Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Correlates of food patterns in young Latino children at high risk of obesity

Abstract Objective The present paper examines the influence of age and gender on food patterns of Latino children. Design Data are from baseline of a 5-year, quasi-experimental obesity prevention study: Niños Sanos, Familia Sana (NSFS; Healthy Children, Healthy Families). In 2012, the researchers interviewed Latino parents, using a thirty-item questionnaire to ask about their children’s food consumption and feeding practices. Statistical tests included t tests and ANCOVA. Setting Rural communities in California’s Central Valley, USA. Subjects Two hundred and seventeen parents (87–89 % born in Mexico) and their children (aged 2–8 years). Results Fifty-one per cent of the children were overweight or obese (≥85th percentile of BMI for age and gender). Mean BMI Z-scores were not significantly different in boys (1·10 (sd 1·07)) and girls (0·92 (sd 1·04); P=0·12). In bivariate analysis, children aged 2–4 years consumed fast and convenience foods less often (P=0·04) and WIC (Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-allowable foods more often than children aged 5–8 years (P=0·01). In ANCOVA, neither age nor gender was significantly related to food patterns. Mother’s acculturation level was positively related to children’s consumption of fast and convenience foods (P=0·0002) and negatively related to consumption of WIC foods (P=0·01). Providing role modelling and structure in scheduling meals and snacks had a positive effect on the vegetable pattern (P=0·0007), whereas meal skipping was associated with more frequent fast and convenience food consumption (P=0·04). Conclusions Acculturation and child feeding practices jointly influence food patterns in Latino immigrant children and indicate a need for interventions that maintain diet quality as children transition to school.
Meeting or beating the analysts' earnings expectations: after SEC accounting enforcement release

In this paper, I investigate how the market reacts to fraud firms’ meeting or beating analysts’ forecasts after the accounting frauds being publicly known, especially during the SEC investigation period. I find evidence that post-detection period rewards towards meeting and beating expectations is significantly lower for firms that merely meet analysts’ expectations. I also find evidence that non-restatement firms in the same industry undergo the same decreased rewards towards meeting and beating analysts’ expectations. However, when looking if management turnover increases investors confidence I do not find a significant upwards reward towards meeting and beating analysts’ expectations after the turnover.
Harmonic attenuation-amplification effect on lighting branch circuits

The Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) are widely adopted in residential and commercial sector. This adoption is proposed following the energy conservation and environmental protection efforts. Despite, the CFLs consume low power, many users using these loads can cause a harmonic impact depending of the Attenuation-Amplification Effect. For instance, if this Effect is neglected (e.g., using Harmonic Current Source Model-HCSM), the collective harmonic current of these loads can be poorly estimated and the methods used to reduce harmonic distortion and to improve the power quality can be insufficient. This work proposes a Total Attenuation-Amplification Factor (TAF Index) to assess the relation with the widely adopted THDI Index. Likewise, this work analyses 1575 voltage and current measurements studying the variation incidence of wire length, distortion and voltage regulation on the Attenuation-Amplification Effect for a single CFL connected at the same time. Thus, this Effect is also assessed on 37 CFLs connected one by one using a CFL Time Domain Model. The results show low incidence on the Attenuation-Amplification Effect when a single load is fed and the voltage regulation and wire length of the branch circuit are varied. However, based on simulations an Amplification Effect is presented when several CFLs are connected in parallel configuration on distorted supply voltage.
The developmental line of autonomy in the etiology, dynamics, and treatment of borderline personality disorders

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is considered as a disorder of autonomy, and is related to both predisposing vulnerabilities and social relationships that fail to support basic psychological needs. Autonomy, which is defined within the self-determination theory as the capacity for self-endorsed action based on integrative, reflective awareness, is discussed as a developmental line that is dependent on specific supports from caregivers. Unresponsiveness, invalidation, or abuse by caregivers is argued to impair the capacity for autonomy and to catalyze an array of processes, both biological and psychological, which impact subsequent development and, in vulnerable individuals, can lead to BPD. Aspects of treatment, including the emphases on validation and acceptance of the patient's experience, and the cultivation of more reflective or mindful regulation of behavior, can be deduced from this analysis of autonomy disturbance, and these in turn have appeared as the cornerstones of effective treatments for BPD.
Engaging fans and the community in social media: interaction with institutions of higher education on Facebook

ABSTRACT Although many universities use social media to interact with stakeholders, little is known about the underlying mechanisms. Drawing on theories of self-presentation and community engagement, we develop a theoretical model to explain these crucial outcome factors. We then test the model based on secondary data from 159 universities. Our findings reveal the double-edged nature of community size: universities with a strong reputation tend to have more Facebook fans, but having many Facebook fans has detrimental effects on individual fan engagement. Furthermore, the frequency of updates is a crucial factor, as too frequent and too infrequent updates lead to lower levels of fan engagement. We discuss theoretical implications for online communities and derive implications for social media managers.
Etanercept: a soluble TNF-a receptor in the treatment of psoriasis

