Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Productive Safety Net Program and Dietary Practice Among Pregnant Women in Kacha Birra District, Southwest Ethiopia: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Morbidity and mortality associated with poor dietary practice among pregnant women are a common public health burdens especially in low income countries like Ethiopia, for which, household food insecurity can be a determinant factor. Productive safety net program (PSNP) is implemented in Ethiopia to alleviate this problem with emphasis on pregnant and lactating mothers even though little is known about the dietary practice among pregnant women in the program user and non-user households. Therefore, this study is aimed to compare the proportion of good dietary practice and associated factors among pregnant women in productive safety net program user and non-user households in Kacha Birra District. Method: A Community based comparative cross sectional study was conducted in Kacha Birra District from March 12 to April 20, 2019. A total of 715 pregnant women were included by simple random sampling technique. A pretested and structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data was entered into EpiData version 3.1 and transferred to Stata version 14 for analysis. Binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with dietary practice. Crude odds ratio and adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated to assess the strength of associations and significance of the identified factors with dietary practice. Result: The overall proportion of good dietary practice among pregnant women was 14.97% (95%CI: 12.3-17.6), while it was 11.17% (95%CI: 6.5-15.8) and 16.23% (95%CI: 13.09-19.36) among pregnant women in PSNP user and non PSNP user households respectively. Dietary knowledge (AOR=2.64, 95%CI:1.67-4.18), nutrition information (AOR=2.36, 95%CI:1.41-3.95) and husband occupation (AOR=3.51, 95%CI:1.02-12.08) were significantly associated with dietary practice of the pregnant women. Conclusion: The proportion of good dietary practice of the pregnant women in the study area was low with no significant difference among the comparative groups. Dietary knowledge, nutrition information and husband occupation were significantly associated with the dietary practice. So, giving due attention to the improvement of knowledge of the pregnant mothers about nutrition during pregnancy and enhancing their exposure to nutrition information is crucial. Also, strengthening the PSNP is important.
Co-infection of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia in Hedgehogs from China.

Hedgehogs ( Erinaceus amurensis ) is an insectivorous mammal frequently observed in the wild and around the residential areas. However, information about tick-borne diseases in this species is not well known. We investigated tick-borne rickettsial pathogens including Anaplasma , Ehrlichia, Candidatus . Neoehrlichia and Rickettsia in hedgehogs collected in central China. Hedgehogs were captured from Hubei and Jiangxi Province with living traps. PCR amplification and DNA sequencing showed that 26% (19/73) hedgehogs were positive to Anaplasma bovis, 20.5% (15/73) were positive to a tentative new Ehrlichia species; in addition, 13.7% (10/73) hedgehogs were positive to A. bovis and Ehrlichia simultaneously. Ca . Neoehrlichia and Rickettsia species was not detected among the 73 hedgehogs. We concluded that hedgehogs from central China were widely infected with Anaplasma and Ehrlichia , suggesting hedgehogs may play a role in the ecology of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia .
AEI/OCR SYSTEM VERIFICATION

Transport Canada's Transportation Development Centre, the Montreal Port Authority, and prime systems integrator DTI Telecommunications developed a system that integrates automatic equipment identification (AEI) with optical character recognition (OCR) for the automated identification of railcars and containers. In partnership with the Institut national d'optique and the Closed Circuit Television Corporation, DTI completed the integration and carried out improvements to the system's efficiency, accuracy and stability. This R&D project was undertaken to help the Port of Montreal improve the efficiency and productivity of container movement through the Port. The integration of AEI and OCR technologies into an information technology environment meets the Port community's requirement for timely and accurate information, and provides a basis for improving the level of service to customers. This report describes the final testing and integration phase associated with the delivery of an AEI/OCR system. A thorough analysis of the AEI/OCR system resulted in hardware and software modification to arrive at the optimal image transfer. The AEI/OCR system prototype achieved an overall performance improvement, with 92 percent ISO container recognition accuracy and the processing and transfer of the results in an electronic data interchange file within 20 minutes. Benefits from the real-time diffusion of container information include an increase in operation efficiency, reduction of paper records, and advance notice to accelerate the planning and decision-making processes.
The detection of selected marine engine malfunctions on the basis of the exhaust gas composition

