bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effects of Meditation and Music-Listening on Blood Biomarkers of Cellular Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: An Exploratory Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Innes Kim E. , Selfe Terry Kit , Brundage Kathleen , Montgomery Caitlin , Wen Sijin , Kandati Sahiti , Bowles Hannah , Khalsa Dharma Singh , Huysmans Zenzi 
Published: October 2018

Background: Telomere length (TL), telomerase activity (TA), and plasma amyloid-β (Aβ) levels have emerged as possible predictors of cognitive decline and dementia. Objective: To assess the: 1) effects of two 12-week relaxation programs on TL, TA, and Aβ levels in adults with subjective cognitive decline; and 2) relationship of biomarker changes to those in cognitive function, psychosocial status, and quality of life (QOL). Methods: Participants were randomized to a 12-week Kirtan Kriya meditation (KK) or music listening (ML) program and asked to practice 12 minutes/day. Plasma Aβ(38/40/42) and peripheral blood mononuclear cell TL and TA were measured at baseline and 3 months. Cognition, stress, sleep, mood, and QOL were assessed at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Results: Baseline blood samples were available for 53 participants (25 KK, 28 ML). The KK group showed significantly greater increases in Aβ40 than the ML group. TA rose in both groups, although increases were significant only among those with higher practice adherence and lower baseline TA. Changes in both TL and TA varied by their baseline values, with greater increases among participants with values ≤50th percentile ( ps-interaction <0.006). Both groups improved in cognitive and psychosocial status ( ps ≤0.05), with improvements in stress, mood, and QOL greater in the KK group. Rising Aβ levels were correlated with gains in cognitive function, mood, sleep, and QOL at both 3 and 6 months, associations that were particularly pronounced in the KK group. Increases in TL and TA were also correlated with improvements in certain cognitive and psychosocial measures. Conclusion: Practice of simple mind-body therapies may alter plasma Aβ levels, TL, and TA. Biomarker increases were associated with improvements in cognitive function, sleep, mood, and QOL, suggesting potential functional relationships.
The fracture of thermosetting epoxy polymers containing silica nanoparticles
Authors: Guild F.J. , Kinloch A.J. , Masania K. , Sprenger S. , Taylor A.C. 
Published: October 2018

An epoxy resin, cured with an anhydride, has been modified by the addition of silica nanoparticles. The particles were introduced via a sol–gel technique which gave a very well dispersed phase of nanosilica particles, which were about 20 nm in diameter, in the thermosetting epoxy polymer matrix. The glass transition temperature of the epoxy polymer was unchanged by the addition of the nanoparticles, but both the modulus and toughness were increased. The fracture energy increased from 77 J/m2 for the unmodified epoxy to 212 J/m2 for the epoxy polymer containing 20 wt.% of nanosilica. The fracture surfaces were inspected using scanning electron and atomic force microscopy, and these microscopy studies showed that the silica nanoparticles (a) initiated localised plastic shear-yield deformation bands in the epoxy polymer matrix and (b) debonded and allowed subsequent plastic void-growth of the epoxy polymer matrix. A theoretical model for these toughening micromechanisms has been proposed to confirm that these micromechanisms were indeed responsible for the increased toughness that was observed due to the presence of the silica nanoparticles in the epoxy polymer.
Simulate Neural Networks for Recognition Fruits and Vegetables in the Supermarket
Authors: Abbas Amel , Shamel Marwa 
Published: October 2018

Image processing are the important source of data and information in all fields, many types of Fruit and vegetable can be found in supermarket. When a cashier cannot scan the barcode, cannot recognize the fruit and vegetable that a customer wants. Software is needed to ease the process of vegetable recognition. The purpose of this paper is to simulate and design software that can be used to recognize different types of fruit and vegetable based on its shape and classification using neural networks. The system begins by collecting different types of both. Images are capture in fixed amount of light, background and other effects using a mobile camera (13 mega pixels) ,convert input image Gray; After the conversion process calculate the different intensity value, where the density value different of the object from the background so we determine the value of the threshold of separation between them. With the help of the threshold value convert gray image to binary image and used edges detect to determine the shape. Followed by training Neural Networks (NN) To recognition and classification For items, the accuracy system is 95 percent. Done using MATLAB 2017Ra software.
دراسة الخصائص الجيومورفولوجية لطيات عين زالة ورافان وبطمة باستخدام معطيات التحسس النائي
Authors: ذنون ريان غازي , الخفاجي صهيب حميد 
Published: October 2018

