Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
KUALITAS HIDUP ORANG DENGAN HIV DAN AIDS DI KOTA MAKASSAR

Quality of life is the condition of the patient keep feeling well beside the illness they suffered. Based on KPA Makassar number of HIV and AIDS in Makassar is 5.527 cases which is 3.854 cases of HIV and 1.673 cases of AIDS. This study aims describe the quality of life of people living with HIV and AIDS in Makassar.Type of research is descriptive study using the instrument WHOQOL-HIV BREF. Population of 1.089 people, samples were selected using accidental sampling technique conducted for 30 days and 21 people living with HIV were collected. The results showed that base on six domains, the quality of life of physical domains (38,1%) good and (61,9%) poor, psychology domain (23,8%) good and (76,2%) poor, level of independence domain (28,6%) good and (71,4%) poor, social interaction domain amount (38,1%) good and (61,9%) poor, environment (38,1%) good and (61,9%) poor and spiritual (47,6 %) good and (52,4%) poor. The conclusion of the study is based on a total of six domains respondent whose good quality of life is amount (47,6%), while (52,4%) poor. It is recommended to people living with HIV could be open to people nearby about their health and maintain treatment compliance in order to be more productive.
Making Modernism: Picasso and the Creation of the Market for Twentieth-Century Art

Artists don't achieve financial success and critical acclaim during their lifetimes as a result of chance or luck. The author documents Picasso's courting of dealers, critics, collectors and curators as he established his reputation during the first 40 years of the 20th century. The book desribes the care, patience and resourcefulness invested by Paul Rosenberg, Picasso's dealer and close collaborator from 1918 to 1940, in building the financial value and public acceptance of Picasso's art. It is based on quotes from previously unpublished correspondence between Picasso and dealers, collectors and museum curators.
Evaluation of a screening chest X-ray programme for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in asymptomatic military members

This study evaluated reports from screening chest X-rays (s-CXRs) done by the South African Military Health Services on asymptomatic military members over the age of 40. Focus was placed on the yield of tuberculosis (TB) positive s-CXRs and a total of 29 (1.2%) patients showed signs of active TB from a study population of 2 371 patients during a 54-month study period. Although the results from this study cannot be extrapolated to the general population, the findings indicate that screening of the general population could be of value in South Africa where there is a high incidence of TB.
GPU-Accelerated Bayesian Learning and Forecasting in Simultaneous Graphical Dynamic Linear Models

We discuss Bayesian analysis of dynamic models customized to learning and prediction with increasingly high-dimensional time series. A new framework of simultaneous graphical dynamic models allows the decoupling of analyses into those of a parallel set of univariate time series dynamic models, while flexibly modeling time-varying, cross-series dependencies and volatilities. The strategy allows for exact analysis of univariate time series models that are then coherently linked to represent the full multivariate model. Computation uses importance sampling and variational Bayes ideas, and is ideally suited to GPU-based parallelization. The analysis and its GPU-accelerated implementation is scalable with time series dimension, as we demonstrate in an analysis of a 400-dimensional financial time series. The full article is available online at http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ba/1425304898
TEACHER RESEARCH: PRACTICE, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECT FOR IMPROVEMENT: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY FROM OMAN

This study investigates teachers’ conceptions of engagement with, and in, teacher research (TR) in the Sultanate of Oman. The data collected through interviews and questionnaires reveals that TR is not yet common practice in Omani schools. To make TR a sustainable mainstream activity within school environments should entail improving teachers' concepts, attitudes, and understandings of the role of TR in the development of educational system and for their own professional development. Teachers should also be provided with logistical requirements and practical conditions that help them become active and competent practitioner researchers.
Understanding Carson Mccullers

