Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Étude ethnopharmacologique des plantes antipaludiques utilisées chez les Baoulé- N’Gban de Toumodi dans le Centre de la Côte d’Ivoire

Objectif : Cette etude a pour but de repertorier quelques plantes medicinales utilisees par les tradipraticiens pour traiter le paludisme dans le pays N’gban a Toumodi dans le Centre de la Cote d’Ivoire. Methodologie et resultats : L’enquete ethnopharmacologique menee a permis d’identifier 26 especes vegetales utilisees contre le paludisme. Les familles botaniques les plus sollicitees sont les Euphorbiaceae (3 especes, soit 11,54%). Les parties utilisees pour la preparation des recettes medicamenteuses sont majoritairement les feuilles (61,50%). La preparation se fait par decoction (65,38%) et est administree par voie orale sous forme de boisson (69,23%). Une revue de la litterature nous a permis de comprendre que les especes recensees sont d’un grand interet therapeutique et d’usage courant aussi bien dans plusieurs regions de la Cote d’Ivoire qu’ailleurs dans la Sous Region Ouest Africaine. Conclusion : Cette etude est realisee dans la perspective des experiences phytochimique, pharmacologique et toxicologique et de mise en oeuvre des initiatives innovantes pouvant deboucher dans l'avenir sur la fabrication des medicaments traditionnels ameliores (MTA). Mots-cles : Cote d’Ivoire, Ethnopharmacologie, paludisme, traditherapeute, Toumodi. Ethnopharmacological study on antimalarial plants used by the Baoule- N'Gban tribal people in Toumodi, central Cote d'Ivoire. Objective : The aim of our study is to identify some medicinal plants used in the treatment of malaria by traditional healers in Toumodi, central region of Cote d'Ivoire. Methodology and Results : The Ethnopharmacological survey conducted has enabled us identified 26 plant species used as antimalarial herbs. The most common botanical family found are Euphorbiaceae (3 species, about 11.54%). The plant parts mostly used in the preparation of medicinal recipes are the leaves (61.50%). Prepared using decoction method (65.38%) and administered orally by drinking (69.23%). Review of the literature helps us to understand that the species found and recorded are of great therapeutic value and commonly used by native healers in several regions of Cote d'Ivoire and also in the West African sub-region. Conclusion : This study was conducted by exploiting phytochemical, pharmacological and toxicological experiments and implementation of innovative initiatives that could lead to the production of improved African traditional medicines (ATM) in the future. Keywords : Cote d'Ivoire, Ethnopharmacology, malaria, traditional healer, Toumodi.
Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Dexketoprofen for Mild to Moderate Pain among Filipino Adults: A Post-marketing Surveillance Study

Background: Studies abroad demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of dexketoprofen in various therapeutic indications. However, there has been no related study on our local population. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of oral dexketoprofen among Filipino adults in the treatment of mild to moderate acute pain due to musculoskeletal causes (such as osteoarthritis and low back pain), postoperative pain, headache, or dysmenorrhea in primary health care setting in the Philippines. Methods: This was a prospective observational study. Drug prescription by attending physicians was based on the drug’s Summary of Product Characteristics, which included its indications, contraindications, and precautions. Dosage prescriptions varied, depending on the nature and severity of pain on initial consultation, and physicians’ clinical judgment. Effectiveness was evaluated using Wong-Baker faces pain rating scale, clinical global impressions scale, and efficacy index; while safety was evaluated according to incidence and severity of adverse events. Results: Osteoarthritis and low back pain were the most common conditions seen by the physicians during the study period. Majority received the recommended dosage and duration of the medicine, which was 51-75 milligrams of dexketoprofen a day (56.2%) for at least 1 week (57.5%). On follow-up, there was statistically significant improvement (p<0.0001) in pain scores among patients, regardless of medical condition and dexketoprofen dosage and duration. There was low (2.8%) incidence of adverse events in the study population. Majority of side effects did not significantly interfere with daily functioning of patients. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the effectiveness and safety of oral dexketoprofen in various therapeutic indications. Majority experienced moderate or marked therapeutic effect with no to minimal side effect. No serious adverse event from intake of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, particularly related to gastrointestinal and nervous system disorders was noted.
Pneumatocele in Postpneumonic Empyema in Children: A Case Report

