Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Spirituality and People with Mental Illness: Developing Spiritual Competency in Assessment and Intervention

Spirituality often plays a central role in helping people with mental illness cope and recover. Assessment provides a vehicle for understanding and utilizing clients' spiritual strengths, and, consequently, practitioners are increasingly asked to conduct a spiritual assessment. For example, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), a major healthcare accrediting agency, now recommends that a spiritual assessment be conducted. This article provides a framework for an initial spiritual assessment that complies with the recent JCAHO (2002) recommendations. Suggestions for spiritually competent practice are provided, including guidelines for discerning authentic spiritual experiences from manifestations of mental illness that reflect spiritual content. The article concludes by reviewing a number of spiritual interventions that may flow from a spiritual assessment.
A case study of the usability testing of the University of South Florida's virtual library interface design

Usability testing of Web interfaces for virtual libraries is a crucial factor in the continuing development and improvement of the user interface. In 1999, the University of South Florida Libraries decided to embark on a usability study to coincide with the rollout of a new interface design. Because this type of study had not been conducted with the initial interface, its implementation and completion were paramount in the development of the new design. Details the preliminary activities, testing methodologies and results of usability testing by the USF virtual library project’s usability study group.
Knee Extension Strength and Hamstrings-to-Quadriceps Imbalances in Elite Soccer Players

Abstract This study examined the relationship between hamstrings-to-quadriceps strength ratio (H:Q) and relative strength of the knee extensors in elite soccer players. Peak torque was measured during isokinetic knee extension/flexion at angular velocities of 60°·s−1, 180°·s−1 and 300°·s−1. 18 professional players were divided into 2 groups, depending on their H:Q at 60°·s−1. Players in the lower H:Q group (n=7) had significantly smaller H:Q ratios compared with the higher H:Q group (n=11) at all angular velocities (60°·s−1: 49.2%; 95% CI: 61.3–57.8% vs. 59.5%; 95% CI: 52.2–46.2%, p=0.001). Players in the lower H:Q group had greater knee-extension peak torque compared with the higher H:Q group (60°·s−1: 313; 95% CI: 335–291 vs. 269; 95% CI: 289–250 N·m, p=0.01). No differences were found in hamstrings’ strength between the 2 groups (60°·s−1: 156; 95% CI: 170–143 vs. 160; 95% CI: 173–148 N·m, p=0.96). Negative correlations between knee extension peak torque and H:Q ratio were observed at all angular velocities (r=−0.65 to −0.67, p<0.01). In conclusion, a low H:Q strength ratio measured during isokinetic strength testing in professional soccer players, is observed mainly in those with strong quadriceps muscles, while players with lower quadriceps strength have H:Q ratios around the recommended values.
Intermediate Follow-up of Pediatric Patients With Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome During the 2011 Outbreak Caused by E. coli O104: H4

Background. In 2011 Escherichia coli O104:H4 caused an outbreak with >800 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Germany, including 90 children. Data on the intermediate outcome in children after HUS due to E. coli O104:H4 have been lacking. Methods. Follow-up data were gathered retrospectively from the medical records of patients who had been included in the German Pediatric HUS Registry during the 2011 outbreak. Results. Seventy-two of the 89 (81%) patients were included after a median follow-up of 3.0 (0.9-4.7) years. Hypertension and proteinuria were present in 19% and 28% of these patients, respectively. Of 4 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) > stage 2 at short-term follow-up, 1 had a normalized estimated glomerular filtration rate, and 3 (4%) had persistent CKD > stage 2. In 1 of these patients, CKD improved from stage 4 to 3; 1 who had CKD stage 5 at presentation received kidney transplantation; and 1 patient required further hemodialysis during follow-up. One patient (1.4%) still had major neurological symptoms at the latest follow-up. Dialysis during the acute phase (P = .01), dialysis duration (P = .01), and the duration of oligo-/anuria (P = .005) were associated with the development of renal sequelae. Patients treated with eculizumab (n = 11) and/or plasmapheresis (n = 13) during the acute phase of HUS had comparable outcomes. Conclusions. The overall outcome of pediatric patients after HUS due to E. coli O104:H4 was equivalent to previous reports on HUS due to other types of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Regular follow-up visits in patients are recommended after STEC-HUS.
Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Substance-Using Women Entering Cook County Jail

