Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Unveiling the Secrets of Calcium-Dependent Proteins in Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria: An Abundance of Discoveries Awaits

The role of Calcium ions (Ca2+) is extensively documented and comprehensively understood in eukaryotic organisms. Nevertheless, emerging insights, primarily derived from studies on human pathogenic bacteria, suggest that this ion also plays a pivotal role in prokaryotes. In this review, our primary focus will be on unraveling the intricate Ca2+ toolkit within prokaryotic organisms, with particular emphasis on its implications for plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). We undertook an in silico exploration to pinpoint and identify some of the proteins described in the existing literature, including prokaryotic Ca2+ channels, pumps, and exchangers that are responsible for regulating intracellular Calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i), along with the Calcium-binding proteins (CaBPs) that play a pivotal role in sensing and transducing this essential cation. These investigations were conducted in four distinct PGPR strains: Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca SMMP3, P. donghuensis SVBP6, Pseudomonas sp. BP01, and Methylobacterium sp. 2A, which have been isolated and characterized within our research laboratories. We also present preliminary experimental data to evaluate the influence of exogenous Ca2+ concentrations ([Ca2+]ex) on the growth dynamics of these strains.
General overview of the Risk factors, Pathogenesis, and Combined treatments for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (HT)

In regions of the world where iodine is abundant, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, also known as Hashimoto's disease or autoimmune thyroiditis, is the most prevalent cause of hypothyroidism. It is a chronic inflammation of the thyroid gland. It is characterized by autoimmune-mediated thyroid gland destruction, which results in progressive thyroid failure, either with or without goiter formation. In young to middle-aged women, Hashimoto's thyroiditis typically starts as a painless, diffuse, firm thyroid gland enlargement that progresses to hypothyroidism. Many people don't initially exhibit hypothyroidism, and some don't even have a goiter or may have an atrophic thyroid gland. Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), also known as chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, is an inflammatory condition that is characterized by parenchymal atrophy, fibrosis, and diffuse lymphocytic infiltration. being the main source of primary hypothyroidism in regions with adequate iodine. With the help of various criteria, such as physical examination, blood tests for thyroid hormone levels (TSH is low, T3 and T4 are tall, for example), serum cholesterol and triglycerides, blood glucose, and radioactive iodine uptake, it is possible to distinguish between infections and clutter. According to estimates from several thyroid disease studies, 42 million persons in India are estimated to have the ailment. The pathogenesis causes, risk factors and combination therapy linked to Hashimoto's thyroiditis are discussed in this review study.
HUMAN IMPACTS ON WISCONSIN STREAM CHANNELS

ABSTRACT The conversion of natural land cover to agricultural land uses in the Platte watershed of southwestern Wisconsin caused a three to fivefold increase in the magnitudes of floods that recur more frequently than once in five years in the small headwater and tributary watersheds. The impact of settlement on floods is less for larger watersheds, but the general impact of settlement has caused a major channel metamorphosis throughout the Platte River channel system. Most headwater and tributary channels have modern channel cross sections that are relatively wide and shallow when compared to their presettlement counterparts. Most channel cross sections along the downstream main channel, beyond the channel reaches where bedload sediments are a dominant factor in determining channel shape, are narrow and deep relative to their presettlement counterparts. Much of the sediment that is related to man-induced accelerated surface runoff has been transported only short distances and is presently deposited on al.
Thrace Basin—An Oligocene Clastic Basin Formed During the Exhumation of the Rhodope Complex

