Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Sexual Behaviours of Homosexual and Bisexual Men in France: A Generational Approach

Objective In high-income countries, the social and epidemiological contexts surrounding homosexuality and AIDS have changed profoundly in recent decades. This work sought to examine key indicators of the long-term sexual trajectories of successive generations of men who have sex with men (MSM) in France. Methods We performed a longitudinal analysis of the French Gay Press surveys, which were self-administered socio-behavioural questionnaires, repeated from 1985 to 2011 in the gay press, and on the internet in 2004 and 2011. An age-cohort analysis using graphical representations and multivariate logistic regressions was conducted among participants aged 18-59 (N=38 821). Results First sexual intercourse occurred more often with a male partner in younger generations than in older ones: 76.0% in MSM who turned 18 in 1956-1959, 75.6% in 1980-1983, 83.7% in 2008-2011, poverall=0.0002). Every generation showed the same pattern of sexual trajectory between 1985 and 2011: globally, the frequency of masturbation increased from the 1985 survey to the early 1990s and then decreased from the late 1990s to the end of the study period. Inversely, the frequency of oral and anal sex decreased in the mid-1980s and increased from 1990 to 2011. The frequency of both oral sex and anal intercourse is currently quite high, regardless of generation (>95% and around 80%, respectively). Compared to their predecessors, recent generations of young MSM reported more frequent oral and anal sex, but fewer male partners in the previous 12 months. Discussion While the increased frequency of first intercourse with a man over successive generations since the 1970s may be related to reduced social pressure for heterosexuality, there is evidence that sexual norms among MSM are widespread, with practices spreading across age groups and generations. Although AIDS profoundly affected sexual practices in the 1980s, further AIDS-related events (discovery of HIV antiretroviral drugs and their use in prevention) do not appear to have accentuated ongoing trends in sexual practices.
Prevalence and Factors of the Performed or Scheduled COVID-19 Vaccination in a Chinese Adult General Population in Hong Kong

Background: Globally, COVID-19 vaccination programs have been rolled out. To inform health promotion, this study investigated the prevalence and associated factors of performance or being scheduled to perform at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccination (PSCV) in a Chinese adult general population. Methods: An anonymous, random telephone survey interviewed 500 adults aged 18–75 in Hong Kong, China from 14–27 May 2021. Results: The prevalence of PSCV was 21.0%, which was significantly lower among females and those aged ≤30. Positively associated factors of PSCV included perceived protection effect of vaccination, self-perceived physical fitness for vaccination, compulsory COVID-19 testing experience, perceived need to travel, general trust toward the government, and trust toward the governmental vaccination program, while negatively associated factors included perceived low efficacy of vaccination, concerns about side effects, and chronic disease status. Furthermore, the association between sex and PSCV was fully mediated by stronger concern about side effects and lower levels of self-perceived physical fitness for COVID-19 vaccination among females than males. Conclusion: Moderately low prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination was observed in Hong Kong, where there was no shortage of vaccine supply. To achieve herd immunity, health promotion is greatly warranted and may incorporate messages based on the findings of this study.
Meat and Poultry Plants' Food Safety Investments: Survey Findings

Results from the first national survey of the types and amounts of food safety investments made by meat and poultry slaughter and processing plants since the late 1990s provide evidence that market forces have worked in conjunction with regulation to promote the use of more sophisticated food safety technologies. From 1996 through 2000, U.S. plants as a group spent about $380 million annually and made $570 million in long-term investments to comply with USDA's 1996 Pathogen Reduction/Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (PR/HACCP) regulation, according to a survey initiated by the Economic Research Service. The U.S. meat and poultry industry as a whole during the same time period spent an additional $360 million on food safety investments that were not required by the PR/HACCP rule. Implementation of the regulation began in 1997 and was mandated by early 2000 in all sizes and types of meat and poultry slaughter and processing plants. The full HACCP surveys referenced in this technical bulletin are available at: http://www.ers. usda.gov/data/haccpsurvey
Ethnomedicobotany And Phytochemical Screening Of Garcinia pedunculata Roxb. ex Buch.–Ham From Arunachal Pradesh, India

