Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Epstein‐Barr virus in gastric carcinoma in Suzhou, China and Osaka, Japan: Association with clinico‐pathologic factors and HLA‐subtype

Information on geographic differences of Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) positivity and association with HLA in gastric carcinoma are limited. Therefore, the association of gastric carcinoma with EBV was examined in 118 patients from Suzhou, China, where the incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is high, and in 216 patients from Osaka, Japan, where the incidence of NPC is low, NPC being one of the EBV‐associated carcinomas. Expression of HLA‐A2 was also examined in some of these cases. The EBV genome was evidenced by PCR and in the tumor cells by in situ hybridization in 7/90 and 9/151 of cases from Suzhou and Osaka, respectively. Immunohistochemistry revealed that cancer cells in all cases with EBV did not express latent membrane protein‐I. Type A was found in all cases positive for EBV. Among several histologic and clinical factors, only age of patients showed a correlation with EBV positivity: patients over 60 showed a higher frequency than patients below 60 years of age (p < 0.05). Typing of the HLA‐A locus was possible in 16 cases positive for the EBV genome: 3 of 4 cases from Suzhou and 4 of 7 from Osaka were positive for HLA‐A2 products. Severe lymphoid cell infiltration was found in 2 of 7 cases and 1 of 4 cases with and without the HLA‐A2 type, respectively. The reported frequency of EBV positivity in Chinese living in Taiwan and in Japanese living in Hawaii is higher than in Suzhou, China, and Osaka, Japan, respectively. Our findings suggest that EBV association with gastric carcinoma is influenced by environmental and cultural factors. Int. J. Cancer 71:155–158, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Bioremediation of parboiled rice effluent supplemented with biodiesel-derived glycerol using Pichia pastoris X-33.

This paper describes the use of Pichia pastoris X-33 as a bioremediator to reduce the chemical oxygen demand (COD), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), and phosphorus (P-PO43−), after culture in parboiled rice effluent supplemented with p.a. glycerol or a glycerol by-product of the biodiesel industry. The greatest reduction in the COD (55%), TKN (45%), and P-PO43− (52%) of the effluent was observed in cultures of P. pastoris X-33 supplemented with 15 g ·L−1 of biodiesel-derived glycerol. Furthermore, the overall biomass yield was 2.1 g ·L−1. These data suggest that biodiesel-derived glycerol is an efficient carbon source for the bioremediation of parboiled rice effluent and biomass production.
A synthesized classification system for best practices

Purpose – The aim of the study is to propose a classification system for best practices (BPs). The system is intended for organizations that are interested in indexing, storing and retrieving large quantities of BPs. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive literature survey to identify relevant articles by searching e-resource databases, including international journals and conferences related to the use of BP was conducted. A content analysis was conducted on selected articles to identify how BPs can be indexed. Findings – The authors are concerned with identifying what BP frameworks exist in literature and how BPs can be classified based on the features of these BP frameworks. Subsequently, they reviewed the identified frameworks within the literature and built a BP classification system. This classification system consists of a number of features, referred to as variables, where each variable is associated with a set of possible values. Originality/value – The proposed BP classification system is in.
Behavioral feature extraction for network anomaly detection

This dissertation presents an analysis of the features of network traffic commonly used in network-based anomaly detection systems. It is an examination designed to identify how the selection of a particular protocol attribute affects performance. It presents a guide for making judicious selections of features for building network-based anomaly detection models. We introduce a protocol analysis methodology called Inter-flow versus Intra-flow Analysis (IVIA) for partitioning protocol attributes based on operational behavior. The method aids in the construction of flow models and identifies the protocol at tributes that contribute to model accuracy, and those that are likely to generate false positive alerts, when used as features for network anomaly detection models. We introduce a set of data preprocessing operations that transform these previously identified "noisy" attributes into useful features for anomaly detection. We refer to these as behavioral features. The derivation of this new class of features from observed measurements is both possible and feasible without undue computational effort, and can therefore keep pace with network traffic. Empirical results using unsupervised learning show that models based on behavioral features can achieve higher classification accuracies with markedly lower false positive rates than their traditional packet header feature counterparts. Behavioral features are also used in the context of supervised learning to build classifiers of server application flow behavior.
The burnout syndrome and associated personality disturbances. The study in three graduate programs in Dentistry at the University of Barcelona.

