Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Measuring Self-Perceived Clinical Preparedness with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients

Measuring Self-Perceived Clinical Preparedness with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients by Kimberly D. Patterson MA, Prairie View A&M University, 2010 MS, Prairie View A&M University, 2007 BS, Prairie View A&M University, 2005 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Counselor Education and Supervision Walden University November 2018 Abstract Counselors and counselor educators must serve clients regardless of culture, race, disability, sexual orientation, and age. Counselor educators have attempted to stay abreast of new methods to enhance counselor competencies to adequately counsel lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) clients. The purpose of this quantitative study was toCounselors and counselor educators must serve clients regardless of culture, race, disability, sexual orientation, and age. Counselor educators have attempted to stay abreast of new methods to enhance counselor competencies to adequately counsel lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) clients. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the extent of the relationship between self-perceived clinical preparedness of working with LGBT clients and self-perceived attitudinal awareness towards LGBT clients as moderated by levels of religious commitment of licensed professional counselor (LPC) using a feminist and multicultural theory framework. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) quantitative analysis software program was used to generate descriptive statistics such as frequencies, means, modes, correlations, and regression models for each research variable. According to study results, there was a statistically significant relationship between the criterion variable self-perceived clinical preparedness of working with LGBT clients, the predictor variable self-perceived attitudinal awareness towards LGBT clients, and the moderator religious commitment (F (2, 123) = 4.76, p < . 05). The study findings promote insight for counselors to understand how their religious commitment moderates the relationship between clinical preparedness and attitudinal awareness when working with LGBT clients. Measuring Self-Perceived Clinical Preparedness with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients by Kimberly D. Patterson MA, Prairie View A&M University, 2010 MS, Prairie View A&M University, 2007 BS, Prairie View A&M University, 2005 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Counselor Education and Supervision
Bingham fluid flow simulation in a lid-driven skewed cavity using the finite-volume method

ABSTRACT In this paper, laminar flow of non-Newtonian (Bingham) fluid is studied numerically in a two-dimensional lid-driven skewed cavity that incorporates Papanastasiou exponential regularization approach of Bingham constitutive model [Papanastasiou, Flows of materials with yield, J. Rheol. 31 (1987), pp. 385–404]. Numerical simulation has been done using the finite-volume method with collocated grid arrangement. The governing equations including continuity and momentum are initially non-dimensionalized using appropriate transformation. To simulate irregular shape cavity flow problem, body-fitted non-orthogonal grids are used, and governing equations have been transformed to generalized curvilinear co-ordinates. In this study, two dimensionless parameters namely, Reynolds number and Bingham number are considered. A wide range of skew angles are considered which comprises both acute and obtuse angles. The obtained results are presented in terms of velocity and streamlines with yielded/unyielded region for different values of Bingham number and Reynolds number having different angles of the skewed cavity. The present results may be serve as benchmark results for comparison purpose in the case of non-Newtonian (Bingham) fluid flow.
Evaluation of AR-H067637, the active metabolite of the new direct thrombin inhibitor AZD0837, in models of venous and arterial thrombosis and bleeding in anaesthetised rats

Summary AZD0837, currently in clinical development, is a once-daily oral anticoagulant that is bioconverted to AR-H067637, a selective, reversible direct thrombin inhibitor (DTI). When developing a new DTI, the anti-thrombotic effects are commonly investigated in in vivo animal models; this report shows the effect of AR-H067637 in venous and arterial thrombosis and bleeding models in anaesthetised rats. Thrombus formation was induced by topical application of ferric chloride to the carotid artery or to the caval vein with partial stasis. Cutaneous incision bleeding time and muscle transection blood loss were assessed, with or without acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), ecarin coagulation time (ECT) and thrombin coagulation time (TCT) were used as plasma biomarkers of anticoagulant effect. Dalteparin was used as a reference compound. AR-H067637, given by continuous infusion, displayed a dose-dependent antithrombotic effect, with 50% inhibition (IC50) of thrombus size in venous and arterial thrombosis models obtained at plasma concentrations of 0.13 μM and 0.55 μM, respectively, without increased bleeding. Dose-dependent increased bleeding and blood loss were seen at plasma concentrations ≥1 μM AR-H067637. At the highest AR-H067637 plasma concentration tested, bleeding time and blood loss increased two and four times the vehicle group. Addition of ASA moderately potentiated bleeding time and blood loss. APTT, ECT and TCT were dose-dependently prolonged. These studies demonstrate that the DTI AR-H067637 inhibits thrombus formation in rat venous and arterial thrombosis models with no or minor increases in bleeding.
Reactions of Police Officers to Body-Handling after a Major Disaster a Before-and-After Comparison

