Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Prosthetic Culture: Photography, Memory, and Identity

In a fascinating account of how technology is altering our consciousness, Celia Lury shows how the manipulation of photographic images and ways of seeing can so redefine the relation between consciousness, the body and memory as to create a 'prosthetic culture' whose capacities both extend and threaten our humanity. We live in a society in which some memories can be falsely implanted in the individual while others are stored in video archives of images, in which the powers of cartoon superheroes break through the limitations of time and space. Using the examples of photo-therapy, family albums, Benetton advertising campaigns, the phenomenon of false memory syndrome and the 'lives' of cartoon characters this book argues that the 'eyes' made available by contemporary visual technologies involve not simply specific ways of seeing, but also ways of life.
Perception on the Use of Plastinated Specimen in Anatomy Learning Among Preclinical Medical Students of UNIKL RCMP, Malaysia

The scarcity of cadaver donation nowadays, consequently, the availability of fresh specimens will be drastically diminished. Plastinated specimens have been introduced as a supplement but are still not widely used in Malaysia. This study aims to assess the knowledge on plastinated specimens and to determine the perception of preclinical medical students of UniKL RCMP about the use of plastinated specimen in studying anatomy. A cross-sectional study was done on 143 preclinical medical students of UniKL RCMP using a simple random sampling method. A structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data and information regarding perception on the use of plastinated specimen. No significant association was found between gender and level of perception (p=0.458) although male students had a slightly better perception level than female students. Regarding the relationship between gender and perception score, the mean of perception score was found to be higher in male than in female students but the mean difference was found to be statistically not significant (p=0.427). Study on the association between year of study and the level of perception showed that the number of Year-II students with good perception was higher than that of Year-I students (p=0.006). On testing the relationship between year of study and perception score, the mean of perception score of Year-II students was found to be higher than Year-I students with the mean difference of 2.068 (p=0.002). Since the perception score toward the use of plastinated specimen for learning of anatomy was only an average among the preclinical MBBS students of UniKL RCMP and the Year-II students were having a better perception than the Year-I students, more frequent and longer exposure to the usage of plastinated specimens in learning anatomy should be encouraged. The increasing difficulty of obtaining donated cadavers experienced in many parts of the world propagated the use of plastinated specimens as a supplementary educational tool will open a new era in the teaching and learning of anatomy. KEYWORDS : Perception, Anatomy Learning, Preclinical Medical Students, UNIKL RCMP, Malaysia.
Weakly Supervised Models For Recognizing And Clustering High-level Complex Events In Video

In the last decade, we have witnessed exponential growth of visual content in internet social media such as YouTube or Facebook. Developing automatic analysis tools is becoming essential to summarize and retrieve desired videos from a large collection on the internet. In this thesis, we propose frameworks for recognizing and clustering high-level events in unconstrained internet videos. The events considered here are complex events such as “wedding ceremony” or “getting a vehicle unstuck” that can take place in various ways in different scenes. The main challenges in analysis of these events are complex temporal and spatial structure, high intra-class variation, camera motion, and background clutter. First, we present a compositional model for video event recognition. A video is modeled using a collection of both global and segment-level features and kernel functions are employed for similarity comparisons. The locations of salient, discriminative video segments are treated as a latent variable, allowing the model to explicitly ignore portions of the video that are unimportant for classification. A novel multiple kernel learning (MKL) latent support vector machine (SVM) is defined, that is used to combine and re-weight multiple feature types in a principled fashion while simultaneously operating within the latent variable framework. Second, we propose Flip Support Vector Machine and Flip Max Margin Clustering frameworks for classifying and clustering videos using noisy structured tag labels. The main idea of these frameworks is that annotated tag labels in internet visual data are noisy. These proposed models gain robustness against tag noise by explicitly considering the possibility of label change while training max-margin based classification or clustering models.
Depression in Older Americans with Urinary Incontinence (UI)

Abstract This study uses interview responses from 986 Medicare beneficiaries with urinary incontinence (UI) to investigate the effects of behavioral responses to UI on depression in community-dwelling adults. Behavioral responses included limitations in ADLs, and avoidance of routine activities such as bending, reaching and stooping. Logistic regression models included depression in the past 3 years and “feeling blue” in the past year as proxies for depression. Avoiding 2 or more activities increased the odds of “feeling blue” and depression. ADL limitations were associated with depression, but not “feeling blue. ” Implications for depression and independent living in older adults are discussed.
Improving Cultural Competence to Reduce Health Disparities

Authors' conclusions None of the included studies measured the effect of cultural competence interventions on health care disparities. Most of the training interventions measured changes in professional attitudes toward the population of interest but did not measure the downstream effect of changing provider beliefs on the care delivered to patients. Interventions that altered existing protocols, empowered patients to interact with the formal health care system, or prompted provider behavior at the point of care were more likely to measure patient-centered outcomes. The medium or high risk of bias of the included studies, the heterogeneity of populations, and the lack of measurement consensus prohibited pooling estimates or commenting about efficacy in a meaningful or responsible way. The term "cultural competence" is not well defined for the LGBT and disability populations, and is often conflated with patient-centered or individualized care. There are many gaps in the literature; many large subpopulations are not represented.
Online Professional Development for Teachers: Emerging Models and Methods.

