Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS

Despite the fact that venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality there is still insufficient information on VTE risk factors and patient characteristics in the general population. Previously published incidences of VTE (deep venous thrombosis [DVT] and pulmonary embolism [PE]) vary from 71 to 192 per 100,000 individuals per year. Incidences of DVT and PE have been estimated to 48-160 and 23-60 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year, respectively. The aims of this thesis were to evaluate VTE epidemiology and risk factors in a population based total material from southern Sweden, to investigate potential relationships between the factor V Leiden (FVL)-mutation and hemoglobin (Hb) levels in VTE patients, to evaluate how socioeconomic status (SES) and concomitant diseases influence VTE risk during long time follow-up, and to investigate effects of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) upon time of labor and bleeding in pregnant women with increased VTE risk. Incidences of VTE (lower extremity DVT, PE, and upper extremity DVT [UEDVT]) were all lower than in previous epidemiological studies. Hormone therapy, immobilization, previous surgery and concomitant malignancy were the most common acquired risk factors for VTE. Concomitant malignancy and thrombophilia were especially common in UEDVT, and mortality was high among UEDVT patients with malignancy at diagnosis. Female VTE patients < 50 years of age with the FVL-mutation had higher median Hb compared to female patients without the mutation. SES as reflected by lower income, single marital status, and lower level of education were all independently related to an increased VTE risk during prospective long time follow-up. Foreign ancestry, on the other hand, was related to lower VTE risk. LMWH treatment reduced the first stage of labour by 1 h and results in a significantly lower risk of prolonged first stage of labour among nulliparous pregnant women, but is also associated with an increased risk of prematurity and blood loss complications.
Detection of unidentified infrared bands in a Hα filament in the dwarf galaxy NGC 1569 with AKARI

Context. We report the detection of unidentified infrared (UIR) bands in a filamentary structure associated with Hα emission in the starburst dwarf galaxy NGC 1569 based on imaging and spectroscopic observations of the AKARI satellite. Aims. We investigate the processing and destruction of the UIR band carriers in an outflow from NGC 1569. Methods. We performed observations of NGC 1569 for 6 infrared bands (3.2, 4.1, 7, 11, 15, and 24 μm) with the infrared camera (IRC) onboard AKARI. Near- to mid-infrared (2−13 μm) spectroscopy of a Hα filament was also carried out with the IRC. Results. The extended structure associated with a Hα filament appears bright at 7 μm. Since the IRC 7 μ mb and (S7) efficiently traces the 6.2 and 7.7 μm UIR band emission, the IRC imaging observations suggest that the filament is bright at the UIR band emission. Follow-up spectroscopic observations with the IRC confirm the presence of 6.2, 7.7, and 11.3 μm emission in the filament. The filament spectrum exhibits strong 11.3 μm UIR band emission relative to the 7.7 μm band compared to the galaxy disk observed with the infrared spectrograph on Spitzer. The near-infrared spectrum also suggests the presence of excess continuum emission in 2.5−5 μm in the filament. Conclusions. The presence of the UIR bands associated with a Hα filament is found by AKARI/IRC observations. The Hα filament is thought to have been formed by the galactic outflow originating from the star-formation activity in the disk of NGC 1569. The destruction timescale of the UIR band carriers in the outflow is estimated to be much shorter (∼1.3 × 10 3 yr) than the timescale of the outflow (∼5.3 Myr). Thus it is unlikely that the band carriers survive the outflow environment. Alternatively, we suggest that the band carriers in the filaments may be produced by the fragmentation of large carbonaceous grains in shocks, which produce the Hα emission. The NIR excess continuum emission cannot be accounted for by free-free emission alone and a hot dust contribution may be needed, although the free-free emission intensity estimated from H i recombination lines has a large uncertainty.
Tilburg University Phonetic recalibration of speech by text