Objective: Determine the presence of “burnout” syndrome and characteristic personality patterns in the students and faculty of three graduate programs in Dentistry at the University of Barcelona: Department of Oral Surgery and Implantology, Department of Orthodontics and Department of Integrated Dentistry. Materials and Methods: The study was carried out in 78 dentists. The level of “burnout” was evaluated using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, socio-demographic variables and, finally, the personality test. Results: Oral surgeons constituted the group of highlevel “burnout”. The profile of an individual with a propensity to “burn out” is a single man, with a median age of 27, that is in the first years of the graduate program and that combines studies with 30 hours of clinical practice and/or other work (p<0,05). Narcissistic and borderline are the types of personality most frequently found in the individuals that present “burnout” syndrome (p<0,05). Conclusions: In general, no high levels of “burnout” were registered in the studied population, only 2-3%, if applying strict definition of “burnout”, and 10% if these criteria were amplified. We believe it is necessary to identify the individuals with a tendency towards “burnout”, in order to establish preventive measures and avoid future negative behaviour at work as well as at the personal level.
Breaking New Ground in Curriculum Integrated Instruction

Problem-based learning is one of the directions in medical education which teaches medical students information seeking and problem-solving skills rather than relying on rote memorization of facts. The Biomedical Library and the College of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, piloted a program in problem-based learning, entitled "Preparation and Readiness for the Zenith in Education" (PRIZE), which integrated library interaction within the curriculum of second-year medical students. A series of four clinical problems using this problem-based approach was the focus. A unique feature was the incorporation of problem-based learning in the basic sciences with the presence of librarians in attendance at each session where the simulated cases were presented. This allowed the librarians to participate within the context of instruction and to assist the students in solving their information needs. From preliminary experiences, students developed active, independent information-seeking skills facilita.
Active circulators—The realization of circulators using transistors

An approach in realizing circulators using three transistors is described. The authors propose two circuit configurations. In the one configuration, the transmission efficiency has some relations to the impedance level and the efficiency is theoretically less than unity under the matched termination condition, but the backward leakage can be null in the frequency range limited by the frequency characteristics of the transistors. Experimentally, the efficiency η v =0.71, the forward/backward transmission ratio is 53 dB, and the frequency range extends from 100c/s to 3Mc/s with the input resistance of 200Ω (40 dB at the limit frequencies). In the other configuration, the efficiency is essentially unity independent of the impedance level. A circulator with η v =1.0 and the maximum transmission ratio of 70 dB with 40 dB at 300 kc/s is obtained in experiment.
Computer recognition of human face - A survey

The article presents the latest trends in computer-based human face recognition. First, methods of facial pattern representation intended to identify persons using frontal face images are introduced as well as recent studies in extending those methods by giving flexibility in terms of face orientation and view. The FERET face recognition project, which is one of the driving forces to promote robustness in face recognition technology, is considered. In addition, computer face recognition is treated as an element of media processing for content search and editing of visual databases, and studies in computer face recognition that model human cognition in the face recognition process are surveyed. Finally, the state of the art in extracting facial patterns from visual scenes is analyzed. © 1999 Scripta Technica, Syst Comp Jpn, 30(10): 76–89, 1999
Offline signature verification with generated training samples

It is often difficult to obtain sufficient signature samples to train up a signature verification system. An elastic matching method to generate additional samples is proposed to expand the limited training set so that a better estimate of the statistical variations can be obtained. The method differs from existing ones in that it is more suitable for the generation of signature samples. Besides this, a set of peripheral features, which is useful in describing both the internal and external structures of signatures, is employed to represent the signatures in the verification process. Results showed that the additional samples generated by the proposed method could reduce the error rate from 15.6% to 11.4%. It also outperformed another existing method which estimates the class covariance matrix through optimisation techniques. Results also demonstrated that the peripheral features are useful for signature verification.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion and angiotensin type 1 receptor A1166C polymorphisms as genetic risk factors in benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer

Introduction. Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignant neoplasias in developed countries. In 2003, 6,536 new cases and 4,602 related deaths were reported in Mexico. The renin-angiotensin system has been shown to play a role in prostate cancer pathology. Two previous studies investigated the association of prostate cancer with the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene; both studies reported an association between prostate cancer and the DD genotype. The present study was aimed at searching for an association of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia with the I/D polymorphism in the ACE gene and the A1166C polymorphism in the angiotensin type 1 receptor (AGT1R) gene and at comparing allele frequencies between both groups and the general population. Materials and methods. DNA was extracted from 20 samples from individuals with a prostate cancer diagnosis and from 20 samples from individuals with a benign prostatic hyperplasia diagnosis. Genotyping was performed by PCR-RFLP analysis. Polymorphism frequency results obtained for the test groups were compared with the frequencies in 66 individuals from the general population, which were previously obtained at the same molecular medicine laboratory in the context of other studies. Results. The comparative analysis of the three groups revealed significant differences for allele frequencies in the two genes in patients groups (prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia) versus the general population. The D allele in the ACE gene was closely associated with a significant higher risk of developing both benign prostatic hyperplasia (odds ratio [OR]=21.87; 95% confidence interval [CI]=2.314—206.479) or prostate cancer (OR=31.66; 95% CI=0.091—1.272), and the AGT1R A1166 allele in the homozygote state was identified as a risk genotype for benign prostatic hyperplasia (OR=56.07). Conclusions. Genotypes in ACE and AGT1R polymorphisms could be considered as genetic risk markers for benign prostatic hyperplasia or prostate cancer.
THE INFLUENCE OF PARENT ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE AND FAMILY STRUCTURE ON ADOLESCENT ADJUSTMENT TO CHRONIC ILLNESS by KIMBERLY GUION SYLVIE MRUG, COMMITTEE CHAIR HECTOR GUTIERREZ AVI MADAN-SWAIN

Adolescents diagnosed with a variety of chronic diseases are at increased risk for developing internalizing and externalizing problems. Various family factors may play an important role in adolescent adjustment, particularly in the chronic illness population given the important role that family members play in medical care and coping. Previous literature has demonstrated the separate contributions of parental attributions and adolescent attributions to adolescent adjustment. However, it is unknown whether parental coping affects adolescent mental health outcomes directly or indirectly by influencing children’s attributional style. Further, there is a dearth of research examining the role of family structure in coping in pediatric populations. The current project examined the relationships between parental coping style and family structure to adolescent adjustment. Adolescents (N=123; M= 14.4 yrs.) diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, diabetes, or muscular dystrophy and a caregiver completed measures of attributional style and adolescent adjustment. Mediation analyses indicated that adolescent attributions did not mediate the relationship between parent attributions and adolescent adjustment. However, both adolescent and parent attributions predicted teen externalizing problems, and adolescent attributions predicted depression and anxiety. Regression analyses indicated the number of active caregivers reported, but not family structure, was related to adolescent externalizing problems. Age and parental distress were also significant
Quantum Mechanical Effects in Bulk MOSFETs from a Compact Modeling Perspective: A Review

Abstract In this paper, the quantum mechanical (QM) effects in bulk MOSFETs and their modeling approaches in the compact modeling framework are reviewed. As the device dimensions are scaled to the sub-100 nm range, QM effects affect the device properties, such as effective oxide thickness, inversion layer charge density and profile, threshold voltage, effective bandgap, gate capacitance, mobility, surface potential, subthreshold characteristics, drain current, and gate leakage current. The classical theory is no longer sufficient for accurate modeling of these device characteristics. In this paper, models which have incorporated QM effects to obtain the device characteristics are discussed and compared. The roles of QM effects in affecting some of the device properties are also presented.
Living with a nonsmoking partner and smoking cessation of middle-aged Japanese male smokers: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background: Smokers’ nonsmoking partners may be expected to encourage the smokers to quit smoking. However, there is little evidence regarding whether this expectation is applicable to the cases of middle-aged Japanese male smokers. Objective: We examined the relationship between living with a nonsmoking partner and smoking cessation of middle-aged Japanese male smokers. Methods: A prospective cohort study was performed. Five hundred seventy nine male smokers were observed for two years during which no intensive smoking cessation interventions were offered to either the subjects or their partners. The smoking status of the subjects and their partners was assessed based on the subjects’ selfreporting. Age, the number of cigarettes smoked per day, educational background, illness being treated, frequent alcohol use, and occupational class of the subjects at the baseline were considered as the covariates related to their smoking behaviors. Using a multiple logistic regression analysis, we calculated the odds ratio of living with a nonsmoking partner at the baseline on smoking cessation of the subjects at the follow-up adjusted for the covariates . Results: At the follow-up, smoking cessation rates were 5.7% (24/419) among the subjects who were living with a nonsmoking partner at the baseline and 4.4% (7/160) among those who were not. The difference in cessation rates between these two groups was not statistically significant. The adjusted odds ratio of living with a nonsmoking partner at the baseline on smoking cessation was 0.79 (95% confidence interval: 0.31, 2.01, p = 0.625). Conclusion: This study did not show that living with a nonsmoking partner significantly facilitated smoking cessation of middle-aged Japanese male smokers. It may be an excessive, unreal expectation that nonsmoking women in Japan automatically encourage their middle-aged male smoking partners to quit smoking when no intensive support for smoking cessation is offered.
Communicating in virtual worlds through an accessible Web 2.0 solution: (Winner of the inaugural Telstra-TJA Christopher Newell Prize for the best paper submitted to TJA demonstrating the benefits of telecommunications in assisting people with disabilities)

