carrying the recA mutation. Moreover, β-lactam antibiotics do not induce expression of the SOS regulated gene cka, encoding colicin K in wild-type strains.
La conchyliculture française - 1° Partie : Le milieu naturel et ses variations

Sommaire : Le milieu naturel Les centres de production Les centres ostreicoles Les centres mytilicoles Chapitre I. - le milieu physico-chimique I. L'eau de mer a) Transparence, turbidite b) Temperature c) Salinite d ) Les gaz dissous e) Les substances dissoutes dans l'eau f) Les mouvements de l'eau g) Hydrologie des principaux centres conchylicoles IL Les sols a ) Proprietes des sols b) Amendement mecanique des sols, ses effets c) La fertilisation des sols en conchylicutture d) Evolution des sols du fait de la culture Bibliographie Chapitre II. - le milieu biologique Le phytoplancton Le zooplancton Biologie sommaire du phytoplancton Evaluation de la production de phytoplancton, notion de productivite primaire Phytoplancton de quelques regions conchylicoles Le microphytobenthos Facteurs controlant la productivite primaire Toxicite d'organismes planctoniques ; les eaux rouges bibliographie Chapitre III - les alterations du milieu naturel. Les pollutions I. Les pollutions chimiques Definitions Influence de la turbidite A. Pollution tellurique 1° Pollution d'origine domestique 2° Pollutions liees aux activites agricoles 3° Pollutions industrielles B. Pollution pelagique 1° Pollution par les hydrocarbures Conclusion II. Les pollutions bacteriennes Devenir des microorganismes dans la mer A. Conditions de prelevements B. Phenomenes de dispersion Survie des germes dans le milieu marin A. Facteurs influant sur la teneur microbienne globale B.
Potato Non-Specific Lipid Transfer Protein StnsLTPI.33 Is Associated with the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species, Plant Growth, and Susceptibility to Alternaria solani

Plant non-specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) are small proteins capable of transferring phospholipids between membranes and binding non-specifically fatty acids in vitro. They constitute large gene families in plants, e.g., 83 in potato (Solanum tuberosum). Despite their recognition decades ago, very few have been functionally characterized. Here, we set out to better understand the function of one of the potato members, StnsLTPI.33. Using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, we show that StnsLTPI.33 is expressed throughout the potato plant, but at relatively higher levels in roots and leaves compared to petals, anthers, and the ovary. We also show that ectopically-expressed StnsLTPI.33 fused to green fluorescent protein colocalized with an apoplastic marker in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves, indicating that StnsLTPI.33 is targeted to the apoplast. Constitutive overexpression of the StnsLTPI.33 gene in potato led to increased levels of superoxide anions and reduced plant growth, particularly under salt stress conditions, and enhanced susceptibility to Alternaria solani. In addition, StnsLTPI.33-overexpressing plants had a depleted leaf pool of pipecolic acid, threonic acid, and glycine, while they accumulated putrescine. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an nsLTP that is associated with enhanced susceptibility to a pathogen in potato.
A new basal hadrosauroid dinosaur from the upper Cretaceous of Kazakhstan

AEHM 4/1, a fragmentary specimen from the Bostobinskaya Svita (Santonian-Campanian) of Central Kazakhstan, is described as the holotype of a new genus and species of hadrosauroid dinosaur. Batyrosaurus rozhdestvenskyi gen. et sp. nov. is characterized by cranial autapomorphies, as well as a unique combination of characters. The curvature and size of the semicircular canals of the inner ear suggest that Batyrosaurus rozhdestvenskyi was an agile biped. A phylogenetic analysis reveals that Batyrosaurus is a basal hadrosauroid more derived than than Probactrosaurus , Eolambia , and Protohadros . Basal hadrosauroids were diversified in Asia during the Early Cretaceous and probably migrated into North America following the establishment of the Bering land bridge in the Aptian-Albian. Batyrosaurus is the youngest non-hadrosaurid hadrosauroid described so far according to the definition of Hadrosauridae here adopted. A phylogenetic analysis also confirms that hadrosaurids ( sensu Norman, 2004) probably had an Asian origin.
Etude de la canopée forestière : De la mesure lidar aéroportée à l'observation spatiale

