Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Twenty-Six Cases of Malaria at the Washington Hospital Center: A Spectrum of Clinical Complications and a Therapeutic Algorithm

Malaria is the most common identified cause of fever in travelers returning to the United States from an area in which malaria is endemic. We reviewed 26 cases of malaria seen at the Washington Hospital Center between 1996 and 2000. Only three patients reported taking appropriate malaria prophylaxis. Twenty-five patients presented within 2 weeks of returning to the United States. Notable presentations included parasitemia (27%) and multiorgan failure requiring exchange transfusion (one patient), nausea and vomiting (three patients, including one who had severe diarrhea), and syncope (three patients). Complications included acute renal failure, respiratory failure requiring intubation, pulmonary edema, and QT prolongation due to quinidine (one patient each). Common laboratory findings included anemia (hematocrit, <42% for men and <37% for women), decreased total white blood cell count (<4.8 K/μl), and thrombocytopenia (platelets, <150 K/μl). All patients fully recovered after appropriate therapy. In conclusion, (1) because fever was a universal finding, malaria should always be suspected and blood smears should be examined if a patient with a fever has been traveling in an area of endemicity; (2) other manifestations included gastrointestinal symptoms and syncope, anemia, low-normal white blood cell count, and thrombocytopenia; (3) appropriate malaria prophylaxis was typically neglected; and (4) malaria can be fatal but is curable if diagnosed and treated correctly. The clinical algorithm used to manage malaria at the Washington Hospital Center is presented.
Conocimiento didáctico del contenido en química : lo que todo profesor debería poseer

Estudio dedicado a develar el topico del Conocimiento Didactico del Contenido (CDC). El contenido que se ha escogido es el de la Quimica, se van a mostrar algunos de los resultados obtenidos en la documentacion del CDC en maestros del bachillerato y en profesores universitarios, principalmente sobre la «estructura corpuscular de la materia » y sobre los conceptos de «reaccion quimica» y «cantidad de sustancia» (incluida su unidad, el «mol»); los tres temas pertenecen al corazon de la ensenanza basica de la quimica. En la academia ya es hora de empezar a valorar seriamente la buena ensenanza, tanto como se valora la buena investigacion.
The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas

How Englishmen came to eat dogs rule Britannia! the wooden world of the Endeavour high priest of 'Oro Tupaia's paintbox Cook's tour of Tahiti travellers from Hawaiki the owner of these bones penguins on Wimbledon Common cannibals and kings a feast at Grass Cove the return of the native Monboddo's monkeys a Tahitian at the opera the glorious children of Te Tumu farewell to Elysium killing Kuki our ancestor Captain Cook. Apendix: calendar of punishments during Captain Cook's three Pacific voyages.
Proportional–Integral Controller Modified Landweber Iterative Method for Image Reconstruction in Electrical Capacitance Tomography

While Landweber iteration is a popular image reconstruction algorithm for electrical capacitance tomography (ECT), it suffers from semi-convergence. In process control, PID controllers are commonly used, where P stands for proportional, I stands for integral, and D stands for derivative. Proper setting of the PID parameters can reduce the response time and enhance the accuracy and stability of control systems. In this paper, an extended PI controller is integrated with the Landweber method to relieve its semi-convergence, which is named the Landweber-PI method. To stabilize the iteration process, constraints are imposed on the integral term of the PI controller. In comparison with the conventional Landweber method and its modified variants, simulation was conducted to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method by imaging typical distributions using ECT sensors with different number of electrodes, 8 or 12 or 16 electrodes, and capacitance data without and with noise. The simulation results were validated by static experiment, showing that the proposed method converges within 50 iterations for the specified core, annular, stratified, and other two complex distributions and remains stable after 1000 iterations, while the other methods converge slowly and become divergent eventually. Regarding the reconstruction accuracy, the derived void fractions by the proposed method have smaller absolute deviations than the other methods in most cases, with a minimum of 0.3% and a maximum of 4.3%. The gas–solid flows in a real fluidized bed were imaged, with more image details reconstructed after five iterations. The improved performance of the Landweber-PI method was justified by singular value decomposition analysis.
Evaluation of Seedling Progeny of Soybeans Treated with 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, and Dicamba