Listeners adjust their phonetic categories to cope with variations in the speech signal (phonetic recalibration). Previous studies have shown that lipread speech (and word knowledge) can adjust the perception of ambiguous speech and can induce phonetic adjustments (Bertelson, Vroomen, & de Gelder in Psychological Science, 14(6), 592–597, 2003; Norris, McQueen, & Cutler in Cognitive Psychology, 47(2), 204–238, 2003). We examined whether orthographic information (text) also can induce phonetic recalibration. Experiment 1 showed that after exposure to ambiguous speech sounds halfway between /b/ and /d/ that were combined with text (b or d) participants were more likely to categorize auditory-only test sounds in accordance with the exposed letters. Experiment 2 replicated this effect with a very short exposure phase. These results show that listeners adjust their phonetic boundaries in accordance with disambiguating orthographic information and that these adjustments show a rapid build-up.
Alleviation of copper stress with homobrassinosteroid in germinating sunflower roots.

We investigated potential alleviation effects of homobrassinosteroid (HBR) hormone on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L. cv. TR003) grown under copper (Cu) stress conditions. Seeds were grown under Cu (30 μM and 40 μM) and also HBR (2 μM) treatments to analyse primary root lengths, protein contents, antioxidant system enzymes' activities (superoxide dismutase-SOD and catalaseCAT) and expressions of these enzymes at 48 h and 72 h. When compared to control, Cu applications decreased primary root lengths. On the other hand, HBR application increased primary root lengths of Cu-stressed samples at 48 h and 72 h. Depending on concentration and timing, protein contents and enzyme activities showed varying results in Cutreated and Cu+HBR-applied samples. In addition to enzyme activities, SOD and CAT expression profiles were also investigated by RT-PCR. Expected band sizes for SOD (309 bp) and CAT (248 bp) were observed in all samples. These results indicate a positive role of HBR on Custressed sunflower for agricultural applications.
An Investigation of Compression Techniques to Speed up Mutation Testing

Mutation testing is widely considered as a high-end test coverage criterion due to the vast number of mutants it generates. Although many efforts have been made to reduce the computational cost of mutation testing, in practice, the scalability issue remains. In this paper, we explore whether we can use compression techniques to improve the efficiency of strong mutation based on weak mutation information. Our investigation is centred around six mutation compression strategies that we have devised. More specifically, we adopt overlapped grouping and Formal Concept Analysis (FCA) to cluster mutants and test cases based on the reachability (code coverage) and necessity (weak mutation) conditions. Moreover, we leverage mutation knowledge (mutation locations and mutation operator types) during compression. To evaluate our method, we conducted a study on 20 open source Java projects using manually written tests. We also compare our method with pure random sampling and weak mutation. The overall results show that mutant compression techniques are a better choice than random sampling and weak mutation in practice: they can effectively speed up strong mutation 6.3 to 94.3 times with an accuracy of >90%.
X‐ray diffraction microscopy based on refractive optics

A formalism is presented for dark-field X-ray microscopy using refractive optics. The new technique can produce three-dimensional maps of lattice orientation and axial strain within millimetre-sized sampling volumes and is particularly suited to in situ studies of materials at hard X-ray energies. An objective lens in the diffracted beam magnifies the image and acts as a very efficient filter in reciprocal space, enabling the imaging of individual domains of interest with a resolution of 100 nm. Analytical expressions for optical parameters such as numerical aperture, vignetting, and the resolution in both direct and reciprocal spaces are provided. It is shown that the resolution function in reciprocal space can be highly anisotropic and varies as a function of position in the field of view. Inserting a square aperture in front of the objective lens facilitates disjunct and space-filling sampling, which is key for three-dimensional reconstruction and analysis procedures based on the conservation of integrated intensity. A procedure for strain scanning is presented. Finally the formalism is validated experimentally at an X-ray energy of 17 keV.
Two new species of Jesogammarus from Japan (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Anisogammaridae), with comments on the validity of the subgenera Jesogammarus and Annanogammarus

