Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Changes of Some Blood Count Variables in Correlation with the Time of Alcohol Abuse

Introduction: The use of alcohol is already a phenomenon of many societies. It is estimated that the total number of the population classified as alcohol consumers in the world goes up to 2 billion, while 76.3 million people develop alcohol use disorder Aim: The aim of this study is to find out the correlation between the time of alcohol abuse and changes of different variables in complete blood count. Methods: This is a retrospective study, which included328 patients, hospitalized at two centers for treatment of alcohol use disorders at UHC “Mother Teresa”. Results: 100 % of the patients of this study were male, due to the fact that AUD is mostly a male problem, but also because of the stigma that exists for women. The mean age of the patients was 42.9 ±10.8 years old (22-81 years old). The results of the study showed that WBC, RBC, Hgb, HCT had a poor negative correlation, but were significantly important with the time of alcohol consumption (p<0.01). Meanwhile, MCV, MCH, had a poor positive correlation with the time of alcohol consumption (respectively p=0.02 and p=0.03). Conclusion: The time of problematic alcohol consumption is correlated with the changes of some variables of complete blood count.
Psychosocial Adjustment of Adult Burns Patients: Is it More Difficult for People with Visible Scars?

The aim of the literature review was to determine whether the visibility of scarring affects the psychosocial adaptation of adult patients with severe burn injuries. It was found that a large majority of people manage to adjust very well and can return to their previous way of life; and that this adjustment is dependent more on social support and the personality of the individual than on the severity or visibility of physical deformities.
FAMILY FIRM VALUATION BY FAMILY CEOS : THE ROLE OF SOCIOEMOTIONAL VALUE

Based on the contentions of prospect theory that ownership endows possessions with a value premium, this study provides evidence that socioemotional value in family firms influences the financial value attached to the firm by family owners. While previous work suggests an imputed link between socioemotional value and family firm behavior, the ability to measure the concept is a critical step toward establishing its direct linkage with behavior. The results from two different samples show that the perceived financial value attached to family firms by ownerCEOs increases with their intention for transgenerational sustainability, a distinctive socioemotional attribute of family firm ownership. 1. Executive Summary The preservation of socioemotional value is suggested in the literature to be an important non-economic goal of family firms and has been used to make important predictions about family firm behavior (e.g., Astrachan and Jaskiewicz, 2008; Gómez-Mejia, Hynes, NunezNickel, and Moyano-Fuentes, 2007; Sharma, Chrisman, and Chua, 1997). However, to the best of our knowledge, the existence of socioemotional value in family firms has been imputed rather than supported by direct evidence. Without such evidence, a direct and measurable linkage between socioemotional value and family firm behavior is difficult to establish, leaving ample room for alternative explanations. Prospect theory contends that decision makers use the status quo as a frame of reference when valuing possessions. This leads to the perception that parting with possessions is a loss and then through loss aversion to an endowment premium associated with ownership. Applying these contentions to the financial valuations of family firms by their family owners, we argue that as the socioemotional value of the firm to family owners increases so does the loss felt in selling the business. Thus, the greater the socioemotional value, measured in this study as transgenerational sustainability intentions, the greater the endowment premium.
Spectrum of cutaneous manifestations in diabetes mellitus and their association with duration of diabetes mellitus: An observational study in a tertiary care hospital of South India.

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a worldwide problem and the most common endocrine disorder. Cutaneous manifestations of DM generally appear subsequent to the development of the disease, but they may be the first presenting sign or even precede the primary disease manifestation by many years. Aim: To study the prevalence and patterns of cutaneous manifestations among diabetic patients and their association with duration of DM. Materials and Methods: A longitudinal cross-sectional study was performed on patients attending the out patient department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy of a tertiary care hospital in South India. A total of 200 patients with dermatological compliants having pre-existing diabetes and patients in whom diabetes was diagnosed later were included in the study. Statistical analysis was carried out using analysis of variance (ANOVA) test and SPSS 21 software. Results: Majority of patients belonged to the age group 40-59 years (63%) with female preponderance (58.5%). Cutaneous manifestations as presenting feature of diabetes were observed in 21.5% cases. The diabetic status was uncontrolled in 73% cases. Among the various cutaneous manifestations observed, cutaneous infections (52%) were most commonly observed, especially in early diabetics of upto 5 years duration and dermatoses due to chronic degenerative complications were observed in long standing diabetics which was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Cutaneous manifestations may be the first clue to underlying diabetic diathesis. Through awareness about cutaneous manifestations of DM, dermatologist can not only take credit for detecting DM but also facilitate early diagnosis of systemic complications of DM and thereby play an important role in improvement of quality of life and management strategy of diabetic patients.
PILOT TRIAL: DOUBLE-BLINDED PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TREATMENT WITH A SPECIFIC PULS ED LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD.

