Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
When Food Comes from Home

Healthy eating habits are closely related to optimal growth, good education outcomes, and health throughout life. Long Day Care Centres (LDCCs) are important settings where young children can learn about food and develop preferences for healthy food choices. The Queensland Childcare Nutrition Survey found that food is brought from home in 55.2 per cent of Queensland LDCCs. In these centres, the vast majority of young children did not bring the recommended serves from the dairy, vegetable, or meat/meat alternative groups, resulting in concerns that daily intakes of calcium, iron, and zinc were likely to be inadequate. Many directors were also concerned about the contents of lunchboxes and about infant feeding issues. This article describes the nutrition issues faced by centres where the food is brought from home. Lt also outlines a range of strategies and nutrition resources that may assist the childcare industry, LDCC staff, and families to promote healthy food habits in the future.
Textbook of Therapeutic Cortical Stimulation

Preface Anatomical methods of cortical localization From localization to surgical implantation Principles of surgical implantation and complication avoidance Transcranial Magnetic and Direct Current Stimulation: a primer Mechanisms of Action Optimisation of parameter selection and electrical targeting A neuroengineering model of extradural cortical stimulation Noninvasive stimulation for chronic pain Extradural Cortical Stimulation for Central Pain Extradural cortical stimulation for peripheral (including trigeminal) neuropathic pain Neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies of ECS for chronic pain Noninvasive stimulation for treatment of movement disorders Invasive cortical stimulation for Parkinsons disease and movement disorders Invasive cortical stimulation for Parkinsons disease: why, where and how Noninvasive stimulation for stroke rehabilitation Extradural cortical stimulation for stroke recovery Extradural bifocal cortical stimulation for the post-traumatic permanent vegetative state Invasive and non-invasive stimulation for psychiatric conditions Cortical stimulation for medically refractory epilepsy Closed loop stimulation for control of focal epilepsy TMS for refractory tinnitus Extradural auditory cortex stimulation for intractable tinnitus Cortical Visual Neuroprosthesis Cortical stimulation versus deep brain stimulation in neurological and psychiatric disorders: Current state and future prospects Conclusion Index.
Photometric study of the variable star population in the globular cluster NGC 6397

We present the results of a photometric survey for variable stars in the central region of the nearby globular cluster NGC 6397. Time-series photometry was obtained for 30 variable objects. The sample includes 12 new objects, of which six show periodic light curves and two are eclipsing binaries of unknown period. Six variables possess certain and three possess likely X-ray counterparts detected with the Chandra observatory. Among them, four are cataclysmic variables and one is a foreground eclipsing binary. The cataclysmic variable CV2 exhibited a likely dwarf nova type outburst in 2003 May. The cataclysmic variable CV3 was observed at 18.5 22. We have found that the light curve of the optical companion to the millisecond pulsar PSR J 1740-5340 exhibits noticeable changes of its amplitude on a time-scale of a few months. A shallow eclipse with AV = 0.03 mag was detected in one of the cluster turn-off stars suggesting the presence of a large planet or brown dwarf in orbit.
BCR-ABL Messenger RNA Levels Continue to Decline in Patients with Chronic Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treated with Imatinib for More Than 5 Years and Approximately Half of All First-Line Treated Patients Have Stable Undetectable BCR-ABL Using Strict Sensitivity Criteria

Purpose: In the first years of imatinib treatment, BCR-ABL remained detectable in all but a small minority of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. We determined whether BCR-ABL continues to decline with longer imatinib exposure and the incidence and consequence of undetectable BCR-ABL. Experimental Design: BCR-ABL levels were measured in a subset of 53 imatinib-treated IRIS trial patients for up to 7 years (29 first-line, 24 second-line). Levels were deemed undetectable using strict PCR sensitivity criteria. Results: By 18 months, the majority achieved a 3-log reduction [major molecular response (MMR)]. BCR-ABL continued to decline but at a slower rate (median time to 4-log reduction and undetectable BCR-ABL of 45 and 66 months for first-line). The probability of undetectable BCR-ABL increased considerably from 36 to 81 months of first-line imatinib {7% [95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0-17%] versus 52% (95% CI, 32-72%)}. Undetectable BCR-ABL was achieved in 18 of 53 patients and none of these 18 lost MMR after a median follow-up of 33 months. Conversely, MMR was lost in 6 of 22 (27%) patients with sustained detectable BCR-ABL and was associated with BCR-ABL mutations in 3 of 6. Loss of MMR was recently defined as suboptimal imatinib response. There was no difference in the probability of achieving molecular responses between first- and second-line patients but first-line had a significantly higher probability of maintaining MMR [P = 0.03; 96% (95% CI, 88-100%) versus 71% (95% CI, 48-93%)]. Conclusions: With prolonged therapy, BCR-ABL continued to decline in most patients and undetectable BCR-ABL was no longer a rare event. Loss of MMR was only observed in patients with sustained detectable BCR-ABL.
The ebb and flow of infant attentional preferences: evidence for long-term recognition memory in 3-month-olds.

