LLukas22/scidocs huggingface dataset:
Sensing heart beat and body temperature digitally using Arduino

The project is named as “DIGITALLY SENSE HEART RATE AND BODY TEMPERATURE USING ARDUINO”. With the development of technology, in this project we can digitally sensing body temperature and heart rate using arduino. Mainly arduino is used because it can sense the environment by receiving input from variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino programming language. LM35 is used for the sense body temperature. Body temperature is a basic parameter for monitoring and diagnosing human health. Heart beat sensor was used for sensing heart rate. This device will allow one to measure their mean arterial pressure (MAP) in about one minute and the accurate body temperature will be displayed on the Android. The system can be used to measure physiological parameters, such as Heart rate (Systolic and Diastolic), Pulse rate.
Juvenile mental health histories of adults with anxiety disorders.

OBJECTIVE
Information about the psychiatric histories of adults with anxiety disorders was examined to further inform nosology and etiological/ preventive efforts.


METHOD
The authors used data from a prospective longitudinal study of a representative birth cohort (N=1,037) from ages 11 to 32 years, making psychiatric diagnoses according to DSM criteria. For adults with anxiety disorders at 32 years, follow-back analyses ascertained first diagnosis of anxiety and other juvenile disorders.


RESULTS
Of adults with each type of anxiety disorder, approximately half had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder (one-third with an anxiety disorder) by age 15. The juvenile histories of psychiatric problems for adults with different types of anxiety disorders were largely nonspecific, partially reflecting comorbidity at 32 years. Histories of anxiety and depression were most common. There was also specificity. For example, adults with panic disorder did not have histories of juvenile disorders, whereas those with other anxiety disorders did. Adults with posttraumatic stress disorder had histories of conduct disorder, whereas those with other anxiety disorders did not. Adults with specific phobia had histories of juvenile phobias but not other anxiety disorders.


CONCLUSIONS
Strong comorbidity between different anxiety disorders and lack of specificity in developmental histories of adults with anxiety disorders supports a hierarchical approach to classification, with a broad class of anxiety disorders having individual disorders within it. The early first diagnosis of psychiatric difficulties in individuals with anxiety disorders suggests the need to target research examining the etiology of anxiety disorders and prevention early in life.
Safety in numbers 4: The relationship between exposure to authentic and didactic environments and nursing students' learning of medication dosage calculation problem solving knowledge and skills.

Advancing the art and science of education practice requires a robust evaluation of the relationship between students' exposure to learning and assessment environments and the development of their cognitive competence (knowing that and why) and functional competence (know-how and skills). Healthcare education translation research requires specific education technology assessments and evaluations that consist of quantitative analyses of empirical data and qualitative evaluations of the lived student experience of the education journey and schemata construction (Weeks et al., 2013a). This paper focuses on the outcomes of UK PhD and USA post-doctorate experimental research. We evaluated the relationship between exposure to traditional didactic methods of education, prototypes of an authentic medication dosage calculation problem-solving (MDC-PS) environment and nursing students' construction of conceptual and calculation competence in medication dosage calculation problem-solving skills. Empirical outcomes from both UK and USA programmes of research identified highly significant differences in the construction of conceptual and calculation competence in MDC-PS following exposure to the authentic learning environment to that following exposure to traditional didactic transmission methods of education (p < 0.001). This research highlighted that for many students exposure to authentic learning environments is an essential first step in the development of conceptual and calculation competence and relevant schemata construction (internal representations of the relationship between the features of authentic dosage problems and calculation functions); and how authentic environments more ably support all cognitive (learning) styles in mathematics than traditional didactic methods of education. Functional competence evaluations are addressed in Macdonald et al. (2013) and Weeks et al. (2013e).
IRIS II study: intact proinsulin is confirmed as a highly specific indicator for insulin resistance in a large cross-sectional study design.

BACKGROUND
The cross-sectional IRIS-II study tried to assess the prevalence of insulin resistance and macrovascular disease in orally treated patients with Type 2 diabetes.


