Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The first encounter with Norwegian psychomotor physiotherapy: patients' experiences, a basis for knowledge

Aims: The intention of this study was to elucidate patients' experiences of the examination of the body given in Norwegian Psychomotor Physiotherapy. Methods: A qualitative approach was used, based on interviews with nine women and one man aged between 41 and 65 years. The data were analysed with the aid of grounded theory, using the first two steps: open and axial coding. Results: Three categories were identified from the patients' experiences. The first category "The Situation before Treatment'', emerged from the subcategories "Prejudice concerning the prefix `psycho''', "Difficulties in recognizing the body's information'', and "The body is ambiguous''. The second category, "Establishing the Relationship'', emerged from the subcategories "Getting to know the therapist as an empathic person'' and "Discovering professional skills''. The third category, "Examination is Interaction'', emerged from the subcategories "Dialogues - room for reflection'', "Undress, the feeling of disclosure'', and "Personal boundaries - good to be seen''. These three categories emphasize the importance of cooperation between the physiotherapist and the patient in exploring the social and emotional context in order to understand the meaning of the body's symptoms. There must be no doubt about the skill and competence of the therapists, including their insight, personal responsibility, engagement, attentiveness, and awareness. Conclusions: Our material reflects the great impact the body examination had on the informants. Examination requires mutual interpretation. The patients' knowledge represents a significant potential for understanding of their own situation.
Experiments in a rotating Hele-Shaw cell.

We introduce a modification to Hele-Shaw flows consisting of a rotating cell. A viscous fluid ~oil! is injected at the rotation axis of the cell, which is open to air. The morphological instability of the oil-air interface is thus driven by centrifugal force and is controlled by the density ~not viscosity! difference. We derive the linear dispersion relation and verify the maximum growth rate selection of initial patterns within experimental uncertainty. The nonlinear growth regime is studied in the case of vanishing injection rate. Several characteristic lengths are studied to quantify the patterns obtained. Experimental data exhibit good collapse for two characteristic lengths, namely, the radius of gyration and the radial finger length, which in the nonlinear regime appear to grow linearly in time. @S1063-651X~96! 02511-1#
Long-term management and outcomes after repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea related to idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Purpose of review To identify long-term management strategies and outcomes for the treatment of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea related to idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Recent findings Adjuvant treatments following surgical repair of spontaneous CSF leaks are aimed at normalizing intracranial pressure (ICP) to minimize the risk of recurrence. IIH is closely linked to obesity, and growing evidence suggests that weight loss, both through conservative and surgical approaches, is effective at addressing the root cause of this disorder. Recent data also support the use of acetazolamide and dural venous sinus stenting as adjuncts for reducing ICP. Summary Spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea associated with IIH represents a challenging clinical entity, with an increased risk of recurrence compared to CSF leaks because of other causes. Adjunct therapies intended to reduce ICP likely improve outcomes after surgical repair, but further research is necessary to better characterize the effects of these treatment modalities.
Crystal data for high-pressure phases of silicon.

X-ray-diffraction data have been obtained on Si in a diamond anvil cell to pressures of --50 GPa. Crystallographic data are presented in phase I (cubic, diamond), II (tetragonal, .beta.-Sn), V (simple hexagonal), VII (hexagonal close-packed), and the metastable phase III (body-centered-cubic (BC8)) and on the coexistence of the phases. Comparison is made between these data and the predictions of ab initio calculations for these structures and their equations of state.
Incidence of cancer in Basrah: results of a household survey.

BACKGROUND Cancer is a major health problem at global level. It is increasingly registered in Iraq and Basrah but the epidemiological situation, though becoming better documented, is still questionable regarding the adequacy of data. OBJECTIVE The study aimed to measure the incidence of cancer in Basrah. MATERIALS AND METHODS The results presented in this paper are part of a large household survey carried out in Basrah governorate-southern Iraq over a 12 month period (January to December 2013). It involved a detailed interview with adult respondents from each and every household enrolled in the study during a three-year recall period about the incidence of cancer. A total of 6,999 households were covered yielding 40,684 persons. RESULTS The total number of new cancer cases reported over the three- year recall period (2010-2012) was 112. The average annual incidence rate of all cancers was 91.8 per 100,000 population with a higher rate for females (109.7) compared to males (74.3) The overall age standardized rate was 150.7 per 100,000. The highest incidence rate was recorded for the Southern part of the governorate (Abul-Khasib and Fao ) at 138.8 per 100,000 and the lowest was for East of Basrah (Shatt-Arab District) at 78.0 per 100,000. With respect to cancer types, the main cancers were those of breast, lung, larynx-pharynx, leukaemia, colon-rectum and urinary bladder. These six cancers accounted for 51.5% of all reported cases. Other important cancers were those of brain, bones, pancreas and liver, accounting for a further 17.9%. CONCLUSIONS The pattern of cancer in Basrah is generally similar to the pattern at the national level in terms of age, sex and topography but the incidence rate according to the present household survey is higher than any previously reported figures. Household surveys for cancer seem feasible albeit difficult and costly.
Laser Phase Noise in Coherent and Differential Optical Transmission Revisited in the Polar Domain

