Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Características dos idosos em área de abrangência do Programa Saúde da Família na região noroeste do Paraná: contribuições para a gestão do cuidado em enfermagem

Este artigo e produto de um estudo do tipo descritivo-exploratorio e teve como principal objetivo investigar a populacao idosa atendida por uma Equipe de Saude da Familia (ESF) de uma area de Maringa-PR. Como resultado, constatou-se predominância de mulheres idosas na faixa etaria de 60 a 79 anos; na faixa de 80 anos ou mais houve predominio de homens. Dentre as mulheres, 81,8% possuem algum tipo de renda. Dentre os homens, esse numero foi de 91,7%. As doencas de maior prevalencia entre os idosos de ambos os sexos foram a hipertensao arterial e a diabetes, seguida da Hipertensao Arterial e Diabete Mellitus como doencas associadas que corresponderam a 4 (12,1%) das mulheres. Observou-se grande numero de registros em branco em relacao a este dado, sendo 25% entre os homens e 12,1% entre as mulheres. Em relacao a moradia, 82,5% moram com duas ou mais pessoas. O analfabetismo foi prevalente entre os homens. O conhecimento dos dados referentes as caracteristicas dos idosos permite ao servico de saude gerenciar a assistencia a saude de maneira mais coerente e adequada a realidade vivida pela clientela. Considera-se que a estruturacao e a execucao das politicas de saude ao idoso, fundamentadas no diagnostico de problemas especificos, possibilitam acoes e resultados efetivos.
Walking the Extra Mile: Navigating Slum Identities Through Social Activism in Mathare, Kenya

This article uses narrative lenses to explore the identities that emerge among youth living in a slum in Kenya. Using the Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA), a youth development organization, as a site for analysis, the author examines various perspectives that emanate from the youths' own accounts of their lives. This study focuses specifically on how the identities of MYSA youth are situated within competing narratives that are located at the intersection of personal and societal discourse. Data from MYSA is used to reveal how the youth consume and navigate dominant narratives. Further, the performed identities that emerge when the youth embody societal narratives about themselves, as well as how they use counter narratives to reject pre-determined societal identities, is discussed.
Vestibular Interactions in the Thalamus

It has long been known that the vast majority of all information en route to the cerebral cortex must first pass through the thalamus. The long held view that the thalamus serves as a simple hi fidelity relay station for sensory information to the cortex, however, has over recent years been dispelled. Indeed, multiple projections from the vestibular nuclei to thalamic nuclei (including the ventrobasal nuclei, and the geniculate bodies)- regions typically associated with other modalities- have been described. Further, some thalamic neurons have been shown to respond to stimuli presented from across sensory modalities. For example, neurons in the rat anterodorsal and laterodorsal nuclei of the thalamus respond to visual, vestibular, proprioceptive and somatosensory stimuli and integrate this information to compute heading within the environment. Together, these findings imply that the thalamus serves crucial integrative functions, at least in regard to vestibular processing, beyond that imparted by a “simple” relay. In this mini review we outline the vestibular inputs to the thalamus and provide some clinical context for vestibular interactions in the thalamus. We then focus on how vestibular inputs interact with other sensory systems and discuss the multisensory integration properties of the thalamus.
Maranello: Practical Partial Packet Recovery for 802.11