METHODS
In total, 4,270 patients were enrolled into the study (2,146 male, 2,124 female; mean +/- SD age 63.9 +/- 11.1 years; body mass index 30.1 +/- 5.5 kg/m2; duration of disease 5.4 +/- 5.6 years; hemoglobin A1c 6.8 +/- 1.3%). The study consisted of a single morning visit with completion of a standardized questionnaire and collection of a fasting blood sample.


RESULTS
The mean intact proinsulin value was 11.4 +/- 12.4 pmol/L (normal range < 10 pmol/L). Homeostasis model assessment resulted in 1,147 insulin-sensitive patients (26.9%) and 3,123 patients (73.1%) with insulin resistance. Of the latter patients 1,465 (34.3% of all patients) had also elevated intact proinsulin values, while 1,658 (38.8%) had no proinsulin elevation. In contrast, 1,042 (24.4%) of the insulin-sensitive patients had normal intact proinsulin, and only 105 (2.4%) had elevated intact proinsulin concentrations (chi2 test P < 0.0001). A specificity of 93.2% (sensitivity 46.9%) was calculated for elevated intact proinsulin as an indirect marker for insulin resistance. Of the 1,451 patients treated with sulfonylurea 52% had elevated intact proinsulin values and increased prevalence of cardiovascular complications (odds ratio 1.45).


CONCLUSION
Type 2 patients with elevated fasting intact proinsulin values can be regarded as being insulin resistant. The results confirm that fasting intact proinsulin is a suitable measure for beta-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes and may be used to support therapeutic decisions.
Kernel feature selection to fuse multi-spectral MRI images for brain tumor segmentation

1077-3142/$ see front matter 2010 Elsevier Inc. A doi:10.1016/j.cviu.2010.09.007 ⇑ Corresponding author. Fax: +33 2 32 95 50 22. E-mail address: su.ruan@univ-rouen.fr (S. Ruan). This paper presents a framework of a medical image analysis system for the brain tumor segmentation and the brain tumor following-up over time using multi-spectral MRI images. Brain tumors have a large diversity in shape and appearance with intensities. Multi-spectral images have the advantage in providing complementary information to resolve some ambiguities. However, they may also bring along a lot of redundant information, increasing the data processing time and segmentation errors. The challenge is how to make use of the multi-spectral images effectively. Our idea of fusing these data is to extract the most useful features to obtain the best segmentation with the least cost in time. The Support Vector Machine (SVM) classification integrated with a selection of the features in a kernel space is proposed. The selection criteria are defined by the kernel class separability. Based on this SVM classification a framework to follow up the brain tumor evolution is proposed, which consists of the following steps: (1) to learn the brain tumor and select the features from the first MRI examination of the patients; (2) to automatically segment the tumor in new data using SVM; (3) to refine the tumor contour by a region growing technique. The system has been tested on real patient images with satisfying results. The quantitative evaluations by comparing with experts’ manual traces and with other approaches demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Enhancement of platelet inhibition of ticlopidine plus aspirin vs aspirin alone given prior to elective PTCA.

BACKGROUND
In many patients today, elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty is followed by implantation of coronary stents to achieve optimal results. The current medical strategy to prevent early reocclusion is the inhibition of platelet aggregation by administration of ticlopidine, in addition to aspirin, immediately after the procedure. In order to inhibit platelet aggregation as early as possible, many centres begin to treat patients with additional ticlopidine the day before elective coronary intervention. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of this strategy on platelet aggregation before angioplasty.


METHOD
Fifty-two consecutive patients admitted to hospital for elective balloon angioplasty were prospectively randomized to receive either standard oral aspirin 100 mg per day or standard therapy plus 250 mg ticlopidine at the time of admission and the morning before angioplasty. Adenosine diphosphate-, collagen- and epinephrine-induced platelet aggregation was measured immediately before the procedure by an investigator who was blinded concerning the arm of therapy.


