Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Prospective case series of litigants and non-litigants with chronic spinal pain treated with dextrose prolotherapy

Abstract Objectives To compare outcomes for litigants and non-litigants with chronic spinal pain treated with dextrose prolotherapy. Methods One hundred and forty-seven consecutive patients with chronic spinal pain were classified as litigants if they had retained a lawyer for an unresolved claim at the start of treatment, or as non-litigants if they had previously settled claims or sustained non-compensable injuries. Patients were treated with a solution of 20% dextrose and 0.75% lidocaine. One-half milliliter of proliferant was injected into facet capsules of the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine. The iliolumbar and dorsal sacroiliac ligaments were also injected for a total of 10 cc in low back pain patients. The Neck Disability Index, Patient Specific Functional Scale, and Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire scales were administered before treatment and approximately 1 year after treatment. At the 1-year follow-up, patients were also asked to rate their change in symptoms, function, ability to work, willingness to repeat treatment, and need for ongoing medications or other treatment. Results Both litigants (71) and non-litigants (76) showed significant improvement from baseline on all disability scales (P < 0.001). There were no differences in the percentage of litigants/non-litigants reporting improvement on impression of change scales for symptoms (91/92%), function (90/90%), improved ability to work (76/75%), willingness to repeat treatment (91/93%), ability to decrease medication (82/81%), and decreased need for other treatment (80/84%). Discussion Litigants and non-litigants with chronic spinal pain treated with prolotherapy showed statistically and clinically significant improvements in measures of disability, and impression of change scales. Litigation need not be an exclusion factor for future spine prolotherapy studies.
Clinical Reminders: Why Don't they use them?

There are many potential benefits associated with the use of computerized clinical reminders for both health care providers and patients. Clinical reminders are designed to reduce the likelihood that an aspect of care will “fall though the cracks” during a busy exam, ensure that care is well-documented so that the range of health care providers interacting with each patient will have full access to the patient history, and increase standardization across patient exams. While most agree that the concept of clinical reminders is good, recent research indicates that some providers do not use clinical reminders when available (Demakis et al, 2000). This paper describes the qualitative portion of a survey study aimed at exploring the perceived facilitators and barriers to clinical reminder use within Veterans Administration health care facilities.
XP-adjunction in universal grammar : scrambling and binding in Hindi-Urdu

PREFACE 1. Issues in the Study of Scrambling 2. Scrambling: Syntactic Properties 3. The Structure of the UG Clause 4. Binding and Coreference in UG 5. Scrambling, Focus, and Specificity 6. XP-Adjunction in UG NOTES REFERENCES INDEX
An efficient weight assignment process for GPS servers

The introduction of quality of service (QoS) in high-speed networks requires the use of more complex policy than the simple FIFO policy commonly used on servers today. Among these policies, generalized processor sharing (GPS) is the paradigm of a large set of policies aimed at sharing the bandwidth among sources in a very efficient way. Moreover, tight end-to-end delay bounds results are provided in the deterministic and statistical frameworks. However, the weight assignment process commonly used, rate proportional processor sharing (RPPS), appears to perform poorly and the resulting admission procedure is cumbersome. To fill this gap, we propose a new weight assignment policy, called effective bandwidth based processor sharing (EBBPS), which captures the QoS requirement of sources. Moreover, the corresponding admission procedure is shown to be scalable, and provides an efficient use of resource capacity.
The Effect of Propolis Tablet on Oral Mucositis Caused by Chemotherapy

