Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
DNA methyltransferase 3B gene promotor and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist polymorphisms in Egyptian children with immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Background and objectives Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune condition characterized by increased platelet destruction. Although the etiology of ITP remains unclear, it is accepted that both environmental and genetic factors play an important role in the development of the disease. Many gene polymorphisms have been reported to be closely associated with the susceptibility to ITP. Aim of the work The current study aimed to investigate the association between the DNA methyltransferase DNMT3B-46359 C/T promoter and IL-1Ra polymorphism and the risk for acquisition of pediatric ITP in a cohort of Egyptian children. Patients and methods Genotyping of the studied genes using PCR-RFLP assays was conducted on 40 children with ITP and 20 age-matched and sex-matched normal controls. Results Our results revealed that DNMT3B-46359 C/T heterotype was higher in patients than in controls but did not reach statistical significance and conferred 2.2-fold increased risk for ITP (odds ratio=2.2, confidence interval = 1.4–2.6). There was no statistically significant difference between ITP patients and controls as regards allele frequency. Moreover, there was no statistically significant difference in the clinical and laboratory data between ITP patients with wild or mutant genotypes. Moreover, there was no statistically significant difference in the distribution of DNMT3B-46359 . C/T genotypes between acute and chronic ITP patients. Conclusion This genetic polymorphism cannot be considered as a molecular marker for ITP risk among Egyptian children. Moreover, it is not a molecular predictor for chronicity.
Chapter 11. Forms of absorption that facilitate the aesthetic and explanatory effects of literary reading

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Estudio de la satisfacción laboral en los equipos de atención primaria en un área sanitaria de Asturias

Objective: Evaluate the level of job satisfaction of professionals working in Primary healthcare in Asturias and associated factors. Methodology: Cross-sectional descriptive study.Study Population: professionals of any category working at Health Centers in the province of V (Asturias). Sample: Whole population. We used the validated Red Font AP “Roja Font” questionnaire and gathered it up with variables socio-demographic and work variables. The quantitative variables are described with average and standard deviation, the qualitative with frequency distribution percentage. Possible relationships are sought between job satisfaction and the remaining variables using chi-square, t-Student and ANOVA. Results: Response rate: 57.22% (329 out of 575). 72.3% women. Average age: 50.8 years (From: 10.09). 83.9% self-reported as satisfied (95% CI: 83.5-91.2). Only 62.6% (95% CI: 57.4-68.2) were satisfied by calculating the Global Average Satisfaction (GAS) derived from “Font-Roja”. Dimensions of the “Font-Roja” with greater satisfaction: "relationship with coworkers" and "professional competence”. Lower satisfaction: "professional promotion" and "work-related tension". All the categories gave low score to the salary, being the worse administrative and hospital attendant (p <0,001). In the bivariate analysis between GAS and socio-demographic variables, there was a statistically significant association with teaching, 68.8% satisfied in the educational centers (p .039) and with professional category, remaining the most satisfied being MIR / EIR 88.9% and the least were doctors with 46.1% (w: 0.009). Conclusions: The majority of professionals are satisfied occupationally. They present a higher self-reported satisfaction than that derived from the GAS measurement in Font-Roja.Areas of improvement: wages, professional promotion and development and tension at work.
It's Alright, Ma (I'm only Teething...) Dispelling the Myth from the Teeth

Michal Eisenstadt1*, Sarah Malkiel1 and Uri Pollak2,3 1Department of Pediatrics,The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Israel 2Department Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital, Israel 3Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel Submission: February 05, 2017; Published: March 10, 2017 *Corresponding author: Uri Pollak MD, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 5265601, Israel, Fax: +972-3-5308021; Email:
QUALIDADE DE VIDA DOS PROFISSIONAIS DE ENFERMAGEM DE UM HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO DO INTERIOR DE SÃO PAULO

