Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Negative-pressure wound therapy to treat thoracic empyema with COVID-19-related persistent air leaks: A case report

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has resulted in a global pandemic. Recently, COVID-19-related pneumothorax has gained attention because of the associated prolonged hospital stay and high mortality. While most cases of pneumothorax respond well to conservative and supportive care, some cases of refractory pneumothorax with persistent air leaks (PALs) do not respond to conventional therapies. There is a lack of evidence-based management strategies to this regard. We describe the case of a 73-year-old man with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who developed delayed tension pneumothorax with PALs caused by alveolopleural fistulas. Despite chest tube drainage, autologous blood pleurodesis, and endoscopic procedures, the PALs could not be closed, and were complicated by thoracic empyema. Subsequent minimally invasive open-window thoracostomy (OWT) with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy helped successfully control the refractory PALs. Serial chest computed tomography monitoring was useful for the early detection of the pneumothorax and understanding of its temporal relationship with air-filled lung cysts. Our case provides a new perspective to the underlying cause of refractory pneumothorax with PALs, secondary to COVID-19-related ARDS, and underscores the potential of OWT with VAC therapy as a therapeutic alternative in such cases.
From Publishing to Patenting: do Productive Scientists Turn into Academic Inventors?

[eng] The paper presents an empirical study on the relationship between academic researchers' patenting and publishing activities, based upon a sample of patent applications and scientific papers authored by Italian university professors. By treating patents as discrete events punctuating professors' routine publishing activity over time, we conclude that no major trade-off exists: academic inventors do not publish less than their colleagues with no patents, and do not show any bias towards more applied, less basic science. On the contrary, more productive professors are more likely to end up signing one or more patents; in addition, a temporary increase in a professor's scientific productivity increases the probability of a subsequent patenting event, which suggests that patents are the by-product of fertile research projects. Former scientific collaboration with industry, in the form of co-authored papers, affects positively the probability to patent with Business companies, especially in Biology and Pharmaceutics. This evidence is in line with recent results obtained for the US. [fre] Cet article presente une etude empirique sur la relation entre les activites de depots de brevets et celles de publication des chercheurs academiques. Cette etude se base sur un echantillon de depot de brevets ecrits par des professeurs d'universite italiens. En traitant les brevets comme des evenements discrets caracterisant l'evolution du travail de publication continu des professeurs, nous concluons qu'il n'existe pas d'arbitrage: les inventeurs academiques ne publient pas moins que leurs collegues qui ne brevetent pas. Il n'existe pas, de surcroit, de biais selon la nature plus ou moins appliquee de la recherche. En revanche, les professeurs les plus productifs ont une probabilite plus importante de deposer au moins un brevet. De meme, une augmentation temporaire de la productivite scientifique d'un professeur augmente la probabilite qu'il depose un brevet. Ces resultats laissent supposer que les brevets peuvent etre consideres comme un sous-produit de projets de recherche fertiles. Enfin, les collaborations scientifiques passees avec l'industrie, observees par les publications cosignees, affectent positivement la probabilite de breveter avec une entreprise, surtout dans les biotechnologies et l'industrie pharmaceutique. Ces resultats sont conformes a ceux obtenus recemment aux Etats-Unis.
Image-Based Cardiac Strain: Progression of Diastolic and Systolic Dysfunction in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat:

Author(s): Farrar, Genevieve E. ; Gullberg, Grant T. ; Segars, W. Paul; Veress, Alexander I. | Abstract: Hypertension is a major risk factor for death worldwide. Long-term hypertension causes changes in both diastolic and systolic left ventricular (LV) function, which ultimately lead to heart failure. In this study, image-based strain analysis was used to evaluate the progressive changes LV function (strain) over the lifespan of a commonly used animal model of hypertension. The novelty of the study was that each image dataset was analyzed over the cardiac cycle relative to an in-vivo reference configuration, thereby obtaining separate measures of diastolic and systolic strain, and enabling the assessment of the separate time courses of changes in diastolic and systolic function. The results indicated that decreases in diastolic function may have preceded decreases systolic function.
Performance Comparison Study of AODV, OLSR and TORA Routing Protocols for MANETS

Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) are the special type of wireless network, where mobile nodes are connected through wireless interfaces forming a temporary network. They don’t need fixed infrastructure. Due to higher mobility in nodes and dynamic infrastructure of MANETS, Routing is important issue in ad hoc networks. There are many routing protocol in MANETS like AODV, TORA, DSDV, OLSR, DSR etc. MANETS is classified in three routing protocols. This research paper make a comparison of these routing protocol based on the performance metrics like packet delivery fraction, end–to– end delay and throughput. Simulation is used to compare the performance of AODV, OLSR and TORA. NS2 (Network Simulator version2) is used as simulator. With the help of ns-2, result shows that AODV’s performance in PDF and throughput metrics is better than OLSR and TORA. For end-to-end delay metrics TORA perform better than OLSR and AODV.
Iris Texture Recognition based on Multilevel 2-D Haar Wavelet Decomposition and Hamming Distance Approach

