Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Swaddling: Maternal Option and Sleep Behaviour in Two-month-old Infants

This study aimed to assess possible association between swaddling and sleep behaviour in two-month-old infants. It comprised 198 apparently healthy infants from the community setting selected by chance (86 boys, 112 girls), aged two months, who were singletons born in St Petersburg in 2007. The mothers were asked to complete the questionnaires addressing infant, maternal, and demographic major characteristics with particular emphasis on maternal swaddling practice and infant sleep routine. As part of the interview, the mothers were asked to describe possible sleep disturbances in infants in five major sleep domains: bedtime problems, excessive daytime sleepiness, awakenings, regularity and duration of sleep and snoring. Of 198 infants, 120 babies (60.6%) were never swaddled at night-time, 35 (17.7%) were swaddled occasionally and 43 (21.7%) were swaddled regularly. No significant associations were found between regular swaddling and infant–parent(s) room and bed sharing, type of mattress used and preferred position in which the infant was habitually put to sleep. There was no association between swaddling and habitual position in which the baby was usually found awake and maternal reports on infant sleep disturbances. In conclusion, no convincing evidence was found on any beneficial effect of swaddling in terms of modifying baby's night-time sleep behaviour and sleep routine that might have been potentially protective against sudden infant death syndrome.
Effect of Maternal Dietary Vitamin C Intake on the Level of Vitamin C in Breastmilk among Nursing Mothers in Baghdad, Iraq

The vitamin C content of breastmilk was investigated in a group of nursing mothers attending maternal and child health centers in Baghdad during 1998–2000. Two hundred healthy, nonsmoking, 28- to 38-year-old lactating women were studied. Individual samples of breastmilk were obtained for estimation of vitamin C. Dietary data were collected by using 24-hour food recalls. The mean intake of vitamin C was far below the Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization requirement of 26 ± 2.13 (SD) mg/day). The vitamin C content of breastmilk was significantly correlated with the maternal intake of vitamin C (r = 0.61, p < .01). The vitamin C content of breastmilk varied with the season. The level was much higher in summer (3.9 ± 1.05 mg/100 ml) than in winter (3.02 ± 2.01 mg/100 ml; p < .05). This fluctuation indicates the dependence of breastmilk vitamin C on dietary intake. The results show the need to increase the consumption of vegetables and fruits and to monitor maternal ascorbic acid intake.
Increasing Anger Log Use During School Among Middle School Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders

ABSTRACT Although anger management programs often promote the use of anger logs as an alternative to aggressive behavior, researchers have not studied whether or not these programs actually increase anger log use. Thus, this study examines the impact of In Control, a classroom-based curriculum with 10 weekly 30-minute sessions, on the frequency of anger log use between sessions. Study participants were all of the students attending a middle school for emotional/behavioral disorders. Twenty-seven students received the In Control program, and 19 equivalent students did not. While anger logs were visibly available in all of the classrooms, the students who received the In Control program completed significantly more logs between sessions than did the nonprogram students. During a 4-month follow-up, the 19 program students who received monthly booster sessions continued to fill out significantly more logs than did the nonprogram students. These findings suggest that In Control can increase the use of a log to record anger-provoking episodes by middle school students with serious emotional/behavioral disorders, both in between training sessions and during follow-up, if booster sessions are provided.
SUV39h‐ and A‐type lamin‐dependent telomere nuclear rearrangement

Telomeres are specialized chromatin structures that are situated at the end of linear chromosomes and play an important role in cell senescence and immortalization. Here, we investigated whether changes in histone signature influence the nuclear arrangement and positioning of telomeres. Analysis of mouse embryonic fibroblasts revealed that telomeres were organized into specific clusters that partially associated with centromeric clusters. This nuclear arrangement was influenced by deficiency of the histone methyltransferase SUV39h, LMNA deficiency, and the histone deacetylase inhibitor Trichostatin A (TSA). Similarly, nuclear radial distributions of telomeric clusters were preferentially influenced by TSA, which caused relocation of telomeres closer to the nuclear center. Telomeres also co‐localized with promyelocytic leukemia bodies (PML). This association was increased by SUV39h deficiency and decreased by LMNA deficiency. These differences could be explained by differing levels of the telomerase subunit, TERT, in SUV39h‐ and LMNA‐deficient fibroblasts. Taken together, our data show that SUV39h and A‐type lamins likely play a key role in telomere maintenance and telomere nuclear architecture. J. Cell. Biochem. 109: 915–926, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Predicting Adolescent Moral Reasoning from Family Climate:

The climate of parental interactions with adolescents at 14 years of age, and its longitudinal prediction to adolescent moral reasoning at 16 years of age, was studied in 40 Canadian families. Three measures of family climate were obtained, including the authoritative parenting style construct of Baumrind, the transactive dialogue measure of Berkowitz and Gibbs, and a novel index of responsiveness to the “child’s voice” in the stories told by parents about moral socialization, based on the sociocultural theory of Vygotsky and Bakhtin. Greater operational transact use in Time 1 discussions by fathers was predictive of gains in moral reasoning for children older than the 2 years. For mothers, stronger indications of responsiveness to the child’s voice in stories told when children were 14 years of age also predicted gains over time in moral reasoning for adolescents. Most generally, results indicated the need to delineate more fully the role of each parent in the moral socialization process.
Emotional Stress and Coping Strategies in South African Clinical and Counselling Psychologists

This study aimed to explore psychologists' emotional stress levels, as manifested in anxiety and depression, their coping strategies, and the relationship between stress and coping strategies. A stratified random sample of 238 South African clinical and counselling psychologists completed internet surveys that included a biographical questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Brief Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced (Brief COPE). According to category cut-off points in the manuals, results indicated that 56.3% of participants reported above average anxiety levels, while 54.2% were mildly depressed. A combination of the coping strategies of self-blame, behavioural disengagement, denial, a lack of humour, self-distraction, a lack of acceptance, venting, and substance use significantly predicted anxiety. A combination of substance use, self-blame, self-distraction, denial, and a lack of seeking instrumental support significantly predicted depression. The results suggest that South African psychologists fail to manage their emotional stress as manifested in depressive and anxiety symptoms. A coping programme for South African psychologists in practice and training is recommended. In addition, psychologists are encouraged to nurture their emotional health through psychotherapy and support groups. The limitations of sampling in terms of possible psychological sophistication and self-selection, as well as the need to further differentiate the work settings of psychologists, are discussed.
The Response Activation Model and Cross-Modal Facilitation and Inhibition of Return: A Trajectory Analysis

Non-informative spatial cues presented prior to a goal-directed movement influence not only movement initia- tion time but also the spatial characteristics of the movement trajectories. These trajectory effects are thought to stem from an integration of competing motor responses. In the present experiments, trajectories of rapid aiming movements were ex- amined under the constraints of a cue-target inhibition of return (IOR) paradigm. Aiming movements were made to targets that were preceded by a cue stimulus in the same or different location. Four experiments were conducted in which the modality of the cue and target stimulus was manipulated across vision and audition. Although facilitation effects were present under the cross modality protocols, IOR effects were observed only for same cue-target pairings. At short stimulus onset asynchronies, limb trajectories deviated toward the target that had just been cued, particularly when the cue occurred in left space. These trajectory effects are consistent with response activation models of selective attention and movement preparation.
The Safety Profile of Home Infusion of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Patients With Neuroimmunologic Disorders

Objectives: To assess the overall safety of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IG) products used to treat patients with neuroimmunological disorders in a supervised home-based setting. Methods: The incidence of adverse reactions was assessed in a retrospective chart review of 420 patients who consecutively received 4076, home-based, individual, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusions between January 2009 and December 2009. Results: A total of 90 patients (21.4%) developed adverse reactions related to IVIG administration (2.6% per individual infusion). A total of 95.5% of adverse reactions were mild, and no serious side effects were observed. The incidence of adverse reactions was significantly lower in the subgroup of patients with neuroimmunological disorders who received premedication (18.2% compared with 29.3%, P = 0.02). There was no significant statistical difference in the incidence of side effects among the different brands of IVIG used in this study. Conclusions: The combination of premedication and well-defined clinical, IVIG infusion policies may reduce the incidence of high-dose IVIG adverse reactions administered in a home-based setting in patients with neuroimmunological disorders.
KLK5 and KLK7 Ablation Fully Rescues Lethality of Netherton Syndrome-Like Phenotype

Netherton syndrome (NS) is a severe skin disease caused by the loss of protease inhibitor LEKTI, which leads to the dysregulation of epidermal proteases and severe skin-barrier defects. KLK5 was proposed as a major protease in NS pathology, however its inactivation is not sufficient to rescue the lethal phenotype of LEKTI-deficient mice. In this study, we further elucidated the in vivo roles of the epidermal proteases in NS using a set of mouse models individually or simultaneously deficient for KLK5 and KLK7 on the genetic background of a novel NS-mouse model. We show that although the ablation of KLK5 or KLK7 is not sufficient to rescue the lethal effect of LEKTI-deficiency simultaneous deficiency of both KLKs completely rescues the epidermal barrier and the postnatal lethality allowing mice to reach adulthood with fully functional skin and normal hair growth. We report that not only KLK5 but also KLK7 plays an important role in the inflammation and defective differentiation in NS and KLK7 activity is not solely dependent on activation by KLK5. Altogether, these findings show that unregulated activities of KLK5 and KLK7 are responsible for NS development and both proteases should become targets for NS therapy.
New Regionalism Reconsidered: Globalization and the Remaking of Political Economic Space