Using paired-comparisons, 3-month-olds' (n = 148) recognition of dynamic visual events was investigated after retention intervals of 1 minute, 1 day, and 1 and 3 months (Experiment 1) and 1 minute, 1 day, and 1 week (Experiment 2). Participants were either tested at each retention interval (Multiple Tests) or tested at one interval (Single Test). The proportion of total looking time to the novel event and the length of the longest look to novel and familiar events in the first 15 s of the retention test revealed significant novelty preferences at 1 minute and 1 day and a null preference at 1 week for Multiple- and Single-Test groups. At 1 month, Multiple- (Proportion of Total Looking Time and Longest Look) and Single-Test groups (Longest Look only) preferred the familiar event. The 3-month test revealed a familiarity preference (both measures) for Single- and a null preference for Multiple-Tests groups. This changing pattern of attentional preferences is consistent with models of infant recognition memory in which novelty, familiarity, and null preferences are considered conjointly and hypothesized to reflect the accessibility of novel and familiar event representations in memory.
Offspring Production among the Extended Relatives of Samoan Men and Fa'afafine

Androphilia refers to sexual attraction to adult males, whereas gynephilia refers to sexual attraction to adult females. Male androphilia is an evolutionary paradox. Its development is at least partially influenced by genetic factors, yet male androphiles exhibit lower reproductive output, thus raising the question of how genetic factors underlying its development persist. The sexual antagonism hypothesis posits that the fitness costs associated with genetic factors underlying male androphilia are offset because these same factors lead to elevated reproduction on the part of the female relatives of androphilic males. Western samples drawn from low fertility populations have yielded inconsistent results when testing this hypothesis. Some studies documented elevated reproduction among the matrilineal female kin of androphilic males, whereas others found such effects in the paternal line. Samoa is a high-fertility population in which individuals reproduce closer to their maximum capacities. This study compared the reproductive output of the paternal and maternal line grandmothers, aunts, and uncles of 86 Samoan androphilic males, known locally as fa'afafine, and 86 Samoan gynephilic males. Reproductive output was elevated in the paternal and maternal line grandmothers, but not aunts or uncles, of fa'afafine. These findings are consistent with the sexual antagonism hypothesis and suggest that male androphilia is associated with elevated reproduction among extended relatives in both the maternal and paternal line. Discussion focuses on how this study, in conjunction with the broader literature, informs various models for the evolution of male androphilia via elevated reproduction on the part of female kin.
The effect of formative evaluation using “direct observation of procedural skills” (DOPS) method on the extent of learning practical skills among nursing students in the ICU

Background: Learning of clinical skills in the intensive care unit (ICU) is important for nursing students. Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS)” is a modified objective method in the field of medical sciences, and we conducted this study with the aim of investigating the effect of evaluation using DOPS method on learning practical skills among nursing students in the ICU. Materials and Methods: This semi-experimental study was conducted on 39 nursing students of the 7th semester (20 in the intervention group and 19 in the control group). First, the control group students spent their apprenticeship by the routine assessment method. The intervention group underwent formative evaluation using DOPS method in addition to the routine one. At the beginning and end of the period, skill levels of both groups in performing two optional procedures (arterial blood sampling and endotracheal suctioning) were evaluated using checklists, and each student's skill score was calculated in a range of 0-20. Period initiation and termination scores were considered as pre- and post-test values, respectively. Results: The results showed no significant difference in pre-test scores between the two groups (P > 0.05), whereas the mean difference of post-test scores was significant for both procedures between the two groups (P < 0.001). Difference between the mean values of pre- and post-test scores of the two procedures for both intervention and control groups was significant (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Our findings indicate that DOPS formative assessment, more than the routine approach, increases arterial blood sampling and endotracheal suctioning skills in the ICU. Therefore, it is recommended that this method be used in other wards as well as for other skills.
Errant processing and structural alterations of genomes present in a varicella-zoster virus vaccine

Five minority populations of aberrant, varicella-zoster virus (VZV)-derived genomes were identified among the encapsidated DNAs obtained from the nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions of an in vitro infection initiated with a lyophilized sample of the BIKEN VZV vaccine (strain Oka). These were (i) VZV genomes, present within nuclear but not cytoplasmic viral capsids, which had been cleaved at a specific site within the short segment and which were, therefore, 3.15 megadaltons (approximately 4% of the VZV genome length) short of full length; (ii) highly deleted, repetitive VZV genomes which contained the errant cleavage site but not the usual VZV genome terminal sequences; (iii) VZV genomes into which multiples of 1 through 5 defective genome repeat units had been inserted into a homologous site; (iv) VZV genomes with additions of 0.1 or 0.18 megadaltons of DNA at both the terminal and internal ends of the short segment; and (v) VZV DNA which had lost the HindIII restriction site at map position 0.11.
Comparison of Mouse Ly5a and Ly5b Leucocyte Common Antigen Alleles