We revisit the treatment of laser phase noise, with particular application to coherent and differential phase-shift keyed (PSK) systems, developing a considerably simplified yet very accurate analysis based on the phase-noise exponent commutation (PNEC) premise that the receive filtering may be effectively applied in the polar (angular) domain and treating for the first time arbitrary transmit pulses (e.g., return to zero) and optical filter responses (still without intersymbol interference). The PNEC concept directly implies that the angle of the PSK and differential PSK decision statistic is Gaussian distributed, which is verified numerically as very accurate, by means of importance-sampling-based Monte Carlo simulations.
Spermatogonial kinetics in humans

The human spermatogonial compartment is essential for daily production of millions of sperm. Despite this crucial role, the molecular signature, kinetic behavior and regulation of human spermatogonia are poorly understood. Using human testis biopsies with normal spermatogenesis and by studying marker protein expression, we have identified for the first time different subpopulations of spermatogonia. MAGE-A4 marks all spermatogonia, KIT marks all B spermatogonia and UCLH1 all Apale-dark (Ap-d) spermatogonia. We suggest that at the start of the spermatogenic lineage there are Ap-d spermatogonia that are GFRA1High, likely including the spermatogonial stem cells. Next, UTF1 becomes expressed, cells become quiescent and GFRA1 expression decreases. Finally, GFRA1 expression is lost and subsequently cells differentiate into B spermatogonia, losing UTF1 and acquiring KIT expression. Strikingly, most human Ap-d spermatogonia are out of the cell cycle and even differentiating type B spermatogonial proliferation is restricted. A novel scheme for human spermatogonial development is proposed that will facilitate further research in this field, the understanding of cases of infertility and the development of methods to increase sperm output. Summary: Marker protein expression pattern analysis improves understanding of human spermatogonial development and stem cell renewal, facilitating further research and providing insight into fertility problems.
Performance after cochlear implantation: a comparison of children deafened by meningitis and congenitally deaf children

The speech perception and speech production performance following cochlear implantation of congenitally deaf children and children deafened by meningitis were analysed. Three groups consisting of 70 congenitally deaf children, 22 children deafened by meningitis before two years of age and 14 children deafened by meningitis after two years of age were compared. The group deafened by meningitis after two years of age demonstrated significantly better speech perception than the other two groups. Their speech production appeared better but did not achieve statistical significance compared with the other two groups. There was no significant difference in either speech perception or speech production between the congenitally deaf group and the group deafened by meningitis before two years of age.
Quality of Life Benefits in Cancer Survivorship with Supervised Exercise

To assess whether a supervised exercise program would benefit cancer survivors' perceived psychological well-being over the course of a 6-mo. program, 8 female and 2 male cancer survivors, ages 45 to 69 (M = 56.2, SD = 8.1) were recruited into the program from a presentation given to a breast-cancer support group and by word of mouth. Activity sessions were two times per week and typically involved treadmill and bicycle ergometer time, plus eight to ten weight-training stations. A quality of life measure was taken at baseline, 3, and 6 mo. Analyses showed a significant increase in quality of life from baseline to 3 mo. and from baseline to 6 mo. Being physically active in a supervised exercise program provided increased perceived benefits in quality of life for these cancer survivors over 6 mo.
Pathophysiology of the clinical manifestations of preeclampsia.

Five to 7% of all pregnancies are complicated by preeclampsia. Proteinuria and hypertension dominate the clinical picture, because the chief target organ is the kidney (glomerular endotheliosis). The pathogenesis of preeclampsia is complex; numerous genetic, immunologic, and environmental factors interact. It has been suggested that preeclampsia is a two-stage disease (1). The first stage is asymptomatic, characterized by abnormal placental development during the first trimester resulting in placental insufficiency and the release of excessive amounts of placental materials into the maternal circulation. This in turn leads to the second, symptomatic stage, wherein the pregnant woman develops characteristic hypertension, renal impairment, and proteinuria and is at risk for the HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver function enzymes and low platelets), eclampsia, and other end-organ damage. This review focuses on the pathophysiology of stages 1 and 2 and then considers the potential that changes in soluble angiogenic factors may underlie much of the disease process. On the basis of the observation that the only definitive cure for preeclampsia is delivery of the placenta and that women who experience a molar pregnancy, in which a placenta develops without a fetus, frequently develop severe preeclampsia, it is reasonable to assume that the placenta plays a central role in the pathogenesis of the disease. Pathologic examination of placentas from preeclamptic pregnancies generally reveals placental infarcts and sclerotic narrowing of arteries and arterioles, with characteristic diminished endovascular invasion by cytotrophoblasts and inadequate remodeling of the uterine spiral arterioles (2). Although gross pathologic changes are not always seen in the placentas of women with preeclampsia, placental profiles including abnormal uterine artery Doppler and placental morphology have been used to identify a subset from a cohort of high-risk women who go on to develop the syndrome (3). Uterine artery Doppler studies that assess the pulsatility index (PI) reveal increased …
Reproducibility of 'The Bethesda System for reporting Thyroid Cytopathology': A MultiCenter Study with Review of the Literature.