Among tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α neutralizing drugs, etanercept is unique in as much as it is a recombinant, fully human, soluble form of the TNF-α receptor. Previously licensed for the treatment of adult and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, recent double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trials have provided large and consistent evidence that etanercept induces a major clinical benefit in psoriasis. Etanercept rapidly and substantially improves psoriatic skin symptoms and leads to significant gain in quality of life. It allows safe and effective long-term control of psoriasis. Therefore, evidence-based treatment guidelines recommend the use of etanercept in moderate-to-severe plaque-type psoriasis.
Clinical Features of Children Infected With Different Strains of Influenza B in Southern Taiwan

Background: This study was designed to determine the clinical characteristics of children infected with different strains of influenza B viruses isolated in southern Taiwan. The clinical features were compared with influenza A infection occurring in the same period. Methods: All children enrolled in the study had laboratory-confirmed infection with influenza A or B viruses. Influenza B speciation was performed by RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, and amplification by polymerase chain reaction and sequencing. Demographic data, clinical findings, diagnoses, and outcomes were obtained. Results: During the study period, 163 strains of influenza A and 118 strains of influenza B were isolated. The Yamagata-like strains were most prevalent in 2001. New reassortant strains were identified since 2002 and became predominant in 2005 and 2006. Children with influenza B were more likely than those with influenza A to be diagnosed as upper respiratory tract infection, myositis, and gastroenteritis (P < 0.05). Children infected with Yamagata-like strains were more likely to develop lower respiratory tract infection (P < 0.05) and accounted for all cases of invasive disease. Children infected with the Victoria-like group had the longest hospital stays associated with severe bacterial superinfection. Conclusions: Currently new reassortant influenza B viruses are the predominant strains circulating in southern Taiwan. There is considerable similarity of clinical features between influenza A and B in children. The Yamagata-like strains were associated with more invasive infections. Continuous influenza virus surveillance is essential particularly in Taiwan where pandemic strains tend to appear earlier than in other countries.
Liquidity benefits and long-term acquirer performance

Mergers are significant liquidity-enhancing events. Consistent with this hypothesis, we document persistent and significant post-merger enhancements in acquirers’ liquidity and their exposure to liquidity risk. Acquirers’ liquidity gain is attributable to improved information environment and shareholder base. The commonly adopted size and book-to-market matching cannot capture acquirers’ post-merger exposure to liquidity risk. This mismatching is responsible for acquirers’ low post-merger long-term performance documented in previous studies. After accounting for liquidity risk, acquirers show normal post-merger performance.
Organ transplantation in the vasculitides

Despite important therapeutic improvements, permanent organ failure may develop in primary systemic vasculitides and affect the heart, the lungs, and especially the kidneys. In systemic vasculitides associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (AASV), end-stage renal failure develops in 20% of cases. Renal transplantation became a beneficial option in these patients, with a graft and patient survival comparable to that in nondiabetic patients. This review summarizes the current knowledge on indications and contraindications for renal transplantation in AASV and discusses the impact of posttransplant immunosuppression on the course of the patients.
Investigating the Relationship between Residential Construction and Economic Growth in a Small Developing Country: The Case of Barbados

With the ongoing global financial crisis iV which began with the collapse of the US sub-prime market in 2007 iV the Barbadian economy is expected to contract in 2009. As a means of stimulating economic activity and providing job opportunities, the government has committed itself to completing 572 houses during the 2009/10 financial year. However, the arguments in favour of allocating more resources to residential construction have not been based on the existence of empirical analyses. This paper empirically investigates the relationship between residential construction and economic growth for Barbados. The historical data suggests that there is bi-directional causality between economic growth and residential construction. Hence, a policy that stimulates the housing market may boost economic activity.
Investigation of Heat-Affected 304L SS Powder and its Effect on Built Parts in Selective Laser Melting

Selective laser melting (SLM) is a powder bed based additive manufacturing process in which a layer of powder is laid over the surface of a substrate and a laser with sufficient energy is employed to selectively melt particles to build a part layer by layer. During the SLM process, dark smoke was observed coming off of the powder bed surface where the laser was interacting with powder. This phenomenon resulted from heat-affected powder that was visibly different than the base powder. Since the concentration of the heat-affected powder differs throughout the build chamber as a result of the recirculating argon gas flow, powder samples from different regions were collected for analysis. The heat-affected powder samples were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and x-ray diffraction (XRD) in order to distinguish differences between the heat-affected powder and the base 304L stainless steel powder. The influences of the heat-affected powder on the microstructure and tensile properties of parts built in different areas of the build chamber are also investigated.
Calculating total electrical energy delivered by deep brain stimulation systems

