Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT THE PRACTICE OF USING RECONSTRUCTIVE ENDODONTIC MATERIALS AMONG THE DENTAL SPECIALISTS IN SAUDI ARABIA

: The present study first perform to update the information and knowledge about the current reconstructive endodontic materials for the Restoration of tooth in Saudi Arabia. About hundred participants answered the questionnaire. As seen in the above results of the survey most of the dental doctors preferred that the choice of the post reinforces the structure of the remaining tooth. The most commonly used prefabricated post was the fiber post and the metal post. Many of the dental doctors preferred composite as the core material when compared to the amalgam. The most commonly used cement for the Cementation of the post was glass ionomer. It was found that there was less knowledge about the long-term clinical performance of various cements that was used for the Cementation of the post. The hospitals of each area should focus on staff training about the recent updates of the reconstructive endodontic materials used in tooth restoration. We should focus on strengthening the prevention of dental caries in different regions of the world to avoid the pain and discomfort among the patients. Proper information should be available on the materials that are used for dental restoration.
For Review Only Early life microbial exposure shapes subsequent animal health

Journal: Canadian Journal of Animal Science Manuscript ID CJAS-2019-0029.R1 Manuscript Type: Invited Review Date Submitted by the Author: 24-Jun-2019 Complete List of Authors: Marcolla, Camila; University of Alberta, Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science Alvarado, Carla; University of Alberta, Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science Willing, Benjamin; University Of Alberta, Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
Preparation and characterizations of swelling behaviour and mechanical properties of γ-PGA/C-CNC hydrogels

In this paper, mechanically stable and bio compatible γPoly glutamic acid (γ-PGA) and cellulose whiskers (Cellulose Nano crystals) hydrogel was prepared. γ-PGA/C-CNC hydrogel properties and characteristics were observed in different component ratios. The swelling degree of the hydrogel was observed in different solutions and different environments which is suggesting good swelling ability in water and pH 5 while holding chemically responsive abilities in ionic and phosphate buffer media. The mechanical strength was observed through pressuring ability test and stretching ability test to determine the hydrogel’s mechanical stability under strains and how it behave under certain tensions and strains. The SEM images have obtained and explains the chemical structure and the success of the chemical crosslinking procedure. And the micro porous structure was average 50μm in size of a single pore. From the properties such as biocompatibility, higher mechanical strength, and according to the swelling responses in different media, γ-PGA/C-CNC hydrogels take part in potential applications in different fields such as biomedical, cosmetic and clinical fields.
Inc. I N O VO G ENTAMICIN AND M UCOSAL S TARTER C ULTURE TO C ONTROL S ALMONELLA IN B ROILER P

UMMARY Salmonella continues to be the primary bacterial food safety focus of the U.S. poultry industry. HACCP regulations allow no more than 23% of processed broilers to be positive for Salmonella , and this level may be reduced in the future. To be consistently below these levels of Salmonella , it is important to control the introduction and proliferation of Salmonella on the farm. One of the most effective methods for controlling Salmonella is to treat young chicks with competitive exclusion (CE) cultures. The literature suggests that in ovo administration of gentamicin and other antibiotics may reduce the effectiveness of CE. The current study demonstrates conclusively that gentamicin, at a commercial rate of 0.4 mg per egg administered in ovo on Day 18, had no adverse effect on the CE product MSC (cid:1) (Mucosal Starter Culture). There also appeared to be a cumulative beneﬁcial effect of the gentamicin and the MSC on reduction of Salmonella , which enters the chick on the day of J. Res.
COMPARISION OF PRE-OPERATIVE ONDANSETRON VERSUS COMBINATION OF DEXAMETHASONE AND ONDANSETRON FOR POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN ELECTIVE LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Objective : To compare the efficacy of ondansetron with a combination of ondansetron and dexamethasone after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in terms of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial. Materials and Methods : Two hundred and twenty two patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected for study and divided into two groups of 111 each. Group A was given ondansetron while group B was given combination of ondansetron and dexamethasone at induction of general anesthesia. Patients of both groups were observed at 24 hours postoperatively for nausea and vomiting. Results: Sixty six patients in group A had nausea as compared to 50 patients in group B ( p -value 0.03), 46 patients in group A had vomiting as compared to 19 patients in group B ( p -value <0.001), showing statistically significant difference between the two groups. Conclusion: Postoperative nausea and vomiting is significantly lower in ondansetron and dexamethasone combination group as compared to ondansetron alone group after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. surgical patients experience nausea and vomiting in postoperative period triggered by four main receptorsin the body: histamine, serotonergic, dopaminergic and opiate 12 . High incidence of PONV after laparoscopic surgery can be caused by the stimulation of mechanoreceptors of gut by pneumoperitoneum which places pressure on vagus nerve and in turn stimulates the vomiting center in brain 13 . Persistent PONV is associated with a number of complications such as fluid and electrolyte imbalance, wound disruption, delay in mobilization and prolonged hospitalization causing significant adverse impact on patient well-being and health care resources 14 . Hence strategies for prevention of PONV are a vital component of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols.
VIDEO COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM BASED ON TOPOLOGICAL APPROACH

