LLukas22/scidocs huggingface dataset:
ICE (ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide) as second-line chemotherapy in relapsed or primary progressive aggressive lymphoma--the Nordic Lymphoma Group experience.

OBJECTIVE
To evaluate ICE (ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide) as second-line chemotherapy in relapsed or primary progressive aggressive lymphoma, in terms of objective response rate (ORR) and peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) harvest mobilization rate.


PATIENT POPULATION
A total of 40 patients were included, with a median age of 57 yr. The major histopathological subgroup was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (n = 27). The indication for ICE was relapse in 23 patients, primary progressive disease in 11, transformation in four and adjuvant primary chemotherapy in one patient.


RESULTS
After three cycles of ICE, the ORR was 59%. Among patients with primary progressive disease, ORR was 36% (four of 11). A PBSC harvest after ICE could be performed in 11 of 20 patients, and was sufficient for stem cell rescue in 10 of 20. The median number of collected CD34+ cells was 3.6 x 10(6) (range 1.4-12.5). In six of 10 patients, an adequate PBSC harvest could be performed with a second mobilization regimen.


CONCLUSION
In this patient population, the rate of response to ICE was comparable with other second-line regimens used in aggressive lymphoma. The rate of harvest failure (45%) was disappointingly high, compared with previous reports, possibly because of patient selection or differences in granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) dosage.
Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in Naive Patients

Treatment of naive patients with chronic hepatitis C has already been reviewed in international consensus meetings [1, 2]. The first consensus was held in Paris and standard interferon in combination with ribavirin was judged to be the best treatment for naive patients [1]. Later in 2002 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus meeting stated that pegylated interferon in combination with ribavirin was the optimal treatment for chronic hepatitis C [2, 3]. There is no doubt that pegylated interferon is better than standard interferon and results in higher response rates, is easier to administer, and generally allows a better quality of life for patients during treatment, both as monotherapy and in combination with ribavirin [4-9]. Thus, at present the gold standard for treatment of naive patients with chronic hepatitis C is pegylated interferon in combination with ribavirin [2].
Attitudinal effects of ad-evoked moods and emotions: The moderating role of motivation

The role of the moods and emotions evoked by advertisements in shaping the amount and valence of cognitive elaboration, as well as consumer brand attitudes, has recently begun to elicit research interest. It is shown that moods and emotions appear to influence brand attitudes more in low personal relevance (“low motivational involvement”) situations than under high-motivation conditions, by suppressing counterargumentation more in such low motivation situations. Implications are discussed for advertising theory and practice © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
The Effect of Traditional Vocal Warm-up Versus Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises on the Acoustic Parameters of Voice

...............................................................................................ii I. Literature Review.................................................................................1 II. Justification.......................................................................................25 III. Method...........................................................................................30 IV. Results...........................................................................................39 V. Discussion........................................................................................43 References...........................................................................................51 Appendices..........................................................................................59
A Fast Continuous Max-Flow Approach to Non-convex Multi-labeling Problems

This work addresses a class of multilabeling problems over a spatially continuous image domain, where the data fidelity term can be any bounded function, not n ecessarily convex. Two total variation based regularization terms are considered, the first favoring a linear rel ationship between the labels and the second independent of the label values (Pott’s model). In the spatially discret e setting, Ishikawa [33] showed that the first of these labeling problems can be solved exactly by standard max-flow and mi -cut algorithms over specially designed graphs. We will propose a continuous analogue of Ishikawa’s graph co nstruction [33] by formulating continuous max-flow and min-cut models over a specially designed domain. These m ax-flow and min-cut models are equivalent under a primal-dual perspective. They can be seen as exact convex re laxations of the original problem and can be used to compute global solutions. Fast continuous max-flow based al gorithms are proposed based on the max-flow models whose efficiency and reliability can be validated by both sta ndard optimization theories and experiments. In comparison to previous work [53, 52] on continuous generalizat ion of Ishikawa’s construction, our approach differs in the max-flow dual treatment which leads to the following main dvantages: A new theoretical framework which embeds the label order constraints implicitly and naturall y results in optimal labeling functions taking values in any predefined finite label set; A more general thresholding theo rem which, under some conditions, allows to produce a larger set of non-unique solutions to the original problem; Numerical experiments show the new max-flow algorithms converge faster than the fast primal-dual algorithm of [53, 52]. The speedup factor is especially significant at high precisions. In the end, our dual formulation and algorithms are extended to a recently proposed convex relaxation of Pott’s model [50], thereby avoiding expensive iterative co mputations of projections without closed form solution.
Effects of acculturative stress on PTSD, depressive, and anxiety symptoms among refugees resettled in Australia and Austria

BACKGROUND
Research indicates that exposure to war-related traumatic events impacts on the mental health of refugees and leads to higher rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety symptoms. Furthermore, stress associated with the migration process has also been shown to impact negatively on refugees' mental health, but the extent of these experiences is highly debatable as the relationships between traumatic events, migration, and mental health outcomes are complex and poorly understood.


OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to examine the influence of trauma-related and post-migratory factors on symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety in two samples of Bosnian refugees that have resettled in two different host nations-Austria and Australia.


METHOD
Using multiple recruitment methods, 138 participants were recruited to complete self-report measures assessing acculturative stress, PTSD, depressive, and anxiety symptoms.


RESULTS
Hierarchical regressions indicated that after controlling for age, sex, and exposure to traumatic events, acculturative stress associated with post-migratory experiences predicted severity of PTSD and anxiety symptoms, while depressive symptoms were only predicted by exposure to traumatic events. This model, however, was only significant for Bosnian refugees resettled in Austria, as PTSD, depressive, and anxiety symptoms were only predicted by traumatic exposure in the Bosnian refugees resettled in Australia.


CONCLUSION
These findings point toward the importance of assessing both psychological and social stressors when assessing mental health of refugees. Furthermore, these results draw attention to the influence of the host society on post-migratory adaptation and mental health of refugees. Further research is needed to replicate these findings among other refugee samples in other host nations.
How shall I trust the faceless and the intangible? A literature review on the antecedents of online trust

0747-5632/$ see front matter 2010 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.chb.2010.03.013 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +31 53 489 2322; fax E-mail addresses: a.beldad@utwente.nl, adbeldad@ jong@utwente.nl (M. de Jong), m.f.steehouder@utwen 1 Tel.: +31 53 489 3313; fax: +31 53 489 4259. 2 Tel.: +31 53 489 3315; fax: +31 53 489 4259. Trust is generally assumed to be an important precondition for people’s adoption of electronic services. This paper provides an overview of the available research into the antecedents of trust in both commercial and non-commercial online transactions and services. A literature review was conducted covering empirical studies on people’s trust in and adoption of computer-mediated services. Results are described using a framework of three clusters of antecedents: customer/client-based, website-based, and company/ organization-based antecedents. Results show that there are many possible antecedents of trust in electronic services. The majority of the research has been conducted in the context of e-commerce; only few studies are available in the domains of e-government and e-health. For many antecedents, some empirical support can be found, but the results are far from univocal. The research calls for more, and particularly more systematic, research attention for the antecedents of trust in electronic services. The review presented in this paper offers practitioners an overview of possibly relevant variables that may affect people’s trust in electronic services. It also gives a state-of-the-art overview of the empirical support for the relevance of these variables. 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A variational characterisation of spherical designs

In this paper we first establish a new variational characterisation of spherical designs: it is shown that a set XN = {x1, . . . ,xN} ⊂ Sd, where Sd := {x ∈ Rd+1 : ∑d j=1 x 2 j = 1}, is a spherical L-design if and only if a certain non-negative quantity AL,N (XN ) vanishes. By combining this result with a known “sampling theorem” for the sphere, we obtain the main result, which is that if XN ⊂ Sd is a stationary point set of AL,N whose “mesh norm” satisfies hXN < 1/(L + 1), then XN is a spherical L-design. The latter result seems to open a pathway to the elusive problem of proving (for fixed d) the existence of a spherical L-design with a number of points N of order (L + 1)d. A numerical example with d = 2 and L = 19 suggests that computational minimisation of AL,N can be a valuable tool for the discovery of new spherical designs for moderate and large values of L.
Hierarchical Bayesian Neural Networks for Personalized Classification