Partial packet recovery protocols attempt to repair corrupted packets instead of retransmitting them in their entirety. Recent approaches have used physical layer confidence estimates or additional error detection codes embedded in each transmission to identify corrupt bits, or have applied forward error correction to repair without such explicit knowledge. In contrast to these approaches, our goal is a practical design that simultaneously: (a) requires no extra bits in correct packets, (b) reduces recovery latency, except in rare instances, (c) remains compatible with existing 802.11 devices by obeying timing and backoff standards, and (d) can be incrementally deployed on widely available access points and wireless cards. In this paper, we design, implement, and evaluate Maranello, a novel partial packet recovery mechanism for 802.11. In Maranello, the receiver computes checksums over blocks in corrupt packets and bundles these checksums into a negative acknowledgment sent when the sender expects to receive an acknowledgment. The sender then retransmits only those blocks for which the checksum is incorrect, and repeats this partial retransmission until it receives an acknowledgment. Successful transmissions are not burdened by additional bits and the receiver needs not infer which bits were corrupted. We implemented Maranello using OpenFWWF (open source firmware for Broadcom wireless cards) and deployed it in a small testbed. We compare Maranello to alternative recovery protocols using a trace-driven simulation and to 802.11 using a live implementation under various channel conditions. To our knowledge, Maranello is the first partial packet recovery design to be implemented in commonly available firmware.
A Preliminary Evaluation of Behavioral Outcomes in a Corrections-Based Victim Awareness Program for Offenders

Abstract This article follows up on an earlier study that found significant improvements in three of four knowledge and sensitivity factors measured in offenders who participated in an impact of crime on victims “victim awareness” program. The current study investigated behavioral outcomes in a similar study population, namely disciplinary infractions that occurred while participants continued their incarceration. Findings indicated that African American adult males in the treatment group exhibited significantly fewer A-level (most serious) disciplinary problems than did their comparison group counterparts, while all other subgroup comparisons did not yield such significant differences. This result, although limited to one subgroup, remains both interesting and useful given that African American males are typically overrepresented in correctional populations and given the seriousness of the offenses at issue here. Reducing the frequency of serious infractions, and therefore these additional victimizations, is critical to the safety of both inmates and correctional officers.
Total dose effects on 0.15μm FD-SOI CMOS transistors

The silicon-on-insulator (SOI) CMOS technology has a number of advantages over the standard bulk CMOS technology such as negligible latch-up probability, high speed and low power dissipation. The fully depleted SOI (FD-SOI) CMOS technology provided by OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd. is realizing the full features of the advantages. Although the total dose response of SOI devices is more complex due to the presence of the buried oxide, high radiation tolerance is expected for a very thin silicon layer. We investigated the total dose effects on transistors fabricated using the OKI 0.15 mum FD-SOI CMOS process. Assuming a radiation environment at the super LHC experiment, we have irradiated with 70 MeV protons three chips each to 6.4 times1013, 5.8 times1014, and 5.5 times 1015 neq/cm2. In this paper we report the latest results in comparison with the data taken in a 2006 exposure test.
Long-term routine dental attendance: influence on tooth loss and oral health-related quality of life in Swedish older adults.

OBJECTIVES Few studies have investigated the effect of long-term routine dental attendance on oral health between middle-aged and older adults, using a prospective cohort design. This study aimed to assess routine dental attendance (attending dentist in the previous 12 months for dental checkups) from age 50 to 65 years. Moreover, this study examined whether long-term routine dental attendance contributes to oral health-related quality of life, OHRQoL, and major tooth loss independent of social factors and the type of treatment sector utilized. Whether oral health impacts of long-term routine attendance varied with type of treatment sector utilized was also investigated. METHOD In 1992, a census of the 1942 cohort in two counties of Sweden participated in a longitudinal questionnaire survey conducted at age 50 and again after 5, 10, and 15 years. Information was collected on a wide range of health- and oral health-related aspects. Of the 6346 subjects who completed the 1992 survey, 4143 (65%) completed postal follow-ups in 1997, 2002, and 2007. RESULTS Routine dental attendance decreased from 69.1% at age 50-64.2% at age 65. Adjusted logistic regression analyses revealed that individuals reporting long-term routine attendance (routine attendance in both 1992 and 2007) were 0.3 (95% CI 0.2-0.5) times less likely than their counterparts who were nonroutine attenders to report oral impacts. According to generalized estimating equations (GEE), individuals who reported long-term routine attendance were 0.6 (95% CI 0.4-0.7) times less likely than nonroutine attenders to have major tooth loss across the survey years. The effect of long-term routine attendance on OHRQoL was stronger in public than in private dental healthcare attenders. CONCLUSION Routine attendance decreased from age 50-65 years. Long-term routine attendance had positive impact on major tooth loss and OHRQoL supporting the principle of encouraging annual dental attendance for preventive checkups among older people.
Improved path following for kites with input delay compensation