The objective of this research is to develop a driver warning system with collision warning (CW) functions. The system is mainly configured with a CCD camera to acquire the images of roadway ahead in association with an image-processing computer. The input image captured by a camera is used to recognize the possible obstacles represented by cars and pedestrians and to predict the possible collision trajectory. Therefore, the system is able to issue real-time auditory and visual output warnings when a driver is getting too close to cars or pedestrians in order to prevent a possible danger. The proposed method in this paper deals with the detection of obstacles using topological approach.
3 0 Ju l 2 00 3 An L 1 Counting Problem in Ergodic Theory

We solve the following counting problem for measure preserving transformations. For f ∈ L+(μ), is it true that sup n Nn(f)(x) n < ∞, where Nn(f)(x) = # { k : f(T x) k > 1 n } ? One of the consequences is the nonvalidity of J. Bourgain’s Return Time Theorem for pairs of (L1, L1) functions.
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The High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) has observed the high-frequency peaked BL Lac object PKS 2155−304 in 2003 between October 19 and November 26 in Very High Energy (VHE) γ-rays (E ≥ 160 GeV for these observations). Observations were carried out simultaneously with the Proportional Counter Array (PCA) on board the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite (RXTE), the Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment (ROTSE) and the Nançay decimetric radiotelescope (NRT). Intra-night variability is seen in the VHE band, the source being detected with a high significance on each night it was observed. Variability is also found in the X-ray and optical bands on kilosecond timescales, along with flux-dependent spectral changes in the X-rays. A transient X-ray event with a 1500 s timescale is detected, making this the fastest X-ray flare seen in this object. No correlation can be established between the X-ray and the γ-ray fluxes, or any of the other wavebands, over the small range of observed variability. The average HESS spectrum shows a very soft power law shape with a photon index of 3.37 ± 0.07stat ± 0.10sys. The energy outputs in the 2–10 keV and in the VHE γ-ray range are found to be similar, with the X-rays and the optical fluxes at a level comparable to some of the lowest historical measurements, indicating that PKS 2155−304 was in a low or quiescent state during the observations. Both a leptonic and a hadronic model are used to derive source parameters from these observations. These parameters are found to be sensitive to the model of Extragalactic Background Light (EBL) that attenuates the VHE signal at this source’s redshift (z = 0.117).
The Role of Cycle Life on the Environmental Impact of Li 6.4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 based Solid-State Batteries

