Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Drive to Write: Inside the Writing Lives of Five Fiction Authors

Authors of fiction often describe writing as a psychologically meaningful and emotionally charged process. While ample research has provided evidence for the mental and physical health benefits of writing (e.g., Pennebaker & Seagal, 1999), few studies have methodically examined the inner life of the fiction writer. This study explored two primary questions: (a) Why do authors write? and (b) How does the act of writing affect them in turn? This study employed Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) as a guiding methodology. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five authors of fiction, then transcribed and analyzed to generate a rich interpretative account. The motivations for writing fiction were found to be complex and multifaceted and the impact often subtle, but profound. Authors both forget and find themselves in the task of writing. They temporarily leave behind their everyday lives as they become absorbed in the task of writing and transported into the worlds of their characters. Simultaneously, the author can access, utilize, and play with psychological and affective material. The authors described the act of entering into and conveying their characters’ experiences as allowing them to name and make sense of their own experiences, gain greater understanding and empathy for others, and explore their own questions, identities, and beliefs. At times it also helps them gain greater acceptance and decreased sensitivity to more challenging emotions, memories, and relationships. However, authors do not usually write to consciously gain these benefits. They write because they are writers, because they love their characters, and because they love story.
Performance evaluation of a multiple-hypothesis multi-target tracking algorithm

This study is concerned with the performance evaluation of multiple-hypothesis, multi-target tracking algorithms. Target-detection/track-initiation capabilities as measures of performance were investigated. Through Monte Carlo simulations, a multiple-hypothesis tracking algorithm was evaluated in terms of: probability of establishing a track from target returns; and false track density. A radar was chosen as the sensor, and a general-purpose multiple-hypothesis, multitarget tracking algorithm, called generalized tracker/classifier, was used in the Monte Carlo simulations. <<ETX>>
Vorkommen von Selen in Lebensmitteln tierischer Herkunft des Schweizer Marktes

Un total d'environ 460 echantillons de nourriture d'origine animale provenant du marche Suisse (1996/98) ont ete analyses pour leur concentration en selenium (Se) (calcinateur a haute pression [HNO 3 , 260 °C, 90 min], spectrometrie atomique de fluorescence). Les medianes de la concentration du selenium (μg/g; matiere seche) dans les produits d'origine suisse montrent l'ordre decroissant suivant: rein de veau (4,50) > poissons, y compris les mollusques et crustaces (1,31) foie de veau (1,12) œufs de poule (0,93) > poulet (0,58) > porc (0,40) > veau et boeuf (0,25) mouton (0,25) > substituts vegetaux de la viande (0,17) boeuf de production biologique (0,14) > lait de vache (0,07). La ration quotidienne et personnelle de selenium est estimee en moyenne, par rapport a la nourriture analysee, a 35 μg. La concentration du betail «nourri biologiquement », aussi bien le lait de vache obtenu pendant l'ete, peut etre expliquee par la teneur en selenium dans les fourrages recoltes en Suisse. Cependant, les concentrations obtenues dans les tissus musculaires des porcs et poulets (oeufs inclus) et du lait de vache alimentes de maniere conventionnelle et biologique pendant la saison d'hiver ne peuvent pas simplement s'expliquer en termes d'adjonction de selenite dans l'alimentation. Les procedes technologiques tels que la cuisson du lait (UHT, pasteurisation) et la preparation du lait en poudre ne provoquent pas de pertes substantielles de selenium. Pendant la production de fromage, la concentration de selenium dans la matiere seche augmente d'un facteur de environ 1,4 en comparaison avec le lait de depart.
Early and Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants in a Tertiary Center in Saudi Arabia