This study reports the results of an unusual opportunity to follow up a group of police officers who were involved in body-handling duties following the Piper Alpha disaster, and for whom there were available data from pre-disaster assessments. In addition, after these duties, the officers were compared with a matched control group of officers who had not been involved in such work. The comparisons failed to demonstrate high levels of post-traumatic distress or psychiatric morbidity. The results are interpreted in terms of issues such as the officers' own coping strategies, and major organisational and managerial factors.
Dental arch dimensions in primary dentition of children aged three to five years in Chennai and Hyderabad.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the arch dimensions in primary dentition of 3-5 years old children in Chennai and Hyderabad. As no primary to the mixed dentition and determining the existence of sexual dimorphism. METHODS Children were selected fro various schools of both Chennai and Hyderabad, with complte set of primary dentition. Study casts were made and measurements of arch dimensions were made using digital sliding calipers. The data obtained was subjected to statistical analysis. RESULTS The mean values and standard deviations of the various arch dimensions are given in the tables. CONCLUSION Generally boys exhibited a greater arch dimensions than girls in both groups. Some of the dimensions showed a statistically significant mean values.
HIV-Specific Cytotoxic Cell Frequencies Measured Directly Ex Vivo by the Lysispot Assay Can Be Higher or Lower Than the Frequencies of IFN-γ-Secreting Cells: Anti-HIV Cytotoxicity Is Not Generally Impaired Relative to Other Chronic Virus Responses1

CD8+ T cells in HIV-infected patients are believed to contribute to the containment of the virus and the delay of disease progression. However, the frequencies of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells, as measured by IFN-γ secretion and tetramer binding, often do not correlate with a delay in disease progression during chronic infection. Using the Lysispot and ELISPOT assays, we measured the frequencies of cytotoxic and IFN-γ-secreting T cells responding to overlapping peptides from Gag, Nef, Env, and Pol consensus HIV-1 clade B sequences. PBMC from the majority of HIV-infected subjects have significant frequencies of HIV-specific cells that killed targets within 5 h directly ex vivo. The relative frequencies of IFN-γ-secreting and cytotoxic cells varied markedly between different HIV peptide pools within the same patient, and some T cells lysed targets without secreting IFN-γ. These results indicate that measurement of IFN-γ production alone may be insufficient to evaluate the breadth of the HIV-specific T cell response. Also, neither the CTL to IFN-γ ratios nor the ex vivo CTL frequencies specific for different HIV proteins were consistently lower than responses specific for two other chronic viral infections, human CMV and EBV, within the same subjects. Thus ex vivo cytotoxic T cell frequencies do not provide evidence for a model of “preterminal differentiation” of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells during chronic HIV infection. Analysis of the frequency of directly cytotoxic HIV-specific T cells may be of considerable value in the assessment of disease progression and the potential efficacy of HIV vaccines.
Melatonin is as Effective as Testosterone in the Prevention of Soleus Muscle Atrophy Induced by Castration in Rats

