Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Axial U(1) symmetry and Dirac spectra in high-temperature phase of $N_f=2$ lattice QCD

The axial $U(1)$ symmetry in the high-temperature phase is investigated with $N_f = 2$ lattice QCD simulations. The gauge ensembles are generated with Mobius domain-wall fermions, and the overlap/domain-wall reweighting is applied. We find that the $U(1)_A$ susceptibility evaluated from the spectrum of overlap-Dirac eigenvalues is strongly suppressed in the chiral limit. We also study its volume dependence.
Central Symptoms Predict Post-Treatment Outcomes and Clinical Impairment in Anorexia Nervosa: A Network Analysis in a Randomized-Controlled Trial

Background: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious mental disorder associated with high levels of psychological comorbidity, physical complications, and mortality. Treatment outcomes for AN with best available psychological therapies remain poor. Examination of AN comorbidities and prognostic variables have been highlighted as research areas with high potential. Methods: We examined data from the MOSAIC trial, a multi-site RCT for AN including 142 individuals. We conducted network analyses for (1) AN symptomatology and (2) AN comorbidity with depression and anxiety at all available time points. We conducted linear regressions to determine whether centrality of symptoms in the baseline network was predictive of patient recovery status and clinical impairment at 12-months follow-up.Results: Feeling fat, fear of weight gain, discomfort seeing one's own body, dissatisfaction with weight, and desire to lose weight were among the most central symptoms of AN. Feelings of worthlessness had the highest bridge centrality connecting depression to AN. Centrality of symptoms in the network at baseline was highly related to prognostic value in predicting post-treatment recovery status (r2 = 0.52, p < 0.001) and clinical impairment (r2 = 0.55, p < 0.001). Conclusions: We identified central symptoms of AN and bridge symptoms between AN, depression, and anxiety. These analyses generate useful hypotheses about the etiology and maintenance of AN and related comorbidities, and also generate hypotheses concerning ideal treatment. The validity of network theory in identifying important symptoms is supported by the finding that symptom centrality was closely related to prognostic utility.
Analysis of outcome of proximal femoral nailing in unstable trochanteric fractures: A prospective study

Inter-trochanteric fractures are the common fractures of hip which occurs in young adults as a result of high velocity injury and in osteoporotic elderly due to low velocity injury. Inter-trochanteric fractures are treated by various surgical modalities. Proximal femoral nailing is now been used widely for the treatment of unstable inter-trochanteric fractures. The clinical and radiological outcomes are good with low rates of complications. We prospectively studied 36 unstable inter-trochanteric fractures treated with proximal femoral nailing. The overall functional result was assessed by the Harris Hip Score which was Excellent in 13.34%, Good in 41.67%, Fair in 19.44% and Poor only in 5.55%.
Prevalence of HIV and Risk Behaviors among Female Entertainment Workers in Cambodia: A National Biological and Behavioral Survey

Background: In Cambodia, behavioral risks and subsequent new HIV infections in key populations, including female entertainment workers (FEWs), continue to be of great national concerns. This National Integrated Behavioral and Biological Survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of HIV, syphilis, and related risk behaviors among FEWs in the country. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2016 among 3,151 venue-based and non-venue-based FEWs recruited from the capital city and 17 other provinces using a two-stage cluster sampling design for structured-questionnaire interviews and HIV/syphilis testing. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed. Results: The mean age of FEWs in this survey was 26.2 (SD= 5.7) years. The prevalence of HIV and syphilis was 3.2% (95% CI= 1.75-5.75) and 0.8% (95% CI= 0.36-1.70), respectively. Only 25.1% of the respondents reported always using condoms with non-commercial partners, and 80.6% reported always using condoms with commercial partners in the past three months. About one-fifth (20.2%) reported having had at least one STI symptom in the past three months. Regarding substance use, 7.6% reported having used some form of illicit drugs in the past three months. The most common form of the drugs was amphetamine-type stimulants (86.1%), and 0.6% reported injecting drugs in the past three months. Of the total, 74.3% reported using some form of contraceptives, with condoms being the most common method (33.5%), and 33.7% reported having at least one induced abortion during the time working as an EW. Conclusions: This study surmises that the prevalence of HIV among FEWs in Cambodia remains stable, and these women remain at an increased risk of HIV infection. Sexual behaviors, notably inconsistent condom use and multiple partnership, may have exacerbated their vulnerability. These findings highlight the need for tailor-made interventions that focus on sexual and reproductive health education and access to needed services for this key population.
Distributed Containment Control for Nonlinear Multi‐Agent Systems with Time‐Delayed Protocol