The definitive introduction to the complex author of "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. " Updated with a discussion of recent scholarship, "Understanding Carson McCullers" provides a balanced introductory study of the Georgia-born novelist's major fiction and the reasons for her extraordinary and lasting acclaim. Carson McCullers was deemed the "find of the decade" when she appeared on the literary scene at the age of twenty-three and is best remembered for her celebrated novels "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" and "The Member of the Wedding. " Through Virginia Spencer Carr's insightful discussion and lucid analysis of these and lesser-known works, McCullers is shown here as more than a southern writer, more than a lesbian novelist. McCullers emerges as a complex and multifaceted artist not yet fully comprehended and deserving of more contemplative study and thoughtful understanding.
PENGARUH JENJANG PENDIDIKAN, PELATIHAN, DAN PENGALAMAN MENGAJAR TERHADAP PROFESIONALISME GURU SMA MUHAMMADIYAH DI KABUPATEN KEBUMEN

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan jenjang pendidikan, pelatihan, dan pengalaman mengajar dengan profesionalisme guru SMA Muhammadiyah di Kabupa-ten Kebumen. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif korelasional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh guru SMA Muhammadiyah se-Kabupaten Kebumen, yang berjumlah 54 orang, sedangkan sampel penelitian adalah sejumlah 44 orang. Pengumpulan data meng-gunakan angket, dan analisis data menggunakan teknik analisis korelasi Pearson product moment dan analisis regresi ganda. Penelitian ini menghasilkan kesimpulan bahwa jenjang pendidikan dan pelatihan masing-masing memiliki pengaruh yang tidak signifikan terha-dap profesionalisme guru. Sedangkan pengalaman mengajar memiliki pengaruh yang posi-tif dan signifikan terhadap profesionalisme guru. Selanjutnya jenjang pendidikan, pelatihan, dan pengalaman mengajar secara bersama-sama memiliki pengaruh yang tidak signifikan terhadap profesionalisme guru. Kata kunci : jenjang pendidikan, pelatihan, pengalaman mengajar, dan profesionalisme
Stabilization of linear systems with sector bounded nonlinearities at the input and output

In this paper we propose a general quadratic dissipativity output feedback control method to solve a robust stabilization problem for linear systems with sector bounded type nonlinearities at the input and output. The problem includes the one of achieving specified gain and phase stability margins as a special case. We pose the problem as one of finding a controller for a new, related linear system such that the closed loop system is dissipative with respect to a specifically chosen quadratic supply rate. We employ the information method to derive the desired controller. Stability results are obtained using the Lyapunov methods. We provide an example to demonstrate the utility of the proposed control method.
Scheduling and fairness in multi-hop wireless networks

Multi-hop wireless networks have been a subject of research for many years now. But recently, availability of inexpensive hardware has spurred interest in a new class of applications called mesh networks where multi-hop wireless routing is used to avoid the cost of deploying a wired backbone. However, both simulations and deployments based on the current generation of hardware (based mostly on the 802.11 standard) show very poor fairness between competing flows. In fact, the imbalance in throughput can be so severe that some nodes are completely shut out from sending any data at all. Some of this unfairness can be attributed to the lack of flexibility in the 802.11 Medium Access Control (MAC) layer to provide control over resource allocation. Recent work also suggests that Carrier-Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) based MAC protocols suffer from a more fundamental limitation due to problems caused by hidden terminals and asymmetric links. In this work, we address this problem by making the following three contributions. Firstly, we build an Overlay MAC Layer (OML) that implements a time-slot based scheduler that works on top of inexpensive 802.11 based hardware without any changes to the standard. The overlay approach also provides a lot of flexibility and can easily be adapted to specific applications and networks through simple software modifications. Secondly, we have developed a distributed algorithm that can efficiently detect interference by using passive measurements. While we use the inferred interference pattern to improve scheduling under OML, our algorithm can also be used in a number of other applications such as channel assignment, resource allocation and admission control. Thirdly, we have designed a transport layer algorithm called End-to-end Fairness using Local Weights (EFLoW) for providing global Max-Min Fairness. EFLoW uses an iterative additive-increase multiplicative-decrease (AIMD) based approach using only state from within a given node's contention region in each iteration. It can automatically adapt to changes in traffic demands and network conditions. We have evaluated our system by conducting experiments in both ns-2 and a 30-node testbed built using commodity hardware. We show that our algorithms can improve fairness by over 90% with only a small cost (typically less than 10%) in efficiency for a wide variety of traffic patterns and network conditions.
Canine Appendicular Osteosarcoma: Curative-Intent Treatment *