Le travail de recherche presente dans cette these a pour objectif principal l’evaluation de l’interet de la teledetection active par lidar, a partir de plateformes spatiales, pour le suivi des systemes forestiers a l’echelle de la planete. La foret est l’un des principaux moderateurs du climat par son action sur les grands cycles biogeochimiques dont les plus importants sont les cycles de l’eau et du gaz carbonique. Cet environnement est neanmoins tres mal documente a l’echelle globale car il n’est pas toujours facile d’acces. Les observations aeroportees et spatiales, par teledetection, sont donc les approches les mieux adaptees afin de donner acces aux differentes echelles caracteristiques des processus d’interaction entre le milieu atmospherique et la foret. Afin de valoriser la teledetection par lidar, il a ete necessaire de construire une base de donnees representative de differents environnements forestiers, allant de la foret geree a la foret tropicale primaire. Ces donnees ont ete obtenues suite a plusieurs campagnes utilisant un nouveau demonstrateur lidar, le systeme ULICE (Ultraviolet LIdar for Canopy Experiment). Elles ont permis d’evaluer les differentes sources d’incertitudes liees a la mesure pour l’extraction des parametres forestiers pertinents (i.e. hauteur des arbres, quantite de biomasse aerienne, indice de couverture foliaire, …). Cette evaluation a ete possible suite au developpement d’un simulateur numerique qui prend en compte les caracteristiques de la surface, de l’atmosphere, de l’instrumentation lidar et d’orbitographie du satellite. On montre que la teledetection active lidar est une methode de mesure performante pour la caracterisation des forets a partir d’observations aeroportees ; elle reste tres attractive pour des systemes spatiaux en orbite basse, entre 300 et 500 km, comme la station spatiale internationale.
Moving in concert: Social and migratory behaviour of dolphins and whales in the North Atlantic Ocean

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Beyond the State: Global Policy and Transnational Administration

The conceptual distance between the sovereign state and the global domain of policy making and administration is narrowing, challenging the prevailing methodological nationalism. The rise of global policy and transnational administration necessitates new conversations for traditional, often domestically focused, public policy and public administration studies. By expanding our analytical, theoretical, conceptual, and even our pedagogical approaches to include the kaleidoscope of global governance actors, levels of analysis, sectors, and concepts, not only is our policy research enhanced and deepened, but our ability to engage this complexity is enhanced.
‘Poverty, Equity and Growth in Developing and Transition Countries: Statistical Methods and Empirical Analysis’

Long-term follow-up of early childhood health interventions is important for human capital accumulation. We provide experimental evidence on child health and human capital outcomes from the longer-term follow-up of a school-based nutrition intervention in India. Using panel data, we examine the effectiveness of the use of iron and iodine fortified salt in school lunches to reduce anemia among school children. After four years of treatment, treated children, on average, have higher hemoglobin levels and a lower likelihood of anemia relative to the control group. Interestingly, the intervention did not have an impact on cognitive and educational outcomes.
The critical relationship between large resorts and the state in developing sustainable tourism in the Caribbean: the case of the Dominican Republic

Tourism is a growing industry. If tourism projects are sustainable, tourism can be used by developing economies as a source of economic development. However, this is not an easy goal to achieve. This project reviews, through primary and secondary sources and field research, the important relationship between large resorts and the state that affects the outcome oftourism development in the Dominican Republic. It begins by outlining the problem of unsustainable tourism and then moves on to discuss sustainable tourism. It then places the Dominican Republic into the discussion and identifies the actors involved in the development of tourism. It examines how the relationship between those actors affects sustainable tourism development in regards to the environment, the tourism sector and the community. It argues that there is little consistency in the government civil service, and problems within the relationship cannot be rectified until the government itself becomes sustainable.