Building robust classifiers trained on data susceptible to group or subject-specific variations is a challenging yet common problem in pattern recognition. Hierarchical models allow sharing of statistical strength across groups while preserving group-specific idiosyncrasies, and are commonly used for modeling such grouped data [3]. We develop flexible hierarchical Bayesian models that parameterize group-specific conditional distributions p(yg | xg,Wg) via multi-layered Bayesian neural networks. Sharing of statistical strength between groups allows us to learn large networks even when only a handful of labeled examples are available. We leverage recently proposed doubly stochastic variational Bayes algorithms to infer a full posterior distribution over the weights while scaling to large architectures. We find the inferred posterior leads to both improved classification performance and to more effective active learning for iteratively labeling data. Finally, we demonstrate state-of-the-art performance on the MSRC-12 Kinect Gesture Dataset [2].
Big Data for supply chain management in the service and manufacturing sectors: Challenges, opportunities, and future perspectives

Data from service and manufacturing sectors is increasing sharply and lifts up a growing enthusiasm for the notion of Big Data. This paper investigates representative Big Data applications from typical services like finance & economics, healthcare, Supply Chain Management (SCM), and manufacturing sector. Current technologies from key aspects of storage technology, data processing technology, data visualization technique, Big Data analytics, as well as models and algorithms are reviewed. This paper then provides a discussion from analyzing current movements on the Big Data for SCM in service and manufacturing world-wide including North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific region. Current challenges, opportunities, and future perspectives such as data collection methods, data transmission, data storage, processing technologies for Big Data, Big Data-enabled decision-making models, as well as Big Data interpretation and application are highlighted. Observations and insights from this paper could be referred by academia and practitioners when implementing Big Data analytics in the service and manufacturing sectors. 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Radiation Effects on the Flow of Powell-Eyring Fluid Past an Unsteady Inclined Stretching Sheet with Non-Uniform Heat Source/Sink

This study investigates the unsteady flow of Powell-Eyring fluid past an inclined stretching sheet. Unsteadiness in the flow is due to the time-dependence of the stretching velocity and wall temperature. Mathematical analysis is performed in the presence of thermal radiation and non-uniform heat source/sink. The relevant boundary layer equations are reduced into self-similar forms by suitable transformations. The analytic solutions are constructed in a series form by homotopy analysis method (HAM). The convergence interval of the auxiliary parameter is obtained. Graphical results displaying the influence of interesting parameters are given. Numerical values of skin friction coefficient and local Nusselt number are computed and analyzed.
Facebook addiction and loneliness in the post-graduate students of a university in southern India.

BACKGROUND
Facebook is a social networking site (SNS) for communication, entertainment and information exchange. Recent research has shown that excessive use of Facebook can result in addictive behavior in some individuals.


AIM
To assess the patterns of Facebook use in post-graduate students of Yenepoya University and evaluate its association with loneliness.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study was done to evaluate 100 post-graduate students of Yenepoya University using Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) and University of California and Los Angeles (UCLA) loneliness scale version 3. Descriptive statistics were applied. Pearson's bivariate correlation was done to see the relationship between severity of Facebook addiction and the experience of loneliness.


RESULTS
More than one-fourth (26%) of the study participants had Facebook addiction and 33% had a possibility of Facebook addiction. There was a significant positive correlation between severity of Facebook addiction and extent of experience of loneliness ( r = .239, p = .017).


CONCLUSION
With the rapid growth of popularity and user-base of Facebook, a significant portion of the individuals are susceptible to develop addictive behaviors related to Facebook use. Loneliness is a factor which influences addiction to Facebook.
Improving compliance with breast cancer screening in older women. Results of a randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND
To compare three approaches for improving compliance with breast cancer screening in older women.


METHODS
Randomized controlled trial using three parallel group practices at a public hospital. Subjects included women aged 65 years and older (n = 803) who were seen by residents (n = 66) attending the ambulatory clinic from October 1, 1989, through March 31, 1990. All provider groups received intensive education in breast cancer screening. The control group received no further intervention. Staff in the second group offered education to patients at their visit. In addition, flowsheets were used in the "Prevention Team" group and staff had their tasks redefined to facilitate compliance.


RESULTS
Medical records were reviewed to determine documented offering/receipt of clinical breast examination and mammography. A subgroup of women without previous clinical breast examination (n = 540) and without previous mammography (n = 471) were analyzed to determine the effect of the intervention. During the intervention period, women without a previous clinical breast examination were offered an examination significantly more often in the Prevention Team group than in the control group, adjusting for age, race, and comorbidity and for physicians' gender and training level. The patients in the Prevention Team group were offered clinical breast examination (31.5%) more frequently than those in the patient education or control groups, but this was not significant after adjusting for the above covariates. Likewise, mammography was offered more frequently to patients in the Prevention Team and in the patient education group than to patients in the control group, after adjusting for the factors above using logistic regression.


