Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Asylum Seeker and Migrant Children COVID- 19 and its Effects on Refugee, Asylum Seeker and Migrant Children Aged 12-17 Years at Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe Memory

Refugee, asylum seekers, and migrant (displaced) children are at protracted vulnerability levels, and COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation. Zimbabwe accepts refugees but enforces an encampment policy, and displaced populations are encamped at Tongogara Refugee Camp (TRC). The research gap is that there is very little literature on refugees in Zimbabwe. The research objectives for the study were to explore the challenges that refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced children at TRC face, ascertain how COVID-19 has affected children at TRC, and propose solutions to these challenges. This research relied upon a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative approach considering the immediacy of the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondary data is referred from published articles and organizational reports. The population size of 2,304 children aged 12 to 17 was obtained through the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) January 2021 population statistics for TRC. A 10% sample of 230 respondents was selected. Non-probability sampling techniques were used in administering a questionnaire through individual and focus group interviews, which were fed into KoBo Toolbox. Data cleaning and analysis were conducted, with SPSS and NViVo for quantitative and qualitative data analysis, respectively. Ethical considerations of consent, confidentiality, do no harm, and statements to withdraw from the study were employed. The process involved strict observance of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on COVID-19. The research was conducted between April 2020 and February 2021. Results showed that displaced children suffered a spectrum of challenges before COVID-19. During the COVID-19 period, respondents had limited access to child protection services, experienced increased conflicts at home, and limited access to formal learning and entertainment: their already dire situation was exacerbated by COVID-19. The study recommends the upgrade of the local secondary school to advanced level status, adoption of educational innovations in lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic, including radio, television, and virtual learning platforms; improved child protection mechanisms; accommodation; dietary diversity; access to water and sanitation hygiene; provision of electricity; adequate street lighting; activities for entertainment; and increasing awareness against child abuse and genderbased violence (GBV).
RECORDING AND COMPARING HISTORIC GARDEN ARCHITECTURE. VALUE OF SLAM-BASED RECORDING FOR RESEARCH ON CULTURAL LANDSCAPES IN CONNECTION WITH HERITAGE CONSERVATION

Abstract. The 3D-SLAM-based recording of historic gardens and architecture with the scope of geometric and quantitative analysis of typologies of garden architecture in the context of a designated cultural landscape will be presented. This will be illustrated by case studies of three baroque gardens of buildings belonging to the Cistercian order.The ‘Centre for Heritage Conservation studies and Technologies’ (KDWT) at the University of Bamberg is cooperating with the Cisterscapes project to deliver metric surveys, architectural comparison of the historic gardens as typical feature of the agricultural granges. The survey and research were conducted in autumn 2020 and 2021 in two granges in Franconia (Bavaria, Germany) as well as on the monastery of Ebrach.For the recording, SLAM technology, was the preference and a GeoSLAM ZEB Horizon was used. It is a solution using the data sequence acquired during motion for estimating the relative poses in real time. The case studies served not only to generate an accurate output to be explored in the Cistercian Cultural Heritage Project, but also as test of the instrumentation to ascertain best practices of the instrument. 3D digital documentation will contribute to the holistic understanding of garden plus architecture ensembles. 3D data analysis will be approached from an art-historical and architectural viewpoint, conclusions shall be drawn from interdisciplinary cooperation. This comparative research will serve to find similarities or differences and establish prototypical elements of these typical elements of Cistercian Cultural Landscape. The 3D records can also be used as basis for future monitoring and development of a new garden care concept taking heritage conservation into account. Heritage, in its many forms, is not only a representation of the past, but a connection or reconnection with a past that is active and alive in the present. It shapes and reshapes people’s sense of place, sense of belonging and cultural identities at the local and national level.
Integrating State Estimation and Perception for Picking

