Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Cycle de développement d'une population intertidale de Nereis virens (Polychaeta Nereidae) de l'estuaire maritime du Saint-Laurent

Un echantillonnage intensif (1986-1988) nous a permis de schematiser le cycle de developpement d'une population intertidale de Nereis virens (Sars). Chez cet annelide polychete, la ponte a lieu entre la fin d'avril et le debut de juin sur la rive sud de l'estuaire maritime du Saint-Laurent. Durant cette periode, les mâles epitoques quittent leur terrier pour rejoindre l'orifice d'une galerie occupee par une femelle ou ils effectuent une danse nuptiale avant de relâcher leurs spermatozoides. La femelle demeure dans son terrier durant le relâchement de ses ovocytes qui se collent a la surface des sediments ou ils y seront fecondes. Tous les individus adultes meurent apres la periode de reproduction. Les larves passent par plusieurs stades de developpement durant leurs phases epibenthique, pelagique et benthique (monotrochophore, trochophore, metatrochophore, nectochete). Le recrutement larvaire s'observe dans la zone intertidale et depend essentiellement des processus hydrodynamiques lies a la maree. Apres le recrutement, deux phases de croissance ont ete identifiees. Durant leurs deux premieres annees, la croissance metamerique permet aux juveniles d'atteindre de 40 a 100 segments setigeres. Le nombre maximal de segments est atteint (120-150) durant les 3 e et 4 e annees ou l'on observe alors une croissance dite ponderale. Les individus âges de plus de trois ans migrent du haut vers le bas de plage pour rejoindre les adultes. Cette migration differe de celle des mâles epitoques pendant la reproduction. L'analyse des classes de taille (cohortes) montre que l'âge des individus de cette population intertidale est superieur a sept ans. De plus, en comparant les resultats des etudes est-americaines et des cotes europeennes, les populations de N. virens montrent de nombreuses divergences dans la repartition spatiale des individus, l'âge a la maturite, le diametre ovocytaire lors de la ponte, la duree de celle-ci, l'esperance de vie, le recrutement larvaire, la croissance et l'evolution spatio-temporelle des cohortes. L'ensemble de ces differences combine a la faible dispersion des individus de cette espece pourraient etre de bons indicateurs de la variabilite genetique entre les populations est-americaines et europeennes.
Case Study 3

Mrs S, a 58-year-old white woman, presented with a 12-year history of type 2 diabetes and complaints of fatigue and painful neuropathy. She was morbidly obese and did not monitor her blood glucose. Although she had recently lost 15 lb without effort, she traditionally had difficulty dieting. She commented she had lost “the same 25 lb” many times over the years. Her medical record showed a pattern of weight loss and then regaining the weight every year or two. Exercising was problematic because of her weight and foot problems. Her medical history revealed glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) level of 8.1% 1 year ago, chronic hypertension (HTN), and dyslipidemia, as well as a recent urinary tract infection (UTI). At presentation, Mrs S’s drug regimen included metformin 1 g twice daily, hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg daily (QD), amlodipine 5 mg QD, lisinopril 20 mg QD, and losartan 50 mg QD. She had a family history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and a social history that included a demanding job, adult children in crises, and an aging mother for whom she was the sole caretaker. She drank a glass of wine several times per week but did not smoke. Physical examination and laboratory test results showed poorly controlled diabetes with polyuria, polydipsia, and multiple complications of diabetes (Table 1, Figure 1). She was rapidly decompensating because of stress. When she was told of the laboratory test and examination results, her head just dropped. Mrs S is typical of many with type 2 diabetes who feel like failures. A common presentation in the clinician’s office is a very discouraged patient. Dieting is difficult for them, and Laura L. Want, RN, MS, CDE, CCRC, BC-ADM
Social Media Analytics using Apache Spark Application to Market Research

En este trabajo se intentara generar una herramienta de marketing de la que se pueda obtener informacion que puede no estar implicita en Instagram con la ayuda de Apache Spark y Apache Cassandra y con la que luego se podran optimizar las campanas de publicidad que se hagan en esta red social.
Relationship between Personality Traits and Dating Violence Attitude among Adolescents