Exposure to a specific pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) has been shown to produce analgesic (antinociceptive) effects in many organisms. In a double-blind, placebo controlled, and randomized protocol chronic pain patients were exposed to PEMF (400 µT) through portable devices fitted to their head during twice-daily 40 min treatments for 7 days. The effect of PEMF on pain reduction was recorded using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and other measures. A significant net reduction in pain equivalent to a moderate dose of opioid analgesic was observed due to active treatment (versus placebo) and the pain returned during the following washout week.
Magnetic resonance imaging of the metacarpo(tarso)phalangeal region in clinically lame horses responding to diagnostic analgesia of the palmar nerves at the base of the proximal sesamoid bones: Five cases

Summary Injection of local anaesthetic solution around the palmar nerves at the base of the proximal sesamoid bones is typically considered to desensitise structures distal to this location. There has been recent research investigating the potential for proximal diffusion of local anaesthetic solution resulting in desensitisation of structures other than those intended. This case series describes lame horses that respond to this block but have pathology within the suspensory ligament branches, the distal aspect of the third metacarpal bone and/or the proximal sesamoid bones as seen with high field magnetic resonance imaging.
Children who Fail to Thrive: A Practice Guide

About the Author. List of Epigraphs. Acknowledgements. SECTION I: THE PROBLEM. 1. Introduction. 2. Historical Perspective of Failure to Thrive. 3. Failure to Thrive: Definition, Prevalence, Manifestation, and Effect. 4. Psychosocial Short Stature: Emotional Stunting of Growth. 5. Feeding/Eating Behaviour of Children who Fail to Thrive, and Parental Feeding Styles. 6. Parent-Child Interaction in Failure-to-Thrive Cases. 7. Child-Parent Attachment Behaviour of Children who Fail to Thrive and Parental Responsiveness. 8. Fabricated or Induced Illnesses and Failure to Thrive. SECTION II: THE FRAMEWORK OF ASSESSMENT. 9. A Framework of Assessment of Failure-to-Thrive Cases: Ecological Approach. SECTION III: INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT OF FAILURE-TO-THRIVE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. 10. Levels of Intervention. 11. Some Theoretical Approaches to Failure-to-Thrive Intervention. 12. Multidimensional/Integrated Model of Intervention in Failure-to-Thri ve Cases. 13. Approaches to Failure-to-Thrive Intervention Programmes. 14. Considerations Arising from Failure-to-Thrive Intervention Research. Epilogue. References. Index.
Transient Simulation of Flow Past Smooth Circular Cylinder at very High Reynolds Number Using OpenFOAM

Flow past a smooth circular cylinder at high Reynolds number (Re=3.6 x 106) which covers the upper-transition regime has been investigated numerically by using Open source Field Operation and Manipulation (OpenFOAM) package. OpenFOAM is a free, open source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software package. The numerical model has been set up as two dimensional (2D), transient, incompressible and turbulent flow. A standard high Reynolds number k-ε turbulence model is included to evaluate the turbulence. The objective of the present work is to set up the case using pimpleFoam solver which is an Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Simulations (URANS) model and to evaluate the model for its conformance with available literature and experiments. The results obtained are compared with experimental and numerical data.
Weight as Positive Predictive Measure in Orphans

INTRODUCTION: Adopted and orphans children are at increased risk of infections acquired in their region of origin. The number of orphans and adopted children in the Bosnia and Herzegovina increased rapidly during the past decade after the war in Bosnia. Aim of this article is to show that care and nutrition are better for development of children in organized crowded conditions then in normal poor residential population. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Retrospective study was conducted on 300 children who were evaluated after arrival in orphanage Bjelave Sarajevo during the period from 1999-2008 and a case-matched study was conducted on a subgroup of 120 children who resided in either an orphanage or foster care before adoption. A descriptive analysis of measurements and analysis of incidence of obesity and malnourishment in children were performed with the use of Sigmastat Statistics and Microsoft Access. RESULTS: No differences were found in the incidence of orphans and other children after pediatrics examinations or laboratory investigations for significant infections related to location of residence before adoption and after arrival in orphanage. We found increasing number of doctors visits and increased prescription of antibiotics and first examinations compared to children examinations in Public Health Institution Sarajevo. Research showed that healthy orphan children in Bosnia and Herzegovina are healthier (height, weight, and others parameters) then in other normal residential conditions. DISCUSSION: Judicious use of screening tests and appropriate treatment are critical to ensure health of this population. Assessing children health is important for prevention of transmission of infectious diseases to their adoptive families and to track changes in patterns of infectious diseases . CONCLUSIONS: Directed screening tests should be a routine component of medical evaluation of all children adopted from orphanage and before arrival in orphanage, regardless of age, sex, or region of origin.
Methods of EFL Secondary Reading Instruction: Preparation for Higher Education

