Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Idea Development in Multi-Touch and Paper-Based Collaborative Problem Solving

: Multi-touch technology has the potential to support collaboration, although there is little evidence about how collaborating using this technology differs from collaboration with traditional materials. In this paper, we examine the interaction behaviors of four groups working with a multi-touch table, and four groups working on a paper-based version of the same task. Results indicate that more ideas are introduced and developed by students in the multi-touch condition.
Multiple Intracranial Inflammatory Pseudotumors

Introduction: Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare intracranial lesion. reports of multiple intracranial inflammatory pseudotumors are very rare. case report: A 68-year-old female presented with left hemiparesis and sensory neglect and was found to have two homogeneously enhancing lesions on computed tomography (ct) scan near the right rolandic area. the larger of the two lesions was resected with the presumed radiographic and intraoperative diagnosis of meningioma. Pathology
Sulfated hyaluronic acid and dexamethasone possess a synergistic potential in the differentiation of osteoblasts from human bone marrow stromal cells

The development of novel bioactive biomaterials is urgently needed to meet the needs of an aging population. Both sulfated hyaluronic acid and dexamethasone are candidates for the functionalization of bone grafts, as they have been shown to enhance the differentiation of osteoblasts from bone marrow stromal cells in vitro and in vivo. However, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Furthermore, studies combining different approaches to assess synergistic potentials are rare. In this study, we aim to gain insights into the mode of action of both sulfated hyaluronic acid and dexamethasone by a comprehensive analysis of the cellular fraction, released matrix vesicles, and the extracellular matrix, combining classical biochemical assays with mass spectrometry–based proteomics, supported by novel bioinformatical computations. We found elevated differentiation levels for both treatments, which were further enhanced by a combination of sulfated hyaluronic acid and dexamethasone. Single treatments revealed specific effects on osteogenic differentiation. Dexamethasone activates signalling pathways involved in the differentiation of osteoblasts, for example, CXC‐motif chemokine receptor type 4 and mitogen‐activated protein kinases. The effects of sulfated hyaluronic acid were predominantly linked to an alteration in the composition of the extracellular matrix, affecting the synthesis, secretion, and/or activity of fibrillary (fibronectin and thrombospondin‐2) and nonfibrillary (transglutaminase‐2, periostin, and lysyloxidase) extracellular matrix components, including proteases and their inhibitors (matrix metalloproteinase‐2, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase‐3). The effects were treatment specific, and less additive or contrary effects were found. Thus, we anticipate that the synergistic action of the treatment‐specific effects is the key driver in elevated osteogenesis.
CHILDHOOD GUILLIAN-BARRE SYNDROME IN THEIRAN'S EAST AZERBAIJAN PROVINCE: 2001-2005

1. Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Health Research Center, Tabriz Children Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2. MD student 3. Epidemiologist, Associate professor, Research Center of National Public Health Management Center (NPMC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 4. Pediatrician 5. Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
High level DSP synthesis using the MARS design system

Methodologies for high-level synthesis of dedicated digital signal processing (DSP) architectures using the MARS (Minnesota architecture synthesis) design system are considered. Concurrent scheduling and resource allocation algorithms that exploit interaction and intraiteration precedence constraints are introduced. These algorithms produce solutions that are as good as or better than those previously published. MARS can generate valid architectures for algorithms that have distributed arc delays and exploits these delays to produce more efficient architectures. This allows the system to be more general and provides for the synthesis of more complicated algorithms Implicit retiming and pipelining of the data flow graph are used to improve the quality of the design. Architectures that meet the iteration bound of any algorithm can be synthesized by unfolding the original data flow graph. <<ETX>>
Transition From School to Work

As children become teenagers and move into early adulthood, there are many transitions they face. For young people with disabilities, this is no different except that there are invariably additional complex challenges that must be overcome. Evidence-based research is the foundation for best transition practices, but too many studies seem abstract, distant, and far removed from their classroom or school world. This article seeks to overcome the abstract by describing evidence-based transition research and recent findings. Teachers’ classroom needs are highlighted with special emphasis on how research can be useful for them on a day-to-day basis. Finally, we highlight six guidelines for helping implement best practices in transition.
Generalized expectation criteria for lightly supervised learning