Background: Incidences and causative organisms of neonatal sepsis in the developing countries are underreported. The aim of the study was to determine the overall incidence of neonatal sepsis in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants born at one of university hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the period 1999 to 2007, and identify the incidences and commonest isolated pathogens in both early and late onset episodes of sepsis in this group of infants. Methods: A retrospective study of all very low birth weight (500grams to 1500 grams) infants born at King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) in Riyadh over a 9-year period from January 1999 to December 2007 were included. Data were collected from medical records and NICU database after obtaining ethics approval. All cultures were taken (blood and/or CSF) prior to initiation of antibiotics. Only first episodes of sepsis were considered in this study. The main outcomes are total incidences of sepsis, incidence of early and late onset sepsis, and the causative pathogens for each type of sepsis. Results: 48% of included infants (225/468) had positive blood cultures. The incidence of early onset sepsis (EOS) was 10.9% and of late onset sepsis (LOS) was 37.1%. Gram positive pathogens were the commonest causative organisms in both early and late onset sepsis (74.5% and 87.4% respectively). Staphylococcus epidermis was the commonest single pathogen isolated in both groups (45% in EOS, and 63.8% in LOS). Conclusion: The rate of neonatal sepsis in VLBW infants was high (48%) with high rates of EOS as well as LOS which necessitates a high priority to prevent and control sepsis in our unit.
Real-Time Ultrasound Imaging in Physiotherapy Evaluation and Treatment of Transversus Abdominus and Multifidus Muscles in Individuals with Low-Back Pain

Clinical diagnosis and treatment of low back pain may be enhanced through the use of imaging modalities. This study investigates the use of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging in the physiotherapy management of low back pain associated with dysfunction of the transversus abdominis and multifidus muscles. Although encouraging, current evidence for integrating rehabilitative ultrasound imaging into clinical practice is weak and several knowledge gaps have been identified. In particular, the impact on clinical outcomes needs to be determined and well-designed randomized controlled trials investigating effectiveness for improving physical therapy assessment and treatment are required before endorsing transla- tion of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging into clinical practice.
The Case for Detection and Intervention at Birth

C o m m o n wisdom has long h e l d tha t the optimal welfare of the hearing-impaired is served by identification of the loss as early as possible and by immediate application of therapeut ic intervention. In the past, ha rd d a t a s u p p o r t i n g t h i s a s s u m p t i o n w e r e notably absent. But new economic , educational, and basic research findings are now confirming the fact that concer ted efforts should be m a d e to identify a n d habil i tate h e a r i n g loss at the earl iest possible t ime, which, in our present state of knowledge, is at birth.
Assessment of Medication Adherence in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

The objective of this study is to assess medication adherence in rheumatoid arthritis patients, focusing on the reasons and barriers. The study was conducted at King Hussein Medical Center (Royal Rehabilitation Center) between February and June 2007. A specially designed questionnaire was delivered through direct interview provided by researchers to a total of 110 rheumatoid patients. These 110 patients met the following inclusion criteria: adult rheumatoid patients, taking at least one of the disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs plus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and their disease duration not less than one year. The study was approved by the ethical committee of the Royal Medical Services. Among the 110 patients included in the study, eighty-two (75.0%) were females and twenty-eight (25.0%) were males. Patients aged between 18-68 years with a mean of 45± (8.5). The median duration of the patients' disease was seven years. Regarding the number of medications, 72.0% of the patients were on three or more medications, while 28.0% were taking less than three medications. Only 72 patients (65.0%) adhered to their medications whereas 38 patients (35.0%) did not adhere to their medications. Among the "non- adherent "patients, (72.0%) of them stopped taking their medications as soon as they improved, while (3.0%) of them stopped taking their medications once their condition got worse. For prescription refilling, the study showed that (49.0%) of the "non-adherent" patients refilled their prescription on time, compared to (51.0%) who were late on refilling their prescription. The study revealed that the top factors and reasons of non-adherence include side effects of medications, lack of belief in the benefit of treatment, and switching to different brand name, and medication load. (76.3%) of non-adherent patients indicated that their non-adherence was due to side effects of medications, (73.7%) was due to lack of belief in the benefit of treatment, (71.0%) was due to switching to different brand names, and (63.2%) was due to medication load.
It's Not Unusual: A History of Lesbian and Gay Britain in the Twentieth Century