Quick Response Code Abstract: Dating violence can be called a sub-category of domestic violence. It can take place between any partners who are dating (not married), engaged or not engaged. Violence can be physical, sexual as well as psychological. The main purpose of the present study was to examine the gender differences in attitude towards dating violence. The study also examined the relationship between personality traits and attitude towards dating violence. A sample of 200 participants comprising of 100 male and 100 female adolescents between the age group of 16 to 18 years was taken through Google form across the city of Bhopal. Data was collected using standardized psychological tests such as NEO Five-Factor Inventory and Attitude Towards Dating Violence Scale. Pearson correlation and t-test were used to analyze the data. The results revealed significant gender differences in four out of six dimensions of dating violence, namelyphysical male dating violence, sexual male dating violence, psychological female dating violence and sexual female dating violence. In all these four dimensions, the males were found to be high on dating violence attitude in comparision to the females. Results also revealed asignificant correlation between most of the domains of dating violence attitude and personality traits i.e., openness to experience, agreeableness, conscientiousness and extroversion. Since dating violence is common among adolescents, the school counsellors need to educate the adolescents to bring about positive changes in their attitudes towards dating.
Galaxy Zoo: Morphological Classification and Citizen Science

We provide a brief overview of the Galaxy Zoo and Zooniverse projects, including a short discussion of the history of, and motivation for, these projects as well as reviewing the science these innovative internet-based citizen science projects have produced so far. We briefly describe the method of applying en-masse human pattern recognition capabilities to complex data in data-intensive research. We also provide a discussion of the lessons learned from developing and running these community--based projects including thoughts on future applications of this methodology. This review is intended to give the reader a quick and simple introduction to the Zooniverse.
Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity and Cytotoxicity of an Epoxy Resin-Based Endodontic Sealer Containing Nanoparticles Amorphous Calcium Phosphate

Background The main cause of posttreatment disease in endodontics is the remaining of microorganisms within the root canal walls after endodontic therapy. Therefore, it is essential to use root canal sealers with potent antibacterial properties. These sealers play a vital role in eradicating any remaining microorganisms and preventing recontamination, especially in situations where there might be microleakage. Aim The objective of this research was to examine the antimicrobial properties of epoxy root canal sealers containing nanoparticle amorphous calcium phosphate (NACP) against planktonic Enterococcus faecalis in a controlled laboratory environment. Furthermore, the study aimed to assess the potential cytotoxic effects of these sealers. Method In order to determine the antimicrobial activity, the epoxy resin sealer (AH Plus, Dentsply, Germany) was supplemented with NACP from Sigma–Aldrich, at a concentration of 3wt. %, as per the previous flowability tests. The agar well diffusion assay method was employed to evaluate the antibacterial efficacy. For this, cultured plates (n = 8) were prepared, with each plate containing three wells: one with AH Plus, one with AH Plus + NACP, and one with NACP alone. Subsequently, the plates were sited at 37°C in an incubator and allowed to incubate overnight. The width of the inhibition zones was then analyzed and recorded by the SPSS statistical software package (Version 20.0 for Windows, SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). The cytotoxicity of the NACP incorporated AH Plus and AH Plus sealers were tested indirectly by MTT assay and directly by the multiparametric high content screening toxicology assay using fibroblast-like cells as cell lines. Results AH Plus + NACP showed a higher antimicrobial activity than AH Plus with significant difference (P < 0.0001). Both materials showed nonsignificant difference compared to negative control, which indicated lower cytotoxicities. For AH Plus, P=0.3599, 0.5959, and 0.4071, with time intervals 24, 72, and 168 hr, respectively. For AH Plus + NACP, P=0.4386, 0.6182, and 0.2080, with 24, 72, and 168 hr, respectively. Conclusions NACP incorporation with epoxy resin sealer AH PLUS had a higher antimicrobial activity with lower cytotoxic effect indicating their potential therapeutic values.
Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–producing Enterobacteriaceae among Travelers from the Netherlands

