Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Research to Improve Emotional Health and Quality of Life Among Service Members with Disabilities (RESTORE LIVES)

Abstract : This report provides a description of the Year 1 progress made for the project entitled Research to Improve Emotional Health and Quality of Life Among Service Members with Disabilities (RESTORE LIVES). There are 5 studies being conducted in this project, and final study protocols are complete for all studies. Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions are in various stages with most fully approved. Participant recruitment is ongoing for 1 of the 5 studies (Study #2: In-person Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) for Psychological Trauma) with the remaining studies nearing the time of participant enrollment and on schedule. To date, 10 of the 80 participants for Study #2 have been enrolled and randomly assigned, and recruitment is proceeding on schedule. The project has received considerable recent press coverage based on the potential of the therapies being studied (e.g. see Could eye movements be Key to PTSD treatment? Tampa Bay Online (TBO.com) http://www2.tbo. com/news/breaking-news/2011/may/23/ptsd-treatment-in-a-day-ar-208993/). No significant expected problems have been experienced to date, and no adverse events have been observed or reported. Multiple federal grant submissions have emanated from the work performed under this project. Budget expenditures to date are consistent with the approved Statement of Work and milestones.
Morinda citrifolia（Noni）：A literature review and recent advances in Noni research

Morinda citrifolia L(Noni) has been used in folk remedies by Polynesians for over 2000 years,and is reported to have a broad range of therapeutic effects,including antibacterial,antiviral,antifungal,antitumor,antihelmin,analgesic,hypotensive,anti-inflammatory,and immune enhancing effects.In order to reveal the nutritional and medicinal value of the Noni plant,and to summarize scientific evidence that supports the Polynesians' claim,a literature review and recent advances in Noni research is given below.
Women's Safety Service within the Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme: Perceptions of Service Users

This paper draws on the findings of a qualitative evaluation that examines women's perceptions of the services provided to them whilst their abusers attended an Integrated Domestic Violence Programme (IDAP) in one probation area in the UK. Research focusing on domestic violence programmes has mostly concentrated on the experiences of male perpetrators. As a result, less is known about how women feel about such programmes and the parallel safety services they are supposed to receive. This research seeks to address that weakness by exploring the perceptions of 13 women whose abusers are attending one perpetrator programme. The findings of our study suggest that women are generally negative about perpetrator programmes and require more comprehensive and coordinated services than are routinely made available to them. The paper suggests that women value and need direct and assertive support as well as safety services, and this need is especially pronounced in rural contexts where women can be isolated from mainstream services. The implications of the research to practice with victims of domestic violence are discussed to inform further development of IDAP and similar programmes in the UK and beyond.
On the weighty issue of obesity: Physiological, behavioural and genetic aspects

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Factores de buenas prácticas educativas con apoyo de las TIC. Análisis de su presencia en tres centros educativos

La investigacion se situa en una perspectiva metodologica de investigacion interpretativa, cuyo diseno es de tipo estudio de casos, a partir del cual el enfoque de la recoleccion y analisis de datos se ha definido como mixto, de caracter cuasi etnografico. Las principales conclusiones emanadas del estudio senalan que, contextualmente, los tres centros educativos responden a los criterios establecidos en la muestra del estudio; tienen equipos directivos comprometidos, disponen de altas dotaciones tecnologicas y sus claustros estan motivados para usar e integrar las TIC. Basandonos en la revision bibliografica y la construccion del marco teorico, se obtuvo el listado de quince factores que propician el desarrollo de las buenas practicas didacticas con el apoyo de las TIC, que fueron validados por docentes especialistas expertos y evaluados en los centros educativos.
Systemic Steroids for the Treatment of Acute Asthma: Where Do We Stand?

