H55N polymorphism is associated with low citrate synthase activity which regulates lipid metabolism in mouse muscle cells

Funding: This work was supported, in whole or in part, by European Social Fund under the Global Grant measure Grant VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K-02-057 (to A.L.), European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes grant (to T.V.), NHS Grampian Endowment grant (to A.R. and S.R.G.), Kuwait Ministry of Health grant (to M.A.), Saudi Ministry of Higher Education grant (to Y.A.,) as well as Saltire scholarship, Wenner-Gren Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, Albert Renold Travel Fellowship and a Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Grant (to B.G.).Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Strategi Pengembangan Keterampilan Hidup Warga Belajar Paket C Melalui Pelatihan Kaligrafi Di PKBM Al Mubarok 2 Genteng, Banyuwangi

Program Pengembangan Keterampilan Hidup melalui pelatihan kaligrafi di PKBM Al Mubarok 2 Genteng Banyuwangi dirancang untuk meningkatkan keterampilan hidup (life skills) warga belajar Paket C. Pelatihan ini dimulai dengan identifikasi kebutuhan peserta dan penyusunan kurikulum yang mencakup teknik kaligrafi, manajemen waktu, kerja sama tim, serta keterampilan berwirausaha. Metode pembelajaran yang diterapkan adalah partisipatif, melibatkan demonstrasi langsung oleh instruktur, praktek mandiri, dan evaluasi berkala untuk memastikan pemahaman dan kemajuan peserta. Motivasi warga belajar diperkuat melalui pemberian sertifikat, penghargaan untuk karya terbaik, serta pameran hasil karya. Dukungan psikososial juga diberikan untuk membantu peserta mengatasi hambatan pribadi dan sosial. Evaluasi pelatihan dilakukan secara berkala melalui penilaian hasil karya, observasi, dan feedback dari peserta, yang kemudian digunakan untuk menyempurnakan program. Selain itu, PKBM Al Mubarok 2 menjalin kerjasama dengan komunitas seni lokal dan lembaga lainnya untuk memperluas akses dan peluang bagi peserta pelatihan. Hasil dari program ini menunjukkan peningkatan signifikan dalam keterampilan artistik, rasa percaya diri, dan peluang usaha bagi warga belajar. Pelatihan kaligrafi tidak hanya mengembangkan keterampilan teknis, tetapi juga membentuk karakter, kreativitas, dan kemampuan beradaptasi warga belajar dalam menghadapi tantangan kehidupan sehari-hari. Program ini membuktikan bahwa pendekatan yang komprehensif dan partisipatif dalam pelatihan keterampilan hidup dapat memberikan manfaat yang berkelanjutan bagi masyarakat

Perceived Employability of Skilled Migrants: A Systematic Review and Future Research agenda

This review examines the perceived employability of skilled migrants (SMs) through an analysis of 88 management and organisational research articles published over 2009-2019 period. We find the extant literature characterised by context-specific studies featuring considerable variety in terms of levels of analysis, theory, and content. Using the notion of perceived employability, key themes in the literature are identified and presented in an integrative framework. The framework encompasses individual, organisational, occupational, and institutional components of the perceived employability of SMs, different forms of work transition and associated mediators (broadening strategies) and moderators (transition conditions). Proposing adoption of process thinking for future research, suggestions regarding the interaction of individual and contextual components of perceived employability and the mediation and moderation mechanisms in the process of work transition are outlined

TEM study of the oxidation resistance and diffusion processes in a multilayered TiSiN/TiN(Ag) coating designed for tribological applications