استخدمت معطيات التحسس النائي في دراسة جيومورفولوجية لطيات عين زالة ورافان وبطمة شمالي العراق. بغية تحديد الاشكال الارضية وتمثيلها بهيأة خارطة جيومورفولوجية ، تم اعتماد المنهج الاستقرائي الذي يتضمن عمليتين مترابطتين هما: الملاحظة الجيولوجية وعلاقتها بالأشكال الظاهرة وذلك لتحديد السمات الجيومورفولوجية المميزة لمنطقة الدراسة، وقد استندت عملية الاستقراء هذه على نتائح التفسير البصري للمرئية الفضائية المستخدمة في الدراسة الحالية. تم تحليل وتصنيف الاشكال الارضية في منطقة الدراسة حسب منشأها التكويني باستخدام مرئية فضائية للقمر الاصطناعي (Sentitial-2) والتي تتصف بقدرة تمييز مكانية قدرها (10) امتار. اذ تم ادخال المرئية الملونة في برنامج (ArcGis 10.3) لكي يتم تحديد الوحدات الجيومورفولوجية ورسمها من خلال اسلوب التمثيل الاتجاهي للبيانات (Vector Data). اسفرت النتائج عن تحديد عدد من الوحدات الجيومورفولوجية مثلت على خارطة معدة لهذا الغرض، وقد تم توثيق هذه الوحدات حقليا. لقد شهدت منطقة الدراسة تغيرات جوهرية في أنماط الغطاء الأرضي وتحويرا لبعض من الاشكال الجيومورفولوجية الظاهرة في المنطقة خلال الفترات الماضية الممتدة منذ الثمانينات من القرن الماضي وحتى يومنا هذ نتيجة بناء سد الموصل لذا فقد تم مراقبة التغييرات السابقة بالاستعانة بالمرئيات الفضائية المتعاقبة زمنيا والمعالجة رقميا بطريقة التصنيف الموجه وقد اسفرت النتائج عن تحديد الوضع الجيومورفولوجي للغطاء الارضي الحالي والتغيرات الحاصلة فيه بعد انشاء السد
فاعلية نوعي بكتريا حامض اللاكتيك Lactobacillus casei و Lactobacillus acidophilus في بعض المعايير الحيوية للجرذان المعرضة لبرومات البوتاسيوم
Authors: محـمد محـمد جميل , ثـلـج كـركـز مـحمـد , بدوي امين سليمان 
Published: October 2018

أجريت الدراسة لتحديد تاثير برومات البوتاسيوم في بعض معايير النمو والمعايير الكيموحيوية والأنزيمية ، كذلك بيان تأثيرها في التوازن الميكروبي في أمعاء الجرذان فضلاً عن تقدير تاثير نوعي بكتريا حامض اللاكتيك Lactobacillus acidophilus و Lactobacillus casei في التقليل من تأثير تلك المادة في المعايير المذكورة أعلاه. أظهرت النتائج ان إضافة تراكيز من برومات البوتاسيوم في ماء الشرب للحيوانات قد سبب في إنخفاض معنوي P<0.05)) في وزن الجسم للحيوانات مع زيادة التركيز, كما إن البروتين الكلي و الألبومين و الكلوبيولين قد انخفضت لكنها لم تختلف معنوياً. وقد حصل إرتفاع معنوي في قيم كل من حامض اليوريك والكرياتينين واليوريا مع زيادة التركيز. وإرتفعت معنويا قيم كل من انزيم ALP ، ALT , AST مع زيادة التركيز. كما تبين إن إضافة تلك المادة سببت في سيادة الأحياء المجهرية المرضية في كل من الأمعاء الغليظة والصائم والإثني عشري مع انخفاض اعداد بكتريا حامض اللاكتيك. وإن إضافة نوعي بكتريا حامض اللاكتيك Lb. acidophilus و Lb. casei قد أديا إلى إنخفاض معنوي في التأثير السلبي لبرومات البوتاسيوم على جميع المعايير المقاسة وخفض أعداد البكتريا المرضية وزيادة أعداد بكتريا حامض اللاكتيك في الامعاء.
Main problems of import subsumption in domestic engineering, applicable to small-power electric generator installations
Authors: Shelgunov A. V. 
Published: October 2018

