Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
User Satisfaction with the Public Oral Health Services in the Different Dimensions of Health Care

Objective: To verify user satisfaction with the public oral health services in its different dimensions of care and relate them to the socioeconomic and demographic conditions. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional survey, developed with users interviewed of the public oral health services under the Primary Health Care of a Brazilian city (n=461). The associations of satisfaction with the socioeconomic and demographic conditions were analyzed using the chi-square test. Questions concerning satisfaction with the service were grouped into five domains - 'physical structure', 'relation and communication', 'information and support', 'health care' and 'organization of services' - analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis Test . Results: Elderly individuals with low education and male, tended to be more satisfied with the services. The users reported being satisfied with the service, that were unhappy, referred to the time and the form to schedule a consultation, the time expected to be attended and the resolving capacity of oral health problems, as the causes. The overall satisfaction index was 0.8. The top rated domains were 'physical structure' (0.9) and 'relation and communication' (0.85). The 'service organization' domain received the worst evaluation (0.71) and when compared to the others domain presenting a significant difference. The 'physical structure' domain was significantly highlighted from the domains of 'oral health care' (0.78) and 'information and support' (0.78). The 'relation and communication' domain, also significantly excelled over the areas of 'oral health care'. Conclusion: The users rated the aspects of health care in a very positive way. The areas of highest user satisfaction were 'physical structure' and 'relation and communication'. However, the need for directing production processes in health became evident, especially regarding the organization of services, the domain with the worst rating.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of proton pump inhibitor therapy in peptic ulcer bleeding

Abstract Objectives To review randomised controlled trials of treatment with a proton pump inhibitor in patients with ulcer bleeding and determine the impact on mortality, rebleeding, and surgical intervention. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Cochrane Collaboration's trials register, Medline, and Embase, handsearched abstracts, and pharmaceutical companies. Review methods Included randomised controlled trials compared proton pump inhibitor with placebo or H2 receptor antagonist in endoscopically proved bleeding ulcer and reported at least one of mortality, rebleeding, or surgical intervention. Trials were graded for methodological quality. Two assessors independently reviewed each trial, and disagreements were resolved by consensus. Results We included 21 randomised controlled trials comprising 2915 patients. Proton pump inhibitor treatment had no significant effect on mortality (odds ratio 1.11, 95% confidence interval 0.79 to 1.57; number needed to treat (NNT) incalculable) but reduced rebleeding (0.46, 0.33 to 0.64; NNT 12) and surgery (0.59, 0.46 to 0.76; NNT 20). Results were similar when the meta-analysis was restricted to the 10 trials with the highest methodological quality: 0.96, 0.46 to 2.01, for mortality; 0.41, 0.25 to 0.68, NNT 10, for rebleeding; 0.62, 0.46 to 0.83, NNT 25, for surgery. Conclusions Treatment with a proton pump inhibitor reduces the risk of rebleeding and the requirement for surgery after ulcer bleeding but has no benefit on overall mortality.
Comparison of Service Quality Perceptions of Chinese Tourists' Visiting Golden Triangle in India

Tourism industry has grown steadily over the last decades and has been playing a pivotal role in the overall economy of the world. During recent years numerous tourism firms have entered into tourism marketplace and have brought with them the concept of having better delivered services. Further, given the rapidly changing profile of travellers, in therms of their nationality, this study investigates Chinese tourists' service quality perceptions visiting Golden Triangle in India. The results from the regression analysis suggest that Chinese tourists' overall satisfaction is primarily derived from the value. This study is strategically and managerially important to the Indian tourism industry. Using the results of this study, tour operators can focus their efforts to provide quality services and facilities that their customers perceive as being important and as having high value.
Thorax Computed Tomography Findings in Patients with Erectile Dysfunction

Objective: Diabetes mellitus, smoking, dyslipidemia, and obesity play an important role in the etiology of erectile dysfunction, particularly in cases with vascular insufficiency. These risk factors also target the lungs due to their systemic effects. Materials and Methods: Patients with penile vascular insufficiency determined at Doppler ultrasonography and undergoing thoracic computerized tomography for various reasons were included in this study. A history of acute thoracic trauma, pneumonic consolidation, or pelvic surgery and trauma were regarded as exclusion criteria. Results: Thirty-seven male patients with identified vascular insufficiency (age 54.48 ± 13.62 years) were enrolled. Mass lesions with a malignant morphology were present in two patients. The most common mediastinal/vascular pathology was atherosclerosis, while the most common parenchymal lesion was emphysematous aeration. Other findings included parenchymal fibrotic bands, atelectasis, interstitial thickening, bronchiectasis, air trapping, aortic aneurysm, a dilated pulmonary artery, hiatal hernia, and pericardial effusion. Conclusion: Erectile dysfunction may be an early sign of cardiovascular diseases. Care must be taken in terms of existing or potential pulmonary pathologies in these patients due to their sharing common risk factors with systemic effects.
Herp, a New Ubiquitin-like Membrane Protein Induced by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress*

