Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Flaxseed Globulin Isolation and its Evaluation for Hypocholesterolemic Effect by In Vivo Studies.

Here flaxseed, a storage protein has been fractionated into albumin, globulin, glutelin and prolamine. Fractionation was carried out from defatted dehulled flaxseed meal by sequential solvent extraction. Globulin and albumin fractions were the predominant protein fractions accounting for 47.3 % and 37.8 % respectively, while the glutelin and prolamin accounted for 16.7 % and 9 % respectively. The current study is focused on isolation of major fraction of flaxseed protein (globulin isolate) with high protein content and its evaluation for cholesterol lowering effect in hypercholesterolemic induced rats. The maximum extractability (51.45 %) of flaxseed globulin was showed at 3 % sodium chloride (NaCl) concentration. Flaxseed globulin showed maximum solubility at pH 2 and the isolelectric point of globulin was at pH 5. The globulin isolate prepared had a protein content of 93 %. SDS PAGE patterns of the globulin isolate showed three bands at 36.5 kDa, 26.6 kDa and <26.6 kDa. In vitro protein digestibility of globulin (92.6 %) indicated that the protein is easily digestible. The animals were divided into four groups and fed with four different diets; casein control (CT), casein high cholesterol diet (HCD), flax control (CT) and flax high cholesterol diet (HCD) for five weeks. Hypercholesterolemia was induced using 1 % cholesterol. The lipid profile of both plasma and liver sample showed no hypocholesterolemic effect on rats fed with flax diets. Our results reveal that globulin is the major fraction of defatted flaxseed meal and this globulin has no effect on lipid profile of hypercholesterolemic rats. The globulin isolate maintained the levels of ascorbic acid and lipid peroxidation in hypercholesterolemic induced rats.
Neuroanatomical Study and Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Skull of a Bothremydid Turtle (Pleurodira) Based on the European Eocene Tartaruscola teodorii

Bothremydidae is a successful lineage of pleurodiran turtles that lived from the Cretaceous to the Paleogene, and are found in most continents of both Laurasia and Gondwana. Despite numerous known cranial remains of this clade, no study on the complete neuroanatomical reconstruction of any of its representatives has been published so far. Tartaruscola teodorii is a French lower Eocene member of Foxemydina (Bothremydini), known by two skulls. It is one of the few bothremydids identified in the Cenozoic record of Europe. The present study includes the complete three-dimensional reconstruction of each of the cranial bones of both the holotype and the paratype of T. teodorii, increasing the anatomical information about this species. The virtual reconstruction of its neuroanatomical structures is presented here, including the cranial cavity, nerves, nasal cavity, inner ears, and carotid arteries. This analysis is the first detailed neuroanatomical study performed for a member of Bothremydidae. In addition, the virtual reconstruction of the neuroanatomical structures of some extant taxa belonging to several pleurodiran lineages (Chelidae, Pelomedusidae and Podocnemididae), are also carried out and analyzed, so that the comparative framework for Pleurodira is remarkably improved.
Analyse von Rechtsextremismus und Gruppenbezogener Menschenfeindlichkeit: Text Mining der Dokumentation von chronik.LE 2008–2019

Der Beitrag untersucht in einer Längsschnittanalyse die Entwicklung der Ereignisse, die aus Gruppenbezogener Menschenfeindlichkeit (GMF) und Rechtsextremismus heraus motiviert sind. Grundlage hierfür ist die Dokumentation von chronik.LE, in der Gewalt- und Propaganda-Aktionen organisierter und nichtorganisierter Neonazis und rechter Akteur*innen sowie Vorfälle von Rassismus, Antisemitismus und Sexismus in der Stadt Leipzig und den Landkreisen Leipzig und Nordsachsen dokumentiert sind. Dabei werden drei Perspektiven herausgearbeitet: eine diachrone, eine inhaltliche und eine geografische. Die inhaltliche Auswertung wird mittels Topic Modeling umgesetzt. Dadurch werden verschiedene Akteur*innen, Veränderungen der Ausdrucksformen einzelner Diskriminierungsformen und der Aktionen rechter und rechtsextremer Akteur*innen sowie darauf aufbauend geografische Schwerpunkte aufgezeigt. Der Beitrag ist ein Beispiel dafür, wie umfangreiche Dokumentensammlungen mittels computergestützten Analyseverfahren ausgewertet werden und damit Methoden der Digital Humanities zur Rechtsextremismusforschung beitragen können.
In vivo blockade of 5HT3 receptors in the infralimbic medial prefrontal cortex enhances fear extinction in a rat model of PTSD