Subject: the subject of the study are low-power generator sets with a power of up to 30 kW.Materials and methods: in this paper, the main domestic legislative documents regulating the requirements for products. An assessment is made of the current state of Russian engine building.Results: the detailed analysis of the modern domestic market of power generating units with a capacity of up to 30 kW is made, the main problems in the field of domestic production of electric power generators in the range up to 30 kW are revealed, and the prospects for import substitution of gasoline and diesel engines are noted.Conclusions: almost complete absence of the market of domestic low-power generating sets is established, insufficient measures taken to support domestic producers are noted, measures are proposed for the development of domestic production of power units in the range of up to 30 kW.
Papaya Leaf (Carica papaya L.) Active Fraction Effective as Bioinsectiside Against Anopheles species (Diptera: Culicidae) Larva Invitro Study
Authors: Anwar Chairil , Febriyanto Febriyanto , Dalilah Dalilah 
Published: October 2018

ABSTRACT

Malaria is one of the spread-disease that become a global public health problem included Indonesia. One of the controlling approach of vector-borne disease is by avoiding direct contact of human and mosquitoes. Natural insecticide is an alternative method that can be used. Carica papaya L. is one of the natural insecticide because contains of alkaloid, flavonoid and saponin. This research was aimed to determine the activity of active fraction. was a quasi-experiment research with post test only group design. This research was conducted in April â€“ June 2017. Extraction and fractination was performed in laboratory of MIPA Biologi of Sriwijaya University. The experiment was performed in laboratory of Entomologi Baturaja. The sample of the research was Anopheles sp. larva instar III and IV. Larvacide test used 6 different concentrations which was 0,125%, 0,25%, 0,5%, 1,0% and 2,0% with aquadest as a control. Anova test and post hoc analysis with SPSS 22 software. The result of efficacy test to Anopheles sp. larva showed that N-hexan was the fraction with highest larvacide ability that kill 95% larva at 2% concentration level. Thin layer chromatography test showed a compound of Terpenoid. Activity test of active fraction N-heksan of papaya leaf with the highest mortality rate 92,5% and the lowest 46,25%. LC50 fraction N-heksan of papaya leaf was high toxicity at 24 hours of observation. Anova test showed there was significant influence and difference of various concentration of active fraction of papaya leaf to the mortality of Anopheles sp. larva with p value < Î± (0,00<0,05).