In the United States, the number of incarcerated women continues to rise each year, with African American women having the highest incarceration rates. Many women enter prisons and jails with an extensive trauma history, though little is known about the percentage of these individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and specific trauma exposures they have had based on factors such as homelessness, degree of substance problems, and race. The present study examines a largely African American substance-using population of incarcerated women to determine the impact of various factors on specific traumas reported. We found that individuals reporting symptoms meeting criteria for PTSD had experienced the highest average number of traumas, and those who had ever been homeless also experienced many and varied trauma exposures compared with those who had never been homeless. Higher substance problems were also associated with more trauma exposure. Fewer than 10 percent of the sample met full criteria for PTSD, though those reporting having ever been homeless and those with higher substance problems were significantly more likely to meet all criteria. Results indicate a need to assess previous homelessness as a method for identifying additional trauma exposures and guiding treatment to women's specific needs and trauma profiles.
Ativação muscular do quadril e do joelho em duas aterrissagens realizadas por atletas do sexo masculino

OBJECTIVE: To compare the myoelectric activity before and after ground contact between single leg (SL) and double leg (DL) landings in male athletes. PARTICIPANTS: Fifteen male volleyball athletes without signs and symptoms of lesions in the lower extremities, with a minimum of three years experience in the sport (13 ± 1 years, 1.70 ± 0.12 m, 60 ± 12 kg). MEASUREMENTS: Participants performed two vertical jumps, landing unilaterally and bilaterally. The myoelectric activity of the rectus femoris (RF), biceps femoris (BF), hip adductors (HA) and the BF/RF ratio were compared between the two landings and between the phases characterized by 100ms before (PRE) and after 100 ms (POST) ground contact using ANOVA two-way test with post hoc test of Bonferroni (α = 5%). RESULTS: In both landings activation of RF was higher in the POST in relation to the PRE (p <0.0001). Comparing the landings in the same phase statistical differences (p = 0.2212) were not found. Although the BF did not present significant differences between the PRE and POST in each landing (p = 0.2321), its activation was higher in SL (p = 0.0051). The HA showed greater activation in the POST during the SL (p = 0.0013), however there were no differences when comparing the two landings (p = 0.9233). The BF/RF ratio was higher in both landings during PRE (p = 0.0012). Nevertheless, no differences between the landings (p = 0.7037) were found. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that each muscle has a different role during landing tasks in men. While RF has the main function to decelerate the knee and the downward movement, characterized by increased activation in the POST, BF seems to attenuate the loads on the knee in activities of higher impact, staying more active throughout the cycle in the SL. The increased activation of HA after ground contact in the SL highlights the importance of core region in stabilizing the pelvis in situations of great instability. Further studies are needed to determine the effects of muscle activation at the imposition of mechanical load on the knee that are potentially harmful to male athletes.
Innate immunity proteins and a new truncated form of SPLUNC1 in nasopharyngeal aspirates from infants with respiratory syncytial virus infection

Purpose: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of severe respiratory tract infection in infants. The aim was to identify host defence components in nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) from infants with RSV infection and to study the expression of the novel 25 kDa innate immunity protein SPLUNC1.
α‐adrenergic supersensitivity of the sudomotor nerve in complex regional pain syndrome

α‐adrenoreceptor supersensitivity in many tissues has been described in patients with complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS I). Because excessive sweating of the affected limb is an important feature of CRPS I, we investigated whether this supersensitivity also occurs in the sudomotor system. We compared the sweat response to iontophoresis of an α‐adrenergic agent (phenylephrine) in 4 patients with acute CRPS I and 3 patients with resolved CRPS I with that in 9 control subjects using the methodology of the quantitative sudomotor axon reflex test (QSART). A significantly higher sweat response was observed in the affected limb of patients with acute CRPS I compared to their unaffected limb (p = 0.03), to control subjects (p > 0.018), and to the affected or unaffected limbs of patients with resolved CRPS I (p = 0.02), whose sweat response was not significantly different from that of control subjects. We conclude that the abnormal response in patients with acute CRPS I is most likely mediated by an axon reflex and that α‐adrenoreceptor supersensitivity occurs in the presynaptic portion of the postganglionic sudomotor axon. This supersensitivity is reversed when CRPS I resolves. Ann Neurol 2001;49:453–459
IATROGENIC OSTEOMALACIA IN EPILEPTIC CHILDREN