RESULTS
The two groups of patients were comparable in terms of age, sex, body mass index, anginal state, time interval between application of study drug and coronary intervention. Patients on aspirin and ticlopidine had a mean maximal platelet aggregation of 36 +/- 12% with adenosine diphosphate as agonist. For the control group, 54 +/- 12% was measured (P < 0.001). Myocardial infarction or emergency coronary bypass grafting did not occur in either group. Local haemorrhagic complications at the arterial access site occurred in five (aspirin) and six (aspirin and ticlopidine) patients (P = ns) none of them requiring blood transfusion.


CONCLUSION
The additional application of ticlopidine to chronic aspirin therapy the day before elective coronary balloon angioplasty leads to a significantly higher inhibition of platelet aggregation at the time of the intervention. It seems to be safe compared to the standard procedure.
Indoor air quality and health problems associated with damp floor coverings.

OBJECTIVES
To study the relationship between a high incidence of bronchial asthma among employees working in an office building and an indoor air problem related to the degradation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) floor coverings in the building. The indoor air measurements and results of renovations are also described.


METHODS
Employees' symptoms were surveyed by a questionnaire, and the incidence of asthma was calculated from the medical records for 1997-2000. The quality of indoor air was assessed by microbial sampling and by investigation of the building for possible moisture damage. Indoor air was sampled for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) through Tenax adsorbent tubes. In situ volatile emission measurements from the concrete floor were performed via the field and laboratory emission cell (FLEC) method.


RESULTS
In an office with approximately 150 employees, eight new cases of asthma were found in 4 years. In addition, the workers complained of respiratory, conjunctival and nasal symptoms. Emissions indicating the degradation of plastic floor coverings (e.g. 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, 1-butanol) were found in the indoor air and floor material samples. The plastic floor coverings, adhesives and the levelling layers were carefully removed from 12 rooms. The VOCs had diffused into the underlying concrete slabs. The concrete was warmed to remove the diffused VOCs from these areas. After the repairs the concentrations of the VOCs indicating the degradation of PVC, decreased, as did the prevalence of the employees' symptoms and several asthma patients' need for medication.


CONCLUSIONS
The workers in the office building complained of several respiratory, conjunctival and dermal symptoms. The incidence of adult-onset asthma was approximately nine-times higher than that among Finns employed in similar work. The most probable single cause of the indoor air problem was the degradation of the plastic floor coverings.
Sub-Frequency Interval Approach in Electromechanical Impedance Technique for Concrete Structure Health Monitoring

The electromechanical (EM) impedance technique using piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) transducers for structural health monitoring (SHM) has attracted considerable attention in various engineering fields. In the conventional EM impedance technique, the EM admittance of a PZT transducer is used as a damage indicator. Statistical analysis methods such as root mean square deviation (RMSD) have been employed to associate the damage level with the changes in the EM admittance signatures, but it is difficult to determine the location of damage using such methods. This paper proposes a new approach by dividing the large frequency (30-400 kHz) range into sub-frequency intervals and calculating their respective RMSD values. The RMSD of the sub-frequency intervals (RMSD-S) will be used to study the severity and location of damage. An experiment is carried out on a real size concrete structure subjected to artificial damage. It is observed that damage close to the PZT changes the high frequency range RMSD-S significantly, while the damage far away from the PZT changes the RMSD-S in the low frequency range significantly. The relationship between the frequency range and the PZT sensing region is also presented. Finally, a damage identification scheme is proposed to estimate the location and severity of damage in concrete structures.
Pneumatic Soft Actuator for Human Assist Technology