Garcinia pedunculata Roxb. ex Buch. -Ham commonly known as meba/mibia by the Nyishi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh is a large evergreen tree with fluted trunk with short spreading branches. Leaf mid vein is stout, prominent and lateral veins are distinct. Fruit is globose, dark yellow in colour when ripen. Present study highlights the ethnomedicobotanical use of G. pedunculata by the Nyishi community of Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh. The study reveals the use of fruits and leaves in stomach ailments, urinary troubles, jaundice and fever. The mature fruit and tender leaves are also eaten raw and as vegetables. For carrying out the qualitative phytochemical screening, petroleum ether, methanol, chloroform & water extracts were used. Of the four extracts, water and methanol extracts show high affirmative results. Phytochemical screening of fruits, leaves and bark exhibit the presence of bioactive compounds like alkaloids, carbohydrates, saponin, phenolic compounds, proteins along with fixed oils & fats, glycosides and amino acid. Hence the present findings may be helpful to develop conservation and management strategies as well as benefits to pharmaceutical industries.
1.3 GHz E-O bandwidth GaN-based micro-LED for multi-gigabit visible light communication

LEI WANG, ZIXIAN WEI, CHIEN-JU CHEN, LAI WANG, H. Y. FU, LI ZHANG, KAI-CHIA CHEN, MENG-CHYI WU, YUHAN DONG, ZHIBIAO HAO, AND YI LUO Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology (BNRist), Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China Institute of Electronics Engineering, Taiwan Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, China e-mail: wanglai@tsinghua.edu.cn e-mail: hyfu@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn e-mail: mcwu@ee.nthu. edu.tw
"A Special Operation": A Quantitative Approach to Dissecting and Comparing Different Media Ecosystems' Coverage of the Russo-Ukrainian War

The coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has varied widely between Western, Russian, and Chinese media ecosystems with propaganda, disinformation, and narrative spins present in all three. By utilizing the normalized pointwise mutual information metric, differential sentiment analysis, word2vec models, and partially labeled Dirichlet allocation, we present a quantitative analysis of the differences in coverage amongst these three news ecosystems. We find that while the Western press outlets have focused on the military and humanitarian aspects of the war, Russian media have focused on the purported justifications for the “special military operation” such as the presence in Ukraine of “bio-weapons” and “neo-nazis”, and Chinese news media have concentrated on the conflict’s diplomatic and economic consequences. Detecting the presence of several Russian disinformation narratives in the articles of several Chinese media outlets, we finally measure the degree to which Russian media has influenced Chinese coverage across Chinese outlets’ news articles, Weibo accounts, and Twitter accounts. Our analysis indicates that since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Chinese state media outlets have increasingly cited Russian outlets as news sources and spread Russian disinformation narratives.
Constructing Crises in Europe: Multifaceted Securitisation in Times of Exception Ukraine at War: Resilience and Normative Agency

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has transformed all aspects of life in the country, including societal attitudes, national politics and Ukraine’s agency on the international arena. The article seeks to discuss and conceptualise how practices of resilience create discursive spaces for producing and shaping Ukraine’s agency. In other words, how do experiences of resilience in four different spheres (societal, institutional, communicative and subregional) affect Ukraine’s capacity not only to cope with the intervention and survive as a nation, but also to contribute to the future of international security order. The author argues that by containing the Russian army, Ukraine can be viewed as a co-producer of European security, which is particularly acknowledged by European countries bordering on Russia. Ukraine’s agency, as unfolded in 2022, addresses Western countries with an insistent demand to perceive Ukraine as a part of the European normative order.
‘I’m not a virus’: Asian hate in Donald Trump’s rhetoric