Going from an RGB-D image of a cluttered scene to successfully picking all objects in the scene is a challenging task in robotics. One approach is to learn an end-to-end model which maps directly from images to grasp success [1]. Another approach is to use a segmentation algorithm, then select grasp points from proposed object segments [2]. We take the latter approach in this work. Segmentation-based methods aim to generalize to novel objects with enough training data, but if the goal of picking is to be 100% robust, then relying on perfect segmentation is unrealistic. The way in which objects interact in clutter is very complex, making segmentation challenging. Objects that look similar or that form a plane together can often be segmented together, and objects with distinct subparts can be oversegmented. In this work we aim to predict errors in segmentation by incorporating object-level information, specifically object dimensions. We apply this method to packages, which are cuboidal objects. While this requires some prior information on the novel objects, dimensions can be relatively easy to calculate (eg. from pointcloud data).
A Design Science Approach to Investigating the Piloting of Customer Relationship Management

Customer relationship management (CRM) initiatives have emerged in a form of strategic and high priority projects in many organizations, but risks and rewards are equally high. One avenue of reducing risk is to apply piloting. In this empirical research we investigate whether the piloting of CRM has a role in decreasing implementation risks. We use design science approach in analyzing our findings, which indicate that the final outcome of piloting – contrary to what management may expect can even raise resistance to CRM. Further, our findings indicate that CRM has a role in organizational policy-making and can cause power shift from one organizational entity to another.
A Review on Methods for Feature Extraction and Classification for the Automated Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

: Alzheimer Disease (AD) is a type of Dementia which is a neurodegenerative progressive disorder. No treatment can stop or prevent the growth of this disease. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the best tool for the early detection of AD. This paper presents the review of feature extraction and classification techniques used for the early detection of AD which are used earlier. Proposed algorithm for the early detection of AD is also stated in the paper.
IncM Plasmid R1215 Is the Source of Chromosomally Located Regions Containing Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Globally Disseminated <named-content content-type='genus-species'>Acinetobacter baumannii</named-content> GC1 and GC2 Clones

Clear similarities between antibiotic resistance islands in the chromosomes of extensively antibiotic-resistant isolates from the two dominant, globally distributed Acinetobacter baumannii clones, GC1 and GC2, suggest a common origin. A close relative of the likely progenitor of both of these regions was found in R1215, a conjugative IncM plasmid from a Serratia marcescens strain isolated prior to 1980. The 37.8-kb resistance region in R1215 lies within the mucB gene and includes aacC1, aadA1, aphA1b, blaTEM, catA1, sul1, and tetA(A), genes that confer resistance to gentamicin, streptomycin and spectinomycin, kanamycin and neomycin, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, sulfamethoxazole, and tetracycline, respectively. The backbone of this region is derived from Tn1721 and is interrupted by a hybrid Tn2670 (Tn21)Tn1696-type transposon, Tn6020, and an incomplete Tn1. After minor rearrangements, this R1215 resistance island can generate AbGRI2-0*, the predicted earliest form of the IS26-bounded AbGRI2-type resistance island of GC2 isolates, and to the multiple antibiotic resistance region (MARR) of AbaR0, the precursor of this region in AbaR-type resistance islands in the GC1 group. A 29.9-kb circle excised by IS26 has been inserted into the A. baumannii chromosome to generate AbGRI2-0*. To create the MARR of AbaR0, a different circular form, again generated by IS26 from an R1215 resistance region variant, has been opened at a different point by recombination with a copy of the sul1 gene already present in the AbaR precursor. Recent IncM plasmids related to R1215 have a variant resistance island containing a blaSHV gene in the same location. IMPORTANCE Two lineages of extensively antibiotic-resistant A. baumannii currently plaguing modern medicine each acquired resistance to all of the original antibiotics (ampicillin, tetracycline, kanamycin, and sulfonamides) by the end of the 1970s and then became resistant to antibiotics from newer families after they were introduced in the 1980s. Here, we show that, in both of the dominant globally disseminated A. baumannii clones, a related set of antibiotic resistance genes was acquired together from the same resistance region that had already evolved in an IncM plasmid. In both cases, the action of IS26 was important in this process, but homologous recombination was also involved. The findings highlight the fact that complex regions carrying several resistance genes can evolve in one location or organism and all or part of the evolved region can then move to other locations and other organisms, conferring resistance to several antibiotics in a single step.
COUPLED BOUNDARY ELEMENT: STOCHASTIC COLLOCATION APPROACH FOR THE UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION OF SIMULATIONS OF TRANSCRANIAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION

In this paper, the authors present a deterministic model of transcranial electric stimulation and develop a Boundary Element Method based algorithm capable of calculating potential and current density in the investigated domain. Furthermore, the deterministic model is coupled with Stochastic Collocation Method to evaluate the propagation of the uncertainty of the input parameters to the results. The uncertainty of the results is analysed via statistical approaches. The governing partial differential equation of the deterministic model is the Laplace equation. We assume that the studied domain is composed of subdomains of different materials. The subdomains are homogeneous and isotropic and have constant electrical conductivity. We introduce the Boundary Element Method for such a setup, support Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions at the outer boundary of the domain, and assume continuity of the potential and conservation of current density at the boundaries between the subdomains. We assume that the electrical conductivity of each subdomain is subject to some uncertainty. By coupling the developed simulation tool with the Stochastic Collocation Method, we are able to analyse the uncertainty of the resulting electric potential and current density and identify the contribution to the uncertainty from each subdomain. We apply the developed algorithms to study the transcranial electric stimulation of a human head. A head model with 9 tissues (white and grey matter parts of cerebellum, ventricles, cerebellum, cerebrospinal fluid, head, tongue, cerebrum, and skull) is considered and voltage is applied across two electrodes. The results show that the uncertainty of electrical conductivity in the skull, cerebrospinal fluid and, grey matter have the largest influence on the results.
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School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Introduction: This study replicated and extended the findings from the author's previous pilot study to further explore how a spaced retrieval (SR) memory training program might be effectively applied to help persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) improve both shortand long-term recall of recent episodic events. Methods: A quasi-experimental within-subject group study was conducted with 15 participants with a diagnosis of AD. Results: Compared to a control condition, all participants were able to spontaneously recall significantly more specific details about trained events, and their recall was significantly enhanced when they were provided with cues. Although the findings indicated that people with AD were able to encode information during training, recall gains diminished by the end of the maintenance period. Discussion: This study provides evidence that individuals with mild to moderate AD can learn and recall new episodic information through SR training. These findings support the use of SR as an intervention tool to help individuals maintain their functioning in episodic recent memory. However, more research into maintaining the long-term recall of recent episodic events is warranted.
Effect of Organic and Botanicals Priming on Seed Quality Parameter of Pigeonpea (Cajanuscajan (L.) Millspaugh)

Presence of hard seed coats and several seed borne pathogens hinder the normal seedling establishment in legumes. Earlier seed enhancement is mainly achieved though synthetics and growth regulators. To evaluate the effect of organics and botanicals on quality parameters of the seed an experiment was conducted in Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences. Treatments in the experiment comprised of Panchagavya at 3%, 5% and 7% for 12 hrs. , Beejamrutha at 5%, 7% and 9% for 12 hrs. , Coconut water at 6% and 8% for 12hrs. , Moringa leaf extract at 5% and 7% for 12hrs and Sea weed extract at 3% and 5% for 12hrs.Priming with the selected organics and botanicalsis found to enhance the quality parameters compared to untreated control. The treatment Panchagavya at 7% for duration of 12 hours was found to be superior compared to the other treatments in the study.
The Effects of Moderate Intensity Treadmill Exercise with Gradual Increase of Speed and Inclination on VO2max in Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Background: The American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM) recommends cardiorespiratory fitness training in people with diabetes mellitus (DM) for 3-7 days a week, total duration 150 minutes a week with moderate intensity using large muscle groups. Treadmill training is the best cardiorespiratory fitness training because it involves large muscle group compared to static cycle and arm crank.Aim: To determine the effect of moderate intensity treadmill exercise with gradual increase of speed and inclination on VO2max in men with T2DM.Material and Methods: Randomized group design in 22 men with T2DM, suitable with inclusion criteria was divided into 2 groups, the experimental and control group. The experimental group received moderate intensity treadmill exercise, 3 times a week with gradual increase of speed and inclination for 4 weeks. The control group underwent standard therapy. Measurement of VO2max was performed before and after program in both groups.Results: A significant increase of VO2max in the experimental group (p = 0.003). Compared to the control group, alteration of VO2max also significant among the experimental group (p = 0.000). Conclusion: Moderate intensity treadmill exercise with gradual increase on speed and inclination for 4 weeks increase VO2max in men with T2DM.
Research on the Selection of Supply Chain Marketing Models Based on E-commerce Service Levels