"Alkarim Jivani has fashioned a lively introduction to our queer brothers and sisters across the Atlantic. " --Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco, CA "An interesting primary source for comprehensive gay and lesbian collections. " --Library Journal It's Not Unusual is a lively, anecdotal account of lesbian and gay Britain told through the testimony of those who lived through it all. What it was like to attend West End premieres in the Twenties with a monocled, cross-dressed Radclyffe Hall. What signs and signals lesbians and gay men used to recognize each other in the Thirties. How London became a "vast double bed" during the blackout. Why camp humor defused tension among soldiers under fire during the Second World War. What it felt like to undergo "treatment" at the hands of psychiatrists armed with injections and emetics during the repressive Fifties. How, in the Sixties, the long battle for law reform was fought and won. How gay men and lesbians partied through the Seventies and rallied together in the Eighties, and what issues concern them in the Nineties. The clothes they wore, the books they read, the music they enjoyed, the slang they used, the people they loved, the things that made them laugh, and the things that made them cry are all vividly recalled. The result is a poignant and powerfully told history that casts a new light on Britain in our century.
Dynamics of myeloid cell infiltration and blood-spinal cord barrier disruption in a murine model of multiple sclerosis

La rupture de la barriere hemoencephalique (BHE) ainsi que l’infiltration cellulaire sont des evenements pathophysiologiques caracteristiques de la sclerose en plaques et de son modele animal, l’encephalomyelite autoimmune experimentale (EAE). Cependant, leur relation avec l’evolution de l’EAE est obscure, notamment car les preparations histologiques standards recquierent le sacrifice des animaux et nous privent d’informations cruciales quant a l’initiation, au developpement et a la progression de la maladie. Nous utilisons le modele EAE chez la lignee de souris lys-GFP ki, chez laquelle les cellules myeloides (i.e. neutrophiles et monocytes) expriment eGFP. De l’imagerie intravitale est effectuee a des moments precis, ce qui permet l’etude de l’infiltration cellulaire en plus de l’evaluation de l’integrite de la barriere hemo-encephalique (BHE) au cours de la pathologie. Les seances d’imagerie non-terminales offrent un contexte temporel considerable, puisqu’il est possible de suivre le developpement de la maladie chez un animal qui a ete precedemment image. La premiere etape a donc consiste a etablir que la chirurgie et la seance d’imagerie n’avaient aucune influence sur le developpement de l’EAE chez les animaux experimentaux. Les resultats obtenus a l’aide d’imagerie intravitale tendent a demontrer qu’un affaiblissement de la BHE envers les molecules de petite taille (760 Da) est correle a l’infiltration de cellules GFP-positive dans la moelle epiniere. Il est d’autant plus interessant de constater que cette invasion cellulaire arrive en meme temps que l’apparition des symptomes cliniques chez les animaux atteints d’EAE. Nous avancons l’hypothese que les neutrophiles sont les cellules myeloides responsables de breches initiales dans la BHE, qui influencent son integrite aux stades precoces de la maladie. Des experiences de depletion envers les neutrophiles ont donc ete effectuees chez des animaux EAE afin de confirmer notre hypothese. Les resultats suggerent que les neutrophiles influencent l’initiation de la maladie et sa severite totale, en plus d’etre intimement lies a l’etat de la BHE tot dans la pathologie. %%%%Blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) disruption and immune cell infiltration are early pathophysiological hallmarks of multiple sclerosis (MS) and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Their relationship with the course of EAE remains unclear, however, notably because histological tissue preparations involve sacrifice and inherently result in the loss of crucial information regarding the initiation or development and progression of the disease. We use the EAE model in the lys-GFP ki mouse strain, in which blood-borne myeloid cells (i.e. neutrophils and monocytes) express eGFP. Intravital two-photon microscopy is performed at selected time points, enabling the investigation of cellular infiltration together with the assessment of the blood- barrier (BBB) integrity over the course of the pathology. Non-terminal imaging sessions offer extensive temporal context as it is possible to…
Evaluation of nutrient and food intake status, and dietary quality in Korean female adults according to obesity : Based on 2007-2009 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

