Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
THE IMPACT OF THE CULTURE ON THE E-READINESS FOR E-GOVERNMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ( YEMEN )

E-government is considered to be one of the most important projects in all countries including developing. E-readiness is the cornerstone of the e-government. Culture affects e-readiness especially in developing countries. The aim of this research is to find the impact of the culture on the e-readiness for e-government in developing countries namely Yemen. The cultural elements that have been adopted by the research are; Gender, age, education, income, occupation level, computer experience and Internet experience. The methodology of this research is quantitative research based on a survey method using questionnaires as a data collection technique. The findings showed that there are positive indicators for e-readiness in Yemen where the level of e-readiness in this study is about 63.5%. The findings also showed the impact of the culture on the e-readiness for e-government in Yemen. Age does not affect the e-readiness in this study. Trust affects the e-readiness in Yemen and the facilities. The positive finding from this study is the high belief in e-government as an era requirement. The researcher recommends to start building formtics society and increase the information culture.
Event-based Prospective Memory in Schizophrenia

Although memory deficits have been well documented in schizophrenia, so far, there is dearth of literature about prospective memory (PM), that is memory for future events, in this disorder. The present study investigated event-based PM in schizophrenia. Additionally, the relationship of event-based PM with clinical variables of schizophrenia was also assessed. Task incorporating event-based prospective memory was administered on 42 schizophrenia patients and 42 nonpsychiatric comparison subjects. Patients with schizophrenia were additionally rated on The Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms, The Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms and The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. Results showed schizophrenia patients to have poor event-based prospective memory. However, no significant correlation was observed between the clinical variables and PM.
Choosing unlabeled examples for SemiBoost using modified cuckoo search algorithms

SemiBoost (SB) is a boosting form, in which both labeled and unlabeled examples are contributed to learning. In order to perform the task of choosing unlabeled examples in SB, various strategies have been proposed in the literature. Meanwhile, cuckoo search (CS) is a novel meta-heuristic algorithm, whose obtained solutions are better than solutions obtained by efficient particle swarm optimizer (PSO) and genetic algorithm (GA). Recently, rather than using the original CS algorithm, some kinds of modifications have been proposed to improve its searching performance. This paper presents an empirical comparison, using modified CS algorithms to select useful unlabeled examples for SB learning. In particular, several modification strategies were considered and compared empirically, including a CS modified by using the probability estimate in initialization (CS-pE); a modification for unconstrained optimization problems by changing the step-size; a modified CS using Centroidal Voronoi Tessellations in initialization; and modified CSs using adaptive parameters. The experimental results show that the CS-pE strategy works better than the other modifications in synthetic and real-life benchmark data in terms of classification accuracy. In addition, the results show that when a set of the fine tuned parameters is provided and the searching process is appropriately initialized, the strategy achieves further improvement in the accuracy.
Spontaneous dislocation of a crystalline lens to the anterior chamber with pupillary block glaucoma in Noonan Syndrome: a case report

We report a 13-year-old child with Noonan Syndrome who developed spontaneous dislocation of the crystalline lens in anterior chamber leading to pupillary block glaucoma in the left eye and subluxation of lens in right eye. Intracapsular extraction of the dislocated lens was done in the left eye. Prompt diagnosis and management is needed in such cases to avoid glaucoma and corneal endothelial cell damage. We could not find any such case after thorough Medline search.
Estimation of psycholeptic and psychoanaleptic medicine use in an adult general population sample using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification

Little is known about psycholeptic and psychoanaleptic medicine (PM) use in the general population. This study presents prevalence data about PM use. The sample included 4310 individuals aged 20–79 from a general population health examination in a northern German area (participation proportion: 68.8%; Study of Health in Pomerania, SHIP). Medicines taken during the past seven days were assessed from the medicine packages or self‐reports and classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification developed by the World Health Organization. In total, 6.3% of the sample reported PM intake, 8.7% of the women and 4.7% of the men. During the past 12 months prior to the health examination, 49.2% of the individuals with PM use consulted a general practitioner but not a neurologist or a psychiatrist. Among the study participants with PM use, 88.8% had one or more mental disorders during lifetime according to a screening questionnaire. It is concluded that considerable proportions of individuals with current PM use exist although lower than may be expected on the basis of the number of individuals with mental disorder in the general population. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
The intrinsic innervation of the gastro-oesophageal and pyloro-duodenal junctions.