Objective(s): Treatments that reverse deficits in fear extinction are promising for the management of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 5-Hydroxytryptamine type 3 (5-HT3) receptor is involved involved in the extinction of fear memories. The present work aims to investigate the role of 5HT3 receptors in the infralimbic part of the medial prefrontal cortex (IL-mPFC) in extinction of conditioned fear in the single prolonged stress (SPS) model of PTSD in rats. Materials and Methods: The effect of SPS administration was evaluated on the freezing behavior in contextual and cued fear conditioning models. After the behavioral tests, levels of 5HT3 transcription in IL-mPFC were also measured in the same animals using the real-time RT-PCR method. To evaluate the possible role of local 5HT3 receptors on fear extinction, conditioned freezing was evaluated in another cohort of animals that received local microinjections of ondansetron (a 5HT3 antagonist) and ondansetron plus a 5HT3 agonist (SR 57227A) after extinction sessions. Results: Our findings showed that exposure to SPS increased the freezing response in both contextual and cued fear models. We also found that SPS is associated with increased expression of 5HT3 receptors in the IL-mPFC region. Ondansetron enhanced the fear of extinction in these animals and the enhancement was blocked by the 5HT3 agonist, SR 57227A. Conclusion: It seems that up-regulation of 5HT3 receptors in IL-mPFC is an important factor in the neurobiology of PTSD and blockade of these receptors could be considered a potential treatment for this condition.
Effect of Digital Learning Style on Academic Achievement at Secondary Level

Aim of this study was to find an effect of Digital Learning Style on academic achievement at secondary level. A quasi-experimental design was used. Pretest was conducted. Convenience sampling technique was used. Experimental group was given a treatment of six weeks by using Digital Learning Style. Instrument used for collection of data was pretest and post-test. Twenty lessons were delivered by using Digital Learning Style. Same pre-test was used as post-test. The t-test was used for analysis of data. The results showed that experimental group scored significantly higher than control group. Some recommendations were made for teachers and students to use online quiz for better teaching and learning. Government of Pakistan should take an initiative to raise the standards of education by introducing the use of Digital Learning Style in the government high schools of Pakistan.
Both, and: Transmedicalism and resistance in non-binary narratives of gender-affirming care

While gender dysphoria is a real and acute distress for many transgender people, it is not universal, and it is experienced and oriented to in a myriad of ways. However, its status as a prerequisite for gender-affirming care can lead trans people to feel compelled to amplify its salience in their pursuits for medical support. Through a critical discourse analysis of non-binary healthcare narratives, I trace the relationship between linguistic practices in these care interactions and the gender and sexual logics of the transmedicalist model of transgender care. With a focus on excerpts that center on individuals’ descriptions of dysphoria in the consultation room, I contend that these experiences are not straightforward accounts of assimilation to transmedicalist expectations. Rather, when read from a trans linguistic perspective, these strategies are examples of non-binary patients enacting their own interventions on a process over which (it may seem) they have minimal control and present a critical thirding (Tuck 2009) of a dichotomous view of either transnormativity or resistance.
Affiliate Marketing in SMEs: The Moderating Effect of Developmental Culture

