Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Plankton Community Structure and Carbon Cycling on the Western Coast of Greenland during the Stratified Summer Situation: III. Mesozooplankton

The mesozooplankton comn~unity in Disko Bay, West Greenland, was examined by stratified sampling with a WP-2 net (200 pm), as well as a Hensen (45 pm) net, during the period of stratification in late summer 1994 Copepod biomass in the upper 50 m decl~ned over the interval from 20 mg C m-3 to virtually nothing due to the downward seasonal migration by Calanus spp. The ontogenetic vertical distribution of larger species, Calanus spp. , revealed that the juvenile stages predominantly were associated with upper water strata and remained there until September. The decline in Calanus dominance was followed by increasing abundance of smaller copepods (Pseudocalanus, Oithona and Acartia) and of meroplanktonic larvae, a general restructuring of the grazer food chain in the euphotic zone. The large Calanus spp. had finished their spawning season before late August, while small copepods produced eggs throughout late August to mid-September. According to a statistical path analysis the specific egg production of Acartia longiremis was associated primarily with phytoplankton biomass and secondarily with protozooplankton biomass. Daily egg production per female declined gradually from 10 d-' on August 27 to 1.6 d-I on September 27. The biomass of A. longiremis was rather modest, indicating that it was not a dominant grazer in the euphotic zone. Weight specific egg production of A. longiremis declined from 0.11 to 0.02 d-', and was used as an index for secondary production; grazing by mesozooplankton was subsequently estimated as 3 X secondary production. Grazing impact was thereby roughly calculated for the entire copepod standing stock and compared with data from parallel studies on phytoplankton, bacteria and protozooplankton into a comprehensive pelagic carbon budget for the euphotic zone, the upper 30 m. The estimated total grazlng upon phytoplankton was 3 times the primary production. It IS proposed that phytoplankton was primarily grazed by ciliates and secondarily by ciliated meroplankton and copepods. Additionally, a large fraction of the ciliate production was presumably grazed by heterotrophic dinoflagellates.The protozooplankton were key grazers in the pelagic carbon cycling of Disko Bay.
Farklı Boyutluluk Özelliklerindeki Basit ve Karmaşık Yapılı Testlerin Çok Boyutlu Madde Tepki Kuramına Dayalı Parametre Kestirimlerinin İncelenmesi

Bu calismada basit ve karmasik yapidaki iki ve uc boyutlu testlerin farkli test uzunlugu ve orneklem buyuklugu kosullarinda parametre kestirimleri yapilmis, kestirimlere iliskin olarak elde edilen RMSE, yanlilik ve kestirilen parametreler ile gercek parametreler arasindaki iliski incelenmistir. Calismanin verileri iki boyutlu basit, iki boyutlu karmasik, uc boyutlu karmasik ve uc boyutlu basit yapiya uygun olacak sekilde simulasyon yoluyla uretilmistir. Veri setlerinin test uzunlugu 12 ve 48 madde; orneklem buyuklugu 1000, 2000 ve 4000 olacak sekilde degistirilmistir. Bu sekilde ele alinan dort test yapisi ile 2 test uzunlugu ve 3 orneklem buyuklugu kosulu caprazlanarak (4x2x3) 24 kosul iceren desen olusturulmustur. Olusturulan her kosula iliskin olarak, madde ve birey parametreleri sabit tutulmak uzere, 25 tekrar yapilarak toplamda 600 veri seti olusturulmus ve analiz edilmistir. Elde edilen sonuclara gore madde parametrelerinin parametre kestirim iyiligi hem madde hem birey sayisindaki artisla artmaktadir. Ele alinan her bir kosulda d parametreleri ayni kosuldaki a parametrelerinden daha kararli kestirilmistir. Birey parametrelerinin kestirim iyiligi test uzunlugundaki artis ile artmaktadir. Yuksek korelasyon degerleri RMSE’nin dusuk oldugu kosullarda elde edilmistir. Ayrica calismanin sonunda daha kararli kestirim yapabilmek icin gerekli test uzunlugu ve orneklem buyuklugune iliskin oneriler gelistirilmeye calisilmistir.
ANALISA KINERJA DENGAN METODE EARNED VALUE PADA PROYEK PEMBANGUNAN PELABUHAN LAUT BOOM TAHAP I KABUPATEN BANYUWANGI JAWA TIMUR