Ever since Auerbach (1864) and Meissner (1857) described the two plexuses now bearing their names, many workers have investigated the intrinsic innervation of the alimentary tract, but very few have studied the arrangement at the junctions between different parts of the gut. We decided, therefore, to study the enteric plexuses at these junctional zones and our findings in the gastro-oesophageal and pyloro-duodenal regions are here described.
Platinum organ toxicity and possible prevention in patients with testicular cancer

Advances in the management of metastatic testicular cancer are attributed mainly to the introduction of cisplatin into combination chemotherapy. In parallel with the development of effective chemotherapy resulting in long‐term survival for the majority of patients, possible adverse effects of treatment have been systematically investigated. Besides acute side effects of cisplatin, such as gastro‐intestinal toxic effects and moderate myelosuppression, reduction in glomerular filtration rate occurs in 20% to 30% of patients despite prophylactic intensive hydration and forced diuresis. Such changes in glomerular function are essentially irreversible. Persistent effects on tubular renal function occur less commonly, but hypomagnesemia due to hypermagnesiuria is often seen. Neurotoxicity, mainly sensory peripheral neuropathy, is common during treatment but disappears in the majority of patients after its completion. However, persistent paresthesias are found in 20% to 60% of patients. A typical audiometric abnormality affecting up to 50% of patients is bilateral loss of hearing at 4 to 8 kHz. A correlation between the cumulative cisplatin dose applied and the frequency of neuro‐ and nephrotoxicity has been demonstrated in some studies. The administration schedule additionally appears to influence the extent of toxicity, whereby single‐day infusion schedules are associated with pronounced neural and renal toxicity, possibly due to higher peak plasma levels of cisplatin. Other long‐term abnormalities after treatment with cisplatin‐based combination regimens are a weak predisposition to secondary malignancies, infertility and chronic vascular toxicity. Several strategies have been developed to reduce such side effects. Ongoing trials are investigating the role of the aminothiol amifostine as a nephro‐ and neuroprotectant. Int. J. Cancer 83:866–869, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Central control of the pineal gland: visual pathways.

UNDER 1 normal lighting conditions the rat pineal gland exhibits a diurnal variation in its content of the amines serotonin 1 and norepinephrine 2 and the enzyme hydroxyindole-O-methyl transferase (HIOMT). 3 Each of these rhythms is affected by changes in environmental lighting. The norepinephrine and HIOMT rhythms appear to be predominantly under photic control and are suppressed in animals kept in continuous light or darkness and in blinded animals. 3,4 The serotonin rhythm, in contrast, is eliminated when animals are placed in constant light but persists in animals deprived of visual stimulation. 1 Each of the rhythms is maintained by neural information transmitted to the pineal from the central nervous system by the cervical sympathetics. Denervation of the pineal by superior cervical ganglionectomy abolishes all of the rhythms. 2-4 In addition, destroying these nerves in the female rat suppresses the vaginal estrus response to continuous environmental illumination, a response
Same Sex Couples and Marriage: Negotiating Relational Landscapes with Families and Friends

Focusing on the decision to enter into a marriage and/or to conduct a commitment ceremony, this paper explores how same-sex couples negotiate their relationships with both family and friends at the point at which they make decisions about who to invite to their ceremony. The ceremony is argued to be a ‘fateful moment’ at which point lesbians and gay men necessarily take stock of relationships which are meaningful to them. It is argued that the data from the qualitative interviews on which this paper is based add to the on-going debates about the meaning and significance of both (given) families and (chosen) friends for same-sex couples and suggests that it is sociologically important to recognise both the blurring of the boundaries between these categories as well as the meanings that individuals themselves bring to an understanding of the significance of these relationships.
Robust and Generic Control of Full-Bridge Modular Multilevel Converter High-Voltage DC Transmission Systems

This paper presents the theoretical basis of the control strategy that allows the cell capacitor voltage regulation of the full-bridge modular multilevel converter (FB-MMC) to be controlled independent of its dc-link voltage. The presented control strategy permits operation with reduced dc-link voltage during a permanent pole-to-ground dc fault, and controlled discharge and recharge of the HVDC links during shutdown and restart following clearance of temporary pole-to-pole dc faults. In addition, it allows voltage-source-converter (VSC)-based HVDC links that employ FB-MMC to operate with both positive and negative dc negative dc-link voltages. This feature is well suited for hybrid HVDC networks, where the VSCs operate alongside the line-commutating current source converters, without any compromise to the power reversal at any terminals. The usefulness of the presented control strategy is demonstrated on the full-scale model of the HVDC link that uses FB-MMC with 101 cells/arm, considering the cases of pole-to-ground and pole-to-pole dc faults.
Age-Related Changes in Temporal Processing of Rapidly-Presented Sound Sequences in the Macaque Auditory Cortex