ABSTRACT Since the start of Covid-19, anti-Asian sentiment spiked. From March 2020 to June 2021, there were a total of 9,081 self-reported incidents of hate across the United States (Stop AAPI Hate. (2021). https://stopaapihate.org/stop-aapi-hate-national-report-2/). As Covid-19 spread into the U.S., President Trump immediately blamed China by referring to the virus as the ‘Chinese Virus’ and used the hashtag #ChineseVirus on Twitter (Weise, E. 2021). Anti-Asian hashtags soared after Donald Trump first tied COVID-19 to China on Twitter. (USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com). Anti-Asian rhetoric expressed on Twitter grew after Trump’s tweet about the ‘Chinese virus,’ and the number of Chinese and other Asian hate crimes grew exponentially. This study explores the rhetorical strategies that Trump utilized to create a sense of fear against the dangerous ‘Other. ’ We use a rhetorical thematic analysis to analyze Trump’s tweets that contain language such as ‘Chinese virus’ or ‘Kung Flu. ’ Themes such as scapegoating, fear of the other, China bashing, and populist appeals were prevalent. Describing Chinese and other Asian bodies as ‘spreaders’ of diseases, reinforces the Yellow Peril and perpetual foreigner stereotypes. The study shows the importance of presidential rhetoric in influencing public opinion in the context of COVID-19 and Asian hate.
From Innovation to Implementation: The Evolution of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Future Implications

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective HIV-prevention strategy that involves the continuous administration of antiretroviral drugs to HIV-negative individuals with a substantial risk of contracting an HIV infection. The use of PrEP has shown a reduction in the risk of HIV acquisition through sexual intercourse by up to 99%. Despite its effectiveness, PrEP uptake remains low among populations at high risk of HIV infection. This highlights the need for further research in strategies to enhance awareness and uptake of PrEP amongst these specific populations. This article presents a comprehensive overview of the existing literature on the effectiveness of PrEP in reducing HIV transmission rates. Additionally, we examine the obstacles related to PrEP implementation and uptake and put forward potential strategies to raise awareness and improve its use among populations at an increased risk of contracting HIV.
THE PREVALENCE OF EYE INVOLVEMENTS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND THEIR CORRELATION WITH ANTI-CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODY IN SULAIMANI GOVERNORATE/IRAQ

BackgroundRheumatoid arthritis is a common autoinflammatory disease that affects the joints and causes several extra-articular problems, including ocular involvement, which typically manifests in the anterior ocular region. The anti-CCP has a sensitivity comparable to the rheumatoid factor and higher specificity for identifying the disease. ObjectivesTo estimate the prevalence of eye involvements in Rheumatoid arthritis and their correlation to the anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody. Patients and MethodsA cross-sectional study of 121 patients who satisfied the 2010 ACR/EULAR RA Classification Criteria (6/10 or more points) were between 18 and 60. After establishing a patient’s medical history and physical examination, blood samples were collected to test for anti-CCP antibodies, and an eye exam was conducted. ResultsThere were significantly more females than males;104 (86%) were female, and 17 (14%) were males. The median age was 47(42−53.5) years. The median disease duration was 4(2−10) years. The mean disease activity was 3.86 ±1, and the median anti-cyclic citrullinated antibody titers were 29.18(16.75−133.35) U/ml. The overall eye complications typical of Rheumatoid arthritis were observed in 37 (30.6%) and 84 (69.4%) without eye involvement. Dry eyes were the most frequent eye complaint (29.8%). One instance with episcleritis (0.8%). One with filamentary keratitis (0.8%). Anterior uveitis was detected in two cases (1.7%). Eye involvement correlated with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (P- value 0.004). ConclusionEye manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis were a prominent part of extra-articular manifestation. The dry eye was the most apparent manifestation, and they correlated to the anti-CCP antibody.
Loyola eCommons Loyola eCommons