Introduction: There is a very significant relationship between the quality of life of nursing professionals and their work. Re cently, this topic has attracted increasing interest in view of the importance of personal, environmental, and organizational factors involved in working conditions and its relation to the quality of health care delivered. Objective: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the quality of life of nursing professionals acting in general wards at a university hospital in the inland of Sao Paulo. Patients and Methods: The study was conducted through data collection using two self-report instruments (sociodemographic questionnaire and the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire – WHOQOL-100). Written Informed Consent was obtained from all patients. We analyzed the data using Microsoft Office Excel ® . Results: The mean values obtained for each domain of quality of life were: Spiritual 86%, Level of Independence 74.9%, Social Relations 70%, Psychological 66.5%, Environment 60.8%, and Physical 53.6%. Conclusion: It is necessary to (re)define the public policies towards the working conditions of these professionals and to promote actions that contribute to improve their quality of life due to the strong influence of this on the quality of health care delivered. Descriptors: Work; Quality of life; Health personnel; Nursing.
Illumination Invariant Face Detection

The purpose of face detection is to process input images in order to determine the locations of any faces in the image. Faces are complex objects and detecting them remains a challenging task for computer vision systems, despite the relative ease with which humans are able to do so. One of the major di culties faced by face detection systems is challenging illumination conditions, such as low level lighting and cast shadows. This thesis reviews the state of the art face detection methods (with particular emphasis on the method of Viola and Jones) and explores methods of overcoming adverse illumination conditions. These methods can be broadly classi ed as invariant features, normalisation and variation modelling. Four novel approaches to overcoming illumination that fall into these 3 categories are proposed in this thesis, namely: (i) log-ratio Haar-like features; (ii) DC Haar-like features; (iii) local variance normalisation; and (iv) classi er fusion. Furthermore, a new type of feature called the generalised integral image feature (GIIF) is proposed as an alterative to Haarlike features. The GIIF method is not speci cally related to illumination invariant face detection, but instead applies to the more general task of face detection and is therefore presented as a separate chapter. Experimental results on standard face databases are provided for all of the proposed methods to verify that they achieve improved accuracy.
Effectiveness of zone therapy on quality of life among patients with hypertension in selected villages at Tirunelveli district

The Research Project, “A study to assess the effectiveness of zone therapy on quality of life among patients with hypertension in selected villages at Tirunelveli district’. It was conducted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of science in nursing at Sri K. Ramachandran Naidu College of Nursing which was affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G. R Medical University, Chennai during the year 2013 - 2015. The Objectives of the study were:
EFFECT OF PRECLINICAL SKILL LAB TRAINING ON CLINICAL SKILLS OF STUDENTS DURING CLINICAL YEARS

Background: Integration of clinical and preclinical teaching results in improvement of clinical acumen and better understanding of basic medical sciences. Keeping this in view, it was aimed to determine the efficacy of clinical skill lab (CSL) training during preclinical years on acquirement of clinical skills by the medical students. Methods: It was a descriptive study carried out at Foundation University Medical College. Based on convenience sampling, 4th year students who had received CSL training were compared with the 5th year students who had not received CSL training. Evaluation proforma was used. Students graded their clinical skills between non-satisfactory to excellent based upon recall. Results: Ninety-six students responded, 47 from 5th year and 49 from 4th year. Sixty-seven percent students of 4th year considered that CSL sessions benefitted them in ward learning. Seventy-three percent students rated their history-taking and general physical examination skills as very good. Eighteen percent of 5th year students graded them as good. For systemic examination and basic life support (BLS), 66% of 4th year and 82% of 5th year graded them satisfactory. Overall ward performance was rated very good by 60% of 4th year and 36% of 5th year students. However, 33% of 4th year and none from 5th year students rated it excellent. Improvement in communication skills was observed by 53% of 4th year and 45% of 5th year students; and 53% from 4th year and 36% from 5th year felt improvement in their confidence level. Conclusions: CSL sessions during preclinical years greatly benefit the students in clinical years to improve overall performance, communication skills, and confidence. Pak J Physiol 2016;12(3):30â€“2
Epidemiological features, clinical manifestation and laboratory findings of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Genaveh County, Bushehr