Hyperhomocysteinemia, a risk factor for vascular disease, injures endothelial cells through undefined mechanisms. We previously identified several homocysteine-responsive genes in cultured human vascular endothelial cells, including the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident molecular chaperone GRP78/BiP. Here, we demonstrate that homocysteine induces the ER stress response and leads to the expression of a novel protein, Herp, containing a ubiquitin-like domain at the N terminus. mRNA expression of Herp was strongly up-regulated by inducers of ER stress, including mercaptoethanol, tunicamycin, A23187, and thapsigargin. The ER stress-dependent induction of Herp was also observed at the protein level. Immunochemical analyses using Herp-specific antibodies indicated that Herp is a 54-kDa, membrane-associated ER protein. Herp is the first integral membrane protein regulated by the ER stress response pathway. Both the N and C termini face the cytoplasmic side of the ER; this membrane topology makes it unlikely that Herp acts as a molecular chaperone for proteins in the ER, in contrast to GRP78 and other ER stress-responsive proteins. Herp may, therefore, play an unknown role in the cellular survival response to stress.
Modulation of food intake by mTOR signalling in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus in male rats: focus on ghrelin and nesfatin‐1

• What is the central question of this study? Does mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling in the dorsal vagal complex contribute to the modulation of energy homeostasis? • What is the main finding and its importance? Our study shows, for the first time, that mTOR signalling in neurons of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus regulates both the nutrient and the hormonal signals for the modulation of food intake. These results imply that mTOR signalling in the hindbrain may serve as a potential target for treatment of obesity and appetite‐related disorders.
Suicide Risk at Young Adulthood

Young adult suicide is an important social problem, yet little is known about how risk for young adult suicide develops from earlier life stages. In this study the authors report on 759 young adults who were potential high school dropouts as youth. At both adolescence and young adulthood, measures of suicide risk status and related suicide risk factors are collected. With a two-by-two classification on the basis of suicide risk status at both adolescence and young adulthood, the authors distinguish four mutually exclusive groups reflecting suicide risk at two life stages. Using ANOVA and logistic regression, both adolescent and young adult suicide risk factors are identified, with evidence of similarity between risk factors at adolescence and at young adulthood, for both individual-level and social-context factors. There is also support for both continuity and discontinuity of adolescent suicide risk. Implications for social policy are discussed.
Studies of parental deprivation in psychiatric patients.

Knowledge of the frequency of parental deprivation during childhood has hitherto been seriously handicapped by 1. Comparisons between unlike samples, 2. Unrepresentative samples due to selection, 3. Chance errors in sampling, 4. Fallacies in deduction. These factors have been discussed, and a number of tables presented which contain data from previous studies on the frequency of parental deprivation in the childhood of apparently normal persons and of various groups of psychiatric patients. Considerable evidence has accumulated (not reviewed in detail here) that indicates an unusually high frequency of both parental death and separation (for various reasons) during the Childhood of individuals who subsequently manifest delinquent, antisocial or psychopathic behaviour. The evidence has hitherto been inconclusive 1. That an increased frequency of parental deprivation is also associated with other forms of mental disorder, 2. That loss of the mother is necessarily more significant than loss of the father, 3.
A thermal hydraulic model of melt-lubrication in railgun armatures

This paper describes the first step toward a model of the liquid film at the rail-armature interface in solid armature railguns. The model considers high-speed Couette flow with viscous heating. It does not include magnetohydrodynamic body forces or Joule heating. The focus of the model is on coupled fluid dynamics and multiphase heat transfer. The formulation is similar to the analysis of melt lubrication in rotating projectile bands. However, the authors' first principles model allows the possibility of solidification while the armature is passing, a feature that has been missing from previous analyzes. The model is moderately successful at reproducing results of experiments that measured high-speed mechanical wear of 7075 aluminum sliding against electrolytic tough pitch (ETP) copper for face pressures ranging from 45 to 150 MPa. Discrepancies between calculated and experimental results are discussed. Possible causes include: (1) inadequacy of the laminar flow approximation; (2) uncertainties in modeling the complex phase change behavior of aluminum alloy 7075; and (3) thermal contact resistance at the rail interface.
Arrays of membrane isolated yttrium-barium-copper-oxide kinetic inductance bolometers