Recent studies have documented increases in anti-Asian hate throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet relatively little is known about how anti-Asian content on social media, as well as positive messages to combat the hate, have varied over time. In this study, we investigated temporal changes in the frequency of anti-Asian and counter-hate messages on Twitter during the ﬁrst 16 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the Twitter Data Collection Application Programming Interface, we queried all tweets from January 30, 2020 to April 30, 2021 that contained speciﬁc anti-Asian (e.g., #chinavirus, #kungﬂu) and counter-hate (e.g., #hateisavirus) keywords. From this initial data set, we extracted a random subset of 1,000 Twitter users who had used one or more anti-Asian or counter-hate keywords. For each of these users, we calculated the total number of anti-Asian and counter-hate keywords posted each month. Latent growth curve analysis revealed that the frequency of anti-Asian keywords ﬂuctuated over time in a curvilinear pattern, increasing steadily in the early months and then decreasing in the later months of our data collection. In contrast, the frequency of counter-hate keywords remained low for several months and then increased in a linear manner. Signiﬁcant between-user variability in both anti-Asian and counter-hate content was observed, highlighting individual differences in the generation of hate and counter-hate messages within our sample. Together, these ﬁndings begin to shed light on longitudinal patterns of hate and counter-hate on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Concentrations of IL-18 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis — a preliminary study

Objectives. Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a representative proinflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The objective of this study was to evaluate the concentration of IL-18 in patients with RA in relation to RF IgM and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP2). Design and methods. 75 patients with diagnosed RA (aged 20–80 years) treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs) and disease modifying anti-rheumatoid drugs (DMARDs) and 52 age-matched controls were included. Results. IL-18 concentration was almost sixfold higher in RA patients in comparison with the reference group (235 pg/mL v. 39 pg/mL). The association between IL-18 and RF IgM and anti-CCP was found. Conclusions. Serum IL-18 level seems to be positively related to the increased RF IgM and anti-CCP concentrations in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis.
Testing the Weak Form of Efficient Market Hypothesis: Empirical Evidence from Asia-Pacific Markets

This empirical study is conducted to test the weak-form market efficiency of the stock market returns of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippine, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Monthly observations are taken for the period January 2004 to December 2009. Autocorrelation, Ljung-Box Q-statistic Test, Runs Test, Unit Root Test and the Variance Ratio are used to test the hypothesis that the stock market follows a random walk. Monthly returns are not normally distributed, because they are negatively skewed and leptokurtic. In aggregate we concluded that the monthly prices do not follows random walks in all the countries of the Asian-Pacific region. The investors can take the stream of benefits through arbitrage process from profitable opportunities across these markets.
FRI0045 Performance of New Anti-Ccp Multiplexing Assay Comparing to ELISA Anti-Ccp3 Test

Background ACPA finds its place in early RA diagnosis. Improvements are made in measurement of ACPA with recently designed fluorescent-based microparticles immunoassay which allows the simultaneous detection of 4 anti-CCP autoantibody specificities: anti-HCP1, anti-HCP2, anti-VCP1 and anti-VCP2. Objectives The aim of this work is to evaluate the performance of new anti-CCP multiplexing assay comparing to anti-CCP3 ELISA test. Methods Detection and measurement of ACPA by FIDIS™ anti-CCP (Theradiag) multiplexing assay were compared to the anti-CCP3 ELISA (INOVA) in 171 [98 anti-CCP3 (+), 73 anti-CCP3 (-)] sera patients with early arthritis. Results Global concordance was about 81% between FIDIS anti-CCP and anti-CCP3 (Table 1 and Table 2) while, for each of four FIDIS citrullinated peptides, this concordance is shown on Table 2. Table 1 FIDIS anti-CCP Positive Negative INOVA anti-CCP3 Positive 82 16 Negative 17 56 Table 2 Concordance with anti-CCP3 (%) All citrullinated peptides 81 HCP1 64 HCP2 74 VCP1 68 VCP2 80 We observed a good concordance between two tests. Otherwise, it is noteworthy that among anti-CCP3 (-) patients, 17 (23%) were FIDIS anti-CCP (+). Among them, 53% recognize 1 citrullinated peptide, 35% 2 peptides and 6% 3 or 4 peptides. Thus, the FIDIS anti-CCP test increases the sensitivity of detection of ACPA compared to anti-CCP3 that have proven good diagnostic performance. However, some specificities are not detected by the new method comparatively to anti-CCP3. Conclusions FIDIS anti-CCP multiplexing assay shows good performance comparing to anti-CCP3 and must be assessed on larger series of patients with early RA compared to control populations. References Anzilotti C, Merlini G, Pratesi F, Tommasi C, Chimenti D, Migliorini P. Antibodies to viral citrullinated peptide in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2006 Apr;33(4):647-51.Pratesi F. , Tommasi C. , Anzilotti C. , Puxeddu I. , Sardano E. , Di Colo G. , Migliorini P. Antibodies to a new viral citrullinated peptide, VCP2: fine specificity and correlation with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) and anti-VCP1 antibodies. Clin. Exp. Immunol. 2011, 164, 337. Disclosure of Interest None declared DOI 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.6049
Seroprevalence of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis in yaks (Poephagus grunniens) in India