The purpose of this study was to compare nutrient intake and diet quality of obese women to those of non-obese women, and to investigate the relationship between diet quality and obesity index in females. We analyzed data from the combined 2007-2009 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). In this study, ac- cording to their BMI (above 25 kg/m 2 ), we classified the subjects into the obese group (n = 724) and non-obese control group (n = 2,841). Nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR), the number of foods (Dietary Variety Score, DVS), and food groups consumed (Dietary Diversity Score, DDS) were analyzed by using the data from the 24-recall method. The average en- ergy intake of both the obese and control group were 1634.94 kcal and 1,707.81 kcal, respectively (p = 0.0199). The obese group consumed significantly lower quantities of calcium per 1,000 kcal compared to the control group (p = 0.0261). With regards to diet quality, calcium NAR in the obese group was significantly lower than that of the control group (p = 0.0158). MAR values for the obese and the control group was 0.79 and 0.80, respectively and revealed no statistical difference. The obese group showed a significantly lower consumption of milk compared to the control group (p = 0.0162). The average DVS of the obese and control group was 28.63 and 30.41, respectively and revealed a statisti- cal significance (p = 0.0003). DDS in the obese group (3.686) was significantly lower than that of the control group (3.769)(p = 0.0253). DVS showed considerable negative relationships with BMI or waist circumference after it was ad- justed for potential confounding factors. In conclusion, obese women had lower calcium intake quality, milk consump- tion, DVS and DDS than those of the control group. In Korean females, food intake variety did adversely affect obesity index. Further studies are needed to confirm this finding. (Korean J Nutr 2012; 45(2): 140 ~ 149)
Surgical treatment of Ebstein's malformation—the ‘Hôpital Broussais’ experience

Abstract Ebstein's malformation is usually treated by replacing the tricuspid valve, albeit with controversial results. The “Carpentier technique,” introduced in 1980, offers both a new classification and new surgical methods for treatment of this lesion. The classification is based on the severity of the displacement of the septal and posteroinferior leaflets, with four grades of increasing severity. The surgical techniques involve mobilization of the anterosuperior leaflet, reduction of the diameter of the annulus, and longitudinal plication of the atrialized part of the right ventricle. Following this approach, 64 patients underwent consecutive surgical evaluation, with only one valvar replacement. The mean age was 26±15 years. The hospital mortality was nine percent. The mean follow-up is now 5.18±3.25 years. The actuarial survival rate was 87% at one year and 82% at five and 10 years. Of the patients, 90% were in postoperative functional class I or II. Control echocardiography revealed either no insufficiency, or minimal regurgitation in 80%. A second operation was needed in six patients because of right ventricular failure (two patients) or recurrence of valvar insufficiency (four patients). Sinus rhythm was present in 44 (88%) of the surviving patients. We conclude that repair of the malformed tricuspid valve, associated with longitudinal plication of the right ventricle, is safe and efficient. The prognosis depends on right ventricular contractility, which should be evaluated carefully before and after the operative procedure.
Le nystagmus: une revue des principes et des méthodes d'évaluation

En ergothérapie, l'evaluation du nystagmus peut s'avérer un outil important pour l'étude du système vestibulaire. Cet article décrit les composantes du système vestibulaire, les différents types de nystagmus ainsi que les principales méthodes d'évaluation du nystagmus. Suite à cette revue théorique, les auteurs présentent les facteurs pouvant influencer l'évaluation du nystagmus et discutent des implications de ceux-ci en ergothérapie.
Creativity Support for Computational Literature

The creativity support community has a long history of providing valuable tools to artists and designers. Similarly, creative digital media practice has proven a valuable pedagogical strategy for teaching core computational ideas. Neither strain of research has focused on the domain of literary art however, instead targeting visual, and aural media almost exclusively. To address this situation, this thesis presents a software toolkit created specifically to support creativity in computational literature. Two primary hypotheses direct the bulk of the research presented: first, that it is possible to implement effective creativity support tools for literary art given current resource constraints; and second, that such tools, in addition to facilitating new forms of literary creativity, provide unique opportunities for computer science education. Designed both for practicing artists and for pedagogy, the research presented directly addresses impediments to participation in the field for a diverse range of users and provides an end-to-end solution for courses attempting to engage the creative faculties of computer science students, and to introduce a wider demographic—from writers, to digital artists, to media and literary theorists—to procedural literacy and computational thinking. The tools and strategies presented have been implemented, deployed, and iteratively refined in real-world contexts over the past three years. In addition to their use in large-scale projects by contemporary artists, they have provided effective support for multiple iterations of 'Programming for Digital Art & Literature', a successful inter-disciplinary computer science course taught by the author. Taken together, this thesis provides a novel set of tools for a new domain, and demonstrates their real-world efficacy in providing both creativity and pedagogical support for a diverse and emerging population of users.
HUBUNGAN KONDISI SANITASI LINGKUNGAN DENGAN KEJADIAN DIARE PADA ANAK BALITA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS BARANTI KABUPATEN SIDRAP TAHUN 2013

