Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Symptom Management in Home-Based Palliative Care

Community-based palliative care has become the focus of palliative care’s growth and opportunity. Twelve of the largest randomized control trials on palliative care are communitybased and result in equal or greater survival, positive satisfaction from patients and caregivers, and equal or less cost. Surprisingly, sometimes the business case is the easiest to make (Cassel et al. 2015). With health care financing that embraces value-based programs such as serious-illness care models, shared savings, bundled payments, global budget revenues, community-based palliative care shows great promise andmay be part of the solution to provide better care for patients at a cost we can afford. Some key obstacles include a shortage of practitioners and the necessity to perform as public health system instead of a revenue-generating center. We provide examples of some successful programs that are reproducible.
Predicting habitat suitability of the goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) using presence-only data in Golestan National Park, Iran

The goitered gazelle ( G. s. subgutturosa ) facing the highest rate of illegal hunting and habitat destruction has been classified as threaten d i the IUCN Red List. Thus, knowing the distribution of this species and its ha bitat requirements is important in designing efficient conservation measures for its r ehabilitation. An ecological-niche factor analysis (ENFA) using presence only data was carried out using the Biomapper 4.0 software to assess the environmental and humanrel ted factors that affect the G. s. subgutturosa presence, as well as identified areas with high ha bitat suitability in Golestan National Park (GNP) and nearby areas. ENFA indicated a high marginality (1.40) and low tolerance (0.46) scores, suggesting a strong tendency for the species to live in a particular habitat throughout the study a rea. Although environmental factors limited the presence of the G. s. subgutturosa, human activities causing habitat loss/fragmentation plus irregular hunting were the major barriers to the distribution and survival of these gazelles. The model also showed t hat overall, 50% (313km ) of the study area was suitable, of which approximately 3.6 6% (23 km) had high suitability. The ENFA updated our information on G. s. subgutturosa habitat status and showed us the need to revise the boundary of the GNP for effi ci nt conservation of this species. However, a considerable portion of the suitable are a was located outside the park, which is under weak protection rules. Therefore, to prote ct he remaining population of the gazelles in the GNP, it is necessary to focus manag ement efforts on specific areas outside the park.
Development and Evaluation of TriFunctional Immunoliposomes for the Treatment of HER 2 Positive Breast Cancer

Purpose Trastuzumab combined with Doxorubicin (DOX) demonstrates significant clinical activity in human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer (BC). However, emergence of treatment resistance and trastuzumab associated cardiotoxicity remain clinical challenges. In an effort to improve patient outcome, we have developed and evaluated novel tri-functional immunoliposomes (TFIL) that target HER2-receptors on BC cells and CD3-receptors on Tlymphocytes, and deliver DOX. Methods Trastuzumab (anti-HER2) and OKT-3 (anti-CD3) antibodies were conjugated to liposomes using a micelletransfer method. Cytotoxicity of targeted immunoliposomes loaded with DOXwas examined in vitro onHER2-positive BC cells (BT474), with peripheral blood monocytic cells (PBMC) as immune effector cells. Results TFIL demonstrated high antibody-liposome conjugation ratios (100–130 μg protein/μmol phospholipid) and cargo capacity (0.21 mol:mol drug:lipid), highly efficient DOX loading (>90%), a particle size favorable for extended circulation (~150 nm), and good stability (up to 3 months at 4°C). In the presence of PBMCs, TFIL showed complete killing of BT474 cells, and were superior to mono-targeted trastuzumab-bearing liposomes, non-targeted liposomes, and free Trastuzumab and DOX. Conclusions Novel anti-HER2xCD3 + DOX TFIL show promise as a means to both engage immune cells against HER2 positive breast cancer cells and deliver chemotherapy, and have the potential to improve clinical outcomes.
Public v Private Sectors : undergraduates ’ constructions of employment in teaching , accountancy and marketing / sales management

This paper reports upon the results of an investigation into the constructions placed upon traditional public sector employment (teaching) and predominantly private sector employment (accountancy and marketing/sales management) by final-year undergraduates on an Education Studies degree at a post-1992 university in South Wales. The purpose of the study was to examine the students’ perceptions of the extent to which entry to these occupations is influenced by factors such as gender and social class and thus, by implication, the extent to which their own employability in these occupational areas might be constrained or assisted. The question of how undergraduates, who would traditionally anticipate working in teaching-related employment, perceive employment in the private sector has acquired particular interest following recent public sector cuts in the U.K. It was found that, while the students did not perceive social class and gender to present barriers to employment in accountancy or marketing/sales management, it was also strongly felt that the skills from their degree would be irrelevant to work in these jobs. This represents a rejection of dominant discourses regarding the transferability of graduate skills and challenges assumptions of graduate occupational mobility.
Deformations of rapeseed Brassica napus L . plants in the first progeny after phytoplasma infection