ABSTRACT: Christiansen, C, Redbro, P., and Theger Nielsen, C. (Departments of Clinical Chemistry, Clinical Physiology, Paediatrics and Neurology, Glostrup Hospital, 2600 Glostrup, and Department of Clinical Physiology, Aalborg Sygehus Syd, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark). Iatrogenic osteomalacia in epileptic children. A controlled therapeutic trial. Acta Paediatr Scand, 64:219, 1975. –Bone mineral content (BMC) in the forearms (related to total body calcium) was measured for a controlled therapeutic trial in 25 epileptic children on long‐term treatment with phenytoin and in 22 normal children before and during treatment with vitamin D or placebo. In the epileptic children, hypocalcaemia and elevated serum alkaline phosphatase was found in 20% and 16%, respectively. The group of epileptic children treated with vitamin D2 (2000 IU daily) for 3 months showed a significant increase in bone mineral content, 5% on average. The epileptic children treated with placebo showed a significant decrease, 2% on average, while the normal children treated with vitamin D or placebo showed no change in bone mineral content. The results indicate a possible benefit of prophylactic vitamin D treatment in epileptic children.
A Comparison between Caloric Test A.M. Hallpike-Fitzgerald and Computer Analysis of Electronystagmographic Data

50 normal subjects and 130 patients with different vestibular diseases underwent a caloric test a.m. Hallpike-Fitzgerald and a caloric test with ENG followed by a computer analysis of the response. None or only a very weak correlation could be demonstrated between the results of the two methods. It is concluded, that this can be attributed to the evaluation of different parameters (duration and maximum speed of the slow phase, respectively).
Online reporting by banks: a structural modelling approach

Purpose – A structural equation model is proposed to explain internet reporting by banks. The model relates three constructs of financial institutions (size, financial performance, and internet visibility) to their final influence on internet information disclosure (e‐transparency). Design/methodology/approach – This paper's proposed model analyses a sample of Spanish financial institutions using publicly available data. The model is tested using partial least squares.Findings – A positive and statistically significant relationship has been found between size, financial performance, internet visibility, and e‐transparency, with direct and indirect effects. The study shows that size accounts for most of the variance. Size has a positive effect on e‐transparency, financial performance, and internet visibility. However, the direct effect of financial performance and internet visibility on e‐transparency is small.Research limitations/implications – The researchers have analysed only one year of data from one c.
TWiki for knowledge building and management

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a study examining the effectiveness of TWiki, an open‐source online collaborative groupware, in facilitating students' co‐construction of knowledge in their group work. The paper focuses on the groupware's impact on knowledge management, in terms of knowledge creation, capture, sharing and transfer. It also discusses some of the obstacles faced by students in using the software and how these can be addressed.Design/methodology/approach – In this study, TWiki was used in structuring the knowledge‐building environment for group projects in an undergraduate course on knowledge management. Students created a chapter for a wikibook. Wiki templates were designed for the course to help with the organisation of contents in TWiki. A questionnaire and individual interviews were used to collect student opinions on the advantages and disadvantages of using the wiki software for their projects.Findings – Overall, students were generally positive about the effectivene.
Antecedents of internet acceptance and use as an information source by tourists

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to aim to identify the antecedents of both actual acceptance and future use of the internet as a tourism information source. In the tourism sector, the internet is a medium of growing importance. Nonetheless, very few studies have researched the antecedents of internet acceptance and use by tourists.Design/methodology/approach – This purpose was pursued by extending the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and applying it to a broad sample of international tourists.Findings – The main findings concern the antecedent role of actual use with regard to future use, as well as the roles of usefulness and ease of use as drivers of the acceptance of the internet as an information source by the tourist.Research limitations – The study analysed the acceptance of the internet as an information source but not its use as a medium for purchasing tourism products or services.Practical implications – While most research results suggest that businesses and institutions should direct th.
Impact of Fluoroquinolone Use on Mortality Among a Cohort of Patients With Suspected Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Background Previous retrospective and in vitro studies suggest that use of later-generation fluoroquinolones may reduce mortality risk and improve treatment outcomes for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) patients, including individuals resistant to a fluoroquinolone. Meta-analysis results are mixed and few studies have examined this relationship prospectively. Methods As part of a comparative diagnostic study, we conducted a prospective cohort study with 834 Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected patients from selected hospitals and clinics with high prevalence of drug-resistant TB in India, Moldova, and South Africa. We used Cox proportional hazards regression models to assess the association between later-generation fluoroquinolone (moxifloxacin or levofloxacin) use and patient mortality, adjusting for risk factors typically associated with poor treatment outcomes. Results After adjusting for phenotypic resistance profile, low body mass index (<18.5 kg/m2), human immunodeficiency virus status, and study site, participants treated with a later-generation fluoroquinolone had half the risk of mortality compared with participants either not treated with any fluoroquinolone or treated only with an earlier-generation fluoroquinolone (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.46 [95% confidence interval, .26-.80]) during follow-up. Conclusions Use of later-generation fluoroquinolones significantly reduced patient mortality risk in our cohort, suggesting that removal of a later-generation fluoroquinolone from a treatment regimen because of demonstrated resistance to an earlier-generation fluoroquinolone might increase mortality risk. Further studies should evaluate the effectiveness of later-generation fluoroquinolones among patients with and without resistance to early-generation fluoroquinolones. Clinical Trials Registration NCT02170441.
Prevenção da AIDS no período de iniciação sexual: aspectos da dimensão simbólica das condutas de homens jovens