Dogs with appendicular osteosarcoma, the most common canine primary bone tumor, can be managed with either palliative or curative-intent therapy. Curative-intent techniques must address both the local bone tumor and the potential for development of metastatic disease. Limb amputation is the most common procedure for managing the local tumor. Limb-sparing techniques, both surgical and nonsurgical, provide an alternative to amputation. Postoperative chemotherapy is essential for minimizing the risk of developing metastatic disease and for prolonging a good quality of life.
Cosmetic outcomes and patients’ satisfaction of oncoplastic surgery in Korean patient with breast cancer

Purpose: Oncoplastic surgery (OPS) has emerged as the latest ideal surgery in treatment of breast cancer. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cosmetic outcome of volume displacement surgery and patients’ satisfaction in Korean women with relatively small breast size. Methods: This is a retrospective study of 173 patients who had volume displacement of OPS between January 2008 and December 2013. Cosmetic outcome was evaluated by patients’ questionnaire and a doctor. The patients’ satisfaction was assessed by a questionnaire divided into four categories; cosmetic satisfaction, satisfaction on operative method, femininity, and side effects. Relationship between removed specimen volume and patients’ satisfaction was also analyzed. Results: About 90% of patients answered above the fair in cosmetic items and operative methods, only less than 5% of all patients reported of severe complications such as cramps or limitations of exercise. The patients’ cosmetic satisfaction score were significantly inversely related with removed specimen volume and doctor’s cosmetic assessment was also accordance with this result (P Conclusion: Volume displacement of OPS brings both the best possible cosmetic outcome and high patient satisfaction for Korean women with a small size of breast in breast cancer surgery. It is highly suggestive that Korean women considers good contour more than the size of scar; therefore, volume displacement of OPS is a recommendable means of breast cancer surgery for Korean women.
Essays on Health and Labor Policies

This dissertation consists of three papers on health economics and labor economics. The first chapter investigates how workplace breastfeeding laws that require firms to provide a lactation room in the workplace affect the labor market outcomes of mothers of infants. Summers (1989) predicts that such mandated benefits depress the demand for mothers of infants and increase their supply and, thus, depress wages. However, I argue that such mandated benefits can increase both the demand for and the wages of mothers of infants who have a strong propensity to increase their work attachment. I exploit the plausibly exogenous variation in the timing of state mandates on workplace lactation support, analyzing data in the National Immunization Survey and the Current Population Survey. The second chapter investigates changes in the usage or preventive services among the Medicare beneficiaries following the Affordable Care Act's "Medicare Preventive Benefits" reform, which eliminates cost-sharing for Medicare-covered preventive services that are recommended (rated A or B) by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Following intuition in Chetty et al. (2013) that individuals with no knowledge of certain policies behave as they would in the absence of the policy, I identify the impact of the reform by comparing the usage of all Medicare-covered preventive services across regions with different levels of knowledge of the reform. Exploiting the sample of beneficiaries that move across HRRs, I find that the knowledge of the reform is driven by the demand side factors rather than the supply side factors. The third chapter investigates the causal impact of physician counseling on obesity, exploiting the eligibility criterion of the Medicare's Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Obesity program, using a fuzzy Regression Discontinuity (RD) approach. I using the 5% random sample of the Medicare historical claim data and I inventively collect the BMI information using the ICD-9 diagnosis codes. I find that the intensive behavioral therapy is not effective in reducing obesity, and we are able to rule out confounding factors such as the use of bariatric procedures, massages, psychological therapy, smoking counseling, and the diagnoses of chronic conditions.
AEMV FORUM EOSINOPHILIC LEUKEMIA IN A PET AFRICAN HEDGEHOG (ATELERIX ALBIVENTRIS)