In winter oilseed rape plantations very often are observed shaggy-looking, stuck up the other, deformed plants. With the use of SCAR it was proofed by molecular markers that phytoplasma organisms are responsible for there symptoms. Deformations of infected plants referred morphological changes of blossoms and flowers. Yield of seeds from infected plants is very small. After sowing them into soil some percent of deformed seedlings was observed. These deformations were different from previously observed and symptoms referred mainly with the lack of stem growing point and abnormal shapes of leaves. Nevertheless from some seeds were obtained deformed plants, but capable to flowering. The haploid plants were obtained from deformed plants using microspores culture. All of them were nearing appearance to the deformed donor plants. The mature pollen of deformed plants (2n) was used for cross pollination with normal rapeseed plants. The seeds obtained from all combinations of crossings, were sown in greenhouse conditions. The vernalization of obtained plants was performed during 10 weeks in natural conditions. After vernalization period the plants were transferred into greenhouse. All plants from re-isolations and from crossings were different deformed in degree. It showed negative influence of crosspollination with pollen derived from deformed plants, because already in F1 generation were observed unfavourable phenotypic changes in the progeny. To make sure that it is impossible to transfer pathogen into offspring by crossings, there were made for them DNA analyses the same as for identification of phytoplasma. The absence of the pathogen was confirmed using primers, which in PCR process amplified 558bp DNA.
Seed polymorphism and its effect on germination and growth of Vateria indica Linn . an economically important endemic trees of Western Ghats

1Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum, Kerala, India 2Sree Sankara College, Mattoor, Kalady, Kerala, India 3Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Kerala 4Malabar Botanic Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences, Olavanna, Kozhicode, Kerala 1Corresponding author: drmkamar313@gmail.com 1Kamarudeen, M. , 2G. Jee , 3Pandurangan, A. G. , and 4Krishnan, P. N.
Cracking in low molecular PLLA banded spherulites

Banded spherulites and cracks can be formed in some polymers under proper experimental conditions. Lots of studies have been focused on banded pherulites or cracks on spherulites.In order to explore the differences of cracks in bright or dark bands, a kind of banded spherulites of low molecular PLLA was prepared in our study, it is interesting to be found that cracks were more likely to occur on the bright bands during the cooling process occasionally. This study mainly focused on this phenomenon, and the mechanism and correlation between banded spherulites and cracks are investigated.
New insights from a nationwide laboratory experiment

The north-south gap in social capital has marked Italy as a worldwide example of within-country differences spurring socio-economic diversity. External validity and measurement issues in previous studies raise doubts about whether differences in social capital reflect indeed a ‘national syndrome’. Representative data from our nationwide lab-experiment show northerners perform better only in trustworthiness, but they are statistically similar to southerners in cooperation, trust, beliefs about others’ trustworthiness, altruism and risk tolerance. As a novel result, the gap in trustworthiness originates from the lower reciprocity of southerners in response to large trustors’ transfers, while it is not driven by migration, betrayal aversion and family ties. Our evidence suggests the existence of an intergenerationally-transmitted norm that hinders southerners from reciprocating highly pro-social acts.
Examining EFL Learners‘ Formulaic Competence and Factors Affecting Formulaic Sequences' Learnability

This study investigated EFL learners' formulaic competence achievements, and the extent to which the factors of non-compositionality, mutual information, socio-cultural specificity and frequency in formulaic sequences predict receptive-productive formulaic knowledge. Underrepresentation of formulaic competence construct in the existing phraseological measures motivated us to develop a receptive-productive test battery adapting Kecskes‘(2007) formulaic language model. The battery was conducted on 63 upper-intermediate Iranian adult EFL learners from three different instructional settings. The majority of participants showed an underdeveloped competence. Particularly they demonstrated poor productive knowledge in writing an argumentative essay, as documented by repeated measures ANAOV and formulaic-language error-analysis. There was also a significant variation in their mastery of different types of formulaic sequences. To explain this variation, we designed a tri-dimensional cline of formulaicity on which the target formulaic sequences could be located on the basis of their quantitatively evaluated variables of formulaicity. Regression analysis revealed that non-compositionality and frequency factors in formulaic sequences affect their learnability more than mutual information and socio-cultural specificity do, which means that semantic opacity and conventionality in formulaic sequences influence their mastery more than fixity and pragmatic idiomaticity. The findings suggest an interplay between psycholinguistic reality of formulaic sequences (i.e. automaticity aspect) and their linguistic and socio-cultural realities, which offers pedagogical implications for EFL classes .
Designing Professional Learning Communities through Understanding the Beliefs of Learning.