45–100 Wh, electric vehicles (EVs) a capacity of up to 85 kWh and LiBs on the grid have mega-watt capacities. their advantages and extensive uptake, LiBs suffer from state of health reduction caused by the con-tinuous charging and discharging cycles, resulting in dissolution of the electrolyte that releases a flammable liquid which can readily ignite. and safety the development of new battery technologies that possess equal or superior operational characteristics. extensive research and technological are with respect to sustainability, performance safety, durability, and One optimistic line of investigation relates to solid-state battery (SSB) technologies where the liquid electrolyte of the LiB is replaced with a solid alternative, resulting in a reduced risk to health and safety. [7] Additionally, this technology has a higher storage capacity, undergoes reduced operational stress (leading to longer life cycles), operates across a broader temperature range and has reduced susceptibility to shock and vibration. [4] Research in this area has increased with the aim of implementing SSBs in EVs by 2025. [8] This study compares the environmental impacts of a lithium-ion battery (LiB), utilizing a lithium iron phosphate cathode, with a solid-state battery (SSB) based on a Li 6.4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 garnet-structured electrolyte. It uses a hybrid life cycle assessment (LCA), according to two functional units, delivery of 50 MJ of electrical energy and kg of battery, to expand the system boundary. The results of the process LCA indicate that the environmental impact of LiBs is lower than SSBs across most environmental impact categories. Conversely, the input–output upstream global warming potential (GWP) of the LiBs, calculated by hybrid LCA, is higher than that of the SSBs. Sensitivity analysis shows that the SSB cycle life must increase from 100 to 2800 to achieve a GWP impact lower than that of LiBs and therefore outperform LiBs in this environmental impact category. The study, therefore, demonstrates that research into SSBs must be accelerated to achieve a functional and safe battery technology with a reduced impact on the environment.
A STRONGLY PERTURBED SEMILINEAR HEAT EQUATION: THEORETICAL ANALYSIS AND NUMERICAL METHOD

We consider a blow-up solution for a strongly perturbed semilinear heat equation with Sobolev subcritical power nonlinearity. Working in the framework of similarity variables, we ﬁnd a Lyapunov functional for the problem. Using this Lyapunov functional, we derive the blow-up rate and the blow-up limit of the solution. We also classify all asymptotic behaviors of the solution at the singularity and give precise blow-up proﬁles corresponding to these behaviors. Finally, we attain the blow-up proﬁle numerically, thanks to a new mesh-reﬁnement algorithm inspired by the rescaling method of Berger and Kohn. Note that our method is applicable to more general equations, in particular those with no scaling invariance.
HAND MON I TOR ING IN NU CLEAR MED I CINE DE PART MENTS IN CROATIA – FIRST RE SULTS

In di vid ual hand mon i tor ing for work ers who ma nip u late un sealed ra dio ac tive sources in nu clear med i cine is a ne ces sity and the re sults can serve as the base for op ti mi za tion pro cesses. We per formed an anal y sis of in di vid ual hand doses for med i cal staff pre par ing and ap ply ing radiopharmaceuticals ( 99m Tc, 123 I, 201 Tl, 131 I, or 125 I) in three Cro atian clin i cal hos pi tals, for a pe riod of one year since ex trem ity mon i tor ing be came le gally man da tory in Croatia. The ma - jor ity of an nual hand doses for work ers were be low or slightly above 150 mSv per year with only a few work ers ex ceed ing the an nual dose limit of 500 mSv. The anal y sis con firmed that the ra di a tion pro tec tion ex pert's role in an in di vid ual mon i tor ing programme and per sonal do sim e try is cru cial in or der to achieve the op ti mal ra di a tion pro tec tion of work ers.
Attribute-based access to scalable media in cloud-assisted content sharing

This paper presents a novel Multi-message Ciphertext Policy Attribute-Based Encryption (MCP-ABE) technique, and employs the MCP-ABE to design an access control scheme for sharing scalable media based on data consumers’ attributes (e.g., age, nationality, or gender) rather than an explicit list of the consumers’ names. The scheme is efficient and flexible because MCP-ABE allows a content provider to specify an access policy and encrypt multiple messages within one ciphertext such that only the users whose attributes satisfy the access policy can decrypt the ciphertext. Moreover, the paper shows how to support resource-limited mobile devices by offloading computational intensive operations to cloud servers while without compromising data privacy.
for Electrowetting-on-Dielectric