In the coming advanced age society, an innovative technology to assist the activities of daily living of elderly and disabled people and the heavy work in nursing is desired. To develop such a technology, an actuator safe and friendly for human is required. It should be small, lightweight and has to provide a proper softness. We call such an actuator soft actuator. A pneumatic rubber artificial muscle is one of typical soft actuators, which is useful for the human assist technology. We have developed some types of pneumatic rubber artificial muscles and applied them to human friendly soft mechanisms and wearable power assist devices. Since these mechanism and devices directly act on the human body, the human friendliness is essentially important. A wearable power assist device is equipped to the human body to assist the muscular force, which supports activities of daily living, rehabilitation, heavy working, training and so on. In this paper, some types of rubber muscles developed and manufactured in our laboratory are introduced. A soft robot hand for wiping the human body and a parallel manipulator for the wrist rehabilitation are described as soft mechanisms. Further, a wearable power assist glove and a power assist splint for upper arm are shown. Some evaluations clarify the effectiveness of pneumatic soft actuator for an innovative human assist technology.
Moxibustion for cancer-related fatigue: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND
Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most common symptoms experienced by cancer patients, and it diminishes their quality of life. However, there is currently no confirmed standard treatment for cancer-related fatigue, and thus, many patients who suffer cancer-related fatigue seek complementary and alternative medicines such as moxibustion. Moxibustion is one of the most popular therapies in traditional Korean medicine used to manage fatigue. Recent studies have also demonstrated that moxibustion is effective for treating chronic fatigue. However, there is insufficient evidence supporting the effect of moxibustion against cancer-related fatigue. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of moxibustion treatment for cancer-related fatigue.


METHODS/DESIGN
A multi-center, three-armed parallel, randomized controlled trial will be conducted. Ninety-six patients with cancer-related fatigue will be recruited from three clinical research centers. They will be randomly allocated to one of three groups in a 1:1:1 ratio. The moxibustion group will receive moxibustion treatment at CV8, CV12, LI4 and ST36. The sham moxibustion group will receive sham moxibustion at non-acupoints. Both the moxibustion and sham moxibustion groups will receive 30-min treatments twice a week for 8 weeks. The usual care group will not receive moxibustion treatment. All participants will be educated via a brochure on how to manage cancer-related fatigue in daily life. The outcome measurements will be evaluated at baseline, week 5, week 9, and week 13 by assessors who are blinded to the group allocation. The primary outcome measure will be the mean change in the average scores of the Brief Fatigue Inventory before and after treatments between groups. The secondary outcome measures will be the mean difference in changes from baseline of the Brief Fatigue Inventory, functional assessments of cancer therapy-fatigue, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C-30 scores, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores between groups. Safety will be assessed by monitoring adverse events at each visit.


DISCUSSION
The results of this study will provide evidence to confirm whether moxibustion can be used as a therapeutic option for treating cancer-related fatigue.


TRIAL REGISTRATION
Clinical Research Information Service KCT0002170 . Registered 16 December 2016.
Prediction of pre-eclampsia by uterine artery Doppler ultrasonography and maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A, free beta-human chorionic gonadotropin, activin A and inhibin A at 22 + 0 to 24 + 6 weeks' gestation.

OBJECTIVE
To investigate the potential value of combining uterine artery Doppler ultrasonography with the measurement of maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), free beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG), activin A and inhibin A at 22 + 0 to 24 + 6 weeks' gestation, in the prediction of pregnancies that subsequently develop pre-eclampsia.


METHODS
The maternal serum PAPP-A, free beta-hCG, activin A and inhibin A concentrations at 22 + 0 to 24 + 6 weeks' gestation were measured in samples obtained from women with singleton pregnancies who participated in a screening study for pre-eclampsia by transvaginal color flow Doppler measurement of the uterine artery pulsatility index (PI). A search was made of the database to identify those who subsequently developed pre-eclampsia (n = 24) and a group of controls with normal outcome (n = 144). Regression analysis was performed to establish any relationship between the biochemical markers themselves and between the biochemical markers and uterine artery mean PI. A multivariate Gaussian model combining various biochemical markers with uterine artery mean PI was developed using standard statistical modeling techniques and the performance of such models in discriminating cases with pre-eclampsia was evaluated by receiver-operating characteristics curve (ROC) analysis.