Seed were harvested from soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr. ‘Cutler’] plants treated at flowering and pod filling with (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4-D), 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)butyric acid (2,4-DB), and 3,6-dichloro-o-anisic acid (dicamba). Progeny of plants treated at flowering with 2,4-D and 2,4-DB or at pod filling with the lowest rate were normal. When higher rates were applied at pod filling, these phenoxy herbicides caused appreciable injury to the progeny in the form of reduced emergence and dry weight and malformed unifoliate leaves. Dicamba was much more injurious to the progeny of treated plants than 2,4-D and 2,4-DB. Even at low rates dicamba caused reduced germination, emergence, and dry weight and malformed first trifoliate leaves.
Contractors Perceptions of Effects of Project Overhead Costs on Building Project Performance in South-South of Nigeria

This study assesses 12 types of project overhead costs, 6 methods of allocation and 15 factors which affect project overhead costs in South-South of Nigeria. The objective is to compare small and medium contractors’ perception of the methods of allocation, factors affecting project overhead costs and the effect of the types of project overhead costs on cost, time and quality of the projects. Data were obtained through 501 structured questionnaires administered to small and medium contractors and analysed using mean item score, and Mann-Whitney U test. The results reveal that contractors perceive that supervision costs, cost of rework, equipment management costs, general field expenses, and temporary works costs were prominent overheads affecting cost, time, and quality performance of projects. There is no difference in the contractors’ perceptions of issues affecting overhead costs. It is recommended that contractors should give adequate priority to significant project overheads and their influencing factors.
Australian academic librarians' perceptions of marketing services and resources

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how Australian academic librarians marketed their services and resources, which marketing approaches were most effective, and the factors influencing the perceptions of the approaches used. Design/methodology/approach – An online survey was sent to 37 academic librarians in Australia. The response rate was 54.1 percent. The information sheet and consent form for phone interview participants were e-mailed to 17 participants and ten signed consent forms were e-mailed back to the researchers. The response rate was 58.8 percent. The qualitative data were analysed using content analysis. The collected quantitative and qualitative data were analysed using descriptive (frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations) and inferential statistics (correlations). Findings – Academic librarians were involved in a variety of marketing activities and had varied perceptions of the effective approaches used to market services and resources. Correlation analysis confi.
Factors Related to Overweight Middle School Children in Dagon Township, Yangon Division, Union of Myanmar

A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in Dagon Township, Yangon, to find out the prevalence and factors related to overweight middle school children. 487 middle school children aged 10 to 14 years participated in the study during February, 2011. After gaining consent from guardians and participants, height and weight measurement took place at school. Children were given a self-administered questionnaire to report their dietary habits, lifestyle behaviors and environmental settings. Overweigh status was determined by comparing body mass index (BMI) to World Health Organization growth reference 2007 for 5-19 years of age. Prevalence of overweight in children including obesity was 20.1% in total; boys had prevalence of 30.8% and girls’ 9.2%. Chi-square analysis was done to find the association between dependent and independent variables and statistically associated variables were incorporated into multiple logistic regression. Significant predictors were male gender (OR=3.73, 95% CI= 2.08-6.67), the habit of eating while watching television (OR=4.66, 95% CI=2.63-8.26), the choice of electronic games as leisure activity (OR=1.75, 95% CI=1.01, 3.04), duration of physical activity more than 30 minutes daily and taking private car to school (OR=0.53, 95% CI=0.31-0.89). Thus, middle school children should be encouraged to engage in more active forms of leisure activities for more than 30 minutes of duration every day.
Modern Pharmacology with Clinical Applications

ENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY Mechanisms of Drug Action Drug Absorption and Distribution Metabolism of Drugs Excretion of Drugs Drug Metabolism and Disposition in Pediatric and Gerontological Stages of Life Pharmacokinetics Principles of Toxicology Fundamental and Applied Genetic Toxicology Ethics in Pharmacology: Concepts and Cases Transitions and Progress in Therapeutics DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System Adrenomimetic Drugs Adrenoceptor Antagonists Directly and Indirectly Acting Cholinomimetics Muscarinic Blocking Drugs Ganglionic Blocking Agents DRUGS AFFECTING THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Cardiac Glycosides and Other Drugs Used in Myocardial Insufficiency Antiarrhythmic Drugs Antianginal Drugs The Renin-Angiotensin System and Other Vasoactive Substances Calcium Channel Blockers Antihypertensive Drugs Diuretic Drugs Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Fibrinolytic (Thrombolytic) Drugs Cholesterol and Hypocholesterolemic Drugs DRUGS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology General Anesthesia: Intravenous and Inhalational Agents Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics Local Anesthetics Agents Affecting Neuromuscular Transmission Central Nervous System Stimulants Sedative-Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Drugs Drugs Used in Parkinsonism Anticonvulsant Drugs Drugs Used in Mood Disorders Antipsychotic Drugs Contemporary Drug Abuse THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS OF INFLAMMATORY AND SELECTED OTHER CLINICAL DISORDERS Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Drugs Drugs Used in Gout Histamine and Histamine Antagonists Drugs Used in Asthma Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Disorders Drugs Used in Dermatological Disorders Drugs for the Control of Supragingival Plaque CHEMOTHERAPY Introduction to Chemotherapy Synthetic Organic Antimicrobials (Sulfonamides, Trimethorprim, Nitrofurans, Quinolones, Methenamine) ¼-Lactam Antibiotics Aminoglycoside Antibiotics Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol, Macrolides, and Lincosamides Bacitracin, Glycopeptide Antibiotics, and the Polymyxins Drugs Used in Tuberculosis and Leprosy Antiviral Drugs Drugs Used in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Antifungal Drugs Antiprotozoal Drugs Antihelmintic Drugs The Rational Basis for Cancer Chemotherapy Antineoplastic Agents Immunomodulating Drugs Gene Therapy DRUGS AFFECTING THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Hypothalamic and Pituitary Gland Hormones Adrenocortical Hormones and Drugs Affecting the Adrenal Cortex Estrogens, Progestins, and Antiestrogens Uterine Stimulants and Relaxants Androgens and Anabolic Steroids Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, and Vitamin D Insulin, Glucagon, Somatostatin, and Orally Effective Hypoglycemic Drugs Vitamin
Minder zorggebruik door de no-claimteruggaveregeling?

Een groot deel van de bevolking (97%) zegt dat de mogelijkheid om geld terug te krijgen van hun zorgverzekeraar (de no-claim regeling) bij hen niet heeft geleid tot minder zorggebruik. Cijfers over het feitelijke zorggebruik laten wel een daling zien in het aantal nieuwe verwijzingen door de huisarts van mensen die met de no-claim regeling te maken hebben. Het is echter de vraag of deze daling een effect is van de no-claim regeling of dat deze daling veroorzaakt wordt door schommelingen in verwijscijfers die zich altijd voordoen. Mensen verwachten vooral dat andere mensen minder vaak naar de dokter zullen gaan door de no-claim regeling. Zelf denken ze dat de no-claim regeling geen invloed op hun zorggebruik zal hebben. Ze gaan immers niet onnodig naar de dokter.
Türkiye'de Ekonomik Büyüme ve Döviz Kuru Cari Açık Üzerinde Etkili Midir? Bir Nedensellik Analizi

Turkiye’de cari acigin nedenselligi ile ilgili yapilan tartismalarin eksenin de ekonomik buyume ve doviz kuru degiskenleri bulunmaktadir. Ancak bu iki degiskenin cari acigin nedeni olduguna dair gorusler ortaya atilmasina ragmen aralarindaki nedensellik iliskisi ampirik olarak ortaya konulmamistir. Bu calismada Turkiye’nin 1987:01 – 2006:03 donemlerine ait GSYIH, reel efektif doviz kuru ve cari islemler dengesi verileri kullanilarak cari acigin nedensellik boyutu incelenmeye calisilmistir. Toda ve Yamamoto (1995) nedensellik analizi cercevesinde bulunan test sonuclarina gore hem ekonomik buyume hem de doviz kuru cari acigin nedenidir. Diger taraftan cari aciktan ekonomik buyumeye ve doviz kuruna dogru ise beklendigi gibi bir nedensellik bulunmamistir.
Study of Time Evolution of the Bend-over Energy in the Energetic Particle Spectrum at a Parallel Shock

