Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
New Product Warranty : Empirical Evidence from Polish and Slovenian Furniture Industry

The aim of the study was to recognize the attitudes towards new product warranty issues in marketing practice of furniture manufacturers. The results of a survey conducted among 75 Polish and Slovenian furniture companies are presented, focusing on whether enterprises use the information concerning the length of warranty period offered for manufactured products in their marketing materials and in which cases they build their competitive strategy and strengthen their corporate identity based on warranty issues. Data collected through direct interviews and surveys was subjected to a comprehensive statistical analysis using statistical grouping method, cluster analysis and correspondence analysis. The results showed that most often the information on the length of warranty period is used commercially by manufacturers of furniture for children and kitchen furniture. The coexistence of variables connected with the offered warranty period for furniture products, the use of information concerning warranty in advertising materials, implementation of a long-term design management strategy, the development of a positive image of the company in the market based on the comprehensive visual identity project and the limited number of years when the company has been operating in the market was showed.
Intracranial Epidural Hematoma in Newborn Infants: Clinical Study of 15 Cases

OBJECTIVE:Epidural hematoma (EDH) in newborn infants is rare. We have described the history of 15 newborns with EDH to provide a better understanding of this pathology. METHODS:This is a descriptive case series study using a retrospective review of the medical records of newborns who were admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Neurosurgery Department with the diagnosis of birth EDH over a 24-year period (1979–2002). RESULTS:There was no sex predominance, and most of the mothers were young, nulliparous women. The time latency from birth to the first signs varied from 0 to 24 hours. Clinical presentation was nonspecific: seizures and hypotonia were the main symptoms. The parietal area was the most frequent location. Surgical drainage was required in nine patients, and no deaths were reported. CONCLUSION:This report highlights the clinicoradiological characteristics of newborn EDH, which occurs more frequently in newborns that experienced difficult delivery from a nulliparous mother. Surgery is not a rule; some patients can be managed with conservative treatment. The outcome is generally good.
Successful use of intralesional and intravenous cidofovir in association with indole‐3‐carbinol in an 8‐year‐old girl with pulmonary papillomatosis

We report the history of an 8‐year‐old girl who was treated for suspected lung lesions of respiratory papillomatosis with Indole‐3‐Carbinol, local and intravenous injections of Cidofovir for 27 months. This is the first report where a complete cure of the lung lesions occurred in a child, and was sustained for at least 24 months. J. Med. Virol. 75:332–335, 2005. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Choice of 17 O correction affects clumped isotope (Δ47 ) values of CO2 measured with mass spectrometry.

RATIONALE The clumped isotope composition of CO2 (Δ47 ) derived from carbonate is widely used as a paleotemperature proxy with broad applications in geoscience. Its accuracy is, however, limited by inter-laboratory discrepancies of reference materials and disagreement among carbonate geothermometer calibrations. Here we show how the correction for the abundance of 17 O influences these discrepancies. METHODS We used CO2 -H2 O equilibration at known temperatures and phosphoric acid digested carbonates to generate CO2 samples with a wide range in 13 C and 18 O compositions. All samples were purified using an offline vacuum line. We used a Thermo MAT 253 isotope ratio mass spectrometer with a Faraday collector array for m/z 44-49, to measure δ13 C, δ18 O, δ47 , and Δ47 values. Data were compiled using a traditional correction ('Santrock') for the 17 O interference in m/z 45 as well as a more recently proposed correction ('Brand') for 17 O interference. Two reference frames using CO2 with distinct 13 C compositions were constructed to simulate an inter-laboratory comparison. RESULTS The traditional Santrock 17 O correction leads to a simulated Δ47 inter-laboratory comparison offset of 0.06 ‰, and a 0.1 ‰ Δ47 range in CO2 -H2 O 23°C equilibrations that is dependent on the 13 C composition. The more recent Brand 17 O correction removes these discrepancies. The traditional 17 O correction yields distinct temperature-Δ47 calibration curves for synthetic carbonates precipitated using different methods to degas CO2 , while the more recent 17 O correction collapses all calibration data onto a single curve. CONCLUSIONS The 17 O correction strategy employed by CO2 and carbonate clumped-isotope researchers can have a large effect on the accuracy of Δ47 values. Use of the traditional 17 O correction may have caused errors in published studies as large as 0.1 ‰ and may account for Δ47 differences among laboratories and disagreement among previously published carbonate clumped isotope thermometry calibrations. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
A short stay observation unit improves care in the paediatric emergency care setting