Machine learning has facilitated many recent advances in natural language processing and information extraction. Unfortunately, most machine learning methods rely on costly labeled data, which impedes their application to new problems. Even in the absence of labeled data we often have a wealth of prior knowledge about these problems. For example, we may know which labels particular words are likely to indicate for a sequence labeling task, or we may have linguistic knowledge suggesting probable dependencies for syntactic analysis. This thesis focuses on incorporating such prior knowledge into learning, with the goal of reducing annotation effort for information extraction and natural language processing tasks. We advocate constraints on expectations as a flexible and interpretable language for encoding prior knowledge. We focus on the development of Generalized Expectation (GE), a method for learning with expectation constraints and unlabeled data. We explore the various flexibilities afforded by GE criteria, derive efficient algorithms for GE training, and relate GE to other methods for incorporating prior knowledge into learning. We then use GE to develop lightly supervised approaches to text classification, dependency parsing, sequence labeling, and entity resolution that yield accurate models for these tasks with minimal human effort. We also consider the incorporation of GE into interactive training systems that actively solicit prior knowledge from the user and assist the user in evaluating and analyzing model predictions.
Causes of Acute Renal Failure

Acute renal failure (ARF) is devastating in dogs and cats, with a mortality rate of over 50%. Causes include prerenal, intrinsic renal, and postrenal conditions. Infectious disease (leptospirosis, bacterial pyelonephritis, borreliosis) and toxicity (medications, plants, antifreeze) are the most common causes of ARF in dogs and cats. Ureteral obstruction in cats is being recognized more frequently as a postrenal cause of ARF.
ALTERNATIVELY SPLICED HUMAN TISSUE FACTOR AND THROMBOTIC TENDENCIES IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

Background and Aims: Chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients are associated with an increased thrombotic tendency, a frequent and costly cause of morbidity in this patient population. HD patients often have multiple defects in their hematologic/coagulation factors; however, few convincing associations have been made between these abnormalities and clinical thrombotic events. Alternatively spliced human tissue factor (asHTF), a recently discovered soluble form of tissue factor (TF), circulates in blood and exhibits procoagulant activity. Therefore, the present investigation was designed to initially determine if asHTF levels are correlated to thrombotic tendencies in HD patients. Methods: Pre-dialysis blood samples were drawn from a cohort of 84 hemodialysis patients immediately prior to dialysis. Plasma asHTF levels were quantified and then compared to a variety of patient parameters collected for each patient. Results: Mean plasma asHTF levels for HD patients varied significantly compared to 30 healthy normal subjects. We found a positive correlation between asHTF concentration and access thrombosis in hemodialysis patients (r=0.31, p=0.0046). When patients without any episodes of thrombosis were excluded, correlation increased (r=0.59, p=0.0001). The patient with the highest number of incidences of thrombosis (n=25) also had the highest plasma asHTF concentration (1066.61 pg/ml), over seven standard deviations above the mean. Conclusions: These initial results suggest that plasma asHTF antigen levels may be associated with access thrombosis in HD patients. Further studies are needed to confirm our findings and to determine whether elevated asHTF levels indicate a causal or responsive role in HD associated access thrombosis.
The interpretive interface in L2 acquisition: the process-result distinction in English-French inter

A high-temperature electrochemical cell includes an anode containing an alkali metal, a cathode containing a chalcogen, and an electrically insulative separator wetted with electrolyte, between the electrodes. The separator is a porous layer of boron nitride processed to be substantially free of B2O3. This purification prevents the formation of an electrically conductive layer resulting from reactions involving boron oxide.
Ethnic Difference in Lipid Profiles

Dyslipidaemia is a major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor that plays an important role in the progress of atherosclerosis, the underlying pathology of CVD. To keep lipids and lipoproteins levels within ideal range has been recommended by different national, regional, or global (2001; Graham et al. 2007; World Health Organization 2007) guidelines on the prevention and management of CVD. The prevalence and pattern of lipid disorder, however, differ between ethnicities and populations. As a component of the metabolic syndrome, dyslipidaemia often coexists with diabetes, the coronary heart disease (CHD) risk equivalent. An atherogenic lipid profiles consists of high triglycerides (TG) and small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). The importance of dyslipidaemia on risk of CVD in patients with diabetes has been extensively studied in numerous studies. Reduced HDL-C is well documented as an independent predictor of CVD events (Wilson et al. 1988; Cooney et al. 2009). In contrast, the role of TG as an independent risk factor for CVD is more controversial (Patel et al. 2004; Psaty et al. 2004; Barzi et al. 2005; Sarwar et al. 2007; Wang et al. 2007). Recently, the interest to use novel parameters such as total cholesterol (TC) to HDL ratio (TC/HDL-C), non-HDL-cholesterol (non-HDL-C), apolipoprotein B (apoB) and apolipoprotein A (apoA) to assess CVD risk has increased (Barzi et al. 2005; Pischon et al. 2005; Charlton-Menys et al. 2009). As a CVD risk predictor, the non-HDL-C has been considered to be superior to LDL-C (Cui et al. 2001; Schulze et al. 2004; Liu et al. 2005; Ridker et al. 2005). However, there are racial and geographic disparities in lipid profiles not only in general populations but also in individuals with different glucose categories. The Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (NCEP-ATP III) has recommended that certain factors be recognized when clinicians evaluate the lipid profile of different population groups (Adult Treatment Panel III 2002). Although management of lipids using NCEP-ATP III guidelines is applicable to all populations, unique aspects of risk factor profile call for special attention to certain features in different racial/ethnic groups.
Denizli İlindeki Hastanelerin Cerrahi Kliniklerinde Çalışan Hemşirelerin Mesleki Profesyonelliklerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Objective: This research was conducted for the purpose of evaluationing factors which affect the professionalism of nurses who work on hospital surgical wards in Denizli province municipality. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The research population was 340 surgical nurses who work in the university and public hospitals in Denizli province municipality. The sample included 214 of these nurses who agreed to participate and were not on leave on the days the research was conducted. The data were collected between June and July 2007 using the Professional Attitudes Inventory developed by Erbil and Bakir. Results: Higher scores from the Professional Attitudes Inventory were obtained from nurses who loved their profession, were pleased to be working in their profession, thought that they had good communication with other team members, believed that they could completely work as nurses, and who worked as charge nurses. The differences between these groups were found to be statistically significant (p
Epidemiology of lung cancer in China

