Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparative Analysis of Treatment Outcomes: Modified Ulnar Gutter Slab vs. Sugar Tong Slab for Distal Radioulnar Joint Instability Following Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Repair

The standard treatment for distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) instability involves repairing the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) and immobilizing the joint with a sugar tong slab, but this can cause elbow stiffness. To address this, a modified ulnar gutter slab was designed to enhance elbow mobility during immobilization. A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted on 23 DRUJ instability patients who underwent arthroscopic TFCC repair. Two post-operative splinting techniques were compared: the modified ulnar gutter slab and the sugar tong slab. The assessment included the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) score; elbow, forearm, and wrist range of motion (ROM); post-operative DRUJ stability; and complications. DASH scores at 4 and 6 weeks were not significantly different. However, the modified ulnar gutter slab improved elbow extension range of motion at 4 weeks (extension lag: 20.0 vs. 6.5 in the sugar tong group) (p = 0.011). Post-operative DRUJ stability was comparable between the two groups. Notably, one patient in the sugar tong slab group experienced complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). The modified ulnar gutter slab offers a post-operative alternative after TFCC repair. It effectively immobilizes forearm and wrist motion while enhancing elbow mobility, potentially reducing post-operative elbow stiffness.
Statistical Analysis of Long Term Trends in Atmospheric CO2 Concentration at Baseline Stations

Carbon dioxide is one of several greenhouse gases that can modify the earth's heat balance by absorbing outgoing radiation from the earth's surface, thereby increasing the amount of heat retained by the atmosphere (the so-called greenhouse effect). Changes in CO2 are therefore of considerable importance. In this paper, the long-term trends are assessed at four baseline stations -- Mauna Loa (Hawaii), Barrow (Alaska), American Samoa and South Pole. The authors conclude that a parabolic model provides the best fit for the observed rates of CO2 concentration growth over the last 20-30 years.
Late quaternary sedimentation in the western gulf of Corinth : interplay between tectonic deformation, seismicity, and eustatic changes

The Corinth Rift, in Greece, is a young and active continental rift stretching between Continental Greece and the Peloponnese. The most active part of the rift, where the subsidence has been the highest during the Late Quaternary, has been covered by the sea and forms the Gulf of Corinth. This area is prone to natural hazards, including frequent large earthquakes, tsunamis and coastal landslides. The present thesis is dedicated to the study of these processes at the western tip of the Gulf, where the earthquake hazard, in particular, is considered as very high. We have investigated the Quaternary sediments below the Gulf of Corinth floor, through seismic reflection profiling and gravity coring. First, 22 large mass transport deposits were discovered. Their estimated volumes range from 106 to 109 m3. Large mass wasting events occurred in six stratigraphic intervals, four attributed to the Holocene and two attributed to the Upper Pleistocene. Among possible preconditioning factors and triggers, the likely influence of the sediment supply is highlighted. Then, an accurate map of offshore faults is presented. The map highlights for the first time significant strike-slip component in the offshore Corinth Rift, in addition to the dominant normal strain. Three phases are proposed for the Late Quaternary tectono-sedimentary evolution of the area. During these phases, the strain was suggested to migrate northward, driving the progressive deactivation of the large south-dipping faults that controlled the subsidence in an earlier phase of the rifting. Based on the sediment cores, sedimentary events triggered by large historical earthquakes in the last 3 centuries have been looked for. The best fit between the age of the identified event deposits and large historical earthquakes is observed in the deep basin. Finally, four longer cores retrieved in this area reveal specific spatial and temporal patterns of slope failures for the last 500-1000 yr. Such pattern is interpreted as resulting primarily from changes in the frequency of strong earthquakes. From these data, a period of seismic quiescence may have occurred between ~1740 and ~1890 AD in the west of the study area, while eastward, seismic quiescence would have occurred earlier, between ~1500 and ~1700 AD.
Healthy Drinking Water as a Necessity in Developing Countries Like India: A Narrative review