BACKGROUND To achieve the standardization of the thyroid FNA reporting, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) hosted the "NCI Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration State of the Science Conference", which led to the formation of 'The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology' (TBSRTC). MATERIAL AND METHODS The present study was undertaken by 2 experts in thyroid FNA, who in a double blinded fashion, examined and re-classified 80 random FNA cases according to the 6 levels of TBSRTC for an inter-observer review, to study and assess the new terminology for ease of reproducibility and to note the rate of disagreement overall or in any particular category. The FNAs were reclassified in a double blinded fashion according to the 6 levels of TBSRTC which are: non diagnostic (ND); benign; atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AUS/FLUS); follicular neoplasm/suspicious for a follicular neoplasm (FN/SFN), Hurthle cell type/suspicious for a follicular neoplasm, Hurthle cell type (FNHCT/SFNHCT); suspicious (SUS), and malignant. RESULTS In the present study, the maximum number of cases was reclassified under the benign category (61.25% cases), followed by the FN/ SFN category and the AUS/FLUS category (11.25% and 10.00% respectively). An agreement was reached in 66 cases (82.5%); the experts disagreed in 14 cases-17.5% (where 1 expert did not agree with the other). Individually; a 93.87% agreement was noted for the lesions in the benign category, for 50% lesions in the AUS/FLUS category, for 66.66% lesions in the FN/SFN and the SUS categories, for 71.42% lesions in the FNHCT/ SFNHCT categories and for 100% lesions in the ND and the malignant categories. Thus, the maximum disagreement was noted in the AUS/FLUS category. CONCLUSION The implementation of TBSTRC which stands for a unique, international and a universal terminology for reporting the thyroid cytology; should be encouraged in our country, because of its relative ease of reproducibility. Although there was a great deal of agreement in implementing TBSTRC in the present study; disagreements were seen in the categories of AUS/FLUS and FN/SFN in the study which was conducted at our centre. This corroborated with the findings of the studies which were done elsewhere.
Prevalence of iron overload complications among patients with β-thalassemia major treated at Dubai Thalassemia Centre

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Authors and team members of the Dubai Thalassemia Centre obtained data on the prevalence of iron overload complications among patients with β-thalassemia major (β-TM) and compared it to international data to improve patient care and evaluate the effectiveness of earlier used treatment modalities. The information obtained is also expected to be useful in genetic counseling. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional study of all living transfusion-dependent β-TM patients registered at the Thalassemia Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, until the end of 2007 (n=382). PATIENTS AND METHODS Diagnosis of TM was based on clinical history and laboratory confirmation by hemoglobin electrophoresis and DNA testing. All were uniformly treated with desferrioxamine and monitored by serial serum ferritin. RESULTS The mean (SD) age of patients was 15.4 (7.6) years, with 50.5% males. Mean (SD) serum ferritin was 2597.2 (1976.8) μg/L. The frequency of iron overload complications were as follows: hypogonadism (n=99, 52.7%), hypoparathyroidism (n=40, 10.5%), diabetes mellitus (n=40, 10.5%), hypothyroidism (n=24, 6.5%) and cardiomyopathies (n=7, 1.8%). Hypogonadism was the most common endocrine abnormality in our study and other reported series. However, cardiomyopathies were less prevalent among our patients with higher rates of diabetes and hypoparathyroidism compared to rates reported internationally. Females had statistically significant lower serum ferritin (2530.8 (1931.2), P<. 05) with a lower cardiomyopathies rate. CONCLUSION Iron overload related complications among our patients with thalassemia major were different from those reported internationally. Studying the genetic status of patients from our area may uncover the underlying genetic modifiers of iron overload mediated organs injury.
Improving care for patients with heart failure: What can Taiwan accomplish?

