Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Inuit youth-engaged community-based environmental research as supporting local development in Nunavut, Canada

ABSTRACT Community leadership in Arctic environmental research is increasingly recognized to contribute to Indigenous self-determination and sustainable development in the Arctic. While experienced Inuit harvesters, hunters, trappers, and other recognized environmental knowledge experts are largely included in research, similar opportunities for Inuit youth remain limited. Our study explored pathways for community-based engagement in environmental research to serve as a form of experiential learning for Inuit youth and enhance capacity in Arctic communities. For that, we examined, through interviews and workshops, the perspectives of 41 northerners from Pond Inlet (Mittimatalik), Nunavut, including 19 Inuit youth aged between 18 and 35 years old. We found that mentor-mentee relationships between researchers and Inuit youth may enhance scientific literacy and complement traditional learning pathways and observational learning. On the other side, by engaging Inuit youth, researchers may benefit from the experiences and knowledge of this new generation of northern Indigenous peoples uniquely positioned to value multiple worldviews in designing studies that address local priorities.
A Fortran program to solve the steady-state matrix Riccati equation of optimal control.

This thesis presents a Fortran program that numerically solves the steady-state matrix Riccati equation of the quadratic cost optimal control problem. Each step of the program is presented, analytically and computationally. The check points incorporated in the program and the input parameters that can be used to assure a correct solution are identified and discussed. Difficulties encountered when verifying the program, and the suggested solutions, are also presented.
Alterations in Blood Thyroid Hormone Levels on Palpation of Thyroid Gland

Introduction: Manipulation of the thyroid gland leads to alteration of thyroid hormones levels. As palpation is the commonest form of manipulation during clinical examination of thyroid gland, its effect has been studied here. Objective: As various factors influence the serum thyroid hormone levels, our aim was to find out whether palpation of thyroid gland during clinical examination altered its levels or not. Methods: The blood samples of 89 (85 females ;4 males) patients were collected twice after a gap of 120 minutes following palpation of the gland in the test group and without palpation in the comparison group by the same examiner and at fixed hours to estimate Free Thyroxine (FT4), Free Triiodothyronine (FT3) and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) levels. Results: Serum FT4 level decreased significantly (p<0.05) 2 hours after palpation only in euthyroid patients but hypothyroid or hyperthyroid patients had no significant (p>0.05) change in the serum thyroid hormone levels. Conclusion: There is statistically significant fall in serum FT4 levels 2 hours after palpation of thyroid gland among euthyroid subjects which is very small to alter the clinical picture.
An FGFR1-Binding Peptide Modified Liposome for siRNA Delivery in Lung Cancer

Liposome modification by targeting ligands has been used to mediate specific interactions and drug delivery to target cells. In this study, a new peptide ligand, CP7, was found to be able to effectively bind to FGFR1 through reverse molecular docking and could cooperate with VEGFR3 to achieve targeting of A549 cells. CP7 was modified on the surface of the liposome to construct a targeted and safe nanovehicle for the delivery of a therapeutic gene, Mcl-1 siRNA. Due to the specific binding between CP7 and A549 cells, siRNA-loaded liposome-PEG-CP7 showed increased cellular uptake in vitro, resulting in significant apoptosis of tumor cells through silencing of the Mcl-1 gene, which is associated with apoptosis and angiogenesis. This gene delivery system also showed significantly better antitumor activity in tumor-bearing mice in vivo. All of these suggested that siRNA-loaded liposome-PEG-CP7 could be a promising gene drug delivery system with good bioavailability and minimal side effects for treatment.
Role of cystatin C and calprotectin as potential early prognostic biomarkers in COVID-19 patients admitted to a dedicated COVID care facility