Water is an indispensable part of human life. This article is an extensive review that focuses on the importance of water to sustain human life, the necessity of healthy, safe drinking water, and the health hazards of drinking untreated and contaminated water. We drink treated water thinking it to be safe without the knowledge that it, too, has harmful effects. Detrimental health effects due to water chlorination are mentioned in this article. The usage of nanoparticles for the treatment of water is an alternative to chlorination, but they are little in use as they are expensive. Transmission of waterborne diseases through drinking water is widespread in a developing country like India. A list of the pathogens contaminating drinking water is present in the review. Pathogens pollute water, and heavy metals and chemicals from industries, pesticides, pharmaceutical compounds, and radioactive waste also taint it. The harmful effects of metal and chemical toxicities on human health are discussed in this review. The government of India has launched several programmes to ensure clean, safe drinking water for all its residents. The study reflects on the treatment given to individuals suffering from waterborne diseases in India. Significant changes in health status in India have been seen recently after the execution of various government programmes to provide safe, healthy drinking water to all its residents.
A study on the response of a soft basin for incident S, P, and Rayleigh waves with special reference to the long duration observed in Mexico City

Abstract The responses of two types of soft basins for incident SH, SV, P , and Rayleigh waves in a 2-D elastic half-space are investigated with special reference to the long duration of strong motions observed in Mexico City during the Michoacan, Mexico, earthquake of 1985. First, the difficulty for simple 1-D models to reproduce the later part of the accelerogram observed in Mexico City is shown. Then the effect of a 2-D deep basin structure of a relatively large scale (10 km wide and 1 km deep) and a moderate impedance ratio (2.5) is studied. The results show that surface waves generated at the edges of the basin are clearly propagating inside the basin back and forth. However, the increase in duration by these surface waves is 20 sec at most. Introducing another much softer layer inside the basin, we found that the calculated durations and envelop shapes become very similar to the observed ones because of the slowness of surface-wave propagation. These theoretical studies suggest that the exceptionally long duration observed in Mexico City might be caused by a strong, constructive interaction of soft-surface layers with a deep basin structure beneath the city.
GCMVF-AGV: Globally Consistent Multiview Visual–Inertial Fusion for AGV Navigation in Digital Workshops

An accurate and globally consistent navigation system is crucial for estimating the positions and attitudes of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in digital workshops. A promising navigation technology for this purpose is tightly coupled visual–inertial fusion, which offers advantages such as quick response (QR), absolute scale, and accuracy. However, existing visual–inertial fusion systems have limitations, including long-term drift, tracking failures in textureless or poorly illuminated environments, and a lack of absolute references. To create a reliable and consistent AGV navigation framework and correct for long-term drift, we have designed a novel framework, globally consistent multiview visual–inertial fusion for AGV navigation (GCMVF-AGV). This framework uses a downward-looking QR vision sensor and a forward-looking visual–inertial sensor together to estimate AGV poses in real time. The downward camera provides absolute AGV positions and attitudes with reference to the global workshop frame. Furthermore, long-term visual–inertial drift, inertial biases, and velocities are periodically compensated between spatial intervals of QR codes by minimizing visual–inertial residuals with the rigid constraints of absolute poses estimated from the downward visual measurements. We have evaluated the proposed method on the developed AGV navigation platform, and experimental results demonstrate the position and attitude errors of less than 0.05 m and 2°, respectively.
Evaluation Of Lipid Profile, and Preptin Between Obese Non-Diabetic Patients and Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq

Background Obesity has been associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) since Stein and Leventhal first described it in 1935. When using equivalent diagnostic criteria. This implies that lifestyle variables like obesity cause PCOS. Obesity worsens PCOS-related reproductive and metabolic problems. Materials and Method The present study included 40 women with polycystic ovarian syndrome at ages (17 -36) years, in addition, the study included 40 non-diabetic obese women with a mean age range of (18 -56) years, Between November 2022 and May 2023, the participants in this research were enrolled at Al-Diwanyah Teaching Hospital. All laboratory test analysis was completed at the Clinical Chemistry Research Lab and AL Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital, both located in the College of Medicine at the University of Al-Qadisiyah. Results In the present results lipid profile, the mean cholesterol was significantly higher in the PCOS Group in comparison with the obese OND . There was no significant difference in the mean serum triglycerides, HDL, LDL, and VLDL between the PCOS Group and the OND group. There was no significant difference in the mean preptin level between the PCOS group and the obese OND (p = 0.473). Then there was a comparison of preptin levels before and after the treatment in OND patients there was a significant reduction in the level (p < 0.001), and in comparison of preptin levels before and after the treatment in PCOS patients there was a significant reduction in the level (p < 0.001). Conclusion According to the current findings, treating overweight or obese PCOS patients with insulin resistance, the Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance, and metformin had comparable outcomes.
Effects of Revalor-G®, R®algro, and Synovex-H® on the performance of stocker heifers grazing irrigated rye pasture

A 151-day field study was conducted to compare three anabolic implants for promoting weight gain in stocker heifers grazing center pivot-irrigated pastures of winter rye. Three hundred previously nonimplanted heifers averaging 421 lb were allotted to one of four treatments: 1) no implant-control (NC), 2) Ralgro® (RAL), 3) Revalor-G® (REV-G) and 4) Synovex-H® (SYN-H). Heifers were weighed at monthly intervals to evaluate the growth response curve of each implant type over time relative to controls. Only during the first 32-day period after implantation did heifers implanted with REV-G gain significantly faster (P<.05) than NC. All implant groups responded similarly (P>.05) during the next three monthly weigh periods. During the last period (day 124151), SYN-H heifers gained faster (P<.05) than all other treatments. Over the entire 151-day study, daily gains (lb/day) averaged as follows: NC, 1.50; RAL, 1.58; REV-G, 1.64; and SYN-H, 1.79. All implant types except RAL significantly improved gain (P<.05) compared to NC. Although no significant difference (P>.24) occurred between RAL and REV-G, SYN-H-implanted heifers. gained faster (P<.05) than the other implant groups over the 151-day grazing season.
Determination of pesticide residues in blood samples of villagers involved in pesticide application at District Vehari (Punjab), Pakistan

Blood samples were collected from field workers involved in pesticide spraying activities at three different farms in Tahsil Mailsi, District Vehari (Punjab), Pakistan. Twenty seven villagers (including three controls), ranging from 16 to 50 years of age and one to nine years of pesticide application experience were tested. The blood samples were analyzed for 383 different pesticides using Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS) multi residue analytical technique. Only chlorpyrifos (0.009 mg/l) and pyributicarb (0.001 mg/l) were detected in the blood samples. Key words: Multi-pesticide residues, blood sample, GC-MS
Asian Migrant Women's Employment Participation: Patterns, Determinants and Differentials

Abstract This paper is an empirical investigation into Asian migrant women's employment participation in Australia. Using the customized tabulations from the 2001 Census of Population and Housing, it examines the patterns and determinants of employment status and occupational levels of Asian-born migrant women and compares their differentials with both non-Asian-born migrants and native-born women in the multiethnic and multicultural context of Australia. The status and success of migrant groups in the labor market has been observed to be a key indication of migrants' settlement in the destination country, while acknowledging issues of selectivity of migration from Asia to Australia as a multicultural context. The multivariate findings of the study provide a basis for settlement assessment of Asian migrant women.
The role of geographical labelling in inserting extensive cattle systems into beef marketing channels. Evidence from three Spanish case studies