Security has played an essential role in human life and it has been motivated the governments of all regions in the world to make security measures tight by a higher level of safety. Although major progresses are carried out in the iris recognition domain, it will have continuous to be an open issue in the future and it will deserve additional investigation. So, as to refer these difficulties, in this paper a novel iris recognition method for feature extraction is proposed based on 2-D Haar wavelet decomposition approach. It is chosen because it causes to reduce the level of noises of the iris texture effectively. Furthermore, it accelerates the extraction process of the iris pattern and it simplifies the computing process. In order to implement this method, multilevel 2-D wavelet decomposition approach is applied on the iris images which are normalized in the pre-processing step and then, it extracts the features of these images to create a distinctive code. For finding similarity among the two iris images and carrying out the matching process, we use Hamming distance measure in order to obtain high accuracy rate in our proposed iris recognition system. Our experimental results on CASIA-Iris V3 database show the effectiveness of the proposed method in iris recognition system.
Models of Teaching Foreign Languages to Young Children

El presente articulo trata de los procesos de adquisicion y aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras en el contexto escolar de la etapa de Educacion Infantil. A pesar del gran numero de teorias, opiniones, modelos, y propuestas existentes en la actualidad, no existe consenso sobre cual es la metodologia mas adecuada para ensenar lenguas extranjeras a ninos de corta edad. En estas lineas, nos centraremos en las investigaciones que han contribuido de forma mas significativa a esta area de investigacion.
In the Presence of the Body: Theorizing Training, Injuries and Pain in Ballet

After an injury; a dancer learns, at least for a short time, to heed his [sic] body if only because pain speaks a language almost anyone can understand. This heightened awareness should not disappear once the dancer returns to form; rather it should help him continue to learn about the ways his body moves and reacts (Ashley 1984, 217–218). In this statement the American dancer Merrill Ashley, who had a memorable 30-year career with the New York City Ballet, expresses a view on injuries that goes against the grain of dominant thinking within the world of ballet. According to Ashley, who suffered from several injuries in her first two years with the company, an injury can be a positive experience for a dancer, because it heightens her awareness of her body and teaches her about its possibilities and limitations. This is a rather exceptional view in a world where the vast majority of professionals commonly see injuries as a disaster (Wulff 1998; Wainwright, Williams and Turner 2005). The dominant realization that a dancer's career is short makes dancers fear an injury, because it will prevent them from dancing and cause them to lose roles. Because “there is a rule in the ballet world against casting or promoting dancers who are injured” (Wulff 1998, 106), dancers who suffer from an injury will wait as long as possible before letting others know, because they are afraid it will stop them dancing (Mainwaring, Krasnow and Kerr 2001).
Digital curation skills in the performing arts – an investigation of practitioner awareness and knowledge of digital object management and preservation

This study examines the digital curation awareness and practice of a sample of practitioners from the UK performing arts community. Twelve performance arts practitioners from across the United Kingdom were interviewed to establish understanding of whether, why and how they create and manage digital objects in the course of their creative work. Detailed qualitative data from this series of one-to-one interviews about the actual and intended digital curation practices of these performance arts practitioners establish what they understand about sustainable management of digital objects, and also which digital curation activities they actually include in their working processes. This knowledge is supplemented with some preliminary exploration of the types of digital resources that are sought and used by performance arts practitioners, in order to understand whether there is a comparable appetite for the creation and for the reuse of digital objects in this field. Questions in the interview identify the sources used by practitioners when attempting to access digital objects created by others as part of research for their own creative work. This provides a ‘practitioner's-eye view’ of performance collections; that is to say, the resources used by practitioners as collections for research, irrespective of the formal designation or intended purpose of such resources. Here, this enquiry is set into the broader context of digital curation and preservation. The approach to the interviewing is described, findings are discussed and the presence of possible skills and knowledge gaps is presented. Concluding remarks indicate the implications of these indicative findings for the representation of performance arts practice for current and future generations, and suggest useful future areas of enquiry.
Physical Password Breaking via Thermal Sequence Analysis