Some orogenic sedimentary basins are difficult to assign to a particular category. An example is the hydrocarbon‐bearing Thrace Basin in the northern Aegean. It has more than 9‐km‐thick Cenozoic clastic sediment, and is spatially associated with the Rhodope metamorphic core complex in the west, and with the Tethyan subduction‐accretion complexes in the south, and is cut by the North Anatolian Fault and its precursors. It has been interpreted variously as an intramontane, a forearc, or an orogenic collapse basin. Here, we provide new geochronological and biostratigraphic data to constrain the tectonic evolution of the Thrace Basin. The new data indicate that as an individual depocenter the Thrace Basin has a short age span (late Eocene—Oligocene, 36–28 Ma) and more than 90% of the basin fill consists of early Oligocene (34–28 Ma) siliciclastic turbidites, deposited at rates of 1.0 km/my. Paleocurrents and new detrital zircon U‐Pb ages show that the Rhodope Complex was the main sediment source. The exhumation of the northern Rhodope Complex (36–28 Ma) was coeval with the main subsidence in the Thrace Basin (34–28 Ma), and involved clockwise crustal rotation in the northern Aegean and possibly crustal flow from underneath the Thrace Basin. Crustal rotation is indicated by the paleomagnetic data, regional stretching lineations in the Rhodope Complex, and the triangular shape of the Thrace Basin. The rotating crustal block must have been bounded in the south by a sinistral fault zone; the location of which corresponds largely with the present day North Anatolian Fault.
Precise U–Pb titanite age constraints on the emplacement of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

The c. 2.06 Ga Bushveld Complex intrudes the Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa. Calcsilicate xenoliths within the mafic phase of the Bushveld Complex (Rustenburg Layered Suite, or RLS) preserve calcsilicate xenoliths with high-temperature (c. 1200°C) mineralogies that were later metasomatized by hydrous, retrograde (c. 600–700°C) fluids whose timing has been unconstrained. New U–Pb isotope data from newly grown titanite within a completely retrogressed xenolith indicates that retrogression occurred at 2058.9±0.8 Ma. This suggests that retrogression was due to hydrothermal circulation associated with the cooling RLS, and not slightly later Bushveld-related granites. The new data place a tight constraint on the minimum age of emplacement of the RLS.
Minimally invasive recipient procedure in kidney transplantation

Background There are several procedural variations for kidney transplant donors, including open, laparoscopic, hand-assisted, and robotic methods, with either an intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal approach. Conversely, fewer options are available for the recipient procedure. We introduce a method that involves a small incision, with the goal of being less invasive for recipients. Methods Our current method was introduced in April 2022. As of July 2023, we have completed 27 cases. We analyzed several factors in these 27 cases, including the size of the incision, rewarming time, anastomosis time, graft function, analgesic use, and complications. Results The average incision size was 73 mm. The time taken for anastomosis was 24. 1 minutes, while the rewarming time averaged 43.1 minutes. There were no instances of primary nonfunction. One case necessitated postoperative dialysis three times due to heart failure. Following stent removal, one patient developed grade 1 hydronephrosis. There was one instance of bleeding from the drain insertion site. Another case involved a clamp injury to the external iliac artery, which necessitated stent insertion on the fourth postoperative day. Compared to procedures performed using conventional methods, the use of analgesics was less in these cases. Conclusions Our minimally invasive technique, which involves a small incision, is a feasible alternative that could potentially be less invasive than traditional methods.
Temporal evolution of a hydrothermal system in Kusatsu‐Shirane Volcano, Japan, inferred from the complex frequencies of long‐period events

[1] We present a detailed description of temporal variations in the complex frequencies of long-period (LP) events observed at Kusatsu-Shirane Volcano. Using the Sompi method, we analyze 35 LP events that occurred during the period from August 1992 through January 1993. The observed temporal variations in the complex frequencies can be divided into three periods. During the first period the dominant frequency rapidly decreases from 5 to 1 Hz, and Q of the dominant spectral peak remains roughly constant with an average value near 100. During the second period the dominant frequency gradually increases up to 3 Hz, and Q gradually decreases from 160 to 30. During the third period the dominant frequency increases more rapidly from 3 to 5 Hz, and Q shows an abrupt increase at the beginning of this period and then remains roughly constant with an average value near 100. Such temporal variations can be consistently explained by the dynamic response of a hydrothermal crack to a magmatic heat pulse. During the first period, crack growth occurs in response to the overall pressure increase in the hydrothermal system caused by the heat pulse. Once crack formation is complete, heat gradually changes the fluid in the crack from a wet misty gas to a dry gas during the second period. As heating of the hydrothermal system gradually subsides, the overall pressure in this system starts to decrease, causing the collapse of the crack during the third period.
Character Encoding-Based Motor Imagery EEG Classification Using CNN