The primary objective of affiliate marketing is to promote products or services via online distribution channels through third parties. However, its application has remained scarce despite being acknowledged as an efficient means of encouragement for SMEs to compete globally. This research adopts various technology adoption models to identify determining factors of intention to use affiliate marketing among SMEs. Developmental culture is included in the research model to assess its moderating effect. An online survey questionnaire has successfully obtained 180 usable responses for data analysis. The findings show that perceived usefulness, observability, and social influence are significant determinants of intention to use affiliate marketing. Developmental culture is found to moderate the results. Low developmental culture enhances the relationship between perceived usefulness and the intention to use affiliate marketing whereas high developmental culture strengthens the relationship between compatibility and the intention to use affiliate marketing. Implications of this study are discussed.
Railway Corridors in Croatian Cities as Factors of Sustainable Spatial and Cultural Development

Transport and mobility in cities are important factors in the sustainability of the urbanized world. This article investigates one type of intra-urban transport: railway transport and the surrounding areas along the railway, i.e., whether railway corridors can be a factor in the sustainable development of cities in the 21st century. The aim of the article is to determine specific characteristics of railway corridors and identify problems and cultural-historical specifics related to the industrial cultural heritage of the railway. The article examines the importance of an integrated approach to the planning of railway corridors and emphasizes the importance of multicriteria analyses in the decision-making process for corridor areas. As a case study, the city of Osijek is selected because in the past the railway strongly influenced its economical and urban development. Concretization and specification methods applied to the city of Osijek prove that railway corridors can become factors of the sustainable development of cities. The article proves that railway corridors have the potential to transform sustainable urban development because they pass through central, often historical, city areas, they occupy large surfaces and have a long linear spatial continuity. The scientific contribution of the article is the identification and systematization of the contribution of the transformation of railway corridors to the sustainable development of cities.
Perbandingan Optimasi Feature Selection pada Naïve Bayes untuk Klasifikasi Kepuasan Airline Passenger

The quality of an airline's services cannot be measured from the company's point of view, but must be seen from the point of view of customer satisfaction. Data mining techniques make it possible to predict airline customer satisfaction with a classification model. The Naïve Bayes algorithm has demonstrated outstanding classification accuracy, but currently independent assumptions are rarely discussed. Some literature suggests the use of attribute weighting to reduce independent assumptions, which can be done using particle swarm optimization (PSO) and genetic algorithm (GA) through feature selection. This study conducted a comparison of PSO and GA optimization on Naïve Bayes for the classification of Airline Passenger Satisfaction data taken from www.kaggle. com. After testing, the best performance is obtained from the model formed, namely the classification of Airline Passenger Satisfaction data using the Naïve Bayes algorithm with PSO optimization, where the accuracy value is 86.13%, the precision value is 87.90%, the recall value is 87.29%, and the value is AUC of 0.923.
Carbon Nanotubes-Polyurethane Vitrimer Nanocomposites with the Ability of Surface Welding Controlled by Heat and Near-Infrared Light

Welding technology of polymer materials, serving as an exceedingly good tactics to save materials, reduce cost, and reduce material loss, is only extensively applied in thermoplastic materials for the moment. Recently, a new class of polymer, known as vitrimer, has attracted the eye of researchers because it realizes the reprocessing and reshape of thermosets and possesses many excellent functions, such as multishape memory, healing, and surface welding. Among these, the vitrimer makes the surface welding of thermosetting material possible. In this paper, carbon nanotubes-polyurethane vitrimer nanocomposites with the capability of surface welding controlled by heat and near-infrared (NIR) light are successfully prepared. Here, the effects of surface welding are characterized by lap shear tests and optical microscope. In addition, from the control experiments, it is found that the shear strength of the light-welding sample under NIR illumination for 1 min is greater than that of the heat-welding sample at 110 °C for 10 min. Furthermore, thermosetting polyurethane has been applied in many fields, and it is hoped that the findings, especially near-infrared welding technology, will make some contributions for welding technology of polymer.
Improving the sustainable performance of Biopolymers using nanotechnology

ABSTRACT Biodegradable polymers are the sustainable alternative to substitute the non-degradable synthetic plastics. The biopolymers and/ or bio-based polymers such as chitosan, starch, poly (lactic acid), poly (caprolactone) have become feasible alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics. For the past few decades, a plethora of nanoparticles have been produced through various methods and utilized to advance technologies for medical and environmental applications. The current review provides an update regarding the sustainable application of biopolymers using current nanotechnology in the field of pharmaceuticals, environment, and public health.
Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Reduction in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma and Peritumoral Collateral Vessels: A Retrospective Observational Study