Diare merupakan masalah kesehatan yang masih sering dialami oleh masyarakat dan merupakan penyebab penyumbang tingginya angka kesakitan dan angka kematian. Di Wila-yah Kerja Puskesmas Baranti penderita diare ditemukan setiap tahunnya, pada tahun 2011, jumlah kasus sebanyak 234 kasus.Tujuan umum penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan kondisi sanitasi ling-kungan dengan kejadian diare pada anak Balita di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Baranti Kabupat-en Sidrap tahun 2013. Sedangkan tujuan khusus adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan penye-diaan air bersih, jamban keluarga, tempat sampah dan Saluran Pembuangan Air Limbah (SPAL) dengan kejadian diare.Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah Observasional dengan pendekatan Cross Sec-tional Study. Variabel yang diteliti adalah penyediaan air bersih, jamban keluarga, tempat sampah dan saluran pembuangan air limbah. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan menggunakan cara Simple Random Sampling. Besar populasi sebanyak 946 dan besar sam-pel sebanyak 270 sampel. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan uji statistic Chi-square dalam program spss.Hasil penelitian penyediaan air bersih dengan kejadian diare (p value = - ) > alpha (α = 0,05), jamban keluarga dengan kejadian diare, (p value = 0,000) alpha (α = 0,05), dan saluran air limbah dengan kejadian diare (p value = 0,000) < alpha (α = 0,05). Pada masyarakat sebaiknya bisa menjaga kebersihan jamban mereka. Hal ini dikare-nakan sangat banyaknya bakteri berbahaya yang timbul di WC sehingga kebersihannya harus selalu diperhatikan. Jamban yang tidak bersih bisa menjadi sumber persebaran bakteri penyebab penyakit dikalangan lingkungan rumah tersebut. Pada saluran pembuangan air limbah pengetahuan masyarakat kiranya lebih ditingktkan lagi. Hal ini disebabkan karena pengaruhnya yang sangat penting dalam kehidupan masyarakat terutama pada perletakannya di sembarang tempat juga menjadi salah satu pemicu tersebarnya bakteri dan virus penyebab penyakit.
A Rapid Quantitative Method to Assess Eucalyptus Wood Properties for Kraft Pulp Production by FT-Raman Spectroscopy

Afin d'evaluer les proprietes de la pâte kraft produite a partir de bois d 'Eucalyptus, nous avons evalue la possibilite d'utiliser la spectrometrie transformation Fourier-Raman pour la quantification rapide non destructive des element,de l' anatomie et de la densite du bois. Des elements du bois, comme la teneur en holocellulose, α-cellulose, hemicellulose, lignine, matieres extractives, rapport syringvle/guaiacyle de la lignine et composition neutre des sucres hemicellulosique ont ete evalues. Les caracteristiques de l'anatomie du bois, comme les types de cellules, la longueur des cellules, le rapport des parois cellulaires, la largeur des cellules, et l' epaisseur des parois des vaisseaux et des fibres ont ete examinees. L'application de divers ordres de transformation derivee pour les donnees spectroscopiques Raman avec une analyse multivariee des donnees incluant la validation croisee a revele une correlation tres significative entre les valeurs mesurees de facon classique et les valeurs Raman predites pour tous les caracteres sauf le rapport rhamnose-vaisseaux avec un coefficient de correlation de >0.8 tant pour la reference que pour la prediction. Les modeles de reference obtenus sont plus stables que dans nos rapports precedents d'un petit nombre de facteurs utilises dans le caractere de tous les elements du bois et la densite basale.