Amid the near frenzied exaltation of economic globalization and a purported decline of the nation state, a range of subnational regional economies and urban metropoles are increasingly being canonized as the paradigmatic exemplars of wealth creation. Indeed, across many of the advanced developed countries a whole host of academics, consultants, influential commentators, politicians and bourgeois interest groups are readily invoking the region to be "the" appropriate site for regulating global capitalism. In a recent article in "IJURR", though, John Lovering disputes this emerging New Regionalism, viewing it to be seriously compromised by several practical and theoretical inadequacies. This article has two principal aims. First, and while sympathetic to the general tenor of Lovering's critique, it offers a rejoinder through some sobering reflections on what might be recovered from the range of New Regionalist perspectives currently vying for attention within critical studies of regional development. Second, it presents a series of future theoretical directions for a geopolitically sensitive regional research agenda, drawing on recent thinking from the new regional geography, globalization and the politics of scale, institutional-relational state theory and the regulation approach. An argument is made that a synthesis of these perspectives might intensify our understanding of the social and political construction of regions, the uneven geography of growth, and the moments of re-scaled "regionalized" state power that now enframe the process of economic governance. Copyright Joint Editors and Blackwell Publishers Ltd 2001.
Importance of participative goal setting and anticipated rewards on goal difficulty and job performance.

Engineers/scientists (n = 76) either participated in the setting of, or were assigned, specific behavioral goals during their performance appraisal. Participative goal setting resulted in more difficult goals -being set than was the case when the goals were assigned. Perceptions of goal difficulty, however, were not significantly different in the two goal-setting conditions. The analysis of the performance data collected 6 months later (n— 132) revealed main effects for both goal setting and anticipated rewards. Only participative goal setting led to significantly higher performance than a "do your best" and a control group condition. There was no significant difference between the performance of the latter two conditions despite the fact that the individuals in the do-your-best group received knowledge of results.
Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) In Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Attending A Cancer Hospital

Purpose: The most common etiological agents for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). The present study was aimed to assess the seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibodies to HCV among patients with HCC, attending a cancer hospital. Method: A retrospective study of patients with histologically and radiologically proven HCC between July 2014 and April 2016 were evaluated for HBsAg and anti-HCV antibodies by Enhanced Chemiluminescence Immuno Assay (CLIA) method using the VITROS ECi/ECiQ Immunodiagnostic systems. Result: Out of 116 HCC patients, 34 (29.31%) were having HBsAg positivity and HCV positivity was seen in 15(12.93%). Co-infection by HCV and HBV was found in 3 (2.58%) patients. Males are affected more than females and most of them are in their fifth or sixth decade. Alpha feto protein levels were higher in 85(73.27%) of patients and serum aminotransferase levels are higher than the reference range. Conclusion: The high seropositivity of HBV and HCV in HCC suggests their role as the causative agents of Hepatocellular carcinoma.
Student teachers’ and mentor teachers’ perceptions and expectations of a mentoring relationship: do they match or clash?

This study examines similarities and differences between mentor teachers’ and student teachers’ perceptions of the components of a positive mentoring relationship and its impact on the identity formation of student teachers. In addition to the interview data, the participants were asked to use metaphors to describe the mentoring relationship. The findings indicated that there was no serious dispute between their ideas and both parties considered encouragement and support, an open line of communication and feedback as the most significant elements. They also used metaphorical images such as guiding, parenting and training, verifying the importance of support and nurturing in the mentoring relationship. However, a difference was identified in participants’ attitudes of the impact of the mentoring relationship on student teachers’ identity formation. Based on the findings it is suggested that mentor teachers consider the significance of the mentoring relationship on development of student teachers’ identity.
Iron and Oxidative Stress in Parkinson’s Disease: An Observational Study of Injury Biomarkers

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by progressive motor impairment attributed to progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) pars compacta. In addition to an accumulation of iron, there is also an increased production of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) and inflammatory markers. These observations suggest that iron dyshomeostasis may be playing a key role in neurodegeneration. However, the mechanisms underlying this metal-associated oxidative stress and neuronal damage have not been fully elucidated. To determine peripheral levels of iron, ferritin, and transferrin in PD patients and its possible relation with oxidative/nitrosative parameters, whilst attempting to identify a profile of peripheral biomarkers in this neurological condition. Forty PD patients and 46 controls were recruited to compare serum levels of iron, ferritin, transferrin, oxidative stress markers (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), nitrosative stress marker (NOx), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), non-protein thiols (NPSH), advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) and vitamin C) as well as inflammatory markers (NTPDases, ecto-5’-nucleotidase, adenosine deaminase (ADA), ischemic-modified albumin (IMA) and myeloperoxidase). Iron levels were lower in PD patients, whereas there was no difference in ferritin and transferrin. Oxidative stress (TBARS and AOPP) and inflammatory markers (NTPDases, IMA, and myeloperoxidase) were significantly higher in PD, while antioxidants FRAP, vitamin C, and non-protein thiols were significantly lower in PD. The enzymes SOD, CAT, and ecto-5’-nucleotidase were not different among the groups, although NOx and ADA levels were significantly higher in the controls. Our data corroborate the idea that ROS/RNS production and neuroinflammation may dysregulate iron homeostasis and collaborate to reduce the periphery levels of this ion, contributing to alterations observed in the pathophysiology of PD.
eHCM: Resources Reduction & Demand Increase, cover the gap by a managerial approach powered by an IT solutions