The incidence and mortality rates of lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in China, have significantly increased in recent years, and present geographic and gender differences as a result of diversity in lifestyles and socioeconomic development. A series of attribute risk analyses have shown that factors such as smoking, air pollution, and occupational factors are all related to lung cancer. Behavioral intervention, such as smoking cessation and screening, could effectively reduce lung cancer incidence and mortality.
High Density Bacterial Nasal Carriage in Children is Transient and Associated With Respiratory Viral Infections - Implications for Transmission Dynamics.

BACKGROUND This longitudinal study describes the associations between respiratory viral infections, rhinitis and the prevalence and density of the common nasopharyngeal bacterial colonisers, S. pneumoniae, M. catarrhalis, H. influenzae and S. aureus. METHODS In an observational cohort study, 161 children attending day-care-centres in Bristol, UK were recruited. Monthly nasopharyngeal swabs were taken and stored frozen in STGG broth. qPCR was used for detection of respiratory viruses and four bacterial species. T-tests and logistic regression models were used for analysis. RESULTS The frequent colonisers, S. pneumoniae(Sp), M. catarrhalis(Mc) and H. influenzae(Hi) were more frequently found at high density in contrast to S. aureus although temporally, high density carriage was short lived. Respiratory viral infections and symptoms of rhinitis were both independently and consistently associated with higher bacterial density with an observed twofold increase in density for Sp, Mc and Hi (p= 0.004 - 0.017). CONCLUSION For Sp and Hi, the association between young age and higher bacterial DNA density was explained by more frequent viral infection and increased nasal discharge while the associations between some viral species and some bacterial species' density appear to be stronger than others. Increased colonisation density and rhinitis may promote transmission of these commonly carried organisms.
Trellis coded multiple access (TCMA)

Traditional methods for multiple access (MA) are FDMA (frequency division MA), TDMA (time division MA) and CDMA (code division MA). The MA technique in this paper treats time, frequency and user signature sequences as a common resource to all users in the system. The only separation between users is accomplished by the use of a TCM (trellis coded modulation) scheme which is unique for each individual user. This access method is called trellis coded multiple access (TCMA). Assuming an additive, white and Gaussian (AWGN) channel, optimal (in the maximum likelihood sequence detection, MLSD, sense) multi-user detection is considered. The detection performance for each user is investigated using the union bound evaluated through a generalization of the transfer function (TF) approach and also by means of simulations. This paper outlines the analysis method and also gives some numerical results for TCMA systems having two or four users. The modulation is chosen to be M-ary phase shift keying (MPSK) for all users and it is possible that all users share the same modulation as well as having the same envelope magnitude. Thus, the only feature specific for each user is the choice of the convolutional encoder component in this case.
Synthesis and Translation of Viral mRNA in Reovirus-Infected Cells: Progress and Remaining Questions

At the end of my doctoral studies, in 1988, I published a review article on the major steps of transcription and translation during the mammalian reovirus multiplication cycle, a topic that still fascinates me 30 years later. It is in the nature of scientific research to generate further questioning as new knowledge emerges. Our understanding of these fascinating viruses thus remains incomplete but it seemed appropriate at this moment to look back and reflect on our progress and most important questions that still puzzle us. It is also essential of being careful about concepts that seem so well established, but could still be better validated using new approaches. I hope that the few reflections presented here will stimulate discussions and maybe attract new investigators into the field of reovirus research. Many other aspects of the viral multiplication cycle would merit our attention. However, I will essentially limit my discussion to these central aspects of the viral cycle that are transcription of viral genes and their phenotypic expression through the host cell translational machinery. The objective here is not to review every aspect but to put more emphasis on important progress and challenges in the field.
Clinicopathological Features and Survival Data of Localized Renal Masses in Young Adults

