Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Collective Narcissism as a Basis for Nationalism

Recent work suggests that collective narcissism—an exaggerated, unrealistic belief in an in-group’s greatness that demands constant external validation—is a strong predictor of a variety of political attitudes. In the present study, we use nationally-representative panel data from Poland to examine the relationship between collective narcissism and nationalism. We first demonstrate that collective narcissism, nationalism and mere satisfaction with national ingroup are distinct. In turn, in both cross-sectional and panel analyses, we find that (1) that collective narcissism is positively related to nationalism, whereas satisfaction with the national-ingroup is not; and (2) that collective narcissism is a stronger predictor of nationalism than national-ingroup satisfaction is in absolute terms. Our analyses thus provide evidence that nationalism may be rooted in an inflated, insecure exaggeration of the greatness of the national in-group.
Comparing Anticipation and Uncertainty-Penalty Accounts of Non-Instrumental Information Seeking

Proposed psychological mechanisms generating non-instrumental information seeking in humans can be broadly categorised into two competing accounts: the maximisation of anticipating rewards versus an aversion to uncertainty. We compare three separate formalisations of these theories on their ability to track the dependency of information seeking behaviour on increasing levels of cue-outcome delay as well as their sensitivity to outcome valence. Across three experiments using a variety of different stimuli, we observe a flat to monotonically increasing pattern of delay dependency and minimal evidence of sensitivity to outcome valence––patterns which are better predicted, qualitatively and quantitatively, by an uncertainty aversion information model.
Valley-Specific Hot Phonon and Carrier Relaxation Pathways in Si(100) Determined by Transient Extreme Ultraviolet Spectroscopy

The valley-specific thermalization of hot carriers and phonons gives direct insight into the scattering processes that mediate electrical and thermal transport. Obtaining the scattering rates for both hot carriers and phonons currently requires multiple measurements with incommensurate timescales. Here, transient extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) spectroscopy on the silicon 2p core level at 100 eV is used to measure hot carrier and phonon thermalization pathways in Si(100) from tens of femtoseconds to 200 ps for the {\Delta}, L, and {\Gamma} valleys. The ground state XUV spectrum is first theoretically predicted using a combination of a single plasmon pole model and the Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) with density functional theory (DFT). The excited state spectra are predicted by including the electronic effects of photo-induced state-filling, broadening, and band-gap renormalization in the ground state spectrum. To predict the excited state spectrum fully, it is also found necessary to include the lattice deformation that results from the anisotropic electronic pressure of the initial carrier distribution, as well as the lattice expansion resulting from the phonons excited by carrier and phonon thermalization. Separating the contributions of electronic and structural effects on the transient XUV spectra allows the carrier populations, the phonons involved in inter- and intra-valley electron-phonon scattering, and the phonons involved in phonon-phonon scattering to be quantified as a function of delay time. The carrier- and phonon mode-specific changes at the critical points of the XUV absorption allow the information to be extracted as a function of non-degenerate valleys in the semiconductor band structure.
The Effect of Speed and Strength Training on the Indicators of Attention Stability of Children Aged 13-14 Years with different Typologies

Background The study aimed to determine the effect of speed-strength training on the indicators of attention stability of children aged 13-14 years with different nervous system strengths. Materials and Methods This case-control study lasted for three months (January 12 to March 20, 2020). All physical education classes at school number 60 in Kirov, Russia, were held twice a week for 40 minutes. According to the standard program, 20 children from the control group were engaged in physical education. Schoolchildren from the experimental group, 20 boys and girls-additionally performed a set of exercises to develop speed and strength abilities. All schoolchildren performed two control standards: The tapping test (assessment of the nervous system's strength), Bourdon test (assessment of the stability of attention). Results Results showed that after the pedagogical experiment, the attention stability in schoolchildren from the control group with a robust nervous system improved by 4% (p>0.05), and in children with a weak nervous system, the indicators became higher by 3% (p>0.05). In the experimental group, the attention stability improved in schoolchildren with a robust nervous system by 18% (p <0.05) and in children with a weak nervous system by 14% (p <0.05). Conclusion Based on the results, the indicators of speed and strength abilities and the indicators of the stability of children's attention will improve.
Emergence of crowding: The role of contrast and orientation salience

