Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Is Silence Golden? Chronic Stress and Psychophysiological Indicators’ Changes over Time in International Students: A Pilot Study

Most people assume studying or working abroad would be stressful - but would one ever think that it could be detrimental to the health? Stress literature relates cross-cultural transactions to the chances of gaining higher levels of chronic stress. This paper reports the results of two studies on international students in Moscow in 2018. Specifically, Study 1 assessed how cross-cultural transactions perceived to affect health state during the first 6 months of their relocation. Study 2 aimed to investigate if the psychological stress linked to relocation to a different country can possibly lead to psychobiological effects of chronic stress. In Study 1, qualitative methods were applied to conduct 21 interviews with international students. In Study 2, a longitudinal pilot study was conducted for 10 foreign students during the first 2-5 (M = 3.6) months of their relocation. Stress related to cross-cultural transactions was expected to affect subjective well-being and health variables. The health state was a relatively silent topic in the interview participants of Study 1. The results of Study 2 showed that the participants had changes in the resting heart rate (RHR) baseline. Perceived chronic stress related to cross-cultural transactions may affect psychophysiological state; however, the affect varies depending on a person. Further research is required for the data consistency and for identifying non-invasive objective risk markers and individual stress pathways, with the goal of identifying at-risk students and providing treatment options before any serious harm is done to their health.
Transverse body sizes in men with benign nevi

Annotation. Malignant and benign skin neoplasms are multifactorial diseases, the development of which is perhaps most related to environmental factors. The search for constitutional markers for predicting the occurrence of these cancers has become one of the most promising areas of research in the field of oncology. The aim of the study was to establish the features of transverse body sizes in Ukrainian men with benign nevi. In Ukrainian men (aged 22-35 years) with benign nevi (melanocyte simple – 34, melanocyte dysplastic – 27, melanocyte congenital – 14 and non-melanocyte benign – 17), body diameters and pelvic sizes were determined. The control group consisted of similar size 82 healthy men from the database of the research center National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya. Statistical processing of the results was performed in the license package “Statistica 5.5” using non-parametric evaluation methods. Practically healthy Ukrainian men had significantly lower values than men with benign nevi, transverse middle thoracic, lower thoracic and anteroposterior mid-sternal torso diameters on the background of significantly greater shoulder width. Also in practically healthy men interspinous, intercristal and intertrochanteric distances are significantly smaller than in patients with melanocyte benign simple nevi, and only interspinous and intercristal distances are compared to non-melanocyte benign nevi. In patients with melanocyte simple nevi of men found: significantly higher values than in patients with melanocyte dysplastic nevi of transverse middle thoracic and lower thoracic diameters and all pelvic distances; significantly greater or tendency to greater values than in patients with melanocyte congenital nevi intercristal and intertrochanteric distances; significantly lower values than in patients with melanocyte congenital and non-melanocyte benign shoulder-width nevi. In patients with melanocyte dysplastic nevi found: significantly less important than in patients with melanocytic congenital nevi shoulder-width; tendencies to lower values than in patients with non-melanocyte benign nevi of transverse lower thoracic diameter, shoulder width and interspinous distance. The differences in body diameters and pelvic sizes between healthy and benign nevi in Ukrainian men, as well as between sick men are phenotypic markers that, together with other anthropometric indicators, identify risk groups for the possibility of benign nevi.
(cid:32)Lukasiewicz Logics for Cooperative Games