The economic and financial crisis has also had an important impact on the healthcare sector. Available resources have decreased, while at the same time costs as well as demand for healthcare services are on the rise. This coalescing negative impact on availability of healthcare resources is exacerbated even further by a widespread ignorance of management accounting matters. Little knowledge about costs is a strong source of costs augmentation. Although it is broadly recognized that cost accounting has a positive impact on healthcare organizations, it is not widespread adopted. Hospitals are essential components in providing overall healthcare. Operating rooms are critical hospital units not only in patient safety terms but also in expenditure terms. Understanding OR procedures in the hospital provides important information about how health care resources are used. There have been several scientific studies on management accounting in healthcare environments and more than ever there is a need for innovation, particularly by connecting business administration research findings to modern IT tools. IT adoption constitutes one of the most important innovation fields within the healthcare sector, with beneficial effects on the decision making processes. The e-HCM (e-Healthcare Cost Management) project consists of a cost calculation model which is applicable to Business Intelligence. The cost calculation approach comprises elements from both traditional cost accounting and activity-based costing. Direct costs for all surgical procedures can be calculated through a seven step implementation process.
The Theory and Practice of Autonomy: THEORY

Preface Acknowledgments Part I. Theory: 1. The nature of autonomy 2. The value of autonomy 3. Moral autonomy 4. Autonomy, science, and morality 5. Is more choice better than less? Part II. Practice: 6. Consent, representation, and proxy consent 7. Autonomy and informed consent 8. Paternalism: some second thoughts 9. The serpent beguiled me and I did eat: entrapment and the creation of crime 10. Behaviour control and design Epilogue Bibliography Index.
Student-teachers as researchers: towards a professional development orientation in teacher education. Possibilities and limitations in the Greek university

In this paper we present and discuss the action research we conducted with the main purpose to investigate the proper ways to introduce action research to our student-teachers in the university so as to empower them in a lifelong professional development perspective. Although the obstacles we faced were many, it seemed possible and beneficial for our students to get involved in real action research projects in the framework of an undergraduate course. They had the chance to appreciate the theory and practice link, to investigate their implicit theory, to construct collective knowledge and to participate in reflective practices.
Adjustment within the euro. The difficult case of Portugal

In the second half of the 1990s, the prospect of entry in the euro led to an output boom and large current account deficits in Portugal. Since then, the boom has turned into a slump. Current account deficits are still large, and so are budget deficits. This paper reviews the facts, the likely adjustment in the absence of major policy changes, and examines policy options.
Communication and the Reward System of Science: A Study of a National ‘Invisible College’

Choices by others 0 0 0 0 0 (9) Own choices 0 0 0 0 0 Differences 0 0 0 0 0 Experimentalists: Bubble Chamber Choices by others 0 0 2 4 I (52) Own choices 0 0 0 0 0 Differences 0 0 +2 +4 +1 Counter/Spark Chamber Choices by others I 6 2 4 2 (80) Own choices 3 4 3 5 4 Differences -2 +2 -I -I -2 The connection between the organization of the informal communication system and the reward system may be seen by looking at data which shows which type of groups are, on the average, 'over' recognised for their scientific productivity and which are 'under' recognised. The regression of recognition scores on the number of publications gives an indication of 'over' or 'under' recognition. The 36 +1.19 + . 85 ·74 Communication and the Reward System of Science mean residuals from this regression for the five types of research groups are as follows: Theorists Phenomenologists Intermediate Abstract Experimentalists Bubble chamber . 46 Counter/Spark chamber . 35
Frequency- and Phase Encoded SSVEP Using Spatiotemporal Beamforming

In brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) based on steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEPs) the number of selectable targets is rather limited when each target has its own stimulation frequency. One way to remedy this is by combining frequency- with phase encoding. We introduce a new multivariate spatiotemporal filter, based on Linearly Constrained Minimum Variance (LCMV) beamforming, for discriminating between frequency-phase encoded targets more accurately, even when using short signal lengths than with (extended) Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA), which is traditionally posited for this stimulation paradigm.