Two new species of anisogammaris amphipod, Jesogammarus (Jesogammarus) bousfieldi and J. (J.) uchiyamaryui, are described from mountain streams in Yamagata Prefecture and from brackish waters on Iki and Fukue Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Jesogammarus bousfieldi is morphologically almost similar to J. paucisetulosus Morino, 1984. However, J. bousfieldi is distinguished from J. paucisetulosus by the more number of marginal setae on the pleonites. Jesogammarus uchiyamaryui resembles J. ikiensis Tomikawa, 2015, but the former differs from the latter by two setae on the posterior margin of peduncular article 2 of antenna 1, short and straight accessory lobes of coxal gills on gnathopod 2 and pereopods 3–5, densely setose ventral margins of coxae of female gnathopods 1 and 2 and pereopod 3, and a shorter inner ramus of uropod 3. Phylogenetic analyses using nuclear 28S rRNA, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, and the 16S rRNA markers showed the sister relationship between J. bousfieldi and J. paucisetulosus. However, the phylogenetic position of J. uchiyamaryui remains uncertain. Both new species were genetically highly diverged comparable to intraspecific divergence among other Jesogammarus species. The species diversity related to habitat and the subgeneric classification of Jesogammarus are briefly discussed.
Economic Globalization and Economic Performance Dynamics: Some New Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

The study focuses on the macro-economic impact of leading economic globalization indicators on the Nigerian economy, during the period from 1980 to 2012. The findings from this study lend credence to the FDI-led growth hypothesis in developing economies. Moreover, migrants’ remittances inflow was found to be positively associated with economic performance, albeit in the short-run only. In contrast, the KOF dimension of economic globalization index (ECGI) was found to have an adverse effect on economic performance in the long-run and equally showed proof of a negative relationship in the short-run even though it was statistically insignificant. Similarly, real effective exchange rate and trade openness were found to be statistically insignificant in the short-run and long-run. Policy makers in Nigeria should endeavour to create robust legislation and credible institutional frameworks that would not only encourage more capital flows into the shores of Nigeria, but also would protect the country’s ‘interest’ in the midst of ongoing economic globalization. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015. v6n1p87
Environmental influences on patterns of larval replenishment in coral reef fishes

Spatial and temporal patterns of larval replenishment to the San Blas Archipelago were measured using 3 light traps in each of 3 habitats (exposed, lagoon and back-reef) over 18 lunar months from December 1996 to June 1998. Traps were sampled for 19 consecutive nights centred on the new moon in each month. The effects of environmental variables (wind speed and wind direction, tidal range, rainfall, solar radiation and water temperature) on catches were examined both in the days immediately prior to settlement and during the entire larval phase using 2 approaches. Firstly, time-series analyses were used to compare night-to-night patterns in light trap catches of 11 species (Astrapogon puncticulatus, Eucinostomus melanopterus, Lutjanus apodus, L. mahogani, Ophioblen- nius atlanticus, Stegastes dorsopunicans, S. partitus, S. planifrons Synodontidae spp., Thalassoma bifasciatum and an unidentified blenny) with environmental variables. Secondly, modified correla- tion analysis was used to examine the relationships between environmental variables, averaged over larval durations, and light trap catches of 6 of these species. Time-series analysis detected significant correlations between catches of 8 species and wind direction; however, correlations were often weak and variable in direction. Similarly, there were weak correlations between day-to-day catches of all but 3 species and water temperature. Modified correlation analysis also found that water temperature was correlated with catches of 4 species (Lutjanus mahogani, Stegastes dorsopunicans, S. partitus and S. planifrons). Catches of the remaining species, Ophioblennius atlanticus and Thalassoma bifas- ciatum, were not correlated with environmental variables in these analyses. Multiple-regression analysis could not detect any combined effects of environmental variables on patterns of light trap catches, although this analysis also identified weak correlations (R 2 = 0.08 to 0.29) between catches of Lutjanus mahogani, Ophioblennius atlanticus, Stegastes dorsopunicans, S. partitus, S. planifrons and Thalassoma bifasciatum and water temperature.
critical problem in applied ecology and the management of TB in cattle : an analysis of a meles Meles Culling-induced social perturbation in Eurasian badgers