In kite power systems, substantial input delay between the actuator and the tethered kite can severely hinder the performance of the control algorithm, limiting the capability of the system to track power-optimal loops. We propose a method that deals with this impediment by using a data-based adaptive filter that predicts future states despite variations in wind conditions, other exogenous disturbances and model mismatch. Moreover, we exploit the geometry of the path on a hemisphere to enhance the guidance algorithm for such kites at a fixed length tether. The objective is to improve the automatic crosswind operation of an airborne wind energy system. To test this under realistic conditions, a small-scale prototype was employed for a series of experiments. The robustness to disturbances and the performance of the algorithm in path following was evaluated for a number of different paths.
An automatic grading system based on dynamic corpora

Assessment is a key component of the teaching and learning process. In most Algerian Universities, assessing a student’s answer to an open ended question, even if it is a short answer question, is a difficult and time-consuming activity. In order to enhance the learning process quality and the global student evaluation process and to highly reduce the assessment time and difficulties, most Algerian Universities were provided with an e-learning environment as a result of a government initiative. Unfortunately, such environment seems to be rarely used in the student’s assessment process mainly due to the inefficiency of its Automatic Grading Subsystem (AGS) and the underlying corpora. A corpora used in the grading process contains a great number of miscellaneous answers, each one graded by more than two experts. Building efficient corpora for a course is actually a challenge. The underlying subjectivity in grading answers may have a serious impact in the corpus quality . The specific course context defined by a teacher and the time dependent grading strategy may make very difficult the construction of traditional course corpora. This paper presents a short answer AGS which has the capacity to dynamically build an up to date corpus related to each correct reference short answer. The automatically generated corpus is mainly based on a variety of indications specified by the teacher for each reference short answer. The early experiment of the presented AGS has shown its high efficiency for the automatic answers grading in some computer science courses.
Histone chaperone FACT regulates homologous recombination by chromatin remodeling through interaction with RNF20

ABSTRACT The E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF20 regulates chromatin structure through ubiquitylation of histone H2B, so that early homologous recombination repair (HRR) proteins can access the DNA in eukaryotes during repair. However, it remains unresolved how RNF20 itself approaches the DNA in the presence of chromatin structure. Here, we identified the histone chaperone FACT as a key protein in the early steps of HRR. Depletion of SUPT16H, a component of FACT, caused pronounced defects in accumulations of repair proteins and, consequently, decreased HRR activity. This led to enhanced sensitivity to ionizing radiation (IR) and mitomycin-C in a fashion similar to RNF20-deficient cells, indicating that SUPT16H is essential for RNF20-mediated pathway. Indeed, SUPT16H directly bound to RNF20 in vivo, and mutation at the RING-finger domain in RNF20 abolished its interaction and accumulation, as well as that of RAD51 and BRCA1, at sites of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), whereas the localization of SUPT16H remained intact. Interestingly, PAF1, which has been implicated in transcription as a mediator of FACT and RNF20 association, was dispensable for DNA-damage-induced interaction of RNF20 with SUPT16H. Furthermore, depletion of SUPT16H caused pronounced defects in RNF20-mediated H2B ubiquitylation and thereby, impaired accumulation of the chromatin remodeling factor SNF2h. Consistent with this observation, the defective phenotypes of SUPT16H were effectively counteracted by enforced nucleosome relaxation. Taken together, our results indicate a primary role of FACT in RNF20 recruitment and the resulting chromatin remodeling for initiation of HRR.
R3531C Mutation in the Apolipoprotein B Gene Is Not Sufficient to Cause Hypercholesterolemia