Penyimpangan yang sering terjadi dalam proses pelaksanaan suatu proyek adalah keterlambatan waktu pelaksanaan dan pembengkakan biaya proyek. Penyimpangan tersebut tentu tidak diharapkan khususnya oleh pihak owner dan PT. Dian Sentosa sebagai kontraktor pelaksana dalam pembangunan pelabuhan laut boom di kabupaten Banyuwangi. Dalam Tugas akhir ini diterapkan metode Earned Value untuk pengukuran dan pengendalian kinerja. Dalam menganalisa Earned Value, hal-hal yang perlu ditinjau adalah anggaran yang dialokasikan untuk setiap item proyek dan biaya aktual yang dikeluarkan oleh pihak kontraktor, dan prestasi pekerjaan. Setelah itu dapat dihasilkan indikator-indikator Earned Value antara lain PV, EV dan AC. Analisa Earned Value juga bisa memperkirakan waktu penyelesaian proyek, biaya akhir proyek, dan biaya untuk pekerjaan tersisa dengan mengasumsikan bahwa kecenderungan yang terjadi pada saat pelaporan akan terus berlangsung. Dalam analisa ini dilakukan dengan membandingkan hasil kinerja proyek dengan perencanaan. Pemaduan antara biaya dan jadwal dapat menjadi alat ukur kinerja proyek jika pemaduan tersebut dibandingkan antara rencana dan pelaksanaan aktual. Berdasarkan analisa maka didapat hasil kinerja proyek pada akhir peninjauan yaitu proyek mengalami keterlambatan dan biaya menelan biaya lebih kecil daripada anggaran. Untuk prakiraan penyelesaian berakhir 50 hari lebih lama daripada rencana dan biaya akhir penyelesaian diperkirakan sebesar Rp. 2.428. 614.000.
Comparison of the Clinical Outcomes between Anti-thymocyte Globulin and Basiliximab Induction Therapy in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: Single Center Experience

Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes between anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) and basiliximab induction in deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT). Methods: Between May 2006 and February 2015, 40 patients underwent DDKT at our institution. Three cases (7.5%) of them were lost during the following-up schedule. In this study, ATG induction criteria were donor age >50 years old or donor creatinine level >1.3 mg/dL except hepatitis B virus positive and hepatitis C virus positive recipients. Recipients were divided into two groups: the ATG group (n=20) and the basiliximab group (n=17). Results: The 1-year patient survival in the ATG group was 89.4% compared to 93.8% in the basiliximab group (P=0.989). Graft survival for a 1 year in the ATG and the basiliximab group was 89.1% and 93.8%, respectively (P=0.967). Incidences of acute rejection episodes were more prevalent in the basiliximab group (15.0% vs. 29.4%, P=0.428). The glomerular filtration rate level by period of recipients was not different in both group (12th month, 64.60±16.17 mg/dL vs. 68.51±18.60 mg/dL, P=0.544). The overall complications during the follow-up were not significantly different in both groups (90.0% vs. 76.5%, P=0.383). Conclusions: The results showed that there was no difference in the patient survival and graft survival between induction of ATG and basiliximab of the DDKT were not different. Therefore, use of both induction agents led to a good patient and graft survival and ATG might be a safe and preferable agent for relatively poor renal function of donor in kidney transplantation.
Global review of meningococcal disease. A shifting etiology

Despite expansive studies over the past century, the epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) has remained elusive in some of its aspects. The following review attempts to summarize the past and current trends in the etiology of IMD. Data was collected through the analysis of peer-reviewed studies and surveillance data on national, sub-national and regional levels performed using various search engines such as pubmed (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/), regional WHO homepages (www.who.int) and department of health websites. Despite the establishment of improved surveillance, the reasons for the differences in IMD epidemiology between endemic and epidemic settings are not fully understood. Factors influence the timing and distribution of epidemics including climatic, socio-economic and cultural factors involving changes in human lifestyle, natural growth of the human population, crowding and increased mobility. These have also strongly affected the global population structure of Neisseria meningitides and are still currently responsible for changing patterns in IMD epidemiology. In recent years, much interest has arisen on the subject due to both the development of conjugate vaccines and to the continuing occurrence of outbreaks, many of them in industrialized countries. With antimicrobial resistance on the rise, effective and affordable vaccines along with continued surveillance are needed to help combat this complex disease. Key words: Meningococcal meningitis, epidemiology, vaccines, antimicrobial resistance, surveillance.
Analyse statique de requête pour le Web sémantique