Background: peritumoral collateral vessels adjacent to renal cell carcinoma (RCC) can be encountered in clinical practice. Cancer cachexia is defined as a decrease of adipose and skeletal muscle tissues. In this study we evaluated, using a quantitative CT imaging-based approach, the distribution of abdominal adipose tissue in clear cell RCC (ccRCC) male patients with and without collateral vessels. Methods: between November 2019 and February 2020, in this retrospective study we enrolled 106 ccRCC male Caucasian patients divided into two groups: a ccRCCa group without collateral vessels (n = 48) and a ccRCCp group with collateral vessels (n = 58). The total adipose tissue (TAT), visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) areas were measured in both groups. Moreover, the VAT/SAT ratio was calculated for each subject. Results: a statistically significant difference between the two groups was found in the SAT area (p < 0.05), while no significant differences were found in the TAT area, VAT area and VAT/SAT ratio. Conclusion: this study demonstrates a reduction of SAT in ccRCC patients with peritumoral collateral vessels.
AREEBA: An Area Efficient Binary Huff-Curve ARchitecture

Elliptic curve cryptography is the most widely employed class of asymmetric cryptography algorithm. However, it is exposed to simple power analysis attacks due to the lack of unifiedness over point doubling and addition operations. The unified crypto systems such as Binary Edward, Hessian and Huff curves provide resistance against power analysis attacks. Furthermore, Huff curves are more secure than Edward and Hessian curves but require more computational resources. Therefore, this article has provided a low area hardware architecture for point multiplication computation of Binary Huff curves over GF(2163) and GF(2233). To achieve this, a segmented least significant digit multiplier for polynomial multiplications is proposed. In order to provide a realistic and reasonable comparison with state of the art solutions, the proposed architecture is modeled in Verilog and synthesized for different field programmable gate arrays. For Virtex-4, Virtex-5, Virtex-6, and Virtex-7 devices, the utilized hardware resources in terms of hardware slices over GF(2163) are 5302, 2412, 2982 and 3508, respectively. The corresponding achieved values over GF(2233) are 11,557, 10,065, 4370 and 4261, respectively. The reported low area values provide the acceptability of this work in area-constrained applications.
Iraqi Kurd EFL Learners’ Uses of Conjunctive Adverbials in Essays

The quality of any academic essay highly depends on cohesion and coherence since they affect the overall quality and the tone of the writing to a great extent. Conjunctive adverbials are among the types of devices which logically help linking sentences into paragraphs and paragraphs into essays. Conjunctive Adverbials ultimately affect the cohesion and coherence of any piece of writing. This paper investigates conjunctive adverbials in essays written by Iraqi Kurd EFL learners at the undergraduate level. It explicitly attempts to discover what specific conjunctive adverbials types are overused, underused, or misused and in what positions in sentences. A learner corpus of 50 complete essays was compiled for this study. The findings showed that the participants tended to use more sequential and additive conjunctive adverbials than adversative and causals. Additionally, the results demonstrated that the learners relied heavily on a limited number of conjunctive adverbials, mainly in the initial position. However, the conjunctive adverbial category affects its place in the sentence.
Predicting Tobacco Use Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior in Adolescent Girls