The beef cattle sector is adapting to increasing demand-side requirements. Customers are looking for a differentiated product of constant quality in a market that is beginning to be dominated by major distribution companies. In this background, mechanisms to differentiate production are being implemented to co-ordinate both production and marketing processes and integrate livestock farmers into the commercial system. Extensive cattle systems carry an important weight in Spain because of their social and environmental values. However, their structure and level of profitability are obstacles to their adaptation to new market trends. This situation calls for instruments that are able to bring the farmer into this adaptation process and to add value to and differentiate products. These instruments can be promoted by institutions or by the private sector through quality labels based on the product’s geographical origin. This paper aims to characterise the process of adaptation of Spanish extensive cattle systems through three case studies representing three kinds of extensive farming system located in the country’s northern, central and southern mountain ranges. A logit model based on a survey of farmers was developed to identify which variables have a greater influence on the decision to participate in quality labels based on geographical origin. The study concludes that the three mechanisms, which are based on a brand linked to their geographical origin, present important differences. Some factors as the institutional or regional context explains these differences and determine the degree of acceptance of each one of these mechanisms between the livestock farmers.
Midgut microbiota affects the intestinal barrier by producing short-chain fatty acids in Apostichopus japonicus

Introduction The intestinal microbiota participates in host physiology and pathology through metabolites, in which short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are considered principal products and have extensive influence on intestine homeostasis. It has been reported that skin ulceration syndrome (SUS), the disease of Apostichopus japonicus caused by Vibrio splendidus, is associated with the alteration of the intestinal microbiota composition. Method To investigate whether the intestinal microbiota affects A. japonicus health via SCFAs, in this study, we focus on the SCFA profiling and intestinal barrier function in A. japonicus treated with V. splendidus. Results and discussion We found that V. splendidus could destroy the mid-intestine integrity and downregulate the expression of tight junction proteins ZO-1 and occludin in A. japonicus, which further dramatically decreased microorganism abundance and altered SCFAs contents. Specifically, acetic acid is associated with the largest number of microorganisms and has a significant correlation with occludin and ZO-1 among the seven SCFAs. Furthermore, our findings showed that acetic acid could maintain the intestinal barrier function by increasing the expression of tight junction proteins and rearranging the tight junction structure by regulating F-actin in mid-intestine epithelial cells. Thus, our results provide insights into the effects of the gut microbiome and SCFAs on intestine barrier homeostasis and provide essential knowledge for intervening in SUS by targeting metabolites or the gut microbiota.
Application of MODIS albedo data in the simulation of air temperature over Beijing

The variation of land surface albedo(LSA),as an important parameter controlling surface energy balance,has great impact on air temperature and precipitation and further on regional and global climate.In order to investigate influence of LSA on accuracy of air temperature simulation,three numerical experiment schemes: control experiment,sensitive experiment and sensitive experiment of MODIS product(ME),were designed in this paper.Results show that:(1) if LSA is increased(decreased) by 0.05,air temperature change amplitude decreases from urban to rural,the air temperature will be decreased(increased) by 0.1-0.5 K,and sensible and latent heat fluxes will be decreased(increased) by 0-13 W/m2;(2) simulated temperature is lower than observed,but applying MODIS LSA product for ME can increase temperature by 0.2-0.7 K,so it is a reasonable way to improve the accuracy of air temperature simulation.
Marine Reserves as Conservation and Management Tools: Implications for Coastal Resource Use

Exploited marine ecosystems are a common feature of the modern world and area closures (marine reserves; MRs) have been suggested from both conservation and fishery management perspectives as a technique to rebuild over-fished populations. MRs provide an interesting experimental treatment where humans are excluded from resource harvesting. In the absence of exploitation, marine species have been observed to return to levels of abundance similar to historic accounts of virgin biomass (biomass under an exploitation level of 0). This thesis investigates the impact and potential of MRs in both New Zealand and Chile for achieving conservation and fishery management goals through the use of underwater observation, historic information, fishers’ ecological knowledge (FEK), bioeconomic fishery modeling and ecosystem modeling . Overall, this thesis has investigated the effects of human coastal resource use in New Zealand and Chile from social, economic and ecological perspectives through the use of different techniques by synthesising both quantitative and qualitative information sources. MRs are a valuable tool from conservation, management and scientific perspectives as they can rebuild overexploited stocks and return the ecosystem to a more historic state. MRs also provide an understanding of the interaction between coastal resource use and ecosystem-wide changes, which is a crucial element for ecosystem-based management. This thesis has illustrated the importance of comparing present stock biomasses to historic baselines to understand the impacts of exploitation of coastal resources on marine ecosystems.
Long series of Swiss seasonal precipitation: regionalization, trends and influence of large‐scale flow