Leishmaniasis has a diversity of clinical signs ranging from deadly visceral to self-curing dermal ulcers. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most prevalent type of leishmaniasis. This disease is a parasitic infectious disease. The etiological agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis are different species of the genus Leishmania[1]. The cutaneous leishmaniasis is transmitted by the bite of female phlebotomine sand flies. Of about 800 sand fly species in the globe, approximately 50 have been considered as vectors of leishmaniasis[2,3]. In Australia, evidence incriminates midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as potential vectors of Leishmania. Screening determined that a species of dayfeeding midge, subgenus Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea), had an infection rate of up to 15% for Leishmania DNA[4]. PEER REVIEW ABSTRACT
!Xóõ click perception by English, Isizulu, and Sesotho listeners

Many, though not all, nonnative phonological contrasts pose discrimination difficulties. The Perceptual Assimilation Model attributes discrimination differences to listeners’ assimilations of nonnative phones to their native phonologies, which vary across languages. We examined perception of two ! Xoo click contrasts by American English speakers and speakers of Isizulu and Sesotho, African click languages that lack the target contrasts. The Africans should assimilate ! Xoo clicks to native ones and discriminate accordingly; Americans should perceive them as nonspeech and discriminate them well. Isizulu’s click system is richer than Sesotho’s, so Isizulu speakers should perform better on at least one contrast. Americans should excel on contrasts that Africans assimilate to a single click. As predicted, Isizulu listeners assimilated ! Xoo clicks to native clicks most often, Americans heard nonspeech most often. Sesotho listeners were poorest on one contrast they had difficulty categorizing. Americans excelled on the other, which the Africans assimilated to a single click.
Interactions of fluorophores with complex surfaces and spectroscopic examinations of ancient manuscripts

In the first part of this thesis, it was found by fibre-optic fluorescence spectroscopy, that the greening of fabrics washed in optical brighteners is due to a reabsorption effect. The quantum yield of fluorescence of the optical brighteners OB15, OB36 and OB49 in water are $ 0.11 $, $ 0.08 $ and $ 0.71 $ respectively. Their respective fluorescence natural lifetimes are $ 6700\pm109 $, $ 5971\pm712 $ and $ 1685\pm22 $ ps. In solution, the excited state of OB15 experiences more competing relaxation processes as the solvatochromic shift increases. OB49 displays the opposite trend. A literature cellulose model surface is employed as a cotton mimic for evanescent wave fluorescence studies. Two model greases are similarly developed and used, and a third is presented for future work. These are based on surface-specific reactions with glass substrates, and the doping of a regenerated cellulose film with long chain alcohols. On doped cellulose surfaces, some low quantum yields occur compared to clean cellulose and bulk solution. Photobleaching behaviours are also observed. Both dyes physisorb rigidly to cellulose and grease models. The second part of this thesis identifies the pigment palette of the earliest Northumbrian manuscripts pre- and post-1066, by Raman and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. It develops a suite of multispectral imaging programs in MATLAB for facile classification of pigments across a page ab initio, using data reduction and colour spaces. Raman and reflectance data are meta-analysed using symmetric permutation to split manuscripts and pigments into groups ab initio. It was also generalised, that the palette of the pre-Hastings selected manuscripts contained vergaut, indigo, orpiment, impure red lead, and copper green pigments, as well as orcein purples. Immediately post-1066 white lead, red ochre, vermilion and lapis lazuli appear in the palette in England, though vergaut and indigo disappear and the red lead used is essentially pure.
Effect of Phenylbutazone on some Hematological profiles, Liver, Kidney and Reproductive organs in Male Rats