Summary Marine diesel engines are generators of mechanical energy, but also are generators of toxic compounds into the atmosphere. The composition of the exhaust gas may be a carrier of diagnostic information about the condition of functional systems of the engine. Results of the classification and selection of diagnostic signals for selected marine engine malfunctions are presented. The analysis was based on results of laboratory tests. Mentioned classification was able to isolate symptoms of malfunctions of marine 4-stroke diesel engine in the composition of the exhaust gas. Complementary detection signals are exhaust gas temperature behind each cylinder. The conclusion of this work is the ability to detect by this method such engine malfunctions as the throttling the air intake duct, the throttling of the exhaust gas duct, the decreasing and the increasing of fuel injection pressure on the selected cylinder, chocked or discalibrated fuel injector, the leakage of the fuel pump, changing of the fuel injection timing and exhaust and inlet valves malfunctions.
Time restricted feeding for the prevention and therapy of lifestyle-dependent diseases: Results of a pilot study in a pre-post design

Background The on-going epidemic of non-communicable diseases in industrialised countries threatens to overtax the health and social systems of these nations. New approaches beyond the usual therapeutic and preventive measures which have been applied so far must be tested. A paradigm shift with regard to nutrition and associated illness is overdue. Time-restricted feeding (TRF) offers a low threshold and easy to implement lifestyle change which may have what it takes for broad, population-wide applicability and a widely diversified range of possible effects. In this pilot study we will examine the feasibility and adherence of TRF in healthy adult employees. Methods Pre-post-design study with healthy volunteers from the staff of Ulm University and Ulm University Hospital. Participants were asked to reduce their daily eating time to 8-9 hours for three months. Surrounding the eating time they were allowed drinks other than water for 12 hours and water for the rest of the day. Anthropometric measurements were taken by trained staff and blood samples were taken at baseline and follow-up. Questionnaires were handed out pre and post and during the course of the study timing of the first and the last meal, as well as sleep duration and quality, were assessed in diaries. Results Sixty three participants (aged 47.8±10.5) were recruited and started the intervention immediately after the baseline assessment. Two persons dropped out while all others finished the study. Ratings of compatibility of TRF with professional activities were good in 78% of participants while 18% reported to have encountered some difficulties. On average, the fasting target was reached on 72.2±18.9% of recorded days. After three months of TRF, participants showed moderate reductions in weight (-1.3±2.3kg, p=<0.001) and waist circumference (-1.7±3.22cm, p=<0.001). Health-related quality of life increased significantly by 5.8±12.4 (p=0.008) points between baseline and follow-up. Conclusions TRF is feasible and well accepted, even in regularly employed persons, and improves HRQoL. TRF may help to reduce obesity and abdominal obesity in adult working people and so help to prevent non-communicable diseases, but volunteers need more guidance to increase effects.
Methods to Reduce DSRC Channel Congestion and Improve V2V Communication Reliability

The U.S. Government, automotive industry, and DENSO have been developing prototype systems to evaluate the effectiveness of using Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) to support vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) safety applications. Many V2V safety applications rely on each vehicle periodically broadcasting a Basic Safety Message (BSM) at a sufficient interval to provide an accurate representation to surrounding vehicles about the transmitter’s current position, speed, heading, and other critical information. A vehicle may also transmit a BSM immediately if some critical event occurs that requires immediate attention by neighboring vehicles. However, as the number of vehicles in communication range increases, the ability for each vehicle to reliably receive messages decreases due to increased congestion and packet collisions on the wireless medium. This paper shows how the congestion level affects the Packet Error Rate (PER) and describes parameters that can reduce the wireless channel congestion level and transmission methods that can increase the likelihood of receiving critical safety messages. Methods to detect high congestion levels and dynamically adapt these parameters are also provided. Test results using DSRC radios show the benefits of changing these parameters in real world situations.
Finite element analysis of lumbar spine

Three-dimensional models of the one and two vertebrae were developed to clarify the mechanical cause of low back pain. The lumbar structures produced allowed the simulation by the performance of finite element analysis of different situation movement. The purpose of this study was to analyze the highest stress concentration on lumbar spine L1 and L2. However, little information is focused on the stress concentration on the axial compression and complex movement. This study stress concentration of the lumbar spine of L1-L2 by using the commercial software MSC Patran software for pre and post processor and MSC Nastran to solve the finite element analysis. Another scope is focus on 3D solid body of lumbar spine. Along with the increase in use of the finite element method has come a corresponding increase in its potential. There are several important keys to the proper application of any numerical method. The geometry, material properties and boundary condition is a technique to solve the finite element analysis that must have in finite element method. The loading conditions were that 450 N for axial compression and 150 N with 10 Nm for flexion, extension and lateral bending respectively were imposed on the superior surface and facet joints of the L1 vertebral body. The bottom of the L2 vertebral body was fixed in all direction completely. The variable meshing also been analyze of tetrahedral 10 and tetrahedral 4 this due to get optimize result on the analysis. In the starting position, the spines were found to be relaxed without any movement. As the axial compression been applied with increase of force the spine the displacement also will increases. The data have been compared with literature that seems good agreement for the result. Then flexion, extension and lateral been analyze to get the stress concentration since tetrahedral 10 is optimize to the geometry the analysis seen was found in pedicles, laminar and spinous processes on the Von mises stress as a parameter. From the research that can be conclude is the finite element analysis has the same result with the experiment that can compare with other journal. It also can be help in the clinical to cure the patients. It easy to know which part injured happen in lumbar spine and why.
Development and calibration of a digital recording system for automation of runoff measurement.