The family of leucocyte common antigen (LCA) transmembrane glycoproteins is expressed in most hematopoietic cells. Molecular isoforms of the LCA molecule are generated by alternative splicing of a single gene encoded on the murine chromosome 1. Three LCA alleles with different antigenic reactivities have been identified in inbred mouse strains. To investigate the divergence between alleles, cDNA clones to the SJA (Ly5a) LCA gene have been isolated and sequenced. A comparison of this information to the Ly5b allele sequence identifies 12 allele-specific nucleotide changes. These base substitutions correspond to five amino-acid changes within the extracellular domain of the LCA molecule. These amino-acid differences are clustered in a region that also contains the greatest divergence between mouse and rat LCA sequences. Thus, these two mouse LCA alleles exhibit a pattern of sequence conservation that mimics that found over a much broader scale of evolution. Analysis of antigenicity profiles for each of the allelic sequence changes reveals three molecular domains of altered antigenicity that could account for observed serological differences between the two alleles. Sequence information from the 5' end of the Ly5a LCA gene, generated using polymerase chain-reaction techniques on genomic DNA, reveals eight additional nucleotide differences between the Ly5a and Ly5b alleles.
Gyro-TWT Using a Metal PBG Waveguide as Its RF Circuit—Part II: PIC Simulation and Parametric Analysis

In this paper, 3-D electromagnetic particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation of gyro-TWT amplifier using a metal photonic bandgap (PBG) waveguide as its RF interaction circuit is presented. A commercial finite integration-based PIC simulation code CST Particle Studio has been used to study the beam-wave interaction mechanism. The mode selectivity of a PBG waveguide has been investigated in the absence of an electron beam, so as to obtain the single-mode operation in a gyro-TWT. The simulated PBG gyro-TWT produced a stable RF output power of ~90 kW at 35 GHz for a 72-keV, 10-A annular electron beam with a velocity ratio of 1.05. The instantaneous bandwidth has been obtained as ~14% with respect to the operating frequency. Furthermore, the performance of the simulated PBG gyro-TWT has also been investigated through the parametric variation of the velocity spread, beam voltage, beam current, axial magnetic field, beam pitch factor, and the RF input power to validate the conceptual design of the device.
Age Disparities in Stroke Quality of Care and Delivery of Health Services

Background and Purpose— Limited information is available on the effect of age on stroke management and care delivery. Our aim was to determine whether access to stroke care, delivery of health services, and clinical outcomes after stroke are affected by age. Methods— This was a prospective cohort study of patients with acute ischemic stroke in the province of Ontario, Canada, admitted to stroke centers participating in the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network between July 1, 2003 and March 31, 2005. Primary outcomes were the following selected indicators of quality stroke care: (1) use of thrombolysis; (2) dysphagia screening; (3) admission to a stroke unit; (4) carotid imaging; (5) antithrombotic therapy; and (6) warfarin for atrial fibrillation at discharge. Secondary outcomes were risk-adjusted stroke fatality, discharge disposition, pneumonia, and length of hospital stay. Results— Among 3631 patients with ischemic stroke, 1219 (33.6%) were older than 80 years. There were no significant differences in stroke care delivery by age group. Stroke fatality increased with age, with a 30-day risk adjusted fatality of 7.1%, 6.5%, 8.8%, and 14.8% for those aged 59 or younger, 60 to 69, 70 to 79, and 80 years or older, respectively. Those aged older than 80 years had a longer length of hospitalization, increased risk of pneumonia, and higher disability at discharge compared to those younger than 80. This group was also less likely to be discharged home. Conclusions— In the context of a province-wide coordinated stroke care system, stroke care delivery was similar across all age groups with the exception of slightly lower rates of investigations in the very elderly. Increasing age was associated with stroke severity and stroke case-fatality.
Long Term Probabilistic Load Forecasting and Normalization With Hourly Information