In this paper, the containment control problem is considered for nonlinear multi‐agent systems with directed communication topology. Under the guidance of designed distributed communication protocols with/without previous state information, the followers are expected to converge to a dynamic convex hull spanned by multiple leaders. Two multi‐step algorithms are proposed to construct the corresponding protocols, the state feedback protocol and the delay‐coupled protocol, under which the containment control can be achieved asymptotically. Furthermore, it is found that the delay‐coupled protocol is rather sensitive to time delays. That is, real‐time tracking will become impossible by only using long‐dated previous state information. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the applicability and efficiency of the proposed schemes.
How organizations promote and avoid learning: development of positive and negative learning cycles

Enhancing competitiveness through quality has become an increasingly important challenge of learning in organizations. This paper discusses that challenge by presenting conceptual and empirical implications from a research project on quality implementation strategies and learning. Links managerial perceptions of quality, commitment to quality, and learning as a mechanism of quality implementation. Examines quality implementation from a managerial ideological perspective. Case study data gathered from four Finnish manufacturing companies show that the advantageous learning in quality implementation is based on developing solid conceptual skills for managers in the first place, managerial commitment to quality and the sharing of quality thinking in the entire organization. Discusses these factors and describes how positive and negative learning cycles develop and lead organizations to promote and avoid learning accordingly. Proposes that implementing quality through learning is basically an ideological phenomenon. Ideological thinking may develop into a managerial skill that is a source of organizational strength. Implications are made for managers on the role of conceptual skills and ideological thinking in effective quality implementation.
Female Veterans' Combat Experience and PTSD on Male Partners' Psychological Distress and Relationship Quality

Female Veterans’ Combat Experience and PTSD on Male Partners’ Psychological Distress and Relationship Quality by Theresa Martin Abraham MBA, Excelsior College, 2012 MS, Psychology, Walden University, 2014 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Clinical Psychology Walden University May 2019
Biomarkers in intensive care unit infections, friend or foe?

Antibiotic misuse is a crucial problem for critically ill patients. Biomarkers have emerged as tools to assist the clinician in antimicrobial therapy decisions among critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICU). They are useful for early identification of infection, timely initiation of antimicrobial therapy, and prompt evaluation of treatment course or duration. However, until now, an ideal biomarker has not yet been identified. The combination of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CPR) and other biomarkers may overcome their insufficiencies, with the high sensitivity of CRP compensating for the low sensitivity of PCT. Biomarkers could not predict antimicrobial resistance, and development of molecular diagnosis brings new challenges. The most important thing for the clinician is to understand the advantages and disadvantages of different methods so that to use them reasonably.
Practical assessment on the run – iPads as an effective mobile and paperless tool in physical education and teaching

This paper investigates the use of iPads in the assessment of predominantly second year Bachelor of Education (Primary/Early Childhood) pre-service teachers undertaking a physical education and health unit. Within this unit, practical assessment tasks are graded by tutors in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings. The main barriers for the lecturer or tutor for effective assessment in these contexts include limited time to assess and the provision of explicit feedback for large numbers of students, complex assessment procedures, overwhelming record-keeping and assessing students without distracting from the performance being presented. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate whether incorporating mobile technologies such as iPads to access online rubrics within the Blackboard environment would enhance and simplify the assessment process. Results from the findings indicate that using iPads to access online rubrics was successful in streamlining the assessment process because it provided pre-service teachers with immediate and explicit feedback. In addition, tutors experienced a reduction in the amount of time required for the same workload by allowing quicker forms of feedback via the iPad dictation function. These outcomes have future implications and potential for mobile paperless assessment in other disciplines such as health, environmental science and engineering. Keywords: mobile e-assessment; iPad; online rubrics; physical education; teacher education; pre-service teachers (Published: 18 December 2015) Citation: Research in Learning Technology 2015, 23 : 27986 - http://dx.doi. org/10.3402/rlt.v23. 27986
5 th Anniversary Special Issue — CALL Technologies and the Digital Learner ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IDIOMATICITY 1

Despite immense progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, the deployment of AI knowledge systems for idiom learning has yet to receive attention in either research or development. This article speculates about how AI technologies might be used to foster knowledge of idiomaticity in the future. It argues that the deployment of AI knowledge systems for idiom learning require critical examination. It is suggested that AI knowledge systems can aid the development of idiomatic competence, and should be incorporated into the design of multimedia programs for first and second/foreign language learners as early in their education as possible. Potential applications of future AI knowledge systems for idiom learning are discussed.
Evaluation of the predictive power of laboratory markers in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in the elderly