The purpose of this experiment was to compare the weight, insulin‐like growth factor‐I (IGF‐I) expression, and ultrastructure of the soleus muscle in growing castrated rats treated with testosterone or melatonin. In this study, adult male Wistar albino rats were used. The groups were arranged as sham, castrated, and testosterone‐ or melatonin‐injected groups after castration. The soleus muscle samples were fixed in Bouin's solution for immunohistochemistry, and in 2.5% gluteraldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.4). Whereas castration reduced the soleus weight and fiber diameter, testosterone and melatonin administration increased them. IGF‐I immunostaining observed in the satellite cells and periphery of the myofibers was least intense in the castrated group. Strong staining of IGF‐I was observed in the testosterone‐ and melatonin‐administered groups. The ultrastructure of the soleus muscle in castrated animals showed the important ultrastructural modifications related to degeneration. In these groups, degenerative mitochondria, glycogen clusters under the sarcolemma, irregular Z lines, and loss of lamina externa were observed. The ultrastructure of myofibrils in the testosterone‐ and melatonin‐injected groups was similar to that in sham groups in view of structure. In conclusion, we suggest that melatonin is as effective as testosterone in the prevention of atrophy induced by castration through the IGF‐I axis. Anat Rec, 291:448–455, 2008. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Patient patients: Increased patience associated with decreased depressive symptoms in psychiatric treatment

ABSTRACT Few studies in positive psychology have examined associations between virtues and mental health in highly distressed samples. This study demonstrates the relevance of the virtue of patience, conceptualized as the capacity to calmly face frustration and suffering, within a spiritually integrated treatment program offering inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Previously evaluated in non-distressed samples, patience may increase during hospitalization and facilitate positive treatment outcomes. The present study found patience was inversely related to symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) in 248 adults (M = 40.78 years; SD = 18.97) with clinical diagnoses for a range of conditions. Participants completed measures assessing patience and MDD symptoms at both intake and discharge. Latent change score results showed decreases in MDD symptoms and increases in patience for life hardships, interpersonal challenges, and daily hassles over the course of hospitalization. Changes in life hardships and interpersonal patience were inversely correlated with changes in MDD symptoms.
On Point Spread Function modelling: towards optimal interpolation

Point spread function (PSF) modelling is a central part of any astronomy data analysis relying on measuring the shapes of objects. It is especially crucial for weak gravitational lensing, in order to beat down systematics and allow one to reach the full potential of weak lensing in measuring dark energy. A PSF modelling pipeline is made of two main steps: the first one is to assess its shape on stars, and the second is to interpolate it at any desired position (usually galaxies). We focus on the second part, and compare different interpolation schemes, including polynomial interpolation, radial basis functions, Delaunay triangulation and Kriging. For that purpose, we develop simulations of PSF fields, in which stars are built from a set of basis functions defined from a principal components analysis of a real ground-based image. We find that Kriging gives the most reliable interpolation, significantly better than the traditionally used polynomial interpolation.We also note that although a Kriging interpolation on individual images is enough to control systematics at the level necessary for current weak lensing surveys, more elaborate techniques will have to be developed to reach future ambitious surveys’ requirements.
No evidence for increased self‐reported cognitive failure in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes: a cross‐sectional study

Aims Mild cognitive deficits have been determined in both types of diabetes using neurocognitive tests. Little is known about the degree to which patients complain about their cognitive functioning. This study set out to investigate the magnitude and correlates of self‐reported cognitive failure in adult out‐patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
Changing trends of cesarean section using Robson’s Ten-group classification in tertiary centre: a retrospective study

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the CS rates at a tertiary care medical college setting centre which has a high referral rate of complicated pregnancies and make analysis based on the 10-group classification.Methods: This is a retrospective study carried out department obstetrics and gynecology of a tertiary care medical college hospital in Mangalore and includes all deliveries over a period of five years from Jan 14 to Dec 2018 and it was compared with the c-section from January 2007 to December 2011.Results: The overall CS (cesarean section) during the period 2014-18 was 31.85 which were significantly greater then 2007-11 period (20.59%). The main contributing groups to the overall CS rate were the previous CS (Group 5) and Primigravida groups, (Groups 1 and 2) 80%. Conclusions: It is important that efforts to reduce the overall CS rate should focus on reducing the primary CS rate. The application of Robson’s Ten-group classification (TGCS) in centre has helped to identify the main groups of subjects who had the overall maximum CSR.
Detecting sexually antagonistic coevolution with population crosses