&NA; The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of a short‐stay observation unit (SSOU) on the hospitalization rate, the authors have analysed the activity of a SSOU opened in 1992 in a paediatric emergency department (PED) and the number of children hospitalized between 1987 and 1996. Among 2321 patients admitted to the SSOU in 1996, 644 medical patients have been analysed, showing a young population (55% under 3 years old), living in the town or surroundings (70%) and usually have not been referred by a general practitioner (64%). Twenty per cent were admitted for accurate diagnosis (group A), 49% for treatment and observation of a recognized acute pathology before decision of discharge (group B), and 31% waiting for a bed in a paediatric ward (group C). Sixty‐eight per cent of children spent less than 6 hours in the SSOU, and 79% of those from groups A and B were thereafter discharged home. Between 1987 and 1991, the number of children hospitalized increased 5% per year on average. After the opening of the SSOU in 1992, this increase has been stopped although the number of medical referrals to PED was still going up. The SSOU in a PED can provide comprehensive care to young children requiring short‐term treatment or observation, and is effective in limiting unappropriate hospitalizations.
Women's Sexual Health: The Need for Feminist Analyses in Public Health in the Decade of Behavior

Women's sexual health is directly affected by women's low status in society. This low status, and subsequent lack of sexual autonomy not only increases risk for sexual health problems, it also decreases ability to obtain treatment and support when a sexual health concern arises. This has clearly been demonstrated in the HIV epidemic within the U.S. Earlier in the epidemic, women were simply ignored by public health research and practice. Once they could no longer be ignored, they were blamed and viewed as vectors. Current seroprevalence rates among men reveal that women are not significant vectors. In contrast, rates among women indicate that infection from men is the primary mechanism by which women are contracting HIV, and male-controlled sexual decision-making, male partner violence against women, and histories of sexual assault all contribute to increased HIV risk for women. Once infected, women are not given the support and resources they need as mothers and caretakers of HIV-positive partners and/or children. These findings are especially true for marginalized women such as women of color, poor women, women addicted to alcohol or drugs, and women who exchange sex for drugs or money. Findings from this review demonstrate the need for feminist approaches in understanding and addressing this issue in the Decade of Behavior. Such approaches must include an understanding of the needs of diverse women. An empowerment approach is needed to better contend with the sexual health needs of women; this must include the goal of ensuring women's control of their own bodies.
Comparison of serum hormone titers in golden hamsters during testicular growth induced by pinealectomy and photoperiodic stimulation.

Testicular growth and changes in levels of circulating follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin (PRL), and androgens were compared in intact and pinealectomized hamsters exposed to short (6L: 1 8D) or long (14L: 1OD) days. Testicular growth induced by long days and/or pinelectomy proceeded at the same rate. In all groups an increase in serum FSH preceded testicular growth by 2 weeks, while increased serum titers of PRL occurred simultaneously with testicular growth. Serum LH and androgens were also increased during testicular growth; androgen levels in animals exposed to long days were consistently greater than in males exposed to short days.
T-cell activation and neurodevelopmental outcomes in perinatally HIV-infected children