This work investigates the structure evolution of a multilayered TiSiN/TiN(Ag) coating with heating, oxide scale growth, diffusion processes occurring during oxidation, and changes in the structure and chemical composition of the non-oxidized zone. The coatings have a multilayered structure with a bilayer periodic thickness of ~40 nm. The TiN(Ag) layer consists of fcc TiN and Ag crystalline phases, where Ag nanocrystallites are homogenously distributed at the TiN grain boundaries. The TiSiN layer consists of fcc Ti–Si–N solid solution grains and an amorphous a-SiNx phase which segregates at the Ti–Si–N grain boundaries. In-situ hot-XRD analysis shows that the first signs of oxidation occur at 800 ◦C, when rutile-TiO2 starts to form. The oxidized part of the coating is Ag depleted, except the top layer terminating the structure, which contains some 1–3 nm Ag clusters. Ag diffuses towards the surface from oxidized zones. The cross-sectional analysis also shows no signs of recrystallization and structural changes, except for stress relaxation in the non-oxidized part after annealing at 800 ◦C. No Ag redistribution or diffusion is found in the non-oxidized part, even close to the interface with the oxide layer, which suggest effectiveness of the multilayered design to mitigate uncontrolled Ag migration towards the surface.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Microvision: Static analysis-based approach to visualizing microservices in augmented reality

Microservices are supporting digital transformation; however, fundamental tools and system perspectives are missing to better observe, understand, and manage these systems, their properties, and their dependencies. Microservices architecture leans toward decentralization, which yields many advantages to system operation; it, however, brings challenges to their development. Microservices lack a system-centric perspective to better cope with system evolution and quality assessment. In this work, we explore microservice-specific architecture reconstruction based on static analysis. Such reconstruction typically results in system models to visualize selected system-centric perspectives. Conventional models are limited in utility when the service cardinality is high. We consider an alternative data visualization using 3D space using augmented reality. To begin testing the feasibility of deriving such perspectives from microservice systems, we developed and implemented prototype tools for software architecture reconstruction and visualization of compared perspectives

Microservice Architecture Reconstruction and Visualization Techniques: A Review

Microservice system solutions are driving digital transformation; however, fundamental tools and system perspectives are missing to better observe, understand, and manage these systems, their properties, and their dependencies. Microservices architecture leads towards decentralization, which implies many advantages to system operation; it, however, brings challenges to their development. Microservice systems often lack a system-centric perspective that would help engineers better cope with system evolution and quality assessment. In this work, we explored microservice-specific architecture reconstruction based on static analysis. Such reconstruction typically results in system models to visualize selected system-centric perspectives. Conventional models involve 2D methods; however, these methods are limited in utility when services proliferate. We considered various architectural perspectives relevant to microservices and assessed the relevancy of the traditional method, comparing it to alternative data visualization using 3D space. As a representative of the 3D method, we considered a 3D graph model presented in augmented reality. To begin testing the feasibility of deriving such perspectives from microservice systems, we developed and implemented prototype tools for software architecture reconstruction and visualization of compared perspectives. Using these prototypes, we performed a small user study with software practitioners to highlight the potentials and limitations of these innovative visualizations used for common practitioner reasoning and tasks

Fluorine induced pseudo-anomeric effects in methoxycyclohexanes through electrostatic 1,3-diaxial interactions

Authors thank FAPESP, CONFAP and The UK Academies for a São Paulo International Research Collaboration (FAPESP #2019/05028-7). FAPESP is also gratefully acknowledge for an undergraduate fellowship to BAP (#2019/03855-3), and a Young Research Award to RAC (#2018/03910-1). The Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) is thanked for a Studentship (CY). Finally CENAPAD-SP, CESUP and SDumont are acknowledged for computational resources used in theory calculations.We report counter‐intuitive axial preferences in non‐stereochemically biased, selectively fluorinated methoxycyclohexanes. These pseudo‐anomeric effects are apparent when electronegative CF2 groups are placed at the C‐2, C‐4 and C‐6 positions of the cyclohexane ring to render the C‐3/5 axial hydrogen atoms electropositive. The electrostatic interaction between these axial hydrogen atoms and the ‐OMe oxygen is stabilising. The effect is explored using high‐level ab initio and DFT calculations in the framework of NBO, QTAIM and NCI analysis across a range of derivatives, and experimentally (19F{1H}‐NMR at −80 °C) for some illustrative examples. The effect is significant in energy terms for a weak interaction, and illustrates a new stereoelectronic aspect attributed to selective fluorine substitution in organic chemistry.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe

Patterns of tobacco use in the United Arab Emirates healthy future (UAEHFS) pilot study