A 2-year-old, captive, intact female African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) was evaluated for nonspecific clinical signs and progressive hind limb ataxia over a 1-month period. Abnormal results from a complete blood count included a mild regenerative anemia and an inflammatory leukogram with a degenerative left shift, toxic changes, and eosinophilia. Serum biochemistry analysis showed increased alkaline phosphatase and alanine transaminase levels. Whole-body radiograph images of the hedgehog revealed a thin body condition, oligodontia, and ventral lumbosacral spondylosis deformans. An abdominal ultrasonographic examination of the patient indicated that a hyperechoic mass with unknown origin was present in the caudal abdomen and moderate free fluid and a hyperechoic splenic nodule were present. A cytological examination of material collected through a fine needle aspirate of the abdominal mass was suggestive of carcinoma with marked eosinophilic inflammation. Exploratory surgery revealed a right ovarian mass and an abnormal spleen. An ovariohysterectomy and splenectomy were performed. Histopathology of the reproductive tract and spleen revealed an endometrial polyp in the uterus, a granulosa cell tumor in the right ovary, and a large number of immature eosinophils present throughout the spleen, consistent with eosinophilic leukemia. The hedgehog died 2 days following the surgical procedure. A postmortem examination of the patient revealed a mild bicavitary effusion, hepatomegaly, and a stomach ulcer. Histopathological examination of examined tissue indicated neoplastic eosinophils that encompassed 80% of the bone marrow and also infiltrated multiple glands, viscera, and associated blood vessels. The necropsy results supported the previous diagnosis of eosinophilic leukemia. Practitioners should be aware that similar clinical signs may be associated with eosinophilic leukemia in Atelerix albiventris. Copyright 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Does anyone read the classic studies they cite? Reflections on claims that psychotherapy promotes the survival of cancer patients

We were left pondering these questions after completing a review of studies cited as evidence that psychotherapy promotes the survival of cancer patients (Coyne, Stefanek, & Palmer, 2007). Given the attention that has been given to claims that therapy does extend life, we were surprised by the consistently negative evidence. We discovered that no trial had found that psychotherapy improved the median survival time of women with metastatic breast cancer. Moreover, no trial in which survival was pre-specified as the primary outcome had demonstrated a survival effect for patients with any type of cancer, when psychotherapy was not confounded with improved medical surveillance or treatment.
examine the effectiveness of group problem solving on marital satisfaction and quality of life in Drug-dependent patients (opiates)

زمینه و هدف: با توجه به شیوع وابستگی به افیون ها و پیامدهای فردی و اجتماعی آن، هدف پژوهش حاضر بررسی اثر بخشی آموزش گروهی حل مسئله بر رضایت زناشویی و کیفیت زندگی بیماران وابسته به مواد (افیون ها) بود. روش بررسی: این پژوهش در دسته پژوهش ‌های تجربی کار آزمایی بالینی قرار می‌گیرد و طرح تحقیق آن به صورت 2 گروهی (گروه آزمایش و گروه کنترل) و شامل 3 مرحله پیش ‌آزمون، پس ‌آزمون و پیگیری (1 ماهه) بود. جامعه آماری پژوهش کلیه بیماران وابسته به افیون ها در شهرکرد و نمونه پژوهش نیز 40 نفر از افراد واجد ملاک ورود به پژوهش بود. ابزار گردآوری داده‌ های پژوهش پرسشنامه های کیفیت زندگی و رضایت زناشویی انریچ بود. مداخله پژوهش شامل 8 جلسه‌ آموزشی 2 ساعته بود. یافته ها: نتایج نشان داد که آموزش گروهی حل مسئله بر بهبود رضایت زناشویی بیماران در مرحله پس‌ آزمون (0001/0>P و 58/37=F) و پیگیری (0001/0>P و 17/43=F) و کیفیت زندگی آن ها در مرحله پس ‌آزمون (0001/0>P و 80/93=F) و پیگیری (0001/0>P و 49/362=F) در گروه مداخله نسبت به گروه کنترل اثر بخش بوده است و میزان تأثیر از 41/0 تا 7/0 متفاوت بود. نتیجه گیری: نتایج در کل حاکی از این بود که آموزش گروهی حل مسئله کیفیت زندگی بیماران وابسته به مواد (افیون ها) را ارتقاء می دهد و نقشی کاهنده در میزان تعارضات زناشویی آن ها دارد؛ بنابراین آموزش گروهی حل مسئله در بهبود وضعیت خانوادگی بیماران وابسته به مواد مؤثر است.
The Vijlen Chalk Member (Maastrichtian, late Cretaceous) in the Meuse-Rhine Euregion