—Evaluating the anodized tantalum pentoxide ( Ta 2 O 5 ) that has been recently reported as a dielectric for low-voltage electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) devices, we ﬁnd a severe deterioration in perfor- mance if the working liquid is actuated with positive dc voltage. In an effort to reduce the limitation of this otherwise attractive dielectric material for EWOD, proposed herein is a Ta 2 O 5 layer prepared by anodizing a sputtered Ta 2 O 5 ﬁlm. This sputtered–anodized Ta 2 O 5 allows the use of positive dc signals, while maintaining the low-voltage actuation for which the anodized Ta 2 O 5 was originally introduced. All the EWOD tests were performed with a conductive liquid droplet in an air environment. [2012-0254]
Monitoring and Controlling System‟s Behaviour to Achieve Optimal Reliability using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps

— Decision support is a boon to IT Industries. The importance of decision support can be well understood by the developers who undergo the building process of software. The increased efficiency & accuracy are considered well in advance by developers when planning to build software. The decision-making strategy is required to make an estimate of the resources so that a prediction can be made beforehand for the consequences involved in making software. Though today, industries make several decisions yet some of them come out to be a success. To improve the current scenario, the paper proposed a tool, based on Fuzzy Cognitive Maps to represent a dependency graph, showing the impact of the factors and an output to gives the improved reliability. The matrix is a list of factors in terms of Reliability, Cost and Time plotted against each other which directly or indirectly affect the reliability of software. Various experts are involved to review the matrix and give dependency factors of respective objects on each other based on various project experiences they have. In addition to it, the proposed model processes and analyses the outcomes and outputs the dependency matrix with an improved reliability factor to enhance the performance and reliability of software with presented objects dependency parameters.
Cross-Lingual Word Embedding Refinement by \ell_{1} Norm Optimisation

Cross-Lingual Word Embeddings (CLWEs) encode words from two or more languages in a shared high-dimensional space in which vectors representing words with similar meaning (regardless of language) are closely located. Existing methods for building high-quality CLWEs learn mappings that minimise the ℓ2 norm loss function. However, this optimisation objective has been demonstrated to be sensitive to outliers. Based on the more robust Manhattan norm (aka. ℓ1 norm) goodness-of-fit criterion, this paper proposes a simple post-processing step to improve CLWEs. An advantage of this approach is that it is fully agnostic to the training process of the original CLWEs and can therefore be applied widely. Extensive experiments are performed involving ten diverse languages and embeddings trained on different corpora. Evaluation results based on bilingual lexicon induction and cross-lingual transfer for natural language inference tasks show that the ℓ1 refinement substantially outperforms four state-of-the-art baselines in both supervised and unsupervised settings. It is therefore recommended that this strategy be adopted as a standard for CLWE methods.
LC–MS/MS Analysis of Ciguatoxins Revealing the Regional and Species Distinction of Fish in the Tropical Western Paciﬁc

: Ciguatera ﬁsh poisoning (CFP) is one of the most frequently reported seafood poisoning diseases. It is endemic to the tropical region and occurs most commonly in the regions around the Paciﬁc Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Caribbean Sea. The principal toxins causing CFP are ciguatoxins (CTXs). In the Paciﬁc region, more than 20 analogs of CTXs have been identiﬁed to date. Based on their skeletal structures, they are classiﬁed into CTX1B-type and CTX3C-type toxins. We have previously reported species-speciﬁc and regional-speciﬁc toxin proﬁles. In this study, the levels and proﬁles of CTXs in ﬁsh present in the tropical western Paciﬁc regions were analyzed using the liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) technique. Forty-two ﬁsh specimens, belonging to the categories of snappers, groupers, Spanish mackerel, and moray eel, were purchased from various places such as Fiji, the Philippines, Thailand, and Taiwan. Only the ﬁsh captured from Fijian coastal waters contained detectable amounts of CTXs. The toxin levels in the ﬁsh species found along the coastal regions of the Viti Levu Island, the main island in Fiji, and the toxin proﬁles were signiﬁcantly different from those of the ﬁsh species present in other coastal regions. The toxin levels and proﬁles varied among the different ﬁsh samples collected from different coastal areas. Based on the toxin levels and toxin proﬁles, the coast was demarcated into three zones. In Zone-1, which covers the northern coast of the main island and the regions of the Malake Island and Korovau, CTXs in ﬁsh were below the detection level. In Zone-2, CTX3C-type toxins were present in low levels in the ﬁsh. CTX1B-type and CTX3C-type toxins co-occurred in the ﬁsh present in Zone-3. The toxin proﬁles may have reﬂected the variation in Gambierdiscus spp.
Edinburgh Explorer Pervasive haplotypic variation in the spliceo-transcriptome of the human major histocompatibility complex