Introduction: Tobacco use poses a serious threat to global health. The tobacco epidemic is spreading in low- and middle-income countries, where the tobacco industries mainly target young people and women. Objective: This study aims to determine the predictors of tobacco use based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in female high school students. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 340 female high school students aged 14-18 years in Rasht City, Iran, who were selected using a multi-stage sampling method. The data collection tool was the TPB questionnaire for tobacco use in Persian. The obtained data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Spearman correlation test and logistic regression analysis. Results: The TPB constructs of attitude (OR = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.85-0.97, P = 0.007) and behavioral intention (OR=0.75, 95% CI; 0.64-0.88, P = 0.001) could predict cigarette smoking. Also, constructs of perceived behavioral control (OR = 0.92, 95%CI; 0.87-0.97, P = 0.007), subjective norms (OR = 0.83, 95%CI; 0.70-0.97, P = 0.02), and behavioral intention (OR = 0.88, 95% CI; 0.78 - 0.99, P = 0.03) could predict hookah smoking in girls students. Conclusion: Considering the predictive power of the TPB constructs in tobacco use by adolescent girls, it is possible to plan to reduce its rate in this group by a focus on the TPB constructs.
Chemical Reactivity Theory (CRT) Study of the Melanoidin M8: Local Conceptual Density Functional Theory Descriptors

This study evaluated a fixed long-range corrected range-separated hybrid (RSH) density functional associated with the Def2TZVP basis set alongside the Solvation Model based on Density (SMD) for the computation of the structure, molecular properties and chemical reactivity of the M8 intermediate melanoidin pigment. The preference of the active sites pertinent to radical, nucleophilic and electrophilic attacks is made through linking them with the electrophilic and nucleophilic Parr functions, Fukui function indices, and condensed Dual Descriptor. This study showed that the MN12SX density functional is the most suitable one for predicting the chemical reactivity of this system.
E-Administration in Polish Enterprises in 2004-2019

: Purpose: The publication’s main objective is to evaluate the degree of e-administration in Polish enterprises in 2004-2019. It was assumed that the discussed issue’s most crucial notion that requires consideration is the actual use of e-administration by enterprises in Poland. Design/Methodology/Approach: Review of domestic and foreign literature and then statistical analysis of the existing data furnished by Statistics Poland (formerly known as Central Statistical Office) for the period 2004-2019 on e-government in Polish companies. Findings: In the analyzed period, the enterprises’ use of e-administration services remained at a very high level in most distinguished sections. Furthermore, online contact with public administration was used by enterprises for the following purposes, information acquisition, form downloading and filing as well as submission of bids in the electronic public procurements system. E-administration is not developing in Poland as quickly and dynamically as in other European countries, but it has an upward trend. Practical Implications: In the authors’ opinion, the presentation of e-administration by enterprises in the analyzed period can become a factor that stimulates the action of public bodies in Poland in the scope of broadly understood e-administration. Originality/value: The doctrine features few analogous papers in Polish and English. The presented paper fills a gap in the literature by getting the reader acquainted with the use of e-administration by Polish enterprises in 2004-2019.
Digitale Kiefermodelle – Erstellung und kieferorthopädisch-diagnostische Anwendungen

Zusammenfassung Die digitale Kieferorthopädie erfuhr besonders in den letzten Jahren sowohl in der Diagnostik als auch in der Therapie großen Zuspruch. Digitale Kiefermodelle können entweder direkt mittels Einscannen der Gipsmodelle oder indirekt mittels Intraoralscan erstellt werden. Auf längere Sicht setzt sich hier sicherlich das Intraoralscanning durch. Die digitalisierten und gegenseitig registrierten Kiefermodelle können mit ausgereiften Softwaretools mittlerweile sehr genau und ohne zeitlichen Mehraufwand ausgewertet werden. Zudem ergeben sich zahlreiche neue Applikationsmöglichkeiten, wie z. B. die Integration mit 3D-Gesichtsscans für dento-faziale 3D-Analysen. Auch das digitale Setup von Kiefermodellen zur Behandlungssimulationen, z. B. bei der Fragestellung Ex- oder Non-Ex-Therapie oder vor kieferchirurgisch-kieferorthopädisch kombinierter Behandlung, ist ein attraktives Anwendungsfeld. Darüber hinaus ergeben sich durch die Verfügbarkeit von digitalen Kiefermodellen faszinierende therapeutische Anwendungen, z. B. im Bereich des indirekten Bracketings oder der Alignertherapie, die in diesem mehr diagnostisch fokussierten Beitrag jedoch nicht näher thematisiert werden.