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze the predictive value of preoperative laboratory findings in acute appendicitis in geriatric patients aged >65 years. METHODS: We enrolled a total of 4121 patients. A retrospective evaluation of the demographic features was made using preoperative laboratory values such as the white blood cell (WBC), neutrophil, and lymphocyte counts; platelet counts; the mean platelet volume and bilirubin values; and postoperative pathological data of the patients from the electronic file system. The neutrophil-to-WBC and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios were calculated. Patients were divided into two groups, as geriatric (≥65 years old, n=140) and non-geriatric (<65 years old, n=3981). RESULTS: The white blood cell and lymphocyte counts, and the neutrophil-to-WBC ratio, were significantly higher in the non-geriatric group (p<0.001, p=0.013, and p=0.021, respectively). The neutrophil and platelet counts were higher in the non-geriatric group, but this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.073 and p=0.072, respectively). A higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio was determined in the geriatric group, but the difference was not significant (p=0.176). According to the optimumal cutoff value of 12.11×103/µL for WBC, specificity and sensitivity values of 65.4% and 57.9% were calculated, respectively; the AUC value was 0.632±0.024 (p<0.001). A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to calculate the optimum cutoff values of neutrophil-to-WBC ratio, lymphocyte, and the mean platelet volume, but the diagnostic accuracy of these tests was inadequate with an AUC of <0.6. CONCLUSION: WBC values >12.11×103/µL were predictive of acute appendicitis in geriatric patients. The other parameters were not predictive, and further studies are required.
Effects of supraphysiological doses of nandrolone decanoate in Achilles tendon of rats

1 Department of medicine, José do Rosário Vellano University (UNIFENAS), Alfenas, Brazil. Rua Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, 700, 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil 2 Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Alfenas – UNIFAL-MG, Alfenas, MG, Brazil. Rua Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, 700, 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil 3 Department of Pharmacology Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Department of ophthalmology, 1720 2nd Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294 4 Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biology, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz Barão Geraldo Rua Monteiro Lobato, 255, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
"Virtual Doctor" Management Technique in the Diagnosis of ENT Diseases

This research project is about the managing of an ENT ( Ear Nose Throat) diagnosis expert system through the virtual doctor that can assist physicians in diagnosing ENT related diseases. ENT problems can distress hearing, speaking, learning and many other significant behaviors and untreated ENT diseases can be serious. Therefore, early diagnose of ENT diseases is fundamental. This study is qualitative in nature where we have used the concept of Virtual Doctor under artificial intelligence (AI) based expert system, already designed to assist physicians in the diagnosis of ENT related disease in the absence of ENT experts. This system can reduce the excess created due to the busy schedules of ENT experts and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare system. Virtual Doctor for ENT diagnosis uses rule based system for knowledge representation and has sub-systems which can enhance the physician’s ability in reaching a diagnosis decision with assurance. In this paper, we described the management system for application of Virtual Doctor for the diagnosis of ENT related diseases which can be used by physicians in their daily practice.
EFEKTIVITAS MULTIMEDIA PEMBELAJARAN INTERAKTIF BERBASIS KURIKULUM 2013

Dengan menggunakan model penelitian dan pengembangan (research and development) dan model pengembangan media ADDIE yang memiliki lima tahap pengembangan, yaitu menganalisis kebutuhan, desain, pembuatan, penerapan, dan evaluasi. Analisis data dilakukan dengan deskriptif presentase dan uji satu sampel untuk ketuntasan siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa media yang dikembangkan telah memenuhi syarat, hal ini dilihat dari hasil validasi aspek media, tampilan program, aspek kualitas, keefektifan produk oleh ahli media sebesar 78,21 % dinyatakan baik. Aspek isi, ketepatan materi oleh ahli materi sebesar 83% dinyatakan baik. Hasil uji efektivitas dengan menggunakan Uji t Satu Sample memperoleh hasil yang baik, oleh karena itu dapat disimpulkan bahwa multimedia pembelajaran ini efektif digunakan dalam pembelajaran.By employing research and development (R & D) model and ADDIE as media development model this reseach have five stages, need analysis, design, developing, implementing, and evaluating. The data werere analyzed using percentage descriptive technics and one sample testing for student outcomes. The result show that the learning media that have been developed by the teacher meet the qualification standard, it can be seen from the validation result by media expert on its product, program appearance, quality, and effectivenes in which show 78,21%. Secondly, vaidation of the content and accuracy aspect by the subject matter expert show good result by 83%. At least the effectiveness testing by using one testing sample technics also have a good result, it can be conclude that learning multimedia is effective for learning process.
Adolescent female soccer players’ soccer-specific warm-up effects on performance and inter-limb asymmetries