The mammalian auditory cortex is necessary to resolve temporal features in rapidly-changing sound streams. This capability is crucial for speech comprehension in humans and declines with normal aging. Nonhuman primate studies have revealed detrimental effects of normal aging on the auditory nervous system, and yet the underlying influence on temporal processing remains less well-defined. Therefore, we recorded from the core and lateral belt areas of auditory cortex when awake young and old monkeys listened to tone-pip and noise-burst sound sequences. Elevated spontaneous and stimulus-driven activity were the hallmark characteristics in old monkeys. These old neurons showed isomorphic-like discharge patterns to stimulus envelopes, though their phase-locking was less precise. Functional preference in temporal coding between the core and belt existed in the young monkeys but was mostly absent in the old monkeys, in which old belt neurons showed core-like response profiles. Finally, the analysis of population activity patterns indicated that the aged auditory cortex demonstrated a homogenous, distributed coding strategy, compared to the selective, sparse coding strategy observed in the young monkeys. Degraded temporal fidelity and highly-responsive, broadly-tuned cortical responses could underlie how aged humans have difficulties to resolve and track dynamic sounds leading to speech processing deficits.
Depression and infrequent participation in social activities among older adults: the moderating role of high-quality familial ties

Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to investigate whether depression is associated with reduced participation in social activities among older adults. Additionally, this study assesses whether high-quality familial ties diminish the negative association between depression and social activities. Methods: Using cross-sectional telephone interview data from a sample of individuals 60 years of age and older in Arizona and Florida (N = 2000), this study estimates a series of linear regression models to assess the relationship between depression and social activities, and test whether this association is conditioned by high-quality familial ties using multiplicative interaction terms. Results: As expected, an inverse relationship between depression and social activities is observed. Delving deeper, the regression models reveal that the depression–inactivity association is weaker among older individuals with strong, positive ties to spouses and children. Additional tests demonstrate the mere of existence of familial bonds provides no meaningful benefit – the quality of such ties matters. Conclusion: Findings support the theoretical argument that high-quality familial ties provide supportive coping resources that buffer individuals from the undesirable consequences associated with depression. Moving forward, longitudinal research on the causal links between depression and infrequent participation in social and leisure activities among older adults is warranted.
Attachment-related psychodynamics

Because there has been relatively little communication and cross-fertilization between the two major lines of research on adult attachment, one based on coded narrative assessments of defensive processes, the other on simple self-reports of ‘attachment style’ in close relationships, we here explain and review recent work based on a combination of self-report and other kinds of method, including behavioral observations and unconscious priming techniques. The review indicates that considerable progress has been made in testing central hypotheses derived from attachment theory and in exploring unconscious, psychodynamic processes related to affect-regulation and attachment-system activation. The combination of self-report assessment of attachment style and experimental manipulation of other theoretically pertinent variables allows researchers to test causal hypotheses. We present a model of normative and individual-difference processes related to attachment and identify areas in which further research is needed and likely to be successful. One long-range goal is to create a more complete theory of personality built on attachment theory and other object relations theories.
Domain Adaptation Using Representation Learning for the Classification of Remote Sensing Images

Traditional machine learning (ML) techniques are often employed to perform complex pattern recognition tasks for remote sensing images, such as land-use classification. In order to obtain acceptable classification results, these techniques require there to be sufficient training data available for every particular image. Obtaining training samples is challenging, particularly for near real-time applications. Therefore, past knowledge must be utilized to overcome the lack of training data in the current regime. This challenge is known as domain adaptation (DA), and one of the common approaches to this problem is based on finding invariant representations for both the training and test data, which are often assumed to come from different “domains. ” In this study, we consider two deep learning techniques for learning domain-invariant representations: Denoising autoencoders (DAE) and domain-adversarial neural networks (DANN). While the DAE is a typical two-stage DA technique (unsupervised invariant representation learning followed by supervised classification), DANN is an end-to-end approach where invariant representation learning and classification are considered jointly during training. The proposed techniques are applied to both hyperspectral and multispectral images under different DA scenarios. Results obtained show that the proposed techniques outperform traditional approaches, such as principal component analysis (PCA) and kernel PCA, and can also compete with a fully supervised model in the multispatial scenario.
Physical activity promotion through primary health care in England.

