Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION AND PROTEST

This case study analyzed quantitative and qualitative data to examine the role of computer-mediated communication (CMC) during social movement activities in 2006 at a university for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing. We applied Garrett's framework and focussed on aspects of the mobilizing structures component of social activism, which involves the mechanism that enables people to organize and engage in collective action. Employing a snowball sampling method, we report the data provided by 540 CMC users who said they were in some way engaged in the university conflict. These findings reinforce the escalating role of CMC in activism with the respondents using, trusting, and depending most on CMC for information about the conflict. Moreover, blogging was at the forefront of the subjects’ communication activities. Subjects depended on blogs more than any other CMC activity to communicate about the conflict, and they said they trusted blogs more than any other source of information. Blogs and vlogs frequently were cited as contributing to a sense of collective identity throughout the conflict. Blogging also emerged as a communication tool important to the Deaf and hard-of-hearing subjects. The findings support the decline of traditional media in terms of use and trust for conflict information, although respondents reported that interpersonal communication was important to them as information about the conflict was being exchanged. This study suggests that private CMC is impinging on face-to-face interaction, and public CMC increasingly is encroaching on the public square.
The professional nurse’s experience of the dying process of the terminal Aids patient

The increase in HIV/AIDS raises international concern. Statistics indicate that South Africa has the fastest increasing HIV-infection rate in the world. Secondary infections complicate the issues and could result in hospitalisation and death of terminal AIDS patients. Nurses are increasingly exposed to this process. This directed the researchers to explore and describe the nurse’s experience of the dying process of the terminal AIDS patient through a qualitative research design. Purposive, voluntary sampling was conducted followed by individual interviews. Data saturation was reached after 10 interviews. The data were then analysed involving a co-coder to ensure trustworthiness. The results indicated specific themes. Firstly, nurses experience that various factors influence the pace of the dying process. Secondly, contrasting experiences regarding medical treatment of these patients surfaced. The study indicated that the nurse experienced emotions such as powerlessness, relief and fear. Finally, the needs and behaviours of the terminal AIDS patient, and the specific behaviours of the nurses were revealed. Value judgements
Beliefs underlying binge-drinking in young female undergraduate students: A theory of planned behaviour perspective

This research examined the beliefs differentiating young female undergraduate student binge-drinkers and non-binge-drinkers using Ajzen and Madden’s (1986) theory of planned behaviour as a theoretical framework. Findings revealed that female students' behavioural and normative beliefs are important determinants of their binge-drinking behaviour. The results of the study suggest that interventions should reduce the emphasis that such students place on the expected benefits of binge-drinking, and highlight the likely disapproval of binge-drinking from referents in their life.
Metabolic effects of ACTH in the sheep.

SCOGGINS, BRUCE A. , JOHN P. COGHLAN, DEREK A. DENTON, JAMES S. K. FAN, JOHN G. MCDOUGALL, CATHERINE J. ODDIE, AND ARTHUR A. SHULKES. Metabolic effects of ACTH in the sheep. Am. J. Physiol. 226( 1) : 198-205. 1974. -The effect of ACTH administration (80 IU/day) for 5 and 10 days has been studied in the sheep. Blood cortisol, corticosterone, deoxycortisol, and deoxycorticosterone levels were significantly increased with ACTH. Aldosterone levels remained unchanged and within the normal Na replete range. ACTH resulted in a significant increase in systolic and diastolic blood pressure within 24 h. This increase was sustained for the duration of ACTH treatment. Changes in blood pressure were not related to changes in external Na status or in body weight. Hypokalemic alkalosis was rapidly produced without change in urinary K excretion. Increases in both urine output and water intake were observed in all animals. Withdrawal of the ACTH stimulus resulted in rapid return of blood pressure and plasma [K] to normotensive levels associated with a natriuresis. Water turnover was normal within 7 days. The effects of ACTH in the sheep at doses to give maximal stimulation of adrenal steroid secretion, particularly the effect on blood pressure, are in contrast to those observed in other species. The rapidly induced changes in blood pressure with ACTH in the sheep suggest this may be a useful new model of experimental hypertension. provide information about the interrelationships between adrenocortical function, electrolyte metabolism, and blood pressure regulation.
Parietal lobe deficits in frontotemporal lobar degeneration caused by a mutation in the progranulin gene.