Crowding causes difficulties in judging attributes of an object surrounded by other objects. We investigated crowding for stimuli that isolated either S-cone or luminance mechanisms or combined them. By targeting different retinogeniculate mechanisms with contrast-matched stimuli, we aim to determine the earliest site at which crowding emerges. Discrimination was measured in an orientation judgment task where Gabor targets were presented parafoveally among flankers. In the first experiment, we assessed flanked and unflanked orientation discrimination thresholds for pure S-cone and achromatic stimuli and their combinations. In the second experiment, to capture individual differences, we measured unflanked detection and orientation sensitivity, along with performance under flanker interference for stimuli containing luminance only or combined with S-cone contrast. We confirmed that orientation sensitivity was lower for unflanked S-cone stimuli. When flanked, the pattern of results for S-cone stimuli was the same as for achromatic stimuli with comparable (i.e. low) contrast levels. We also found that flanker interference exhibited a genuine signature of crowding only when orientation discrimination threshold was reliably surpassed. Crowding, therefore, emerges at a stage that operates on signals representing task-relevant featural (here, orientation) information. Because luminance and S-cone mechanisms have very different spatial tuning properties, it is most parsimonious to conclude that crowding takes place at a neural processing stage after they have been combined.
First experiences in non-intubated, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a single-centre study

Introduction Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) with non-intubated technique is safely performed under spontaneous breathing and sedation. With this surgery, many complex thoracic surgical interventions can be successfully applied. Aim We shared the results of our patients who underwent mediastinal biopsy, pleural biopsy, lung wedge resection, pneumothorax surgery, and pleural delocculation with non-intubated VATS. Material and methods Patients who underwent surgery with non-intubated VATS between March 2015 and May 2020 in our clinic were included in the study. The patients were evaluated in terms of many factors such as age, gender, applied surgical intervention, diagnosis, side of surgery, duration of surgery, and time of hospital stay, and the results were recorded retrospectively. Results Twenty of the patients were male and 12 were female. Regarding comorbid diseases in our patient group, 13 had extra-thoracic malignancy, 7 had hypertension, 6 had heart disease, 5 had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, and 4 had diabetes mellitus. Pleural drainage and biopsy were performed in 10 patients and wedge resection in 8 patients. Bullectomy and apical pleural abrasion were performed in 6 patients, mediastinal mass biopsy was performed in 4 patients, and delocculation was performed in 4 patients due to empyema. Conclusions The non-intubated VATS approach can be safely applied in procedures such as lung resections, pleural or mediastinal interventions, and pneumothorax surgery. With this technique, the absence of intubation and mechanical ventilation facilitates the return to normal respiratory physiology, and we think that the recovery time of the patient, the duration of hospital stay, and treatment costs are reduced.
Surgical management of compound fracture tibia using an unreamed interlocking intramedullary nail

Background and Objectives: Tibial fractures are one of the most common long bone fractures with increasing number of motor vehicle accidents. Complications like compartment syndrome, neurovascular injuries, malunion are common. Reaming before insertion of nail disrupts the medullary blood supply. Infection rate with reaming is high because the foreign bodies, dust, etc are pushed deeper into the tissues with reaming. Thus considering all these factors, the unreamed intramedullary nail can be used for the management of compound fractures of tibia. Materials and methods: The present study was conducted at the Department of Orthopedics, Adichunchangiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B G Nagara, Mandya district after obtaining ethical clearance. This study was conducted on 20 patients involving both male and female. Study was conducted for a period of 18 months from December 2018 to June 2020. Cases were followed up with 4 visits.Results: Compound fractures of the tibia treated by unreamed interlocking intra medullary nail gave excellent results measured by surgical outcome and patient satisfaction. This technique boasts lower rates of complications in comparison with other treatment modalities. Interpretation & Conclusion: Unreamed interlocking nailing is a lucrative option in management of compound and segmental tibial fractures. It promotes early union. Also it has low risk of infection. Early mobilisation can be advocated. It helps early return to activities.
Intraoperative reperfusion assessment of human pancreas allografts using hyperspectral imaging (HSI).

