Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Flat Foot Deformity, Q Angle and Knee Pain are Interrelated in

Introduction: The aim of this study was the surveying of Relationship between flat foot deformity with Q angle and knee pain in Iranian freestyle wrestlers. Material and methods: For executing this study, twenty subjects from Iranian national wrestlers with mean age 19.11 ± 0.86 yrs, weight 70.5 ± 18.4 kg, height 173.2 ± 9.1 cm, sportive experience were selected. Navicular depression (with Brody method), goniometer and pain score used for flat foot, Q angle and knee pain measurement. Pearson correlation coefficient was used for statistical analysis (α ≤ 0.05). Results: Results indicated that there is significant relationship between flat foot deformity and knee pain in wrestlers (r=0.686). There is significant relationship between Q angle increasing in dominant leg and knee pain (r=0.949). Also there is significant relationship between Q angle increasing in dominant leg and flat foot deformity (r=0.278). Discussion and conclusion: With regard to this study results, we concluded that based on kinetic chain system, flat foot deformity may resulted in patella lateral rotation and Q angle increasing that this agents fortunately resulted in knee pain.
Seasonal variability of the East Greenland Coastal Current

The East Greenland Coastal Current (EGCC) is characterized as cold, low-salinity polar waters flowing equatorward on the east Greenland shelf. It is an important conduit of freshwater from the Arctic Ocean, but our present understanding of it is poor, outside of an assortment of measurements which stem mainly from summertime visits by research vessels. This manuscript first describes measurements from moored instruments deployed on the East Greenland shelf (∼63°N) between 2000 and 2004. The measurements are then used to show that a high-resolution coupled ice-ocean global general circulation model supports a realistic representation of the EGCC. The results show that the EGCC exists throughout the year and is stronger in winter than in summer. The model EGCC seawater transports are a maximum (minimum) in February (August), at 3.8 (1.9) × 106 m3 s−1. Freshwater transports, including modeled estimates of sea ice transport and referenced to salinity 35.0, are a maximum (minimum) in February (August) at 106 (59) × 103 m3 s−1. The model results show that wind and buoyancy forcing are of similar importance to EGCC transport. An empirical decomposition of the buoyancy-forced transport into a buoyancy-only component and a coupled wind and buoyancy component indicates the two to be of similar magnitude in winter. The model annual mean freshwater flux of ∼80–90 × 103 m3 s−1 approaches 50% of the net rate of Arctic freshwater gain, underlining the climatic importance of the EGCC.
Discretisation of linear parameter-varying state-space representations

Discretisation of linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems is a relevant, but insufficiently investigated problem of both LPV control design and system identification. In this contribution, existing results on the discretisation of LPV state-space models with static dependence (without memory) on the scheduling signal are surveyed and new methods are introduced. These approaches are analysed in terms of approximation error, considering ideal zero-order hold actuation and sampling of the input-output signals and scheduling variables of the system. Criteria to choose appropriate sampling periods with respect to the investigated methods are also presented. The application of the considered approaches on state-space representations with dynamic dependence (with memory) on the scheduling is investigated in a higher-order hold sense.
Transaction and Non Locality in Quantum Field Theory

The most part of the debates on Quantum Mechanics (QM) interpretation come out from the remains of a classical language based upon waves and particles. Such problems can find a decisive clarification in Quantum Field Theory (QFT), where the concept of "classical object" is replaced by an interaction networks. On the other hand, it is simpler to discuss about non-locality in QM than in QFT. We propose here the concept of transaction as a connection between the QM and QFT language as well as the pos- sibility to introduce quantum non-locality ab initio. We also mention the cosmological consequence of a non-local archaic vacuum here defined
Salvaging the C-CAPM: Currency Carry Trade Risk Premia and Conditioning Information

We use a standard consumption-based asset pricing model incorporating conditioning information to explain the risk-return profile of currency carry trade portfolios. In contrast to previous work, we use a scaled stochastic discount factor instead of scaled or managed portfolio returns. Our conditioning variable is a forward-looking measure of the net foreign assets, arising from an intertemporal budget constraint, that allows for valuation changes in foreign assets and liabilities and has strong predictive power for multilateral exchange rates. We find that our conditional consumption CAPM that allow for time variation in consumption betas can price a large part of the variation in cross-section of carry trade portfolios. Taken together our results suggest that the consumption-based models do still have a role to play in explaining excess returns on carry trade strategies.
NMR structural studies of human apolipoprotein A-I at the lipid-free and HDL-associated states : A progress report

