Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Health behaviour, body composition and motor performance in female university students

The aims of this study were 1) to present the health awareness characteristic of the female students, 2) to characterize the differences by groups along the comparison of health behaviour, selected body composition attributes and cardio-respiratory performances variables. The two groups of the sample; one group consisted of students majoring in teacher training, social pedagogy, tourism and catering, the others are majors in recreation, health promotion courses (n=109); were selected from full-time female students at the University of West Hungary. In our research we used questionnaire (for investigate health behaviour and attitude), the Rockport Fitness Walking Test (for the measurement of cardio-respiratory performance in the sub-max zone to estimate relative VO2max) and InBody 720 bioelectrical impedance scanner (for analyzing body composition). For the analysis, descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA and Mann Whitney U test were used testing significance at the 95% level of confidence. Differences between the group members’ health behaviour was found in only one examined dimension, namely physical activity. The results of other indicators (the hours of tiredness, state of health, habits of smoking and alcohol consumption) showed identical values. We have find significant difference between the groups in the following variables: frequency of physical activity, the muscle percentage and the cardio-respiratory performance. With the exception of one segment of body composition and the results of physical activity indicators; probably due to differences in physical activity; the groups can be viewed as strongly heterogeneous.
CLARIFYING THE SPEECH PERCEPTION DEFICIT IN DYSLEXIC CHILDREN

It has often been claimed that dyslexic children show deficits in various speech-perceptual tasks. In this study, dyslexic and chronological-age-matched control children were asked to identify words, and label monosyllables from a voiced/voiceless plosive continuum, in quiet and in noise. Correlations on these tasks with reading and reading-related skills were weak and about half of dyslexic children had categorization slopes within the normal range in quiet. Both reading groups performed similarly well for labeling in noise and when identifying words in noise. The identification of words in noise was found to be related neither to reading nor to the consistency of categorical labeling. This study confirms that only a subgroup of children with dyslexia appears to have speechperceptual deficits.
Unified Bayesian-Experiment Design Regularization Technique for High-Resolution of the Remote Sensing Imagery

In this paper, the problem of estimating from a finite set of measurements of the radar remotely sensed complex data signals, the power spatial spectrum pattern (SSP) of the wavefield sources distributed in the environment is cast in the framework of Bayesian minimum risk (MR) paradigm unified with the experiment design (ED) regularization technique. The fused MR-ED regularization of the illposed nonlinear inverse problem of the SSP reconstruction is performed via incorporating into the MR estimation strategy the projection-regularization ED constraints. The simulation examples are incorporated to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed unified MR-ED technique.
An investigation of amount and factors affecting nurses’ job stress in some hospitals in Tehran

