Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Estimation of Reference Intervals for the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan and Comparison with Those Obtained from Other Two Large-scale Studies of Reference Populations in Japan

Objective We calculated age- and sex-dependent reference intervals for 10 variables on the basis of health examination data of 156, 565 individuals in Shizuoka prefecture of Japan. We compared these reference intervals with age- and sex-dependent reference intervals calculated from two other large scale studies across the country populations.Design and Setting Data were obtained from three laboratories, and intervals were calculated by revised Hoffmanns fitting method. On the other hand, Shibata et al. calculated, by a non-linear optimization method (NLO), age- and sex-dependent reference intervals in 5-year age-based increments from data obtained approximately 750, 000 reference individuals from 45 laboratories all around of Japan Moreover, Suka et al. representing the Japan Association of Health Service (JAHS) established reference intervals and collected data from approximately 2.7 million individuals from metropolitan and branch offices in all prefectures of Japan with the basis of NCCLS criteria. We compared with these three large scale age- and sex-dependent reference intervals each others.Results Reference intervals for all subjects were similar between three studies and especially the serum total cholesterol, uric acid and fasting blood sugar, albumin and lactate dehydrogenase were closely coincided between our study and the other two large scale studies. Levels of serum alkaline phosphatase and postmenopausal increases in this enzyme were similar between our study and Shibata's study.Conclusion Our findings indicate that if compatibility between laboratories can be established by external quality control analysis, reliable reference intervals could be obtained in large-scale cooperative studies, and the use of these reference intervals by multiple laboratories would be possible.
Advances in understanding strategic behaviour : game theory, experiments and bounded rationality : essays in honour of Werner Güth

The first ultimatum game, conducted by Werner Guth in the late 1970s, marks a crucial point in the history of modern economics-suddenly game theory lost its innocence and there was a chasm-between the beauty and elegance of the theory on one hand and the dour facts of behaviour on the other. Since then, the economics literature has slowly started filling this gap. Evolutionary game theory, preference evolution, learning models, models of bounded rationality with and without optimization, and, of course, more and more systematic experimental evidence-all these approaches flourished, competing with each other as well as complementing each other. This volume collects sixteen articles written in honour of Werner Guth. In their variety they reflect the entire spectrum of approaches that are currently employed at the frontiers of (behavioral) game theory. Each is inspiring on its own and together they illustrate the excitement of the agenda of understanding strategic behaviour.
Differences in Eeg Power and Coherence Measures Related to the Type of Presentation: Text versus Multimedia

This study investigated the cognitive processes of students while learning physics using EEG methodology. Forty students (20 experts, and 20 novices in the domain of physics) learned material presented by text and in a computer supported multimedia format while their EEG was recorded. Alpha power measures which are inversely related to mental effort as well as coherence measures that provide information about the cooperation between brain areas were analyzed. The results taken altogether suggest that learning the multimedia lessons was rather demanding, yet provoked less transfer of information between brain areas and had no beneficial influence on the amount of learned material. Another finding was that experts in the domain of physics learned more than did novices, regardless of the type of presentation. EEG patterns differed mainly in the lower alpha band, thus pointing to the superior control of attentional processes in experts.
A Follow-up Study for Chinese Chronic Hepatitis C Patients Treated with the Combination of PEG-IFNα-2a (PEGASYS) and Ribavirin

Abstract Objective To compare the efficacy of peginterferon alfa-2a (PEGASYS) plus ribavirin (RBV) with interferon alfa-2a plus RBV, and evaluate the safety. Methods Total of 117 patients with chronic hepatitis C were enrolled to receive either PEGASYS (135 μg or 180 μg) subcutaneously once per week, plus RBV (800 mg-1 200 mg) per day for 48 weeks (79 patients, PEGASYS group), or 5 million units of interferon alfa-2a subcutaneously every other day, plus RBV as above dosage for 48 weeks (38 patients, IFNα group). Results Sixty-three of 79 (79.7%) patients reached sustained virological response (SVR) in PEGASYS group, while 14 of 38 (36.8%) patients reached SVR in IFNα group. PEGASYS group was associated with a higher rate of virologic response than IFNα group at week 4, 12, 36, 48 and week 72. Sustained normalization of serum ALT concentrations at week 36, 48 and week 72 was also more common in PEGASYS group than in IFNα group. Baseline levels of ALT and HCV RNA had no effect on SVR in either PEGASYS group or IFNα group. Both groups were similar in the frequency and severity of adverse events. Conclusions PEGASYS plus RBV produced similar adverse events but higher rate of SVR. Meanwhile, complications should be prevented and treated promptly in order to increase compliances and effects.
Virtual machine support for zero-loss Internet service recovery and upgrade