The human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 6p21 is a paradigm for genomics, showing remarkable polymorphism and striking association with immune and non-immune diseases. The complex genomic landscape of the MHC, notably strong linkage disequilibrium, has made resolving causal variants very challenging. A promising approach is to investigate gene expression levels considered as tractable intermediate phenotypes in mapping complex diseases. However, how transcription varies across the MHC, notably relative to specific haplotypes, remains unknown. Here, using an original hybrid tiling and splice junction microarray that includes alternate allele probes, we draw the first high-resolution strand-specific transcription map for three common MHC haplotypes ( HLA-A1-B8-Cw7-DR3 , HLA-A3-B7-Cw7-DR15 , and HLA-A26-B18-Cw5-DR3-DQ2 ) strongly associated with autoimmune diseases including type 1 diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus, and multiple sclerosis. We find that haplotype-specific differences in gene expression are common across the MHC, affecting 96 genes (46.4%), most significantly the zing finger protein gene ZFP57 . Differentially expressed probes are correlated with polymorphisms between haplotypes, consistent with cis effects that we directly demonstrate for ZFP57 in a cohort of healthy volunteers ( P = 1.2 3 10 – 14 ). We establish that alternative splicing is significantly more frequent in the MHC than genome-wide (72.5% vs. 62.1% of genes, P # 1 3 10 – 4 ) and shows marked haplotypic differences. We also unmask novel and abundant intergenic transcription involving 31% of transcribed blocks identified. Our study reveals that the renowned MHC polymorphism also manifests as transcript diversity, and our novel haplotype-based approach marks a new step toward identification of regulatory variants involved in the control of MHC-associated phenotypes and diseases.
THE IMPACT OF MESSAGE FRAMING, VISUAL APPEAL AND DONATION PROXIMITY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CAUSE-RELATED MARKETING CAMPAIGNS

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become part of many companies’ DNA. Some enterprises link this corporate philanthropy to their business interests by selling product-charity bundles. Much is known about the circumstances in which cause-related marketing (CRM) works well, though little research has been done about the design of CRM campaigns. This paper seeks to understand which product-charity bundle components should be used in order to have an impact on consumers. With data obtained through a questionnaire with an experimental design component, the research examines whether the way a donation message is framed, the type of visual appeal and the country of donation reception, affect the effectiveness (measured through purchase probability) of CRM campaigns. The results suggest that consumers are more likely to purchase product-charity bundles when the donation message is framed directly, a negative visual appeal gets presented and when the donation receiving institution is from a foreign country that consumers have a mental proximity to. In addition, it is found that sadness related negative emotions mediate the effect of message framing and visual appeal on the likelihood of purchase. Finally, the role of consumer values on the design of CRM campaigns is analysed. It is found that consumer values moderate the success of some experimental conditions. For consumers cherishing tradition and security, physical donation proximity seems more important than mental donation proximity to a foreign country. The opposite is true for consumers valuing universalism, as they favour mental proximity to a country other than their home country. The value materialistic hedonism is further negatively related to the effectiveness of CRM.