The information on yaks, with particular reference to their health is very scarce. A study conducted at the National Research Centre on Yak, Arunachal Pradesh, India, on the seroprevalence of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) in yaks (Poephagus grunniens) revealed that the overall prevalence of IBR in yaks was 40.80%. The prevalence was higher among females (42.05%) than male yaks (37.84%). The prevalence of IBR was highest in yak cows (54.39%) followed by yak bulls (37.84%) and yak heifers (2857%). The prevalence of IBR was higher (43.53%) among animals reared at a lower altitude (West Kameng district, 2 751 masl) than those (35.00%) reared at higher altitude (Tawang district, 3 500 masl).
Nectary and gender‐biased nectar production in dichogamous Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop. (Onagraceae)

In dichogamous plants, nectar characteristics (i.e. nectar amount and its composition) can differ between sexual phases. In the present study, we investigated the structural organization of the floral nectary, nectar production and carbohydrate composition in the protandrous Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop. (Onagraceae). The receptacular nectary consisted of an epidermis with numerous nectarostomata, several layers of photosynthetic secretory parenchyma, and subsecretory parenchyma. Nectariferous tissue was not directly vascularized and starch grains were rarely observed in the secretory cells, occurring exclusively in the guard cells of modified stomata. The nectar was released via nectarostomata. The floral nectar was hexose rich (32.8/39.1/28.1% glucose/fructose/sucrose) and the total concentration was constant throughout the anthesis (47% on average). However, contrasting patterns in nectar amount and carbohydrate composition between the floral sexual phases were observed. On average, female‐phased flowers produced 1.4‐fold more nectar than male‐phased flowers, and although the nectar was sucrose rich during the male phase, it was hexose rich during the female phase, suggesting sucrose hydrolysis.
Bee-Mediated Selection Favors Floral Sex Specialization in a Heterantherous Species: Strategies to Solve the Pollen Dilemma

Animal-pollinated plants show a broad variation in floral morphology traits and gametophyte production within populations. Thus, floral traits related to plant reproduction and sexuality are usually exposed to pollinator-mediated selection. Such selective pressures may be even stronger in heterantherous and pollen flowers, in which pollen contributes to both bee feeding and pollination, overcoming the “pollen dilemma” or the inability to perform both functions simultaneously. We describe the phenotypic gender and sexual organ morphology of flowers in two populations of Macairea radula (Melastomataceae), a heterantherous and buzz-pollinated species with pollen flowers. We estimated selection gradients on these traits through female and male fitness components. Both populations showed sizeable phenotypic gender variation, from strict hermaphrodites to increased femaleness or maleness. We found a continuous variation in style and stamen size, and this variation was correlated with corresponding shape values of both sexual organs. We detected bee-mediated selection towards short and long styles through seed number and towards intermediate degrees of heteranthery through pollen removal in one population, and selection towards increased maleness through pollen dispersal in both populations. Our results suggest that bee-mediated selection favors floral sex specialization and stylar dimorphism in M. radula, optimizing reproductive success and solving the pollen dilemma.