Coalitional resource games (CRGs) provide a natural abstract framework with which to model scenarios in which groups of agents cooperate by pooling resources in order to carry out tasks or achieve individual goals. In this work, we introduce a richer and more general framework, called (cid:32)Lukasiewicz resource games ((cid:32)LRG), which is based on many-valued (cid:32)Lukasiewicz logics, whose formulae make it possible to specify the class of piecewise linear polynomial functions with integer and rational coeﬃcients on [0 , 1] n . The use of (cid:32)Lukasiewicz logics provides a new approach to the representation of the scenario/situations modelled by CRGs. In (cid:32)LRGs, each agent is endowed with resources that can be allocated over a set of tasks, where the outcome of a task depends on the proﬁle of resources that are allocated to it. We specify task outcomes using formulae of (cid:32)Lukasiewicz logic. In addition, agents have payoﬀ functions over task outcomes, which are also speciﬁed by (cid:32)Lukasiewicz formulae. After motivating and introducing (cid:32)LRGs, we formalise notions of coalition structures and the core for (cid:32)LRGs and investigate the non-emptiness of the core both from a logical and computational perspective. We prove that (cid:32)LRGs are a proper generalisation of CRGs by showing how any CRG can be translated into a (cid:32)LRG that is strategically equivalent, in the sense that the former has a non-empty core if and only if so does the latter.
The effect of obstructive sleep apnea on the cardiovascular system

Introduction: Obstructive Sleep Apnea is a disease entity that affects many aspects of life, but is often overlooked and underdiagnosed. OSA is defined as episodes of apnea-hypopnea that disturbs not only sleep, but also daytime functioning. Symptoms can be divided into night symptoms (not breathing, snoring, gasping, fragmented sleep) and daytime symptoms (fatigue, low concentration, morning headaches, decreased libido). Moreover, OSA through many mechanisms affects the cardiovascular system and leads to its dysfunction. Purpose: The aim of this study is to draw attention to the often underdiagnosed disease entity, which is OSA, which, if left untreated, may lead to serious complications. Material and methods: In 2022, the PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched using the following keywords: OSA, apnea, cardiovascular disorders, arrhythmias and heart disease. Works in English with the most recent data have been selected. Summary: OSA is strongly associated with cardiovascular disorders, moreover, in both cases, we find similar risk factors for these disorders. A correlation has been demonstrated between OSA and atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and arrhythmias. On the other hand, OSA is still underdiagnosed and more research is needed to understand the correlation between these diseases.
Photoreduction of CO2 to CH4 over Efficient Z-Scheme γ-Fe2O3/g-C3N4 Composites

A series of composite γ-Fe2O3/g-C3N4 (denoted as xFeCN with x equal 5, 10, 15, and 20 of γ-Fe2O3 percentage in weight) was prepared by calcination and precipitation-impregnation methods. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS) characterizations indicated the successful synthesis of Z-scheme FeCN composites. A red shift of the light absorption region was revealed by UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-DRS). In addition, photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) spectra showed an interface interaction of two phases Fe2O3 and g-C3N4 in the synthesized composites that improved the charge transfer capacity. The photocatalytic activity of these materials was studied in the photoreduction of CO2 with H2O as the reductant in the gaseous phase. The composites exhibited excellent photoactivity compared to undoped g-C3N4. The CH4 production rate over 10FeCN and 15FeCN composites (2.8 × 10−2 and 2.9 × 10−2 μmol h−1 g−1, respectively) was ca. 7 times higher than that over pristine g-C3N4 (0.4 × 10−2 μmol h−1 g−1). This outstanding photocatalytic property of these composites was explained by the light absorption expansion and the prevention of photogenerated electron-hole pairs recombination due to its Z-scheme structure.
Development and modification of the natural polymers by converting them into nanobiocomposite

The main target ofTthis study is to develop an antibacterial chitosan nanocomposite fabric among in situ crated silver nanoparticles utilizing Vitex leafTextract, which i s amedicinal herb. The CNCFs were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy,Xray diffraction (XRD), and antimicrobial testing. Additionally, these CNCFs have excellent antibacterial characteristics. These CNCFs could be used in medical applic ations like surgical aprons, wound cleansing, wound dressing, and hospital bed mat erials, as they were manufactured utilising a simple and environmentally acceptable approach.
Tunable multi-channel dropping filters based on double-waveguide parallel-coupled microring resonators