A prospective cohort study was performed among travelers from the Netherlands to investigate the acquisition of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CP-E) and extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) and associated risk factors. Questionnaires were administered and rectal swab samples were collected and tested before and after traveler return. Of 370 travelers, 32 (8.6%) were colonized with ESBL-E before trave,; 113 (30.5%) acquired an ESBL-E during travel, and 26 were still colonized 6 months after return. No CP-E were found. Independent risk factors for ESBL-E acquisition were travel to South and East Asia. Multilocus sequence typing showed extensive genetic diversity among Escherichia coli. Predominant ESBLs were CTX-M enzymes. The acquisition rate, 30.5%, of ESBL-E in travelers from the Netherlands to all destinations studied was high. Active surveillance for ESBL-E and CP-E and contact isolation precautions may be recommended at admission to medical facilities for patients who traveled to Asia during the previous 6 months.
The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on the Length of Hospitalisation, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and Mortality in COVID-19—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a global health crisis and pushed researchers and physicians to discover possible treatments to improve the outcome of their patients. Vitamin D, known for its role in immune system function, has been hypothesized to play a role in COVID-19 treatment. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in COVID-19, focusing on length of hospital stay (LOS), admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), and mortality. Thirteen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included, and the meta-analysis revealed that high-dose vitamin D supplementation showed potential benefits in reducing the length of hospital stay and ICU admission rates for patients with COVID-19. However, the overall effect on mortality did not reach statistical significance. While this systematic review suggests the potential benefits of high-dose vitamin D supplementation in reducing hospital stays and ICU admission in COVID-19 patients, caution is warranted due to the high heterogeneity and limitations of the included studies. Further large-scale randomized controlled trials with consistent study characteristics are needed to provide more robust evidence regarding the therapeutic benefits of vitamin D supplementation in COVID-19 outcomes.
International recessions

The international synchronization of the 2008-2009 crisis has been one of the key features of the recent recession as most countries have experienced large macroeconomic contractions. Another feature of the 2008-2009 crisis has been the sharp fall in employment but not in productivity. These two features—international synchronization and absence of significant productivity fall—are not present in many of the previous contractions. We develop an explicit model of financial frictions to show that these changes are consistent with the view that ‘credit shocks’ have been playing a more prominent role as a source of business cycle fluctuations in an environment with international mobility of capital.
Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Contract Farming for Income and Food Security of Smallholder Farmers in Low-and Middle Income Countries

Abstract Abstract (EPPI) Text PUB DATE Publication date Year of publication of study (EPPI) Year PUB TYPE Publication type Publication type (EPPI) 1= Peer-reviewed journal 2= Book chapter/book 3= Unpublished report 4 = Conference proceedings 5 = Other RELEVANCE Relevance Relevance 1 = Relevance 2 = Methodology 3 = Relevance and methodology Study design STUDY DESIGN Design type Randomised experiment makes comparisons with a control group measured in the same time period as the treatment group, with randomised assignment of the contract to each group; Quasi-experiment means assignment to intervention within treatment group is random, but treatment and intervention groups are non-equivalent groups. Observables are used to match treatment and comparison groups, e.g. PSM, instrumental variables, covariate matching, regression discontinuity designs, etc. Non-experiment do not use a control group nor multiple measurements in time. 1= Randomised experiment 2= Quasi-experiment 3= Non-experiment If quasi-experiment: what design is used (e.g. PSM, DID, IV) Specify (text)
Response Surface Methodology for Optimization of Citrullus lanatus Rind Extraction Conditions, Phytochemical Screening and its Antioxidant Activities