هدیکچ هعماج تملاس ،ءاقترا و دوبهب رد یمهم شقن ینامرد – یتبقارم میت یلصا وضع ناونع هب ناراتسرپ :همدقم یاهدــ یدع تلاکشم بجوم و تسا نردم یراتسرپ رد کفنیلا و هدش هتخانش ءزج سرتسا ای یگدینت . دنیامنیم افیا . ددرگیم نارامیب مه و ناراتسرپ یارب مه نـییعت و ناراتـسرپ یلغـش یـگدـینت نازیــم نییعت فده اب یلیلحت یفیصوت شهوژپ نیا :راک شور و داوم زا رـفن 111 شـهوژپ دروـم یاـهدحاو . دـش ماـجنا 1383 لاـس رد ناراتـسرپ هاـگدــید زا یگدینت رب رثؤم لماوع هاگـشناد هب هتسباو یشزومآریغ ناتسرامیب کی و یشزومآ ناتسرامیب کی فلتخم یاهشخب رد لغاش ناراتسرپ شـخب . دـیدرگ هدافتــسا شخب ود رب لمتشم یاهمانشسرپ زا تاعلاطا یروآعمج تهج . دندوب نارهت یکشزپ مولع شـخب جـنپ رد یلغـش یـگدـینت نازیم شجنس تهج مود شخب و دوب یاهفرح و یدرف تایصوصخ هب طوبرم لوا هـک دوـب هدش میظنت زاب لاؤس کی و یطیحم و یمسج ،یعامتجا -یناور ،یهافر و یداصتقا ،یتیریدم یاهسرتسا روذـجم یراــمآ نومزآ و یفیصوت رامآ زا اههداد لیلحت و هیزجت رد . تفرگیم قلعت رفص ات 4 زایتما هنیزگ ره هب . دش هدافتسا یاک 54/1 ،لااـب یـگدـینت یاراد دـصرد 44/1 هـعلاطم دروـم یاههــ نومن لک زا هک داد ناشن یسررب نیا :اههتفای ظاـحل زا ناتـسرامیب عوـن و یلغـش یـگدـینت نازیــ م نیب . دنشابیم مک یگدینت یاراد دصرد 1/8 و طسوتم دصرد ریــغ ناتسرامیب هب تبسن یشزومآ ناتسرامیب رد یگدینت نازیم هک یروط هب تشاد دوجو یرادانعم هطبار یرامآ . تشاد دوجو یرادانعم هطبار یگدینت نازیم و راک هقباس نیب نینچمه . دوب رتشیب یشزومآ ییاـهراکهار اذـل ،دنتـسه طـسوتم یـگدینت یاراد ناراتسرپ زا ییلااب دصرد هک نیا هب هجوت اب :یریگهجیتن . دوشیم داهنشیپ ناراتسرپ یارب یلغش یگدینت زا یریگشیپ و هلباقم تهج
Delay-sensitive communications: code-rates, strategies, and distributed control

An ever increasing demand for instant and reliable information on modern communication networks forces codewords to operate in a non-asymptotic regime. To achieve reliability for imperfect channels in this regime, codewords need to be re-transmitted from receiver to the transmit buffer, aided by a fast feedback mechanism. Large occupancy of this buffer results in longer communication delays. Therefore, codewords need to be designed carefully to reduce transmit queue-length and thus the delay experienced in this buffer. We first study the consequences of physical layer decisions on the transmit buffer occupancy. We develop an analytical framework to relate physical layer channel to the transmit buffer occupancy. We compute the optimal code-rate for finite-length codewords operating over a correlated channel, under certain communication service guarantees. We show that channel memory has a significant impact on this optimal code-rate. Next, we study the delay in small ad-hoc networks. In particular, we find out what rates can be supported on a small network, when each flow has a certain end-to-end service guarantee. To this end, service guarantee at each intermediate link is characterized. These results are applied to study the potential benefits of setting up a network suitable for network coding in multicast. In particular, we quantify the gains of network coding over classic routing for service provisioned multicast communication over butterfly networks. In the wireless setting, we study the tradeoff between communications gains achieved by network coding and the cost to set-up a network enabling network coding. In particular, we show existence of scenarios where one should not attempt to create a network suitable for coding. Insights obtained from these studies are applied to design a distributed rate control algorithm in a large network. This algorithm maximizes sum-utility of all flows, while satisfying per-flow end-to-end service guarantees. We introduce a notion of effective-capacity per communication link that captures the service requirements of flows sharing this link. Each link maintains a price and effective-capacity, and each flow maintains rate and dissatisfaction. Flows and links update their respective variables locally, and we show that their decisions drive the system to an optimal point. We implemented our algorithm on a network-simulator and studied its convergence behavior on few networks of practical interest.
Utilisation des messageries électroniques : mesures objectives versus mesures subjectives

The level of use of an information system is a valid method of evaluation of its success. It is unclear, however, which one of the subjective and the objective measures should be prefered over the other. An empirical study was conducted to conclude that users over estimated their usage of an electronic mail system by an average of 45 % when the evaluation was based on a self-reported measure. Therefore, it is concluded that objective measures of information system use should be used for management control purposes. For both types of measures, the perceived consequences of usage and the social factors associated with usage were the main predictors of use.
A modified multi-class association rule for text mining