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Ethnic and gender diversity, process and performance in groups of business students in Sweden

This article investigates the complex interrelation between ethnic and gender diversity, process and performance among groups of business students. The article is based on an empirical survey of business students working on a complex assignment in groups of two to five in a small Swedish university. The results indicate that gender diversity leads to positive group outcomes, while ethnic diversity appears to create negative group outcomes. Intervening process variables, such as group communication, conflict and effectiveness in problem solving, were not found to be influenced by diversity, or to influence group outcomes. While the non‐influence of intervening variables can probably be explained by methodological difficulties, the negative outcome for ethnic diversity indicates a need to help students better manage ethnic diversity in order to reap its benefits.
New perspectives on gravity wave remote sensing by spaceborne infrared limb imaging

Abstract. Gravity wave (GW) remote sensing from space now has reached a stage of maturity that some first confinements for GW modeling can be deduced. This is in particular due to global distributions of absolute values of GW momentum flux from infrared limb sounders and due to 2-D maps of the horizontal wave field provided by nadir viewing instruments. The logical step forward is an infrared limb imager (ILI) which combines the good vertical resolution of limb sounding with horizontal mapping capabilities and provides 3-D images of the GW temperature structures. In this paper we investigate 1) how an ILI advances measurements of GW momentum flux, 2) which additional benefits are achieved by limb imaging of GWs, and 3) how an ILI compares to other GW momentum flux measurements, in-situ, ground-based, and from space. In particular, the large advance made by gaining regular 3-D sampling is demonstrated.
Retail Service Quality in Indonesia: Traditional Market vs. Modern Market

The growth of share of sales value indicates that the share value of sale between traditional markets, supermarkets/hypermarkets and minimarkets tend to decrease, the modern market is higher than the traditional market. Moreover, unlike traditional markets, modern markets have a better quality of service. This research aimsto determine consumer perception of retailservice quality scale (RSQS) in traditional market and modern market in Bandung, Indonesia. A questionnaire was developed survey has been conducted toward 400 customers of 16 traditional markets around Bandung, Indonesia. Afterward, the independent sample t-test was used to test the compare mean of RSQS between traditional and modern market. The research finding showed that modern market outperformed over the traditional market for overall RSQS. Similarly, the result showed that the individual dimensions and sub-dimensions in the modern market outperformed over than traditional market, excluding the dimension of personal interaction and sub-dimension of interaction and problem solving
Psychometric Properties of Belief into Action Scale among University Students in China

Objectives, We examine the reliability and validity of the Belief into Action (BIAC) scale among university students in provinces across Mainland China. Method, The BIAC scale and Religious Commitment Inventory-10 were translated into Chinese, and administered with several other psychosocial measures to 1,830 college students from three universities in China. To assess test-retest reliability, the BIAC scale was re-administered after two weeks to 133 college students. Results, Three factors were extracted using principal components analysis with Promax rotation, which explained 66.3% of the variance in the BIAC. Confirmative factor analysis verified the three factor model (¦O2 = 232.03; df =31; p
Effect of Traditional Fermentation as a Pretreatment to Decrease the Antinutritional Properties of Rambutan Seed ( Nephelium lappaceum L . )

The seed of Rambutan (Nepheliumlappaceumlin L.) mostly remain as a waste material annually in large amount because it is slightly bitter, cause of bitterness in seeds of rambutan are traces of alkaloid, tannin, saponin and polyphenol content . There should be a proper method for removing bitterness from the seed to produce almond like snack item. Taking this issue into consideration, this study attempts to determine the effect of fermentation on reduction the levels of antinutritional factors and bitterness in kernel. This indicates that their deleterious and antinutritional effects could partly be removed by fermentation as a pretreatment. Chemical composition of fermented seeds was considered for 0,1,2,3 to 10 days. Effect of fermentation period were analyzed for chemical composition and reduce cause of bitterness, Regression results showed that fermentation significantly (p≤ 0.05) increased the lactic acid, acetic acid, fermentation index, lipid content and color(a*,b*), however decreased moisture content, pH, crude protein, total phenol content, saponin content and tannin content.
Dynamic prediction models for data with competing risks