No studies have assessed whether changes in physical performance and inter-limb asymmetries (ILA) can be achieved with the FIFA 11+ prevention programme in adolescent female soccer players. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the FIFA 11+ programme compared with a standard warm-up on physical performance and ILA in adolescent female soccer players. Thirty-six adolescent female soccer players were randomly assigned to an experimental (EG; n = 19) or a control group (CG; n = 17). Unilateral/bilateral countermovement jump (CMJ), drop jump (DJ) and horizontal jump tests, two different change of direction tests, an ankle dorsiflexion test, the Y-Balance test (YBT) and inter-limb asymmetries were measured before and after 10 weeks of training. The results revealed no significant group-by-time interactions in the vast majority of variables (p>0.05). Paired t-test revealed significant improvements of the right [effect size (ES):0.56] and left (ES:0.49) CMJ, right (ES:0.74) and left (ES:0.54) DJ (ES:0.74), right (ES:1.27) and left (ES:1.26) posteromedial direction and right (ES:0.89) and left (ES:0.84) posterolateral direction in the YBT in the EG (p < 0.05). Right anterior direction in the YBT and V-cut test were significantly improved in both groups (p<0.05). For inter-limb asymmetry variables, no significant group-by-time interactions (ES:0 to 0.93) and an improvement between pre- and post-tests (ES:-0.76 to 0.49) were observed. Therefore, the FIFA 11+ programme led to improved unilateral jumping, dynamic balance and reduced lower extremity symmetries of several tests in adolescent female soccer players.
COMPARISON OF THE EFFECT OF CHAMOMILE, GINGER AND VITAMIN B6 ON TREATMENT OF NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN PREGNANCY: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

Introduction: Nausea and vomiting is of the common complain during pregnancy. Herbal medicine is among the traditional treatments. This study was performed with aim to compare the effects of chamomile, Ginger and vitamin B6 on treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. Methods: This randomized clinical trial was performed on 105 pregnant women with gestational nausea and vomiting in Qazvin Health Centers in 2016-2017. The subjects were randomly assigned to three groups (intervention 1,2,3) (n=35 in each group). The intervention groups received oral capsule of chamomile, ginger and vitamin B6 for four days, three times a day. Rhodes index was used to assess nausea and vomiting before and 1 week after intervention. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 23) and t-test, Chi-square, Kruskal–Wallis and Wilcoxon. P 0.05). Whereas, after the intervention, it showed significant decrease in three groups (P=0.001), but there was no significant difference between three groups in terms of decreased mean of nausea and vomiting (p>0.05). Conclusion: Chamomile, ginger and vitamin B6 are equally effective for decreasing nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and there is no significant superiority in therapeutic effects in any of the three drugs.
Practical solutions for multicore programming : from crafting a high performance ready-to-go STM to non-linearizable data structures

This dissertation presents several novel techniques for practical multicore programming in a shared memory multicore machine. The basis of the research initiative, which is covered in the first part of this dissertation, is Deuce [50], a novel open-source JavaTM framework for Software Transactional Memory (STM). Deuce has several desired features not found in earlier JavaTM STM frameworks. When this research was started there did not exist an efficient full-featured JavaTM STM framework that could be added to an existing application without changes to its compiler or libraries. It seemed that any efficient JavaTM STM would require compiler support. Deuce is intended to fill this gap. It is non-intrusive in the sense that no modifications to the JavaTM virtual machine (JVM) or extensions to the language are necessary. It uses, by default, an original locking design that detects conflicts at the level of individual fields without a significant increase in the memory footprint or Garbage Collection (GC) overhead. This locking scheme provides finer granularity and better parallelism than former object-based lock designs. It also supports a pluggable STM back end and an open easily extendable architecture, allowing researchers to integrate and test their own STM algorithms. Finally, Deuce supports novel compiler optimization techniques [4] in an attempt to drive the STM overhead lower. The second part of this dissertation deals with the design of concurrent data structures by weakening the consistency assumptions. Linearizability, the main correctness condition that most concurrent object implementations comply with, imposes tight synchronization between the object’s concurrent operations. This tight synchronization usually comes with a performance and scalability price. Yet, these implementations are often employed in an environment where a more relaxed consistency model suffices, where strict linearizability is not a must. First, we present the ED-Tree [2], a pool structure based on a combination of the elimination-tree and diffracting-tree paradigms, allowing high degrees of parallelism with reduced contention. Second, we provide a quantitative definition of limited nondeterminism, a notion we call Quasi Linearizability [3]. Roughly speaking, an implementation of an object is quasi linearizable if each run of the implementation is at a bounded “distance” from some linear run of the object.
A Systematic Review Comparison of Ketogenic Dietary Treatment Efficacy for Alzheimer’s Disease

There is evidence suggesting that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology can be improved through the use of mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibition therapy. Regulation of mTOR is responsible for mediating cell growth by regulating cell processes such as autophagy, transcription, and translation. Evidence suggests that a ketogenic dietary (KD) treatment may result in decreased mTOR signaling, thus making KD a potential treatment for AD. The objective of this systematic review was to explore the efficacy of current AD medications and compare the results to preliminary KD treatment for AD. The biochemical relevance of mTOR inhibition for AD and the relevance to KD will be discussed. For the purpose of this research 218 articles were identified in the original search, 14 studies met inclusion criteria for data compilation. A summary of the data and generalizability of the results are discussed. KD treatment and NMDA antagonists receptors were found to be more effective than acetylcholinesterase inhibitiors.