This letter proposes a simple and effective EEG classification method using convolutional neural networks (CNNs). The EEG signals are first converted to character sequences in order to simplify feature extraction and meanwhile reduce data dimensionality. The character sequences are then transformed according to binary encoding and finally fed into a specific CNN, which gives consideration to both classification accuracy and computation efficiency. Experimental simulations show that the proposed method has the advantages of simple preprocessing and lightweight network structure and that the average accuracy on two BCI Competition datasets can reach 94.36% and 81.8%, whereas the average accuracy on the self-made dataset is 71.67%, outperforming traditional methods. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm has been successfully applied to control the robotic arm of an EEG-based manipulator system, further validating its feasibility.
Effects of Sea Breezes on Mitigating Urban Heat Island Phenomenon : Vertical Observation Results in the Urban Center of Sendai

The mitigation of the urban heat island phenomenon by local circulations of land and sea breezes has recently become a subject of major interest. This study aims to clarify the effects of sea breezes on the urban heat island phenomenon in Sendai, Northeast Japan, paying attention to the vertical mixing effects of tall buildings. In Sendai city, where the urban heat island phenomenon has developed along with sea breeze circulation, spatially dense observations of temperature were carried out with instrument screens at twenty-five elementary schools in and around the urban area from 2000 to 2004. When a sea breeze begins to blow, the air temperature in the coastal region peaks and does not rise during daytime. By comparing the warming quantity during the day when sea breezes do not blow, the cooling effects of the sea breeze are evaluated quantitatively. It was found that cooling effects are remarkable in May and June, and disappear in September. Cooling effects in the urban center do not differ from those in the suburban area, in spite of dense buildings and large number of roughness parameters. Because of the mixing function, the large number of roughness parameters is considered to be useful to pull the cool air mass of sea breezes down to the ground. Vertical observations of wind and air temperature at the Miyagi Prefectural headquarters, which is located in the central business district (CBD), were carried out from July 2007 to July 2008. When sea breezes begins to blow, downward air currents were observed at the windward walls of buildings, and the cooling effects of sea breezes were identified gradually from the tops of tall buildings to the ground. The horizontal distributions of air temperature during the day with sea breezes produce relatively cool areas near the coast and in the urban center. The cooling effects of sea breezes appear to be more remarkably in the urban center than in the residential area where there are no tall buildings.
How the Customer Trust and Customer Satisfaction Mediate Brand Image and Service Quality on Customer Loyalty in Islamic Microfinance Institutions

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of brand image and service quality on customer loyalty through customer trust and customer satisfaction. This study used purposive sampling method with sample of 205 respondents. The analysis test used the statistical model Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). The results indicated that brand image had no direct influence on customer loyalty and service quality had direct influence on customer loyalty. Meanwhile, brand image and service quality had no indirect influence on customer loyalty through customer trust. This was because customer trust could not become mediating variable. But brand image had indirect influence on customer loyalty through customer satisfaction. That was because customer satisfaction could become perfect mediating variable. Meanwhile, service quality had no indirect influence on customer loyalty through customer satisfaction. This was because the direct influence value of service quality on customer loyalty was greater than the indirect influence. The implication was that customer loyalty could occur because of customer satisfaction, and customer satisfaction could occur because the institution had good brand image.
Osmotherapy in patients with severe brain trauma