L'inclusion de requete est un probleme bien etudie sur plusieurs decennies de recherche. En regle generale, il est defini comme le probleme de determiner si le resultat d'une requete est inclus dans le resultat d'une autre requete pour tout ensemble de donnees. Elle a des applications importantes dans l'optimisation des requetes et la verification de bases de connaissances. L'objectif principal de cette these est de fournir des procedures solides et com- pletes pour determiner l'inclusion des requetes SPARQL en vertu d'exprimes en axiomes logiques de description. De plus, nous mettons en œuvre ces procedures a l'appui des resultats theoriques par l'experimentation. A ce jour, test d'inclusion de requete a ete effectuee a l'aide de differentes techniques: homomorphisme de graphes, bases de donnees canoniques, les tech- niques de la theorie des automates et par une reduction au probleme de la va- lidite de la logique. Dans cette these, nous utilisons la derniere technique pour tester l'inclusion des requetes SPARQL utilisant une logique expressive appelee μ-calcul. Pour ce faire, les graphes RDF sont codes comme des systemes de transitions, et les requetes et les axiomes du schema sont codes comme des formules de μ-calcul. Ainsi, l'inclusion de requetes peut etre reduit a test de validite de formule logique. L'objectif de cette these est d'identifier les divers fragments de SPARQL (et PSPARQL) et les langages de description logique de schema pour lequelle l'inculsion est decidable. En outre, afin de fournir theoriquement et experiment- alement eprouvees procedures de verifier l'inclusion de ces fragments decid- ables. Pas durer au moins mais, cette these propose un point de repere pour les solveurs d'inclusion. Ce benchmark est utilise pour tester et comparer l'etat actuel des solveurs d'inclusion.
First Link: Strengthening Primary Care Partnerships for Dementia Support

While primary care faces many challenges, including an increasing prevalence of older individuals, emerging knowledge about the potential benefits of collaborative partnerships has encouraged the development of new means of providing and supporting primary care. First Link™ is an innovative program involving collaborations among primary care providers, Alzheimer Societies, and other health professionals. The program aims to support persons with Alzheimer's and related diseases after the diagnosis is made and to link them with support services earlier in the disease course. This paper describes the First Link program, provides an overview of a study currently underway to evaluate it, and identifies some of the benefits and challenges associated with this partnership.
Elective induction of labour. A benefit to the mother and foetus/neonate or an obstetric hazard ?

In the period from January 1, 1992 to December 31, 1996, 578 term pregnancies were terminated by programmed labour at the 2nd Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics in Brno. Labour was induced by extraamniotic application of PGE2 (Prostin Upjohn 3.0 mg vaginal tablets). According to the cervix ripeness, a maximum of 2 doses were given in a two-hour interval, namely 0.5 mg PGE2 in the Bishop score was 8 and 1.0 mg PGE2 if the Bishop score was 5 to 8 points. The results were compared with a random group of 1112 non-risk mothers who where delivered in the period from January 1, to December 31, 1996. The first stage of labour was longer in patients with spontaneous labour. The second stage of labour was longer in the induced patients. The third stage of labour was shorter in induced multiparous patients. In primiparas with elective induction of labour the rate of postpartum pathologies was lower than in spontaneously delivered patients. It follows from the results that the programmed delivery does not increase the perinatal risk for the mother and the foetus. On the contrary, it is a benefit to the mother, to her family and to the staff of the delivery ward.
A new class of signal processing schemes for bandwidth-efficient OFDM transmission with low envelope fluctuation

We propose and evaluate a new wide class of signal processing schemes for bandwidth-efficient OFDM transmission with low envelope fluctuation. This class is somewhat related to a previous class recently proposed by the authors, since it also involves a nonlinear operation in the time domain and a linear, filtering operation in the frequency domain. The paper includes an accurate statistical characterization, by analytical means, of the transmitted frequency-domain blocks when a high number of subcarriers is assumed. A set of performance results is obtained and discussed with the help of this statistical characterization tool.
Effect of Intermittent Hypobaric Hypoxia on Erythropoiesis