Background: Oral mucositis is defined as oral mucosal inflammation in cancer patients that is caused by chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Propolis is a natural product produced by bees and has antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects. Therefore, considering the anti-inflammatory properties of Propolis, the aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Propolis tablet on oral mucositis caused by chemotherapy. Materials and Methods: In this randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study, 50 patients were enrolled in the study, and samples were taken from patients on Folfox chemotherapy regimen with colon cancer who were admitted to the Oncology Center of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Sari. The patients were then divided into two groups of 25. The first group received 50 mg Propolis tablets as 2 tablets per day for 21 days and the second group received placebo. All patients were examined by oral medicine specialist after initial examination, weekly and for 3 weeks, and the severity of mucositis was recorded according to WHO criteria. Data analysis was performed in SPSS ver. 22 software using T test and Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results: The age range of the participants in the study was between 26-72 years. In the intervention group 13 women (52%) and 12 men (48%) and in the control group 13 women (52%) and 12 men (48%) participated . In this study, there was a significant difference in the mean of oral mucositis severity in the Propolis group compared to placebo group. In the intervention group, oral mucositis grade was significantly lower in the 2nd and 3rd follow up sessions than in the placebo group (p <0.05). No negative complications were reported by patients. Conclusion: This clinical trial study showed that Propolis tablet could play an important role in preventing and improving the oral mucositis caused by chemotherapy.
The love of sport: an investigation into the perceptions and experiences of physical education amongst primary school pupils

Abstract Inactivity amongst children and adults in the UK is currently of great concern. Attitudes towards physical activity develop during childhood and may influence physical activity patterns in later life. This research investigated the experiences and perceptions of physical education (P.E.) amongst primary school pupils. The study established overall attitudes towards P.E. amongst 296 primary school (age 5 – 11) pupils (male = 150; female = 146) in an affluent U.K. primary school. Following completion of a simple questionnaire, 50% of pupils indicated a very positive attitude towards P.E. and just 1% indicated a very negative attitude towards the subject. A progressive focusing approach was used to examine individuals reporting negative attitudes towards P.E. , with the aim of establishing how and why these attitudes had developed. Several factors were identified and those most regularly cited were: a lack of self-efficacy, a lack of perceived autonomy, family and peer factors and individual physical and personality factors. A set of ten guidelines was produced with the aim of promoting positive P.E. experiences for all pupils; these included a focus on enjoyment of P.E. , development of an environment where pupils have a sense of autonomy and developing self-efficacy amongst all learners.
Factors of Code Switching among Bilingual English Students in the University Classroom: A Survey.

This study proposes to identify and evaluate the factors that affect code switching in the university classroom among 15 bilingual international students. The findings from the study conducted in a southern American university revealed that the primary factor of code switching in international classroom is incompetence in the second language. Other noted factors were: to maintain privacy; to make it easier to speak in their own language than to speak in English; to avoid misunderstanding; being unfamiliar with similar words in English. However, code switching can be a useful strategy in classroom interaction if the aim is to make meaning clear and to transfer the knowledge to students in an efficient way.
Prevalence of bovine fasciolosis and its associated risk factors in Mekelle municipal abattoir.

Fasciolosis is disease causing mortality and production losses mainly in ruminants. The prevalence and risk factors of fasciolosis were determined in cattle at Mekelle municipality abattoir using liver inspection and faecal examination techniques. Out of the 703 bovine species, 22.76% (160) and 19.06% (134) were positive for fasciolosis infection through postmortem and faecal examinations respectively. The percentage agreement between the two diagnostic methods was found 83.75%. However, postmortem examination of infected livers was better for diagnosis of fasciolosis in slaughtered animals as early infection can also be diagnosed. In the study, significant variation in monthly prevalence of fasciolosis was not observed (χ2 = 5. 075, p = 0.166). Among the possible risk factors associated with fasciolosis, only body condition of the animals was important (χ2 = 82.435 p = 0.00). However age, sex and breed of the cattle did not show significant impact (p > 0.05). From the finding, the dominant species in the study area was F. hepatica (53.75%), while F. gigantica, mixed infection and unidentified immature flukes were recorded in 22.5%, 14.38% and 9.38% respectively. The financial loss due to liver condemnation in the abattoir was estimated about 52,591.30 Ethiopian birr per annual.
Treatment options