Objective:To evaluate baseline T-cell activation and neurodevelopmental outcomes over time in a cohort of perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV-infected) children with severe disease. Design:Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group protocol 366 (PACTG 366) was a partially randomized, open-label, multicenter 96-week antiretroviral treatment-algorithm study. Neurodevelopmental status, measured by age-dependent evaluations (Bayley scales of infant development-II; Wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence-revised; Wechsler intelligence scale for children-III), was a secondary outcome. Methods:Linear mixed models were used to assess the baseline and follow-up neurodevelopmental outcomes in relation to immune activation, measured by CD38 and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DR expression on peripheral CD4+ and CD8+ T cells at study baseline. Models were adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, baseline viral load, baseline CD4%, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection status at entry, study treatment arms, central nervous system penetrance score of antiretroviral regimen at entry, and viral load response 16 weeks postentry. Results:Among 126 PACTG 366 enrollees who were at least 1 year old and had both immune activation and age-appropriate neurodevelopmental assessments at baseline, 80 (63%) were black non-Hispanic, 71 (56%) males, 122 (97%) were on antiretrovirals, and 45 (36%) were in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) disease category C at entry. CD4+CD38+HLADR+%, CD4+CD38−HLADR+%, and CD8+CD38+HLADR+% were positively associated with full-scale Intelligence Quotient scores (FSIQ) (slope = 0.18, 0.70, and 0.15, respectively; P = 0.02, 0.03, and 0.04, respectively). CD4+CD38+HLADR−% was negatively associated with FSIQ (slope = −0.16, P = 0.01). Conclusion:Contrary to HIV-infected adults, in PHIV-infected children higher CD4+CD38+HLADR+% may be associated with a neuroprotective effect and higher percentage of CD4+CD38+ but HLADR− T cells may be deleterious.
[The diagnostic value of eight serum indices for liver fibrosis].

OBJECTIVES Using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve to compare the value of platelet derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB), transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1), matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), hyaluronic acid (HA), type III procollagen (PCIII), type IVcollagen (C-IV) and laminin (LN) in serum and message RNA (mRNA) expression of TIMP-1 and MMP-1 in peripheral blood mononucleocytes (PBMC) to diagnose liver fibrosis. METHODS Serum samples from 60 chronic hepatitis B patients and 20 healthy blood donors were assayed for serum level of PDGF-BB, TGF-beta1, MMP-1 and TIMP-1 with ELISA, and for serum level of HA, PCIII, C-IV and LN, with RIA. The mRNA expression of TIMP-1 and MMP-1 in PBMC was detected by RT-PCR. Liver biopsy was performed in all those patients. The biopsy materials were examined histopathologically. RESULTS Through the analysis by ROC curve, serum PDGF-BB is the most valuable marker, and its sensitivity was the highest among eight indices. The marker with the highest specificity was TIMP-1 mRNA in PBMCs. The area under the curve (AUC) of PDGF-BB, TIMP-1, HA, PCIII, C-IV, LN, TIMP-1 mRNA was 0.985, 0.726, 0.318, 0.728, 0.727, 0.583, 0.463, 0.876, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of combination of PDGF-BB and TIMP-1 mRNA were 97.4%, 95.0%, respectively. CONCLUSION Serum PDGF-BB is the most potential index among eight markers. The combination of serum PDGF-BB and TIMP-1 mRNA in PBMC might be more efficient to screen liver fibrosis.
Two Temperamental Characteristics, approach and Inhibition/fear, and Saccadic responses in Infancy

To examine early development of two aspects of individual differences in temperament, we assessed the saccadic eye movements of infants. As for the approach tendency (sur- gency), we examined the general speed of saccades. To study behavioral inhibition or fear, we examined the speed at which infants reorient their attention to a previously attended location (inhibition of return: IOR). Temperament was assessed by the Infant Behavior Questionnaire Revised (IBQ-R). Innate and learned fear scores were developed from IBQ- R fear scores. While a quick approach tendency was positively related to the extent of surgency across ages, no relationship was observed between fear or behavioral inhibition and IOR. However, the response numbers indicated some different effect of fearfulness in younger and older infants.
Major Cause of Liver Condemnation and Associated Financial Loss at Kombolcha Elfora Abattoir, South Wollo, Ethiopia

A study was conducted from November, 2011 to April, 2012 on cattle slaughtered at Kombolcha ELFORA industrial abattoir with the aim of determining major causes of liver condemnation and to estimate the direct financial losses attributed to the condemned liver. Ante mortem and post-mortem inspection procedures were followed throughout the study and abnormalities encountered were recorded. A total of 1175 cattle were examined at ante mortem and 100 animals were found to have abnormalities/conditions like lameness, localized swelling, blindness, fever, rough hair, emaciation and branding. Out of 1175 cattle slaughtered, 782 (66.06%) livers were totally condemned. The major causes of liver condemnation were due to fasciolosis (36.06%), cirrhosis (16.5%), hepatitis (14.83%), hydatidosis (14.32%), calcification (8.18%), bovine cysticercosis (5.37%), abscess (4.09%) and tuberculosis (0.51%). Comparison of liver condemnation rate was carried out for different age, animal origin and sex groups however, statistically significant difference was observed only between age groups. The direct financial loss due to liver condemnation was calculated to be 12,810 ETB per annum, rendering them unfit for local market on esthetic ground or considering their zoonotic risks to human beings. To this end, public education on the effects of animal disease, application of strict control measures accompanying epidemiological studies and exercising appropriate meat inspection procedures were forwarded to minimize liver condemnation and as well as to safeguard the welfare of the public.
The Wet-Antenna Effect—A Factor to be Considered in Future Communication Networks