Purpose: Renal tumors are rarely seen in young adults. In this study, was aimed to report the data of 18-40 years old patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) whom we operated. Material and Method: We retrospectively reviewed the data of patients between the ages of 18 and 40 years old patients who have renal masses. All patients were evaluated with chest X-ray, Computed tomography (CT) and/or MRI. Radical or partial nephrectomy was performed for clinical localized masses with malignancy suspicion. Clinicopathological features and survival data of all the patients were recorded. In the follow-up protocol routine blood tests, chest X-ray and abdominal CT were used. Results: A total of 42 patients, [22 (52.4%) male and 20 (47.6%) female], with a mean age of 34.48 (range 18 to 40) were included in the study. Of these, 32 (%76) had RCC and 10 (24%) had benign pathologies. Female patients had more benign pathology (35% vs 13.6%). The most commonly subtype of RCC (n = 22% 69) was clear cell RCC (cRCC), while the most common benign mass was oncocytoma (n = 4% 40). At the mean follow-up period of 42.34 months, overall survival rate was found to be 93.8%. Conclusion: Young adults with localized renal mass have benign pathology in a considerable rate. All of the malign masses in this population have low Furhman grade (1 or 2).
Technology Influence: Assistive Video or Assistive Courseware for Hearing-Impaired Learners

Technology has widely absorbed into daily life. In fact, various technologies have been carried out in supporting teaching and learning. In conjunction to that, this paper explains about a comparison between two technologies for hearing-impaired learners in their learning purpose. The technologies are assistive video for hearing-impaired learners (AV4HI) and assistive courseware for hearing-impaired learners (AC4HI). The rationale is that previous statement was made after learners experience normal courseware, not the courseware specifically designed for them. Hence, perhaps if the courseware is designed special for them, the hearing-impaired learners would experience differently, and behave more positive upon the AC4HI. Hence, this paper aims at describing the execution of the comparison. It involves a 3-stage process: designing the AC4HI, developing the AC4HI, and user experience. In the end, it was found that users are happy with both, but in terms of content acquisition, they prefer to have notes in the learning material.
Sensorless control of the synchronous reluctance motor

A sensorless closed-loop speed control for the synchronous reluctance motor is presented. The sensorless control is based on torque vector control. It has been implemented using a high-speed digital processor, DSP96002. Experimental results for a 120 W axially laminated synchronous reluctance motor are presented and compared with operation with a speed sensor and simulations. A base speed range of 400-1500 RPM has been achieved. The top speed was extended to 2750 RPM using flux weakening. The drive can be applied to a full-load step-change within this speed range without losing synchronization. <<ETX>>
ANALISIS PERILAKU KONSUMEN YANG MEMPENGARUHI PEMILIHAN TEMPAT WISATA PANTAI DENDANG MELAYU BATAM

Dendang Melayu Beach is a public beach that is being developed by the Batam City Government. Although various efforts have been made by the government to increase the number of visitors to this beach, it turns out that the number of visitors has not necessarily increased consistently but fluctuated up and down. Therefore, this research was carried out to further explore the behavior of visitors in the hope that it could become a material evaluation of the government in developing this tourist attraction. This study aims to examine the effect of consumer behavior on the selection of Dendang Melayu Beach tourist attractions. The respondents of this study were 100 tourists who visited the Batam Dendang Beach. The data analysis method used is inductive statistics using multiple linear regression. The results of this study are the four variables of consumer behavior namely cultural, social, personal and psychological factors partially positive and significant effect on the choice of tourist attractions.
The Effectiveness of Response to Intervention to Improve High School Students' Reading Skills

The Effectiveness of Response to Intervention to Improve High School Students' Reading Skills by Ann-Marie Popwell MA, Walden University, 2006 BS, Mercer University, 2004 Doctoral Study Submitted in Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Walden University September 2014
Cervical cancer and use of hormonal contraceptives: a systematic review

The data published in this weeks Lancet supports the view that use of the pill, particularly for 10 years or more, is exclusively linked to an increased risk of cervical cancer (compared to non-users). The presence of HPV is not necessary for the genesis of cervical cancer. Unfortunately if a woman is infected with HPV and also taking the pill, her risk of developing cervical cancer is higher, at least after 10 years pill use, when compared to the increased risk seen in a woman free of the virus but having used the pill for the same length of time.