This study was designed to initiate the process of building professional development learning communities for pre-service math teachers through revealing those teachers’ conceptions/beliefs of students’ learning and their own learning in China. It examines Chinese pre-service math teachers’ conceptions of student learning and their related pedagogical beliefs with respect to the following four aspects: self-regulation, construction of knowledge, the social nature of learning, and a dynamic view of ability. A total of 129 middle-school and secondary pre-service math teachers from China participated in this study. The results indicated that the Chinese pre-service teachers’ conceptions of student learning and their pedagogical beliefs are constructive, process-oriented, and progressive. In addition, the traditional Chinese socio-cultural values still have an impact on the pre-service teachers’ conceptions of student learning. Implications and recommendations for designing meaningful and effective teacher professional development programs that not only incorporate teachers’ beliefs of student learning but also are aligned with Chinese mathematics education reform are also discussed.
Study of economic heterosis and inbreeding depression in bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum L . ) under late sown condition

The present investigation was conducted to magnitude of economic heterosis and inbreeding depression in F 2 s of bread wheat for identifying desirable cross combinations. The experimental materials comprised 100 genotypes which were consisted of 10 diallel parent and their F 1 s and F 2 s. The experimental material was conducted in randomized complete block deign with three replication at Economic Botanical Research Farm, Nawabganj of C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 208 002. The analysis of variance revealed that the all components of variance had significant differences for almost the traits under studied over both generations. The result of economic heterosis revealed that the cross combinations, DBW 14 x K 0424, K 9162 x K 9423, K 9533 x K 0307, K 1114 x K 0424 and K 1114 x NW 2036 were good for grain yield per plant along with range of -88.54 (K 0424 x K 0911) to 28.52 per cent (DBW 14 x K 0424) and other traits compared to out of 45 F 1 s whereas, all these cross combinations also had significant grain yield demission in F 2 s results of increase of homozygosity among the crosses in advanced generations. The range of inbreeding depression varied from-50.36 (K 1114 x K 9423) to 49.12 % (K 0911 x K 0307) in F 2 s. Therefore, it could be concluded that these cross combination exploited in future breeding programme for development of good heterotic gene pool as well as evolution of wheat by improving of grain yield as well as others heat tolerance traits.
ASOCSA 2011-24 Barriers to Sustainable Implementation of Lean Construction in the Ghanaian Building Industry

Purpose: Adoption of lean construction in the construction industry will improve quality and efficiency, eliminate waste and increase value for the client. It is a production-based management strategy that enables construction companies to maximize profits by maximizing efficiency and eliminating waste of resources. Lean production efforts in some countries have not been successful due to the many barriers to its successful implementation. This study was undertaken to identify possible barriers to successful and sustainable implementation of lean construction in the Ghanaian building industry and possible measures to overcome such barriers. Design/Methodology/Approach: A structured questionnaire survey of 400 technical managers of construction organizations was carried out to identify possible barriers to implementation of lean construction and possible measures to overcome them in Ghana. Factor analysis using SPSS version 16 package was adopted to group the barriers identified. Measures identified were evaluated based on mean scores and ranked according to their strengths. Findings: Difficulty in understanding lean concepts, inconsistency in government policies, poor project definition, incomplete designs, lack of standardization and lack of long term relationship with suppliers were some of the barriers identified and grouped into Managerial, Technical and Teamwork issues. Barriers to Sustainable Implementation of Lean Construction JHB, South Africa in the Ghanaian Building Industry ISBN: 978-0-86970-713-5
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Effects of superheat degree on flow field of multi-hole fuel sprays

Superheated spray has the potential to improve the fuel atomization and evaporation processes which is quite attractive for engineering application. However, the mechanism of superheated spray is still not clear yet. In this study, n-hexane sprays from an eight-hole injector in both vertical and cross-sectional planes under various superheat degrees were investigated by using high-speed Particle Image Velocimetry (HS-PIV) technique within the lower density region. In cross-sectional direction, the spray pattern changes from the eight plumes to a “donut” shape, a “pancake” shape and then an “octopus arms” shape as the superheat degree increases. In vertical direction, a lost momentum of spray particles with increased fuel temperature under non-superheated conditions can be observed through the flow field, resulting in a shorter penetration. As the fuel spray enters into the superheated region, significant flash-boiling induced plume expansion with increased superheat degree is observed; the vertical velocity increases while the radial velocity decreases with increasing superheat degree, which results in spray plumes collapsing to the injector axis (gas-jet shape under fully superheated conditions) and dramatically penetration increment under highly superheated conditions. The self-preserving velocity behavior of the gasjet shape plume is captured and analyzed for fully-superheated sprays (SD>48 o C). Obvious vortex at the spray plume outer boundary is observed. The vortex core of fuel sprays is identified. The vortex intensity and the vortex motion under various superheat degrees are also characterized, which are proved to be greatly dependent on the superheat degree. The results provide insight to the spray-collapsing processes under superheated conditions for multi-hole sprays. It’s regarded that superheat degree is the predominant factor influencing the flow field, thus the structure of the superheated spray. * Corresponding author: mxu@sjtu.edu. cn
Renal calculi composition – Hounsfield units or dual energy CT ?