Based on the game theory, the service sensitivity coefficient is introduced to construct four marketing game models, which include a single flagship store, a single self-operated store, a direct sales-flagship store, and a direct sales-self-operated store, in combination with numerical analysis methods to analyze manufacturers and e-commerce platforms in different situations. The study found that the service levels affected the profit of each entity in the supply chain. The service levels of self-operated stores were higher than those of the flagship stores, and the opening of direct sales channels had a stimulating effect on the service levels of e-commerce platforms to a certain extent. In consideration of the service levels and the ability to build direct sales channels, the direct sales-flagship store marketing model is the best choice for manufacturers whereas e-commerce platforms are more inclined to open self-operated stores. However, the opening of manufacturers’ direct sales channels is not necessarily beneficial to e-commerce platforms.
R OBUSTNESS E VALUATION OF W ATERMARKING BASED ON THE H ARRIS P RINCIPLE

In the field of health, the messages conveyed by images have a considerable impact on the life of patients. In order to facilitate decision support on medical imaging, we will present in this paper the method of digital image watermarking based on the Harris principle whose objective is to hide the data in a medical image in order to evaluate its robustness. In addition, it ensures that the patient's image is authentic for a better diagnosis. To carry out this work we decided to start on the basis of two principles namely those of Moravec and Harris to obtain a solution that meets the need for digital watermarking. They consist in taking a random image (medical or not) and extract these points of interest and we obtain a mark, then take the original image of the patient that we add to the mark to obtain a digital image watermark. This watermark is invisible since all the invisibility properties are respected.
Biosynthese des Isobakteriochlorins Häm d1: Charakterisierung der Proteine NirJ und NirDLGH aus Pseudomonas aeruginosa

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde erfolgreich NirJ aus Hydrogenobacter thermophilus als Eisen-Schwefel-Protein charakterisiert. Anschliesend wurde mittels Eisen- und Schwefelbestimmungen gezeigt, dass ein [4Fe-4S]2+ -Zentrum pro NirJ vorliegt. UV/Vis-spektroskopische Untersuchungen unterstutzten diesen Befund. Des Weiteren wurden in dieser Arbeit die Proteine NirDLGH aus P. aeruginosa charakterisiert. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass die Einzelproteine NirD, NirL, NirG und NirH als Homodimere vorliegen. Interessanterweise konnte ebenfalls das Auftreten von heterodimeren Proteinkomplexen NirD/L bzw. NirG/H gezeigt werden. Ein tetramerer Komplex wurde nicht beobachtet. Im zweiten Teil dieser Arbeit wurde mittels Primer-Extension-Analyse gezeigt, dass sich im nir-Operon von P. aeruginosa -42 bp upstream von nirJ ein Transkriptionsstartpunkt befindet. Dies deutet auf das Vorhandensein eines separaten nirJEN-Transkripts hin. Durch lacZ-Reportergenfusionen konnte gezeigt werden, dass die Aktivitat des neu entdeckten nirJ-Promotors unter anaeroben Wachstumsbedingungen und in Gegenwart von Nitrat im Vergleich zu aeroben Bedingungen um das Dreifache induziert wird. Die Induktion erfolgt dabei durch die Proteine NirDLGH. Des Weiteren konnte durch Gelretardationsexperimente eine Bindestelle fur die Proteine NirDLGH ca. -85 bp upstream von nirJ identifziert werden. Dabei wurden die Einzelproteine NirL und NirH bzw. die Proteinkomplexe NirD/L und NirG/H als DNA-bindende Proteine identifiziert. Diese Tatsache konnte mittels initialer DNaseI-Protektionsanalysen verifiziert werden. Somit konnte gezeigt werden, dass es sich bei den Proteinen NirDLGH aus P. aeruginosa um Transkriptionsfaktoren handelt. Es sei erwahnt, dass eine zusatzliche enzymatische Funktion der Proteine durchaus denkbar ware. Das Protein NirDL aus H. thermophilus wurde erfolgreich kristallisiert. Ein Datensatz mit einer Auflosung von 3.2 A konnte aufgenommen werden.
Association of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 and Cardiovascular Events Development in Patients with Prediabetes