The thermal camera can capture keyboard surface temperature change after a human’s touch. This phenomenon may be used to steal users’ passwords physically. In this paper, based on the study of thermal dynamics of keyboards, we design a password break system using an infrared thermal camera. First, we build a signal model to describe the dynamic process of temperature change on the keyboard using Newton’s law of cooling. Next, we develop a maximum likelihood parameter estimation algorithm to estimate the keystroke time instants. Then, by maximizing the probability of key order arrangement, a novel password breaking algorithm is developed. Our algorithm is tested using simulated data as well as real-world data. Experiment results show that our algorithm is effective for physical password breaking using thermal characteristics. Based on our results, we discuss strategies for password protection at the end.
The Effect of Media Multitasking on Advertising Message Effectiveness

The rapid evolution of information and mobile technologies enables consumers to use media content whenever and wherever they want. These developments have resulted in a new form of target audience behavior called “media multitasking. ” Media multitasking describes simultaneous exposure to two or more types of media content. Extant research on this subject concentrates on the influence of media multitasking on message comprehension and recall for editorial content (i.e., TV programs). To date, limited research has examined whether simultaneous exposure to two advertisements on two devices benefits or harms message effectiveness. The current research attempts to fill this research gap by investigating the effect of media multitasking with TV and mobile Internet advertisements on message effectiveness. In particular, an online experiment confirms the assumption that media multitasking harms message effectiveness. Contrary to the theoretically derived hypotheses, it does not matter whether consumers are exposed to the same or different advertising messages during media multitasking situations. The consideration of two moderating variables—gender and media multitasking frequency—offers further insights into the individual factors that affect message effectiveness during simultaneous versus sequential media exposure.
INCIDENTAL PARATHYROIDECTOMY DURING THYROID SURGERY - RISK, PREVENTION AND CONTROVERSIES; AN EVIDENCE-BASED REVIEW.

Background Postoperative hypocalcemia after thyroid surgery has a high prevalence ( 16-55% in different series). Incidental parathyroidectomy (IP) is a less discussed complication of thyroidectomy with consequences not properly defined. The aim of our study was to find incidence, risk factors and how to prevent IP. Methods Extensive search of English literature publications via PubMed was performed and 73 papers from 1980 to 2017 were analysed using the GRADE system/classification, quality of evidence was classified as "strong" when the result is highly unlikely to change existing recommendation and "weak" when opposite. Results Incidence of IP is 3.7-24.9%, while prevalence of permanent hypoparathyroidism is less frequent 6-12%. Direct relation between IP and hypoparathyroidism/hypocalcemia remains controversial. Female patients, ectopic parathyroids, small thyroids, Graves', malignancy, redo surgeries and total thyroidectomy favour IP. Routine visualization of parathyroids, new hemostatic devices, magnifying instruments and fluorescence can prevent incidental removal of parathyroids. Incidence of IP during videoassisted or robotic thyroidectomies was similar to open procedures. High volume, experienced and younger surgeons have lower complication rates (including hypoparathyroidism). Conclusions Incidental parathyroidectomy is more frequent than we might have expected. It should be avoided and parathyroid glands should be kept in situ. Majority of studies are retrospective (low degree of evidence according to previous mentioned GRADE classification) and further meta-analysis or randomized control studies are welcome in order to define the impact of incidental removal of parathyroids on postoperative outcome.
Educational attainment in the United States: March 1982 to 1985.

This report contains data from the Current Population Survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census in March of 1982-1985. Detailed tables present data on years of school completed by persons 15+ by age, sex, race, Spanish origin, type of residence, occupation, marital status, and education of spouse. Summary data are also presented for the 15 largest states and metropolitan areas. Highlights of the survey data follow. 1) The proportion of young adults (25-29) who were high school graduates rose from 38% to 86% between 1940 and 1985; the proportion of young adults who were college graduates rose form 6% in 1940 to 22% in 1985. 2) In the late 1950s, more woman than men aged 25-29 had completed high school; by 1980, about 86% of both men and women aged 25-29 had completed high school. 3) In 1940, 7% of men and 5% of women 25-29 completed college; in 1985, 23% of men and 16% of women 25+ were college graduates. 4) By 1985, 87% of white young adults 25-29 and 81% of comparable Blacks were high school graduates compared with 41% of Whites and 12% of Blacks in 1940. 5) In 1985, Whites were nearly twice as likely as Blacks to have completed college compared with almost 4 times as likely in 1940. In 1985, 23% of Whites and 12% of Blacks aged 25-29 were college graduates. 6) In 1985, over 80% of young adults in all regions were high school graduates; the proportion was lowest for the South in both 1970 and 1985. 27% of young adults residing in the Northeast vs. about 21% of young adults in other regions were college graduates in 1985.
Prospective participative pour la zone urbaine de Pise (Italie) : l’eau et l’alimentation comme enjeux de développement territorial