Although a person with an eating disorder may feel as though others are unable to relate to him or her, God says in Hebrews 13:5, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” (New International Version). Furthermore, He makes other everlasting promises that may be used as a source of comfort such as Psalm 139: 14-16. “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be” (NIV). If you are in doubt about where to turn for assistance, please call: Regent University Psychological Services Center at (757) 352-4488.
Prevalence of Zidovudine Induced Megaloblastic Anemia among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positive Patients Attending University of Gondar Hospital Antiretroviral Therapy Clinic, Northwest Ethiopia

Background: The use of antiretroviral treatment containing Zidovudine in HIV infected patients is associated with hematological toxicity to varying degrees of cytopenia particularly megaloblastic anemia. However, there is scarcity of data which assesses prevalence of AZT induced megaloblastic anemia among HIV patients taking ART in Ethiopia. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of Zidovudine induced megaloblastic anemia in HIV/AIDS patients taking ART at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. Method: A retrospective study was conducted among HIV/AIDS patients who were attending Gondar University Hospital between January 2012 and February 2013. Data was collected from 319 patients’ chart and statistical analysis was done on SPSS version 20. Result: Prevalence of AZT induced anemia was 11.3% at the 6 month of AZT based treatment. Most of them (n = 29, 80.6%), developed macrocytic anemia. Age shows significant association with the incidence of anemia (P = 0.042) while sex, baseline CD4 cell count, presence of opportunistic infection, HIV clinical stage and baseline hemoglobin were not associated. Conclusion: This study showed high prevalence of macrocytic anemia after 6 months of treatment with AZT based ART.
Zero for nine: reducing alcohol use during pregnancy via health counselling and Internet-based computer-tailored feedback

In the Netherlands, approximately 600 babies are born with foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) each year. To put this number into perspective: approximately 300 babies are born with Down syndrome each year. Children with FAS were exposed to alcohol in the womb and experience lifelong consequences as a result. Problems may include abnormal facial features, small stature and brain damage, which puts them at a permanent social disadvantage. In the past five years, an estimated one-third of pregnant women in the Netherlands drank alcohol. This study reveals the e-health education programme (www.NegenMaandenNiet.nl) is an effective way to reduce alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
Le vote blanc: abstention civique ou expression politique?

Depuis une dizaine d’annees, on observe une augmentation significative des votes blancs lors des consultations electorales, comme en temoigne le referendum du 24 septembre 2000. Le vote blanc demeure neanmoins un comportement electoral peu etudie. Considere comme un suffrage non-exprime, il a longtemps ete assimile a une erreur de l’electeur ou encore a une marque d’indifference a l’egard de la politique, tout comme l’abstention. L’analyse politique du vote blanc montre qu’il constitue, au contraire, une expression, celle d’une insatisfaction face a une offre politique trop restreinte. L’analyse ideologique confirme le caractere expressif de ce vote. Les « votants blancs » portent un interet particulier a la politique, ont des exigences en la matiere et manifestent, par leur vote, une deception a l’egard de la politique, qu’elle soit momentanee ou structurelle. En votant blanc, ils souhaitent faire passer un message et esperent des changements. Ces electeurs ont d’ailleurs des caracteristiques sociologiques distinctes de celles des abstentionnistes : ils ne sont pas aussi jeunes, sont plus integres socialement, plus diplomes, plus politises. Le vote blanc ne se substitue a l’abstention que dans un cas : en milieu rural, le poids des interconnaissances et du controle social poussent les electeurs a voter blanc plutot qu’a s’abstenir. Le vote blanc recouvre donc deux types de comportements : le vote blanc traditionnel et rural, synonyme d’abstention cachee, et le vote blanc recent, plus urbain, expression politique.
Determinantes y evolución de la motivación de los trabajadores en un contexto de crisis económica. El caso de España.