Software is critical for Internet service availability since an Internet service may become unavailable due to software faults or software maintenance. In this paper, we propose a framework to allow zero-loss recovery and online maintenance for Internet services. The framework is based on the virtual machine (VM) technology and a connection migration technique called FT-TCP. It can recover transient application/operating system faults and it allows fault recovery and online maintenance on a single host. The framework substantially enhances FT-TCP so that it can be run efficiently in the VM environment. Specifically, we propose techniques to reduce the inter-VM switches and communication. Moreover, we propose service-specific optimizations to reduce the recovery time of FT-TCP. Finally, the framework provides an interface for the service designers to implement more service-specific optimizations. The framework was implemented by modifying an open source VM monitor, Xen, and the Linux kernel running on top of Xen. The effectiveness and efficiency of the framework were evaluated by running two Internet services, WWW proxy and FTP, on the proposed framework and measuring the impact on their performance. According to the experimental results, our approach causes only slight performance overhead (i.e. less than 4%) and memory overhead (i.e. less than 750 KB) for both the services. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ALOD2Vec matcher

In this paper, we introduce the ALOD2Vec Matcher, an ontology matching tool that exploits a Web-scale data set, i.e., WebIsALOD, as external knowledge source. In order to make use of the data set, the RDF2Vec approach is chosen to derive embeddings for each concept available in the data set. We show that it is possible to use very large RDF graphs as external background knowledge source for the task of ontology matching.
Peranan Orang Tua dalam Memberikan Pendidikan Seksual pada Anak

Anak-anak dan remaja rentan terhadap informasi yang salah mengenai seks. Jika tidak mendapatkan pendidikan seks yang sepatutnya, mereka akan termakan mitos-mitos tentang seks yang tidak benar. Informasi tentang seks sebaiknya didapatkan langsung dari orang tua yang memiliki perhatian khusus terhadap anak-anak mereka.Peranan orang tua dalam memberikan pendidikan seks kita dapat memberitahu pada anak bahwa seks adalah sesuatu yang alamiah dan wajar terjadi pada semua orang, selain itu anak juga dapat diberitahu mengenai berbagai perilaku seksual berisiko sehingga mereka dapat menghindarinya. Tujuan dari pendidikan seksual adalah untuk membuat suatu sikap emosional yang sehat terhadap masalah seksual dan membimbing anak dan remaja ke arah hidup dewasa yang sehat dan bertanggung jawab terhadap kehidupan seksualnya.Pada anak usia balita maka cara kita sebagai orang tua dalam memberikan pendidikan seksual pada anak yaitu bisa mulai menanamkan pendidikan seks. Caranya cukup mudah, yaitu dengan mulai memperkenalkan kepada si kecil organ-organ seks miliknya secara singkat.
Serum Trace Element Levels in Bronchial Asthma

Background: Free radicals have been proposed to be responsible from the pathogenesis of many diseases because of their harmful effects on the cells and tissues. There are some defence mechanisms in the organism to avoid the harmful effects of free radicals. The enzymes responsible from antioxidant defense have trace elements like selenium, zinc and copper within their structure. Decreased levels of these elements lead to a reduction in antioxidant activity. This study was conducted to determine serum levels of some trace elements (Se, Zn, Cu) in asthmatic patients during acute attacks, after inhaled corticosteroid therapy and during asymptomatic periods in order to evaluate the relation of these elements to different clinical phases of asthma. M e d h o d s : The study and control cases included 40 asthmatic children being followed up in Department of Pediatric Allergy Dokuz Eylul Universty Medical Faculty, and 19 children presenting with enuresis nocturna and having no personal or family history of allergy. Patients presenting with acute asthmatic attacks (study group 1, n=22) were evaluated before the treatment (pretreatment) and after three months of Fluticasone Propionate (400 mg daily) therapy (posttreatment). The other study group included asthmatic patients who were asymptomatic (study group 2, n=18). Control group was the children presenting with enuresis with (group 3, n=19). Serum selenium, zinc and copper levels were measured in all cases. In addition, pulmonary function tests were performed and FVC and FEV1 were determined in all of the children. Results: Serum selenium and zinc levels during acute attacks and after inhaled corticosteroid therapy were significantly different in group1, being lower during acute attacks (p 0.05). FVC and FEV1 were also statistically different in the pre and posttreatment periods (p 0.05). FVC and FEV1 were also significantly different between the three groups (p<0.05). C o n c l u s i o n : These results show that, there is an oxidant stress in bronchial asthma, and antioxidant capacity decreases in parallel to a decrease in serum selenium and zinc levels. This leads to a further increase in oxidant stress, and as a result, inflammation and hyperreactivity in the airways becomes more evid e n t . We speculate that, dietary deficiencies in selenium and zinc should be avoided with proper supplementations in the management of airway inflammation due to free oxygen radicals in asthmatic patients to increase the effect of antioxidant defense system.
Mechanisms of airway protection in ageing and Parkinson's disease