We are developing of arrays of membrane isolated resonator-bolometers, each with a kinetic inductance device (KID) to measure the temperature of the membrane. The KIDs are fabricated out of the high temperature superconductor YBCO to allow operation at relatively high temperatures. The bolometers are designed to offer higher sensitivity than sensors operating at 300 K, but they require less expensive and lighter weight cooling than even more sensitive conventional superconducting detectors operating at lower temperatures. The bolometer arrays are applicable as focal planes in infrared imaging spectrometers, such as for planetary science missions or earth observing satellites. We describe the devices and present measurements of their sensitivity.
Habitat segregation in stream crayfishes: implications for conservation

Abstract Three-quarters of the world's crayfish fauna are found in the US and Canada. Small natural ranges, habitat disturbance, and introduced crayfish species threaten many species, and nearly ½ are imperiled. Naturally small ranges are considered the leading factor for crayfish vulnerability to loss, yet species with small ranges have received little research attention. Orconectes saxatilis is a rare crayfish species with a range restricted to the upper Kiamichi River watershed in southeastern Oklahoma. We examined the distribution, habitat use, and life-history characteristics of O. saxatilis and 2 sympatric crayfish species in the upper Kiamichi River watershed to determine factors that might limit its distribution. Surveys for O. saxatilis expanded its known range and confirmed its restriction to tributaries of the upper Kiamichi River. Orconectes saxatilis showed a strong affinity for riffles, contrary to previous data, whereas Orconectes palmeri longimanus, a regionally abundant sympatric species, showed an equally strong affinity for pools. Tributaries of the upper Kiamichi River are intermittent, and surface flow typically ceases in late summer and early autumn. During dry periods when habitat was limited to disconnected pools, O. saxatilis aestivated beneath cobbles and boulders in dry riffles. The strict use of riffles by O. saxatilis and its need for habitat conducive to aestivation probably contribute to its small range and put this species at risk. Year-round monitoring of populations susceptible to imperilment is needed to make informed conservation decisions. For O. saxatilis and other imperiled crayfish species, conservation efforts should emphasize identification of habitat types required for species survival, avoiding alterations to those habitat types, and protecting natural flow regimes.
On the Algebra of Semigroup Diagrams

In this work we enrich the geometric method of semigroup diagrams to study semigroup presentations. We introduce a process of reduction on semigroup diagrams which leads to a natural way of multiplying semigroup diagrams associated with a given semigroup presentation. With respect to this multiplication the set of reduced semigroup diagrams is a groupoid. The main result is that the groupoid of reduced semigroup diagrams over the presentation S = may be identified with the fundamental groupoid γ (KS) of a certain 2-dimensional complex KS. Consequently, the vertex groups of the groupoid are isomorphic to the fundamental groups of the complex KS. The complex we discovered was first considered in the paper of Craig Squier, published only recently. Steven Pride has also independently defined a 2-dimensional complex isomorphic to KS in relation to his work on low-dimensional homotopy theory for monoids. Some structural information about the fundamental groups of the complex KS are presented. The class of these groups contains all finitely generated free groups and is closed under finite direct and finite free products. Many additional results on the structure of these groups may be found in the paper of Victor Guba and Mark Sapir.
Integrating Laboratory Compaction Data With Numerical Fault Models: a Bayesian Framework

When analyzing rock deformation experimental data, one deals with both uncertainty and complexity. Though each part of the problem might be simple, the relationships between them can form a complex system. This often leads to partial or only qualitative data analyses from the experimental rock mechanics community, which limits the impact of these studies in other communities (e.g., modelling). However, it is a perfect case study for graphical models.We present here a Bayesian framework that can be used both to infer the parameters of a constitutive model from rock compaction data, and to simulate porosity reduction within direct fault models from a known (e.g. lab‐derived) constitutive relationship, while keeping track of all the uncertainties. This latter step is crucial if we are to go toward process‐based seismic hazard assessment. Indeed, the rate of effective stress build‐up (namely due to fault compaction) as well as the recovery of fault strength determine how long it will take for different parts .
Assessing the Degree of Human Resource Innovation: An Exploratory Analysis of Irish Hotel Corporations

Abstract Purpose Although a need for innovative approaches to the strategic management of human resources (HR) has been identified, many firms continue to rely solely on their HR information systems instead of adapting to the digital consumer with innovative tools and digital HR management (d-HRM). This research aims to evaluate critically the degree of digital innovation of HR practices in the Irish hotel industry. Methodology/approach For this qualitative study, a total of 10 semi-structured interviews were conducted with key personnel at both corporate and property level HR in the two largest Irish hotel groups. Findings Findings show an overall lack of technological innovation and most of the principal HR activities are digitalised to a very limited extent. In addition, the perception of the degree of digitalisation varies significantly between the managers in both organisations. Practical and social implications In order to attract digital natives and to increase their competitiveness within the sector, Irish hotel corporations will need to invest significantly in innovation within their HR departments to capitalise on the strategic and operational advantages of d-HRM. Thus, a more strategic approach towards HR innovation is needed. Originality/value This chapter operationalises the concept of HR innovation in the context of the hotel industry; it analyses the key HR activities in hotel operations with regard to the extent to which they are digitalised; and it develops a model of HR digitalisation that can be applied to the hotel and other industries. This research, therefore, contributes to the existing body of knowledge on HR innovation with a specific focus on the hotel industry.
Digital Finance: New Times, New Challenges, New Opportunities