Moro and colleagues should be commended for their recent article in Annals of Neurology on deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Huntington’s disease, the latest contribution to their ongoing effort to use constant energy paradigms to optimize DBS parameters and to determine which parameters have the most impact on clinical outcomes. An important measure of optimization is that which the authors term total electrical energy delivered or TEED. TEED, the total energy delivered by an electrical system over an arbitrary period of time, is determined by the programmed parameters of stimulation and the measured system impedance. In theory, optimized DBS settings will generate maximal clinical benefit at the lowest possible TEED, resulting in fewer stimulationrelated complications and longer battery life. The authors report that they use the following equation to calculate TEED:
Interstitial lung disease related to dermatomyositis. Comparative study with patients without lung involvement.

OBJECTIVE To compare clinical and histopathological data and outcome of patients with dermatomyositis (DM) with and without interstitial lung disease (ILD). METHODS Patients diagnosed with definite DM were prospectively evaluated. Clinical and analytical data were recorded and muscle biopsies were performed. In patients with respiratory symptoms an extensive pulmonary evaluation was done. RESULTS 104 patients were diagnosed with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, 63 with DM. Eight of the patients with DM (13%) also had associated ILD. Arthralgia and fever were more frequently seen in the ILD group and there was no associated malignant condition. Either atypical or nonspecific cutaneous lesions were more frequently seen in ILD patients. Anti Jo-1 antibodies were positive in 75% of the patients with ILD and in 3% of patients with DM without ILD (p < 0.001). Bronchoalveolar lavage measured for cell count showed an increased lymphocyte count in 3/5 cases in which this data was recorded. Lung biopsies showed interstitial pneumonitis in 2 cases and desquamative interstitial pneumonitis in one. All patients achieved complete remission of muscular involvement. With respect to lung disease, 4/8 obtained complete remission, and the other 4 showed partial improvement. No significant statistical differences in terms of survival were found between the 2 groups. CONCLUSION ILD associated with DM represents a subgroup of DM with clinical and biological differences. However, such patients do not have poorer prognosis than patients without ILD if they are managed aggressively with immunosuppressive drugs.
Role of different vascular approaches on transcatheter aortic valve implantation outcome: a single-center study

Objective To compare different vascular approaches on clinical outcome of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with self-expandable bioprosthesis. Methods We included all the patients undergoing CoreValve implantation at our institute between September 2007 and March 2014. They were divided into four groups based on the vascular approach: percutaneous transfemoral (pTF), cut-down transfemoral (cTF), transaxillary (TAx) and transaortic (TAo). Clinical outcomes were evaluated according to Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 recommendations. Results Out of 322 consecutive patients, 170 (53%) underwent pTF, 76 (23%) cTF, 32 (10%) TAx and 44 (14%) TAo approach. Although the TAx and TAo patients had a higher risk profile, they had a similar outcome compared with the pTF and cTF groups; in particular, there were no differences regarding cardiovascular and all-cause mortality at 30 days, 1 and 2 years, as well as stroke, myocardial infarction, bleeding, major vascular complications, permanent pacemaker implantation and acute kidney injury rates. The observed device success rate was higher in the TAo than in the other approaches (88.6 versus 65.9, 68.7 and 76.3% in the pTF, cTF and TAx groups, respectively; P = 0.019). No differences occurred regarding 30-day early safety and 1-year clinical efficacy across the four groups. Fluoroscopy time, amount of contrast medium used and minor vascular complications were significantly higher in pTF patients, as well as in-hospital stay in the TAo group. Atrial fibrillation and prosthetic valve regurgitation, but not the vascular approach, were independent predictors of all-cause mortality. Conclusion A more invasive vascular approach, for CoreValve implantation, even in higher risk patients, does not affect early-term, mid-term and long-term outcomes.
Gefitinib-Sensitizing EGFR Mutations in Lung Cancer Activate Anti-Apoptotic Pathways

Gefitinib (Iressa, Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals) is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and induces dramatic clinical responses in nonsmall cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) with activating mutations within the EGFR kinase domain. We report that these mutant EGFRs selectively activate Akt and signal transduction and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling pathways, which promote cell survival, but have no effect on extracellular signal–regulated kinase signaling, which induces proliferation. NSCLC cells expressing mutant EGFRs underwent extensive apoptosis after small interfering RNA–mediated knockdown of the mutant EGFR or treatment with pharmacological inhibitors of Akt and STAT signaling and were relatively resistant to apoptosis induced by conventional chemotherapeutic drugs. Thus, mutant EGFRs selectively transduce survival signals on which NSCLCs become dependent; inhibition of those signals by gefitinib may contribute to the drug's efficacy.
Gender‐Based Violence