RESULTS
In the pre-eclampsia group, compared to the controls, the uterine artery mean PI and the maternal serum levels of PAPP-A, free beta-hCG, activin A and inhibin A were significantly increased. The predicted detection rates of pre-eclampsia, for a false positive rate of 5%, was 50% by uterine artery mean PI, 5% by PAPP-A, 10% by free beta-hCG, 35% by inhibin A and 44% by activin A. Screening by a combination of uterine artery mean PI and maternal serum activin A and inhibin A could detect 75% and 92% of patients who subsequently developed pre-eclampsia, for false positive rates of 5% and 10%, respectively.


CONCLUSION
Screening for pre-eclampsia by uterine artery PI at 22 + 0 to 24 + 6 weeks' gestation can be improved by measurement of activin A and inhibin A levels.
Improved mechanical performance and delayed corrosion phenomena in biodegradable Mg-Zn-Ca alloys through Pd-alloying.

The influence of partial substitution of Mg by Pd on the microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour of Mg(72-x)Zn(23)Ca(5)Pd(x) (x=0, 2 and 6 at.%) alloys, synthesized by copper mould casting, is investigated. While the Mg(72)Zn(23)Ca(5) alloy is mainly amorphous, the addition of Pd decreases the glass-forming ability, thus favouring the formation of crystalline phases. From a mechanical viewpoint, the hardness increases with the addition of Pd, from 2.71 GPa for x=0 to 3.9 GPa for x=6, mainly due to the formation of high-strength phases. In turn, the wear resistance is maximized for an intermediate Pd content (i.e., Mg(70)Zn(23)Ca(5)Pd(2)). Corrosion tests in a simulated body fluid (Hank's solution) indicate that Pd causes a shift in the corrosion potential towards more positive values, thus delaying the biodegradability of this alloy. Moreover, since the cytotoxic studies with mouse preosteoblasts do not show dead cells after culturing for 27 h, these alloys are potential candidates to be used as biomaterials.
Equally Prepared for Life ? HOW 15-YEAR-OLD BOYS AND GIRLS PERFORM

www.pisa.oecd.org In the past few decades there has been an increasing interest in the different educational experiences, successes and eventual outcomes that prevail for men and women world wide. Compelling moral, social and economic incentives for individuals and societies have motivated research to better understand gender differences from early childhood through to labour market participation. Research focusing on gender differences can inform policy endorsing gender equity. More specifically, research on educational performance and attitudes can be effective in promoting quality student outcomes and equity. The OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) explores the educational performance and attitudes of 15-year-old girls and boys. This report begins with a general summary of gender differences measured outside of the PISA assessment programme. It then considers the knowledge gained about gender-related issues from previous PISA cycles. Some key findings include: – In reading in PISA 2000, girls significantly outscored boys in all countries. – In mathematics in PISA 2003, boys outscored girls somewhat. – In the combined science scale in PISA 2006, there was no overall significant difference observed between boys and girls. However, when examining the various science competencies, knowledge components and attitudes to science, there were some marked differences.
Elimination of ISI Using Improved LMS Based Decision Feedback Equalizer

receiver. The channel disrupts the transmitted signal by spreading it in time. Although, the LMS algorithm is robust and reliable, it is slow in convergence. In order to increase the speed of convergence, modifications have been made in the algorithm where the weights get updated depending on the severity of disturbance.
VIRTUAL THEATER for Industrial Training: A Collaborative Virtual Environment

Collaborative Virtual Environment concepts have been used in many systems in the past few years. Applications of such technology range from military combat simulations to various civilian commercial applications. In this paper we present a CVE prototype developed for industrial tele-training. We are showing that users can successfully control the environment through wireless input based on video processing and speech recognition. Key-Words: Collaborative Virtual Environments, Virtual Reality, Collaboration, Java3D, Virtual Theater, Multimedia, Video Processing, Industrial Training.