To acquire an in-depth grasp of the non-consistent use of condoms, an attempt was made to characterize aspects of the symbolic meanings of sexual conduct in a group of young males. Interviews with forty-two subjects whose sexual initiation occurred in the late 1990s were qualitatively assessed by an analysis of statements interpreted under the theoretical perspectives of sexual scripts and male lifestyle and values. Participants emphasized the importance of blood testing and a biographical analysis of their partners (to generate 'trust') and tended to use personal criteria to assess the state of their partners' health. They established a dyadic typology of these relationships divided into "infrequent" and "steady" partners respectively, exercising two kinds of approaches to condom use, namely prevention of AIDS-STD and pregnancy on the one hand and only for pregnancy prevention on the other. The narratives seem to result, among other factors, from a biomedical approach to aspects of their sex lives and a desire for a stable and monogamous sexual-affective relationship. The important and recent changes in the intrapsychic and interpersonal sexual scripts do not seem to be currently accompanied by equally profound changes in cultural scripts or male lifestyle and values.
Understanding Helping Intention and Its Antecedents among Instant Messaging Users

Purpose – Helping intention is an important value that holds the key to the continuous user growth of instant messaging (IM). The purpose of this study is to validate a research model that examines online helping intention from a perspective of online social capital.Design/methodology/approach – Empirical testing of this model, through a survey of employees from seven large companies, confirms some theoretical expectations of this study. Two of the seven companies are from general service industries and the other five companies are from high‐tech industries. Of the 500 questionnaires distributed to participants, 364 usable questionnaires were returned for an effective response rate of 72.8 per cent.Findings – Helping intention is influenced by reciprocity, shared narratives, centrality, and network ties, whereas commitment and shared codes and language are not significantly related to helping intention.Research limitations/implications – Based on the test results of this study, helping intention is affect.
Underground Online Music Communities: Exploring Rules for Membership

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the rules and rituals for joining and operating within underground music file sharing communities as well as the members' motivations for joining.Design/methodology/approach – Actor‐network theory is combined with an ethnographic methodology to explore the structure, technology and rules of these communities from an actor‐oriented, member perspective. Empirical data include in‐depth interviews with three file sharers, and participant‐observations for 120 days within an online community.Findings – The paper provides an increased understanding of the structured and orderly nature of underground music file sharing communities and the perceived importance of strong rules and rituals for membership. Many communities use the same open‐source software.Research limitations/implications – Only a small number of file sharers (three) were interviewed. However they provide rich insights into this under‐researched topic.Practical implications – An understanding of these sophist.
Buy-side barriers to e-business technology in the healthcare sector

In recent years, the healthcare sector has undergone a period of rapid technological change. However, not all areas of healthcare demonstrate the same propensity to adopt technological innovations that effect operational efficiencies. The procurement function is one area where the adoption of innovative e-business technologies, such as e-markets, can bring about efficiency gains and cost savings to buyers over traditional means. Yet, such benefits cannot be realised unless healthcare service providers are able to adopt and assimilate such technologies successfully. This paper explores the factors that impede buy-side adoption and use of e-markets in the UK healthcare sector. The study is based on 15 in-depth interviews with senior level executives in NHS Trusts and e-market organisations that were analysed using qualitative data analysis software. The paper contributes to the literature on the organisational adoption dynamics of innovative technologies and e-procurement. The study presents academics, prac.
Diagnosis of breast cancer: Is there any protocol which is applicable worldwide?

Objectives : to study the accuracy of cytopathology and to evaluate it as diagnostic pathological tool in breast diseases. Method : a prospective study in the period between Jan 2006 and Feb 2008. Data were analysed using the SPSS. Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were calculated and compared to literature. Results : Total number of reports was 542, 271 for each cytopathology and histopathology. The overall mean age was 41.0+ 15.3 (ranging between 14- 80) years. The overall sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of cytopathology were 56.1, 80.9 and 63.8% respectively while those of histopathology were 93.5, 83.5 and 89.7% respectively. Conclusion : FNAC has low sensitivity, specificity and accuracy. KeyWords : FNAC, breast cancer.