Human HDL plays a key role in the reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) pathway that transports the “bad cholesterol” back to the liver for clearance. HDL particles contain different components, including proteins such as apoAI and apoA-II as well as lipids such as phospholipids, cholesterol, cholesterol ester Correspondence/Reprint request: Dr. Jianjun Wang, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. E-mail: jjwang@med.wayne. edu Xuefeng Ren et al. 66 and triacylglycerol. During the RCT pathway, HDL is assembled by apoAI and different lipids into several different species: lipid-free apoAI, preβ-HDL, discoidal HDL and spherical HDL particles. Each of the apoAI states carry out one specific function that initiates HDL formation and regulates HDL assembly. Due to the importance of HDL in several human diseases, a large body of research has been carried out to study the structures of apoAI at different states over the past several decades. We have been working on NMR structural studies of apoAI at both lipid-free and HDL-associated states for several years. This review mainly focuses on summarizing our own NMR studies, with a very brief summary of the previously published work by other laboratories on structural studies of apoAI at the lipid-free and HDL-associated states.
The role of lifestyle interventions in preventing diabetes in high risk populations

Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents a group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia that produces long-term dysfunctions, at many levels, especially in the eyes, kidneys, cord, blood vessels and nervous system. Through its microvascular (retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy) and macrovascular complications (myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral arterial disease), diabetes is a major cause of increased morbidity and reduced quality of life and life expectancy. If in 2000 the prevalence of diabetes worldwide was 2.8% (171 million people) it is projected that in 2030 the prevalence of diabetes will be 4.4% (366 million people). It thus justifies the growing interest for early diagnosis and active screening of patients with DM, which is the first step to implementing early intervention, primary prevention of this disease being a goal of major interest. In recent years it increasingly emerged the idea of excess metabolic and cardiovascular risk in patients currently considered normo-glycemic but with a high value of 1 hour post load blood glucose in the oral glucose tolerance test OGTT. Several studies have investigated the hypothesis that subjects with normal glucose tolerance and 1hour blood glucose in OGTT as high as patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is an intermediate category of patients presenting an altered metabolism translated by increased insulin resistance and reduced β cell susceptibility to glucose. Cardiovascular risk and the subsequent risk of the development of DM in this group of patients was found to be equal to that of patients diagnosed with IGT by current standards. These subjects at increased risk for future type 2 diabetes are the ones that effective prevention programs target. There are overwhelming data that prove the fact that lifestyle modifications, both diet and multiple physical activity are highly successful in preventing diabetes and cardiovascular morbidity in high-risk populations. Clinical guidelines are needed for the optimal community implementation of evidence-based diabetes prevention programs
The impact of structural and landscape features of set-asides on the spiders (Araneae) of the herb layer

Abstract We investigated the effects of area, age, vegetation structure and landscape features of set-asides on the spiders of the herb layer. We caught the spiders using a semi-quantitative sweep netting of the herb stratum in 160 sampling plots at 32 set-asides in the northeastern lowland of Brandenburg, Germany, from May through August 2001. We analyzed the data using multiple linear regression. The results revealed the following. 1) Vegetation height was the most influential factor increasing the number of species and individuals of particular araneid species at the set-asides. 2) Vegetation cover had no significant effect on the total number of species, but did affect the abundance of particular araneid and linyphiid species. 3) Time since the set-aside establishment and time since last management had no significant influence on the number of species, the number of individuals of particular species, the number of individuals of the ecological group “preferred habitat type. ” 4) Different types of vegetation structures were used by spider families and araneid species in different ways; the abundance of some araneids benefited from high (dense or sparse) vegetation, whereas linyphiids only benefited from dense vegetation cover.
The influence of efficient atomic packing on the constitution of metallic glasses

Efficient atomic packing is shown to be a fundamental consideration in the formation of metallic glasses. A simple concept of packing efficiency, based on atom packing in the first coordination shell of solute-centred clusters, is proposed and developed. This model leads to the prediction that specific radius ratios, defined as the radius of the solute atom divided by the radius of the solvent atom, are preferred in the constitution of metallic glasses. Analysis of a large number of binary and complex metallic glasses shows that these specific critical radius ratios R* are indeed preferred in known metallic glasses. The predictions of this model extend previous proposals to describe the influence of topology on the formation of metallic glasses. Although this model represents a simple idealization, the strong agreement with published metallic glasses suggests that efficient atomic packing, enabled by solute-centred clusters, forms a fundamental consideration in the constitution of metallic glasses.
Atmosphere-Warm Ocean Interaction and Its Impacts on Asian-Australian Monsoon Variation*