Heart failure is a grow inn public health issue worldwide, due to the improved sum is al of patients with heart diseases and the increased complexity of treatment options. If unrecognized and inadequately treated, the disease burden of heart failure can be devastating and costly. This review will compare the similarities and differences in different aspects of contemporary care of the patient with heart failure between Taiwan and many Western societies In addition, this review will also examine potential treatment modalities and approaches that can he adopted in Taiwan's health care system, with the goal of bettering care for patients with heart failure in Taiwan.
Diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer risk

Epidemiological evidence suggests that diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with a decrease in risk for prostate cancer (PCa). The objective of this study was to examine the association between PCa risk and several characteristics of DM (duration, age at diagnosis, treatment) in data from two population‐based, case‐control studies of PCa.
White tears: emotion regulation and white fragility

ABSTRACT We contribute to the growing literature on white fragility by examining how the distinctively emotional manifestations of white fragility (which we dub ‘emotional white fragility’) make it more difficult for white people to have constructive, meaningful thoughts and conversations about race. We claim that emotional white fragility typically involves a failure of emotion regulation, or the ability to manage one’s emotions in real time. We suggest that this lack of emotion regulation can contribute to an unjust distribution of burdens that can further entrench moral damage in the context of relationships as well as help support large-scale patterns of white supremacy. Given the serious implications of emotional white fragility, we suggest a number of emotion regulation techniques that one can deploy to mitigate the potential harms wrought by emotional white fragility.
Tumor-specific methylation in bronchial lavage for the early detection of non-small-cell lung cancer.

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to identify tumor-specific methylation in bronchial lavage for the early detection of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by differentiating the age-related methylation from the tumor-specific methylation in NSCLC. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eighty-five NSCLC patients and 127 cancer-free subjects participated in this study. Aberrant methylation at the promoters of the p16, Ras association domain family 1A (RASSF1A), fragile histidine triad (FHIT), H-cadherin, and retinoic acid receptor beta (RARbeta) genes were evaluated in the resected tumor tissues and bronchial lavage samples of NSCLC patients and in the bronchial lavage samples of cancer-free subjects by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Of the 127 cancer-free samples, methylation was detected in 6% for p16, 13% for RARbeta, 3% for H-cadherin, 4% for RASSF1A, and 28% for FHIT. Hypermethylation of the p16, RARbeta, H-cadherin, and RASSF1A genes was not associated with patient age and smoking, whereas hypermethylation of the FHIT promoter occurred more frequently in older patients (P =.02) and was associated with exposure to tobacco smoke (P =.001). A strong correlation between age and smoking was found in patients with hypermethylation of the FHIT gene (r = 0.36; P =.03). A total of 68% of the bronchial lavage samples from the 85 NSCLC patients showed methylation of at least one of p16, RARbeta, H-cadherin, and RASSF1A genes. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that tumor-specific methylation of the p16, RASSF1A, H-cadherin, and RARbeta genes may be a valuable biomarker for the early detection of NSCLC in bronchial lavage, and that the age-related methylation of FHIT gene in the normal bronchial epithelium is related to the exposure to tobacco smoke.
Tragwerksanalyse am volumenorientierten Gesamtmodell

Computermodelle im konstruktiven Ingenieurbau sind haufig nur fur spezielle Aufgabenbereiche konzipiert. Es existiert eine Vielzahl von fachspezifischen Teilmodellen, was die Konsistenthaltung und den Austausch von Informationen erschwert. Die Arbeit schlagt vor, Arbeitsprozesse der Tragwerksplanung auf strikt volumenorientierte Modelle zu grunden. Um eine statische Analyse durchzufuhren, soll ein Tragwerk nicht mehr in dimensionsreduzierte Strukturen, wie Balken, Platten oder Stabwerke eingeteilt werden. Es soll stattdessen fur alle Aufgaben ein einheitlich volumenorientierter Ansatz basierend auf finiten Elementen hoher Ordnung zum Einsatz kommen. Ziel der Arbeit ist, dieses Modell zu beschreiben, sich daraus ergebende Fragen zu diskutieren und Losungsmoglichkeiten aufzuzeigen. Ein besonderes Augenmerk liegt auf der Frage, inwieweit sich volumenorientierte Berechnungsergebnisse zur Bemessung von Stahlbetonbauteilen nutzen lassen und welche Vorteile sich daraus ergeben.
Adaptive Networks

This paper surveys recent advances related to adaptation, learning, and optimization over networks. Various distributed strategies are discussed that enable a collection of networked agents to interact locally in response to streaming data and to continually learn and adapt to track drifts in the data and models. Under reasonable technical conditions on the data, the adaptive networks are shown to be mean square stable in the slow adaptation regime, and their mean square error performance and convergence rate are characterized in terms of the network topology and data statistical moments. Classical results for single-agent adaptation and learning are recovered as special cases. The performance results presented in this work are useful in comparing network topologies against each other, and in comparing adaptive networks against centralized or batch implementations. The presentation is complemented with various examples linking together results from various domains.