Key words : Anopheles sp. larva, N-hexan fraction of papaya leaf, larvacide
The Development of Prototype Polyclonal Antibody of Receptor Advanced Glycation of Endproducts (RAGE)
Authors: Saleh Mgs Irsan , Parisa Nita , Maritska Ziske 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
Background
Receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) is a transmembrane protein that belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily. As its name implicates, it can bind to advanced glycation endproducts, the resulting product of non-enzymatic glycosylation, and it also has the ability to interact with multiple ligands having common motifs as a so-called multi-ligand receptor. The ligands include high-mobility group protein (B)1 (HMGB1), S-100 calcium-binding protein, amyloid-Î²-protein, Mac-1, and phosphatidylserine. Interaction between RAGE and its ligands activates various cellular processes, including inflammation, proliferation, apoptosis, autophagy, and migration.
Methods
The proccess of isolation protein of RAGE was initiated with extraction protein and purification of RAGE protein. After that, the immunization of Rats was be done to produce Anti-RAGE. The confirmation of Anti RAGE was be done by SDS PAGE and Immunobloting.
Results
The production of Anti RAGE was enough pure compared by Anti RAGE commercial. Anti RAGE was protein that have molecular weight around 35 kD.
Conclusion
The methods that used in this study effective to develop production of anti-RAGE.
Keywords : Anti RAGE â€“ Isolation â€“ Production Antibody
The Efficacy of Seluang Fish Oil (Rasbora agrotynea) Related Body Weight, Lipid Profile, Adiponectin and Leptin in Wistar Rats-Induced High Fat Diet
Authors: Karim Fatmawati , Hidayat Rachmat , Rivani Erizka , Khotimah Husnul , Pansserga Ester G 
Published: October 2018

Background
Rasbora agrotynea (local name : Seluang ) is a fish native to Sumatera, Malaya and Borneo. This fish has a potential as a local wisdom for supplementation of omega 3 and omega 6. In Sumatera, Seluang fish was used as traditional food.

Aim of Study
Aim of this study to explore the efficacy of seluang fish oil in body weight, lipid profile, adiponectin and leptin level in Wistar Rats-Induced High Fat Diet

Methods
This study was an experimental study , pre-post test with control group design. The sample in this study was 30 male rats, 8 weeks old, weight 150-200 gram. Rats were given high fat diet and seluang fish oil at dose of 0,1 , 0,2 and 0,4 mL/200 gr BW/day for 2 weeks. Seluang fish oil was extracted by distilation methods. The results of this study were assayed by SPSS 18.

Results
Seluang fish oil 0,4 mL/200 gr BW was more potent to reduce body weight gain, triglyseride level, leptin and increase adiponectin level than seluang fish oil 0,1 mL/200 gr BW, 0,2 mL/200 gr BW, negative control and positive control.

Conclusion
Seluang fish oil had a potention to reduce body weight, triglyceride, leptin and increase adiponectin level.

Keywords: Seluang fish Oil â€“ body weight- triglyserida â€“ leptin - adiponectin
Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) Quantitative Analysis In Plasmodium Vivax Infected Malaria Patients Experiencing Trombocytopenia
Authors: Prasasty Gita Dwi , Septiana R. A. Leni , Anwar Chairil , Handayani Dwi 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
Introduction : P. Vivax has been refered as pathological factor underlying increasing prevalences of haematological abnormality including anemia and thrombocytopenia. Through the day, exact mechanism of thrombocytopenia in malaria infection has yet come to a conclusion, several hypothesis are still in considered, phagocytosis and platelets aggregation remain the major disscussion topics. G-CSF, cytocine with elevated serum quantity in P. Vivax infections, were responsible in increasing phagoctytosis and conducting direct effect on platelets aggregation using adequate ADP. Increasing number of ADP in malaria cases were correlated with erythrocyte haemolitic, leading to increasing platelets aggregation. Although numerous hypothesis has been compelled, only a-few research publication has been made corresponding to G-CSF serum level on malaria P. Vivax infection and its correlations to thrombocytopenic events.
Aim of study : To analyze the relations between G-CSF serum levels and parasite numbers towards platelets profile in infected malaria P. Vivax patients.
Methods : Study design using Prospective analysis. Thirty six patients with single infection of Malaria Vivax in Puskesmas Sukamaju (Primary Heath Care Centre) and Puskesmas Kota Karang were assessed for G-CSF plasma levels, platelet counts, and MPV. Data analysis were conducted using Spearman correlation methods with SPSS.
Results : Study results showing significant correlation between G-CSF serum levels towards Platelet conts (R = -0,397(p = 0,016)), without significant correlation between G-CSF and MPV value (p = 0,874)
Conclusion : G-CSF serum levels were related with thrombocytopenia, with no correlation towards MPV.