Safe and efficient swallowing requires integrity of both motor and sensory systems. Prior studies have established that motor impairment in individuals with PD frequently manifests as abnormalities in swallowing biomechanics. In contrast, very few studies have investigated the contribution of sensory impairment towards pharyngeal biomechanics and airway protection in this patient cohort. This area should be addressed in light of evidence that the severity of limb motor dysfunction in PD does not reliably predict severity of dysphagia. Emerging data suggests that dysphagia in PD cannot be solely attributed to motor impairment, but may also be influenced by deficits in sensory aspects of airway protection. As an example, silent aspiration in up to 100% has been reported in individuals with PD due to laryngopharyngeal sensory deficits have. Even so, current research lacks information on the integration of both motor and sensory components that make up the swallowing process. The aim of this study was to document changes in airway protection with age, in PD and across severity levels of PD. The project was comprised of two parts. In part one, three parallel studies were conducted to assess a series of both motor and sensory airway mechanism (Chapters 4 to 9). In the first study, 16 young (8 males, age range 21.3 32.4) and 16 elder adults (8 males, age range 61.5 84.7), were assessed to investigate changes in airway protection that accompany ageing. In the second study, data from individuals diagnosed with PD across severity levels (Hoehn-Yahr 1 – 4, age range 64.2 84.5) were age and gender-matched to 16 healthy elders in order to examine the effects of PD on airway protection. In the third, the impact of disease severity was studied with data from 16 individuals in the earlier stages (Hoehn-Yahr ≤ 2, 13 males, age range 51.3 82.5, ) compared to 16 individuals in the later stages (Hoehn-Yahr ≥ 2.5, 10 males, age range 61.5 78.9). In part two of this project, two smaller, pilot studies were completed to probe the influence of pharmacologic and behavioural treatments on airway protection mechanisms. In the first pilot study, the effect of pharmacotherapy on airway protection was investigated in 10 patients ‘on’ and ‘off’ levodopa (Chapter 10). In the second study, 5 patients were assessed before and after completing the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) to document effects of speech rehabilitation on airway protection (Chapter 11).
AN ERROR ANALYSIS ON THE USE OF PREPOSITION INNARRATIVE COMPOSITION MADE BY THE ELEVENTH GRADESTUDENTS OF SMAN 1 BABAT TOMAN MUBA.[SKRIPSI]

The objectives of the study were: 1) to find out the types of errors on the use of preposition in narrative composition made by the eleventh grade students of SMAN 1 Babat Toman MUBA, 2) to find out the most frequent type of errors on the use of preposition in narrative composition made by the eleventh grade students of SMAN 1 Babat Toman MUBA. Thirty eight students were asking to write narrative composition in English based on the topics provided in forty five minutes. This study was a descriptive qualitative research which was describing the reality behind phenomenon deeply and descriptively. This study analyzed the students’ narrative composition based on classification of preposition error by Jha (1991). Meanwhile, the frequencies of errors were calculated in percentage. This study revealed: 1) the eleventh grade students of SMAN 1 Babat Toman MUBA as the participants contributed three types of errors on the use of preposition in their narrative composition, those were (1) omission (23,47%), (2) insertion (26,08%), and (3) selection (50,43%), 2) the most frequent type of errors on the use of preposition contributed by the eleventh grade students of SMAN 1 Babat Toman MUBA on their narrative composition was selection with the occurrence 58 errors (50,43%).
Deteksi Dini Derajat Kesadaran Menggunakan Pengukuran Nilai Kritis Mean Artery Pressure

Introduction: The Impact of the trauma cranio cerebral can affect the volume autoregulation disorders any intracranial disease that consists of the brain and cerebrospinal fluid and the blood in the veins. The changes one of the volume without followed the response of compensation from the other factors will cause overt increased intracranial pressure changes and the amount of blood flow from the systemic circulation required to give oxygen and glucose intake to the metabolism of the brain. One of the things that is very important in nursing nursery on patients with injury head is to maintain the adequacy of Mean Artery Pressure cerebral. This research aims to know the adequacy of critical value mean artery pressure in detecting the level of consciousness in patients who suffered injury on the head.Methods: This research using explanatory design research with cross sectional approach that explains the influence and the prediction of the adequacy of the critical value mean arteria pressure against the degree of awareness in patients with injury head which numbered 34 samples. This research statistics tests using simple regression.Results: The results of the study showed that there is a positive influence critical value mean artery pressure against the degree of awareness that indicated the value of p=0.00<0.05 and value of mean artery pressure is able to detect the level of consciousness patients injury head of 77.8%. Discussion: Increased critical value mean arterial pressure is more than 65 mmHg can improve mikrosirkulasi and autoreglasi brain, so that prevent the decline of awareness in patients with wounds of the head.
A theory and computational model of auditory monaural sound separation