CONCLUSIONS
The results provide support for patient education and organizational changes that involve nonphysician personnel to enhance breast cancer screening among older women, particularly those without previous screening.
Verbal forward digit span in Spanish population.

BACKGROUND
Older people complain of difficulties in recalling telephone numbers and being able to dial them in the correct order. This study examined the developmental trend of verbal forward digit span across adulthood and aging in a Spanish population, as an index of one of the components of Baddeley’s working memory model—the phonological loop—, which illustrates these two aspects.


METHOD
A verbal digit span was administered to an incidental sample of 987 participants ranging from 35 to 90 years old. The maximum length was defined that participants could recall of at least two out of three series in the same order as presented with no errors. Demographic variables of gender and educational level were also examined.


RESULTS
The ANOVA showed that the three main factors (age group, gender and educational level) were significant, but none of the interactions was. Verbal forward digit span decreases during the lifespan, but gender and educational level affect it slightly.


CONCLUSION
Phonological loop is affected by age. The verbal forward digit span in this study is generally lower than the one reported in other studies.
ACCURACY ANALYSIS FOR DEM AND ORTHOIMAGES DERIVED FROM SPOT HRS STEREO DATA WITHOUT USING GCP

ISPRS and CNES announced the HRS (High Resolution Stereo) Scientific Assessment Program during the ISPRS Commission I Symposium in Denver in November 2002. 9 test areas throughout the world have been selected for this program. One of the test sites is located in Bavaria, Germany, for which the PI comes from DLR. For a second region, which is situated in Catalonia – Barcelona and surroundings – DLR has the role of a Co-Investigator. The goal is to derive a DEM from the along-track stereo data of the SPOT HRS sensor and to assess the accuracy by comparison with ground control points and DEM data of superior quality. For the derivation of the DEM, the stereo processing software, developed at DLR for the MOMS-2P three line stereo camera is used. As a first step, the interior and exterior orientation of the camera, delivered as ancillary data (DORIS and ULS) are extracted. According to CNES these data should lead to an absolute orientation accuracy of about 30 m. No bundle block adjustment with ground control is used in the first step of the photogrammetric evaluation. A dense image matching, using very dense positions as kernel centers provides the parallaxes. The quality of the matching is controlled by forward and backward matching of the two stereo partners using the local least squares matching method. Forward intersection leads to points in object space which are then interpolated to a DEM of the region in a regular grid. Additionally, orthoimages are generated from the images of the two looking directions. The orthoimage and DEM accuracy is determined by using the ground control points and the available DEM data of superior accuracy (DEM derived from laser data and/or classical airborne photogrammetry). DEM filtering methods are applied and a comparison to SRTM-DEMs is performed. It is shown that a fusion of the DEMs derived from optical and radar data leads to higher accuracies. In the second step ground control points are used for bundle adjustment to improve the exterior orientation and the absolute accuracy of the SPOT-DEM.
A biomechanical approach to Achilles tendinopathy management

................................................................................................................... 2 List of tables ............................................................................................................ 11 List of Figures .......................................................................................................... 13 List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................... 14 Definitions .............................................................................................................. 15 Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 16 7.1 The role of inflammatory mediators in tendinopathy ..................................... 17 7.2 Achilles structure ............................................................................................. 18 7.2.1 Macro Anatomy ........................................................................................ 18 7.2.2 Plantaris .................................................................................................... 19 7.2.3 Micro Anatomy (histology) ....................................................................... 19 7.3 Function of the Achilles tendon ....................................................................... 21 7.3.1 Tendon material properties ..................................................................... 21 7.3.2 Aetiology ................................................................................................... 22 7.4 Incidence of Achilles tendinopathy ................................................................. 23 7.5 Clinical diagnosis .............................................................................................. 23 7.5.1 Differential diagnosis ................................................................................ 24 7.5.2 Subcategorising Achilles tendinopathy .................................................... 25 7.6 Risk factors ....................................................................................................... 25 7.6.1 Modifiable and Non-Modifiable factors ................................................... 26 7.6.2 Extrinsic factors ........................................................................................ 26 7.7 Clinical management ....................................................................................... 27 7.8 Background and Aims of this thesis ................................................................. 28 Chapter 2 –A Delphi study: Risk Factors for Achilles TendinopathyOpinions of World Tendon Experts .................................................................................................... 31