Traumatic brain injury is still a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the world and is considered a public health problem that needs to be well attended to. Cerebral oedema due to brain injury compromises the delivery of essential nutrients and alters normal intracranial pressure, whose increase has been shown to be strongly associated with poor neurological outcomes and mortality for patients with head trauma. Intravenous fluids are a fundamental component of trauma care and fluid management influences patient outcomes. Thanks to advances in the research of osmotic agents, mortality has been reduced and there has been greater control in intracranial pressure. The osmotic agents most used for the control of intracranial pressure in patients who have suffered severe brain trauma are mannitol and hypertonic saline. However, in recent years have been studying the benefits that sodium lactate can generate in these cases. It has been found that sodium lactate has generated a greater decrease in intracranial pressure values and lower mortality rates with respect to mannitol and hypertonic saline. This still has been disputed as an application of mannitol, hypertonic saline or sodium lactate for treating patients who have suffered some head trauma. This review aims to show the advantages, disadvantages and recommendations of the different hyperosmolar solutions mentioned previously based on current evidence.
Role of Mitochondrial Dynamics in Heart Diseases

Mitochondrial dynamics, including fission and fusion processes, are essential for heart health. Mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, maintain their integrity through continuous cycles of biogenesis, fission, fusion, and degradation. Mitochondria are relatively immobile in the adult heart, but their morphological changes due to mitochondrial morphology factors are critical for cellular functions such as energy production, organelle integrity, and stress response. Mitochondrial fusion proteins, particularly Mfn1/2 and Opa1, play multiple roles beyond their pro-fusion effects, such as endoplasmic reticulum tethering, mitophagy, cristae remodeling, and apoptosis regulation. On the other hand, the fission process, regulated by proteins such as Drp1, Fis1, Mff and MiD49/51, is essential to eliminate damaged mitochondria via mitophagy and to ensure proper cell division. In the cardiac system, dysregulation of mitochondrial dynamics has been shown to cause cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure, ischemia/reperfusion injury, and various cardiac diseases, including metabolic and inherited cardiomyopathies. In addition, mitochondrial dysfunction associated with oxidative stress has been implicated in atherosclerosis, hypertension and pulmonary hypertension. Therefore, understanding and regulating mitochondrial dynamics is a promising therapeutic tool in cardiac diseases. This review summarizes the role of mitochondrial morphology in heart diseases for each mitochondrial morphology regulatory gene, and their potential as therapeutic targets to heart diseases.
Geometric Accuracy Assessment of QuickBird Basic Imagery Using Different Operational Approaches

New very high-resolution space satellite images, such as QuickBird and Ikonos, open new possibilities in cartographic applications. This work has as its main aim assessment of a methodology to achieve the best possible geometric accuracy in orthorectified imagery products obtained from QuickBird basic imagery which will include an assessment of the methodology’s reliability. Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), mean error or bias, and maximum error in 79 independent check points are computed and utilized as accuracy indicators. Ancillary data was generated by high accuracy methods: 1) check and control points were measured with a differential global positioning system, and 2) a dense digital elevation model (DEM) with grid spacing of 2 m and RMSE-sub-z of about 0.31 m generated from a photogrammetric aerial flight at an approximate scale of 1:5000 that was used for image orthorectification. Two other DEMs with a grid spacing of 5 m and 20 m were also used. Four 3D geometric correction models were used to correct the satellite data: 2 terrain-independent rational function models refined by the user, a terrain-dependent model, and a rigorous physical model. The number and distribution of the ground control points (GCPs) used for the sensor orientation were studied as well, testing from 9 to 45 GCPs. The best results obtained about the geometric accuracy of the orthorectified images (2-D RMSE of about 0.74 m) were computed when the dense DEM was used with the 3-D physical and terrain-dependent models. The use of more than 18 GCPs does not improve the results when those GCPs are extracted by stratified random sampling.
Recent changes in level of Lake Victoria / Récents changements enregistrés dans le niveau du Lac Victoria

ABSTRACT The level of Lake Victoria rose by over 2.5 m between October 1959 and May 1964. Following a slight fall the lake began to rise again in 1978 and by mid 1979 had again reached almost to the level of 1964. Because these recent rises are in contrast to the previous long period (60 years), of relatively stable levels they aroused considerable interest. This paper examines possible manmade and natural causes for the rises and opts for an increase in over-lake precipitation as the most likely cause. Comparison is also made with similar rises in other East African lakes.
On a new Labyrinthodont from Bradford