Background The most common causes of early graft loss in pancreas transplantation are insufficient blood supply and leakage of the intestinal anastomosis. Therefore, it is critical to monitor graft perfusion and oxygenation during the early post-transplant period. The goal of our pilot study was to evaluate the utility of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) in monitoring the microcirculation of the graft and adequate perfusion of the intestinal anastomosis during pancreatic allotransplantation. Methods We imaged pancreatic grafts and intestinal anastomosis in real-time in three consecutive, simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantations using the TIVITA® HSI system. Further, the intraoperative oxygen saturation (StO2), tissue perfusion (near-infrared perfusion index, NIR), organ hemoglobin index (OHI), and tissue water index (TWI) were measured 15 minutes after reperfusion by HSI. Results All pancreas grafts showed a high and homogeneous StO2 (92.6%±10.45%). Intraoperative HSI analysis of the intestinal anastomosis displayed significant differences of StO2 (graft duodenum 67.46%±5.60% vs. recipient jejunum: 75.93%±4.71%, P<0.001) and TWI {graft duodenum: 0.63±0.09 [I (Index)] vs. recipient jejunum: 0.72±0.09 [I], P<0.001}. NIR and OHI did not display remarkable differences {NIR duodenum: 0.68±0.06 [I] vs. NIR jejunum: 0.69±0.04 [I], P=0.747; OHI duodenum: 0.70±0.12 [I] vs. OHI jejunum: 0.68±0.13 [I], P=0.449}. All 3 patients had an uneventful postoperative course with one displaying a Banff 1a rejection which was responsive to steroid treatment. Conclusions Our study shows that contact-free HSI has potential utility as a novel tool for real-time monitoring of human pancreatic grafts after reperfusion, which could improve the outcome of pancreas transplantation. Further investigations are required to determine the predictive value of intraoperative HSI imaging.
Factors Affecting Radioprotective Efficacy of Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) Extract in Mice

Background: Oscimum sanctum (Tulsi) is well reported for its medicinal values in Ayurveda. Although several chemical radioprotectors have shown excellent protection under in vitro conditions, lack of acceptable efficacy under in vivo conditions and/or undesirable toxicity has limited their applications in humans. Tulsi leave extract have shown significant normal tissue radioprotection in cell culture and animal models in preclinical studies. Original Research Article Tiwari et al.; JAMPS, 9(3): 1-12, 2016; Article no.JAMPS. 28152 2 Aim: This study intends developing a standardized extraction procedure so as to minimize variations in bioefficacy of extracts. Methods: In the present study, a number of factors related to the extract preparation were found to influence the total yield and orientin (a potential bioactive component responsible for radioprotection) level that included the season of raw material collection, geographical location of plant material, extraction method used. Results: Although the plasma levels of orientin and radioprotective efficacy varied with the orientin levels in the extract, orientin does not appear to be the sole determinant of radioprotection afforded by the tulsi extract. Conclusion: These results imply that careful extraction of plant material is a prerequisite for maintaining its bioefficacy and identifying at least one bioactive marker (like orientin here) may help in achieving this to a large extent.
Calcitriol Revises Aromatase Gene Expression in Ehrlich Solid Tumor Bearing Mice Exposed to Low Dose Gamma Radiation