Abstract Asian–Australian monsoon (A–AM) anomalies depend strongly on phases of El Nino (La Nina). Based on this distinctive feature, a method of extended singular value decomposition analysis was developed to analyze the changing characteristics of A–AM anomalies during El Nino (La Nina) from its development to decay. Two off-equatorial surface anticyclones dominate the A–AM anomalies during an El Nino—one over the south Indian Ocean (SIO) and the other over the western North Pacific (WNP). The SIO anticyclone, which affects climate conditions over the Indian Ocean, eastern Africa, and India, originates during the summer of a growing El Nino, rapidly reaches its peak intensity in fall, and decays when El Nino matures. The WNP anticyclone, on the other hand, forms in fall, attains maximum intensity after El Nino matures, and persists through the subsequent spring and summer, providing a prolonged impact on the WNP and east Asian climate. The monsoon anomalies associated with a La Nina resemble those durin.
SURROGATE LOSSES IN PASSIVE AND ACTIVE LEARNING BY STEVE HANNEKE∗

Active learning is a type of sequential design for supervised machine learning, in which the learning algorithm sequentially requests the labels of selected instances from a large pool of unlabeled data points. The objective is to produce a classifier of relatively low risk, as measured under the 0-1 loss, ideally using fewer label requests than the number of random labeled data points sufficient to achieve the same. This work investigates the potential uses of surrogate loss functions in the context of active learning. Specifically, it presents an active learning algorithm based on an arbitrary classificationcalibrated surrogate loss function, along with an analysis of the number of label requests sufficient for the classifier returned by the algorithm to achieve a given risk under the 0-1 loss. Interestingly, these results cannot be obtained by simply optimizing the surrogate risk via active learning to an extent sufficient to provide a guarantee on the 0-1 loss, as is common practice in the analysis of surrogate losses for passive learning. Some of the results have additional implications for the use of surrogate losses in passive learning.
Business Model Canvas for Smart Tailor Platform

A Smart Tailor Platform is proposed as a venue to integrate various players in garment industry, such as tailors, designers, customers, and other relevant stakeholders to automate its business processes. In, Malaysia, currently the processes are conducted manually which consume too much time in fulfilling its supply and demand for the industry. To facilitate this process, a study was conducted to understand the main components of the business operation. The components will be represented using a strategic management tool namely the Business Model Canvas (BMC). The inception phase of the Rational Unified Process (RUP) was employed to construct the BMC. The phase began by determining the basic idea and structure of the business process. The information gathered was classified into nine related dimensions and documented in accordance with the BMC. The generated BMC depicts the relationship of all the nine dimensions for the garment industry, and thus represents an integrated business model of smart tailor.This smart platform allows the players in the industry to promote, manage and fulfill supply and demands of their product electronically. In addition, the BMC can be used to assist developers in designing and developing the smart tailor platform.
The Economic Forces Behind Deindustrialization: An Empirical Investigation

The purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth study of deindustrialization and to systematically analyze the reasons why the world’s most economically successful countries have experienced a sharp decline in relative manufacturing employment over the last decades. A large strand of empirical literature on deindustrialization aims at quantifying the relative importance of the economic forces behind deindustrialization, especially of the ‘internal’ and ‘external’ factors. While this study does not contradict the widespread belief that internal factors are quantitatively more important in explaining deindustrialization in advanced countries taken as a whole, our results, based on both static and dynamic techniques and panel data on 18 OECD countries from 1977 to 2007, however suggest that the role of globalization may be revised upwards when resorting to appropriate and well-defined indicators of trade in manufactures.
Evidence for a modulation of the intraseasonal summer temperature in Eastern Patagonia by the Madden‐Julian Oscillation

We describe the relationship between the intraseasonal component of surface air temperature (SAT) variability in Eastern Patagonia and the Madden‐Julian Oscillation (MJO) during austral summer based on ~50 years of daily instrumental records, the Twentieth Century Reanalysis, and a century‐long MJO index reconstruction. Our results show that the summer SAT variability in Patagonia is highly driven by the intraseasonal activity (~80%), especially by that associated with the MJO. The active MJO phases modulate the spatial mean intraseasonal temperature signal in Eastern Patagonia with ~1.5°C of amplitude. In most of the region, the warmest (coldest) conditions are found during active phase 8 (4). These opposite states of the temperature perturbations are related to almost inverse midlevel circulation anomalies over southern South America and the southwest Atlantic, which are part of a large‐scale Rossby‐like wave train of alternating circulation anomalies extended along the South Pacific. The corresponding outgoing longwave radiation anomalies suggest that these structures may be triggered by anomalous convection in the tropics. Furthermore, we show that intraseasonal heat waves in southeastern Patagonia tend to occur during active MJO phase 8. These events are also induced by a wave train pattern over the South Pacific, associated with other intraseasonal variability sources. Hence, as shown in a case study, circulation anomalies over the South Pacific triggered, in general, by tropical convection variability and, in particular, by the MJO activity may constructively interact with circulation patterns resulting from the extratropical dynamics, eventually leading to intraseasonal heat waves in southeastern Patagonia.
Establishing the framework for using photos in art therapy (and other therapies) practices

