LLukas22/scidocs huggingface dataset:
The Black Body as Souvenir in American Lynching

This essay reads the collection of body parts, in the aftermath of the lynching spectacle, as souvenirs, fetish objects, and performance remains. Along the way, it spotlights the importance of narrative to the souvenir, challenges the notion that performance disappears through an emphasis on its remains, and asserts that embodied experiences of the past can be accessed in the present.
Responsiveness and minimal clinically important difference for pain and disability instruments in low back pain patients

BACKGROUND
The choice of an evaluative instrument has been hampered by the lack of head-to-head comparisons of responsiveness and the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) in subpopulations of low back pain (LBP). The objective of this study was to concurrently compare responsiveness and MCID for commonly used pain scales and functional instruments in four subpopulations of LBP patients.


METHODS
The Danish versions of the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), the 23-item Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMQ), the physical function and bodily pain subscales of the SF36, the Low Back Pain Rating Scale (LBPRS) and a numerical rating scale for pain (0-10) were completed by 191 patients from the primary and secondary sectors of the Danish health care system. Clinical change was estimated using a 7-point transition question and a numeric rating scale for importance. Responsiveness was operationalized using standardized response mean (SRM), area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC), and cut-point analysis. Subpopulation analyses were carried out on primary and secondary sector patients with LBP only or leg pain +/- LBP.


RESULTS
RMQ was the most responsive instrument in primary and secondary sector patients with LBP only (SRM = 0.5-1.4; ROC = 0.75-0.94) whereas ODI and RMQ showed almost similar responsiveness in primary and secondary sector patients with leg pain (ODI: SRM = 0.4-0.9; ROC = 0.76-0.89; RMQ: SRM = 0.3-0.9; ROC = 0.72-0.88). In improved patients, the RMQ was more responsive in primary and secondary sector patients and LBP only patients (SRM = 1.3-1.7) while the RMQ and ODI were equally responsive in leg pain patients (SRM = 1.3 and 1.2 respectively). All pain measures demonstrated almost equal responsiveness. The MCID increased with increasing baseline score in primary sector and LBP only patients but was only marginally affected by patient entry point and pain location. The MCID of the percentage change score remained constant for the ODI (51%) and RMQ (38%) specifically and differed in the subpopulations.


CONCLUSION
RMQ is suitable for measuring change in LBP only patients and both ODI and RMQ are suitable for leg pain patients irrespectively of patient entry point. The MCID is baseline score dependent but only in certain subpopulations. Relative change measured using the ODI and RMQ was not affected by baseline score when patients quantified an important improvement.
Design and workspace analysis of a 6-6 cable-suspended parallel robot

In this paper, we study the design and workspace of a 6–6 cable-suspended parallel robot. The workspace volume is characterized as the set of points where the centroid of the moving platform can reach with tensions in all suspension cables at a constant orientation. This paper attempts to tackle some aspects of optimal design of a 6DOF cable robot by addressing the variations of the workspace volume and the accuracy of the robot using different geometric configurations, different sizes and orientations of the moving platform. The global condition index is used as a performance index of a robot with respect to the force and velocity transmission over the whole workspace. The results are used for design analysis of the cable-robot for a specific motion of the moving platform. 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Patient self-management in primary care patients with mild COPD – protocol of a randomised controlled trial of telephone health coaching