This case study examined how well the Malaysian EFL secondary reading curriculum prepares students for tertiary reading in English. This explorative study used document reviews as the primary data collection and analysis method. The Malaysian EFL Curriculum Specifications and the EFL secondary textbook were analyzed using a revision of Richards and Rodgers’s (2001) framework for analyzing language teaching. The findings on emphasis on reading, types of reading task, and the levels of cognitive demands of reading tasks indicate that the curriculum only partially prepares secondary school students for tertiary reading in the EFL. Suggestions for curriculum revision as the next steps in enhancing the effectiveness of EFL secondary reading instruction with the implications on EFL literacy at institutions of higher learning were included in the discussion.
柑橘類果実の薬理学的研究(第1報)ウンシュウミカン果実の抗アレルギー作用 その1

: A study was carried out to examine the effect of 50% ethanolic extract from green fruit of Citrus unshiu Markovich on type I, II and IV allergic reactions. Forty eight-hour homologous passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) in rats as a typical model of the type I reaction was significantly inhibited by the oral administration of the extract. Complement-dependent cytolysis of sheep red blood cell as a typical model of the type II reaction was significantly inhibited by incubation with it. Contact dermatitis in mice as a model of the type IV reaction caused by picryl chloride or sheep red blood cell was significantly inhibited by the oral application of it. The anti-allergic actions decreased with the growth of fruit of Citrus unshiu. These results suggested that the 50% ethanolic extract from green fruit of Citrus unshiu have anti-allergic actions against the type I, II and IV reactions.
The pathways from school to further study and work for Australian graduates.

This report examines the pathways of Australian graduates in their transition from school to further study and work. It focuses on the pathways for those who obtained a university degree or TAFE diploma or who were enrolled for such qualifications in the seventh post-school year. It is the second report on pathways from school to work for young Australians. The first report investigated the education, training and work experiences of non-graduates those who did not obtain university or TAFE diploma qualifications in the first seven years beyond school.
Nivel de lectura como medida de reserva cognitiva en adultos mayores

Introduccion. La reserva cognitiva es un modulador entre los procesos neurodegenerativos y las manifestaciones clinicas de deterioro cognitivo y demencia. Este constructo se asocia a la capacidad de optimizar la ejecucion de tareas a traves del reclutamiento de redes neuronales y al uso de estrategias cognitivas alternativas que estarian mediadas por los procesos educativos formales. Objetivo. Analizar el nivel de lectura como medida de reserva cognitiva y como predictor fiable del rendimiento en pruebas de valoracion de distintos dominios cognitivos. Sujetos y metodos. La muestra se compone de 87 sujetos sanos a quienes se aplico el test de acentuacion de palabras como indicador del nivel de lectura; esto permitio dividir la muestra en sujetos con nivel de lectura bajo y alto, a los cuales se administro una amplia bateria neuropsicologica. Resultados. Los sujetos con nivel de lectura bajo muestran un rendimiento cognitivo general inferior, disminucion en la velocidad de procesamiento y deficits ejecutivos; ademas, el nivel de lectura predice mejor el rendimiento en funcion ejecutiva y rendimiento cognitivo general que las variables edad, anos de escolaridad e instruccion. Conclusiones. El nivel de lectura se muestra como una buena medida de reserva cognitiva y como un predictor fiable del funcionamiento ejecutivo y cognitivo en el envejecimiento.
Failure of Care in State Care: In-Care Abuse and Postcare Homelessness

This article reviews initial findings from an Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute [AHURI]-funded research project examining housing outcomes among Australian young people who have been in state out-of-home care. Our findings suggest a linkage between incidents of in-care abuse and poor postcare housing outcomes among our research participants, including primary homelessness. Not attending school when leaving care was also highly associated with having experienced in-care abuse. The authors postulate that adverse in-care experiences may have contributed to poor postcare housing outcomes among the research participants; and this article raises a number of specific concerns related to neglect, abuse and assault while in care. It is also argued that support in the transition from care needs to be strengthened to mitigate poor post-care outcomes, as does accountability for in-care adversities.
Effect of Spasticity on Quality of Life in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