We examined the effect of 3 hours of intermittent hypobaric hypoxia on erythropoiesis. METHODS: 23 trained athletes were randomly assigned to either hypobaric hypoxia (HYPO; simulated altitude of 4000-5500m) or normoxia (NORM; 0-500m) in a double-blind, placebo controlled design. Both groups rested in a hypobaric chamber for 3 h/day, 5 day/wk, for 4 wks. Total Hb mass (CO rebreathing) was measured twice before and twice after treatment. Blood was drawn 8 times during the 10-wk study, (twice before, once per week during and twice after) and analyzed for [Hb], reticulocyte Hb, soluble transferin receptor (sTfr) and erythropoietin (EPO). Blood was also drawn twice (Wk 2, Wk 4) within 3hrs of chamber exposure and assayed for EPO.
Potential novel approaches to risk identification in advanced peripheral arterial disease.

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in both economically developed and developing countries. Although the risk factors for PAD are well described, patients with PAD who develop critical lower limb ischaemia (CLI) are frequently asymptomatic prior to the development of CLI and the factors that determine outcomes in these patients are unclear. In the present thesis I therefore evaluated a number of potential novel risk approaches in patients with CLI, both for the development of CLI, as well as approaches that may better predict outcomes in CLI. Atherosclerotic disease, the major pathophysiological process responsible for PAD, is now well recognized as causing an increased large artery pulse wave velocity (PWV) and central aortic pulse pressure (PPc). However, through the presence of arterial stenoses proximal to the femoral artery, carotid-femoral PWV may be reduced in advanced PAD. I therefore aimed to determine whether in the context of increases in central aortic pulse pressure (PPc), decreases in carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) predicts the presence of advanced PAD. Applanation tonometry and vascular ultrasound were employed to assess carotid-femoral PWV, PPc and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in 1030 randomly selected healthy adults from a community sample and 217 patients with CLI. With adjustments for confounders, participants with CLI had an increased carotid IMT (p upper 95% confidence interval in the community sample strongly
A clinical study of scar formation in the human palatal mucosa

Scar formation is a frequent consequence of wound healing and has widespread negative effects on individuals’ quality of life, both physically and psychologically. For most people, scars are unsightly, but in addition to this, they can result in serious morbidities such as pruritus, pain, contracture, and decreased heat tolerance in severe situations. The association between degree of scarring and depth of dermal injury has been recognized by surgeons for many years, however the cellular and molecular basis for these observations remains poorly understood. Interestingly, oral wounds have been shown to heal faster and with less clinical and histological scar formation than similar skin wounds. It was hypothesized that palatal wounds in general show relatively little scarring and also that there is increased scar formation of the palatal mucosa following a connective tissue graft (CTG) harvest (deep wound) than a free gingival graft (FGG) harvest (superficial wound). This was a retrospective clinical study carried out at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Dentistry. Intraoral photographs were taken of the palate in 37 subjects. Each subject had undergone a CTG and/or FGG harvest by a Graduate Periodontics resident more than six months prior to the study. 23 FGG and 23 CTG scars were assessed. Two independent calibrated blinded examiners assessed the photographs using a modified version of the Manchester Scar Proforma. A value of zero, one, or two was given for each parameter, with no difference from normal tissue scored as zero and gross mismatch scored as two. The values for each parameter were summed to produce a total scar score, zero to six, for each site. The component parameters were also examined individually so that color, contour, and distortion could be evaluated independently. The results of this study demonstrated that scar formation in the palatal mucosa is minimal and in many cases, non-existent. CTG donor sites did not have more severe scar formation than FGG sites.
Reconstituição imunológica após o transplante de medula óssea alogênico