The measurement of surface water flow (runoff) by the use of lCL7106 Digital converter is a new concept of runoff measurement in the developing countries. It is a very efficient, low power analog to digital (A/D) converter. The necessary active devices used for the development of the digital recording system include decoders, display driver, reference resistor, a clock, sensor, liquid crystal display (LCD) and lCL7106. The lCL7106 is designed to interface with a liquid crystal display (LCD), which includes a back plane drive. A runoff collector of area 1m2 and depth 30 cm was constructed, and a discharge pipe, 2.5 cm diameter and 60 cm length conveys the runoff into a storage tank, 30 cm× 30 cm× 30 cm in dimension. Both the runoff collector and the storage tank were made of metal sheet (gauge 12). This equipment was designed to measure the amount of runoff that flow into the runoff storage tank through the discharge pipe, such that the resistor sensed runoff according to the level of water in the tank. The sensor divides the reference voltage Vr in ratio to the value of resistance (R). This varying voltage is now converted to digital readout by A/D converter with respect to liquid crystal display (LCD). The device was calibrated using the measuring cylinder and a high correlation coefficient was obtained between the records of the digital sensor and the water depth measured with the use of measuring cylinder (R2 =0.89). The relationship between the sensor value and the water depth was of the form y=2504.2 x -17693. This research development is useful in weather forecasting, flood and hydrological analysis in natural science studies.
Efectos del liderazgo transformacional en las empresas

This paper aims to find the benefits of leading a company with a transformational leadership style. It is based on three different studies that described positive results of this type of leadership as: a more efficient teamwork , generating a shared vision that lines up employees with the company goals , and greater productivity between employees as a result of a transformational leader that keeps his supervised people at all times motivated . Also, the main characteristics of a transformational leader are named and defined to determine the cause of such benefits. The charisma, the inspiration, the intellectual stimulation, and the personal interest are capabilities that transformational leaders show every day in their workplaces. Having a transformational leader working inside an organization can be a differentiating factor in order to improve productivity and performance of employees who follow this type of leader.
Management, control, ethnicity and the labour process : the case of the West Midlands' clothing industry

This study explores workplace relations in the small-firm-dominated West Midlands clothing sector. Using a combination of direct observation, survey work and my status as an. 'insider', the thesis examines three major issues. Firstly, the processes involved in the negotiation of order in small firms. Secondly, the role of management in shaping work relations. Thirdly, the extent to which ethnicity is a significant factor in determining shopfloor behaviour. Despite the recent interest in industrial relations in small firms, the debates on management strategy and the various studies on 'ethnic enterprise', these issues have received little attention elsewhere. It is commonly believed that employers in this sector respond to the uncertainties of operating in a volatile market by casualisation and the intensive use of familial labour in the management of the firm. Although widespread, such practices were shown to be not entirely 'rational' and, in certain circumstances, important constraints upon management. The pressures emanating from the market were compounded by uncertainties on the shopfloor. Rather than managerial autocracy, the organisation of the workplace was characterised by informality, unpredictability and struggle. The contested nature of the workplace thus highlighted the contradictory position of management; having to accommodate market pressures on the one hand and the need to negotiate on the shopfloor on the other. Ethnicity further mediated shopfloor relations. The gendered basis of ethnicity, together with its capacity to 'work' to the advantage of minority women as well as migrant men highlighted the multi-faceted nature of the concept. Moreover, the relationship between ethnicity and the labour process is demonstrated. In conclusion, the findings establish the 'relative autonomy' of the labour process, the pattern of control in the West Midland clothing industry and provide concrete empirical support for the conceptualisations of management provided by Hyman (1987) and Edwards (1986).
Análise dos factores de sucesso de um portal do empregado no sector bancário Português