In "Online Professional Development for Teachers," the authors look closely at exemplary online professional development programs, compare them carefully with one another, and draw helpful conclusions about them--both for those who develop online programs and for teachers and administrators in search of professional development programs that make a difference. How can professional development for teachers be more efficient and effective? This essential question lies at the heart of this timely and useful book. In an era marked by a heightened emphasis on school reform, the education and professional development of teachers is widely regarded as the keystone to educational improvement. Recently a bewildering array of online professional development programs has arisen. But how effective are these programs and how do they compare with one another? A book that brings clarity and insight to this burgeoning and influential field, "Online Professional Development for Teachers" will be of great value to researchers, policymakers, administrators, and teachers as they work to make the most of online professional development.
Doses and risk estimates to the human conceptus due to internal prenatal exposure to radioactive caesium

The 1986 nuclear reactor accident at Chemobyl resulted in widespread internal contamination by radioactive caesium. The aim of the present study was to estimate the doses to embyros/fetus in Greece attributed to maternal 134 Cs and 134 Cs intake and the consequent health risks to their offspring. In pregnant women the concentration of total-body caesium (TBCs) was lower than that in age-matched non-pregnant women measured during the same month. A detailed study of intake and retention in the members of one family carried out during the three years that followed the accident indicated that the biological half-time of caesium in the women decreased by a factor of two shortly after conception. Then at partus, there was an increase in the biological half-time, reaching a value similar to that before conception. The total-body potassium concentration was constant over the entire period. Doses to the embryo/fetus due to maternal intake was estimated to be about 150 μGy maximally in those conceived between November 1986 and March 1987. When conception took place later, the prenatal dose followed an exponential reduction with a half-time of about 170 d. These prenatal doses do not exceed the doses from either the natural internal potassium, or from the usual external background sources. The risks attributed to maternal 134 Cs and 137 Cs intake were considerably lower than levels that would justify consideration of termination of a pregnancy. In the absence of these data however, 2500 otherwise wanted pregnancies in Greece were terminated following the Chemobyl accident.
Tuneable model predictive control of a turbocharged diesel engine with dual loop exhaust gas recirculation

The air path of a turbocharged diesel engine is a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) system with strong nonlinearity, coupling effect, delay and actuator constraints. This makes the design and tuning of the controller complex. In this paper, a tuneable model predictive control (TMPC) controller for a diesel engine’s air path with dual loop exhaust gas recirculation (DLEGR) is presented. The objective is to regulate the intake manifold pressure and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) mass flow in each loop to meet the time-varying setpoints through coordinated control of the variable geometry turbocharger (VGT) and EGR valves. The TMPC controller adopts the design framework of an MPC controller. This controller is also able to provide a map-based switching scheme for the local controller and the controller’s weightings. A comparison between the TMPC controller and a conventional PID controller is conducted on a validated real-time engine model. The simulation results show that the TMPC controller achieves lower overshoot, faster response and a shorter settling time on the manipulated objects. These improvements are beneficial for obtaining lower fuel consumption. In order to test the capability of the TMPC controller, it is validated on a hardware in the loop (HIL) platform. The results show that the agreement between the simulation and the actual ECU’s response is good.
Influencia de los factores climáticos en la incidencia de hemorragia digestiva alta

OBJECTIVES: Several studies have suggested the existence of seasonal variation in the incidence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB). However, the role of climatic factors has not been elucidated. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of these factors in the incidence of UGB secondary to esophageal varices (EV), gastric ulcer (GU), and duodenal ulcer (DU). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Based on the use of the Minimum Data Set and the International Classification of Diseases, cases of endoscopically-confirmed UGB secondary to EV, GU and DU were retrospectively included (1998-2001). The incidence of UGB was correlated with daily climatic factors (temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, direction and speed of wind) in Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) during the study period. RESULTS: A total of 499 patients were included (GU = 192, DU = 199, EV = 108). No significant differences were found in the monthly or seasonal incidence of UGB. Episodes of UGB were grouped according to the climatic conditions present on the day of admission. No significant relationship was found between UGB and any of the daily climatic factors studied. DISCUSSION: The results of our study do not support the existence of a seasonal pattern in the incidence of UGB secondary to GU, DU or EV and allow us to conclude that, in our geographical area, these factors are not involved in episodes of bleeding.
Hematological Variations Associated with Bovine Foot and Mouth Disease Virus Infection