Keyword: G-CSF, P. vivax, Thrombocytopenia, MPV.
GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION IN YIELD OF HILL COTTON GENOTYPES
Authors: Dewan K. M. , Bhuiyan M. S. R. , Robbani M. G. , Sonom M. 
Published: October 2018

Stability analysis helps in understanding the adaptability of genotypes over different environmental conditions and the identification of adaptable genotypes. The experiment was conducted at the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) areas of Bangladesh i.e. Bandarban, Rangamati and Khagrachari during May to September 2014 to study the genotype environment interaction effect on yield of some selected hill cotton genotypes. The experiment consisted of two factors: Factor A: Location (3 locations) - L1: Bandarban; L2: Rangamati and L3: Khagrachari; Factor B: Different cotton genotypes G1: HCG-4; G2: HCG-13, G3: HCG-15, G4: HCG-21, G5: HCG-26, G6: HCG-42, G7: HCG-51 and V8: HC-1 (Check). In case of location environment, the maximum boll per plant was recorded from Bandarban (19.13). The highest single boll weight was recorded from Bandarban (4.65 g). The highest seed cotton yield per hectare was recorded from Bandarban (1825 kg). The highest lint yield per hectare was recorded from Khagrachari (809 kg). For genotypes, maximum boll per plant (24.61), single boll weight (5.18 g), seed cotton yield per hectare (2170 kg) and lint yield per hectare (927 kg) was observed in HCG-13. In case of interaction of environments and genotypes, highest boll per plant (27.03), single ball weight (5.29 g), seed cotton yield per hectare (2170 kg), lint yield per hectare (981 kg) was observed in HCG-13 at Bandarban than the Rangamati and Khagrachari. Based on performance of eight genotypes HCG-13 followed by HCG-21 and HCG -42 was found to be highest yielder.Genotype HCG-13 was found highest yielder than the other genotypes and showed better performance at Bandarban than the Rangamati and Khagrachari.
Acute Peritoneal Dialysis System for Neonates with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy: A Case Series
Authors: Ao Xiang , Zhong Yong , Yu Xiao-he , Marshall Mark R. , Feng Tao , Ning Jian-ping , Zhou Qiao-ling 
Published: October 2018

