Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy is a predictor of cardiovascular events in elderly hypertensives : hypertension in the the very elderly trial

Objective. We assessed the prognostic value of electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) using Sokolow-Lyon (SL-LVH), Cornell Voltage (CV-LVH) or Cornell Product (CP-LVH) Criteria in 3043 hypertensive people aged 80 years and over enrolled in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial. Methods. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular diseases, stroke and heart failure in participants with and without LVH at baseline. The mean follow-up was 2.1 years. Results. LVH identified by CVor CP-LVH Criteria was associated with a 1.6 to 1.9fold risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. The presence of CP-LVH was associated with an increased risk of heart failure (HR 2.38, 95% CL 1.16-4.86). In gender specific analyses, CV-LVH (HR 1.94, 95%Cl 1.06-3.55) and CP-LVH (HR 2.36, 95% CI 1.254.45) were associated with an increased risk of stroke in women and of heart failure in men, CV-LVH (HR 6.47, 95 % Cl 1.41-29.79) and CP-LVH (10.63, 95Cl % 3.5831.57), respectively. There was no significant increase in the risk of any outcomes associated with SL LVH. LVH identified by these three methods was not a significant predictor of all-cause mortality. Conclusions. Use of Cornell Voltage and Cornell Product criteria for LVH predicted the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Only Cornell Product was associated with an increased the risk of heart failure. This was particularly the case in men. The
Amelioration of indomethacin systemic toxicity by gum arabic administration in adult albino rats

Indomethacin is the most widely used drugs in the recent years for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and gout. Overdose of indomethacin releases the highly toxic free radical inducing oxidative tissue damage and systemic toxicity. Gum arabic has anticarcinogenic effect and anti-oxidant effect with a protective role against hepatic and cardiac toxicities. This study investigates the protective role of gum arabic on modulation of indomethacin systemic toxicity. Eighty albino rats were used in this study, and were divided into four groups, with each group consisting of twenty rats. The Control group received water, the second group received indomethacin, the third group received gum arabic, whereas the fourth group received indomethacin with gum arabic for seven days. Evaluation of indomethacin systemic toxicity and protective role of gum arabic were done by assessment of the liver and renal function tests, coagulation profile, complete blood picture, oxidants and antioxidants parameters, and morphological changes of liver, kidney and retina. Overdose of indomethacin induced systemic toxicity was manifested by hepatic, renal and retinal histopathological changes. It led to statistical significant abnormalities of liver and renal function tests, complete blood picture and coagulation profile associated with significant disturbance of antioxidant mechanism. Administration of gum arabic with high dose of indomethacin induced significant improvement of its systemic toxicity manifestations in the rats.
On the social and genetic composition of rook corvus frugilegus and jackdaw c. monedula flocks.

A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy On the social and genetic composition of rook Corvus frugilegus and jackdaw C. monedula flocks. Ian G. Henderson From December 1985 to December 1988, an study was made of the functional significance of rook and jackdaw flocks with a view to identifying reasons for intra and interspecific flock cohesiveness. Flocks of rooks were investigated by way of behavioural observation for competitive heterogeneity and the impact of such on the dispersion of individual members. Thus, immature and adult birds were compared for their respective abilities to compete within foraging flocks. Evidence for kin selection in foraging flocks was investigated in jackdaws by way of behavioural observation of individually marked (wing tagged) birds and using DNA fingerprinting to ascertain the degree of relatedness between associating individuals. Interspecific associations were studied a) to identify the similarities and differences between foraging rooks and jackdaws and b) to provide hypotheses for functional flocking without cause for genetically related explanations. Immature rooks did not forage as efficiently as adults in larger flocks, and thus selected smaller flocks, with higher immature : adult ratios. Adult interference was a possible cause of immature dispersion. Kin selection was not found to be a significant component of co-foraging groups, though female jackdaws had higher than average levels of relatedness, possibly due to lower female than male dispersal. The daily behaviour of rooks and jackdaws was remarkably similar and 80% of foraging flocks contained both species. Commonly co-occuring food resources, low direct resource competition and subsequent low levels of interspecific aggression were thought responsible for this association. In conclusion, competitive heterogeneity was found in rooks that effected individual dispersion, discouraging young birds rather than encouraging them, to remain within the colony. Likewise little evidence of kin selection was found in foraging jackdaws. Rooks and jackdaws associated together frequently, on the basis, it was suggested, of where one species was feeding, the other was also likely to forage successfully.
Activation of oligodendroglial Stat 3 is required for ef fi cient remyelination

a Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, United States b Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, United States c Institute for Neuroscience, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States d Department of Pediatrics, Brain Tumor Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, United States
NEW METHODS FOR HAZARDOUS AREA CLASSIFICATION FOR EXPLOSIVE GAS ATMOSPHERES