Despite over 50 years of clinical experience, many uncertainties persist with respect to the onset of action, dose–response characteristics, duration of treatment, and optimal route of administration of systemic steroids when used in the treatment of severe acute asthma. Studies show that treating severe acute asthma with systemic corticosteroids within 1 hour of presentation to the emergency department lowers hospitalization rates and improves pulmonary function. The onset of action may be seen in as little as 2 hours in studies using peak flow, but may be delayed as much as 6 hours in studies using forced expiratory volume in 1 second as the pulmonary function outcome measure. A clear dose–response is seen at doses below 40 mg per day of methylprednisolone or equivalent; however, there is limited evidence for any added efficacy when doses above 60 to 80 mg per day are administered. There is no clear benefit of intravenous systemic steroids over oral steroids for treatment of severe acute asthma. High-dose inhaled corticosteroids may have a potential role, but further studies are needed to confirm efficacy. There is good evidence that a short course of oral systemic steroids for 3 to 7 days after initial steroid therapy prevents rebound asthma symptoms; no steroid taper is required if the patient was receiving inhaled steroids. Intramuscular steroids are at least equally effective and may be useful in patients who poorly adhere to their medication regimens; however, they are associated with more side effects than oral therapy.
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene I/D Polymorphism in Pakistani Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients and Healthy Controls

Background: Valve scarring and collagen deposition are crucial in pathogenesis of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), an autoimmune disorder of the heart. Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme (ACE) plays a major role in fibrous tissue formation. Objectives: The present research work aimed to assess the role of ACE Insertion/Deletion (I/D) polymorphism in progress of RHD. Patients and Methods: DNA was pre pared from blood samples from 156 RHD patients (156) and 204 healthy ethnically-matched controls. Then, it was screened using sequencespecific Primers. Polymerase chain reaction and Agarose gel electrophoresis. The data were analyzed using Vassar stats (http://faculty.vassar.edu/lowry/VassarStats.html). Results: I allele (P = 0.024, OR = 1.42) and II genotype (P = 0.001, OR = 3.07) were significantly higher in Pakistani RHD patients compared to the healthy controls. Also, a significant difference was found between the female, but not male, patients and the controls regarding I allele and II genotype. Conclusions: The study results provided information about involvement of ACE I/D polymorphism in molecular mechanism of RHD. Thus, it can become one of the useful tools in risk assessment and help with designing strategies to combat the disease.
Effect of Education on Stigma of Epilepsy in South Eastern Nigeria

There is a need for epilepsy-based health education programs to enlighten Nigerian communities and reduce the stigma associated with epilepsy. Epilepsy in Nigeria is viewed by some as a contagious and an infectious disease or a condition imposed from the gods, possessed by demons, as the work of witchcraft, or punishment from ancestral spirits, which are all related to a lack of knowledge about epilepsy leading to stigmatization of persons with epilepsy. Guided by the stigma theory, the purpose of this community-based, cross sectional study was to quantitatively examine the effect of an educational program on interpersonal, internalized, and institutional stigma of epilepsy in terms of knowledge, attitude, and treatment gained. Two hundred and fifty participants completed a general domain instrument which had been used in different countries, including South Eastern Nigeria, and revised for greater validity via a pilot study. Chi-square tests were used to examine any significant differences in participants' responses between pre- and post-test surveys regarding knowledge, attitude, and treatment gained of all 3 identified stigma levels. According to study results, the educational program reduced all 3 stigma levels in terms of attitude, knowledge, and treatment gained of epilepsy (p
A Comparison of Quantitative Skills in Texas Year-round Schools with Texas Traditional Calendar Schools

This study analyzed the academic impact of year-round calendar schools as compared with the academic achievement of traditional calendar schools. The population studied was the 1998 public elementary schools in Texas. The academic impact was based upon the 1998 Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test administrated by the Texas Education Agency. The two groups of schools studied were Texas elementary schools that were on a year-round calendar schedule, and the Texas elementary schools on a traditional calendar schedule. Multiple regression statistics were used, in addition to means, and differences between the means of variables. Year-round schools (YRE), when compared to the means of traditional schools, have means lower in math scores (6.16 percent) than traditional schools. Year-round schools have fewer African Americans students (2.78%), White students (21.06%), and special education students (.25%). Year-round schools are higher in population size (72.72students), Economic Disadvantaged students (15.87%), Hispanic students (23.46%), and Mobility (3.23%).
Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills

UNIT 1 PROFESSIONAL NURSING . Roles in Nursing Practice . UNIT 2 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS . Facilitating Communication . Promoting Infection Control . Basic Sterile Technique . Promoting A Safe Environment . UNIT 3 ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING . Promoting Activity and Mobility . Promoting Hygiene . Promoting Nutrition . Assisting With Elimination . Promoting Comfort, Sleep, and Relaxation . Basic Infant Care . UNIT 4 ASSESSMENT SKILLS . Vital Signs . Shift Assessment . Comprehensive Health Assessment . Laboratory And Diagnostic Tests . UNIT 5 ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS . Preparation for Medication Administration . Non-parenteral Medications . Administration of Injections . UNIT 6 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING CARE . Preparing the Client for Surgery . Intraoperative Techniques . Caring for the Postoperative Client . Pain Management . Therapeutic Use of Heat and Cold . UNIT 7 MANAGING IMMOBILIZED CLIENTS . Pressure Ulcer and Wound Care Management . Special Mattresses and Beds . Promoting Range of Motion . Traction . Cast Care . Assistive Devices for Ambulation . UNIT 8 MANAGING COMPLEX NURSING INTERVENTIONS . Intravenous Therapy . Promoting Oxygenation . Gastrointestinal Intubation . Enteral Nutrition . Altered Bowel Elimination . Altered Urinary Elimination . Altered Sensory Perception . Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance . Emergency Measures for Life Support in the Hospital Setting . Care of the Client with Special Needs . Discharge Teaching and Home Health Management . Appendices . Glossary
Biomechanical vibration of the abdominal region during running and bicycling.

The incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) distress reported among long distance runners and not in practitioners of other sports with more gliding movements, such as bicycling, leads one to speculate that there is a difference in concussions and vibration of the GI region and that this may possibly be associated with the disparity in GI disorders. The present experiment was conducted to quantify the difference in vibration (accelerations/decelerations) of the GI region during running as compared to bicycling. An actometer was used which included a piezoelectric sensor. The sensor was placed on the abdomen of six subjects during identical trials of bicycling and running. Movement in three planes was detected by the sensor and recorded. The accelerometer output (AO) is an integral of these measurements. AO was used in making comparisons of the two types of movement, expressed as counts per minute. Mean AO was more than doubled in running, 859.5 +/- 130.1 (SD), versus bicycling, 425.8 +/- 149.5 (SD) (p less than .0001). The common assumption that running results in more body vibrations than bicycling has been substantiated and quantified. Although the differences are large, it can only be speculated that these differences explain the high frequency of GI symptoms among runners.
Invisible victims or competent agents: Opinions and ways of coping among children aged 12–18 years with problem drinking parents

Aims: The article describes the lives of children with problem drinking parents from children's own perspective, emphasizing their experiences, agency and coping. Methods: The qualitative data were collected with a web-based questionnaire advertised on two children's and adolescents’ help pages. The final sample consisted of 70 volunteers between the ages 12 and 18 years, mostly girls (17% were boys). Findings: Children with problem drinking parents are a hidden population and neglected by services, which they need. Children have, however, developed their own ways of trying to cope. They also have various practical suggestions and opinions concerning services and the type of help they would find useful. Conclusions: Harms inflicted to children are an important reason for preventing substance misuse. It is also important that children are heard by professionals and authorities dealing with family problems, and that one understands, supports and respects children's own agency and ways of coping. Children's ways of coping can differ from those of the adults. Further studies on children living with problem drinking parents are needed. The study shows that internet can be one way of collecting research data from this otherwise hard-to-reach group.
Neural tube defects in Jordan: A hospital based study