Employee Portals have reached such a development that knowing which investments yield greater advantages both to the end user and to the organization is demanded. The purpose of the present research is to gain a better understanding of Employee Portal success. In this study we propose to apply the model used by the researchers Nils Urbach and colleagues in the subject in matter, based in the DeLone & McLean information system success model, in a single company of the Portuguese banking sector. In the used survey, we applied the developed model and concluded about its applicability despite the restrictions implied. The outcome empirically validates the model and demonstrates it is valid to the proposed scenario, also showing the most important factors in which to invest in the development of Employee Portals. The results and all known effects implications are discussed and it is presented a basis for further research in this field.
Influence of microwave and broiling cooking methods on quality characteristics of pre-rigor pressurized versus conventionally processed beef

approved: ■ ■ ■ — tw , . -. i , ■ i . rr,-. t Zge Ann Holmes This study investigated the influence of microwave and broiling cooking methods on quality parameters of portion size cuts of beef semitendinosus muscle subjected to pre-rigor pressure treatment. The pre-rigor pressurized beef was compared to conventionally processed portion size cuts. Juiciness, tenderness, and flavor were evaluated by objective and subjective tests. Objective tests included water-holding capacity, total moisture, Warner-Bratzler shear, pH, and color of the raw and cooked beef portions. Total lipids and nitrogen content were measured to determined paired sample muscle uniformity. Cooking losses, temperature/time data and electron micrographs were collected as appropriate. Juiciness, tenderness, ease of fiber separation, and flavor of the microwaved and broiled beef portions were subjectively evaluated by a six member trained panel of judges. Pre-rigor pressure treated cooked beef portions showed significantly (P<0.05) greater total moisture, pH, exterior a+ color values and subjective tenderness and ease of fiber separation scores than the untreated portions. No significant differences in interior L, a+ and b+ color values were found between pressure treated and untreated samples. Subjective juiciness and flavor scores were not significantly different between treatments. Total moisture, expressible moisture index, Warner-Bratzler shear, pH, and exterior L and a+ color values were not significantly different between the raw pressure treated and untreated beef portions. Pressure treatment resulted in a significantly higher (P<0.01) exterior b+ color value for the raw treated meat. Total moisture, drip cooking loss, interior a+ (redness) color value, and exterior L (lightness) and b+ (yellowness) color values were significantly higher (P<0.05) in the microwaved beef portions as compared to the broiled portions. Total and evaporation cooking losses were significantly lower (P<0.01) with microwave cooking than broiling in the untreated and pressure treated portions. No significant differences in expressible moisture index, Warner-Bratzler shear, pH, exterior a+ color, and interior L and b+ color values were found between microwave and broiled portions. Panelists evaluation of juiciness, tenderness, ease of fiber separation, and flavor of the beef portions indicated no significant differences between cooking methods. Although total moisture, cooking losses, and color values were significantly different between microwaved and broiled beef portions, in general, microwave and broiling cooking methods gave comparable results for quality parameters in pre-rigor pressure treated cooked beef portions. The significantly higher total moisture and tenderness of pre-rigor pressure treated cooked beef portions indicates the feasibility of this process for use by the meat industry. Influence of Microwave and Broiling Cooking Methods on Quality Characteristics of Pre-Rigor Pressurized versus Conventionally Processed beef
Genes Induced by Fusarium Crown Rot in Wheat and Barley Significantly Overlap with those Induced by Drought Stress

Background: Fusarium crown rot is a chronic disease in cereal production worldwide. The impact of this disease is highly environmentally dependant and significant yield losses occur mainly in drought-affected crops. Results: In the study reported here, we evaluated possible relationships between genes conferring FCR resistance and drought tolerance using two approaches. The first approach studied FCR induced DEGs (differentially expressed genes) targeting two barley and one wheat loci against a panel of selected genes with known functions in drought tolerance. Of the 149 selected genes, 61% were responsive to FCR infection across the three loci. The second approach was an comparison of the global DEGs induced by FCR infection with the global transcriptomic responses under drought in wheat. This analysis found that approximately 48.0% percent of the DEGs detected one week following drought treatment and 74.4% of the DEGs detected three weeks following drought treatment were also differentially expressed between the susceptible and resistant isolines under FCR infection at one or more timepoints. As for the results from the first approach, the vast majority of common DEGs were downregulated under drought and expressed more highly in the resistant isoline than the sensitive isoline under FCR infection. Conclusions: Results from this study suggest that the resistant isoline in wheat was experiencing less drought stress, which could contribute to the stronger defence response than the sensitive isoline. However, most of the genes induced by drought stress in barley were more highly expressed in the susceptible isolines than the resistant isolines under infection, indicating that genes conferring drought tolerance and FCR resistance may interact differently between these two crop species. Nevertheless, the strong relationship between FCR resistance and drought responsiveness provide further evidence indicating the possibility to enhance FCR resistance by manipulating genes conferring drought tolerance.