The result of population crosses on traits such as mating rate, oviposition rate and survivorship are increasingly used to distinguish between modes of coevolution between the sexes. Two key hypotheses, erected from a verbal theory of sexually antagonistic coevolution, have been the subject of several recent tests. First, statistical interactions arising in population crosses are suggested to be indicative of a complex signal/receiver system. In the case of oviposition rates, an interaction between populations (x, y and z) would be indicated by the rank order of female oviposition rates achieved by x, y and z males changing depending upon the female (x, y or z) with which they mated. Second, under sexually antagonistic coevolution females will do ‘best’ when mated with their own males, where best is defined by the weakest response to the signal and the highest fitness. We test these hypotheses by crossing strains generated from a formal model of sexually antagonistic coevolution. Strains differ in the strength of natural selection acting on male and female traits. In our model, we assume sexually antagonistic coevolution of a single male signal and female receptor. The female receptor is treated as a preference function where both the slope and intercept of the function can evolve. Our results suggest that neither prediction is consistently supported. Interactions are not diagnostic of complex signal–receiver systems, and even under sexually antagonistic coevolution, females may do better mating with males of strains other than their own. These results suggest a reinterpretation of several recent experiments and have important implications for developing theories of speciation when sexually antagonistic coevolution is involved.
Expression of functional toll-like receptors by B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells

This study reports that B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) cells display the same pattern of toll-like receptors (TLRs) proteins expression as normal B-cells, yet with overexpression of TLR9. Furthermore, TLR7 and TLR9 appear to be functional and liable to respond to specific ligands, respectively imidazoquinolines and CpG-ODN thus potentially opening new therapeutic approaches.
The efficacy of SMME incubation as a strategy for enterprise development in South Africa

I DECLARATION II DEDICATION III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IV TABLE OF CONTENTS V LIST OF TABLES VIII LIST OF FIGURES X CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 THE EMERGENCE OF INCUBATION AS A VEHICLE FOR B-BBEE 2 1.1.1 THE SOCIAL CAPITAL PERSPECTIVE 3 1.1.2 THE RESOURCE-BASED APPROACH 5 1.1.3 THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES 6 1.2 INCUBATION AS A RESPONSE TO SOUTH AFRICA’S ECONOMY 7 1.3 PROBLEM STATEMENT 10 1.3. 1 MAIN PROBLEM 10 1.3. 2 SUB-PROBLEMS 10 1.4 RESEARCH PURPOSE AND THE AIMS OF THE STUDY 10 1.5 CONCEPTUAL/THEORETICAL DEFINITION OF TERMS 12 1.6 CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY 12 1.7 CHAPTER OUTLINE 13 1.8 CONCLUSION 14 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 15 2.
Giant Barkhausen Jumps in Exchange Biased Bulk Nanocomposites Sintered from Core-Shell  $\hbox{Fe}_{3}\hbox{O}_{4}{-}\hbox{CoO}$ Nanoparticles

The magnetic behavior of spark plasma sintered Fe3O4-CoO nanoparticles is studied. The samples sintered at 500 exhibit density over 90% and average magnetite grain size about 100 nm. When the nanocomposite is field cooled below the Néel temperature of CoO, hysteresis loops shows an exchange field of 80 mT at 100 K together with a coercivity of 0.4 T, ten times larger than nanostructured magnetite prepared in the same conditions. When the sample is zero field cooled, the hysteresis loops exhibits giant Barkhausen jumps. The density of jumps gradually decrease on heating and disappear between 150 and 170 K. The stochastic character of the jumps is visible in the plot of the differential permeability. This phenomenon is thought to be due to self-field cooling.
Geriatric admissions in a developing country: experience from a tertiary centre in Nigeria.