Hazardous Area Classification (HAC) for explosive gas atmospheres is well established, with guidance published in various standards and industry codes of practice. One of these documents, BS EN 60079-10-1:2009 makes use of the concept of a nominal flammable gas cloud volume Vz to determine the level of ventilation and hence the zone. However, the critical formulae given in the standard to estimate Vz have no scientific justification. Previous work reported at Hazards XIX has demonstrated that these formulae over-estimate Vz by several orders of magnitude. The present paper summarises an alternative methodology for calculating the Vz in both indoor enclosures and outdoor situations. The methodology was developed as part of a Joint Industry Project previously reported at Hazards XXI and as part of more recent work in support of changes to area classification standards. It is based on an integral free-jet model which has been validated by comparing predictions to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations, which were themselves validated against experimental data for gas releases in enclosures. The model formulae are simple to use and easy to apply. For gas leaks within buildings, the ventilation rate is required as an input to the model. Whilst for forced ventilation this is a known parameter, for natural ventilation it is necessary to estimate it. A simple and practical methodology to estimate the natural ventilation rate due to buoyancy and/or the wind is described. The new methodology is demonstrated using a number of worked examples and compared to the results from the existing BS EN 60079-10-1:2009 standard.
CD 4 + T-cell recovery with suppressive ART induced rapid sequence evolution in HCV envelope but not NS 3

Objectives—CD4+ T-cell depletion from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection leads to a global decline in anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope neutralizing antibody (nAb) response, which may play a role in accelerating liver fibrosis. An increase in anti-HCV nAb titers has been reported during antiretroviral therapy (ART) but its impact on HCV remains poorly understood. The objective of this study is to determine the effects of ART on long-term HCV evolution. Design/methods—We examined HCV quasispecies structure and long-term evolution in HIV/HCV co-infected subjects with ART-induced CD4+ T-cell recovery, and compared to subjects with CD4+ T-cell depletion from delayed ART. We applied a single-variant sequencing (SVS) method to construct authentic viral quasispecies and compared sequence evolution in HCV envelope, the primary target for humoral immune responses, and NS3, a target for cellular immunity, between the two cohorts. Results—The SVS method corrected biases known to skew the proportions of viral variants, revealing authentic HCV quasispeices structures. We observed higher rates of HCV envelope sequence evolution in subjects with ART-induced CD4+ T-cell recovery, compared to subjects with CD4+ T-cell depletion from delayed ART (P=0.03). Evolutionary rates for NS3 were considerably lower than the rates for envelope (P<0.01), with no significant difference observed between the two groups. Correspondence to: Gary P. WANG, gary.wang@medicine.ufl. edu. HHS Public Access Author manuscript AIDS. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 March 13. Published in final edited form as: AIDS. 2016 March 13; 30(5): 691–700. doi:10.1097/QAD.0000000000000997. A uhor M anscript
THE EFFECT OF EMPOWERMENT ON EMPLOYEES’ JOB SATISFACTION: A RESEARCH ON KONYA INDUSTRIAL ZONE

The concept of Empowerment, which can be expressed by the words “to give power to”, “to energize”, “authorization”, is defined as the extension of the freedom of choice and action of employees. Job satisfaction is the internal satisfaction that employees receive when doing business. Business executives should take all kinds of measures to increase the job satisfaction of their employees. It was aimed to study the relationship between job satisfaction and empowerment can be omitted. In this context, a survey was conducted on the employees of 19 different companies operating in different sectors in Konya Industrial Zone, including the first five hundred and the second five hundred largest industrial establishments in Turkey, and important data on the relationship between empowerment and job satisfaction were reached. According to this research results; It shows that there is a positive relationship between empowerment and job satisfaction
Extractive Document Summarization Using Convolutional Neural Networks - Reimplementation

Leo Laugier 3033157038 Master’s Student Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California, Berkeley leo_laugier@berkeley.edu Evan Thompson 3033157454 Master’s Student Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California, Berkeley thompe5@berkeley.edu Alexandros Vlissidis 3033156349 Master’s Student Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California, Berkeley alex_vlissidis@berkeley.edu
Different time duration efficiency and feasibility of bone marrow-derived cells in ST-elevation myocardial infarction : a meta-analysis