An accurate design of the fading margin in wireless communication networks requires good modeling of the relationship between the rain rate and the attenuation. In this paper, we discuss the effect of the wet antenna (WA) on the fading margin. We claim that this effect is not negligible in commercial $E$ -band (i.e., 60–90 GHz) technologies, where the microwave links are relatively short and the sensitivity of the signal to attenuation induced by rain is significant. Consequently, we propose a method for estimating the WA-induced attenuation, so it can be incorporated in the current models. Different from previous studies, our proposed method can be implemented on received signal level measurements, which are standardly produced by commercial microwave links (CMLs) and a single rain gauge. We demonstrate our results using actual measurements taken by 73 GHz CMLs of about 1 km, provided by Ericsson.
Serum Glucose Changes During Insulin Therapy in Pediatric Patients With Diabetic Ketoacidosis

There are limited data on which to base insulin dosing schemes for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The goal of therapy is to avoid excessive decreases in serum glucose (greater than 100 mg/dL/h) because of the risks of rapid changes in serum osmolarity and the potential risk of cerebral edema. We retrospectively reviewed the therapy of DKA in pediatric patients admitted to our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit over the past 10 years. There were 35 patients who received IV bolus insulin therapy (0.08 to 1.6 units/kg, 0.24 ± 0.27 units/kg). The serum-glucose decrease was less than or equal to 100 mg/dL in 10 patients, 101 to 200 mg/dL in 13 patients, 201 to 300 mg/dL in 8 patients, 301 to 400 mg/dL in 2 patients, and more than 500 mg/dL in 2 patients. In patients who received 0.05 to 0.1 units/kg of insulin as a bolus dose, the decrease in serum glucose was greater than 100 mg/dL in 5 of 11 patients. An insulin infusion was administered to 91 patients. During the 243 hours of insulin infusion therapy, the decline in serum glucose was 0 to 100 mg/dL during 162 hours, 101 to 200 mg/dL during 49 hours, 201 to 300 mg/dL during 8 hours, and more than 300 mg/dL during 3 hours. Of the 193 hours of 0.05 to 0.1 units/kg/h insulin administration, there were 47 hours (24%) during which the serum-glucose decrease was greater than 100 mg/dL. Of the 21 hours of insulin administration at less than 0.05 units/kg/h, there was 1 hour (4.8%) where the serum-glucose decrease was greater than 100 mg/dL (P = 0.05 vs. insulin infusion at 0.05 to 0.1 units/kg/h). Commonly used insulin dosing regimens of a bolus of 0.1 units/kg followed by an infusion of 0.05 to 0.1 units/kg/h frequently resulted in a decrease in serum glucose of greater than 100 mg/dL/h. Prospective trials are needed to more accurately define appropriate insulin dosing regimens for pediatric patients with DKA.
A study of poor responders for long-term, low-dose macrolide administration for chronic sinusitis.