Background: Dysregulation of aromatase expression had been monitored in many types of cancer. Our study aimed to evaluate the possible role of calcitriol (Cal; Vit D3-OH) or/and low dose of gamma radiation in regulation of aromatase gene expression and the regression of tumor proliferation in murine model (EST; Ehrlich solid tumor bearing mice). Methods: Mice with ≈1 cm3 EST were received (i.p. injection) day after day repeated doses of Calcitriol (Cal) (0.05µg/mouse) for 14day or/and exposed to 0.5 Gy gamma radiation (low dose) delivered as one shot at dose rate 0.48 Gy/min. Results: Our results demonstrated that, mRNA expression of aromatase, levels of cyclooxygenase (COX2) and prostaglandin (PGE2) in addition to volume of the tumor are significantly decreased while caspase 3 level is significantly increased in EST mice treated with Cal or/and exposed to 0.5 Gy gamma ray compared to untreated EST bearing mice. However, the most pronounced improvements in all of the measured parameters were obviously indicated in EST mice group treated with Cal and exposed to gamma radiation. This was accomplished by suppression of inflammatory markers which cause down regulation in aromatase mRNA expression as well as augmenting apoptosis by inducing Caspase3 concentration. Conclusion: It could be concluded that the exposure to low dose gamma radiation potentiate the action of Calcitriol against tumor growth in the subjected murine model which represent a prospective policy for the management of solid tumor and decreasing the possibilities of tumor drug resistance.
Evaluating the performance of government tourism facilities using ABC and EVA techniques / Case Study

This study aims to measure cost and performance under the Activity Based Costing (ABC) technique with the economic value-added financial performance measure. The proposed ABC-and-EVA is an administrative support tool for cost and capital management. The integrated ABC-and-EVA input includes resource consumption rate as in traditional ABC technology, but it also includes capital resources. It is done by examining the cost of each activity in the first stage. The company’s capital information is then converted into capital charges to discuss the changes in final product costs and potential changes in performance.
Assess the role of serum adenosine deaminase as a glycaemic status indicator, among patients with type 2 Diabetes in a tertiary care centre, Telangana state

Introduction: Most common and many people around world and in India are vulnerable to diabetes mellitus and in this diabetes the commonest is type 2 diabetes mellitus and it is a metabolic disorder which is characterized by high blood glucose levels. Metabolic disorders mainly relay upon enzymes and their functions or dysfunctions, one among that enzyme is Adenosine Deaminase (ADA). The ADA is an enzyme which catalyses the irreversible deamination of adenosine to inosine. Adenosine is known to exert potent metabolic effects acting through its receptors. Increased levels of serum ADA has been shown in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study aims to understand the relationship between serum ADA and blood glucose levels. Methodology: Hospital based observational study, which was conducted at RVM Hospital, Siddipet district, Telangana state. It involved 50 cases of uncomplicated type 2 diabetes mellitus and 50 controls. Study was conducted after obtaining an informed written consent from cases and controls. Results: It is observed that there is gross elevation of serum ADA in diabetic subjects as compared to controls and moreover a positive correlation was found between serum ADA and blood glucose levels. Conclusion: This study shows ADA level is significantly related to the glycaemic status in type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study highlights the importance of this metabolite and the need for further studies.
Characterizing Dissolved Organic Matter from Cattle Slurry in Kushiro River Water Using EEM-PARAFAC

We applied excitation emission matrix-parallel factor analysis (EEM-PARAFAC) technique to ascertain the fluorophore group indicating fecal pollution from the complex nature of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in surface water of Kushiro River Basin. Covariation between relative concentrations of identified fluorophore groups and specific steroid profiles were analyzed to produce an alternate classical steroid indicator of fecal pollution by the identified fluorophore group. The fluorophore, showing fluorescent characteristics similar to those of the indole ring structure of tryptophan, was found from cattle slurry. The maximum fluorescence intensities (Fmax) of the fluorophore showed seasonal and spatial distribution similar to that of coprostanol (5β), which is known as indicator of fecal pollution. The fluorophore was widely detected in surface water of Kushiro River Basin collected from autumn through the following spring, after application of cattle slurry to pastureland. In this case, Fmax of the fluorophore showed good correlation with 5β, while during fall through spring, it is useful similar to 5β. Composition of 5β in fecal sterols is specific to the type of domestic animal. Correlation between 5β and Fmax of the fluorophore holds only in a basin that has the DOM sources of breeding beef and dairy cattle such as Kushiro River Basin.
Analysis and experiment of static stiffness of linear electromechanical actuator