The classical approach to long term load forecasting is often limited to the use of load and weather information occurring with monthly or annual frequency. This low resolution, infrequent data can sometimes lead to inaccurate forecasts. Load forecasters often have a hard time explaining the errors based on the limited information available through the low resolution data. The increasing usage of smart grid and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technologies provides the utility load forecasters with high resolution, layered information to improve the load forecasting process. In this paper, we propose a modern approach that takes advantage of hourly information to create more accurate and defensible forecasts. The proposed approach has been deployed across many U.S. utilities, including a recent implementation at North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (NCEMC), which is used as the case study in this paper. Three key elements of long term load forecasting are being modernized: predictive modeling, scenario analysis, and weather normalization. We first show the superior accuracy of the predictive models attained from hourly data, over the classical methods of forecasting using monthly or annual peak data. We then develop probabilistic forecasts through cross scenario analysis. Finally, we illustrate the concept of load normalization and normalize the load using the proposed hourly models.
Women's Collective Meanings of Menopause:

This paper describes the results of an exploratory content analysis to determine and categorize women's own conceptualizations of the menopausal experience. Data were derived from a nonclinical sample of 101 pre, peri, meno, and postmenopausal women aged 25-65 years in San Bemardino County, California. The paper addressed the following questions: (1) What were women's major perceptions regarding menopause and how did they evaluate those perceptions? (2) Did women's yrceptions differ by menopausal status or cause of menopause. (3) What were the major themes expressed in women's responses? (4) What was the relative importance of the physical experience of menopause compared to other aspects of it? and (5) How much commonality was there among women in their perceptions? Results showed that of the seven major dimensions, approximately fifty percent of all content mentions related to physical themes about menopause. Nearly one-fourth (24.1%) of all thematic mentions referred to the social dimension, and 18 per.
Plane Wave Prediction in 3-d

The theory of plane-wave prediction in three dimensions is d e cribed by Claerbout (1993, 1997). Predicting a local plane wave with T-X filters amounts to finding a pair of twodimensional filters for two orthogonal planes in the 3-D spac e. Each of the filters predicts locally straight lines in the corresponding plane. The syst em of two 2-D filters is sufficient for predicting all but purely vertical plane waves, in which cas e third 2-D filter for the remaining orthogonal plane is needed. Schwab (1998) discusses this ap proach in more detail.
Is the opposite of positive negative

Purpose – The relationship between work‐family enrichment (WFE), representing positive interdependencies between individuals' work and family roles, and work‐family conflict (WFC), representing negative interdependencies between the same roles, has been discussed but never fully clarified in the scholarly literature on the work‐family interface. The purpose of this article is to increase understanding of the relationship between these two constructs.Design/methodology/approach – The relationship between WFE and WFC is conceptualized at the level of a “resource” that may be generated in one role, work or family, and applied to the other role. This approach offers an alternative to the more typical approach of analyzing this relationship at the aggregate level across all possible resources.Findings – The answer to the question posed in the title of the article is “yes or no”, or “it depends”. At the resource level, it is suggested that WFE is either unrelated or negatively related to WFC depending on the sp.
Identification of amino acid residues contributing to the pore of a P2X receptor

P2X receptors are ion channels opened by extracellular ATP. The seven subunits currently known are encoded by different genes. It is thought that each subunit has two transmembrane domains, a large extracellular loop, and intracellular N‐ and C‐termini, a topology which is fundamentally different from that of other ligand‐gated channels such as nicotinic acetylcholine or glutamate receptors. We used the substituted cysteine accessibility method to identify parts of the molecule that form the ionic pore of the P2X2 receptor. Amino acids preceding and throughout the second hydrophobic domain (316–354) were mutated individually to cysteine, and the DNAs were expressed in HEK293 cells. For three of the 38 residues (I328C, N333C, T336C), currents evoked by ATP were inhibited by extracellular application of methanethiosulfonates of either charge (ethyltrimethylammonium, ethylsulfonate) suggesting that they lie in the outer vestibule of the pore. For two further substitutions (L338C, D349C) only the smaller ethylamine derivative inhibited the current. L338C was accessible to cysteine modification whether or not the channel was opened by ATP, but D349C was inhibited only when ATP was concurrently applied. The results indicate that part of the pore of the P2X receptor is formed by the second hydrophobic domain, and that L338 and D349 are on either side of the channel ‘gate’.
Identifying the Perceptual Dimensions of Visual Complexity of Scenes

Scenes are composed of numerous objects, textures and colors which are arranged in a variety of spatial layouts. This presents the question of how visual complexity is represented by a cognitive system. In this paper, we aim to study the representation of visual complexity for real-world scene images. Is visual complexity a perceptual property simple enough so that it can be compressed along a unique perceptual dimension? Or is visual complexity better represented by a multi-dimensional space? Thirty-four participants performed a hierarchical grouping task in which they divided scenes into successive groups of decreasing complexity, describing the criteria they used at each stage. Half of the participants were told that complexity was related to the structure of the image whereas the instructions in the other half were unspecified. Results are consistent with a multi-dimensional representation of visual complexity (quantity of objects, clutter, openness, symmetry, organization, variety of colors) with task constraints modulating the shape of the complexity space (e.g. the weight of a specific dimension).