Since the end of the great crisis of 2007-10, the financial services industry began a process of accelerating change. New business models based on convergent technological developments are challenging the status quo of a long-established and traditional industry. The purpose of this document is to consider the latest developments in the financial services industry and to discuss how they might affect the ability for firms--particularly small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)--and individuals to access financing. It concludes that the transformative developments in the financial services industry will most likely improve and expand access of firms and individuals to finance, as well as increase formalization and financial inclusion. Some hurdles and risks that may hamper and/or delay the process are identified: the reaction of the industry incumbents, the lack of appropriate and timely regulation, the lack of access to good-quality and affordable digital connectivity (broadband access), and the unforeseen and seriously disruptive changes that might come from the payments space. To confront these risks, the public sector must define a set of proper and timely responses. The strategy for public interventions must be defined based on a deep understanding of the forces that are driving the change.
Biological Reference Interval for Hematological Profile of Umbilical Cord Blood: A Study Conducted at A Tertiary Care Centre in South India.

INTRODUCTION Umbilical cord blood (UCB) a source of hematopoietic stem cells, is also an acceptable sample to assess neonatal sepsis. Though reports are available for stem cell counts very minimal literature is available regarding hematologic parameters, which may vary on ethnicity. AIM To establish biological reference interval for hematological parameters of umbilical cord blood to guide neonatologists, hematopoietic stem cell transplant specialists and future analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Prospective longitudinal study was done from January 2014 to April 2014 after ethics committee approval. UCB from 120 full term new borns of normal birth weight born out of uneventful pregnancy to mothers aged between 21 to 45 years with hemoglobin above 10g/dL were processed in Beckman Coulter LH780 analyzer for complete blood count and counter checked by peripheral smear. Results tabulated in Microsoft excel are analyzed using IBM SPSS statistics 16 software. RESULTS Male to female ratio is 1:1.05. There is no difference in the values between males and females. When compared with few studies available, though many values are comparable a few values are not comparable. CONCLUSION This study can be a useful guide to neonatologists, hematopoietic stem cells transplant hematologists and future analysis.
LASER-BADAL 0 PT 0 METER LASER

less in the SBE method than in the conventional method used here). The SBE method described above for determining CSF is capable of rapidly providing repeatable data which can be directly related to those obtainable by the time-consuming conventional method; the new method takes only about 6 min for 10 spatial frequency zones, including instruction time. It has the advantage over previously mentioned rapid methods' 8 of presenting the entire spatial frequency range of interest at the same time, thereby enabling the observer to make direct comparison between the contrast gradation for different spatial frequency zones. Consequently the new method eliminates possible criterion shifts between presentations of gratings of different discrete spatial frequencies. An additional advantage is that observers have little difficulty in understanding or completing the test; in fact the method has been successfully demonstrated with two 6-year-old children. The method has recently been used for over 40 subjects in a study of the influence of visual factors in driving behavior in fog (in which drivers' speeds on a motorway in fog were found to be rather more strongly correlated with their CSFs than with their visual acuities) and may have ergonomic as well as clinical applications.
Service Climate as a Moderator of the Effects of Customer-to-Customer Interactions on Customer Support and Service Quality

This study introduces customer-perceived service climate, which captures an individual customer’s perception of the extent to which a service organization teaches, prioritizes, and recognizes outstanding customer service through organizational practices and procedures. Such a perception is found to significantly and positively influence the outcomes of a customer’s already positive interactions with other customers as well as temper outcomes associated with a customer’s negative experience of another customer’s dysfunctional behaviors. Longitudinal results demonstrate that customer-perceived service climate creates a potential “spillover” effect, where positive influences of a strong service climate benefit an organization in two ways—both through employee actions (as previous research shows) and through customer actions toward one another (i.e., supportive behaviors—as the current study demonstrates). The development of such supportive behaviors among customers is shown to be critical, as it is these support behaviors from other customers, and not positive or negative customer-to-customer (C2C) interactions themselves, that ultimately influence a customer’s judgment of organizational service quality. Service organizations should be aware of the importance of developing positive customer perceptions of service climate to help in positively influencing C2C interactions as well as focusing upon the development of a service environment that enables C2C support behaviors.