Classification and association rule mining are significant tasks in data mining. Integrating association rule discovery and classification in data mining brings us an approach known as the associative classification. One common shortcoming of existing Association Classifiers is the huge number of rules produced in order to obtain high classification accuracy. This study proposes s a Modified Multi-class Association Rule Mining (mMCAR) that consists of three procedures; rule discovery, rule pruning and group-based class assignment. The rule discovery and rule pruning procedures are designed to reduce the number of classification rules. On the other hand, the group-based class assignment procedure contributes in improving the classification accuracy. Experiments on the structured and unstructured text datasets obtained from the UCI and Reuters repositories are performed in order to evaluate the proposed Association Classifier. The proposed mMCAR classifier is benchmarked against the traditional classifiers and existing Association Classifiers. Experimental results indicate that the proposed Association Classifier, mMCAR, produced high accuracy with a smaller number of classification rules. For the structured dataset, the mMCAR produces an average of 84.24% accuracy as compared to MCAR that obtains 84.23%. Even though the classification accuracy difference is small, the proposed mMCAR uses only 50 rules for the classification while its benchmark method involves 60 rules. On the other hand, mMCAR is at par with MCAR when unstructured dataset is utilized. Both classifiers produce 89% accuracy but mMCAR uses less number of rules for the classification. This study contributes to the text mining domain as automatic classification of huge and widely distributed textual data could facilitate the text representation and retrieval processes.
Antibiotic Efficacy of Cinnamon (Cinnamon zeylanicum) against Urinary Pathogens in Type II Diabetic Men

The antibiotic efficacy of cinnamon (Cinnamon zeylanicum) powder on type-2 male diabetic subjects was investigated. A total of 24 type-2 male diabetic subjects were randomly assigned into experimental and control group. The experimental group consumed 1 g cinnamon powder capsule daily for a period of 45 d. Antimicrobial activity of cinnamon powder was evaluated against pathogens causing urinary tract infection before and after supplementation and compared against standard antibiotics. Urine culture examination indicated Escherichia coli as the most predominant pathogen causing urinary tract infection. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of cinnamon extract was found to be 0.452 μg whereas the MIC of erythromycin and tetracycline were 10 μg and 30 μg, respectively. The supplementation of cinnamon capsule did not have any effect on gram-negative bacteria.
Defining the Role of Prior Knowledge and Vocabulary in Reading Comprehension: The Retiring of Number 41

Although both prior topic knowledge and vocabulary knowledge have been known to affect comprehension in general, less is known about the specifics of the interactions between these factors. Using a magazine article about a ceremony marking the retirement of a baseball player's jersey number, this study examines the effects of knowledge of baseball in general and of the career of Tom Seaver in specific and of knowledge of word meanings in general and of words used in the passage specifically on tenth graders' recall of different aspects of passage content. Vocabulary knowledge tended to affect the number of units recalled overall; prior knowledge influenced which units were recalled. Prior topic knowledge influenced whether subjects produced a gist statement in their recall and how well they recalled numbers relevant to Seaver's career. High knowledge subjects also tended to focus more on information given about his career than low knowledge subjects. Specific and general domain knowledge were so closely related that their effects could not be disentangled. A qualitative analysis of the protocols confirmed the general trends in the quantitative analysis. Results suggest both that domain knowledge and vocabulary have independent effects on comprehension and that these effects are on what is comprehended as well as how much is comprehended.
SURVEY ON THE KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ABOUT NUTRITION AND FOOD SAFETY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS IN CHENGDU