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed millions of lives. A tool for early prediction of severity and mortality risk is desirable for better utilization of health care facilities. Several biomarkers like D-dimer, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), C-reactive protein (CRP) and some recently explored biomarkers like serum cystatin C and serum calprotectin have been proposed as prognostic markers of COVID-19, but their role as prognostic markers is so far undefined. The present work attempted to investigate the possible role of serum cystatin C and serum calprotectin as prognostic tools to predict severity and outcome ahead of time. Material and Methods: This observational cohort study was carried out on 95 COVID-19 patients admitted to a dedicated COVID care facility from mid-October 2020 to January 2021. Serial estimations of serum cystatin C and serum calprotectin levels were done and assessed for significant difference between severe (NEWS 2 score ≥5) and non-severe (NEWS 2 score <5) groups, survivors and deceased and on the basis of comorbidities at each time points. Survival analysis was done based on the optimal thresholds for severity and mortality, calculated from the receiver operating characteristic (ROC). Result: The results showed that median cystatin C levels were significantly higher on the first day in the severe group (P < 0.001) and in patients with cardiovascular disease (P < 0.05), chronic lung disease (P = 0.009) and among patients who died (P < 0.05). It remained raised on day 3 in severe (P < 0.05) and deceased (P < 0.05) group. Serum calprotectin levels were significantly higher in patients with chronic lung disease (P = 0.008) and in those who died (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Serum cystatin C could be used as a tool for early prognosis and therapeutic decision-making for COVID-19 patients. Serum calprotectin seems to be a better marker of critical illness.
A Study on Chinese Inshore Port Logistics' Influence on Economic Growth

It first analyzes the mechanism of port logistics' influence on economic growth.Based on annual economic statistics of China during the year 1985 to 2007,including cargo throughput,added value of logistics,total amount of import export and GDP,this paper testifies the contribution of the development of port logistics to Chinese economic growth.
Analysis of Soil Bacterial Diversity from Tropical Rainforest and Oil Palm Plantation In Jambi, Indonesia by 16S rRNA-DGGE Profiles

Oil palm plantations are the most invasive land use changes in Southeast Asia. It must have affected unique natural biodiversity. This study aimed to investigate the diversity of soil bacteria based on 16S rRNA gene profiles from tropical forest and oil palm plantation in Jambi Province, Indonesia. Soil sample was taken from tropical forest and oil palm plantation from Jambi province, Indonesia. The forest site is in Bukit Duabelas National Park, and the nearby oil palm plantation is in Sarolangun District, Jambi Province, Indonesia. The diversity of bacterial communities from topsoil was studied using Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of 16S rRNA gene and common biodiversity indices. PCR amplification of 16S rRNA gene was successfully conducted primers-using 33F/ 518R primers. Phylogenetic approach was used for revealing the community shift of bacterial phyla and genera in both areas. Phylogenetic analysis showed there were 4 phyla of bacteria i.e., Firmicutes, Alphaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, and Actinobacteria, respectively. Actinobacteria was the most dominant group in both areas. The composition of soil bacterial community in the oil palm plantation, based on total number of bands 16S rRNA generated from DGGE was richer than that in the Bukit Dua Belas National Park. It was probably caused by plantation year circle more than 10 years and routine activities during the plantation management, such as applications of agricultural lime, herbicide and fertilizer.
Poisson Lie groups, dressing transformations, and Bruhat decompositions

A Poisson Lie group is a Lie group together with a compatible Poisson structure. The notion of Poisson Lie group was first introduced by Drinfel'd [2] and studied by Semenov-Tian-Shansky [17] to understand the Hamiltonian structure of the group of dressing transformations of a completely integrable system. The purpose of this paper is to investigate some aspects of the geometry and the dressing transformations of a Poisson Lie group by using the notion of double Lie groups, and to present some new examples. At the end of this paper, we prove that every connected compact semisimple Lie group G is a Poisson Lie group and that every coadjoint orbit (9 of G has an induced Poisson structure making & a Poisson-homogeneous G-space. Moreover, the symplectic leaves of & coincide with the cells of a Bruhat decomposition and also with the orbits of a Poisson action by a Poisson Lie group. We call such a Poisson structure on a coadjoint orbit a Bruhat-Poisson structure. The relation of this example to the recent work on quantum groups ([3], [13], [19], [22], [23], [24]) should be an interesting problem for further study. We have already checked that the semiclassical limit as μ —• 1 of the quantum groups (pseudogroups) SμU(2) in [23], considered as a Poisson Lie group SU(2), is isomorphic to the one we have in this paper (Theorem 4.7). We also have learned recently of reference [19], in which this Poisson structure is studied and it is shown that the primitive ideal space of the C*-algebra S^U(2), for μ < 1, is in one-to-one correspondence by a highest weight construction to the symplectic leaf space of this limit Poisson structure on SU(2). On the other hand, the C*-algebras SμU(2) are defined by generators and relations and not (except formally) as noncommutative multiplications on C(SU(2)), so it is not yet clear whether they can be understood as strict
Effects of initial leaching for estimates of mass loss and microbial decomposition—Call for an increased nuance