Prediction of cause-specific cumulative incidence function (CIF) is of primary interest to clinical researchers when conducting statistical analysis involving competing risks. The predicted CIFs need to be dynamically updated by incorporating the time-dependent information measured during follow-up. However, dynamic prediction of the conditional CIFs requires simultaneously updating the overall survival and the CIF while adjusting for the time-dependent covariates and the time-varying covariate effects which is complex and challenging. In this study, we extended the landmark Cox models to data with competing risks, because the landmark Cox models provide a simple way to incorporate various types of time-dependent information for data without competing risks. The resulting new models are called landmark proportional subdistribution hazards (PSH) models. In this study, we first investigated the properties of the Fine-Gray model under non-PSH and proposed a robust risk prediction procedure which is not sensitive to the PSH assumption. Then, we developed a landmark PSH model and a more comprehensive landmark PSH supermodel. The performance of our models was assessed via simulations and through analysis of data from a multicenter clinical trial for breast cancer patients. As compared with other dynamic predictive models, our proposed models exhibited three advantages. First, our models are robust against violations of the PSH assumption and can directly predict the conditional CIFs bypassing the estimation of overall survival and greatly simplify the prediction procedure. Second, our landmark PSH supermodel enables users to make predictions with a set of landmark points in one step. Third, the proposed models can simply incorporate various types of time-varying information. Finally, our models are not computationally intensive and can be easily implemented with existing statistical software. Public Health Significance: Prognostic models for predicting the absolute risk of a patient in having a disease are very useful in performing risk stratification and making treatment decisions. Since the patient’s prognosis can change over time, it is necessary to update the risk prediction accordingly. The dynamic prediction models developed in this study can provide more accurate prognoses over the course of disease progression and will be helpful to physicians in adopting personalized treatment regimes.
Upper Cretaceous exhumation of the western Rhodope Metamorphic Province (Chalkidiki Peninsula, northern Greece)

The Vertiskos Unit of northern Greece is an elongated basement belt with a complex poly‐metamorphic history. It extends from Greece (Chalkidiki peninsula), to the south, up to Serbia, in the north, and arguably represents the westernmost part of the Rhodope Metamorphic Province (northern Greece to southern Bulgaria). The Vertiskos Unit experienced a medium pressure lower amphibolite‐facies metamorphic overprint during the Alpine Orogeny. The available medium‐temperature geochronology implies that it remained at temperature of approximately 300°C (or slightly higher) during Lower Cretaceous. In order to constrain its post‐Lower Cretaceous thermal history, until near‐surface exposure, we applied apatite fission track analysis. The central ages obtained range from 68.5 ± 3.8 to 46.6 ± 3.6 Ma (uppermost Cretaceous to Middle Eocene) and mean track lengths between 13 and 13.5 µm. We applied two inverse thermal modeling approaches using either each sample independently (high degree of freedom in the thermal history, better data fit) or all samples together interpreting them as a vertical profile (simpler thermal history, worse data fit). Irrespective of the modeling approach, we conclude that the bulk thermal history of the Vertiskos Unit crosses the high‐temperature limit of the apatite partial annealing zone by the uppermost Cretaceous and reaches near‐surface conditions as early as lower/middle Eocene. These results contrast with the thermal history of the other domains of the Rhodope Metamorphic Province further east (namely the Southern Rhodope Core Complex and the Northern Rhodope Complex) and establish the Vertiskos basement complex as the oldest exhumed coherent basement fragment of the Rhodope Metamorphic Province and Greece.