Online Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) make accessing information any time, any place and using any device a reality for more than a quarter of the world’s population. The Internet can improve communication and increase the independence of people who have disabilities and those who are geographically or socially isolated. Despite this potential, Web 2.0 applications and 3D virtual worlds remain largely inaccessible to many people with disabilities. This paper describes the design and development of an open source accessible 3D virtual world environment and Web 2.0 solution incorporating features that address the identified accessibility limitations of currently available technologies.
A NOTE ON TWO OF VUKMAN’S CONJECTURES

In this paper we prove, under certain condition, when R is a semiprime ring with suitable characteristic restrictions, that every nonzero (m,n)-Jordan triple centralizer (resp., (m,n)-Jordan triple derivation) is a two-sided centralizer (resp., a derivation which maps R into Z(R)). This give partial affirmative answers to two conjectures of Vukman.
Challenges of Employing E-Learning for Teaching Language: A Case of Teaching English in Iran

The whole thrust of this study was to delve into some of the pedagogical and practical challenges intimately related to employing e-learning for teaching language. To this aim, 30 language learners targeted as the subjects of the study were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups after administering a pretest. One the one hand, the control group experienced the conventional classroom practices common in most language institutes. On the other hand, the experimental group went through an electronically mediated language course. The whole study was carried out during a summer course. At the end of the course, students' productive and receptive language skills in both groups were checked. As for the productive skills, the analysis of the data revealed that the experimental group had performed far better than the control group in the writing modality, but the control group had outperformed in the speaking modality. The findings also signalled no significant difference regarding listening skills, which were targeted as the receptive skill. With respect to the findings of the study and the subjects' feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of the e-course, the study shed light on some of the practical and pedagogical drawbacks of employing e-learning for teaching language skills. As a way out of the existing problems, some solutions were proposed. The study has significant implications for stakeholders involved in electronically mediated teaching and learning practices.
An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Graphical and Tabular Data Presentations on Decision Making

A key issue in designing a computer-based decision support system is how best to depict the data. Since most systems use either graphical or tabular displays, this experiment compares the latter two when used as decision aids for the production scheduling problem modeled by Holt, Modigliani, Muth, and Simon. The tabular aids and the graphical aids yield equally costly decisions. When the erratic components of the decisions are reduced, the tabular aids outperform the graphical aids.
INVESTIGATION OF IMPACT OF RELATIONSHIP MARKETING ON CUSTOMER LOYALTY ( JOINT STOCK COMPANY OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION OF IRAN “ HAMRAHE AVAL ” )

The main objective of the present study has been investigation of relation between relationship marketing (trust, commitment, communication, conflict handling, and competence) and customer loyalty. Statistical population of study includes mobile users in Ahvaz. The number of users has been determined equal to 600 through cluster sampling method that 234 members was obtained out of them as the sample size using Cochran formula. In total, 234 questionnaires were distributed and 210 valid questionnaires were gathered from respondents. 2 standard questionnaires were conducted to gather research data. The data analysis was done using SPSS and LISREL software. The obtained results of modeling of structural equations have shown a significant impact of relationship marketing and its types on customer loyalty. Subsidiary results of the present study has expressed that communication has the most effect on customer loyalty and the least effect is related to conflict handling.
CHILDREN O N THE REEF Slow Learning or Strategic Foraging ?

Meriam children are active reef-fiat collectors. We demonstrate that while foraging on the reel children are significantly less selective than adults. This difference and the precise nature of children's selectivity while reeffiat collecting are consistent with a hypothesis that both children and adults attempt to maximize their rate of return while foraging, but in so doing they face different constraints relative to differences in walking speeds while searching. Implications of these results for general arguments about factors that shape differences between child and adult behavior and human life-histories are explored.