Nous presentons une demarche de prospective participative – le jeu de territoire – basee sur l’usage des representations spatiales aux differentes etapes de diagnostic, scenario d’evolution et pistes d’action. Cette demarche a ete deployee dans la region urbaine de Pise (Italie) sur les enjeux de gestion de l’eau et de l’alimentation. Au total, 35 acteurs (agriculteurs, conseillers techniques ou decideurs) ont participe aux ateliers participatifs organises par les chercheurs. L’utilisation et le partage des representations spatiales ont incite les participants a franchir leurs espaces d’action habituels et a explorer des scenarios prospectifs en deplacant leur centre d’interet individuel vers un point de vue collectif. Le processus d’hybridation des connaissances sous-jacent au jeu de territoire a permis aux chercheurs et aux acteurs locaux de determiner les objets spatiaux integrateurs pour le developpement durable des territoires ruraux et periurbains.
Fear of Childbirth in Pregnant Women in the United States

Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to assess the incidence of serious childbearing fear in a sample of American women, and to explore associations between women’s experiences and fear of childbirth. Methods: Ninety women 25 weeks of gestation and later who participated in a prospective longitudinal study were administered questionnaires during pregnancy that included background factors (marital status, education, birth history), fear of childbirth, and current levels of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder symptomology. Results: The incidence of serious fear of childbirth (7.7%) was slightly lower than but consistent with studies of Northern European women. When considered separately, 11.6% of women in the care of an obstetrician and 4% of women in the care of a midwife exhibited serious levels of fear. Greater fear of childbirth was seen in women experiencing sexual assault in both childhood and adulthood but not in women endorsing childhood sexual assault alone. Fear was higher among women with a current diagnosis of depression or co-morbid depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Conclusion: These results underscore the importance of identifying and treating depression in pregnant women. Correspondence to: Scott R Vrana, PhD, Department of Psychology Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia, 23284-2018, USA, Phone: 01804-828-1242, E-mail: srvrana@vcu.edu
Poetry Translation - A Teaching Practice

: This paper explored a practice of poetry translation teaching in the course of Translating Literary Works. Some procedures in the teaching were practiced orderly to achieve the formulated teaching outcomes. The participants were 55 of the fifth semester students at the English Language and Literature Studies in one prominent public university in Bandung, Indonesia. The procedures implemented in the teaching of the translation course were developed based on the theory of cooperative work procedures for translation (Salas, 2000), theory of teaching translation (Hewson and Martin, 1991), theory of principles and method of translation (Newmark, 1991), and the steps of translation teaching process (Duff, 1989). The students’ responses to the activities practiced in the TLW class indicated that they were highly interested (96.40%) in the poetry translation, while the remaining students (3.60%) showed lower interest in it. There are at least nine categories of responses underlining the students’ interest in poetry translation, i.e. in terms of its unique challenges, teaching and learning process, understanding development, types of presented materials, poetic language learning, students’ expression, cultural related words, students’ interest in literature, and true understanding of literary texts.
Factors Affecting Attitudes and Preventive Practice of Pressure Ulcer among Nurses

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate attitudes and preventive practice of pressure ulcer among hospital nurses and identify factors affecting their preventive practice of pressure ulcer. Methods: Data were collected at April, 2011 in a university hospital in Korea. A total of 140 hospital nurses completed a questionnaire including attitudes and preventive practice of pressure ulcer. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Spearmans rho, and stepwise multiple regression via SPSS/WIN 20.0. Results: Levels of attitudes and preventive practice of pressure ulcer were average 3.65 out of 5 and 2.19 out of 3 respectively. There was significant difference in preventive practice of pressure ulcer by area of practice (
An investigation of effects of instructional videos in an undergraduate physics course

This mixed methods study focuses on the use of instructional videos in an undergraduate physics classroom. Previous research has explored the effects of videos on student performance however, limited research exists on the effects of science instructional videos with embedded quiz questions on student achievement. This study compares students’ performance when a problem-solving physics video is presented to students with embedded quiz questions versus videos with quiz questions presented after the video. Additionally, the study explores students’ attitudes and preferences toward the positioning of questions in videos when learning independently. A total of 111 college students enrolled in the introductory physics course at the large Midwestern University were randomly assigned into two groups to participate in the intervention. Students completed pre and post surveys, watched instructional video and completed quiz that covered content discussed in the video that either was embedded or was presented post-video watching. The quantitative analysis did not result in statistical significance in students’ performance when groups were compared. However, qualitative analysis demonstrated strong student preferences toward the use of video in STEM classrooms when scientific problem-solving content is taught, stronger engagement with content when quizzes were embedded, and desire for immediate feedback. The study has implications for faculty who use videos and quizzing in their classroom or consider using videos in the future.