Shock acceleration is considered one of the most important mechanisms for the acceleration of astrophysical energetic particles. In this work, we calculate the trajectories of a large number of test charged particles accurately in a parallel shock with magnetic turbulence. We investigate the time evolution of the accelerated particle energy spectrum in the downstream of the shock, in order to understand the acceleration mechanism of energetic particles. From simulation results we obtain power-law energy spectra with a bend-over energy, E0, increasing with time. With the particle mean acceleration time and mean momentum change during each cycle of the shock crossing from the diffusive shock acceleration model (following Drury), a time-dependent differential equation for the maximum energy, Eacc, of particles accelerated at the shock can be approximately obtained. We assume the theoretical bend-over energy as Eacc. It is found that the bend-over energy from simulations agrees well with the theoretical bend-over energy using the nonlinear diffusion theory, NLGCE-F, in contrast to that using the classic quasi-linear theory.
Design of a Hybrid III–V-on-Silicon Microlaser With Resonant Cavity Mirrors

A novel approach is presented to realize compact III–V-on-silicon microlasers. The concept relies on resonant mirrors in which the close interaction between a III–V waveguide and an underlying silicon cavity provides high narrow-band reflection back into the III–V waveguide. Combining two such mirrors with a III–V waveguide in between leads to a resonant mirror laser. The properties of the resonant mirror are studied for a variety of device parameters. Using this information, the properties of the resulting laser, such as threshold power and side-mode suppression ratio, are investigated. These calculations correspond well to proof-of-concept experimental results.
Estudios biológicos sobre Coroebus undatus (Fabricius) y Coroebus florentinus (Herbst) (Coleoptera,Buprestidae) en alcornoques de Andalucía Occidental

Coroebus undatus (fabr.) y coroebus florentinus (herbst) son dos coleopteros de la familia buprestidae considerados unos de los mas importantes enemigos del alcornoque (quercus suber). El presente trabajo recoge una serie de actividades centradas en estudios que aporten datos sobre la biologia y ecologia de estas dos especies en alcornocales de Andalucia occidental, en la confianza de que puedan ser utiles para su aplicacion a la hora de un futuro control de ambas. El trabajo se ha dividido basicamente en dos partes claramente diferentes, una basada en estudios morfoanatomicos y biometricos de los distintos estadios de los dos buprestidos, y otra en estudios poblacionales realizados en diferentes alcornocales de nuestra region y centrados, principalmente, en los danos larvarios. Para los estudios poblacionales fueron necesarios una serie de estudios previos de caracterizacion de las fincas muestreadas para con ellos poder relacionar las caracteristicas del alcornocal con los niveles de infestacion de c.undatus y c. florentinus que poseen.
:Urban Memory: History and Amnesia in the Modern City

Future Anterior Volume III, Number 2 Winter 2006 Throughout Urban Memory, the subject of memory never strays far from its obverse, forgetting. In fact, it is the twining of the pair that preoccupies the collection of nine essays, edited by Mark Crinson, where memory and forgetting (or oblivion, or amnesia) are alternately compared, conflated, distinguished, denied, blurred, interpolated, parsed, and totemized. By volume’s end, Crinson’s introductory remark seems less puzzling than at first glimpse: “We are not so sure that memory has a place in the contemporary city and that is why it is talked about so much. ” Highlighting the twinship of memory and oblivion, I include the following nine passages, one from each essay in the order of their appearance, as portals to corresponding summaries in the endnotes.
Applying methane and carbon flow balances for determination of first-order landfill gas model parameters