Familial hypercholesterolemia and familial ligand-defective apolipoprotein B-100 (FDB) are dominantly inherited disorders leading to impaired low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) and apolipoprotein B-100 (APOB) interaction, plasma LDL elevation, and hypercholesterolemia. We previously identified the first French FDB-R3531C proband, a woman with very high total cholesterol, in a group of type IIa hypercholesterolemic families. We report here the investigation of her family at large that revealed the total absence of cosegregation with hypercholesterolemia. Six of the 10 subjects heterozygous for the R3531C mutation had plasma cholesterol lower than the 97.5th percentile for their age and gender, and mean cholesterol levels were not significantly different between affected and unaffected persons. Furthermore, 2 family members with similar high LDL-cholesterol levels were not carriers of the R3531C substitution, suggesting the implication of another mutation. Segregation analysis of the LDLR gene revealed statistically significant genetic linkage with hypercholesterolemia, and analysis of the proband LDLR gene led to the identification of the 664 proline to leucine defective mutation and its detection in all 6 hypercholesterolemic-related members of this family. Therefore, our results show that the family presents with familial hypercholesterolemia and give evidence that the R3531C substitution in the APOB gene is not an allelic variant leading to FDB. Furthermore, thorough analysis of our data suggests that the APOB-R3531C mutation enhances the hypercholesterolemic effect of the LDLR-P664L defect, suggesting that it is a susceptibility mutation. (Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2000;20:e76-e82.)
Association between polymorphisms of the DNA repair gene ( OGG 1 ) in Iraqi patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Chronic hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus leads to elevated oxidative stress . As a consequence , the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)may cause additional damage to various biological macromolecules, including DNA. Several studies have demonstrated that oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular alterations observed in diabetic patients and that hyperglycemia is the causal link between diabetes and increased oxidative stress. Objectives:The aim of the study was to compare the distribution of genotypes of DNA repair genes OGG1between type 2 diabetic patients and non-diabetic subjects and Study biochemical change and metabolism change in patients with DM Type2 . Methodology :Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) was used to determine the distribution of genotyping of codon 326 of OGG1 following primers are designed to encompass the ser 326 cys polymorphism sit. The study population included 100 subjects , including (60 ) patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and (40 ) healthy control. The study was carried out in National Center for Diabetes Research/ (AL-Yarmouk teaching hospital ) and Biology department laboratory/molecular lab. College of Science for Women in University of Baghdad from (December , 2014 to the April 2015). Result :The frequency of the Ser allele in OGG1 gene (0.62% in patients , 85% in control ) The serine (wildtype) and cysteine (variant) allele frequencies were 0.62 and 0.38, respectively. The genotype and allele frequencies obtained from diabetic patients did not differ significantly from those found in control subjects with the OGG1 Ser326Cys polymorphism. Conclusion:From the present study the following points can be concluded : 1. The hyperglycemia, insulin resistance , abnormal change of lipoprotein , all these parameters are associated with T2DM. 2. The wild OGG1 Ser/Ser is more prevalence in control than patients. 3. The variant OGG1 Ser/Cys is more prevalence in patients than control. 4. The mutant genotype Cys/Cys may be conserved in patients and further study needs to elucidate that. 5. OGG1 genotypes do not have an effect on blood lipids given exposure to T2DM.
A Cross-Cultural Generalizability Study of Consumers' Acceptance of Product Placements in Movies

Abstract By applying a generalizability theory approach, the study shows that product placement acceptability of ethically charged/controversial products is generalizable over different cultures, but not product placement acceptability of neutral products. The universe score shows that attitudes towards product placement for ethically charged/controversial products can be described as “indifferent” (in between “acceptable” and “unacceptable”) consistently over all countries, while neutral products are highly accepted, though the acceptance varies from country to country. The results hold for males and females and are independent of changing product placement acceptance over the years. The findings support cross-cultural convergence of consumer perceptions for problematic marketing and divergence for other issues. Such findings bear some practical implications for international promotional strategies. Furthermore, the study demonstrates the usability of generalizability theory for cross-cultural studies dealing with marketing communication stimuli.
308‐nm Excimer laser for the treatment of lymphomatoid papulosis and stage IA mycosis fungoides