BackgroundThe prevalence of diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the UK is 1.8%, although it is estimated that this represents less than half of the total disease in the population as much remains undiagnosed. Case finding initiatives in primary care will identify people with mild disease and symptoms. The majority of self-management trials have identified patients from secondary care clinics or following a hospital admission for exacerbation of their condition. This trial will recruit a primary care population with mild symptoms of COPD and use telephone health coaching to encourage self-management.Methods/DesignIn this study, using a multi-centred randomised controlled trial (RCT) across at least 70 general practices in England, we plan to establish the effectiveness of nurse-led telephone health coaching to support self-management in primary care for people who report only mild symptoms of their COPD (MRC grade 1 and 2) compared to usual care. The intervention focuses on taking up smoking cessation services, increasing physical activity, medication management and action planning and is underpinned by behavioural change theory. In total, we aim to recruit 556 patients with COPD confirmed by spirometry with follow up at six and 12 months. The primary outcome is health related quality of life using the St Georges Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Spirometry and BMI are measured at baseline. Secondary outcomes include self-reported health behaviours (smoking and physical activity), physical activity measured by accelerometery (at 12 months), psychological morbidity, self-efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the intervention. Longitudinal qualitative interviews will explore how engaged participants were with the intervention and how embedded behaviour change was in every day practices.DiscussionThis trial will provide robust evidence about the effectiveness of a novel telephone health coaching intervention to promote behaviour change and prevent disease progression in patients with mild symptoms of dyspnoea in primary care.Trial registrationCurrent controlled trials ISRCTN06710391.
Self-Management education for adults with poorly controlled epILEpsy (SMILE (UK)): a randomised controlled trial protocol

BACKGROUND
Teaching people with epilepsy to identify and manage seizure triggers, implement strategies to remember to take antiepileptic drugs, implement precautions to minimize risks during seizures, tell others what to do during a seizure and learn what to do during recovery may lead to better self-management. No teaching programme exists for adults with epilepsy in the United Kingdom although a number of surveys have shown patients want more information.


METHODS/DESIGN
This is a multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a two-day Self-Management education for epILEpsy (SMILE (UK)), which was originally developed in Germany (MOSES).Four hundred and twenty eight adult patients who attended specialist epilepsy outpatient clinics at 15 NHS participating sites in the previous 12 months, and who fulfil other eligibility criteria will be randomised to receive the intervention (SMILE (UK) course with treatment as usual- TAU) or to have TAU only (control). The primary outcome is the effect on patient reported quality of life (QoL). Secondary outcomes are seizure frequency and psychological distress (anxiety and depression), perceived impact of epilepsy, adherence to medication, management of adverse effects from medication, and improved self-efficacy in management (mastery/control) of epilepsy.Within the trial there will be a nested qualitative study to explore users' views of the intervention, including barriers to participation and the perceived benefits of the intervention. The cost-effectiveness of the intervention will also be assessed.


DISCUSSION
This study will provide quantitative and qualitative evidence of the impact of a structured self management programme on quality of life and other aspects of clinical and cost effectiveness in adults with poorly controlled epilepsy.


TRIAL REGISTRATION
Current Controlled Trials: ISRCTN57937389.
Distributed Control of Robotic Networks

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Equivariant Gromov-Witten invariants

The objective of this paper is to describe the construction and some applications of the equivariant counterpart to the Gromov-Witten (GW) theory, i.e., intersection theory on spaces of (pseudo-) holomorphic curves in (almost) Kähler manifolds. Given a Killing action of a compact Lie group G on a compact Kähler manifold X, the equivariant GW-theory provides, as we will show in Section 3, the equivariant cohomology space HG(X) with a Frobenius structure (see [11]). We will discuss applications of the equivariant theory to the computation ([15], [18]) of quantum cohomology algebras of flag manifolds (Section 5), to the simultaneous diagonalization of the quantum cupproduct operators (Sections 7, 8), to the S1-equivariant Floer homology theory on the loop space LX (see Section 6 and [14], [13]), and to a “quantum” version of the Serre duality theorem (Section 12). In Sections 9–11 we combine the general theory developed in Sections 1–6 with the fixed-point localization technique [21], in order to prove the mirror conjecture (in the form suggested in [14]) for projective complete intersections. By the mirror conjecture, one usually means some intriguing relations (discovered by physicists) between symplectic and complex geometry on a compact Kähler CalabiYau n-fold and, respectively, complex and symplectic geometry on another Calabi-Yau n-fold, called the mirror partner of the former one. The remarkable application [8] of the mirror conjecture to the enumeration of rational curves on Calabi-Yau 3-folds (1991, see the theorem below) raised a number of new mathematical problems—challenging tests of maturity for modern methods of symplectic topology. On the other hand, in 1993 I suggested that the relation between symplectic and complex geometry predicted by the mirror conjecture can be extended from the class of Calabi-Yau manifolds to more general compact symplectic manifolds if one admits non-
Associations with retinal nerve fiber layer measures in the EPIC-Norfolk Eye Study.