PURPOSE We investigated the clinical factors (CT images, endoscopic nasal findings and allergic factors) involved in resistance of chronic sinusitis to macrolide therapy (ME) retrospectively. METHODS ME was administered for 8-20 weeks in 68 adults with chronic sinusitis cases. The effect was evaluated in each factor from radiographic findings (R0-R3 according to the severity of the images), nasal findings (N0: no polyp, N1: a single polyp and N2: multiple polyps), allergic factors (A0: no allergy, A1: nasal allergy, A2: bronchial asthma) and objective nasal symptoms. In addition, an effect after polypectomy and histological examination were assessed for N1 and N2 groups. RESULTS ME was effective in 70.6% (48/68 patients). The efficacy of ME was significantly less in the polyp group compared with the polyp-free group (p < 0.05). Therapeutic efficacy was significantly different between R1 and R3 groups (p < 0.05) with a tendency for worse outcome from R1 to R3. The efficacy in asthma patients was significantly less compared with patients with allergic rhinitis or no allergy (p < 0.05). The efficacy after polypectomy was significantly improved in N2 group but not in N1 group. The number of eosinophil/total inflammatory cells (%) in nasal polyps of resistant cases was significantly higher than in marked improved cases. CONCLUSION The efficacy of ME was less in patients with polyposis; CT scans indicating severe findings, bronchial asthma and polyps with increased eosinophil infiltrations. Polypectomy resulted in significant improvement in the efficacy of ME.
Support from hospital to home for elders: a randomized trial.

BACKGROUND Hospitals are implementing discharge support programs to reduce readmissions, and these programs have had mixed success. OBJECTIVE To examine whether a peridischarge, nurse-led intervention decreased emergency department (ED) visits or readmissions among ethnically and linguistically diverse older patients admitted to a safety-net hospital. DESIGN Randomized, controlled trial using computer-generated randomization with 1:1 allocation, stratified by language. (Clinical Trials.gov: NCT01221532). SETTING Publicly funded urban hospital in Northern California. PATIENTS Hospitalized adults aged 55 years or older with anticipated discharge to the community who spoke English, Spanish, or Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese). INTERVENTION Usual care versus in-hospital, one-on-one, self-management education given by a dedicated language-concordant registered nurse combined with a telephone follow-up after discharge from a nurse practitioner. MEASUREMENTS Staff blinded to the study groups determined ED visits or readmissions to any facility at 30, 90, and 180 days after initial hospital discharge using administrative data from several hospitals. RESULTS There were 700 low-income, ethnically and linguistically diverse patients with a mean age of 66.2 years (SD, 9.0). The primary outcome of ED visits or readmissions did not differ between the intervention and usual care groups (hazard ratio, 1.26 [95% CI, 0.89 to 1.78] at 30 days, 1.21 [CI, 0.91 to 1.62] at 90 days, and 1.11 [CI, 0.86 to 1.43] at 180 days). LIMITATIONS This study was done at a single acute-care hospital. There were fewer outcomes than expected, which may have caused the study to be underpowered. CONCLUSION A nurse-led, in-hospital discharge support intervention did not show a reduction in readmissions or ED visits among diverse, low-income older adults at a safety-net hospital. Although wide CIs preclude firm conclusions, the intervention may have increased ED visits. Alternative readmission prevention strategies should be tested in this population. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Serum protein polymorphisms in Greek populations

The distribution of abnormal haemoglobins and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in ten Greek populations was presented in two previous studies (Barnicot et al. 1963; Allison et al. 1963). In this paper the distribution in the same populations of four serum proteins that show polymorphic variation is given. These are the haptoglobins, transfenins, /3-lipoproteins, and group-specific components (Go).
On the Curves Associated to Certain Rings of Automorphic Forms

Abstract In a 1987 paper, Gross introduced certain curves associated to a definite quaternion algebra $B$ over $\mathbf{Q}$ ; he then proved an analog of his result with Zagier for these curves. In Gross’ paper, the curves were defined in a somewhat ad hoc manner. In this article, we present an interpretation of these curves as projective varieties arising from graded rings of automorphic forms on ${{B}^{\times }}$ , analogously to the construction in the Satake compactification. To define such graded rings, one needs to introduce a “multiplication” of automorphic forms that arises from the representation ring of ${{B}^{\times }}$ . The resulting curves are unions of projective lines equipped with a collection of Hecke correspondences. They parametrize two-dimensional complex tori with quaternionic multiplication. In general, these complex tori are not abelian varieties; they are algebraic precisely when they correspond to $\text{CM}$ points on these curves, and are thus isogenous to a product $E\,\times \,E$ , where $E$ is an elliptic curve with complex multiplication. For these $\text{CM}$ points one can make a relation between the action of the $p$ -th Hecke operator and Frobenius at $p$ , similar to the well-known congruence relation of Eichler and Shimura.