Abstract Decomposition is essential to carbon, nutrient, and energy cycling among and within ecosystems. Several methods have been proposed for studying litter decomposition by using a standardized and commercially available substrate. One of these methods is the Tea Bag Index (TBI) which uses tea bags (green and rooibos tea) incubated for ~90 days. The TBI is now applied all over the globe, but despite its usefulness and wide application, the TBI (as well as other methods) does not explicitly account for the differences in potential loss of litter mass due to initial leaching in habitats with large differences in moisture. We, therefore, studied the short‐term mass losses (3–4 h) due to initial leaching under field and laboratory conditions for green and rooibos tea using the TBI and contextualized our findings using existing long‐term mass loss (90 days) in the field for both aquatic and terrestrial environments. For both tea litter types, we found a fast initial leaching rate, which could be mistaken for decomposition through microbial activity. This initial leaching was higher than the hydrolyzable fraction given in the description of the TBI. We also found that leaching increased with increasing temperature and that leaching in terrestrial environments with high soil moisture (>90%) is almost as large as in aquatic environments. When comparing our findings to long‐term studies, we found that up to 30–50% of the mass loss of green tea reported as decomposition could be lost through leaching alone in high moisture environments (>90% soil moisture and submerged). Not accounting for such differences in initial leaching across habitats may lead to a systematic overestimation of the microbial decomposition in wet habitats. Future studies of microbial decomposition should adjust their methods depending on the habitat, and clearly specify the type of decomposition that the study focuses on.
Impact of Sustainable Finance on Implementation of Environmental Sustainability Goals in Nigeria's Oil and Gas Sector

This study unveiled that mitigation of chronic environmental quagmires caused by oil exploration and production in Nigeria requires investment by oil and gas companies in sustainable finance.More specifically, this study showed that investment in green bonds, climate insurance and venture capital among others can help prevent ecological hazards that emanate from exploration and production activities in Nigeria's oil fields.Having built on inductive approach and institutional theory this study unveiled that sustainable finance has roles to play in implementation of environmental sustainability goals of Nigeria's oil and gas sector. The study consequently concluded that stakeholders and industry leaders must be committed to investment in sustainable finance to achieve targeted social and environmental outcomes.It equally suggested that industry's key players should embrace investment in green funds while implementing their environmental sustainability goals.
Spatial Brownian motion in renormalized Poisson potential: A critical case

Let $B_s$ be a three dimensional Brownian motion and $\omega(dx)$ be an independent Poisson field on $\mathbb{R}^3$. It is proved that for any $t>0$, conditionally on $\omega(\cdot)$, \label{*} \mathbb{E}_0 \exp\{\theta \int_0^t \bar{V}(B_s) ds\} \ < \infty \ a.s. & \text{if} \theta< 1/16, \medskip = \infty \ a.s. & \text{if} \theta> 1/16, where $\bar{V}(x)$ is the renormalized Poisson potential $$ \bar{V}(x)=\int_{\mathbb{R}^3} \frac{1}{| x-y |^2} \big[\omega(dy)-dy\big]. $$ Then the long term behavior of the quenched exponential moment \eqref{*} is determined for $\theta \in (0, 1/16)$ in the form of integral tests. This paper exhibits and builds upon the interrelation between the exponential moment \eqref{*} and the celebrated Hardy's inequality $$ \int_{\mathbb{R}^3} \frac{f^2(x)}{| x |^2} dx \le 4 \|\nabla f\|_2^2, 2in f \in W^{1,2}(\mathbb{R}^3). $$
Ca test of Al2O3 gas diffusion barriers grown by atomic layer deposition on polymers