Unenhanced computed tomography kidneys, ureters and bladder (CTKUB) is the recommended gold standard imaging investigation for patients who present with acute renal colic due to its high level of safety and sensitivity [1]. It is a relatively quick investigation and can be performed at a low dose, minimising the risk of radiation to patients. Improved CT acquisition techniques allow a lower radiation dose than was achieved with a traditional intravenous urogram (IVU) [2]. When reporting a CTKUB, the radiologist should document size, number, location of calculi as well as any complications, such as obstruction. Certain information about stone composition can also be determined from CTKUB, which may help guide further management.
The Structure and Determinants of Justice Criteria Importance

The current analysis sought to extend the findings of Wendorf, Alexander, and Firestone (2002). People are shown to demonstrate four dimensions along which their judgments of justice criteria importance vary: Decision-Maker Procedural Fairness, Equitable/Consistency Concerns, Participation/Appeals Procedures, and Specialized Distributive Concerns. The analysis of several higher-order factor structures showed that these dimensions were not explained by general procedural and distributive justice factors. Furthermore, structural equation modeling showed that these dimensions were affected differentially by concerns about procedural justice, distributive justice, and outcome favorability. It is concluded that these dimensions are not isomorphic with the concepts of procedural and distributive justice, and that researchers confound their operationalization of justice by ignoring the multidimensional aspects.
Viability and biodiversity of freshwater hyphomycetes in foam at Ton Nga Chang Wildlife-Sanctuary , Songkhla , southern Thailand

A survey of freshwater hyphomycetes was conducted at Ton Nga Chang Wildlife-Sanctuary, Songkhla, Thailand. The viability of aquatic hyphomycetes trapped in fresh and old foam was estimated using tetrazolium bromide (MTT) staining. Percentages of conidia with at least one viable cell was in the range of 44−77% and 42−69% in fresh and old foam, respectively. Viability of conidia in fresh and old foam was not significantly different at (P>0.05). Anguillospora sp. , Helicomyces sp. , Thozetella sp. and Volutella sp. were tested for their viability under laboratory conditions. The conidial viability after aeration in water remained at 83−88%, after seven days. However only 3−45% remained viable after drying for 10 hours. Sixty-two fungi were recorded during this study, including 48 species in 34 genera and 14 unidentified taxa.
Re-Operation and Mastectomy Rates after Breast Conservative Surgery for Positive or Close Margins : A Review

Introduction: For positive or close margins after initial Breast Conservative Surgery (BCS) for Breast Cancer (BC), it is usually proposed re-operation with a second conservative surgery or mastectomy. We analyzed literature studies to determined re-operation rate and type of re-operation, differences according to treatment periods, histologic tumor type and results after initial BCS with oncoplasty. Methods: We included 15 studies with highest numbers of patients treated from 2002 to 2016 and our institutional data from our institutional data base including patients treated from year 1995 to 2016. Re-operation rates and type of re-operation were determined for all studies, then according to successive treatment periods and different histologic tumor types. We specifically analyzed positive margins rates and positive or close margins rates for BCS with oncoplasty. Results: Re-operation rate was 27.49% (CI 95% 27.4 to 27.6, range: 10.2% to 34%) among 402357 patients with BCS for DCIS or invasive BC with a decreased of re-operation rates among successive periods from 28.96% to 30.66% and 21.34%. Re-operation rates were higher for DCIS (33.1%) and lobular BC (40.6%). Mastectomy rate among patients with re-operation was 40.77% (CI 40.5 to 41.1, range: 10.7 to 62.1) and a third intervention for mastectomy was required for 13.5% of patients. We observed a decreased of mastectomy rates among successive periods from 59.62% to 48.8% and 36.81% with higher rate for lobular BC (70.5%). Positive margins rate after BCS with oncoplasty was 2.04% and close or positive margins were reported in 11.8%. Mastectomy rates for re-operation after BCS with oncoplasty were high (more than 60%). Conclusion: Re-operation rate decrease progressively across successive and mastectomy rate also decrease progressively. Mastectomy rate is high for lobular invasive carcinoma and after initial resection with oncoplasty and patient’s information for a risk of a third operation with mastectomy should be done in case of re-operation.