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical, neuropsychologic, and radiologic features of a family with a C31LfsX35 mutation in the progranulin gene CCDS11483.1). DESIGN Case series. PATIENTS A large British kindred (DRC255) with a PGRN mutation was assessed. Affected individuals presented with a mean age of 57.8 years (range, 54-67 years) and a mean disease duration of 6.1 years (range, 2-11 years). RESULTS All patients exhibited a clinical and radiologic phenotype compatible with frontotemporal lobar degeneration based on current consensus criteria. However, unlike sporadic frontotemporal lobar degeneration, parietal deficits, consisting of dyscalculia, visuoperceptual /visuospatial dysfunction, and/or limb apraxia, were a common feature, and brain imaging showed posterior extension of frontotemporal atrophy to involve the parietal lobes. Other common clinical features included language output impairment with either dynamic aphasia or nonfluent aphasia and a behavioral syndrome dominated by apathy. CONCLUSION We suggest that parietal deficits may be a prominent feature of PGRN mutations and that these deficits may be caused by disruption of frontoparietal functional pathways.
Psyched To Win

"Psyched to Win" provides the important link between mental skills and physical results. "Psyched to Win" explains how focusing concentration, controlling muscle tension, and thinking positively under stress create real physical changes that enhance sport performance. This guide shows athletes how to save time by building psychological skills training into their regular practice routine, how to use the self- hypnosis training scripts provided to stay centred and in control, and more.
Secure Index and Data Symbol Modulation for OFDM-IM

In this paper, we propose a secure index and data symbol modulation scheme for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing with index modulation (OFDM-IM) systems. By exploiting the notion of the channel reciprocity in time division duplexing mode over wireless channels for shared channel state information as a secret key, we investigate randomized mapping rules for index modulation as well as data symbol modulation. Due to the randomized mapping rules for index and data symbol modulation in OFDM-IM, an eavesdropper is not able to correctly decide message bits even though active subcarriers and their symbols are correctly estimated. In particular, we exploit a characteristic of OFDM-IM which uses a fraction of subcarriers for transmissions to enhance security of data symbol modulation. In addition, to design a set of mapping rules for data symbol modulation, we investigate both a random-selection-based set and a bit-mismatch-based set. Through the analysis and simulation results, we demonstrate that the proposed scheme based on the randomized mapping rules for index modulation and data symbol modulation has a better performance than an existing scheme (modified for OFDM-IM) in terms of bit error rate (BER) and successful attack probability. In particular, we can show that the BER at an eavesdropper is much higher if the bit-mismatch-based set of mapping rules is used.
Preoperative nutritional risk assessment in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for colorectal carcinomatosis

Abstract Background: Malnutrition is associated with increased postoperative morbidity in colorectal surgery. This study aimed to determine if preoperative nutritional markers could predict postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) for peritoneal metastasis (PM) of colorectal origin. Methods: All patients who underwent a complete CRS-HIPEC for colorectal PM between January 2009 and December 2014 were evaluated. Preoperative clinical and biological nutritional factors, including Body Mass Index (BMI), preoperative albumin and prealbumin levels were analysed. Preoperative computed tomography was used to measure the cross-sectional surface of the visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue, at the third lumbar vertebrae, to assess the abdominal fat composition. Skeletal muscle mass was measured to assess for sarcopenia. Results: Among 214 patients, 14 (6.5%) had a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2, 90 (42%) were sarcopenic, 19 (9%) presented albumin <35 g/L and 2 (1%) had pre-albumin <20 mg/dL. Median values for visceral and subcutaneous fat surfaces were 99.2 cm2 and 198 cm2, respectively. Hypoalbuminemia was associated with worse overall survival (23 vs. 59 months, p = 0.015). The other nutritional factors did not impact overall or progression free survival after CRS-HIPEC for colorectal PM. In multivariate analysis, major post-operative complication and hypoalbuminemia were independently associated with decreased overall survival. Conclusions: Hypoalbuminemia appears as a strong predictive factor for decreased overall survival in patients presenting PM of colorectal origin undergoing CRS-HIPEC.
Cooperation between distributed agents through self-organisation

The paper uses a behavior-based approach to tackle the problem of cooperation between distributed agents. It focuses on the use of self-organisation and dissipative structures to establish emergent functionality. Other principles such as randomness the subsumption architecture, and the gradient field are also used. Results of computational experiments are presented. <<ETX>>
Diagnostic values of SCC, CEA, Cyfra21-1 and NSE for lung cancer in patients with suspicious pulmonary masses: A single center analysis

We recruited 805 patients with suspicious pulmonary masses that were identified finally as lung cancer or benign pulmonary masses. The serum levels of four tumor markers, including squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), cytokeratin 19 fragment antigen 21-1 (Cyfra21-1) and neuron specific enolase (NSE) were tested for every patient. Though receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves indicated unsatisfactory diagnostic power of those four tumor markers for lung cancer, 37.3% of early-staged lung cancer could be diagnosed just on the combination assays of the four tumor markers, under adjusted cut-off values through our statistical analysis retrospectively.
Vascular permeability to plasma, plasma proteins, and cells: an update