Quantitative Ca tests were used to determine the water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) through 25nm thick Al2O3 gas diffusion barriers grown on plastic by atomic layer deposition (ALD). The measured WVTRs were 1.7×10−5g∕m2day at 38°C and 6.5×10−5g∕m2day at 60°C. Based on the apparent activation energy, the WVTR at 23°C is estimated to be only 6×10−6g∕m2day. The WVTR values for the Al2O3 ALD film are very similar to the WVTR value for the glass control. These Ca tests indicate that Al2O3 ALD gas diffusion barriers should enable display and lighting applications of highly moisture sensitive organic light-emitting diodes on plastic.
Extracellular Nucleic Acids in the Diagnosis and Progression of Colorectal Cancer

Simple Summary Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a disease that usually shows no evident clinical symptoms in the early stages, often leading to late diagnosis. Over the past few years, a new approach based on liquid biopsy has gained far-reaching applications in less-invasive CRC diagnosis and management, allowing for the use of extracellular nucleic acids as promising biomarkers to detect CRC at an early stage and monitor disease recurrence. That is why an up-to-date review and discussion of in-depth liquid biopsy-derived DNA and RNA biomarkers is essential. We hereby offer an overview of known predisposing genetic factors for developing sporadic and hereditary CRC, and an extensive repertoire of available extracellular DNA/RNA molecules with their potential clinical applications and shortcomings. Our review may be of value to experts dealing with CRC at the molecular level as well as to clinical professionals aiming for a better understanding of state-of-the-art techniques in CRC diagnosis and management. Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd most common malignant neoplasm worldwide, with more than two million new cases diagnosed yearly. Despite increasing efforts in screening, many cases are still diagnosed at a late stage, when mortality is high. This paper briefly reviews known genetic causes of CRC (distinguishing between sporadic and familial forms) and discusses potential and confirmed nucleic acid biomarkers obtainable from liquid biopsies, classified by their molecular features, focusing on clinical relevance. We comment on advantageous aspects such as better patient compliance due to blood sampling being minimally invasive, the possibility to monitor mutation characteristics of sporadic and hereditary CRC in a disease showing genetic heterogeneity, and using up- or down-regulated circulating RNA markers to reveal metastasis or disease recurrence. Current difficulties and thoughts on some possible future directions are also discussed. We explore current evidence in the field pointing towards the introduction of personalized CRC management.
Comparative Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of Cotton Balls Incorporated With Musa paradisiaca and Chitosan: An In Vitro Study

Introduction: Antibiotics are one of the great advances in medicine. But overusing them has led to resistant bacteria (bacteria that are harder to treat). The current study foresees better non-toxic antimicrobial substances (conventional antibiotics) that insist to consider medicinal plants and animal-derived products, which have better antibiotics without any side effects. The goal of this in-vitro study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of cotton balls incorporated with Musa paradisiaca and chitosan. Materials and methods: Musa paradisiaca, chitosan, and gentamicin-reinforced cotton balls were considered in three groups namely Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3, which tested against the strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Actinomyces israelii, Streptococcus mutans, andBacteroides fragilis. For the present study, pre-sterilized cotton balls were taken and then soaked with Banana peel extract and soluble chitosan solution at different concentrations of 500 μg/ml, 250 μg/ml, 100 μg/ml, and 50 μg/ml under aseptic conditions and were dried at 50° overnight. The same incorporation method was followed for a 10mg/ml concentration of gentamicin, which was used as a positive control group. Results: In this current study, the banana peel extract, soluble chitosan, and gentamicin exhibited antimicrobial activity against all the tested microorganisms. In the well diffusion method, at the concentration of 500 μg/ml and 250 μg/ml, chitosan and banana peel extract were comparatively better than the positive control group (gentamicin) at a higher concentration of 10 mg/ml. Conclusion: From the results of the present study, a lower concentration of the testing group (soluble chitosan and banana peel extract) exhibited a better effect when compared to a higher concentration of gentamicin. Hence, chitosan and banana peel extract impregnated cotton could be preferred for routine clinical scenarios like wounds, extractions sockets, and during any short intraoperative surgical procedures periodontal surgery, where it can provide maximal antimicrobial effects without the side effects of antibiotics.
A Huge Chondrosarcoma of the Nasal Septum