Pneumatocele is most often seen in children with bacterial pneumonia but also develops after blunt thoracic trauma, positive pressure ventilation, and caustic aspiration. We here describe a case of pulmonary pneumatocele in postpneumonic empyema in a child.Generally pneumatocele need not an interventional treatment and an excellent prognosis can be given with only surveillance and antibiotic if it has indication.
Management of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Pregnancy: Analysis of Maternal and Neon tal Outcomes

Objective: To review the diagnosis, management and potential adverse outcomes of the pregnant women having idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Materıal and Methods: We retrospectively went through the medical records of seven women having idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura during pregnancy. The diagnosis and clinical course, therapeutic modalities and maternal-neonatal outcomes were analysed. Results: Seven pregnant cases meeting the diagnostic criteria of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura determined by American Society of Hematology were included. Four cases experienced premature rupture of membranes, premature labour, oligohydramnios and intrauterine fetal growth restriction respectively. One of the cases suffered from gingival bleeding and epistaxis, other three cases demonstrated mild cutaneous and mucous membrane purpura while the remaining ones appeared to be asymptomatic. Three cases required steroid therapy and platelet transfusions to raise the platelet count. Except vaginal lacerations in one case and uterine atonia in another, we did not observe any serious complication during labour. Of two neonates with low platelet count , only one needed therapy with IVIG, steroid and platelet transfusion. Fortunately no neonate had serious hemorrhagic diathesis. Conclusion: Although pregnant women with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura should be closely monitorized due to potential maternal-neonatal hemorrhagic complications, a low incidence of bleeding diathesis with an uncomplicated pregnancy course and satisfying outcome is frequently observed. A multidisciplinary collaborative clinical approach seems to be required to manage those two subjects, the pregnant woman herself and the offspring.
“Fun, Novel, Safe, and Inclusive”: Children's Design Recommendations for Playgrounds for All Abilities

Abstract:This report describes the work of 7- to 8-year-old students in two English Immersion classes in a Boulder, Colorado public school as they collaborated with the city's Department of Parks and Recreation to develop recommendations to make city playgrounds accessible and attractive to children with different abilities. The report identifies lessons learned from past partnerships to integrate young people's ideas into urban design that were applied in this project, as well as new insights that emerged. The project's step-by-step activities are described along with outcomes of the children's work and reflections of teachers and students.
METADISCOURSE MARKERS WRITTEN IN INTRODUCTION SECTION OF FINAL PROJECT OF UNIMUS EFL LEARNERS

Metadiscourse marker is one of determining indicators of the quality of the writers� writing. Metadiscourse markers enable the writers to interact with the readers effectively. What commonly happens to many undergraduate students studying English as a foreign language is that they are not able to develop an engagement between themselves, their texts, and their readers. Thus, this study investigates the types of metadiscourse markers used by Unimus EFL learners in final project introduction sections, and markers that are frequently used by them in their writing. By using qualitative and quantitative research method, seven introduction sections of final project of Unimus EFL learners focusing on qualitative and qualitative research methods were chosen purposively. As result, the study revealed that in writing introduction sections, the students used various metadiscourse markers, including interactive resources (transitions, frame markers, endophoric markers, evidentials, and code glosses) and interactional resources (hedges, boosters, attitude markers, engagement markers, and self-mensions). Among those categories, interactive resources were found to be frequently used by the learners rather than interactional resources. It means that the writers tended to give attention to and guided the readers through the text by establishing their interpretations explicitly rather than involving the readers in the argument through the use of markers in interactional dimension.
Distributions Escaping to Infinity and the Limiting Power of the Cliff-Ord Test for Autocorrelation