Background. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1(PAI-1) is a marker of endothelial dysfunction(ED) and a predictor of both the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, and a cardiovascular event(CVE). Its role in the CVE development was sufficiently studied in patients without carbohydrate metabolism disorders, and understudied in patients with prediabetes. Aim: the research interest is the study of PAI-1 in patients with prediabetes and its effect on the CVE development. Materials and methods. The case-control study of 168 patients aged from 18 to 65 was carried out among the local population from January to December 2019.After clinical examination, patients were divided into 3 groups: group 1 (n=55)– patients with prediabetes and with CVE; group 2 (n=93) - patients with prediabetes and without CVE; the control group n=20. Results. Differences in PAI-1 level were found in groups 1 (Me=30718.6 pg/ml) and 2 (Me=24692.0 pg/ml; p≤0.001), even greater differences were found in both groups compared to the control one (p≤0.001). The correlation analysis has found in both group influence such IR indicators as fasting glucose, IR-HOMA index, glucagon, C-peptide to elevation of PAI-1. These findings indicate that with an elevation of the PAI-1 level, the concentration of fasting glucose, glucagon, C-peptide and scores of IR-HOMA index increase in both group. The Binary regression analysis has demonstrated, that an elevation of the PAI-1 biomarker increases the likelihood of CVE by 3.3 fold in patients with prediabetes (p≤0.01). In addition to, a model has been derived for assessing the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with prediabetes. Conclusions. Elevation of PAI-1 concentration is associated with insulin resistance which leads to ED, and further development risk of CVE in patients with prediabetes.
Relation between score for allergic rhinitis and immunoglobulin-E levels in the local population

Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most prevalent atopic disease in the world. It involves clinical hypersensitivity of the nasal mucosa to foreign substances mediated through immunoglobulin E antibodies. The quantitative Score for allergic rhinitis (SFAR) ranging between 0 and 16 has been in use from 2002.Methods: 240 patients diagnosed with Persistent allergic rhinitis (PAR) were taken to be part of the study after proper consent irrespective of the severity of symptoms. Each patient filled out the SFAR form before the treatment commenced. Serum IgE levels were noted and treatment was started which included oral and topical antihistamines, oral leukotriene receptor antagonists along with intranasal steroids. The IgE values were assessed along with the SFAR values side by side to look for any association. Results: It was noted that the individuals with identified triggers of allergy and those with a positive family history of allergy had a considerable higher IgE value as compared to those who did not. The ones with a trigger identified as a cause had a 54.88% higher IgE value. The ones with positive family history had 47.12% higher IgE than the ones without a history of allergy.Conclusions: Patients with well-defined trigger agents of allergy and positive family history of allergy are at a higher risk as they have a higher IgE value. They should be advised regular follow-ups and be monitored closely.