Quantifying precipitation variability and trends is difficult and merits regular reassessment. In the present study, the seasonal homogenized precipitation series in Switzerland is investigated for the period 1901–2013 in terms of trends, inter‐annual variability and the influence of large‐scale flow. An objective clustering is applied, resulting in 32 distinct precipitation regions. Trends are analysed for all 32 regions with moving trend windows, and statistical significance (p < 0.05) is assessed with Theil–Sen trend estimates and nonparametric Mann–Kendall trend tests.
Superior component compositions and antioxidant activity of Volvariella volvacea oil compared to those of Agrocybe cylindracea and two Lentinula edodes oils

Abstract The biological activity of an oil not only depends on its fatty acid composition but also the lipid composition and trace components. In this paper, to select the optimal mushroom oil, the component compositions (fatty acids, lipids, polyphenols, flavones, tocopherols, and unsaponifiable matters) and antioxidant activities in vitro of four mushroom oils (Agrocybe cylindracea, two Lentinula edodes, and Volvariella volvacea) were investigated and compared. The results showed that the four tested oils had the same fatty acid composition in different amounts, but the lipid component, minor components, and free radical scavenging activity in the tested oils varied widely depending on the type of mushroom. Overall, Volvariella volvacea oil was considered superior to the other three tested oils, as it had the largest contents of polar lipids, diglycerides, polyunsaturated fatty acids (74.38%), unsaponifiable matter (319.09 mg/kg), total phenols (124.08 mg/100 g), tocopherols (139.86 mg/100 g), as well as the highest ABTS and FRAP values (349.45 and 3801.70 μmol Trolox/100 g). This finding suggests that Volvariella volvacea oil is a promising resource that should be further researched.
Concentration of Phenolic Compounds and Phenolic Acids of Various Spelt Cultivars in Response to Growing Years

The aims of this study were to evaluate and compare the radical scavenging activities (DPPH), phenolic concentrations and concentrations of selected phenolic acids (PAs) of spelt cultivars and breeding lines with common wheat in a three-year controlled field experiment under conditions of organic farming. No significant variations were observed in the total and free DPPH of Altgold, Ebners Rotkorn, Ostro and PN-1-36 with common wheat. The total DPPH ranged from 52.13% to the lowest value of 44.01% in Franckenkorn. Total, free and bound phenolic concentrations were the highest for common wheat (1902.55 µg FAE g−1 DM of total), while all spelt cultivars achieved significantly lower values (from 1434.94 µg FAE g−1 DM in Franckenkorn to 1650.22 µg FAE g−1 DM in Ebners Rotkorn). Bound phenolic compounds represented 86.3% of the total ones. An extremely dry and warm ripening period had a negative impact on the synthesis of phenolic compounds. The highest concentration of total PAs was observed in spelt Ebners Rotkorn (681.75 µg g−1 DM) and the lowest in common wheat (396.05 µg g−1 DM). The total share of free and bound PAs was 5.7% and 74.8%, respectively. The extremely dry and very warm grain filling period had a more evident negative impact on the concentration of free PAs compared to bound forms. The dominant free PA was ferulic (70.48%), followed by syringic (9.30%), p-HBA (5.59%), sinapic acid (5.40%), salicylic (4.18%), p-coumaric acid (3.22%) and caffeic acid (1.93%). Spelt cultivar Ebners Rotkorn was distinguished by the highest concentration of free and bound forms of PAs.