BACKGROUND There is increasing research supporting the argument for a beneficial link between physical activity and health maintenance and, in the past five years, this has led to a growth in physical activity promotion schemes involving primary health care. AIM To document and critically examine the extent and nature of physical activity promotion in general practice in England. METHOD A postal survey to all family health services authorities and primary care facilitators was conducted to identify existing and planned activity promotion schemes involving primary health care. Telephone interviews with leaders from 50 selected schemes and further detailed case studies of 11 schemes provided descriptive information of the nature of physical activity promotion. RESULTS The initial phase revealed 157 existing schemes and a further 35 planned schemes. Two basic models of physical activity promotion were identified that were distinguishable by the primary location of the management of the patient. Practice-managed interventions (32%) involve on-site counselling to change the behaviour of patients. Leisure centre-managed projects (68%), sometimes termed 'exercise by prescription' or 'general practitioner referral for exercise' schemes, involve the identification of suitable patients and their referral to 10- to 12-week-long leisure centre based exercise induction courses. The projects in the planning stage were all of the latter type, indicating this as the favoured model. Although such schemes were generally successful in attracting patients, in all cases they involved less than 1% of the patient base from which they were drawn. CONCLUSION There is evidence of successful recruitment, increased short-term physical activity and fitness, and improvements in the well-being of patients. However, schemes are inadequately resourced for rigorous long-term evaluation; therefore, conclusions regarding the cost-effectiveness of the two models are not possible.
Scientists' Perceptions of Organizational Justice and Self-Reported Misbehaviors

Policymakers concerned about maintaining the integrity of science have recently expanded their attention from a focus on misbehaving individuals to characteristics of the environments in which scientists work. Little empirical evidence exists about the role of organizational justice in promoting or hindering scientific integrity. Our findings indicate that when scientists believe they are being treated unfairly they are more likely to behave in ways that compromise the integrity of science. Perceived violations of distributive and procedural justice were positively associated with self-reports of misbehavior among scientists.
HUBUNGAN POLIMORFISME GEN ANGIOTENSINOGEN M235T DENGAN HIPERTENSI ESENSIAL PADA ETNIS SULAWESI TENGGARA

Patogenesis penyakit hipertensi esensial dipengaruhi oleh faktor genetik dan lingkungan. Gen renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) telah dipelajari secara ekstensif untuk perannya dalam mengontrol tekanan darah. Ada berbagai gen yang mengkode komponen di RAAS yang terlibat dalam pengembangan hipertensi. Polimorfisme gen ini sangat diyakini terkait dengan prevalensi hipertensi. Studi Polimorfisme gen angiotensinogen 235M/T menunjukkan bahwa alel 235T pada orang Asia meningkatkan risiko hipertensi dibandingkan pada orang kulit putih. Penelitian ini mengevaluasi frekuensi polimorfisme AGT (M235T) dalam kaitannya dengan hipertensi esensial pada etnis di Sulawesi Tenggara. Desain penelitian ini adalah desain cross sectional dengan varian angiotensinogen M235T terhadap Hipertensi Esensial sebagai variabel independen. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan biologi molekuler untuk menginterpretasikan hasil elektroforesis DNA dari sampel yang sebelumnya telah diperiksa menggunakan teknik PCR dan RFLP. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa polimorfisme gen angiotensinogen M235T tidak memiliki hubungan dengan kejadian hipertensi esensial di Etnis Sulawesi Tenggara. Uji chi-square menunjukkan bahwa nilai p lebih besar dari nilai alpha (α) (nilai p 0,275> α (0,005)). Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa polimorfisme gen M235T bukan faktor risiko pada pengembangan penyakit jantung hipertensi. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah polimorfisme gen angiotensinogen M235T tidak memiliki hubungan dengan kejadian hipertensi esensial di etnis Sulawesi Tenggara. Kata kunci — Hipertensi Esensial, Gen Angiotensinogen, Polimorfisme Gen.
Prenatal diagnosis of monosomy 18p associated with holoprosencephaly: case report

Zhaochu Yin, Kai Zhang, Bin Ni, Xiongwei Fan and Xiushan Wu The Center for Heart Development, State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunanm, P.R. China; Birth Health & Genetics Lab, Parenthood research institute of Hunan Province, Changsha, Hunan Province, P.R. China; Department of geriatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China
Molecular Organization of Small Plasmids Bearing blaTEM-1 and Conferring Resistance to β-Lactams in Haemophilus influenzae

ABSTRACT TEM-1 is the dominant β-lactamase of Haemophilus influenzae and can be located on small plasmids. Three distinct plasmids with sizes from 4,304 to 5,646 nucleotides (nt) were characterized: pA1606, pA1209, and pPN223. In addition to TEM-1 and a replication enzyme of the Rep 3 superfamily, pA1606 carries a Tn3 resolvase gene and pA1606 and pA1209 carry an open reading frame (ORF) similar to a plasmid recombination enzyme gene described in Gram-positive bacteria. The plasmids transformed strain Rd to the ampicillin-resistant phenotype.
Patients who Complain of Social Dysfunction as Their Main Problem: I. Clinical and Demographic Features

Patients attending a clinic for behavioral psychotherapy included 46 whose main complaint was social dysfunction. Certain demographic variables and clinical features were found to predominate in this sub-group who meet all the criteria for avoidant personality disorder in the DSM-III. The significance of these findings is discussed, including their implications for diagnosis and management.