The filtering characteristic of double-waveguide parallel-coupled microring resonators is theoretically investigated in this paper. Transfer matrix of the structure consisting of arbitrary number of rings is deduced. Number of very narrow symmetrical transparent channels within each stop-band can increase to any integer by extending rings of the structure, and any one or more channels can be continuously tuned and switched on/off selectively by adjusting the additional phase shift between adjacent rings. The structure is compact, reliable, flexible and tunable, and has potential vital applications for optical switches in dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) systems.
Safety and Effectiveness of Inhaling Different Dosage Recombinant Human Interferon α1B for Bronchiolitis in Children: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Purpose To systematically evaluate the safety and effectiveness of different dosages of recombinant human interferon α1b (IFNα1b) inhaled for bronchiolitis in children. Methods 7 databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang Database, and VIP, were searched. The search time was from their inception dates to March 28, 2022. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 2 μg/kg IFNα1b (low dosage group) monotherapy or in combination with other drugs vs. 4 μg/kg IFNα1b (high dosage group) monotherapy or in combination with the other drugs was included. The risk of bias 2.0 evaluated the RCT's quality, and the grading of recommendations assessment, development and evaluation (GRADE) tool was used for evaluating the overall quality of the evidence. Then, a meta-analysis was performed by RevMan 5.4. Results A total of 13 RCTs with 1719 children were included. The meta-analysis results showed that the high dosage group was significantly shorter than the low dosage group of the duration of hospital stays (MD = −0.40, 95%CI (−0.73, −0.07), P = 0.02) (low quality), three depressions sign disappearing time (MD = −0.60, 95%CI (−1.05, −0.14), P = 0.010) (low quality), and wheeze disappearing time (MD = −0.62, 95%CI (−1.17, −0.06), = 0.03) (low quality). There was no significant difference between the two groups in coughing disappearing time, pulmonary rales disappearing time, wheezing sound disappearing time, or adverse event rates. Conclusions Compared with low dosage IFNα1b, high dosage IFNα1b reduces the duration of hospital stays, the disappearance time of the three depression signs, and the disappearance time of wheeze in the treatment of bronchiolitis in children. Limited by the low quality of the evidence, the conclusions still need to be supported by high-quality studies.
An empirical investigation in analysing the key determinants of employee engagement in influencing the employee performance using multiple regression analysis approach

--- In the current business context, a highly engaged employees support in realising the organisational goals in an effective manner. An employee who is not engaged will lead the group to realised lower level of income, reduce the profitability and impact the business growth negatively. Hence, the top management need to focus in devising critical policies and procedures which will support in enhancing the employee engagement in the organisation. The competitive environment has compelled the management to implement various procedures and policies which support in retaining the best talent in the organisation and ensure that they perform their tasks effectively in order to enhance performance of the employees and organisation. The highly engaged employees provide better results to the company through enhancing their performance, these employees offer suggestions and methods which will lead to reducing the operational cost, create new process and methods in generating new services and products, identify ways in increasing revenues and also work collaboratively for realising sustainable growth and advantage. This study involves in using empirical investigation to understand the critical determinants of employee engagement practices in enhancing the performance of the individuals in the organisation. The researchers uses both primary data and secondary data for performing the study and SPSS data package is used to perform the detailed analysis.
Comparison between Policaptil Gel Retard and Metformin by Testing of Temporal Changes in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes

Introduction: Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is a pathologic condition characterized by Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), insulin resistance, abdominal obesity, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Until now, specific drugs such as metformin (MET) have been used to address its individual components; however, according to the recommendation of WHO, various plant extracts might be used as alternative medicines due to the side effects of pharmacologic agents. Policaptil Gel Retard® (PGR), a macromolecule complex based on polysaccharides which slows down the absorption rates of carbohydrates and fats, proved effective against glucose abnormalities. Our study aimed to verify the short-term efficacy and safety of PGR under real-life conditions. Methods: We evaluated both the 6-month changes in metabolic parameters in Italian patients with MS and T2DM, and the 10-year CV risk score (10-y-CV-RS) from the CUORE equation, competitively randomized to Policaptil Gel Retard (2172 mg before each main meal); Group A, n = 75, or Metformin (1500–2000 mg/day equally divided between the two main meals), and Group B, n = 75. Results: Fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c decreased significantly and similarly (p < 0.001) in the two groups. A significant decrease in BMI (−20% in the PGR group (p < 0.01), −14.3% in the MET group (p < 0.05)), % visceral fat, and UA levels was also apparent in both groups (p < 0.01). The opposite occurred for lipid profile, which improved significantly in the PGR group but remained unchanged in the MET group. Consequently, only the PGR group experienced a significant decrease in the 10-y-CV-RS (31.4 ± 8.0 vs. 19.7 ± 5.2, p < 0.0001), whereas this remained unchanged in the MET group (32.2 ± 3.3 vs. 30.5 ± 8.7; p n.s.). Conclusions: PGR could represent a suitable alternative to MET as a first-line treatment option, especially now that an ever-increasing number of people prefer natural products based on plant extracts. This is particularly pertinent given that, besides trying to avoid gastrointestinal side-effects as much as possible, patients might be sensitive to ecotoxicology-related problems involving plants and animals caused by the worldwide spread of environmental MET metabolites.
Evaluation of social support and medication adherence in patients with coronary artery disease

Objective: Was to evaluate medication adherence and perceived social support and their association in patients hospitalized for Coronary Artery Disease. Methods: Cross-sectional study involving patients hospitalized for Acute or Chronic Coronary Syndrome. Medication adherence was assessed by the Brief Medication Questionnaire and social support by the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale. P-value <0.05 was considered significant. Results: Fifty-nine patients were included, of which 50.8% were classified as potential for non-adherence and 37.3% as non-adherent. The perceived social support identified was considered as almost always. Adherent patients and those classified as potential for non-adherence had a higher score in the emotional/informational domain compared to those classified as potential for adherence (p=0.01). Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of low medication adherence and high perceived social support scores. Emotional and informational support was associated with the levels of medication adherence.
impact of Sesamum indicum oil on the heamatologycal parametrers on albino mice

The current study was conducted to find out the effect of sesame oil on white female rats by studying some biochemical parameters that included vitamin D, parathyroid hormone and calcium ion. The study included 35 animals divided into two main groups divided into groups, each group included 5 animals dosed with different doses 0.5'0.8' 1 ml. The period of dosing was for a month between one day and one day. After the end of the experiment, the animals were sacrificed and the serum was obtained. A significant increase in the volume of vitamin D (13.21±0.312, 16.01± 0.51, 19.51±0.78) (ng/dl) respectively compared with control group (9.739±0.096) (ng/dl) and a decrease in parathyroid hormone (0.101± 0. 001, 0.086± 0. 002 , 0.074± 0.002) (ng/dl) respectively compared with control group (0. 112± 0.002) (ng/dl), which caused an increase in calcium ion (9.85±0.206, 10.948±0.178, 12.62±0.158) mg/dL respectively compared with control group (8.7±0.063) mg/dL, was shown.
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Chronic Kidney Disease Has an Independent Adverse Effect on the Long-Term Outcome of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