Response surface methodology (RSM) is one of the statistical approaches that can be used to determine the correlation between extraction parameters and the extraction yield of bioactive compounds. Citrullus lanatus rind contains various therapeutic values but has often been discarded as waste. This study aims to find the optimum extraction conditions for the yield of C. lanatus rind extract, perform phytochemical screening, and determine the antioxidant activities. Extraction was carried out by maceration technique using methanol as a solvent with a solids-to-solvent ratio of 1:30 w/v. The extraction conditions of C. lanatus rind were optimized using RSM and the optimum yield of 37.24 % was predicted at 41.7 °C after 6 h of extraction. The average actual yield obtained at the optimum conditions was 37.01 % ± 0.66, indicating good agreement with the predicted value. The phytochemical screening of methanolic rind extract revealed the presence of alkaloids, saponins, glycosides, phenols, and flavonoids. The total phenolic content of methanolic rind extract ranging from 56.975 to 88.245 mg GAE/g using gallic acid as a standard, and the DPPH radical scavenging activity with IC50 value of 443.10 µg/mL was obtained. This study demonstrated that this unutilized C. lanatus rind contains bioactive substituents and can act as a promising natural antioxidant. HIGHLIGHTS Response surface methodology (RSM) was utilized to optimize the extraction conditions to achieve the highest extraction yield of Citrullus lanatus rind Both extraction parameters (time and temperature) had a significant effect on the extraction yield with time having a greater effect on extraction yield The methanolic extract of Citrullus lanatus rind revealed the presence of several classes of phytochemicals including alkaloids, saponins, glycosides, phenols and flavonoids Significant total phenolic content with the radical scavenging activity of more than 90 % at 1,000 ppm showed that the Citrullus lanatus rind may be a promising candidate for natural antioxidants GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
Circulating tumor-derived biomarkers in lung cancer.

The NIH Biomarkers Definition Working Group defined a biomarker as “a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biologic processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacological responses to a therapeutic intervention” (1). In lung cancer, an enormous research effort is underway related to biomarkers in airway epithelial cells, sputum, breath, urine and blood for early diagnosis or prediction of high risk. Here, we will focus on blood as the source of biomarker research and in particular comment on circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating nucleic acids.
Spatial and temporal pattern difference of blue-green water flows in typical reference years in the Heihe River Basin, northwestern China

In order to better understand the spatial and temporal pattern difference of blue-green water in typical reference years (dry years, wet years, and normal years) on a watershed scale, we chose the inland river (Heihe River Basin) in northwestern China to analyze the spatial and temporal distribution pattern difference of blue-green water in climate influence. We obtained the typical reference years by using two indicators firstly, namely standardized precipitation index (SPI) and precipitation anomaly index (M). The results showed: 1) the blue-green water of Heihe River Basin had a decreasing trend from upstream to downstream; 2) the blue-green water quantities in typical wet year (1998,25.272 billion m3) were more than in typical dry year (1978, 16.773 billion m3); 3) the green water coefficient, i.e. the percent of evapotranspiration in total water, was greater in typical dry years (90.30%) than in typical wet year (85.41%). Meanwhile, the percent of green water in total water resource was greater in typical dry year or dry region (downstream) than in typical wet year or wet region (upstream). The study carried out a comprehensive analysis of temporal and spatial difference of blue-green water in Heihe River Basin of northwestern China in typical years, and it can provide references for improving the management of inland river water resources in China.
QoS Routing Protocol Using GA’s

- Routing protocols in most networks use the minimum cost paths or the minimum-hops , as the routing metric. This led us to propose a new algorithm that satisfies multiple constraints for finding a feasible path and apply genetic algorithms (GA) to reduce the time taken to get that feasible path. This paper explores the use of GA to solve the QoS routing problem. The most critical task for developing GA to this problem is encoding a path into a chromosome. The evaluation function is carried out using a Reduced QoS for Routing metric(RQoSR). The network QoS is characterized with multiple metrics such as available bandwidth, delay jitters, loss rate, authentication, security, and admissibility sustainment. This complex model necessitates a long time to proceed. In this paper, the Rough Set Theory (RST) is applied to reduce these metrics successfully and decide the most effective ones. RST is applied to reduce the number of on-line metrics that are reported by Routing Protocols. These information about Network Elements (NE's: links, or nodes) are used to obtain the Quality of Service (QoS) core. ROSETTA software is applied to reduce QoS metrics. The proposed RQoSR approach has been tested on a subnet case study. The experimental results are very encouraging and the algorithm can find the optimum solution rapidly.
The International Journal of Biostatistics Estimating Multilevel Logistic Regression Models When the Number of Clusters is Low : A Comparison of Different Statistical Software Procedures