Le Vijlen Chalk Member (Maastrichtien, Cretace superieur) dans l'Euregio Meuse-Rhin. Des echantillons de craies du Membre de Vijlen provenant de nombreux sondages et affleurements ont ete analyses pour leur contenu en bioclastes entre 1 et 2,4 mm afin d'etre en mesure de presenter une vue d'ensemble de ce depot. Les sections etudiees ont pu etre correlees entre elles principalement sur la base des foraminiferes. Des coupes au travers de la region revelent que des mouvements tectoniques conjointement a des transgressions et des regressions marines ont determine les modeles de sedimentation/erosion. Pendant une des phases regressives (Horizon Bovenste Bos), des chenaux profonds (jusqu'a 50 m) se sont developpes dans une plaine cotiere etendue. Ces chenaux ont ete combles pendant la phase transgressive qui a suivi, au Maastrichtien ancien, ce qui explique pourquoi une autre plaine cotiere etentue (Horizon Bockler) a pris naissance a la limite Maastrichtien inferieur/superieur. Pendant le Maastrichtien tardif, des craies pures ont ete deposees au large, qui contiennent de petits nodules de silex.
The Brisbane Breast Bank

The Brisbane Breast Bank (BBB) was established in 2005 with a view to collecting surplus tissue from every breast surgery patient at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. This not-for-profit biobank provides resources on a collaborative basis, supporting local, national and international studies. The resource prides itself on its comprehensive clinico-pathology sample annotation. Since its inception, the remit of the BBB has expanded to the prospective collection of serial blood samples from patients at high risk of recurrence, and the collection of blood and tumour tissue from metastatic patients.
Urinary Cortisol excretion in the resting and exercising horse

Summary The aim of this study was to document the 24 h urinary Cortisol concentrations during a rest day and a day that included prolonged exercise. The influence of exercise on disposition (plasma, urine) of a dose of Cortisol (1 mg/kg) was also assessed. Six adult saddle horses were used. In one experiment, urinary Cortisol elimination rates were measured during rest and prolonged exercise (56 km, 12 km/h) corresponding to about 50% of the VO2max. In another experiment, horses received, according to a crossover design, an intravenous (i.v.) bolus administration of Cortisol (1 mg/kg) either at rest or during the same prolonged exercise. The urine Cortisol concentration was lower than 100 ng/ml in the control resting horse. It was increased by exercise but the maximal concentration was lower than 300 ng/ml and returned to control values by 10 h after the end of exercise. After 1 mg/kg Cortisol i.v. Cortisol clearance was decreased by exercise (552 ± 143 vs. 452 ± 59 ml/kg/h, mean ± s.d.), but the difference was not significant The peaks of urinary Cortisol ranged from 760 to 21,967 ng/ml and occurred 0.8 to 6.9 h after Cortisol administration depending on the time of the first urination after administration. The return to values below 100 ng/ml was observed after 21 h in all horses. The 1000 ng/ml threshold for Cortisol control in urine after i.v. Cortisol (1 mg/kg) is specific (conservative) but of low sensitivity.
Dependence-Based Data-Aware Process Conformance Checking

Data-aware executable processes are an effective and efficient means to build service-oriented applications. However, since the services involved are loosely-coupled and self-managed, the process is flexible by nature and it executions may deviate from their specifications. In contrast to existing approaches that focus on control flow deviations, we leverage activity dependences for data-aware process conformance checking. To analyze the conformance of a process instance to its process definition, we seek a process reference trace “best-fitting” the instance trace such that the conformance degree of the input trace to the process equals the consistency degree of both traces. We measure the consistency between two traces based on their activity dependences. Since finding the reference trace is NP-hard, we resort to heuristics based on process decomposition and trace replaying to determine the trace. Our approach can identify conformance decrease caused by activity dependence deviations, thus, complementing existing approaches. We implement our approach as a ProM plugin. Experimental results on 102 real-world WS-BPEL processes and 26,880 synthetic input traces confirm the effectiveness and efficiency of our approach.