Background: Bone marrow-derived cell (BMC) therapy has become a potential strategy to treat patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, the therapeutic efficacy of this modality remains controversial. The present meta-analysis was preformed to investigate the safety and efficiency of BMC therapy in different time durations. Methods: We conducted a systematic search of PubMed and EMBASE databases up to August 2017. After careful evaluation, twenty-nine studies involving 3,099 patients were included in this analysis. Mean changes of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in each time points were our outcomes of interest. All the data were combined using a random effects model. Subgroup analysis based on imaging modalities was conducted to explore the source of heterogeneity. Results: At 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 4 months, cell therapy patients did not show a significant difference in LVEF compared with the control group. Significant improvement on LVEF in cell therapy patients emerged at 6 months. The increase of LVEF became more profound at 12 months follow-up in BMC group compared with controls, and the beneficial effect sustained to 18-60 months. Subgroup analysis revealed that different measuring modalities might be one of the sources of heterogeneity among studies. Conclusions: BMC therapy seems to be safe and can provide statistically and clinically benefits on cardiac function. Further studies should be conducted to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of this treatment.
Elements of a theory of human problem solving.

In this paper we shall set forth the elements of a theory of human problem solving, together with some evidence for its validity drawn from the currently accepted facts about the nature of problem solving. What questions should a theory of problem solving answer? First, it should predict the performance of a problem solver handling specified tasks. It should explain how human problem solving takes place: what processes are used, and what mechanisms perform these processes. It should predict the incidental phenomena that accompany problem solving, and the relation of these to the problem-solving process. For example, it should account for "set" and for the apparent discontinuities that are sometimes called "insight. " It should show how changes in the attendant conditions—both changes "inside" the problem solver and changes in the task confronting him—alter problem-solving behavior. It should explain how specific and general problem-solving skills are learned, and what it is that the problem solver "has" when he has learned them.
Online Parallel Data Extraction with Neural Machine Translation

Neural Machine Translation (NMT) depends on large amounts of parallel data, which is scarce for low-resource language pairs and domains. Extracting parallel sentences from a non-parallel source using similarity measures over interlingual representations is our proposed method towards low-resource Machine Translation (MT). In an encoderdecoder NMT system, such representations can be observed for instance in the encoder outputs or the word embeddings when the model is trained on multilingual data. To exploit the fact that these representations improve in quality over time, this thesis project envisions to develop a parallel data extraction framework that extracts parallel data online, i.e., at the same time as the MT model is being trained. In this report, the literature review is presented, followed by an outline of the proposed system and the experiments performed.
Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use and Behavioural Intention to Use a Learning Management System among Students in a Malaysian University

— The success of a Learning Management System (LMS) in any educational institutions starts by students’ acceptance, which in turns initiates and promotes students’ utilisation of LMS in their study. Thus, it is necessary to assess the key barriers to the adoption of an LMS among students as it is a critical issue for improving e-learning usage and effects which in turn determine the success of the system. This research aims to frame a technology acceptance model to investigate the user acceptance of an LMS among university students through an empirical study. The model of LMS acceptance will have the power to demonstrate acceptance and usage behaviour of the LMS at a Malaysian university. In this research, the LMS is referred to a web-based e-learning system called WBLE (Web-Based Learning Environment) used in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). This paper highlights one of the research objectives which aims to examine the relationship between: 1) users’ perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU), 2) Users’ PEOU and their behavioural intention to use (BITU) WBLE, and 3) users’ PU and their behavioural intention to use WBLE. A sample of 445 UTAR students from selected faculties and Centre for Foundation Studies had participated in the research. This research employs a self-administered questionnaire approach. The research findings show that that was a significant relationship between PEOU and PU, PEOU and BITU, and PU and BITU.
A baseline Study on Microbial and Inorganic Chemicals Contaminants of Health Importance in Groundwater and Surface Water of Sohag Governorate , Egypt