The present study was conducted to study some pharmacodynamics and the possible adverse effects of Phenylbutazone in mature male rats . Haematological , biochemical and histopathological studies were carried out. Mature male albino rats were used and divided into 3 equal groups each of 15 rats. Rats of the first group were kept as a control and intramuscularly injected with propylene glycol (2 ml ./kg b.wt.) once daily for 3 successive days . Rats of the second group were intramuscularly injected once daily for 3 successive days with Phenylbutazone at a dose of 53.3 mg. /kg. b.wt. Rats of the third group were intramuscularly injected once daily for 3 successive days with Phenylbutazone at a dose of 106.6 mg/kg. b.wt . Five rats from each control and treated groups were killed at 2 nd, 4 th and 8th week from beginning of drug administration to obtain blood, semen and some body organs for examination and evaluation . The obtained results showed that i/ m administration of different doses of Phenylbutazone to male rats induced a variety of side effects on blood picture, biochemical and the reproductive parameters. Moreover, Phenylbutazone induced many histo-pathological alterations in the reproductive organs, liver and kidney of the treated male rats . Therefore, prolonged administration of Phenylbutazone should be avoided .
Using Mobile Phones To Assist Children’s Learning In Universeum

This master thesis study explores how to assist children’s learning using mobile phones in Universeum located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Universeum is the largest Science center in Scandinavia where children can learn the ocean, explore rainforest and discover space. From the field study carried out firstly in Universeum, some findings are gained, for example children prefer to discuss and share their findings with their friends, classmates or family members; children use body gestures to describe some animals; children are interested in big and colorful animals; children would like to capture some photos using their mobile phones and share their photos with others; children are interested in viewing photos captured by others. A system, which includes a mobile application and a web portal, is designed based on the review of the related work and the data from the field study. A prototype of the mobile applications is built and named Fotofiske which includes some information of exhibitions in Universeum and children can take photos using their mobile phones to match specific exhibitions’ information. Finally from a small evaluation of this prototype in Universeum, there are some findings about how to improve this prototype and deploy it at Universeum. For example children think that Fotofiske is interesting and fun. It is better to publish the Fotofiske game at the Univereum web site and let children freely download it before visiting. From this study, it reveals children can use mobile phones to gain knowledge at Universeum. The mobile prototype enables children to learn in a more interesting and interactive way at Universeum.
Tata kerja dan produktivitas kerja

Sekarang ini kegiatan dunia usaha sangat berkembang pesat di berbagai sektor, oleh karena itu penting sekali untuk diperhatikan cara kerja yang akan menciptakan efisiensi yang pada akhirnya akan menghasilkan produktivitas kerja. Berkaitan dengan hal tersebut, ergonomi sebagai ilmu yang mempelajari interaksi antara manusia dengan lingkungan kerjanya, memiliki arti penting dan sangat mendukung dalam menciptakan produktivitas kerja. Dengan mengingat bahwa mempelajari ergonomi akan memberi banyak manfaat bagi suatu lingkungan kerja, maka penulis mencoba untuk membuat sebuah buku dengan judul Tata Kerja dan Produktivitas Kerja (Suatu Tinjauan Dari Aspek Ergonomi Atau Kaitan Antara Manusia Dengan Lingkungan Kerjanya). Penulis berharap semoga buku ini bisa bermanfaat bagi para pembaca agar dapat memperoleh gambaran singkat tentang bagaimana merencanakan tata kerja dengan ergonomi.
The Australian diabetes educators' skills and readiness for the tsunami of diabetes in the 21st century