Chondrosarcoma of the nasal septum is a rare malignancy. Its early diagnosis is difficult because of its non-specific sinonasal complaints. We report a case report of a 72-year-old woman who presented with progressive nasal obstruction and anosmia. Nasal endoscopy showed a nasal mass obstructing both nasal cavities, which was not separable from the nasal septum. Endoscopic biopsy confirmed chondrosarcoma. The tumour was operated on with complete margins by an endoscopic approach. The clinical presentation of the disease, diagnosis and treatment of this case, and a review of the literature are discussed.
Aquatic biodiversity in a pond on the airport landside areas through environmental DNA metabarcoding: Implementation for Aviation Security Management

Abstract. Priyono DS, Reza A, Eprilurahman R, Yudha DS, Mufti D, Fauzy NH, Triyono RB, Adhi PK. 2022. Aquatic biodiversity in a pond on the airport landside areas through environmental DNA metabarcoding: Implementation for Aviation Security Management. Biodiversitas 23: 3639-3646. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has become a widely used tool for aquatic biodiversity monitoring, as well as for formulating effective landscape management strategies. Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA), Indonesia, has a green belt landscape located on the Indian Ocean coast. YIA's landscape biodiversity analysis is still unexplored. Herein, we first used high throughput sequencing DNA metabarcoding to identify and investigate aquatic biodiversity in a pond on the airport landside areas. The metabarcoding eDNA sequencing analysis yielded 224,737 raw reads from the metagenomics utilizing Illumina MiSeq sequencing. We identified 588 eukaryote species from 205 families and 300 genera. Actinopteri is the most dominant class with a diversity of 160 taxa, followed by Mammalia (88), Amphibia (60), and Chlorophyceae (25). At the order level, Anura has the highest order diversity (50), followed by Rodentia (31), Chiroptera (17), Eulipotyphla (16), Squamata (15), and Cypriniformes (14). We found that Plasmodium was the genus with the highest relative abundance in this pond (18,030 reads). Furthermore, the large variety of fish and other taxa in this pond may attract waterbirds, increasing the risk of bird strike. The abundance of Plasmodium sp. in this airport area is an important issue, especially regarding airport malaria risk. Integration of biodiversity monitoring using eDNA with aviation security management provides valuable information for the airport's wildlife hazard management plan. To prevent the recurrence of bird strikes and prevent airport malaria, aviation security strategies utilizing habitat management approaches are recommended.
Boundary behaviour of eigenfunctions of the Laplacian in a bi-tree.

Let Γ be the product of two homogeneous trees. Each tree is equipped with the isotropic nearest neighbour mean value operator. In Γ we study a convex combination P of these two operators. Positive eigenfunctions of P in Γ exist when the eigenvalue s verifies s ̂ σ for a suitable positive constant σ (the spectral radius of P on /). The minimal positive eigenfunctions (or Poisson kernels) for such s are given by products of powers of the Poisson kernels of the two trees [PS]. The corresponding minimal Martin boundary Jt for P in Γ is Ω! x Ω2 x ^s: here Ωχ and Ω2 are the geometric boundaries of the two trees (that is, their spaces ofends, see [Ca]), and ^s is a curve in the plane, which degenerates to a point if s = σ. Accordingly, the above Poisson kernel for s in Γ will be denoted K(x, ω; t), x e Γ, ω = (ω, ω) 6 Ωχ χ Ω2, te^s.