The basic goal of any rehabilitation program is to restore function and to improve quality of life. In patients with spinal cord injury, spasticity is one of the major complications which affects quality of life. The use of an Intrathecal Baclofen (ITB) pump to treat spasticity has recently increased. Even though ITB treats spasticity, it results in various complications and is very expensive. It is important to examine the long term benefits of ITB in improving quality of life along with spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury. In this study, we have compared the Quality of Life (QoL) and patient reported impact of spasticity in first time ITB pump users and those who have had it re-implanted. We have examined the relationship between patient reported impact of spasticity and QoL. We have also compared the physician’s evaluation of spasticity with patient’s perception of spasticity. 36 patients with tetraplegia having an ITB pump implant (14 patients who were on their first pump as well 22 patients who have it re-implanted) were selected from TIRR Memorial Hermann’s ITB pump clinic in Houston, TX. Clinical assessment for spasticity was performed by a clinician or nurse, and the clinical scales including World Health Organization Quality of LifeBREF (WHOQOL-BREF), Patient Reported Impact of Spasticity Measure (PRISM), and the Pump Complications Questionnaire were administered by the Principal Investigator via telephone. Independent t-tests were performed to compare the group differences (first time pump users versus individuals with re-implants) in each subscale of WHOQOL-BREF, each subscale of PRISM, and MAS. The level of significance was set at p< . 05.
Zipf's Rank-Size Rule: A Comment on Chen and Zhou

between Zipf's rank ^ size rule for cities, and central place theory (CPT), and implicitly raises a number of fundamental issues that deserve more attention. The first such issue is the most basic and the most troubling, and while I will venture an opinion on it I will not even begin to consider it easily settled. This is the question of when it is more appropriate to set forth a model of urban (or other social) phenomena based on explanations of cause and effect, or when it is better to employ a probabilistic model. Chen and Zhou favor the first approach, whereas others strongly support the second (see Batty, 2003). The argument of the current paper, supported by early seminal work by Beckmann (1958), is roughly this. The different sizes of cities reflect the fact that they discharge a variety of functions at different levels of specialization. Thus cities with the most specialized functions are less frequently encountered, and by virtue of their nested capabilities are larger than others less specialized. This kind of hierarchical specialization is a major feature of CPT. Beckmann is cited as providing a mathematical frequency distribution for these levels of specialization, which is shown to give rise to Zipf's rule. The authors also infer that these rules impose a kind of fractal geometry on regional, national, and international city-scapes. In my view, these underlying concepts are inescapableöbut subject to further questions discussed below. At any particular level of generalized functional specialization, cities compete with each other, and only a restricted number of specialized entities survive. This competition is spatial, and operates so that there is an average separation between cities at the same level, modulated by market size and density, with no two cities at the same level being found in close proximity to each other. Thus in the United States, New York once competed with Boston and Philadelphia for the highest level of specialization, and won. As the rest of the nation developed, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Houston competed for and established regional primacy in widely separated locations. In a general way, phenomena of this kind accord qualitatively with CPT, and the regionalization of centers produces a kind of fractal geography. The second interesting issue is then the following: why is there no thorough investigation of the distributional patterns of cities by size and function? Having asserted the existence of a fractal geography of cities, Chen and Zhou fail to examine this issue. Such an examination might serve to identify new questions about the distributions and to suggest new lines of inquiry. In any event, the effort so far derives the Zipf distribution from a set of raw data on city sizes without reference to function, and from a hypothetical distribution of sizes based on an assumed distribution of functional sites. Thus we have a study that is scientific in the sense of setting out a well-defined hypothesis, but unscientific in its failure to carry out the obvious tests. Zipf's rank ^ size rule: a comment on Chen and Zhou
Screening for diabetes among tuberculosis patients registered under revised national tuberculosis control program, Bhopal, India

Context: Tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) remain a global public health problem. India has the largest number of TB cases; in 2015, out of total global annual incidence of 9.6 million TB cases, 2.2 million were estimated from India. There are 62.4 million people with type 2 diabetes and 77 million people with prediabetes in India, and these numbers are projected to increase to 101 million by the year 2030. Diabetes and TB affect each other at many levels. Screening for diabetes in patients with TB will not only help in early case detection but also better management of both comorbidities. Aims: (i) To determine the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes among diagnosed cases of TB registered under RNTCP in Bhopal district. (ii) To determine additional yield of previously unknown DM and the number needed to screen (NNS) to find out a new case of DM. (iii) To find out the factors associated with diabetes among patients diagnosed with TB registered under RNTCP in Bhopal district. Settings and Design: This study was a cross-sectional study conducted on registered patients with TB under RNTCP in two TB units of Bhopal district. Materials and Methods: Participants were contacted and interview was conducted after obtaining consent using predesigned and pretested performa during the period of 1st October 2014 to 30th March 2015 for a period of 6 months. Statistical Analysis Used: Continuous variable were summarized as frequency, mean, and standard deviation. All variables were analyzed using Chi-square test of significance; P < 0.05 was taken as statically significant. Result: Of the total 528 patients with TB, 296 was male and 232 were female. Of the total, 63 (11.9%) patients were diagnosed as diabetic. NNS to diagnose a new case of DM was 22.1. Significant association was found with six variables which are age, sex, body mass index, type of TB, category of TB, and smoking. Conclusion: This study shows feasibility and importance of screening of patients with TB in existing program settings.