What is PhotoTherapy and how does it differ from Therapeutic Photography? Is Photo- Therapy simply "Art Therapy using photos", or something different? And what, then is "Photo-Art-Therapy"? Is all this confusing? Yes! And in this Article written specifically for an Art Therapy Journal readership, I hope to provide a useful framework for positioning each of these in terms of their relationship to the others, and clarify their similarities and differences, including the areas where they overlap -- and explain the criteria used for distinguishing between them. I will explain the "Continuum of Photo-based Therapy Practices" (with PhotoTherapy at one end, and "Therapeutic Photography" at the other) that is in common use around the world for positioning one's practice so that others will be able to easily understand what it is. I will then locate the sub-category of "Photo-Art-Therapy" from within this context. I will then illustrate with "real-life" examples how I (both a U.S. Registered Art Therapist and Canadian Registered Psychologist) have used my knowledge of Art Therapy theory and practice to enhance the potential effectiveness of my PhotoTherapy work during therapy sessions with clients -- in ways that therapists and other mental health professionals who have not been educated about Art Therapy would be unable to do (or understand). By the end of this Article, I hope that readers will recognize that, whether an Art Therapist works from the "art-during-therapy" ("Art Psychotherapy") model of practice or the "art-as-the-therapy-itself" (Therapeutic Art Activities") model, they can benefit from adding PhotoTherapy techniques to their repertoire of adjunctive interventions: using their clients' own personal snapshots and family photographs (and their interactions with these) to evoke feelings, thoughts, and memories -- and related values, beliefs, attitudes, and expectations) in ways not possible when using other art media (or words) alone. After the definitions have been clarified and examples illustrated, the final Section of this Article will provide readers with information about many current practitioners in Spain (and how to contact them), who have long been using photos during their therapy work or as therapeutic/healing activities for self or others. Some are Art Therapists and some are not --and their differences will clearly illustrate the flexibility of the beneficial "partnership" of PhotoTherapy and Art Therapy.
The theoretical perspectives underlying technology transfer:a literature review

The main objective of this paper is to contribute to the existing technology transfer literature by comprehensivelyreviewing and outlining the theories underpinning technology transfer. This review could stimulate and generatedynamic ideas for future researchers i.e. to further identify, conceptualize and understand the theories andperspectives underlying technology transfer. Such strong understanding is necessary to enable the interestedparties (such as private sectors, government departments, academics, researchers and students) to relate thesetheories with the practical and empirical aspects of various technology transfer models, mechanism, issues andchallenges. This is due to the fact that different perspectives/theories underlying technology transfer will havedifferent theoretical arguments and insights, research problems, constructs, variables, and measurements. Theliteratures on technology transfer and international technology transfer are extensive, varied in perspective andfrom many disciplines; which include political science, economics, sociology, public policy, marketing andmanagement. Since technology transfer literatures cover wide research areas, therefore this paper sets its perimeterby focusing only on the theories and perspectives underlying intra and inter-firm technology transfer.
Adoption Perspectives of Direct Seeding in the High Plains of Sétif-Algeria

This study aims to analyze the adoption perspectives of the Conservation Agriculture (CA) through the recognition of the cautions and advantages of cereal Direct Seeding (DS) in semiarid high plains of Sétif (Algeria). A survey covers a sample of 102 farms, including 28 farms practicing DS and 74 farms practicing conventional tillage of cereals, closely neighboring to each other. Results show that all farmers adopted DS have the commitment of continuing to adopt and expanding this technique. Indeed, they consider that DS acts positively on the economic return of the farm and other technical aspects. However, those farmers revealed a number of constraints regarding the technical (lack of control of seeders and infestation by weeds), social (illegal grazing) and economic aspects (higher costs of pesticide treatments). Moreover, many of the (74) non-adopters farmers expressed their willingness to adopt DS technology. In fact, this class of farmers considers that DS reduces mechanization operations and therefore, allows saving more time than conventional seeding. However, the adoption of DS is still facing constraints from the society and even at the individual level such as competition with ovine farming and the lack of conviction of farmers which are often conservative.