Abstract We aimed to determine the incidence, types of neural tube defects (NTDs), seasonal variation, complications, and follow up of a sample of children managed at Jordan University Hospital. This retrospective study covered a 10-year period (1993–2002) and included all patients with NTDs managed at Jordan University Hospital. The medical files were reviewed and data were analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Science. One hundred and nineteen patients had NTDs, 31 cases (26%) were born at our hospital; with incidence estimated to be 1.1/1000 among 28,301 live births during that period. There was no seasonal variation with male to female ratio (1.2:1). The most common type of NTD was myelomeningocele, followed by anencephaly. Sixty patients out of 91 (66%) with myelomeningocele were admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit, seven (12%) died while in the unit. Lower limb paralysis was reported in 77 patients (84%), neurogenic bladder in 48 (52.7%), club feet in nine cases (10%). Urine cultures were positive for bacterial growth in 42 patients (60%). Thirty six patients (42.8%) from those who had their follow up in our hospital were readmitted at least once; the most common cause of readmission was shunt infection. This study shows a high incidence of NTDs in Jordan and emphasizes the need for multidisciplinary clinics to follow and support these children and their families.
Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses

Building on the revolutionary Institute of Medicine reports To Err is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm, Keeping Patients Safe lays out guidelines for improving patient safety by changing nurses? working conditions and demands. Licensed nurses and unlicensed nursing assistants are critical participants in our national effort to protect patients from health care errors. The nature of the activities nurses typically perform ? monitoring patients, educating home caretakers, performing treatments, and rescuing patients who are in crisis ? provides an indispensable resource in detecting and remedying error-producing defects in the U.S. health care system. During the past two decades, substantial changes have been made in the organization and delivery of health care ? and consequently in the job description and work environment of nurses. As patients are increasingly cared for as outpatients, nurses in hospitals and nursing homes deal with greater severity of illness. Problems in management practices, employee deployment, work and workspace design, and the basic safety culture of health care organizations place patients at further risk. This newest edition in the groundbreaking Institute of Medicine Quality Chasm series discusses the key aspects of the work environment for nurses and reviews the potential improvements in working conditions that are likely to have an impact on patient safety.
The Child with Multiple Birth Defects

1. Syndromes, Associations, and Sequences 2. Malformations, Deformations, and Disruptions 3. Minor Anomalies 4. Facial Dysmorphology 5. Guide to Physical Measurements 6. Genetics 7. Teratogens 8. Syndrome Classifications 9. Syndrome Delineation 10. Etiologic and Pathogenetic Heterogeneity 11. Approach to Syndrome Diagnosis 12. Dysmorphic Growth and Development 13. Mental Deficiency 14. Psychosocial Considerations
Where Have All the Young Ones Gone: Implications for the Nursing Workforce

The global nursing shortage, coupled with an ageing nursing workforce, has placed significant pressure on the Australian Government to implement strategies to meet future nursing demands as well as develop strategies to manage the current crisis. In response, the Australian government funded additional undergraduate places at universities between 2002 and 2008 and offered financial incentives for nurses who were not currently employed to return to practice. Many undergraduate places at the university (in all disciplines) have been taken up by mature-aged students. The high percentage of graduating, mature-aged nursing students is helping to alleviate the current nursing shortage, but runs the risk of exacerbating the shortage projected to occur around the year 2020. This article postulates that graduating this high percentage of mature-aged nursing students is making a significant contribution to nursing today, helping to alleviate the current nursing shortage. However, it runs the risk of exacerbating the shortage projected to occur around the year 2020. In this article the authors explore the current nursing shortage and the changing educational opportunities that affect recruitment of mature-aged students into tertiary-based nursing programs. Recommendations are provided for appropriate succession planning for the future.
Facteurs prédictifs de la malnutrition chez les enfants âgés de moins de cinq ans à Lubumbashi (RDC).