[Objective]To investigate the knowledge,attitude and practice(KAP)about nutrition and food safety among college students in Chengdu. [Methods]A cluster sampling method was used,228 subjects(117 medical students and 111 normal students)were investigated with questionnaires about their nutrition and food safety knowledge,attitude and practice. [Results]Most of the subjects were lacked of a full understanding of nutritional knowledge and held some unhealthy dietary practices.They posed a positive intention to acquire nutritional and food safety knowledge and correct unhealthy dietary practice.Medical students had a better understanding to nutritional value of cereal food and the relationship between night blindness,hypertension,anemia and food variety than that of normal students. [Conclusion]It is necessary to develop and implement effective nutrition education of college students,to strengthen nutrition education through multiple channels,to enhance their KAP of nutrition and food safety,and their healthy status.
The meaning and cultural context of physical activity as perceived by physically active, rural African American women

Background - The health problems of overweight and obesity are growing concerns in the United States and in many parts of the world. At the time of this study African American women had the highest mortality and obesity rates of any other racial/ethnic group in this country and the highest level of physical inactivity (CDC 2008; OMHRC 2007). Research has suggested that despite African American women's awareness of the benefits of physical activity their rates of physical activity have remained low. A need existed to understand how physically active African American women particularly those who resided in a rural area perceived and experienced physical activity. Objective - The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the meaning and cultural context of physical activity among physically active rural African American women and to understand how they related physical activity and overweight to their health status. Methodology - To achieve this purpose the researcher conducted 4 in-depth open- ended focus group interviews in North Carolina. A qualitative methodology using a phenomenological approach enabled the researcher to better understand the meaning and sociocultural influences that the participants associated with physical activity participation. Analysis of verbatim transcriptions of the focus group interviews involved immersion coding categorizing and identifying themes that emerged from the data. Results - Several primary themes emerged from the data from this study that revelaed the participants experience of physical activity. These themes included perceptions of personal health the evolution of physical activity body image and overweight social support barriers societal views of African American health status and health related education. This chapter explored themes and various subthemes in order to get a more in-depth view of the participants' experience of physical activity and definitions of physical activity and overweight as they relate to health in the minds of the participants. Conclusion - Health education programming aimed at this target population group must recognize several factors in order to provide culturally appropriate programs: the motivating factors of this population group; the association between size overweight and health; their perception of what types of physical activities are appropriate; their support needs; the barriers that they face. In addition it is important to provide education regarding their risks as well as information on how to get the information that they need to address these risks from their medical provider.
Screening and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Using 75-g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Following the WHO, ADA, and IADPSG Criteria

Aim: We aim to compare the World Health Organization (WHO), American Diabetes Association (ADA), and the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria to diagnose gestational diabetes mellitus in Metro Manila, Philippines.Materials and methods: We used a retrospective cohort study design and reviewed 75-g oral glucose tolerance test results of 919 pregnant women at selected hospital-based and free-standing laboratories in Metro Manila. We used three criteria for diagnosing GDM namely, WHO (fasting: 7.0 mmol/L; 2-hour value: 11.1 mmol/L), ADA (fasting: 5.28 mmol/L; 1-hour: 10 mmol/L; 8.61 mmol/L), or IADPSG (fasting: 5.11 mmol/L; 1 hour: 10 mmol/L; 2-hour value: 8.5 mmol/L) and computed and compared their diagnostic sensitivity, diagnostic specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV). Results: Following the WHO criteria, we found 48 GDM patients; using ADA criteria, 150 have GDM; and using IADPSG criteria, 269 women have GDM. Applying the IADPSG criteria to the population would increase the rate of GDM from 5.22% (WHO) to 16.32% (ADA) to 29.27%. Giving the highest prevalence rate, we used IADPSG criteria as the standard to compute for diagnostic sensitivity, diagnostic specificity, NPV and PPV. Results showed that the diagnostic sensitivity of OGTT using ADA criteria is 55.97%, which is higher than using the WHO criteria (17.91%). ADA criteria also has a higher NPV of 84.66% as compared with WHO criteria NPV of 74.74%. In terms of diagnostic specificity, both ADA and WHO criteria have 100% specificity.Conclusions: The use of IADPSG criteria instead of ADA and WHO criteria would result in a considerable increase in the prevalence rate of GDM, which would lessen cases of misdiagnosis. Further, standardizing the criteria for diagnosis will prevent pregnancy complications due to GDM. A single global criterion for the diagnosis of GDM is a must to strengthen its diagnosis and protect both the mother and the baby from complications.
Teaching Young Language Learners