This thesis presents both a conceptual theory of how the auditory system uses monaural acoustic information to separate two simultaneous talkers and a computer model which is based on this theory. The information we believe the auditory system uses to separate sounds is reviewed, and a method to use this information for separating sounds is hypothesized. The computer model hypothesizes how the auditory system might use monaural acoustic information to determine how many sounds are present and the characteristics of each sound source. The use of periodicity information for the separation of sounds focuses on how experimental results about the neural encoding of sounds are combined with Licklider's theory of pitch perception. It is hypothesized that this acoustic information is interpreted by the auditory system using a two stage process: local regions in frequency and time are assigned to an intermediate representation called a "group-object", and these group-objects are then subsequently assigned to a "sound-stream". It is also hypothesized that the local encoding of periodicity information is used by the auditory system to assign local frequency-time regions to group-objects with similar periodic features. A group-object is then assigned to one of the sound streams present based on the sound source that the auditory system believes generated this acoustic segment. A computer model which uses acoustic information to separate two simultaneous talkers is presented. The information present in the "fine time stucture" of a cochlear model's filterbank output is used as the input to the separation system. The computer model determines: how many people are speaking, whether each person's voice can be classified as "periodic" or "nonperiodic", and what the spectral estimate for each talker is. The separation system uses both time and frequency continuity constraints in the modeling of each person's voice. Examples of how the system separates a male and female voice speaking a string of continuous digits are presented along with an evaluation of the current implementation.
Effect of botulinum Toxin-A in myofascial pain in temporomandibular disorders: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study

Introduction: The temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) include a heterogeneous group of clinical conditions affecting the stomatognathic system and its related structures. It is characterized by pain specific to the maxillofacial region, and these disorders are the main cause of chronic facial pain and disability. Management of TMDs is challenging due to the unknown etiology and complex anatomy of the temporomandibular joint region. Aim and Objectives: To evaluate the effect of botulinum toxin type-A (BTX-A) on pain and day to day functional and social activities of myofascial pain with or without TMDs, and to compare the effectiveness of BTX-A with a placebo group with the aid of EMG and a Behavioural Questionnaire. Materials and Methods: The study was done on 24 patients randomly divided into two groups and each group contains 12 participants. The study group showed a statistically significant decrease in the muscle activity after 14 days, and the patients responded that there was a significant reduction in the pain and improvement in their day-to-day functional as well as social activities after BTX-A treatment with 8 months follow-up. Conclusion: BTX-A has been proven to have positive desired effects on patients with TMDs.
Brainstem evoked response audiometry and risk factors in premature infants

Objective: In this study; we evaluated the effects of possible risk factors according to the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing in preterm infants and physiologic anemia of prematurity on brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) measurement variables. Methods: For this aim, twenty-nine term newborn infants underwent the BAER recording session between 48 hours to 7 days of age. In 29 preterm infants, BAER was performed at a mean postconceptional (gestational age + age after birth) age of 39.4 ± 0.8 weeks (38-42 weeks). Type of delivery, birth weight 0.05). Conclusion: We suggest that the effect of anemia of prematurity on BAER parameters should be studied in a larger group of infants.
The effect of intravenous fluid therapy in icteric neonates during phototherapy: A randomized clinical trial -

Jaundice is the most prevalent neonatal clinical complication. One of the causes of this disease is the insufficiency of mother's milk to feed the neonate. Therefore, fluid therapy is considered as one of the useful intervention to alleviate jaundice. This study was designed to examine the effect of intravenous fluid therapy on icteric neonates who are also treated by phototherapy. A clinical research was conducted on 100 icteric neonates hospitalized in the hospitals of the city of Kashan during the year 2014. They were randomly assigned into two equal groups of intervention and control groups. The case group was treated by photo plus fluid therapy whereas the control group was treated by the phototherapy only. The bilirubin level of neonates was measured at admission, 6, 12 and 24 hours after the start of the treatment in both groups. The rebound bilirubin level was measured 12 hours after the termination of the phototherapy. The results of analysis indicated that there was no significant difference in the bilirubin decrease between the photo plus fluid therapy and the phototherapy-only group after 6, 12 and 24 hours of treatment (p>0.05). However, when the bilirubin level of the treated group was very high there was a significant difference between the bilirubin decrease of the photo plus fluid therapy and the phototherapy group alone after 6, 12 and 24 hours of treatment (p<0.05). The level of bilirubin rebound in the photo plus fluid therapy was more than the control group and needed-phototherapy again; therefore, the time for the phototherapy in the photo plus fluid therapy was longer than the control group. Despite the fact that using fluid therapy in the group with very high level of bilirubin causes decrease of bilirubin level, it leads to the increase of bilirubin rebound and the need to use phototherapy again. Therefore, this treatment is useful for the cases of severe jaundice that require blood transfusion even though it results in longer periods of phototherapy and the length of hospitalization.