Multilevel logistic regression models are increasingly being used to analyze clustered data in medical, public health, epidemiological, and educational research. Procedures for estimating the parameters of such models are available in many statistical software packages. There is currently little evidence on the minimum number of clusters necessary to reliably fit multilevel regression models. We conducted a Monte Carlo study to compare the performance of different statistical software procedures for estimating multilevel logistic regression models when the number of clusters was low. We examined procedures available in BUGS, HLM, R, SAS, and Stata. We found that there were qualitative differences in the performance of different software procedures for estimating multilevel logistic models when the number of clusters was low. Among the likelihood-based procedures, estimation methods based on adaptive Gauss-Hermite approximations to the likelihood (glmer in R and xtlogit in Stata) or adaptive Gaussian quadrature (Proc NLMIXED in SAS) tended to have superior performance for estimating variance components when the number of clusters was small, compared to software procedures based on penalized quasi-likelihood. However, only Bayesian estimation with BUGS allowed for accurate estimation of variance components when there were fewer than 10 clusters. For all statistical software procedures, estimation of variance components tended to be poor when there were only five subjects per cluster, regardless of the number of clusters.
Christite, a new thallium mineral from the Carlin gold deposit, Nevada

Christite, TlHgAsSr, occurs with realgar, orpiment, and lorandite in barite veins and with realgar, lorandite, and getchellite in mineralized carbonaceous silty dolomite in the Carlin gold deposit, north-central Nevada. The mineral is named for Dr. Charles L. Christ of the U.S. Geological Survey. The color is crimson or deep red, but varies to bright orange in thinner plates and crystals; the streak is bright orange, and the luster is adamantine. The mineral is monoclinic, space group P2,/n,a -- 6.113(l), b = 16.188(4), c = 6.1I l(l) A, with 0 : 96.71(2)', Z = 4, and cell volume : 600.6 A8. Strongest X-ray powder diffraction lines, in
Le collezioni a cetacei fossili del Museo di Storia Naturale dell'Università di Pisa

The fossil whales at the Natural History Museum of the Pisa University. In the Natural History Museum of the Pisa University is kept a rich collection of fossil cetaceans that originated in the second half of the nineteen century, due to the donations, mainly by Roberto Lawley, of specimens from Pliocene sediments out cropping in Orciano Pisano (Province of Pisa). Among the fossils belonging to the first nucleus of this collection, the holotype of Balaena montalionis discovered in 1871 near Montaione (Province of Florence) is particularly significant. Equally important but of relatively more recent acquisition is the holotype of Balaenula astensis, discovered in Portacomaro d’Asti (nothern Italy) in 1940. Since the sixties of the last century, the Museum acquired several specimens (originals and casts) from the Pietra leccese, a Miocene calcareous sandstone outcropping in the Salento Peninsula (southern Italy). Among the last acquisitions, particularly important is the archaeocete skeleton found sectioned in six slabs of nummulitic limestone from Egypt and described as holotype of Aegyptocetus tarfa. Most of these specimens are exposed to the public in two permanent exhibitions of the Museum: the hall of the origin of cetaceans and the reconstruction of the Pliocene sea inside the “Back to the Past” exhibit.
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE

The PAMELA experiment has shown that a fraction of cosmic rays could be due to proton fluxes generated by the magnetosphere of the planet Jupiter. Thus, a conjecture that astrophysical objects provided by magnetospheres be sources of the cosmic radiation is put forward. With simple geometric considerations the energy spectrum E−2.5 is obtained, independently on the particle species, very close to the experimental CR spectrum, under the hypothesis that particle acceleration mechanisms act uniformly in the magnetospheric region.