We consider a family of proper random variables which converges to an improper random variable. The limit in distribution is found and applied to obtain a closed-form expression for the limiting power of the Cliff-Ord test for autocorrelation. The applications include the theory of characteristic functions of proper random variables, the theory of almost periodic functions, and the test for spatial correlation in a linear regression model.
The Second Round Resource Acquisition of Entrepreneurial Crowdfunded Ventures: The Relevance of Campaign and Project Implementation Performance Outcomes

Abstract This study focused on crowdfunded ventures in the reward-based model and explored the relevance of their essential campaign and project implementation performance outcomes on the second round of resource acquisition. This research considered funding from accredited and unaccredited investors, additional crowd capital, and other forms of resources from other business investors. Results from sampled crowdfunded ventures on the Kickstarter and projects official websites revealed that the determinants of first round crowdfunding project campaign traction, reward delivery scheduled date, campaign duration, and reward delivery performance outcomes predict the second round of resource acquisition. Furthermore, the results suggest that project creators’ crowdfunding risk awareness is a relevant determinant of reward delivery performance outcome and access to the second round of resource. The findings are significant for the decision-making of entrepreneurs, investors, and crowdfunding platforms, as these parties benefit from the informational value of campaign and project implementation performance outcomes.
Turbo code at 0.03 dB from capacity limit

We propose a rate 1/3 infinite-length irregular turbo code capable of achieving an error rate P/sub eb/=10/sup -5/ at signal-to-noise ratio E/sub b//N/sub 0/=-0.46 dB, which is at distance 0.03 dB from Shannon capacity limit. Our turbo code is derived by a simple modification of the original Berrou-Glavieux code.
Bronchial Fibroepithelial Polyp: A Rare and Challenging Diagnosis

Context: Bronchial fibroepithelial polyp is a very rare benign endobronchial tumor. Typically, it is a slow growing lesion, and the differential diagnosis includes other benign and malignant endobronchial tumors. Case Report: We report a case of a 75-year-old female who complained of intermittent productive cough. Computed tomography of the thorax showed a solid nodule with lobulated contours in the right main bronchus and subtotal atelectasis of the right lower lobe. Bronchoscopy with biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of a bronchial fibroepithelial polyp. Conclusion: This case is illustrative and demonstrates the importance of imaging methods and of histopathological correlation for the accurate diagnosis of this benign treatable lesion.
Reproductive preferences in developing countries at the turn of the century

This report is a review of reproductive preferences in 56 developing countries conducted by DHS between 1990 and 2000. Several measures of preferences are used the ideal number of children the population of women who want no more children the planning status of recent births and the wanted total fertility rate. For 35 countries that have conducted more than one survey trends in preferences have been documented. And for a subset of mostly Sub-Saharan African countries men’s reproductive attitudes are also described. In general the number of children desired is declining in most Asian and Latin American countries. There is also evidence of a desire for smaller families in southern and eastern Africa but little change in the preference for large families is evident in western and middle Africa. Unwanted fertility is highest in the countries of northern Africa and western Asia as well as in Latin America; unwanted births are still uncommon in sub-Saharan Africa particularly in western and middle Africa. A comparison of wanted fertility rates with recent actual fertility shows a potential for further declines in fertility and impending replacement levels in many Asian and Latin American populations. Men’s reproductive preferences in Africa tend to be higher than those of women and are also higher in polygymous marriages. In every country studied couples with the wife wanting to stop childbearing with husbands who want more children are more numerous than the opposite combination. (excerpt)
MONITORING SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS/ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