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in critically ill neonates, and peritoneal dialysis (PD) can be a lifesaving option. In China, however, much of the equipment for PD in neonates is not available. We describe results with a novel system for PD, which has been developed locally to improve access to therapy and care for critically ill neonates requiring PD in China. Methods The system comprises a 14-gauge single-lumen central venous catheter serving as a PD catheter, inserted by Seldinger technique, with an adapted twin bag PD system. Ten neonates with AKI were treated using the novel PD system. Results The 10 patients ranged in age from 1 day to 22 days, with bodyweights between 700 g and 3,300 g. Average time to renal function recovery was between 14 and 96 hours. Complications related to the novel PD system included leak ( n = 1), catheter displacement ( n = 1), and catheter obstruction ( n = 1). There were no complications related to insertion, no cases of peritonitis or exit-site infection, and no subsequent hernias. A comparison of costs indicated that the novel PD system is less expensive than conventional systems involving open insertion of Tenckhoff catheters. Conclusions Peritoneal dialysis using the novel PD system is simple, safe, and effective for suitable neonates with AKI in China.
TY Pup: A Low-mass-ratio and Deep Contact Binary as a Progenitor Candidate of Luminous Red Novae
Authors: Sarotsakulchai T. , Qian S.-B. , Soonthornthum B. , Zhou X. , Zhang J. , Reichart D. E. , Haislip J. B. , Kouprianov V. V. , Poshyachinda S. 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
TY Pup is a well-known bright eclipsing binary with an orbital period of 0.8192 days. New light curves in B, V, (RI)
C
bands were obtained with the 0.61 m reflector robotic telescope (PROMPT-8) at CTIO in Chile during 2015 and 2017. By analyzing those photometric data with the W–D method, it is found that TY Pup is a low-mass-ratio (q ∼ 0.184) and deep-contact binary with a high fill-out factor (84.3%). An investigation of all available times of minimum light including three new ones obtained with the 60 cm and the 1.0 m telescopes at Yunnan Observatories in China indicates that the period change of TY Pup is complex. An upward parabolic variation in the O − C diagram is detected to be superimposed on a cyclic oscillation. The upward parabolic change reveals a long-term continuous increase in the orbital period at a rate of dP/dt = 5.57(±0.08) × 10−8 days yr−1. The period increase can be explained by mass transfer from the less massive component (M
2 ∼ 0.3 M
⊙) to the more massive one (M
1 ∼ 1.65 M
⊙). The binary will be merging when it meets the criterion that the orbital angular momentum is less than three times the total spin angular momentum, i.e., J
orb < 3J
rot. This suggests that the system will finally merge into a rapid-rotating single star and may produce a luminous red nova. The cyclic oscillation in the O − C diagram can be interpreted by the light-travel time effect via the presence of a third body.
Stellar Obliquities and Planetary Alignments (SOPA). I. Spin–Orbit Measurements of Three Transiting Hot Jupiters: WASP-72b, WASP-100b, and WASP-109b*
Authors: Addison B. C. , Wang Songhu , Johnson M. C. , Tinney C. G. , Wright D. J. , Bayliss D. 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
We report measurements of the sky-projected spin–orbit angles for three transiting hot Jupiters, two of which are in nearly polar orbits, WASP-100b and WASP-109b, and a third in a low-obliquity orbit, WASP-72b. We obtained these measurements by observing the Rossiter–McLaughlin effect over the course of the transits from high-resolution spectroscopic observations made with the CYCLOPS2 optical fiber bundle system feeding the UCLES spectrograph on the Anglo-Australian Telescope. The resulting sky-projected spin–orbit angles are

,

, and

for WASP-72b, WASP-100b, and WASP-109b, respectively. These results suggests that WASP-100b and WASP-109b are on highly inclined orbits tilted nearly 90◦ from their host star’s equator, while the orbit of WASP-72b appears to be well-aligned. WASP-72b is a typical hot Jupiter orbiting a mid-late F star (F7 with T
eff = 6250 ± 120 K). WASP-100b and WASP-109b are highly irradiated bloated hot Jupiters orbiting hot early-mid F stars (F2 with T
eff = 6900 ± 120 K and F4 with T
eff = 6520 ± 140 K), making them consistent with the trends observed for the majority of stars hosting planets on high-obliquity orbits.
Zodiacal Exoplanets in Time (ZEIT). VIII. A Two-planet System in Praesepe from K2 Campaign 16
Authors: Rizzuto Aaron C. , Vanderburg Andrew , Mann Andrew W. , Kraus Adam L. , Dressing Courtney D. , Agüeros Marcel A. , Douglas Stephanie T. , Krolikowski Daniel M. 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
Young planets offer a direct view of the formation and evolution processes that produced the diverse population of mature exoplanet systems known today. The repurposed Kepler mission K2 is providing the first sample of young transiting planets by observing populations of stars in nearby, young clusters and stellar associations. We report the detection and confirmation of two planets transiting K2-264, an M2.5 dwarf in the 650 Myr old Praesepe open cluster. Using our notch-filter search method on the K2 light curve, we identify planets with periods of 5.84 and 19.66 days. This is currently the second known multi-transit system in open clusters younger than 1 Gyr. The inner planet has a radius of

and the outer planet has a radius of

R
⊕. Both planets are likely mini-Neptunes. These planets are expected to produce radial velocity signals of 3.4 and 2.7 m s−1, respectively, which is smaller than the expected stellar variability in the optical (≃30 m s−1), making mass measurements unlikely in the optical but possible with future near-infrared spectrographs. We use an injection-recovery test to place robust limits on additional planets in the system and find that planets larger than 2 R
⊕ with periods of 1–20 days are unlikely.