Abstract: The United Nations has identified gender‐based violence against women as a global health and development issue, and a host of policies, public education, and action programs aimed at reducing gender‐based violence have been undertaken around the world. This article highlights new conceptualizations, methodological issues, and selected research findings that can inform such activities. In addition to describing recent research findings that document relationships between gender, power, sexuality, and intimate violence cross‐nationally, it identifies cultural factors, including linkages between sex and violence through media images that may increase women's risk for violence, and profiles a host of negative physical, mental, and behavioral health outcomes associated with victimization including unwanted pregnancy and abortion. More research is needed to identify the causes, dynamics, and outcomes of gender‐based violence, including media effects, and to articulate how different forms of such violence vary in outcomes depending on cultural context.
Primary papillary carcinoma of a thyroglossal duct cyst: report of a case and literature review

in revealed a 3 x 3 cm firm midline swelling between the thyroid cartilage and hyoid that tender and did not transilluminate but moved cranially on protrusion of the tongue. The thyroid gland was clinically normal and there was no cervical lymphadenopathy. Ultrasonography of the neck confirmed a 3-cm cystic lesion separate from the thyroid gland. Technetium scanning demonstrated normal thyroid uptake and distribution with no evidence of pyramidal lobe activity. Thyroid function test results were normal. At elective operation the cyst was situated between the alae of the thyroid cartilage and fixed between the body of the hyoid and the thyroid cartilage, with the thyroglossal duct passing through the hyoid bone. The thyroid gland was macroscopically normal. A Sistrunk procedure was performed, and the patient made an uncomplicated recovery. Pathological examination showed a 5-mm papillary growth within the lumen of the cyst. Microscopic examination confirmed a thyroid papillary carcinoma and the presence of psammoma bodies. There was no evidence of invasion or lymphatic permeation. Follow-up thyroid function tests, computed tomography of the neck and isotope scanning revealed no further abnormalities. The patient was commenced on thyroxine to suppress thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and no further surgery has been considered necessary. While agreeing with the authors that primary papillary carcinoma with no detectable metastases should be treated by a Sistrunk procedure without thyroidectomy, we would also advocate postoperative thyroxine administration. We believe that this is a sensible precaution, since papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland is TSH dependent and it would be expected that a papillary carcinoma of a thyroglossal cyst would share this characteristic.
The Chief Data Officer Handbook For Data Governance

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Postoperative Vomiting in Children

A survey of the frequency of postoperative vomiting in children was conducted over a two-month period. Completed questionnaires were obtained for 1183 patients. The important findings were a lower incidence of vomiting in children under three years of age and a significantly increased incidence of vomiting in patients premedicated with paparveretum and hyoscine. This clinical review highlighted areas where improvements could be made, particularly in the management of patients who vomit frequently. It also provides information which can be used for setting up more detailed controlled studies.
Volatility Modelling with Applications to Equity and Foreign Exchange Markets

My thesis consists of three chapters describing volatility forecasting during periods of financial booms and busts, the economic and statistical benefits of flexible data generating process of index returns, and multivariate model of exchange rate returns and their options. In the first chapter, I propose a non-linear threshold model for realized volatility of S&P 500 index, allowing us to obtain a more accurate volatility forecast, especially during periods of financial crisis. The changes in volatility regimes are driven by negative past returns, where the threshold equals approximately −1%. This finding remains robust to different functional forms of volatility and different set of indices from both developing and developed countries. The additional flexibility of the model allows me to produce a more accurate one and multiple-days-ahead forecasts compared to the linear specification and GARCH family models. Finally, I derive an approximated closed form solution for multiple-step-ahead forecast, which is based on the normal-inverse Gaussian conditional distribution of returns. In the second chapter, I develop a novel discrete-time model for the asset return based on the high-frequency data and mixture of normal (MN) distributions of the latent volatility. This model accurately replicates distributions of both returns and realized volatility under the objective measure. To compute option prices, I specify a Radon-Nikodym derivative, which includes both Gaussian and non-normal innovations, correspondingly. Crucially, my approach avoids calibration of all model’s parameters. I price European Put options using Monte Carlo simulations and assess pricing performance of MN and nested Gaussian models during turbulent financial markets in 2008-2011 years. MN model does not only substantially reduce option pricing errors compared with Gaussian model, but provides an appealing econometric framework to assess evolution of investors’ risk. Next, I