BACKGROUND The aging populations in developing countries have brought a demographic and an epidemiological transition, affecting the impact of chronic diseases on the health status of the population. OBJECTIVE To review the pattern of geriatric admissions in the medical wards of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH). METHOD Medical records of all geriatric patients aged > or = 60 years admitted in the medical wards between June 2002 and May 2006 were retrieved and reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS 2736 admissions to the adult medical wards over the period were reported. Among these, 1122 (41%) were geriatric patients aged > or = 60 years. The most common geriatric illnesses were cardiovascular diseases, 622 (43.7%), infections, 268 (18.8%) and endocrine diseases, 220 (15.4%). Malignancies, renal diseases and hematological diseases were few, being responsible for 53 (3.7%) 48 (3.4%) and 35 (2.5%) of medical admissions respectively. Only 1.5% of the patients spent more than 30 days in the hospital. More than half (56.4%) of the patients spent 1-2 weeks, while 33.3% of patients spent less than a week in hospital. Of the total geriatric patients seen, 70.6% recovered and were discharged home, 26.7% died and 2.5% left against medical advice. CONCLUSION Elderly patients constitute a high proportion of in-patient medical admissions. Chronic diseases were responsible for the majority of morbidity and mortality in the elderly patients.
Preterm labor, placental abruption, and premature rupture of membranes in relation to maternal violence or verbal abuse.

OBJECTIVE The prevalence of preterm labor (PTL) in prenatal populations has been estimated to be from 6.9 to 10.0%. It has been suggested that violence during pregnancy may be associated with an increase in antenatal complications. The hypothesis is that physical violence and verbal abuse in pregnancy lead to increased risk of PTL. METHODS A cohort of 636 women attending the Adult Obstetrical Clinic for their first prenatal visit, between December 1989 and September 1990, were approached; 567 women enlisted as study participants. Study participants were interviewed 3 times during the course of their prenatal care, and 401 participants successfully completed their third prenatal interviews. Violence data were obtained during the third interview. Obstetrical and neonatal outcome data were obtained by abstracting the maternal and neonatal medical records. RESULTS When stratified by levels of violence, women who experienced moderate or severe violence had incidences of PTL of 15.4 and 17.2%, respectively. Chi-square test for homogeneity revealed a significant difference among these groups. CONCLUSIONS In our cohort of women, serious acts of verbal abuse and physical violence occurred with significant frequency. PTL was strongly correlated with increasing acts of violence with 4.1 times greater risk of PTL in women who experienced severe violence as compared to those who experienced no maternal abuse.
Musculoskeletal disorders among construction roofers--physical function and disability.

OBJECTIVES This study investigated the relationships between work demands, chronic medical and musculoskeletal conditions, aging, and the ability to remain on the job in a longitudinal study of 979 construction roofers between the ages of 40 and 59 years. METHODS In a phone interview at baseline and 1 year later, the participants were asked about the presence of medical conditions and musculoskeletal disorders, work limitations and work accommodations, and social and economic functioning. RESULTS Among the workers for whom a musculoskeletal disorder was their most serious condition at baseline, 8% left roofing due to a health condition during the first year of follow-up. A comparison between those who left and those who stayed identified older age and lower physical functioning as statistically significant predictors of leaving the trade. Workers with a musculoskeletal disorder and who, in the baseline interview, reported receiving some type of job accommodation for their musculoskeletal disorder had an odds ratio of 0.24 (P=0.07) for leaving work by the time of the 1-year follow-up when compared with workers with a musculoskeletal disorder and no job accommodation. The workers with three or more work limitations were also more likely to leave roofing, but this association disappeared after adjustment for other factors. CONCLUSIONS Musculoskeletal conditions among roofers are strongly associated with work limitation, missed work, and reduced physical functioning, factors that are predictive of premature departure from the workforce. Job accommodation was provided for 31% of the roofers with a musculoskeletal disorder, and it was associated with a reduced likelihood of subsequently leaving roofing for health-related reasons.