Hematological analysis of bovine blood was carried out to establish possible variations associated with foot and mouth disease (FMD) infection. Random sampling of FMD infected bovine blood from the reported outbreaks in Bode, Bode II and Buakaru-rotuwa wards in ilesha baruba, Baruten LGA in kwara state was collected forth nightly in December, 2010, January, February, and March, 2011. Serum antibodies detection using NS-ELISA revealed out of the ninety cattle sampled in the fifteen outbreaks, 64 showed positive evidence of FMD with percentage distribution of 37.5% and 62.5% for bulls and cows respectively. This was significant (p 0.05) association with FMD sero-positive cattle by chi square analysis. Therefore, this finding provides preliminary information on hematological variation observed during FMD outbreak. Further experimental case-control study on the hematology of FMD infected cattle is thus suggested.
White Beauty: The Portrayal of Minorities in Teen Beauty Magazines

WHITE BEAUTY: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE PORTRAYALS OF MINORITIES IN TEEN BEAUTY MAGAZINES Micaela Choo Banks Department of Communications Master of Arts This content analysis examines the representations of minorities in the two most popular teen beauty magazines: Seventeen and YM. Nine issues for 2003 constituted the sample frame yielding a total of 620 advertisements containing human models. After setting up a theoretical framework of the new racism and White beauty, this study investigates the portrayals of minority models. Overall, when compared with earlier studies the number of minority models used in mainstream magazine advertising rose and the portrayals of minority models in prominent roles increased. Yet, the subtle nature of the new racism was reinforced in the following findings: Prominent models were more likely to be light skin than medium skin or dark skin; Black and Hispanic models appeared in more expensive advertisements than Asians and Whites; minority models were less likely to be seen in the workplace than whites but more likely to be portrayed in leisure places and school than whites. Chi-square analysis (p< .000) revealed a significant difference between a model’s skin tone and body exposure. A textual analysis reinforced the findings of the new racism in teen magazine advertising. It also led to additional perspective on racial hierarchy, long standing stereotypes in the mass media and the White standard of beauty. Although a content analysis cannot be used to determine media effects, this study adds to the body of research on the portrayals of minorities in advertising, White beauty and the new racism. It suggests a number of further issues to examine.
Ethno-medico-botany of household remedies of Kolayat tehsil in Bikaner district, Rajasthan

Ko layat tehsil of Bikaner di strict is under transformati on with water from Indira Gandhi Canal changin g th e predominantly silvipas toral land-use to agricultural land-use, thus endan­ gerin g not onl y th e loss/change of spec ies but also loss of traditional kn owledge. Therefore, ethno-medicin a l appraisal of plant spec ies in different villages of Kolayat tehs il was carri ed out by intervi ewi ng peopl e of different castes like Meghwals, Jogis, Charan s, Sardars, Purohits, Yi shnois, Mohammedans, Joshi s, Rajputs, Brahmins and Swamis. These plant uses along with other detail s like part used and th e mode of administration revealed that 38 plant specie s were used for curing 23 types of ailments. These include pain killer, abortifacient, antifever, anti­ spas modic, anti asthmatic , hepatoprotective, diuretic , a nd many others. Pri or to th e present work, th e Kolayat tehsil was ethno-medico botani cally unex pl ored .
Voices of the First Day: Awakening in the Aboriginal Dreamtime

Australian aboriginal people have lived in harmony with the earth for perhaps as long as 100,000 years; in their words, since the First Day. In this absorbing work, Lawlor explores the essence of their culture as a source of and guide to transforming our own world view. While not romanticizing the past or suggesting a return to the life of the hunter/gatherer, VOICES OF THE FIRST DAY enables us to enter into the mentality of the oldest continuous culture on earth and gain insight into our own relationship with the earth and to each other.This book offers an opportunity to suspend our values, prejudices, and Eurocentrism and step into the Dreaming to discover: A people who rejected agriculture, architecture, writing, clothing, and the subjugation of animals A lifestyle of hunting and gathering that provided abundant food of unsurpassed nutritional value Initiatic and ritual practices that hold the origins of all esoteric, yogic, magical, and shamanistic traditions A sexual and emotional life that afforded diversity and fluidity as well as marital and social stability A people who valued kinship, community, and the law of the Dreamtime as their greatest "possessions. " Language whose richness of structure and vocabulary reveals new worlds of perception and comprehension. A people balanced between the Dreaming and the perceivable world, in harmony with all species and living each day as the First Day. VOICES OF THE FIRST DAY is illustrated throughout with more than 100 extraordinary photographs, bark paintings, line drawings and engravings. Many of these photographs are among the earliest ever made of the Aboriginal people and are shown here for the first time.
Levantamento epidemiológico da prática de atividade física na cidade de São Paulo