Objective: This study aimed to monitor the side effects of patients who received antiretroviral medications in a subdistrict of West Jakarta in 2017.Methods: Descriptive research was performed using data collected prospectively from patients who met our inclusion criteria (total sampling). Primary data were obtained from interviews, and secondary data were obtained from medical and prescription records. The Naranjo algorithm wasused to classify side effects.Results: The side effects experienced by patients in this study fell into probable (45.45%) and possible (36.36%) categories. However, age (p=0.379),gender (p=1), and length of treatment (p=0.07) did not significantly affect the occurrence of side effects.Conclusion: Monitoring the side effects of antiretroviral medicine is necessary to prevent serious and rare side effects. The occurrence of side effects,whether they have an established causal relationship or not, could be prevented by appropriate monitoring.
Time Dependent Performance Analysis of Wireless Networks

Many wireless networks are subject to frequent changes in a combination of network topology, traffic demand, and link capacity, such that nonstationary/transient conditions always exist in packet-level network behavior. Although there are extensive studies on the steady-state performance of wireless networks, little work exists on the systematic study of their packet-level time varying behavior. However, it is increasingly noted that wireless networks must not only perform well in steady state, but must also have acceptable performance under nonstationary/transient conditions. Furthermore, numerous applications in today's wireless networks are very critical to the real-time performance of delay, packet delivery ratio, etc, such as safety applications in vehicular networks and military applications in mobile ad hoc networks. Thus, there exists a need for techniques to analyze the time dependent performance of wireless networks. In this dissertation, we develop a performance modeling framework incorporating queuing and stochastic modeling techniques to efficiently evaluate packet-level time dependent performance of vehicular networks (single-hop) and mobile ad hoc networks (multi-hop). For vehicular networks, we consider the dynamic behavior of IEEE 802.11p MAC protocol due to node mobility and model the network hearability as a time varying adjacency matrix. For mobile ad hoc networks, we focus on the dynamic behavior of network layer performance due to rerouting and model the network connectivity as a time varying adjacency matrix. In both types of networks, node queues are modeled by the same fluid flow technique, which follows flow conservation principle to construct differential equations from a pointwise mapping of the steady-state queueing relationships. Numerical results confirm that fluid-flow based performance models are able to respond to the ongoing nonstationary/transient conditions of wireless networks promptly and accurately. Moreover, compared to the computation time of standard discrete event simulator, fluid-flow based model is shown to be a more scalable evaluation tool. In general, our proposed performance model can be used to explore network design alternatives or to get a quick estimate on the performance variation in response to some dynamic changes in network conditions.
Oral sucrose and a pacifier for pain relief during simple procedures in preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Previous randomized trials of the analgesic effects of sucrose, glucose, and a pacifier in term neonates have shown that the pacifier resulted in lower pain scores than glucose or sucrose, but the pacifier with and without sucrose did not differ. The current study was designed to assess the analgesic effect of pharmacologic (sucrose, water) and a non-pharmacologic measures (pacifier) in preterm infants and to find whether there is any synergism between these intervention in relieving pain during painful procedures. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this double-blind, randomized, controlled study, 36 preterm infants (mean 31 weeks gestational age, range 27 to 36 weeks) were randomly allocated to six different regimens (0.5 mL sterile water with pacifier, 0.5 mL sterile water without pacifier, 0.5 mL sucrose 24% with pacifier, 0.5 mL sucrose 24% without pacifier, pacifier alone and control group) during a stay in intensive care of up to 15 days. Pain scores were measured with the Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP), a validated behavioral acute pain scale. RESULTS: Of all the regimens, the lowest pain scores occurred with the use of 24% sucrose solution combined with pacifier. The mean pain score for the combination of sucrose with pacifier was 0.7 as compared to 1.4 for the sterile water with pacifier group (P<.05). CONCLUSION: The synergistic effect of the combination of sucrose and non-nutritive sucking was clinically effective and safe in relieving the pain of simple procedures such as venipuncture or heel stick in preterm and term infants, but further research is needed on these interventions alone and in combination with other behavioral interventions in neonates
Multiple Force Platform Analysis of the Canine Trot: a New Approach to Assessing Basic Characteristics of Locomotion