PURPOSE
To describe GDxVCC retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) measures and associations in a predominantly white British population.


METHODS
The EPIC-Norfolk Eye Study is nested within a large multicenter cohort study, the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer. RNFL measurements were taken using the GDxVCC. Generalized estimating equation models were used to assess associations of RNFL measures with age, sex, body mass index (BMI), height, blood pressure, social class, education level, alcohol intake, smoking status, axial length, intraocular pressure, and lens status. Models were linearly adjusted for typical scan score to handle scans with atypical retardation.


RESULTS
There were complete data from 11,030 eyes of 6309 participants with mean age 68 years (48-90 years). Older age (-1.53 μm/decade [95% confidence interval {CI} -1.73, -1.33], P < 0.001), male sex (-0.44 μm [95% CI -0.04, -0.84], P = 0.031), shorter axial length (-0.15 μm/mm [95% CI -0.02, -0.28], P = 0.024), and pseudophakia (-0.49 μm [95% CI -0.94, -0.04], P = 0.033) were associated with thinner RNFL after adjustment for possible confounders. Higher BMI was associated with a thinner RNFL in men only (-0.30 μm/5 kg/m(2) [95% CI -0.58, -0.02], P = 0.039).


CONCLUSIONS
This analysis of associations with RNFL thickness in a largely healthy population may provide insight into the determinants of glaucoma, suggesting higher risk in those who are older, in men, and in men with a higher BMI.
MySQL reference manual - documentation from the source

Inevitably, reading is one of the requirements to be undergone. To improve the performance and quality, someone needs to have something new every day. It will suggest you to have more inspirations, then. However, the needs of inspirations will make you searching for some sources. Even from the other people experience, internet, and many books. Books and internet are the recommended media to help you improving your quality and performance.
Delayed ripening and improved fruit processing quality in tomato by RNAi-mediated silencing of three homologs of 1-aminopropane-1-carboxylate synthase gene.

The ripening hormone, ethylene is known to initiate, modulate and co-ordinate the expression of various genes involved in the ripening process. The burst in ethylene production is the key event for the onset of ripening in climacteric fruits, including tomatoes. Therefore ethylene is held accountable for the tons of post-harvest losses due to over-ripening and subsequently resulting in fruit rotting. In the present investigation, delayed ripening tomatoes were generated by silencing three homologs of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) synthase (ACS) gene during the course of ripening using RNAi technology. The chimeric RNAi-ACS construct designed to target ACS homologs, effectively repressed the ethylene production in tomato fruits. Fruits from such lines exhibited delayed ripening and extended shelf life for ∼45 days, with improved juice quality. The ethylene suppression brought about compositional changes in these fruits by enhancing polyamine (PA) levels. Further, decreased levels of ethylene in RNAi-ACS fruits has led to the altered levels of various ripening-specific transcripts, especially the up-regulation of PA biosynthesis and ascorbic acid (AsA) metabolism genes and down-regulation of cell wall hydrolyzing enzyme genes. These results suggest that the down-regulation of ACS homologs using RNAi can be an effective approach for obtaining delayed ripening with longer shelf life and an enhanced processing quality of tomato fruits. Also, the chimeric gene fusion can be used as an effective design for simultaneous silencing of more than one gene. These observations would be useful in better understanding of the ethylene and PA signaling during fruit ripening and molecular mechanisms underlying the interaction of these two molecules in affecting fruit quality traits.
Accuracy of Screw Placement in Lumbar Transpedicular Fixation: A Comparative Study between Open and Percutaneous Techniques Using a Novel Classification Model