Objective: The objective of the study was to identify the knowledge, skills and practices of diabetes educators in relation to teaching and learning. Design: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of an online survey. Setting: Diabetes educators across Australia. Subjects: A convenience sample self-selected from the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) data base. Main outcome measures: Attributes and barriers to effective teaching and learning. Results: The survey response rate was 16.2% (n=212) of the 1306 ADEA members. 79% were aged >40 years and 10% were >60 years; 93% were female; and 34% worked in the role of diabetes educator full-time. ADEA respondents spent 50% of their day on client education; 20% on administration; and 30% equally distributed between research, quality improvement, staff education and other duties. Barriers to effective teaching and learning were a lack of time, resources and issues associated with bedside teaching. Text responses indicated the desire to provide individualised, culturally, age and gender specific education. The majority of respondents (range 99.1% 95.5%, p=0.000) reported that providing education that allowed informed choices; helping clients learn from their choices and decisions; collaboratively writing goals and objectives; developing specific and tailored education programmes; teaching in a way that matched the clients' experiences; using interpreters; and involving families or significant others, were important. Conclusion: Respondents were aware of the teaching and learning needs of their clients. However strategies to address barriers to effective teaching and learning and the need to maintain advanced skills and knowledge in the context of continuously changing practice and client demographics need to be considered.
New Management Problems for the Documents Librarian: Government Microfiche Publications

The management problems posed by a growing microfiche collection of government documents are, the author asserts, as different from those posed by a paper collection as microfiche itself is different from paper. " Thus, the documents librarian's special management concerns must be modified to include: overcoming fear of user resistance, document mobility, collection development and control through automation of records systems, use of statistical profiles, and storage environment.
Comparison of fine-needle aspiration technique with Ziehl–Neelsen stains in diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis -

Background: Lymphadenopathy is one of the most common clinical presentation among patients. In developing countries such as India, tuberculous (TB) lymphadenitis is one of the common causes of lymphadenopathy. Cytomorphology with acid-fast staining is a valuable diagnostic tool in cases of tuberculosis. Objective: To describe pattern of TB lymphadenitis presentation, and to compare results of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and Ziehl–Neelsen (ZN) stain in the diagnosis of TB lymphadenitis. Materials and Methods: Total 351 patients of lymphadenopathy referred to the Department of Pathology, GMERS Medical College & Hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, between March 2011 and December 2013included. FNAC was performed in all these patients and smears were prepared. Smears were stained with hematoxylin and eosin stain. ZN staining for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) was carried out on separate slide. Results: Maximum number of patients (162; 46.15%) were from age group of 11–30 years. Total 351 cases [179 (50.99%) females and 172 (49.00%) males] were included in the study. Of 351 cases, 173 (49.28%) had tuberculosis, 141 (40.17%) had lymphadenitis other than tuberculosis, and 37 (10.54%) had malignant lymphadenopathy, including 2 (0.56%) cases of primary malignancy (i.e., lymphoma) and 35 (09.97%) of metastasis to lymph nodes. Overall, 119 (33.90%) cases were found to be positive for AFB on ZN staining. Conclusion: FNAC is an optimally selected, efficient, easy to perform, and economical test for initial diagnostic workup in patients with TB lymphadenitis. Supplementation of ZN stain with FNAC increases the rates of diagnosis.
IMPLEMENTASI PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DI SEKOLAH MELALUI KETELADANAN DAN PEMBIASAAN

Pendidikan karakter merupakan berbagai usaha yang dilakukan oleh berbagai personil sekolah, bahkan yang dilakukan bersama-sama dengan orang tua dan anggota masyarakat untuk membantu anak-anak dan remaja agar menjadi atau memiliki sifat peduli, berpendirian, dan bertanggung jawab. Menyikapi pentingnya pendidikan karakter, maka sangat diperlukan pendidikan karakter di sekolah untuk mewujudkan peradaban bangsa dengan memberikan keteladanan dan pembiasaan. Bagian pertama dalam studi ini akan memperkenalkan makna pendidikan karakter, fungsi dan tujuan pendidikan karakter. Bagian kedua akan membahas nilai-nilai pendidikan karakter dan pentingnya pendidikan karakter. Akhirnya, bagian terakhir dari tulisan ini akan menjelaskan tentang implementasi pendidikan karakter di sekolah melalui keteladanan dan pembiasaan.