Quaternary aquifer and water streams of Sohag, Egypt are currently under contamination stress due to agricultural and urbanization activities. In addition, wastewater represents a potential environmental hazard, where bacteriological pollution of water resources was occurred. In order to develop strategies to diminish or eliminate contamination in water resources, groundwater and surface water samples from Sohag were investigated for the presence of indicator bacteria; heterotrophic plate count (HPC), total coliform (TC), fecal coliform (FC) and fecal streptococci (FS) repeatedly measured during October 2010 and June 2011. In addition to Fe, Mn, Zn, Cd and Pb were determined at the same times for biological measurements. TC, FC, and FS were found in all surface samples indicating the contamination of stream with human and animal fecal material. The cause of contamination could be linked to the easy access of domestic wastes to the streams. Generally, the quality of surface water was very poor as compared to groundwater in terms of microbial content, where groundwater is free from TC, FC, and FS. On the other hand both of surface and groundwater are contaminated with Cd and Pb. The soil provides a natural filtering action and adsorption site for the removal of bacteria. Also, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cd and Pb of water have a major influence on bacterial population content in surface water and show no discernible relationship with groundwater.
Relations of Job Structure to Affective Organizational Commitment

Many previous studies have established the importance of organizational commitment to organizational performance. Among the three most studied variants of organizational commitment, affective commitment, has gained the most significant recognition in enhancing organizational performance. When organizational members have affective commitment, they are likely to be loyal and to work enthusiastically for their organizations, and hence, boost organizational success. While many factors including personal characteristics, organizational structure and job experiences have been studied in previous research as antecedents of affective organizational commitment, this present study investigated, specifically, the contributions of job structure, an outcome of job design, to the likelihood of affective organizational commitment. Findings showed that job structure was a significant predictor of affective organizational commitment, while job enrichment and intrinsic job satisfaction emerged as job structure characteristics that independently predicted the dependent variable. Organizational experiences as a set of control variables, however, emerged as the largest predictor of affective organizational commitment. Overall, this study accentuated the roles of both organizational and job structures in generating affective organizational commitment.
Pediatric orbital tumors - An overview

The spectrum of pediatric orbital tumors differs from that of adults and further varies according to age. Tumors seen in teenage are similar to those seen in adults, while congenital space-occupying lesions such as colobomatous cyst and teratoma form an entity unique to infancy and early childhood. There is a vast difference in the management of orbital disease in children as opposed to adults in view of the different challenges faced.
EFFECTS OF MOBBING AND ORGANIZATIONAL SILENCE ON EMPLOYEE’S PERFORMANCE

In today’s fierce competition environment the importance placed on human resources in organizations must increase. Organization’s management works on eliminating all the problems that can affect the efficiency and the quality of employee’s work life negatively. Mobbing is at the top of those problems. A person, who is under mobbing process, gets harassed by his managers or coworkers. And that person who is affected by mobbing goes towards actions which reduces organizational effectiveness such as coming work late, loafing work, quitting or taking long-term leave. Such situations also occur with organizational silence. Organizational silence is employees’ refusal to share their ideas, knowledge and opinions related with work on purpose. The aim of this work is to search the effect of mobbing perceptions of academicians on organizational silence and their performance. Within this aim, academicians work in universities in Konya are taken as a base. In this context, in the sphere of the study, the academicians’ organizational silence increases when they face any kind of mobbing (with all its sub-components), and besides it has been confirmed that they lose their performance at work. Although Admissible Silence and Silence for Defense Purposes, which are sub-divisions of Organizational Silence, have negative effect on employee’s performance, Silence for Organizational Benefits has positive effect on employee’s performance at work.
‘ May the Best Man Win ’ : Masculinity in Political Humour about the 2008 Canadian Federal Election

This study explores the relationship between masculinity and political leadership as it was constructed in political humour about the 2008 Canadian federal election. Using discourse analysis, I have examined gendered depictions of the two frontrunners in that election – Stéphane Dion and Stephen Harper – on the popular television programmes the Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes and the Royal Canadian Air Farce. Guiding this analysis is Connell’s ([1995] 2005) theory of masculinities. I argue that political satirists constructed a hierarchy of masculinities in their portrayals of Dion and Harper by depicting Dion as submissive, weak, and effeminate, while portraying Harper as dominant, aggressive, and bullying, in other words as ‘too masculine’. In doing so, I argue, Canadian political humourists contributed to the normalization of the purported connections between masculinity, power, and politics and to the social construction of politics as a ‘man’s world’. This research corresponds with that of other feminist researchers studying gender, politics and the media, who have found that masculine narratives tend to depict women as Others in the political realm (for example, Gidengil and Everitt, 1999; 2000; Sampert and Trimble, 2003).