La motivacion de los trabajadores es un factor de gran relevancia, tanto en su vertiente personal como en la empresarial. El objetivo principal de este estudio es analizar los determinantes de la motivacion de los trabajadores en los ultimos anos, en el contexto de crisis en Espana. Este trabajo contribuye, ademas, a dar a conocer el nivel de motivacion de la poblacion ocupada. Partiendo de los datos de las oleadas de 2008 a 2010 de la Encuesta de Calidad de Vida en el Trabajo1, se emplean modelos logit ordenados para estimar los efectos marginales sobre los niveles de motivacion de la poblacion ocupada acerca de diversos factores sociodemograficos y laborales. Los resultados obtenidos indican que el nivel global medio de motivacion no ha experimentado cambios en los ultimos anos, al contrario de lo que se observa para grupos de trabajadores especificos, como es el caso de quienes tienen una jornada semanal inferior a veinte horas o los extranjeros. Respecto a los determinantes de la motivacion, no solo existen diferencias temporales, sino que, ademas, se observan cambios en funcion del nivel de estudios, de la categoria profesional o entre asalariados y autonomos, aunque es el salario el que arroja los efectos mas significativos. Como conclusiones, se resalta el valor que este trabajo tiene por ser el primero de estas caracteristicas realizado para Espana, ademas de aportar evidencia sobre la motivacion en un contexto de decrecimiento economico y de apoyar la tesis que defiende el papel clave del salario como elemento motivador.
New results in stereo-based automatic vehicle guidance

Presents new results on vision based longitudinal and lateral vehicle control. The novel feature of this approach is the use of binocular vision. The authors integrate two modules consisting of an obstacle tracking algorithm based on binocular stereo, and a lane marker detection algorithm, and show that the integration results in a improved performance for each of the modules.
CONGENITAL LIMB DEFORMITIES IN SOME FARM ANIMALS

The present study aimed to detect the commonly and rarely occurred congenital limb deformities affecting foals, calves and goat as well as their surgical management. Twenty three animals (14 calves, 2 buffalo calves, 6 foals and a goat) suffering from one or more congenital limb deformities were examined. The history, clinical examination as well as radiological evaluation and surgical interference of some affections were described. The results revealed eight congenital musculoskeletal disorders affecting both fore and hind limbs. Uncommon anomalies such as polydactyly, notomelia with polydactyly, adactyly, abrachia, tibial hemimelia, acroteriasis congenita were recorded. Satisfactory recovery was obtained after surgical intervention of cases of polydactyly, notomelia, digital hyperextension and flexural limb deformities.
High-Tone External Muscle Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Sciatica – A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial

Chronic sciatica is a common pathology with a lifetime prevalence of 84%. Current therapy options are inadequate or not long-lasting. Evaluation of short-term application of High-Tone Electrical Muscle Stimulation (HTEMS) compared to Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) with chronic sciatica. Patients (n=100, (mean±SD) age=57±14 years, sex=42% male) with chronic sciatica were randomly assigned into two groups treated with either HTEMS or TENS. Each treatment was administered for a period of 45 min per day, 5 times within 7 days, with a 7-day wash-out period before crossover. A 5-day average of sciatic pain was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS) before and after intervention. Drug administration was stable during the study. Before crossover, pain intensity was significantly reduced by the HTEMS treatment (56±21 (60 [50-70]) to 45±21 (50 [30-60]) mm VAS; p<0.001), while no improvement occurred with TENS (59±19 (60 [50-70]) to 56±19 (60 [45-79]) mm VAS). After crossover, significant pain reduction was observed in both groups (both p <0.01) and did not differ between both groups after the whole intervention. HTEMS showed a higher potential for short-term reduction of pain than TENS and might offer new a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of chronic sciatica.
The JAK2 V617F Tyrosine Kinase Mutation in Myelofibrosis with Myeloid Metaplasia: Clinical Correlates and Prognostic Relevance in 157 Patients.