Summary Multiple platforms measure forces on different limbs simultaneously and provide a convenient means of determining locomotion parameters directly from force data. Four force platforms in series were used to measure force and positional data from simultaneous foot contacts of trotting dogs. Proper evaluation of fore and hindlimb forces from a complete stride requires a minimum of four platforms. Stride period, stride length, average velocity during the stride, relative phases of footfalls and duty factors can be determined directly from the force record. Impulse, average force and change in forward velocity can be determined by integrating the summed force/time curves over one stride period. These analytical techniques are illustrated using multiple platform data. Multiple platform analysis provides a comprehensive view of canine locomotion that cannot be achieved with a single platform. A multiple force platform system designed to analyze ground reaction forces of quadrupedal animals is described. This system provides all force and positional data required for the description of each footfall in a full trotting stride. Methods for calculating key locomotion parameters from multiple platforms are reported and their relevance to gait analysis is discussed.
Plasma Level of High-Sensitive C-Reactive Protein in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Arterial Hypertension

Arterial hypertension is an independent predictor of acute myocardial infarction. Nowadays, plasma level of high-sensitive C-reactive protein is a marker of cardiovascular risk. The objective of the research was to evaluate plasma level of high-sensitive C-reactive protein in patients with acute myocardial infarction and arterial hypertension depending on myocardial remodeling type. Materials and methods. 130 patients with myocardial infarction (63 individuals with concomitant arterial hypertension and 67 individuals without it) were observed. Transthoracic echocardiogram was used. To evaluate plasma level of high-sensitive C-reactive protein the ELISA method was applied. Results. Plasma level of high-sensitive C-reactive protein in patients with acute myocardial infarction increased by 5.11 times compared to the control group: (10.67 [5.43; 12.89]) mg/l and (2.09 [1.40; 4.60]) mg/l, respectively (p<0.001). In myocardial infarction and arterial hypertension, this parameter increased by 6.57 times (to (13.73 [7.05; 15.17]) mg/l) (p<0.001), and by 1.27 times (p<0.05) as compared to patients without arterial hypertension. No differences in plasma level of high-sensitive C-reactive protein were detected in patients with different types of left ventricular remodeling. Conclusions. Acute myocardial infarction caused by high plasma level of high-sensitive C-reactive protein is severer in co-existent arterial hypertension. There are no differences in blood levels of high-sensitive C-reactive protein depending on the type of left ventricular remodeling.
Flowers of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, a potential source of contragestative agent

The rise in population in developing countries is overwhelming and this intensifies the need for effective birth control measures. The World Health Organization (WHO) has advocated the legitimization of traditional practices in maternal and child health, including herbal contraceptive use. Many plants are known to possess antifertility activity. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flowers have been shown to possess antifertility and abortifacient activity. [1] Literatures were reviewed from journals in sciencedirect, pubmed, google, from 1990-2011. present findings reveal that the administration of the ethanol and benzene extracts of H. rosa sinensis flowers decreased significantly the concentration of K” in the uterine fluid on Day 5 post-coitum (day of implantation), On the basis of these findings, it can be concluded that the reduction in the K’ content under the influence of the extracts may be due to their reported antiestrogenic activity. A low concentration of K+ in the uterus of treated rats may affect the membrane potential on the endometrium and consequently alter the force of attraction between an egg and the endometrium. Furthermore, it is interesting to note that a decreasing concentration of K’ in the uterine fluid under the effect of the extracts of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis was also observed in the cyclic rats. Therefore, on the basis of present findings, it appears that administration of the H. rosa sinensis extracts to rats caused a significant decrease in the concentration of K’ in the uterine fluid of cyclic and mated rats at the day of implantation, probably due to the presence of intrinsic anti-estrogenic activity. [2] Key words: Hibiscus, prevention, Pregnancy.