L’etat nutritionnel des enfants est un indicateur mondial du bien-etre de l’enfant et indirectement de sa communaute. Le premier objectif de ce travail consiste a evaluer l’etat nutritionnel des enfants âges de moins de cinq ans vivant dans un quartier peripherique de la ville de Lubumbashi, en RD Congo, a la fin du conflit arme 1998-2003. Le second objectif vise a determiner quelques facteurs predictifs de la malnutrition. Une enquete transversale a ete menee, dans des menages, aupres de 1963 enfants. Outre les variables anthropometriques, les conditions de vie ont egalement ete relevees. Une regression logistique a ete appliquee. On a observe 33,5 % de retard de croissance et 3,8 % d’emaciation. En regression logistique, le niveau d’etude de la mere (moins de 7 ans), l’absence d’un robinet d’eau potable dans la parcelle, le sexe masculin et l’âge superieur a 11 mois etaient significativement associes a un risque accru de retard de croissance. Le niveau bas d’etude de la mere, le sexe mâle et l’âge de l’enfant (plus de 11 mois) etaient significativement associes au retard de croissance severe. Par ailleurs, l’appetit diminue, la diarrhee et l’âge de l’enfant (< 12 mois) etaient les predicteurs significatifs d’une emaciation. Comparee a la classification de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Sante, la prevalence de retard de croissance est elevee et celle de l’emaciation basse. Afin de reduire la mortalite et la morbidite chez l’enfant et contribuer ainsi a son bien-etre, il faut, dans toute intervention de lutte contre la malnutrition, integrer les differents facteurs predictifs evoques dans la presente etude.
Epidemiologia del parasitismo intestinal infantil en el Valle del Guadalquivir

BACKGROUND : Intestinal parasitisms represents a public health problem that should be periodically assessed in each region. In the present paper, a study about prevalence of intestinal parasites, has been carried out in children from the natural region of the Guadalquivir Valley. METHODS: During the period 1994-1996, 1.917 children without symptoms, aging between 6 and 10, were studied by means of coprologycal analysis and Graham method, all of them living in 20 villages in the Guadalquivir valley. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitisms have been of 27,12%. The reported parasites and their prevalence are as follows: Enterobius vermicularis (20,44%), Giardia lamblia (5,05%), Entamoeba coli (2,45%), Endolimax nana (1,61%), Entamoeba histolytica (0,31%), Entamoeba hartmanni (0,05%), Iodamoeba butschlii (0,05%). CONCLUSIONS: The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites is similar to that found in other spanish region, if only a little bit more favourable probably due to the long lasting drought and the improvements in health resourses, no geohelmints have been detected unlike other protozoosis, giardiasis mantains a relatively high prevalence.
Effects of Age and Urinary Incontinence Severity on Generic SF-36 Quality of Life Measurements in Sakarya, Turkey

Objective: The aim of the present study was to explore the association between generic quality of life and age and urinary incontinence (IU) severity among a random sample of adult Turkish women. Material and Methods: In total, 650 patients (mean age 33.2 ± 10.6 years, range 17-65 years) attending six Primary Health Care Centres located in the eastern Marmara Region/Turkey were enrolled in this study. All subjects completed a questionnaire including questions inquiring any kind of urinary leakage, related symptomatology and personal medical history along with SF-36 questionnaire after giving their informed consent Results: One hundred and six women (16.4%) reported UI. Women over the age of 30 years reported more impairment on domain subscale of role physical compared to their “younger” counterparts (83.61 ± 23.54 vs 88.03 ± 21. 52). There was a negative correlation between the UI severity index and SF-36 subscale scores (r= -0.27 to -0.37, p< 0.001 for all) except for mental health (r= 0.08, p= 0.06). Advancing age and increasing UI severity were associated with significant impairment on all SF-36 domain subscales (p< 0.001, for all) but with small R squares. Conclusion: Neither age nor UI severity can explain the SF-36 quality of life changes; there are other potential risks to be determined. Despite generic quality of life questionnaire displays differences between incontinent women and controls, it is not solely adequate to determine the changes due to UI. Thus it is better be used along with an incontinence-related quality of life questionnaire.