Background: The occurrence of an activating JAK2 mutation (JAK2 V617F) has been reported in a variable proportion of patients with bcr/abl -negative myeloproliferative disorders including myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia (MMM). In the current study, we report mutational frequencies in each of the 3 MMM variants as well as examine the prognostic relevance of the mutation in a large group of patients from a single institution. Methods: Mutation analysis for JAK2 V617F was performed in DNA derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from all study patients (n=157). Concomitant analysis was also performed in DNA derived from purified granulocytes (n=57), CD34-positive cells (n=25), and T cells (n=19). Genomic DNA was amplified by PCR and fluorescent dye chemistry sequencing was performed using the same primers used for amplification. Results: The study cohort included 157 consecutive patients with MMM including 117 with agnogenic (AMM), 22 with post polycythemic (PPMM), and 18 with post thrombocythemic (PTMM) myeloid metaplasia. The overall detection rate for JAK2 V617F in PBMC was 51% (homozygous in 5.7%) and was significantly (p=0.0002) higher in PPMM (91%; homozygous in 18%) compared to either AMM (45.3%; homozygous in 2.6%) or PTMM (38.9%; homozygous in 11.1%). In AMM (n=117), the presence of JAK2 V617F was significantly associated with an older age at diagnosis (p=0.03), and a history of both thrombosis (p=0.01) and pruritus (p=0.005). No other statistical associations were evident and the presence of the mutation did not predict leukemic transformation. Furthermore, multivariate analysis for overall survival of patients with AMM identified only age and the Dupriez prognostic score as independent prognostic factors; JAK2 V617F had no prognostic significance. Finally, the mutation was not found in T cells and its detection rate in either granulocytes or CD34-positive cells was similar to that in PBMC. Conclusion: JAK2 V617F is a myeloid lineage-specific event, its incidence in MMM is significantly higher with an antecedent history of polycythemia vera, and its presence in AMM does not affect prognosis but is associated with PV-characteristic clinical features.
Renormalization of exponential sums and matrix cocycles

In this paper, we present a new point of view on the renormalization of some exponential sums stemming from number theory. We generalize this renormalization procedure to study some matrix cocycles arising in spectral problems of quantum mechanics. Resume. Dans cet article, nous presentons un nouveau point de vue sur la renormalisa- tion de certaines sommes exponentielles issues de la theorie des nombres. Nous generalisons cette procedure pour etudier certains cocycles matriciels lies a des problemes spectraux de la mecanique quantique. 0. Introduction The work we discuss here was motivated by a talk by Michel Mendes-France given at the University Paris 12 in January, 2005. In his talk, M. Mendes-France discussed geometrical aspects of some exponential sums coming up in number theory (see e.g. [7, 13] and references therein). 0.1. Renormalization of exponential sums. On the complex plane, one plots the sequence of points representing the successive values of the sums (0.1) S(N, a, k) = ∑
Biscoito tipo cookie enriquecido com baru

Este trabalho tem como objetivo desenvolver a formulacao do biscoito tipo cookie enriquecido com cereal e baru. Sendo de fundamental importância em valores nutricionais para criancas com indice de desnutricao elevada. Pois a amendoa do baru e rica em proteinas, ferro, zinco, que sao ideais para o crescimento e fortalecimento esqueletico humano. Hoje a populacao em geral tem habitos de consumir alimentos com mais praticidade e facilidade devido a vida de trabalho agitada no dia-a-dia. Com isso foi desenvolvido o biscoito tipo cookie enriquecido com baru. O cereal foi usado como fonte energetica. O produto e indicado para que as pessoas em geral possam consumi-lo no decorrer de suas refeicoes diarias cuidando de sua alimentacao nutricionalmente. Com base na composicao da formulacao desenvolvida entre valores caloricos, os resultados foram similares aos biscoitos ja comercializados, mas em relacao entre valores nutricionais e fibras foram bem mais elevados. Entre o indice da caracteristica sensorial do produto avaliado atraves da metodologia descritiva de perfil sabor e textura foi aceitavel pelos degustadores.