We examined short- and long-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with ischemic heart disease and the effect of renal function on these outcomes. We included 2783 patients who underwent primary elective CABG at a single institution between 2002 and 2020 (age: 67.6 ± 10.2 years; male: 2281 male). They were stratified based on their preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate and underwent off-pump CABG (completion rate, 98.1%); 57.6% cases used bilateral internal thoracic arteries (BITA). In-hospital mortality rate was 1.0%. Logistic regression analysis revealed that low left ventricular function (<40%), but not chronic kidney disease (CKD) severity, was an independent predictive risk factor for postoperative hospital mortality. Significant differences existed in respiratory complications, infections, and hospitalization duration according to CKD severity. Deep sternal wound infection rate was 0.5%. The mean follow-up period was 7.1 (0–18.5) years. Estimated 10-year survival rates were negatively correlated with CKD severity; in the Cox hazard model, severe CKD was an independent predictor of long-term survival. We examined the relationship between preoperative and intraoperative factors and their effects on long-term survival using propensity score matching by dividing the renal function severity into G1–2 and G3–5. Renal function severity, age, and operative time were independent risk factors. No prognostic improvement was observed with BITA grafts; graft patency was superior in the right internal thoracic artery (52/52; 100%) than in the great saphenous vein (48/59; 81.4%) in G5. Post-CABG in-hospital mortality was unrelated to renal function, but CKD severity strongly influenced long-term survival. Operation time was an important predictor of long-term prognosis in patients with impaired renal function. Treatment plans, including graft and anastomosis-site selections, should be designed to shorten the operation time. In conclusion, using the right internal thoracic artery in CABG is more beneficial in patients with CKD and cardiovascular comorbidities.
Correlation between helicobacter pylori infection and iron deficiency in children

Objectives: To investigate the correlation between Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection and Iron deficiency (ID) in children. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Baoding Children’s Hospital from January 2018 to December 2019. A total of one thousand children who came to our hospital for physical examination and met the inclusion criteria were continuously included in this study. All the children were given questionnaires (personal and family social and economic status), a stool Hp antigen test and/or a 13C-urea breath test, as well as measurements of hemoglobin (Hb), mean red blood cell volume (MCV), red blood cell distribution width (RDW), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), serum ferritin (SF), serum iron (SI), and total iron binding capacity (TIBC). Children who tested positive for Hp were divided into the Hp group and children who tested negative for Hp were divided into the control group. ID or IDA was diagnosed based on the child’s blood test results. Results: A total of 902 children met the inclusion criteria, including 194 (21.5%) in the Hp group and 708 (78.5%) in the control group. The incidence of ID and IDA in Hp group was higher than that in control group (2=9.112, 2=4.478; All P < 0.05); The levels of MCV, SI, SF and Hb in Hp group were lower than those in control group (t=5.288; T = 3.864; T = 6.751; T =11.841, all P < 0.05), TIBC level was higher than that of control group (T =7.630, P < 0.05); The levels of MCHC and RDW in THE Hp group were not statistically significant compared with the control group. Logistic regression showed that Hp infection was not a combined risk factor for ID. Older age, higher educational background of the mother, living in the city, and higher family income were the combined protective factors to prevent the occurrence of ID in children. Conclusion: Hp infection is not a combined risk factor for the development of ID in children. The influence of family social and economic factors should be taken into consideration when analyzing the correlation between Hp infection and ID.
MOLECULAR DETECTION OF SHIGA TOXIN (stx1 and stx2) AND INTIMIN (eaeA) GENES IN ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATED FROM FECAL SAMPLES OF CATTLE, SHEEP, AND HUMAN IN BASRAH GOVERNORATE

The present study aims to isolate and identify Escherichia coli from fecal samples of farm animals and human, also, it aims to molecular detection of shigatoxin and intimin genes in isolates. A total of (264) fecal samples and swabs were collected from different parts of Basrah in the period extending from September 2018 to January 2019. These samples were composed of (85) samples from cows, (94) samples from humanand (85) samples from sheep. Different techniques were used in this study to detect the presence of E. coli ; these techniques included conventional microbiological assays and molecular techniques (amplification of uidA gene by using polymerase chain reaction). The results of these techniques indicated 50 (18.9%) were E. coli from the tested samples. These isolates were subjected to PCR to detect Shiga toxins and intimin genes (stx 1 , stx2 , and eaeA ). The results of PCR confirmed all (50) isolates were harbor at least one virulence gene. Out of 50 isolates 20 (40%) carried stx2 gene alone, the percentages of the carrier were (66.7 %, 41.7% and 23.5%) from human, sheep and cattle samples, respectively. The genes (stx 1 and stx2) were detected together in 9/50 (18%), represent (52.9%) of cattle isolates. The intimin gene ( eaeA ) alone was detected in 2/50 (4%),