The specimen which Mr. Miall has been so good as to send for my examination is without doubt a Labyrinthodont Amphibian. This is proved by the character of the vertebræ, of the ribs, and of the ventral armour. But the state of the fossil is such that it is not easy to discover points in which it can be strictly compared with those forms of Labyrinthodonts which are already known. For example, nothing remains of the skull but some fragments of the upper and lower jaws. The piece of bone which represents the right upper jaw is 7 inches long, and has, like a fragment of the left upper jaw which lies below it, a pitted sculpture. A part of the right ramus of the mandible, with its symphysial end entire, is about 6 inches long, and about half an inch deep at the symphysis. Both upper and lower jaws bear close-set, even-sized teeth, nearly circular in section and somewhat recurved at their apices, which are rather obtusely pointed. Parallel longitudinal folds are indicated upon the basal halves of some of these teeth, the largest of which is not more than 0·5 in. long, by 0·15 in. thick at the base (Pl. XI. fig. 1). An impression of a conical acutely pointed tooth, much larger than any of these (seeing that it must have had a length of nearly an inch when it was entire), is seen upon the matrix, 2 inches below the ramus of the mandible. These features
Impact of Dietary Supplementation of Cysteamine on Egg Taurine Deposition, Egg Quality, Production Performance and Ovary Development in Laying Hens

Simple Summary Taurine is a necessary amino acid for human health, while cysteamine is an intermediate metabolite to the synthesis of taurine. This study investigated effects of dietary cysteamine supplementation on the egg taurine deposition efficiency, egg quality, production performance and ovary development in laying hens. The results of this study indicate that cysteamine supplementation benefits yolk taurine deposition in both peak and late stages of egg production, but hens at the late stage of egg production showed depressed production performance and egg quality. The present study revealed that laying hens at the peak stage of egg production are suitable for cysteamine diets to produce high-taurine eggs. Abstract This study aimed to examine the effect of dietary cysteamine on yolk taurine content in hens during different egg production periods. In Exp. 1, China Agricultural University-3 (CAU-3) hens at the peak stage of egg production (aged 31 wks) were used to explore the effect of diets supplemented with 0.1% cysteamine on yolk taurine content, egg quality and production performance. In Exp.2, two breeds of hens (half Hy-Line Brown and half CAU-3 hens) at the late stage of egg production (68 wks) were used to investigate the influence of diets supplemented with 0, 0.02%, 0.04%, 0.08% or 0.10% cysteamine on yolk taurine content, egg quality, production performance and ovary development. In Exp.1, diets supplemented with 0.1% cysteamine significantly increased yolk taurine content (p < 0.05) without negative influence on production performance or egg quality. In Exp.2, the highest yolk taurine content was observed when cysteamine was supplemented at 0.08% (p < 0.001). However, supplemental cysteamine linearly or quadratically decreased production performance over the first few weeks of feeding, and the effects disappeared with continued feeding (p < 0.05). In conclusion, this study indicated that cysteamine supplementation benefits yolk taurine deposition in hens at both peak and late stage of egg production, but hens at the late stage of egg production show depressed production performance and egg quality.
Guide to the Ex-Ante Socio-Economic Evaluation of Marine Protected Areas

Marine protected areas (MPA) potentially offer a wide range of use and non-use benefits. These include critical habitat protection, conservation of marine biodiversity, recovery of threatened and endangered marine species, and increased biomass of targeted marine species. To assess whether such benefits exceed the potential costs, we provide the first-ever comprehensive ex-ante, socio-economic guide to MPA evaluation. Our framework shows how to quantify four key values of MPAs: consumptive, non-consumptive, indirect, and non-use values. The framework also shows how to use decision tools to determine the desirability of establishing MPAs. Overall, the guide offers the promise of improved information and better decision making for marine protected areas.