A guide for teachers of young language learners exploring the links between research-driven theory and actual teaching practice in the classroom. How does research into how children learn a new language feed into what actually happens in the classroom? Teaching Young Language Learners addresses this question by looking at different issues surrounding the teaching of language to primary-level children, including: language skills, vocabulary and grammar, learning to learn, adapting and designing materials, planning and assessment, and research.
Language Emergence: Five Timeframes and Three Illustrations

In the 1950s, researchers thought that children learn language through imitation, guided by principles of shaping and reinforcement (Skinner, 1957). By the end of the decade, the new information-processing psychology (Newell & Simon, 1972) and the rapidly growing theory of generative grammar (Chomsky & Halle, 1968) were challenging this view. These new paradigms expressed the complexities of human behavior not as links between habits, but as complex systems of interlocking rules. The power achieved by these systems relied on the ability of the modeler to stipulate the right set of rules in terms of their elements, combinations, and patterns of rule orderings. The successes of these stipulative systems can be attributed to the precision of their formulation and the expressiveness of the formal production system language on which they relied (Hopcroft & Ullman, 1979). Stipulative rule systems promoted the articulation of enormous cognitive architectures of seemingly impossible complexity (MacWhinney, 1994). As these systems grew in complexity, testing the empirical grounding of their individual components became increasingly impossible. Through its descriptive successes, stipulationism ended up sewing the seeds of its own conceptual destruction.
Foster Care and Education: Exploring the Success of Interventions Aimed to Improve Academic Achievement of Foster Children

Foster care youth are faced with many academic difficulties throughout their childhood and adolescence such as an increased risk of academic failure, higher drop-out rates, special education placement, and grade repetition. The researcher identified six articles that explored various educational interventions aimed to improve the academic outcomes for foster care youth. This exploratory study evaluated the selected interventions research methods, measurement tools, and findings. The findings identified three common themes: tutoring interventions, school stability interventions, and exploratory interventions. These themes mirror the results of past literature regarding academic interventions for foster care students, demonstrating differing efficacy and results among all three types of the identified interventions. Due to the differing methods and tools of measurement being used in each identified study, all three categories of interventions included studies that did not yield significant results, as well as studies that demonstrated positive academic gains. Implications to social work practice, policy, and continuing research are discussed. EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONS 3
African Woman Sexuality: Assessment after Hysterectomy for Uterine Benign Disorders Based on Two Scales; PISQ 12/DFSI

Background: Several authors are studying sexual activity of hysterectomies women. However, the review of literature reveals few data in sub-Saharan Africa on the psychological and sexual impact of this treatment option. Objective: To assess sexual activity and sexual satisfaction of women after hysterectomy for benign disorders. Methods: Single center analytical study based on patient opinion. It was conducted in a five-year period: from January 2012 to December 2016 at the Yopougon teaching Hospital. Results: Hysterectomy accounted for 15.9% of gynecological surgical activities. Hysterectomy for benign pathology accounted for 3.3% of hysterectomies. The average age was 47.6 years old. The indications were dominated by uterine fibroid (88.68%). Hysterectomy was performed by the abdominal route in 86.79% of cases. Sexual activity was resumed in the second trimester post-operative in 69.81%. After hysterectomy, dyspareunia was reduced (p < 0.05), orgasm was more intense (p < 0.05) with a greater sexual satisfaction (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This study shows that there is no significant difference for women’s sexuality before and after hysterectomy.