To the Editor, Lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is a chronic, recurrent, self-healing, papulonecrotic and papulonodular cutaneous disorder. This disorder can affect individuals of all ages and is considered a low-grade malignant cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). The treatment of LyP is often unsatisfactory and lesions may recur weeks to months after the discontinuation of therapy. Mycosis fungoides (MF) is a malignancy of clonal skin homing CD4 T-lymphocytes and is the most common form of CTCL. In its earliest stages, it manifests as patches and/or plaques. Treatment options for early stage MF include various topical agents and phototherapy, including narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy (NB-UVB; 311–312 nm) (1–3). To our knowledge, there are no reports using targeted UVB phototherapy for the treatment of LyP; only one case series showing the beneficial use of the excimer laser for the treatment of early stage MF has been published (4). Based on this series and the reported efficacy of NB-UVB in the treatment of MF, we propose that the 308-nm excimer laser can be beneficial for the treatment of LyP and stage IA mycosis fungoides and present preliminary results in support of this concept.
Who Works for Whom? Worker Sorting in a Model of Entrepreneurship with Heterogeneous Labor Markets

Young and small firms are typically matched with younger and nonemployed individuals, and they provide these workers with lower earnings compared to other firms. To explore the mechanisms behind these facts, a dynamic model of entrepreneurship is introduced, where individuals can choose not to work, become entrepreneurs, or work in one of the two sectors: corporate or entrepreneurial. The differences in production technology, financial constraints, and labor market frictions lead to sector-specific wages and worker sorting across the two sectors. Individuals with lower assets tend to accept lower-paying jobs in the entrepreneurial sector, an implication that finds support in the data. The effect on the entrepreneurial sector of changes in key parameters is also studied to explore some channels that may have contributed to the decline of entrepreneurship in the United States.
Evaluation of a constructivist approach to student induction in relation to students' learning styles

Increasing class sizes and increasingly complex technology have brought pressure on university staff. Less widely recognized is their effect on freshers, many of whom find the university a bewildering and remote environment. This paper describes an innovative approach to induction in an engineering school. A constructivist approach was used to involve the students, working in small groups with a staff facilitator in the investigation of a technical issue. In so doing they learned the university systems by using them contextually and also immediately got to know staff and peers. Their perceptions of the experience were determined by questionnaire and interview and their learning styles were gauged by a learning style inventory. The aim had been to provide a flexible, supportive experience for all learners. Although it was disappointing to find no significant correlations between learning styles and perceptions, it is perhaps a measure of our success in achieving this aim.
Evaluation of a School Lunch Program

In order to evaluate the relative merits of two commercial hot lunch programs, data were collected using a rating of consumption, a parental questionnaire, and a child's questionnaire. The data from the two schools participating in the programs were compared in the context of similar comparisons between two control schools which were matched with the experimental schools on the basis of size and socioeconomic level. Consumption ratings and data from the parental questionnaire supported one of the two programs. Consumption ratings and ratings of children's preferences correlated . 87 (p < .005).
Student Psychological Distress: A psychometric study of 1750 Norwegian 1st‐year undergraduate students

Evidence which suggests that university and college students are more vulnerable to psychological distress than the general population has generated increasing public concern. This study presents psychometric data on Norwegian undergraduate students' psychological distress (N = 1750). Psychological distress was assessed by applying the 12‐item version of the General Health Questionnaire. Twenty‐one percent of the students reported symptoms indicating clinically significant psychological distress. Demographic variables such as gender, marital status, being born in or outside Norway, and father's educational level were significantly associated with the degree of distress, but the associations were not strong. The findings indicated that the Norwegian students reported less psychological distress than students in other western countries reported in comparable studies.