Background Data: In the late fifties of the last century, Boucher described posterior pedicle screw placement for the first time for treatment of a diversity of spinal pathologies. Currently, there are three methods for pedicle screw placement: the free hand, the fluoroscopy guided open and the percutaneous techniques. Despite being reported safe and accurate, percutaneous pedicle screw insertion is still being investigated in comparison to the traditional open technique. Purpose: In this study, the authors are trying to find out if there was any superiority of one technique regarding accuracy of screw placement. Study Design: This is a retrospective comparative study designed to assess the accuracy of screw placement in the sagittal plane in patients who underwent lumbar transpedicular fixation by open versus percutaneous techniques. Patients and Methods: Patients were categorized into two groups: group A including patients who underwent open surgery and group B patients who underwent percutaneous fixation. Each screw was categorized according to the sagittal plane into one of the following classes: Class 0: with no cortical penetration at all, Class 1: with a single cortical penetration denoting accepted entry point and trajectory, Class 2: with 2 cortices penetration violating the lateral cortex of the pedicle and/or the vertebral body and Class 3: with 3 cortices penetration and a medially maldirected trajectory violating the roof and floor of the lateral recess. Results: The current study included 51 patients distributed as 28 patients (55 %) in group A and 23 patients (45 %) in group B. A total of 262 screws were investigated with 134 (51.15 %) screws in group A and 128 (48.85 %) screws in group B. Cross tabulation of raw data of different screw type distribution among the two patients’ groups preliminarily revealed a quite favorable screws position among group A patients with 94.77% of screws in class 1, 4.48% in class 2 and 0.75% of screws in class 3 compared to 81.25%, 12.5% and 6.25% respectively in group B of patients. However, statistical analysis using Chi Square test for individual screws’ groups related to specific pedicles failed to show any significant difference with each one of the pertinent P-values>0.05. On the other hand, comparison of maldirected screws (classes 2 and 3 collectively) between the two groups confirmed a statistically high significant difference in the Received on: May 1st, 2017 Accepted on: June 13th, 2017 AC CU R AC Y O F SC R EW P LA CE M EN T IN L U M B A R TR A N SP ED IC U LA R F IX AT IO N : A C O M PA R AT IV E S TU D Y B ET W EE N O P EN A N D P ER CU TA N EO U S TE CH NI Q UE S US IN G A NO VE L C LA SS IF IC AT IO N M O DE L
The effect of pregnancy and mode of delivery on the prevalence of urinary and fecal incontinence.

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to determine the relative effects of pregnancy and mode of delivery on the prevalence of urinary and fecal incontinence.


STUDY DESIGN
This was a prospective, observational multicenter study of women presenting to 6 gynecology clinics. Demographic data collected included: height, weight, gravidity, parity, and number of vaginal deliveries. Patients were diagnosed with incontinence by questionnaire. Standard univariate logistic regression analyses' were performed to determine the contribution of pregnancy, mode of delivery, and BMI on the prevalence of urinary and fecal incontinence.


RESULTS
One thousand and four women were enrolled over an 18-month period. Two hundred and thirty-seven and 128 subjects had urinary and fecal incontinence, respectively. Odds ratio (95% CI) calculated for the prevalence of urinary incontinence by pregnancy and mode of delivery were: any term pregnancy vs no term pregnancy was 2.46 (1.53-3.95), any term pregnancy but no vaginal deliveries (cesarean section only) vs no term pregnancy was 1.95 (0.99-3.80), any term pregnancy and at least 1 vaginal delivery vs no term pregnancy was 2.53 (1.57-4.07), and any term pregnancy but no vaginal delivery (cesarean section only) vs any term pregnancy, and at least 1 vaginal delivery was 1.30 (0.77-3.95). Odds ratio (95% CI) calculated for the prevalence of fecal incontinence by pregnancy and mode of delivery were: any term pregnancy vs no term pregnancy was 2.26 (1.22-4.19), any term pregnancy but no vaginal deliveries (cesarean section only) vs no term pregnancy was 1.13 (0.43-2.96), any term pregnancy and at least 1 vaginal delivery vs no term pregnancy was 2.41 (1.30-4.49), and any term pregnancy but no vaginal deliveries (cesarean section only) vs any term pregnancy, and at least 1 vaginal delivery was 2.15 (0.97-4.77). BMI and age did not impact these results.