Purpose of reviewThe blood vasculature supplies tissues with nutrients, clears waste products, and carries and directs leukocytes to inflammatory sites. To accomplish these functions, microvessels regulate the extravasation of small molecules, plasma proteins and inflammatory cells. The mechanisms responsible for these events have been the subject of intense investigation and, often, dispute. Recent findingsRecent progress has contributed to a better understanding of the mechanisms by which microvessels of different types and in different vascular beds regulate the passage of small and large molecules and cells. Roles are shown for the glycocalyx, caveolae, perictyes, sphingosine-1-phosphate, and newly discovered signaling pathways. SummaryVascular permeability is important for maintaining homeostasis and is greatly increased in acute and chronic inflammation, wound healing, and growing tumors. New work has contributed importantly to the mechanisms responsible for regulating permeability.
The role of surgery for pancreatic cancer: a 12-year review of patient outcome

Introduction Pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis with <5% alive at 5 years, despite active surgical treatment. The study aim was to review patients undergoing pancreatic resection and assess the effect of clinical and pathological parameters on survival. Patients and methods All patients who had undergone radical pancreatic surgery, January 1996 to December 2008, were identified from the unit database. Additional information was retrieved from the patient records. The demographic, clinical, and pathological records were recorded using Microsoft Excel. Survival was assessed using Kaplan-Meier and predictors of survival determined by multinominal logistic regression and log rank test. Results 126 patients were identified from the database. The majority (106) had a Whipple's procedure, 14 had a distal pancreatectomy and 6 had local periampullary excision. The average age of the Whipple's group of patients was 61.7 years (± 11.7) with most procedures performed for malignancy (n=100). Survival was worse with adenocarcinoma compared to all other pathologies (p=0.013), while periampullary tumours had a better prognosis compared to other locations (p=0.019). Survival decreased with poorer differentiation (p=0.001), increasing pT (p<0.001) and pN stage (p<0.001). Survival was worse with perineural (p=0.04) or lymphovascular invasion (p=0.05). A microscopic postive resection margin (R1) was associated with a worse survival (p=0.007). Tumour differentiation (p=0.001) and positive nodal status (p<0.001) were found to be independent predictors of mortality. Conclusion Tumour differentiation and nodal status are important predictors of outcome. A positive resection margin is associated with a poorer survival.
Quickest search for a rare distribution

We consider the problem of finding one sequence of independent random variables following a rare atypical distribution, P<sub>1</sub>, amongst a large number of sequences following some null distribution, P<sub>0</sub>. We quantify the number of samples needed to correctly identify one atypical sequence as the atypical sequences become increasingly rare. We show that the known optimal procedure, which consists of a series of sequential probability ratio tests, succeeds with high probability provided the number of samples grows at a rate equal to a constant times π<sup>-1</sup> D(P<sub>1</sub>∥P<sub>0</sub>)<sup>-1</sup>, where π is the prior probability of a sequence being atypical, and D(P<sub>1</sub>∥P<sub>0</sub>) is the Kullback-Leibler divergence. Using techniques from sequential analysis, we show that if the number of samples grow at a rate equal to π<sup>-1</sup> D(P<sub>1</sub>∥P<sub>0</sub>)<sup>-1</sup>, any procedure fails. This is then compared to sequential thresholding [1], a simple procedure which can be implemented without exact knowledge of distribution P<sub>1</sub>. We also show that the SPRT and sequential thresholding are fairly robust to our knowledge of π. Lastly, a lower bound for non-sequential procedures is derived for comparison.
The effects of mental imagery training on a baseball throwing task

This study was designed to determine if long term training of mental imagery skills is more beneficial to an athlete than immediate imagery rehearsal practiced only prior to an event. Subjects were thirty male high school baseball athletes who were randomly assigned to one of three treatment conditions: (1) long term imagery training and practice; (2) immediate imagery practice only; and (3) control. An accuracy relay-throwing test was performed with pre-test, mid-test, and post-test performance trials. Results of the study revealed no statistically significant differences over the three test periods for any of the treatment conditions. Thus, long term imagery combined with immediate imagery practice, immediate imagery practice and control groups performed equally well on the baseball throwing task.
Lupeol, a triterpene, inhibits early responses of tumor promotion induced by benzoyl peroxide in murine skin.