Theoretically, the influence factors of the static stiffness of linear electromechanical actuator are analyzed. The theoretical analysis shows that the ball screw and angular contact ball bearings will cause the actuator stiffness to show nonlinear characteristics under low load, and the calculation formula of the actuator static stiffness is given. Through the experimental tests, the static stiffness of linear electromechanical actuator is measured accurately. The test results show that the stiffness value of the actuator in the low load section is low and nonlinear, and the stiffness in the high load section is linear, which verifies the correctness of the theoretical analysis.
Structural and functional consequences of single mutations at the high affinity binding site of cyanovirin-N

This thesis focuses mainly on the consequences that single mutations have on structural, functional and energetic aspects of the protein cyanovirin-N. In order to estimate the free energy of single mutations, we have applied thermodynamics integration and Bennett acceptance ratio techniques. Replica exchange molecular dynamics has been applied to accelerate simulations for complicated scenarios. Our studies suggest that certain single mutations may be promising to improve binding affinity to Manα1→2Manα but we also learned that the simplistic view of a strong hydrogen bond correlating to a high binding affinity may not always be correct. Finally, we explored in detail the widely used mutation P51G for its impact on protein rigidity at the very important hinge region as well as for its possible effect on glycan binding.
Photomagnetic Cobalt hexacyanidoferrate(III) Prussian Blue Analogues probed by X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism (XMCD)

The Fe/Co Prussian Blue Analogues (PBA) are molecular complexes that exhibit externally controlled bistable physical properties. Thus, they are considered as potential candidates for photoswitchable molecule-based information storage. This thesis aims to investigate the electronic and magnetic structure of Fe/Co PBA using advanced experimental and theoretical techniques. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism (XMCD) techniques combined with Ligand Field Multiplet (LFM) theory probe the change in the macroscopic magnetic properties of PBA and can give local information about the metal centers existing in the complexes. The XAS and XMCD spectra at Fe and Co L2,3 edges are simulated using Ligand Field Multiplet (LFM) Calculations. The tridimensional RbCoFe PBA, two photomagnetic dinculear complexes and the building blocks Fe-bearing precursors are investigated. The XMCD study combined with LFM investigation revealed a large value of orbital magnetic moment in FeTp precursor of the dinuclear complex. A detailed study has been performed to check for the orbit and spin sum rules in the case of low spin FeIII ions and it was found that the spin sum rule does not hold because of intermixing between L2 and L3 edges. The XMCD investigation of the photomagnetic dinuclear complexes confirmed the metal-to-metal electron transfer. This XMCD investigation of the smallest unit of Fe/Co PBA family is helpful to understand the magnetic properties of the family of Fe/Co PBA. The XMCD study at Fe and Co K edges of a tridimensional RbCoFe PBA proved the existence of an antiferromagnetic interaction between Fe and Co metal ions in the photoinduced state.
Molecular Theories of Partial Molar Volume

Two main streams in the molecular theories for partial molar volume are reviewed. The first stream is based on the scaled particle theory of liquids and its extension to polyatomic molecules; this has been used successfully in determining the solvation free energy of non-polar solutes in water. The second method employs the Kirkwood-Buff solution theory. This method is coupled to the integral equation theory of molecular liquids to calculate the partial molar volume of polyatomic molecules. The dependence of the partial molar volume on the conformational change of butane and a tripeptide is examined based on these methods.