CONCLUSION
Pregnancy increases the risk of urinary and fecal incontinence. Cesarean section does not decrease the risk of urinary or fecal incontinence compared to pregnancy with a vaginal delivery.
A randomized controlled study on the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention program in the primary prevention of asthma in high-risk infants.

BACKGROUND
The prevalence of asthma has increased in developed countries in the past 2 decades. The effectiveness of intervention measures on the primary prevention of asthma has not been well studied.


OBJECTIVE
To assess the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention program in the primary prevention of asthma in high-risk infants (in this study, infants are defined as persons from birth to the age of 1 year).


DESIGN
Prospective, prenatally randomized, controlled study with follow-up through the age of 1 year.


SETTING
University hospital-based settings at 2 Canadian centers: Vancouver, British Columbia, and Winnipeg, Manitoba.


PARTICIPANTS
A total of 545 high-risk infants (at least 1 first-degree relative with asthma or 2 first-degree relatives with other IgE-mediated allergic diseases) identified before birth.


INTERVENTIONS
Avoidance of house dust mite and pet allergens and environmental tobacco smoke, encouragement of breastfeeding, and supplementation with a partially hydrolyzed formula.


MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Probable or possible asthma, rhinitis without apparent colds, and a prick skin test result positive for common inhalant allergens.


RESULTS
Thirty-eight (15.1%) of the 251 infants available for assessment in the intervention group and 49 (20.2%) of the 242 infants available for assessment in the control group fulfilled the criteria for possible or probable asthma (adjusted relative risk, 0.66; 90% confidence interval, 0.44-0.98). Also, 16.7% of the infants in the intervention group and 27.3% of the infants in the control group developed rhinitis without colds (adjusted relative risk, 0.51; 90% confidence interval, 0.35-0.74). The incidence of positive skin test results to 1 or more inhalant allergens was similar in both groups (4.4% in the intervention group and 4.6% in the control group).


CONCLUSIONS
Our multifaceted intervention program resulted in a modest but significant (P= .04) reduction in the risk of possible or probable asthma and rhinitis without apparent colds at the age of 12 months in high-risk infants. In the absence of a validated definition of asthma at the age of 12 months, follow-up studies are needed to determine the effectiveness of the intervention program in the primary prevention of asthma in high-risk infants.
Ambient vibration study of Gi-Lu cable-stay bridge: application of wireless sensing units

An extensive program of full-scale ambient vibration testing has been conducted to measure the dynamic response of a 240 meter cable-stayed bridge–Gi-Lu Bridge in Nan-Tou County, Taiwan. A MEMS-based wireless sensor system and a traditional microcomputer-based system were used to collect and analyze ambient vibration data. A total of four bridge modal frequencies and associated mode shapes were identified for cables and the deck structure within the frequency range of 0~2Hz. The experimental data clearly indicated the occurrence of many closely spaced modal frequencies. Most of the deck modes were found to be associated with the cable modes, implying a considerable interaction between the deck and cables. The results of the ambient vibration survey were compared to modal frequencies and mode shapes computed using three-dimensional finite element modeling of the bridge. For most modes, the analytical and the experimental modal frequencies and mode shapes compare quite well. Based on the findings of this study, a linear elastic finite element model for deck structures and beam element with P-Delta effect for the cables appear to be capable of capturing much of the complex dynamic behavior of the bridge with good accuracy.
Linear Shafarevich Conjecture

We prove that the universal covering space of a complex projective manifold is holomorphically convex provided its fundamental group is linear.