The modulating effect of Lupeol [lup-20(29)-en-3 beta -ol], a triterpene found in many fruits and medicinal plants, on benzoyl peroxide-induced tumor promotion responses or tumor promotion in murine skin is described. Benzoyl peroxide is an effective cutaneous tumor promoter acting through the generation of oxidative stress, the induction of ornithine decarboxylase activity and the enhancement of DNA synthesis. Benzoyl peroxide treatment increases cutaneous microsomal lipid peroxidation and hydrogen peroxide generation. The activity of the cutaneous antioxidant enzymes, namely catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase and glutathione S-transferase, is decreased and levels of cutaneous glutathione are depleted. Benzoyl peroxide treatment also induces ornithine decarboxylase activity and enhances [3H]thymidine uptake in DNA synthesis. Prophylactic treatment of mice with lupeol (0.75 and 1.5 mg per animal) 1 hour before benzoyl peroxide treatment resulted in a diminution of benzoyl peroxide-mediated damage. The susceptibility of cutaneous microsomal membrane to lipid peroxidation and hydrogen peroxide generation was significantly reduced (P< 0.01 and P< 0.01, respectively). In addition, depleted levels of glutathione and inhibited activity of antioxidant enzymes were recovered to a significant level (P< 0.01, P< 0.05 and P< 0.01, respectively). Similarly, the elevated ornithine decarboxylase activity and enhanced thymidine uptake in DNA synthesis were inhibited significantly (P< 0.05) in a dose-dependent manner. The protective effect of lupeol was dose dependent in all parameters. The results suggest that lupeol is an effective skin chemopreventive agent that may suppress benzoyl peroxide-induced cutaneous toxicity.
Topological Conditions for Uniqueness of Equilibrium in Networks

Equilibrium flow in a physical network with a large number of users (e.g., transportation, communication, and computer networks) need not be unique if the costs of the network elements are not the same for all users. Such differences among users may arise if they are not equally affected by congestion or have different intrinsic preferences. Whether or not, forall assignments of strictly increasing cost functions, each user's equilibrium cost is the same in all Nash equilibria can be determined from the network topology. Specifically, this paper shows that in a two-terminal network, the equilibrium costs are always unique if and only if the network is one of several simple networks or consists of several such networks connected in series. The complementary class of all two-terminal networks with multiple equilibrium costs forsome assignment of (user-specific) strictly increasing cost functions is similarly characterized by an embedded network of a particular simple type.
First‐trimester maternal gestational infection and cycloid psychosis

Using a structured interview, the mothers of patients with cycloid psychosis, manic depression and controls (40 mothers in each case) were investigated in order to assess the occurrence of maternal gestational infection and other obstetric complications during pregnancy with the affected child. The cycloid psychoses with low heritability and a good long‐term prognosis were found to be significantly associated with first‐trimester respiratory infection (i.e. influenza and febrile cold). Furthermore, maternal infection seems to predict an early onset in cycloids. In manic depression, we failed to identify a significant link with maternal gestational infection or other obstetric complications. These findings are discussed in the light of our previous reports of an excess of maternal gestational infections during the second trimester in chronic schizophrenics. Our results suggest that the exogenously induced disturbances of fetal brain maturation during the first trimester of gestation caused by maternal respiratory infection via live virus or disturbed maternal immune response are involved in the aetiology of cycloid psychoses.
Enhancing Accuracy of Android Malware Detection using Intent Instrumentation

: Event-driven actions in Android malwares and complexity of extracted proﬁles of applications’ behaviors are two challenges in dynamic malware analysis tools to ﬁnd malicious behaviors. Thanks to ability of event-driven actions in Android applications, malwares can trigger their malicious behaviors at speciﬁc conditions and evade from detection. In this paper, we propose a framework for instrumenting Intents in Android applications’ source code in a way that different parts of the application be triggered automatically at runtime. Our instrumented codes force the application to exhibit its behaviors and so we can have a more complete proﬁle of the application’s behaviors. Our framework, which is implemented as a tool, ﬁrst uses static analysis to extract an application’s structure and components and then, instruments Intents inside the application’s Smali codes. Experimental results show that applying our code instrumentation framework on applications help exhibiting more data leakage behaviors such as disclosing Android ID in 79 more applications in a data set containing 6,187 malwares in comparison to using traditional malware analysis tools.
Spontaneous Tumors in Holtzman-Source Rats of Various Ages

Spontaneous development of tumors in 5086 Holtzman-source rats ranging in age from 1 to 18 months is reviewed. Overall incidence of tumors was 4.3% (8.2% for females, 2.3% for males). Statistical analysis of the data demonstrated that the potentiality for tumors was comparable to previously reported lifetime studies. Characteristics of development of tumors are given, and the more uncommon tumors are described briefly. The occurrence of tumors in young rats in this survey indicates the need for accumulating data on tumors in other than “old” rats as an aid in interpreting data obtained from toxicological studies.