Estudos epidemiologicos conduzidos em geral ou em populacoes especificas sao de vital importância para a determinacao e implementacao de politicas publicas. Um dos problemas de saude mais comuns que causa grande preocupacao e o crescente numero de pessoas obesas e, consequentemente, os problemas de saude advindos da obesidade. No entanto, as desordens de sono, como a insonia, e disturbios no ciclo vigilia-sono que resultam de fatores psicologicos, neurologicos e sociais sao tambem importantes problemas de saude. Neste estudo, foi realizado um levantamento epidemiologico da pratica de atividade fisica e problemas de sono na populacao geral da cidade de Sao Paulo. Mil individuos de todas a regioes da cidade, representando todas as classes sociais, responderam a um questionario especifico. Os resultados mostraram que somente 31,3% dos entrevistados estao engajados em algum tipo de atividade fisica e somente 36,4% desses individuos tem supervisao de um profissional qualificado. Os disturbios de sono associados com a insonia foram reportados por 27,1% dos individuos fisicamente ativos e 35,9% dos nao ativos (p < 0,003). Dados de um estudo nacional em saude e nutricao mostram um aumento na percentagem de individuos obesos no Brasil. Isto pode ser parcialmente explicado pelos nossos achados de baixos niveis de atividade fisica desta populacao pesquisada, o que pode levar a um aumento na incidencia de doencas cardiacas e metabolicas (diabetes). Os resultados revelaram uma baixa percentagem de individuos engajados em atividade fisica regular sob supervisao da populacao em geral. Portanto, e importante alertar a populacao quanto aos beneficios da pratica regular e supervisionada de exercicios fisicos.
Role Transition of Senior Year Nursing Students: Analysis of Predictors for Role Transition

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the perception of role transition from a student nurse to a registered nurse among senior year nursing students and to examine factors affecting their role transition. Methods: A descriptive survey with convenience sampling was conducted in four nursing colleges in Seoul, South Korea. Data were collected using a self-administrated questionnaire. Four instruments including role transition, self-esteem, interpersonal relationships and anxiety during clinical practicum were used and the students’demographics were also collected. A multiple logistic regression was used to identify predictors for the role transition. Results: A total of 233 nursing students were surveyed and final analysis was conducted utilizing 226 participants. Mean point of perceived role transition (5 point scale) was 3.34±0.44. In a multiple regression model, high self-esteem, good interpersonal relationships, low anxiety during clinical practicum, and high satisfaction in college life were significant predictors of a smooth transition (Adj. R 2 =.32, F=22.28, p<.001). Conclusion: The findings suggest that role transition from a student nurse to a registered nurse is facilitated through the establishment of programs to improve self-esteem and interpersonal relationships and to reduce anxiety during clinical practicum.
Can 2% chlorhexidine aqueous solution provide better infection control in PD exit site care when compared with 10% povidone-iodine: A single unit experience

Background: Exit site infection (ESI) is a significant contributing factor to high mortality and poor treatment outcomes in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. The aim of this review of clinical practice was to compare the effectiveness of two commonly used antiseptic solutions in PD exit site care. Objective: To investigate if 2% chlorhexidine aqueous is more effective in PD exit site care when compared with 10% povidone-iodine for treatment of acute and suspected ESIs. Context: A community dialysis unit and nephrology ward in regional Australia. Methods: A retrospective review was conducted to compare the infection rate of using two different antiseptic solutions on acute and suspected infectious PD exit site care. From February 2012 a change in clinical practice was implemented; all existing PD patients were switched to 2% chlorhexidine aqueous solution from 10% povidone-iodine for treatment of acute and suspected ESIs. Infection rates were retrospectively identified for patients using 10% povidone-iodine in 2011 and compared with the infection rates for patients using 2% chlorhexidine aqueous in 2012. Results: ESI rate decreased from 14 episodes (average 1 in 69 patient-months) in 2011 to 5 episodes (average 1 in 165 patientmonths) in 2012. Conclusion: This project provides data indicating that chlorhexidine aqueous is a good alternative antiseptic solution in the management of PD ESI when compared with povidone-iodine. Chlorhexidine aqueous may be more suitable for use as the first-line antiseptic solution on acute exit sites and suspected ESI.