Apos a transplantacao de celulas progenitoras hematopoieticas, todos os receptores desenvolvem um periodo de profunda neutropenia e imunodeficiencia que e significativamente responsavel pelas graves complicacoes infecciosas que ocorrem apos o transplante. Devido ao intensivo regime de condicionamento pre-transplante, tanto a resposta celular quanto a humoral estao severamente comprometidas. A reconstituicao imunologica e um importante componente para o sucesso do transplante, nao somente porque os defeitos imunes estao relacionados a morbidade pos-transplante, mas tambem porque eles podem influenciar o risco de recaida e o desenvolvimento de malignidades secundarias apos o transplante. Este estudo apresenta uma revisao sobre as principais variaveis envolvidas na reconstituicao imunologica, apos o transplante de medula ossea alogenico: uma falta de manutencao da imunidade antigeno-especifica do doador, uma deficiencia na reconstituicao da ontogenia linfoide, as diferencas de histocompatibilidade entre doador e receptor, o efeito da GVHD e suas terapias e, a reducao na funcao timica do receptor.
Intracranial Abscess: Current Concepts in Management

The outcome of patients harboring intracranial abscesses has improved in the last decade as a result of improvement in imaging technologies, the introduction of potent antibiotics that penetrate the blood–brain barrier more readily, and minimally invasive surgical techniques with the possibility of image and real-time guidance. These therapeutic advances have, however, been counterbalanced by the increase in immunocompromised patients with pathogens that are more aggressive and difficult to eradicate. This review highlights the current approach to the diagnosis and treatment of intracranial abscesses, emphasizes pitfalls in management, and discusses dilemmas in treatment strategies.
Effect of self-management on health status in patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis:A systematic review

Objective To systematically evaluate the effect of self-management on health status in patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis( CAPD). Methods The studies related to self-management on health status in patients with CAPD were searched by the databases of PubMed,Science Direct,Ovid,Cochrane Library,Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Databases( VIP),China National Knowledge Infrastructure( CNKI),et al.Date were analyzed with RevMan 5.0 software.Results Nine studies were included in the study.The results of Meta- analysis revealed that self- management could significantly reduce the body weight,blood pressure and serum albumin( P 0.01 or P 0.05). Conclusion Volume and nutrition status of CAPD patients can be improved by self-management.
Validation for Performance Measurement in the Task of Fault Management

The application of a part-task nuclear simulator to the measurement of performance in the task of fault management was studied. Specifically, the design of the simulator was evaluated for internal and external validity. External validation required confirmation that the task presented by the simulator had the essential elements of the real task. In the context of this particular study, internal validation required confirmation that performance on the simulator represented an accurate and fair measure of a subject's understanding of fundamental principles. The requirements for external and internal validity were found to be in conflict. Performance on the simulator was not an accurate measure of fundamental understanding because the task was realistic. However, it was concluded that a part-task simulator does provide an effective method of gathering information on human performance.
Home healthcare nurses’ experiences of being on stand by as a first responder in a ‘While Waiting For the Ambulance’ assignment

The aim of the study is to describe experiences of the ‘While Waiting for the Ambulance’ (WWFA) assignment, as described by home healthcare nurses (HHCNs). Since the early 1990s, municipal resources in Sweden, preferably firefighters, have been dispatched on WWFA. In order to further assist the local residents on an island in the southwest of Sweden, HHCNs have recently begun accompanying firefighters on WWFA. A reflective lifeworld approach was used for data analysis including in-depth interviews with eight HHCNs. When WWFA was established, the HHCNs experienced lack of clarity in where their responsibilities start and end. A split role is described, and there is a paradox in that the responders are meant to collaborate toward saving lives, when the assignment itself has a lack of collaborative structure. Ethical dilemmas and inner emotional worries led to the nurses expressing a need for support before, during and after WWFA.
WORK RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG UNSKILLED INDIAN WOMEN CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

"Background: The nature of work in construction industry puts workers at high risk for acute and cumulative work related musculoskeletal disorders. Aim: The aim of the investigation is to understand workers exposure to risk factors, prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs), workers knowledge on the role of ergonomic factors and coping strategies to reduce the risk of development of WRMSDs. Methods: Nordic musculoskeletal symptoms questionnaire was adopted to identify the musculoskeletal symptoms in nine anatomical body regions. Workers exposure to risk factors continuously for a period of more than two hours at a stretch and more than two such types of work spells in a work day was considered as risk factor. Results: The risk of WRMSDs is about 4 times more among workers with greater than 20 years of work experience than those with 11-20 years and is about 2 times more in those with 1-10 years of work experience respectively. Conclusions: Education programmes on ergonomic principles must be made mandatory for to reduce the rate of WRMSDs and to promote oc-cupational health. "