Landfill gas (LFG) emissions from a given amount of landfill waste depend on the carbon flows in the waste. The objective of this study was to more accurately estimate the first-order decay parameters through methane (CH 4 ) and carbon flow balances based on the analysis of a full-scale landfill with long-term data and detailed field records on LFG and leachate. The carbon storage factor for the case-study landfill was 0.055 g-degradable organic carbon (DOC) stored per g-wet waste and the amounts of DOC lost with the leachate were less than 1.3%. The appropriate CH 4 generation rate constant ( k ) for bulk waste was 0.24 y -1 . The the CH 4 generation potential (L 0 ) values ranged 33.7-46.7 m 3 -CH 4 Mg -1 , based on the fraction of DOC that can decompose ( DOC f ) value of 0.40. Results show that CH 4 and carbon flow balance methods can be used to estimate model parameters appropriately and to predict long-term carbon emissions from landfills. provides a methodology based on extensive data that can be used to estimate the FOD LFG model parameters. can be estimated using a BMP test based on an assumed DOC f value of 1.0, because the BMP value generally represents an upper limit on the CH 4 potential of MSW. The results of the study show that CH 4 and carbon flow balance methods can be used appropriately to estimate model parameters and predict the long-term carbon emissions from landfills. Thus, FOD models can be used to better estimate CH 4 generation and emissions if site-specific input data are used. The carbon storage factor for SCL 0.055 g-DOC per and the of with were less than 1.3%. The appropriate k for bulk waste was 0.24 y -1 . The L 0 values ranged 33.7-46.7 m 3 -CH 4 Mg -1 , based on the DOC f value of 0.40.
THE EFFECT OF UREMIC BLOOD ON MIXED LEUKOCYTE REACTIONS AND ON CULTURES OF LEUKOCYTES WITH PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ

The effect of uremia on mixed leukocyte reactions and on leukocyte cultures with phytohemagglutinin (PHA) was investigated. Generally, the reactivity of lymphocytes from uremic patients to X-irradiated allogoneic leukocytes in mixed cultures was significantly lower than that of normal lymphocytes. Uremic plasma usually depressed the mixed leukocyte reaction of normal lymphocytes. Uremic lymphocytes reacted normally to PHA. Uremic plasma did not depress the reactivity of normal lymphocytes to PHA. Possible explanations for the depressed reactivity of uremic lymphocytes to allogeneic antigens are discussed. When the mixed leukocyte reaction test is applied to kidney homotransplantation, one should consider the effect of uremia on this test.
Sources of Inoculum, Factors Affecting Spatio-Temporal Spread, and Yield Loss Caused by Puccinia Recondita F. Sp. Tritici on Wheat.

Sources of inoculum, factors affecting spatio-temporal spread, and yield loss caused by Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici on wheat Kramer-Collins 7-day spore samplers were operated continuously at two locations, Baton Rouge and Bossier City, during 1986 and 1987, and daily urediniospore counts were taken. Number and viability of spores trapped was maximum during the active epidemic period and viability was significantly inversely correlated with ambient maximum temperature. Leaf rust appeared in numerous microplots of McNair 1003 during summer. Rusts from Hordeum pusillum Nutt, and Lolium multiflorum Lam. failed to infect wheat. Surveys during mid-December in Baton Rouge and Alexandria, showed uniform leaf rust distribution over a large area and the possibility of a major exodemic source of leaf rust inoculum for Louisiana. Effects of time of inoculation on leaf rust development and factors affecting leaf rust increase and spread were determined on McNair 1003, Rosen, and Terral 812. Sequential inoculations of McNair 1003 plots were made and leaf rust development was monitored. Increase and spread of leaf rust in all plots occurred in March with the onset of warmer temperatures. Leaf rust severity was highly correlated with cumulative degree days (CDD) (>20 C) following inoculation. Regression analysis indicated that leaf rust development in Louisiana can be predicted using CDD and leaf rust severity two weeks before prediction. Leaf rust spread occurred at constant rate and velocity of spread was affected by cultivar resistance and time of inoculation. Inoculations at early growth stages with different levels of inoculum affected the rate of leaf rust development. Epidemics with common onset stages and different initial inoculum levels differed in AUDPC. Leaf rust epidemics initiated early with higher inoculum levels had greatest effect in reducing yield. Yield reductions were directly related to AUDPC and were mainly caused by lower grain weight. The contributions of different tiller parts to grain yield of McNair 1003 and the effect of leaf rust were determined by defoliation and inoculation. Contributions of the tiller parts estimated by the regression model Y*j = Pg+PiFi+P2(Fi'l)+P3(F'i~2)+P4(Fi-3)+£ij, indicated that highest contributions to yield come from nonfoliar parts, comprising stem, leaf sheaths, ear, and awns, followed by Flag (F), F -l, and F-2 leaves. Estimated relative contributions of the different tiller parts were not altered by leaf rust and grain yield reduction was directly related to the amount of photosynthetic tissue destroyed by leaf rust and relative healthy area duration.