© 2018 Al-Houqani et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Introduction Self-reported tobacco use in the United Arab Emirates is among the highest in the region. Use of tobacco products other than cigarettes is widespread, but little is known about specific behavior use patterns. There have been no studies that have biochemically verified smoking status. Methods The UAE Healthy Future Study (UAEHFS) seeks to understand the causes of non-communicable diseases through a 20,000-person cohort study. During the study pilot, 517 Emirati nationals were recruited to complete a questionnaire, provide clinical measurements and biological samples. Complete smoking data were available for 428 participants. Validation of smoking status via cotinine testing was conducted based on complete questionnaire data and matching urine samples for 399 participants, using a cut-off of 200ng/ml to indicate active smoking status. Results Self-reported tobacco use was 36% among men and 3% among women in the sample. However, biochemical verification of smoking status revealed that 42% men and 9% of women were positive for cotinine indicating possible recent tobacco use. Dual and poly-use of tobacco products was fairly common with 32% and 6% of the sample reporting respectively. Conclusions This is the first study in the region to biochemically verify tobacco use self-report data. Tobacco use in this study population was found to be higher than previously thought, especially among women. Misclassification of smoking status was more common than expected. Poly-tobacco use was also very common. Additional studies are needed to understand tobacco use behaviors and the extent to which people may be exposed to passive tobacco smoke. Implications This study is the first in the region to biochemically verify self-reported smoking status

Types of tobacco consumption and the oral microbiome in the United Arab Emirates Healthy Future (UAEHFS) Pilot Study

© 2018, The Author(s). Cigarette smoking alters the oral microbiome; however, the effect of alternative tobacco products remains unclear. Middle Eastern tobacco products like dokha and shisha, are becoming globally widespread. We tested for the first time in a Middle Eastern population the hypothesis that different tobacco products impact the oral microbiome. The oral microbiome of 330 subjects from the United Arab Emirates Healthy Future Study was assessed by amplifying the bacterial 16S rRNA gene from mouthwash samples. Tobacco consumption was assessed using a structured questionnaire and further validated by urine cotinine levels. Oral microbiome overall structure and specific taxon abundances were compared, using PERMANOVA and DESeq analyses respectively. Our results show that overall microbial composition differs between smokers and nonsmokers (p = 0.0001). Use of cigarettes (p = 0.001) and dokha (p = 0.042) were associated with overall microbiome structure, while shisha use was not (p = 0.62). The abundance of multiple genera were significantly altered (enriched/depleted) in cigarette smokers; however, only Actinobacillus, Porphyromonas, Lautropia and Bifidobacterium abundances were significantly changed in dokha users whereas no genera were significantly altered in shisha smokers. For the first time, we show that smoking dokha is associated to oral microbiome dysbiosis, suggesting that it could have similar effects as smoking cigarettes on oral health

The AGE-RAGE axis in an Arab population: The United Arab Emirates Healthy Futures (UAEHFS) pilot study

© 2017 The Authors Aims The transformation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from a semi-nomadic to a high income society has been accompanied by increasing rates of obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus. We examined if the AGE-RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation endproducts) axis is associated with obesity and diabetes mellitus in the pilot phase of the UAE Healthy Futures Study (UAEHFS). Methods 517 Emirati subjects were enrolled and plasma/serum levels of AGE, carboxy methyl lysine (CML)-AGE, soluble (s)RAGE and endogenous secretory (es)RAGE were measured along with weight, height, waist and hip circumference (WC/HC), blood pressure, HbA1c, Vitamin D levels and routine chemistries. The relationship between the AGE-RAGE axis and obesity and diabetes mellitus was tested using proportional odds models and linear regression. Results After covariate adjustment, AGE levels were significantly associated with diabetes status. Levels of sRAGE and esRAGE were associated with BMI and levels of sRAGE were associated with WC/HC. Conclusions The AGE-RAGE axis is associated with diabetes status and obesity in this Arab population. Prospective serial analysis of this axis may identify predictive biomarkers of obesity and cardiometabolic dysfunction in the UAEHFS